HERALD NEWS VIDEO
Alligator found in Plainfield
A 3-foot American alligator was discovered this past week at the Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve in Plainfield. Will County Forest District staff captured the reptile, they dubbed Annabelle, and gave her to the Chicago Herpetological Society. Herald News photographer Steven Buyansky was there and produced this video.

• STORY: See you later, alligator!
• Photo gallery: Plainfield gator caught

FESTIVALS AND FAIRS
Online summer fun guide
Summer means festival fun throughout the region as towns pull out all the stops to celebrate community, family and fun. Summer also means the traditional county fairs. Let the Herald News online be your interactive guide to all the fun this summer. Click on the links below.

• Waterway Daze provides affordable family fun
• Local festivals
• Interactive map: Festivals and fairs
• Web site: Will County Fair
• Web site: Kendall County Fair
• Web site: Grundy Co. fair
• State site: County fair schedule
• Map: Kane Co. Festivals

GREEN HOUSE BLOG
No man is an island, but every continent is
Say aloha to a lot of trash. According to an AP story, Hawaii is making more trash that it can store in landfills. Now, the state is looking at trash being their biggest export to the rest of the states. It makes sense: Small island, tourists making trash.

• More Herald News blogs

Cafe Aulet
Why I became a journalist
The other day, I was reminded about why I became a journalist. When I was in high school, the administration decided to formally celebrate pro-life week.

• STATION 6 ON SCHEDULE
• Library turf transfer plan is closer to reality
• Street dedication honors fallen Joliet officer
• JJC trustee to head prestigious post
• High schools upgrade security camera access
• Park may help Morris football
• Insight into currency ruling
• Joliet council OKs automotive store
• Historical Joliet site getting picnic area
• Proposed measure concerns officials
• Is anyone up for a match of cricket?
• Lockport conducting water tests
• Frankfort man dies in car crash
• Waste Management, Coal City talk contract
• Democratic challenger trails Biggert in funds
• Luau event set in honor of woman
• Program takes Bible to backyard
• Robbers strike Frankfort Burger King
• CenterPoint traffic jam ahead?
• Work begins at new Silver Cross site
• Plainfield shops hurting from street construction
• Elwood addresses trash-laden land
• Contest is just ducky
• Insurer gives $5,000 to advocacy center
• Warrants
• Blaze damages country club
• Woman indicted in mortgage fraud case
• Police running for good cause
• Worldly wine event in Bolingbrook
• Dance team lands many firsts
• Will Co. farming history celebrated
• Green Garden Country Club damaged by fire

• Hungry like Wolverines
• Bullpen woes continue for Hammers
• Houston takes care of Cubs again
• White Sox run into heck of a Meche
• 'Shark' circling for the kill
• On the field of their dreams
• Hawks tab Toews captain
'Tool Time' goes Disney Huskies state their case at Bolingbrook Crusaders lucky and good vs. St. Rita Pitching helps Huskies win battle of Oak Park St. Patrick wins Oak Park league Video: Watt, Trumpy and Whitelaw Rice's power surge enough to beat H-F

Business Briefs


• Business Briefs
• Will, Kendall counties lauded for job growth
• Briefcase
• Bolingbrook hospital foundation's board grows

Vantage Roaring creativity Super lives up to its name Built for Russian prince, home gets facelift, new owners 3 heiresses, then death at sea Don't tiptoe, buy spring tulip bulbs now

What I did on my summer vacation...
When Superintendents Doug Hesbol and Don White visited China about a month ago, they saw startling differences between their own schools districts, Laraway and Troy, and their host schools.



• Wilmington woman gone too soon
• Enemy mine
• Classroom Notes
• Reunions
• Registration
• Events

• Concert on the Hill to offer music, dance
• Michelle Niemiec
• Visionary 'Knight' is dark and stormy
• Local punk band hosting EP release party
• Minooka Cruise Night coming back
• Local entertainment
• Arts Notes
• 'The Dark Knight'
• Take a chance on 'Mamma Mia'? No

Herald News
High School Sports

Should the city of Joliet continue to fight Silver Cross Hospital's move?

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