Will County News

Members of Lincoln-Way ROTC and Manhattan American Legion Post 935 conduct Memorial Day Services at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Manhattan, Illinois Members of Lincoln-Way ROTC and Manhattan American Legion Post 935 conduct Memorial Day Services at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Manhattan, Illinois

By Ann Baskerville Meteorologists and support staff at the National Weather Service Chicago's Station in Romeoville, Illinois monitor weather conditions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to inform more than 10 million citizens in 23 counties of severe weather threats.   Matt Friedlein, Lead Forecaster for NWS Chicago, said that while technological advances have allowed for greater radar precision and more methods of relaying warning information since the Romeoville station opened in December 1991, the NWS Chicago's core mission remains the same: spreading the message of weather awareness and informing the public of severe weather threats.   Friedlein said weather awareness begins with citizens remaining aware of weather conditions capable of producing strong storms and tornadoes.  Using advanced computer models to analyze weather data, meteorologists can recognize the potential for severe weather in a region  days in advance .  For example, five days prior to the November 17, 20

  The Joliet Junior College Police Department recently held a spaghetti dinner to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.   Police Officer Randy Graves said he would like to thank the JJC Police Department, the entire JJC educational community, and cafeteria for their overwhelming support of Special Olympics Illinois: " During this fundraiser, we sold out of spaghetti in the first hour of the event; we then served mostaccioli; moved on to pasta shells, and finally bow tie pasta to feed our supporters.  We sold more dinners during the first hour than we did in last year's entire Inaugural Event!  Thank you everyone for contributing to the success of our Special Olympics fundraiser!"   Joliet Junior College Police Officers and volunteers serve spaghetti dinners to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.  Jeanne Lindholm, Records Department, JJC Police Department and  Daryl Parsons, Department Secretary, JJC Police Department sell Torch Run Merchan