A burning candle left unattended was the cause of a residential fire in Joliet on Wednesday, according to the Joliet Fire Department.

The City Council votes Tuesday on a health program that teams up paramedics with the Will County Community Health Center.

The Joliet Fire Department was called to the scene of a house fire in the 1700 block of Great Falls Drive Sunday evening.

Lightning is being attributed as the cause for three Joliet residences catching fire on Thursday afternoon.

A contract for supervisors in the Joliet Fire Department includes the same 50-mile rule allowing city workers to live outside Joliet.

A Joliet resident suffered minor injuries in an overnight fire in the 300 block of Oneida Street Monday.

Saint Joseph Medical Center, in partnership with the Joliet Fire Department, will offer a Stop the Bleed educational course on Thursday, July 24.

Crews from the Joliet fire and police departments responded to the Joliet Regional Airport Saturday afternoon after a single-engine plane flipped after landing.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 300 block of South May Wednesday morning.

Joliet firefighters would be able to live as far as 50 miles away from the city while getting pay increases for the next four years, according to a proposed contract.

A fire broke out in the 3400 block of Karen Drive in Joliet earlier this week.

Firefighters were called about 1 p.m. to a house fire in the 200 block of Herkimer Street on Sunday.

Two Joliet police officers also helped with the rescue of several people inside of an apartment building on Tuesday that was damaged by a cooking-related fire.

A Joliet battalion fire chief rescued a mother and her 3-year-old child from a fire that destroyed the upper unit of an apartment building on Essington Road. 

Two people died following a single-vehicle crash in Joliet on Friday night.

Officers responded at 1:24 p.m. Sunday to the 2500 block of Fresno Lane for a report of a person shot, according to the Joliet Police Department.

Joliet Police report that the driver of a car that crashed into a parked truck was hospitalized after the crash which left a portion of Maple Road closed Saturday.

A car crashed into a light pole and then into a Joliet residence along Larkin Avenue on Friday.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a fire in the 5400 block of Riviera Boulevard Saturday,

A Joliet man is being held in Will County jail for allegedly stabbing a woman during an incident in which he was stabbed in the chest.

Fire damaged a Plainfield home Wednesday night. The family was able to safely escape, according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to the Ikea distribution center Tuesday morning after heavy smoke was seen coming from the roof, according to the fire department.

A 35-year-old man was discovered dead inside of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Jewel-Osco grocery store on West Jefferson Street in Joliet.

A Joliet resident reportedly shut the door on an off-duty firefighter trying to warn them of a fire that eventually led to damage to their residence, according fire officials.

An early morning fire broke out at Rovanco Piping Systems on Frontage Road along Interstate 55 near Joliet on Monday, April 14, 2025. A building was destroyed and one Joliet firefighter was injured.

A Crest Hill man died from cocaine intoxication at a hospital in 2024 and the Joliet police officers who briefly handcuffed him for erratic behavior will face no charges over the incident. 

Joliet native Brother Ed Arambasich championed firefighters and likened their service to that of the Franciscans. He also served as a critical incident debriefing chaplain at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks.

Emergency crews in Will County held drills at Joliet West High School to practice and evaluate their response to a gas explosion incident Monday through Wednesday, March 24-26, 2025.

An accidental fire destroyed a garage at a residence behind the 7-Eleven store in an unincorporated area in the far west side of Joliet. 

No formal charges have been filed against a Joliet man who was arrested after he was accused of using a vehicle to strike his wife while she was holding her 3-year-old grandson, police officials said.

No injuries were reported in a Joliet house fire in the 5500 block of Maha Street on Saturday night.

The Joliet Fire Department installed life savers along the Des Plaines River wall, an action prompted by an incident last year in which a 2-year-old was rescued from the river.

No one was injured in a fire that damaged a residence on Elizabeth Street in Joliet but the building sustained smoke and water damage. 

The Joliet Fire Department responded at 4:52 p.m. Monday to the 1600 block of Sandy Drive and found a mobile home on fire.

Firefighters put out a fire in the basement of a residence in the 600 block of Cornelia Street.

Illinois State Police are investigating a multi-car crash that happened on Interstate 80 near Larkin Avenue on Sunday.

Joliet community mental health program leads to 50% decline overall in suicides, no teenage suicides in past two years

The Joliet Fire Department will receive a national award that recognizes its community mental health program that has provided rapid care to more than 2,000 residents since 2022.

A Wednesday night fire began in the basement of a Joliet residence when someone tried to thaw out frozen water pipes with a blow torch, according to the Joliet Fire Department.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday afternoon and were met with heavy black smoke coming from a two-story home.

The city of Joliet will host free workshops to help educate residents on ways they can better prepare for emergencies and disasters.

A Joliet man is hospitalized with serious but stable injuries after a crash involving three vehicles at Ruby and North Broadway streets Friday night.

Plainfield Township beta tested the Thriveworks program in 2023 and then increased its budget in 2024 for mental health services.

Joliet police responded to a traffic collision at 2:56 a.m. Sunday in the area of North Chicago and Benton streets that caused two people to be injured. Police said those involved in the crash may have been involved in an altercation on Saturday night.

A residential garage in Joliet sustained fire damage on Friday. No one was injured, according to the Joliet Fire Department.

A 31-year-old customer who inside of a Joliet McDonald’s was struck in the leg by a table and shattered glass after a vehicle plowed into the restaurant, police said.

A fire damaged a Joliet Township residence and caused minor injuries to two people who were there at the time of the incident.

A Dec. 31, 1948, Herald-News story that showed flames roaring through the roof of St. Stephen’s Hungarian Chapel at the corner of Collins Street at Irving Street and estimated the damage at $100,000.

One unit of a duplex home in Joliet suffered heavy fire, smoke and water damage Monday evening.

Joliet police responded to the Shell gas station at 401 S. Larkin Ave. in Joliet after a man called 911 saying someone was trying to kill him.