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Fire Prevention Week: Red Cross offers ways to help keep loved ones safe and reduce your risk of a home fire News Summary: Cooking and home heating are two of the leading causes of home fires. Since the beginning of…

Oct 5 – Tigers Basketball The 5/6th grade Lady Tigers basketball team continued their winning ways on Monday night with 2 wins at home against Ransom. The first game was neck and neck the whole way but the Tigers played…

CIFL CHEER COMPETITION RESULTS Sunday, October 4 MASCOTS Dwight Trojans PBL Panthers Central Stars Herscher Tigers MIGHTY MITES Momence Redskins Herscher Tigers PBL Panthers JUNIORS Herscher Tigers Dwight Trojans Central Stars SENIORS Momence Redskins Herscher Tigers Central Stars

Dwight Youth Football – Saturday October 3 The Mighty Mites fell to Herscher by a score of 38 – 14 and GCMS defeated PBL 22 – 8.  Herscher will take on GCMS at 1:00 pm  on Saturday, October 10 in…

October 3 Cross Country The Lions XC team ran a very muddy and huge meet on Saturday.  Both the girls and boys competed in races with over 150 runners each at the Varsity level.  Our teams kept up and held…

Illinois’ 8 interstate visitor information centers to close at month’s end by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois September 22, 2026 Article Summary The eight state-run visitor information centers located along interstates throughout Illinois are set to close by the end…

Marion woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar scheme by Soph Levinson, William Mize, Saluki Local Reporting Lab and Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois September 30, 2026 Article Summary This summer, scammers convinced a 78-year-old Marion woman that her…

  The DTHS Varsity football team fell to Heyworth 41-14 Friday night in the Trojans Homecoming game. Dwight trailed 21-0 at halftime before getting on the board in the third quarter when Ayden Collom scored on a 3-yard run, followed…

Students invited to submit philanthropy essays Grundy students, including home school, are invited to submit an essay in celebration of November’s National Philanthropy Month. Students in grades 3-5 are asked to submit an essay of 100 words on the theme…

Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary by Maggie Dougherty and Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois October 1, 2026 Article Summary A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and University of…

2026 Secret Santa for Seniors Beginning October 1, the community can begin submitting the name of a Grundy senior age 60+ who can use some Christmas cheer! Please click here to submit a senior name(opens in new tab) 2026 schedule:…

Saturday, October 2, 2026 – The Dwight Redbirds ended their season 17-1 with a loss to Avon 4-1 in the State Finals this afternoon. The Redbirds continued battling throughout the game but came up short.The Redbirds went undefeated for the…

Congratulations to Addy Sulzberger and Trevor Jensen, who were crowned 2026 Homecoming Queen and King at Dwight Township High School!

Joliet Slammers Announce 2027 Home Schedule JOLIET, IL – The Joliet Slammers have announced their 2027 regular-season schedule, featuring 51 home games at Slammers Stadium and four home series against two of the newest additions to the National Association of…

  Oct 2 – Girls Basketball The 7th grade girls basketball team beat Wilmington 27-18. Tinley Bunting – 2 points, 1 rebound, 5 steals Mia Hoffner – 1 point, 5 steals Luna Parker – 4 points, 2 rebounds, 4 rebounds…

Oct 5  – GSW defeated Woodland in two sets 25-18, 25-17. Lily Buck- 9 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs Liv Siano- 4 kills, 4 aces, 5 digs, 13 assists Grace Vitko- 7 kills, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 digs Brynn…

Thank you to the Village of Dwight Water Treatment Plant Crew for reporting these numbers to The Paper: 

Dwight Police Call 10.1.26 Dwight Police Call 9.24.26 Dwight Police Call 9.17.26 Dwight Police Call 9.3.26 Dwight Police Call 8.27.26 Dwight Police Call 8.20.26 Dwight Police Call 8.13.26 Dwight Police Call 8.6.26 Dwight Police Call 7.23.26 Dwight Police Call 7.16.26…

2026 DTHS HOMECOMING COURT Freshman Attendants: Libby Stipanovich & Max Veselak Sophomore Attendants: Shayley Sulzberger & Dalton DeLong Junior Attendants: Addison Taylor & Evan Olson Senior Attendants: Addison Sulzberger & Trevor Jensen, Kit Connor & Micheal Leithliter, Cloe Gall &…

Gardner Area Band Captures 12th Consecutive Class C Championship MORRIS, IL- The Gardner Area Band continued its remarkable tradition of excellence Sunday, September 27, earning first place in Class C at the Grundy County Corn Festival Parade in Morris. The championship…

Oct 5 The JV volleyball team fell behind early and just couldn’t get things going vs GCMS.  Losing. 10-25 , 23-25.   They battled back but it wasn’t enough. Addy Pittenger finished the night with 3 pts, 6 assists, 1…

Kankakee Community College will host its Fall Career & Internship Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Riverfront Campus, 100 College Drive in Kankakee. The event is free and open to the public. Veterans are encouraged to…

Water Treatment Plant Information Update 10/1/2026 In 1942 the current Water Treatment plant was built on an underground aquifer that supplied water to the Village. Over the years upgrades were made as Federal and State EPA regulations changed and required…

Tuesday, Sept 29  The Tri County Conference XC meet was held at Seneca. In the girls race, the team had 3 runners in the top 10 finishers which means they are All-Conference athletes.  Those Trojans were Chloe Biros (3rd 20:33),…

Congratulations to our September Students of the Month for September! (L-R) Senior – Gina Lamping, Junior – Kora Ochoa, Freshman – Tanner Masching, and Sophomore – Michael Josefik

IRS launches new mobile app, expanding digital services for taxpayers IRS2Go becomes IRS app, adding secure mobile access to selected Individual Online Account services IR-2026-114, Sept. 25, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the launch of the…

Trajectory Energy donates funds to Heartland Community College Pontiac PONTIAC, IL Sept. 29, 2026 –Students at Heartland Community College Pontiac are getting some additional support thanks to Trajectory Energy. Trajectory Energy Partners has made a $150,000 gift to Heartland Community…

Seneca hosted the Tri County Conference meet today, and our runners brought the heat! GIRLS TEAM: TRI COUNTY CONFERENCE CHAMPS! Huge congratulations to our All-Conference runners who led the pack: • Talia Jenkins (4th) • Elly Thompson (5th) • Josie…