Felix Sarver

A Joliet police lieutenant who was put on leave on July 29 still remains on administrative leave and the city inspector general investigation is still ongoing.

Will County sheriff’s deputies responding to a structure fire on March 23 had discovered two emaciated horses on a Peotone Township property.

The 2023 case against a former Joliet Park District official charged with using a district credit card for personal entertainment purchases remains open in court.

Illinois State Police responded to a report of a hazardous materials spill on the eastbound lanes of I-80, west of Gougar Road. No injuries reported.

The Village of Bolingbrook has declined to release body camera video regarding an Oct. 19 incident that involved federal immigration agents who claimed they were battered.

A dog spa in Homer Glen is hosting a “Pictures with Santa” event to raise money for a ballistic vest for a K-9 with the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Undercover officers who met with a Joliet man last Thursday for a drug buy at a McDonald’s had attempted to pin in his vehicle and arrest him before he fled and caused a multi-vehicle crash, prosecutors said.

A judge has ordered the Will County Sheriff’s Office to pay a Mokena man more than $19,000 following the dismissal of a forfeiture case that his attorney claimed involved “outrageous misconduct.”

There is no definitive time when the contingency funding for SNAP benefits will kick in, despite a court order to the Trump Administration on Friday.

The driver of a Jeep Wrangler was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet where she was pronounced deceased at 1:06 p.m on Friday, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Seven people were taken to local hospitals with injuries “ranging from back pain to multiple broken bones and one person refused treatment at the scene,” according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office. 

Will County sheriff's deputies were attempting to take a person into custody before the multi-vehicle crash. The sheriff's office has not yet disclosed the person's identity or the nature of the investigation.

A man who faces a slew of charges – but not attempted murder – must remain in jail under the SAFE-T Act following his arrest in connection with a police pursuit and shooting in Joliet.

Multiple vehicles were damaged in a crash on Thursday at the corner of Reed Street and West Jefferson Street.

As many as 10 students may have been involved in a fight at Joliet West High School and no arrests have been made as the investigation remains open, police said.