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Interstate access was opened Monday to more than 309 acres of Joliet land at Interstates 55 and 80 in a development known as the Rock Run Collection.

A Will County jury on Friday found a Crestwood man guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death and smothering his 14-month old child four years ago because he didn’t want to pay child support.

A Will County jury was allowed to go home on Thursday night after 10 hours trying decide whether a Crestwood man is guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death and smothering their 14-month-old daughter in 2020.

A Crestwood man has chosen not to testify in a trial where he’s charged with killing a Lockport woman and their 14-month-old daughter in 2020.

Forensic scientists in a Lockport murder trial testified to finding a Crestwood man’s DNA on the fingernails and the neckline of a T-shirt belonging to a woman whom he’s charged with strangling to death in 2020.

Former President Donald Trump heads to Chicago next week for an event cosponsored by Bloomberg News and the Economic Club of Chicago.

A police commander testified in Lockport murder trial on Monday about the evidence he gathered in the 2020 investigation of the homicides of a woman and her infant daughter.

A defense attorney in a Lockport murder trial sharply questioned the lead detective about his investigation of a double homicide that led to charges against a Crestwood man.

In 2020, two Lockport police detectives grilled a Crestwood man about his reaction to the news of his daughter’s death and why he didn’t show up to a memorial for her.

A forensic pathologist testified in a murder trial in Will County on Wednesday that even though a Lockport woman had a vertical cut on her left forearm, her true cause of death was from strangulation.

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The family of a Lockport woman and her child testified in a murder trial on Tuesday. A former probationary firefighter-paramedic for Cicero is on trial on charges alleging he murdered the woman and their child.

A 12-member jury has been impaneled in Will County to decide whether a Crestwood man is guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death in 2020 and smothering their 14-month-old daughter.

The family of a Bolingbrook man who was suffering from a medical emergency in 2023 has claimed in a lawsuit that two officers caused his death by using excessive and deadly force without lawful justification.

Critics praise Guido Sant’Anna, who gained international recognition in 2022 when, at age 17, he became the first South American violinist to win the prestigious International Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna.

“Inherit the Wind” is on stage at Goodman Theatre in Chicago, with star power including Harry Lennix of television’s “The Blacklist.”

DeKalb police on Friday arrested a Chicago man they say was wanted for robbing a credit union while armed this summer and getting away with more than $50,000 in cash.

A Chicago man is accused of swindling two women in an Algonquin retail area by asking them to donate money to help “underprivileged youths” the increasing their donations tenfold, authorities allege.

A Chicago man who brought a loaded gun into the ER of a McHenry hospital pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID card.

A woman serving life in prison for the 2013 murder two Joliet men has filed a new petition that asks a judge to vacate her conviction or her sentence under claims that her constitutional rights were violated.

Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney describes agony of playoff baseball and other details of what its like to run a Major League Baseball team in Joliet on Tuesday.

A Chicago man is accused of threatening to "blow up" a homeless shelter where he'd stayed, run by McHenry-based charity Pioneer Center for Human Services. A warrant has been issued for the man's arrest.

A jury trial is set for next February for a former Plainfield Township landlord charged with killing a Muslim child and attempting to kill his mother based on their Islamic faith.

Elmhurst University to host author of book about Lori Lightfoot's term as Chicago mayor

Plans to extend rail service between Chicago and Rockford is the topic of public meetings Tuesday in Elgin and Wednesday in Huntley. Stops are planned for both towns.

A Fox Lake couple were followed home from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and robbed of their earnings by armed men, police said.

Construction crews in downtown Joliet have been at work on improvements for Chicago Street, such as upgraded water and sewer lines. The area is being developed for a future city square.

A 2-year-old child in Joliet who was fatally stabbed by his 6-year-old brother earlier this month is remembered by his family as a “sweet soul” and a “fighter” who “brought joy to all those around him.”

Huntley has been chosen as a stop on a new Chicago-to-Rockford Metra train line, and local officials are mulling where in downtown Huntley the station might go.

Two Chicago men are accused of posing as officials with the Federal Trade Commission and scamming a Spring Grove couple out of $60,000.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing a machine gun and stolen Toyota Camry in Woodstock and got prison time.

A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

A man charged in Cary last year for being a felon with possession of a bullet and cocaine has pleaded guilty in the case.

A Chicago woman was hoping a judge would throw out her traffic stop – and the 2.6 pounds of cocaine the cops found – but struck out. Destine Phillips still is charged with a Class X felony carrying up to 60 years.

A union representing employees at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill remain uncertain as to what their future holds with the impending closure and rebuild of the prison.

A former Joliet police officer who was convicted of domestic battery in 2023 has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.

The theme of the week at the Democratic National Convention was freedom, one local delegate said. “It’s been an amazing week,” Lee County Democrats member Sarah Bingaman said. “It’s been magnificent, frankly.”

A driver involved in a Joliet crash last year that led to death of a 25-year-old passenger from Texas has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence.

Anyone with information the missing teen should contact Will County Sheriff’s Detective Josh Lane by phone at 815-727-8574, extension 4948

Five men have been charged with participating in a video gaming theft ring that stole more than $100,000 across numerous counties, including Cook, Will, Kane and Kendall.

Chicago Cubs president of business operations will be joined by Chicago media personality David Kaplan at the Joliet Chamber of Commerce's 110th Anniversary celebration.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election

A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.

Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and ominous

Defense attorneys in a case linked to a Joliet shooting spree are awaiting "enormous" discovery from multiple states. A Joliet police spokesman said their investigation of the shooting is finished but motive "still unclear."

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President Joe Biden has delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention, saying, “I gave my best to you.”

Protesters marched to near the site of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on its opening day, saying they were determined to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza and other issues

Crowds of activists are expected to gather in Chicago for protests outside the Democratic National Convention

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is among the speakers expected to take the stage on the convention’s opening night, said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the city was prepared for the thousands of activists expected to participate in protests around the DNC