Joliet City Council

Joliet's new Certified Emergency Response Team starts with 28 volunteers from various walks of life ready to stop in when first responders need help.

The city of Joliet has graduated its first class of Community Emergency Response Team volunteers.

Joliet Public Works Director Greg Ruddy gave the City Council a bridge update at a council meeting Tuesday night after what he called “a rather lengthy discussion” with IDOT officials earlier in the day.

The Joliet City Council has not reached a consensus on whether they should pursue a settlement in a federal lawsuit case over the 2020 in-custody death of a Joliet man, according to the city’s attorneys.

The City Council vote Tuesday on the parade route will add official approval for a Joliet tradition that skipped a year in 2024.

Joliet eyes moving City Hall away from the river, building five-story buildings, and other options as part of its downtown redevelopment.

The open house for the Downtown Joliet Equitable Transit Oriented Development Plan us 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.

A 7 Brew representative told Joliet city officials that it plans to build both on Jefferson Street and Plainfield Road.

A growing public debate over the case of David Malito, who died after an encounter with police in December, moved to City Hall on Tuesday.

The winners of the April 1 election for Joliet City Council took office Monday, Juan Moreno joined the council, while incumbents Jan Quillman and Joe Clement return.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday will consider a drive-thru permit for a 7 Brew near the Louis Joliet Mall.

Joliet Public Schools District 86's Edna Keith elementary celebrated Arbor Day with the City of Joliet by planting a tree on its grounds.

The Joliet city manager says the City Council could vote in May on a proposal to eliminate paid parking on downtown streets.

Edna Keith Elementary School students will join Joliet city officials in annual celebration of trees.

The top leader for Joliet Township said the new food pantry for the Forest Park neighborhood represents more than food and shelter but a community of people looking out for one another. 

Rialto gets $475,000, and Joliet Area Historical Museum gets $250,000.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday tabled a vote on a proposed Joliet Catholic Academy on-campus stadium until June.

Joliet city staff is asking the zoning board vote scheduled for today on proposed JCA stadium be pushed back to June.

Attorey for DR Horton says home building should start by June on new development off Essington Road in Joliet.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the Veltiste Wellness dispensary for a Jefferson Street location.

Resident near Joliet Catholic Academy says people need to know more before the school's sports stadium plans add more cars to the neighborhood.

The City of Joliet has been billed $157,280 to fight a conspiracy lawsuit from a mayor who was defeated in the 2023 election. The cost is expected to rise as he pursues his case in Will County court.

But City Council appears likely to approve final plat for Prairie Landing subdivision off Essington Road.

Joliet City Council members showed interest in a cannabis dispensary on Jefferson Street ahead of a vote on Tuesday.

Nearby residents may raise more questions about subdivision planned on 42 acres of land behind D'Arcy Motors in Joliet.

The City Council already has put $475,000 for the Rialto and $250,000 for the Joliet Area Historical Museum in the 2025 budget.

City support for downtown Joliet businesses that can link revenue loss to city square project now tops $150,000.

First-time Joliet City Council candidate Juan Moreno was making a strong bid for election, running second in the race for three council seats.

Joliet city officials announce that Jose Duenez Jr. was among those found dead after a U.S. military training mission mishap.

City of Joliet continues to resist plans for cannabis shops on Jefferson Street.

Glenda Wright-McCullum, a candidate for Joliet City Council, answered questions from Shaw Local reporter Bob Okon about why she should be elected to the city council and her vision for Joliet.

Write-in candidate for Joliet City Council Larry Crawford talks with Shaw Local reporter Bob Okon about what he wants accomplish if elected on April 1

Read the transcript from our podcast with Larry Crawford, write-in candidate for Joliet City Council, for his views on affordable housing and more in Joliet

Jim Lanham, a write-in candidate for Joliet City Council in the April 1 election, tells Shaw Local's Bob Okon what he wants to see in Joliet

Read the transcript from our podcast with Joliet City Council write-in candidate Jim Lanham on his priorities for Joliet, if elected on April 1

Damon Zdunich: We need to balance industrial growth with the quality of life for our many residents. We need to drive commercial development to give our citizens the stores, restaurants, and entertainment options they deserve

Joe Clement, an incumbent Joliet City Council member, answered questions from Shaw Local’s Bob Okon on why Clement feels he should be re-elected, and the future of Joliet

Read the transcript from our podcast: Joliet City Council member Joe Clement discusses what city council should focus on as he campaigns for re-election

Read the transcript from our podcast: Joliet City Council incumbent Jan Quillman on what the council can do to improve public safety in Joliet, and more

Jan Quillman, an incumbent member of the Joliet City Council, answered questions on the issues in the race and why she feels she should be re-elected ahead of the April 1 election

City of Joliet has nearly $1 million in federal community grant funds to distribute.

Neighborhood leader John Sheridan told the Joliet City Council on Tuesday that he will be urging support for term limits.

After losing the case in federal court, former Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk is pursuing his conspiracy lawsuit case in Will County against six people he blames for his 2023 election loss.

The City of Joliet has agreed to pay a Joliet police officer $287,000 in exchange for her dropping what remains of a lawsuit that claimed a detective intentionally accessed a nude photo on her cellphone.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved plans for a 120-home subdivision to be built on land partly owned by Mayor Terry D’Arcy. The mayor excused himself from the vote.

Open house on Wednesday is one of several ways Joliet residents can get details as the city embarks on 30 miles of water main replacements this year.

The Joliet candidate forum will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Jacob Henry Mansion.

The Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on plans for the Prairie Landing subdivision, which would be built on land partly owned by Mayor Terry D'Arcy.

Cannabis shop wants to move into vacated NAPA auto parts store on Jefferson Street in Joliet.

Attorneys for Joliet said former Mayor Bob O’Dekirk’s federal lawsuit made frivolous legal arguments and sought to “hijack the busy federal courts for an improper purpose, such as to harass.”