Joliet Township news
Jayden Velazquez-Garcia, 19, of Plainfield, was identified as the man who died from the shooting on Wednesday, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.
Although Angel Contreras was a no-show at what would’ve been his final meeting with Joliet Township, he nevertheless received praise from several colleagues, including his successor on the township board.
Angel Contreras will provide free assistance to Joliet Township after he resigns and the township will consider "all options, including potentially hiring Angel as an employee or consultant,” the township’s attorney said.
A special meeting will be held next Tuesday to accept the formal resignation of Joliet Township Supervisor Angel Contreras, who pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and aggravated driving while license revoked.
An event in Joliet called A Day Of Healing will take place June 29. The event aims to provide healing for victims of gun violence and bring communities together.
The Joliet Township board approved the purchase of the Forest Park Community Center and its surrounding properties for $413,000 to accommodate the growth in staff and services.
The driver of a semitrailer pulling a fuel tanker has been charged with driving drunk in a Joliet Township crash that left a woman and two children with severe injuries.
Prosecutors alleged a possible gang connection in their case against Shorewood man charged with two shootings on the day of a killing spree in Joliet that led to eight deaths.
A Shorewood man is facing charges linked to a mass shooting of nine victims last January in Joliet that authorities say was committed by another man who died by suicide in Texas.
A 2014 vehicle driven by Angelo Lujano-Pagliuca, 25, left the roadway and struck a tree, police said. Troopers responded to the incident about 2 a.m. on Sunday.
The executive director for Sharefest Will County said 47 pallets of food weighing 42,000 pounds were given away on Saturday to help feed 1,842 people from 534 families. He said 70 volunteers assisted in the three-hour event.
A man charged with killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse was denied jail release by a new judge assigned to the case. The judge ruled the man posed a flight risk after he was previously convicted in 2022.
A new detention hearing was held for a man charged with killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. A retired judge was found to have failed to follow requirements under a provision of the SAFE-T Act.
Prosecutors are requesting a new pretrial release hearing for a man charged with killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. Prosecutors contend a judge refused to follow a provision of the SAFE-T Act when allowing the man's jail release.
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.
Judge Dave Carlson will decide Monday whether Jeremy Boshears should be released from jail ahead of a second murder trial.
Man hit in stomach said he was having affair with shooter's wife, according to police.
Samuel J. Martin, 20, of Joliet Township killed in multi-vehicle accident Thursday night.
Will County sheriff's deputies saw multiple bullet holes on the side of a residence on Algonquin Street in Joliet Township.
The pole outside the Ozzie and Peggy Mitchell Center in Joliet is a "symbol of the peace that I believe all people need but few people seem to want to work for," said Bishop Steven Evans.
Police are investigating a shooting in the 200 block of Luana Road in Joliet Township. No reports of injuries in the shooting.
Will County prosecutors argue a Coal City man can still undergo a second trial for the 2017 murder of a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. The man is trying to get the case dismissed on double jeopardy grounds.
Occupants of two vehicles were apparently firing gunshots at each other in broad daylight in Joliet in an incident that is similar to a deadly shooting four years ago on the same road.
Deshawn Green, 37, of Joliet, was pronounced dead on Monday the Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
After a Will County judge granted a new trial for a man charged with a 2017 murder at the Joliet Outlaws' clubhouse, the man is now seeking his release from jail under the SAFE-T Act.
A Joliet man has been charged with the first-degree murder of a man and wounding another man in a shooting that was reported on Feb. 8 in Lockport Township.
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced on Tuesday that Elijah Watson was convicted on charges of first degree murder in the death of Nathan Ballard.
After five years, the second case against a man charged with a 2018 murder in Joliet Township may come to close on Tuesday at the Will County Courthouse.
The brother of a man who was killed in a Joliet Township shooting testified that he held him as he died. After more than five years, the trial began this week for the man charged with the killing.
A defense attorney in the Joliet Outlaws murder case claims the indictment against his client should be dismissed on double jeopardy grounds. The motion was filed after a judge had granted his client a new trial.
A Will County judge determined that a man charged with a 2018 Joliet Township murder was trying to delay his trial and "thwart the administration of justice."
Joliet Township's tax preparation services are free for senior citizens, regardless of their income level, as well as those who earn $60,000 or under.
An Elwood school district will examine whether to send their students to Wilmington instead of Joliet given their concerns over rising truck traffic and commute time in recent years, the district’s superintendent said.
The funeral was held at Victory City Church in Joliet for seven members of the Nance and Esters family.
A grand jury in Will County has charged the girlfriend of Romeo Nance, a suspect in a Joliet mass shooting, with three counts of obstructing justice. One of the charges alleged she concealed her cellphone from authorities.
A Joliet Township man pleaded guilty to the 2016 second-degree murder of a man. By contrast, his brother was convicted of first-degree murder under the accountability theory over the same incident.
A rare decision from a Will County judge on Wednesday in ordering a new trial was based on what he considered the "cumulative effect" of the errors committed during the Joliet Outlaws murder trial.
A Nigerian man was shot and killed in Joliet Township. Will County and Joliet authorities are working together to find the shooter after another shooting occurred within city limits.
The Ozzie and Peggy Mitchell Center will be the new name for the building at 172 S. Chicago St., Joliet. The center was formerly known as the Peter Claver Center.
A Will County judge has not yet decided whether a man convicted of killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws motorcycle clubhouse should receive a new trial based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
The trial for a North Carolina man charged with the 2018 murder of a woman whose body was discovered by a hunter in Joliet Township has been rescheduled.
A Will County judge may decide in January if a man convicted of killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse should receive a new trial or if the jury's verdict should be overturned.
The $1.1 billion barrier being designed for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet Township aims to keep Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes.
Oldest VFW post in Joliet formed in 1920
The incident was reported at 12:44 p.m. Tuesday and it occurred in the 500 block of Ontario Street in Joliet Township, according to a deputy chief for the Will County Sheriff's Office.
A Joliet man is scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 15 after he was convicted of murder and armed robbery. He faces 20 to 60 years for the murder and 21 to 45 years for the armed robbery.
Will County prosecutors plan to prove that a man is responsible for the murder of another man in a 2018 shooting in Joliet Township even though he’s not the one accused of firing the gun.
City Council members noted threats to the Will-Grundy Medical Clinic over asylum-seekers, murder of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Plainfield Township.
County begins study for improvements on Mills and Cherry Hill roads
Councilwoman Quillman accuses him of 'coverup,' but Tonelli said he has "spoken nothing but the truth."