If your pipes are frozen for more than 24 hours please call the City of Joliet Department of Public Utilities 24 hour line at 815-724-4220.

With the extreme cold, we are experiencing, your home’s heating system is working overtime and it’s important to test the carbon monoxide alarms in your home.

Please check on the elderly, those with medical conditions and those with special needs during periods of extreme cold weather.

The extremely cold weather is upon us, please check up on your neighbors and seniors.

Extreme cold can cause pipes to crack and burst. To avoid this expensive and damaging situation, residents are reminded to leave their water trickling, to open cabinets in order to expose water pipes to warm air, and to eliminate sources of cold air.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of January 13-19, 2019.

At Bernard J. Ward Elementary School, a 10.4-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.

Former state university employee Joan Ayorinde, who retired in January 2019, saved $105,317 toward a pension over 39 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

About 32 percent of Elwood C. C. School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 68 percent of students failed.

At Bentley Elementary School, a 9.1-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

At Bernard J. Ward Elementary School, a 16.3-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.

Spending per pupil at Fairmont School District 89 is down 1.2 percent from five years ago, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of district finances.

About 41 percent of Arbury Hills Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 59 percent of students failed.

About 9 percent of A. O. Marshall Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 91 percent of students failed.

At Bernard J. Ward Elementary School, a 5.8-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of January 13-19, 2019.

Friends for Bennefield, a candidate committee, reported receiving $700 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Former state university employee Gregory Bump, who retired in January 2019, saved $673 toward a pension over 3 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of January 13-19, 2019.

At Bernard J. Ward Elementary School, a 14.5-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.