Joliet Police Department

A semitrailer driver was arrested in Joliet after he was accused of stealing the vehicle from a company that fired him, police said. The vehicle was found at Pilot Travel Center.

Benito Delgado, 35, of Joliet, was arrested and charged for allegedly robbing the BMO bank in downtown Joliet on Monday.

A Will County judge has denied the pretrial release of a Markham man charged with the 2023 murder of a Joliet teen who was shot 25 times near a playground and community center.

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.

The BMO bank in downtown Joliet was robbed on Monday afternoon, police said.

A shooting was reported in the parking lot of McDonald’s restaurant on Cass Street in Joliet.

A Plainfield man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man more than 10 times during a fight in Joliet, according to police.

A 56-year-old pedestrian is in critical but stable condition after he was struck by a Kia Forte on a part of Cass Street in Joliet that had no crosswalk. 

In recent weeks, defense attorneys have filed a motion for the first time that requests the pretrial release of a Markham man charged with the 2023 murder of a Joliet teen who was shot 25 times.

Two drivers are in serious condition following a crash at an intersection that is not too far from Louis Joliet Mall.

A 20-year-old man was accused of punching a Joliet police officer in the face and later kicked an officer as they attempting to handcuff him. 

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. 

A 77-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Caton Farm Road and Essington Road in Joliet, police said.

A Joliet driver was cited for disobeying a stop sign after crashing into a school bus with 13 students on board, police said. 

No arrests have been made in the investigation of a masked man who stole about $300 in robbery at a Subway restaurant in Joliet’s far west side, police said. 

The shelter-in-place was activated Friday morning by Joliet Police Department as a special operations team executed a warrant at a local house.

A Joliet man has been charged with recklessly firing a gun during an incident where he allegedly grabbed a woman's neck, court records show.

Joliet’s SWAT team responded to a 911 call from a man who claimed someone was threatening another person with a firearm. The man was charged with disorderly conduct.

A robber armed with a gun stole money from an employee and a customer at a business off Essington Road in Joliet.

The Joliet Police Department is partnering with more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement during Distracted Driving Awareness month.

A Joliet man was accidentally shot in the foot while an acquaintance was cleaning a gun, police said. 

Joliet Police arrested a previously convicted child sex offender March 25 after a suspicious incident at the Joliet Park District in February.

A Joliet man allegedly fired off gunshots at a family party that left three people wounded following an argument with a man who disparaged his leather pants, prosecutors said.

Police said man shot in stomach has life-threatening wound. Two women released from hospital after being hit by stray gunfire.

A 20-year-old man in Joliet is expected to survive a shooting that left him with three gunshot wounds, police said.

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.

A Joliet man was identified as the suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Dec. 14. An Aurora woman was also arrested after she was accused of falsely reporting the suspect vehicle as stolen.

A 6-year-old child in Joliet was driving an child-sized ATV with an 8-year-old passenger when the “ATV lost control and struck a tree,” police said. investigation indicates parents aware children operated ATV.

A 33-year-old man was struck multiple times in a shooting on Luther Avenue in Joliet. At least three shootings have been reported in the Joliet area since Friday.

A Joliet police detective is seeking to use the report of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s Office investigation of the police department in his federal racial discrimination lawsuit.

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. 

The suspected shooter in the shooting of three Joliet homes overnight Friday has been taken into custody, along with one of the home's owners on an unrelated charge.

A Crest Hill man has been charged with the December 2024 attempted murder and robbery of a 57-year-old man in Joliet.

A former Joliet nursing home resident died from high blood pressure and diabetes before the conclusion of a case accusing him of battering a fellow resident who died in 2023.

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 arrests have been made in reference to this shooting.

A Joliet man is being held in the Will County jail on multiple weapons charges stemming from a 2023 shooting.

Two houses were hit by gunfire on Saturday night while people were inside, Joliet police said. No one was injured.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Joliet mayor against two former police officials and others that alleged he was the victim of an alleged conspiracy in 2020 to subject him to criminal charges. 

Joliet police responded to the area of West Jefferson Street near Barney Drive for a report of a single-vehicle crash on Saturday.

Joliet police discovered that a house and two unoccupied vehicles had been struck by gunfire.

A second suspect has been apprehended in the investigation of a Jan. 18 shooting on Youngs Avenue in Joliet. He’s also charged with shooting on Girard Boulevard.

A closed-door hearing was held at Joliet City Hall regarding a police chief’s recommendation to fire an officer facing three lawsuits over a 2024 pursuit that led to a crash. 

A former Joliet housing official could avoid convictions on his record if he successfully completes his sentences in cases concerning cocaine possession and violation of a no-contact order.

Many schools throughout Will County are staying vigilant after the theft of catalytic converters from 30 buses at the Joliet transportation lot for Troy School District 30-C.

Officers in Joliet and Crest Hill are investigating three shootings reported within a roughly 29-hour time span between Sunday and Tuesday. 

Troy School District 30-C in Will County is working to restore transportation services following vandalism to most of its large buses early Monday morning.

A former Joliet housing authority official and vocal supporter of former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk was able to avoid prison time after pleading guilty to felony cocaine possession.

A Joliet man who has tattoos that say "Killinois" and "Angel Of Death" has been serving life in prison for the 2020 murder of a 25-year-old man.