Thousands of baseball fans fill the Old Joliet Prison for a preseason game between the Joliet Slammers and the Gate Way Grizzles on Thursday afternoon.

Nazareth thwarts rally by Joliet Catholic, defeating their Catholic league rival 3-2 on Wednesday evening.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball won its fifth straight SouthWest Suburban Conference game by taking down Lockport 7-2 at home on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Romeoville celebrates senior night with a 12-2 over Joliet Central.

HBO began filming the pilot of "American Blue" that follows a fictional former resident of Joliet who returns to join the Joliet Police Department.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County begins heron viewing hours at the Lake Renwick Heron Rookery every 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Aug. 9.

Lincoln-Way scores 5 goals in the first period, rolling past host Lemont 9-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Defending Class 2A State champion Beecher stayed undefeated and ended host Wilmington's 15-game winning streak with a 4-0 win Thursday, April 23, 2026.

State Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet hosted the first Green Escape Earth Day Event to promote environmental awareness in Joliet on Wednesday evening. Nearly a dozen groups were on hand and some were handing out free plants, seeds and juvenile trees.