No one had life-threatening injuries in the crash on Joliet's West side.
Uncensored reactions on the Chinese internet mirrored the official government stance that the U.S. was hyping up the situation.
Biden said he wanted the balloon downed on Wednesday, but was advised that the best time for the operation would be when it was over water.
Lawyers say no accounting for more than half of money awarded to contractor
Will County judge rules on election challenge in city council race
Officers deployed a Taser to apprehend a man in Joliet who was wanted on several new retail theft charges after he pleaded guilty last year to stealing wigs from a Joliet store, court records show.