Felix Sarver

Joliet residents in the neighborhoods below the Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River want to see less crime, less vacant homes, more job development and more recreational places for youths.

A 16-year-old teen in Joliet was caught carrying two loaded handguns, one of which had a high-capacity magazine, inside of a backpack after fleeing from officers, police said.

Prosecutors called a defense request for the dismissal of an Elwood murder case over a detective’s missing field notes an “extreme sanction” when less severe options would be more appropriate.

A Joliet man has been charged with robbing a local gas station while armed with a knife. He fled the scene on a bicycle.

A registered sex offender from Joliet is accused of taking photos of juveniles with a key fob camera at a Walmart store in New Lenox, police said.

Officers responded to four unrelated shootings in Joliet that caused no injuries but did cause property damage. 

Will County reached an $85,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit case that claimed county law enforcement violated Illinois sanctuary laws with the detention of an immigrant who was the key witness of a reckless homicide.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood wants answers about alleged federal immigration enforcement activity in Joliet that she says flagrantly violated law enforcement standards and recklessly put people at risk.

A Will County judge ruled there was no actual conflict of interest between the state's attorney's office and a former deputy charged with sex crimes against children.

A judge denied the pretrial release of a Bolingbrook man charged with killing his girlfriend, her 9-year-old sister, their father and grievously wounding their mother in a 2023 home invasion shooting.

A Crest Hill man was sentenced to serve 50% of a four-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to the 2024 reckless homicide of a Joliet couple but he could spend less than 10 months in prison. 

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved a $318 million budget for the current fiscal year, with one trustee abstaining and another voting against it out of financial concerns.

A Joliet woman has been ordered to pay back $20,000 after she pleaded guilty to defrauding a federal COVID-19 pandemic relief program in 2021. 

A federal appeals court has ruled a Republican challenger to the Will County sheriff can renew his claims that he was denied a promotion to sergeant because he ran against the sheriff.

A Will County judge ordered a Bolingbrook sex offender charged with possession of child sex abuse materials to remain in jail after finding his pretrial release posed a danger to others.