Joliet, Illinois Police Department news
A Joliet woman who was killed in a murder-suicide on a public street on Saturday alleged in court filings that her husband was physically abusive to her, did not fear the police and would take away her phone so she could not call for help.
All three were in stable condition when they were taken to Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet.
Both teens were shot while they were on the front porch of a house in Joliet.
Three vehicles and a house also hit in spray of bullets Saturday afternoon.
In exchange for $16,000, a woman agreed to drop her lawsuit claiming false arrest against the City of Joliet and a police detective.
The Joliet Police Department has announced details for its 21st annual Dunkin Donuts Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special Olympics.
Bayles and Mendez joined the Joliet Police Departent in 2018, named Officers of the Year in March.
K-9 unit trained for crime-fighting and public relations.
Maurice Robinson Jr., 20, Joliet, was take into custody Tuesday, according to a news release from Joliet police.
A Will County judge ordered the jail release of a man charged with a 2017 murder at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse but he suspended his court order to give prosecutors time to appeal his decision.
A judge granted default judgment after Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Joliet failed to respond to a lawsuit filed against them over the death of a resident who was attacked by another resident.
Will County prosecutors said a Joliet man approached an inmate at the jail and asked him to kill a confidential informant in a 2017 felony gun case.
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said the victim in the case should be "commended for his courage in speaking up about the abuse." Quinton Jenkins will serve 85% of a 23-year prison sentence.
A 21-year-old man in Joliet was shot in the arm as he was out walking near Water and Munroe streets, police said.
A Joliet man was identified by prosecutors as one of the shooters on the Joliet side of Theodore Street who was likely returning fire from an initial shooting from suspects at Merichka's restaurant, court records show.