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A Bolingbrook man has been charged with the involuntary manslaughter of his father after the two got into an argument Tuesday, police said.
Six people in Will County share their responses to the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade and how that decision may impact the community.
Some Will County area officials said the effects of the Supreme Court decision could reach beyond access to abortion care.
Panhandling is legal, but local officials say citations can be issued for safety hazards and obstructing traffic.
Dewawn Butler, 48, of Joliet, was pronounced deceased after his car crashed into a truck tractor on Interstate 55 in Cook County, Illinois State Police said.
Taste of Joliet runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Memorial Stadium.
A new map was needed because of growth in one West Side district.
A 77-year-old man and 73-year-old woman died after a Joliet driver crashed into their vehicle, police said.
Joliet approves development agreement for 309-acre project at I-55 and I-80 that includes a commitment to issue $103 million in city bonds to fund public improvements.
Alicia Morales publicly claimed on her Facebook profile that Angel Contreras, 36, is “being targeted.”
For the first time in nearly a decade, the official temperature in Chicago could officially crack 100 degrees on Tuesday.
VNA Health Care has provided community health services for uninsured and underinsured patients in Joliet since 2015.
Mathew Berry was charged with torturing and punching a a male bichon frise mix dog named Kirby.
The plan is for tax dollars generated by the development to pay off the $103 million in bonds, but the city could be liable if the project fails.
Police responded to a report by Metra police of a man who exposed himself to a child on an inbound train to Joliet, police said.