Will County, Illinois

15 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Du Page River At Shorewood, IL: water level 10.45 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 10.36 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Kankakee River Near Wilmington, IL: flow 1,740 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Plum Creek Near Crete, IL: flow 2.87 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Du Page River Near Plainfield, IL: flow 177 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Du Page River At Shorewood, IL: flow 252 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Illinois: 30 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

100 entries from Illinois roadway incidents, 98 from Travel Midwest unplanned events and 11 from Getting Around Illinois closure incidents (Illinois Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Illinois roadway incidents: 100 entries for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 5 min ago
• Travel Midwest unplanned events: 98 entries for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 5 min ago
• Getting Around Illinois closure incidents: 11 entries for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 4 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 meeting on the agendas we read for the next seven days.

Coming Up

2 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Aurora school board president indicted in federal case over kickback accusations: officials · WLS-TV · 14 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Illinois seniors hit 120 MPH in Dodge Hellcats at Joliet Track · WQRF-TV · 23 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 498: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.97, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 498: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.97 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 498: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 498: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Joliet and Will County: AQI 58, this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 55.

• Joliet and Will County: AQI 58 · this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 55 · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Illinois: 25 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 13 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 14 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 57 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd): 4 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Commonwealth Edison (ComEd): 4 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) · 4 min ago

• Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 45 entries for this county · Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) · read 4 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

3 sources here, none answering with current records.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA, NEW LENOX, GOUGAR RD., 2026-05-20: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA, NEW LENOX, 2026-05-20: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Chicago, week of 2026-10-19: $4.705 a gallon, up 1 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, BNSF Railway Company, ELWOOD, 2026-06-10. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY, 119TH ST, 2026-05-09. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, BNSF Railway Company, CHANNAHON, 2026-05-02. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 265,689 jobs (261,282 a year earlier); $1,208 average weekly wage ($1,182 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Will County, Illinois (detected 2026-09-29). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  21 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 8:23 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 17 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 30 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  25 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:13 AM CDT.