Bob Okon

The Joliet City Center Partnership welcomes volunteers for its annual cleanup day downtown.

Local Democrats appointed Mattson to 43rd District state Senate seat on May 6, making the candidate the incumbent weeks ahead of a primary election.

One warehouse would be built with the capacity to expand to 1.1 million square feet.

Tony's Finer Foods and Planet Fitness are moving into the former Kmart shopping plaza.

Joliet develops Tree Preservation Ordinance and plans Urban Forestry Management Plan.

Misdemeanor charge against Dickinson stems from a November 2020 police report alleging he had been threatened by Mayor Bob O'Dekirk.

Deputy Edward Goewey is fighting a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct from a Dec. 3 incident at St. Mary's Catholic School in Mokena

The State Board of Elections says Councilman Terry Morris must pay a $27,949 fine before running for office again, and Councilwoman Bettye Gavin has decided not seek reelection.

A section of barrier wall fell off the second level of a parking deck on Scott Street in downtown Joliet on Thursday night.

The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved the special use permit MorningStar Mission Ministries needed to provide youth services at the YMCA building in Joliet that has been closed for more than a year.

New Ascension Saint Joseph President Chris Shride acknowledged the Joliet hospital’s shortfalls while promising a resurgence during a speech on Thursday to the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

The city of Joliet plans to draw new City Council district maps. Five Joliet City Council district seats and the mayor will be on the ballot in 2023.

The Joliet City Council approved a Gas N Wash at Caton Farm and Ridge Roads and a Food N Fuel at Route 6 and Hollywood Road.

The Joliet City Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday to block CenterPoint Properties from developing more land while giving a green light to a nearby NorthPoint project.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday voted for NorthPoint Development’s plans to start building a 2,300-acre industrial park while blocking rival developer CenterPoint Properties from continuing development.