Services Set for Terry Marketti

The Grundy County Sheriff passed away suddenly on Dec. 14

Funeral services have been set for Terry Marketti, 56, of Gardner. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dec. 17,  at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 165 East Rice Road, in South Wilmington. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in his name to any Grundy County Organization Terry was associated with would be appreciated. A list of the organizations are found on the bottom of this post. Beginning at 10 a.m., Dec. 18, a funeral mass will take place at  St. Lawrence Catholic Church in South Wilmington, with Rev. John Hornicak officiating. Interment Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, Braceville, IL. Marketti was born July 26, 1956 in Joliet, IL to the late Charles C. and Matilda “Tillie” (nee Batusich) Marketti, Sr. Terry had been the Grundy …

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Kevin Callahan Named Grundy County Sheriff

Callahan was named as replacement by Sheriff Terry Marketti before his untimely death on Friday.

Grundy County Remembers Sheriff Terry Marketti

Marketti was pronounced dead in his home Friday morning. He died of natural causes.

Two Illinois State Troopers Injured After Traffic Stop on Interstate 80

State Police are describing the vehicle stopped as a rolling meth lab.

Two Illinois State Police Troopers inhalation injuries Friday afternoon when the car they stopped turned out to be a rolling meth lab, Illinois State Police said. The District 5 troopers stopped the car at 3 p.m. Friday on Interstate 80, westbound at mile marker 106. The area is west of Morris and east of Seneca. During the stop of the 2012 Volvo 4-door, troopers became suspicious for a number of reasons, including the behavior of the driver, Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Jeff Padilla said. "A search of the vehicle discovered the chemicals consistent with the production of methamphetamine," he said. "Both troopers suffered inhalation burns and were transported to Morris Hospital with non life-threatening injuries." Padilla said the …

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Joliet Junior College Hosts 9/11 Commemeration Ceremony

The school hosted an outdoor ceremony as well as speaker Grundy County Coroner John Callahan, who helped in identification efforts following the attack.

Every year that Joliet Junior College has hosted a 9/11 ceremony, attendance has grown. Some professors bring their whole classes out," Rachel Rose, Joliet Junior College Communications & External Relations said. On Tuesday, she estimated about 150 people came to campus for the outdoor ceremony and a great deal followed the crowd inside to hear the speaker, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan. Callahan has been the coroner for 17 years. "I know a lot of you folks were very young when this happened," he said addressing the crowd, which included a number of JJC students. "Who would have ever thought this could happen in the greatest country we live in?" Callahan went to New York following the 9/11 attacks as part of Disaster Mortuary …

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Tractor Festival Kicked Off on Saturday; Continues to Monday

Grundy County event celebrates farming heritage.

Minooka Approved Intergovernmental Agreement for 911 Dispatching

Village had been waiting for other municipalities to approve agreements.

With a unanimious vote Tuesday night, Minooka trustees approved an intergovernmental agreement that will allow the dispatching for Minooka Police Department to go through the new Grundy County 911 center. Minooka Fire Protection District is dispatched through Wescom. “We will start paying for 911 services now, we’ve always received them free before,” Minooka Village Manager Dan Duffy said in a phone interview after the meeting. The new arrangement will go into effect on May 1. Prior to the vote Tuesday night, Minooka Police were dispatched by Grundy County, but the county was picking up the cost. The agreement passed Tuesday will cost the village $100,000 per year for three years. That is Minooka’s share of the $1.8 million annual …

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Letter to the Editor: The Perks of Volunteering

Grundy County Housing Authority CEO wraps up year of PADS.

Dear Friends, Every year here in Grundy County, from the months of October to April, seven area Churches volunteer to let people with nowhere else to go sleep in their premises overnight from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Most often, this is a on vinyl covered 4-inch foam pad, covered with linen provided by our local hospital. The program is called Public Action to Deliver Sustenance (PADS). It's completely volunteer and operates with a few donations of food and very little actual cash. It's one way our community helps to take care of those around us during the brutal winters here in Northern Illinois. I volunteer once a month, taking a shift from 3 a.m. until 7 a.m. I do it because it's necessary, like dusting, or going to visit my sister-in-law.  …

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