Hundreds of people packed the Rialto Theater for the 100th anniversary celebration.

Joliet welcomed visitors and residents alike to its inaugural event at the new City Square downtown on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Students from Grompers Junior High School investigated and discovered a time capsule that was embedded in the wall of the school in 1969. The time capsule was opened Friday, May 1, 2026.
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.
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