The investigation of a Lockport Township man revealed videos of the victim had been recorded through hidden cameras in her bedroom and a bathroom, police said.

The current leadership at Joliet’s Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties said it has navigated “significant ongoing challenges” as a result of the former executive’s failures with “diligence and care.”

The former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties owed $40,000 in restitution to the nonprofit he pleaded guilty to stealing from and he has paid half of that amount.

A Joliet man has been charged with disseminating videos of child sex abuse materials in 2024, an offense that carries a penalty of six to 30 years in prison. 

A Lockport man allegedly confessed to having child sex abuse materials on his phone, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.

The Morris Police Department said it arrested a male juvenile at around 10 a.m. Thursday for the possession of child sexual abuse material.

Prosecutors argued for the detention of a man charged with his wife's 1988 murder based on his history of violence toward women and other evidence. A defense attorney argued there is no evidence of a murder.

Anyone who donates to Will County Habitat for Humanity by Friday and shines a light may enter the drawing for a chance to win the famous lights.

Patrick "PJ" Jones: If elected, one of my goals is to mandate all sworn law enforcement officers exceed the minimum state mandated hours for mental health training, crisis intervention and nonviolent de-escalation

Dan Jungles: Increasing transparency at the Will County Sheriff’s Office is my number one priority

Jim Reilly: I personally feel we should be allowed to release non-documented offenders from our custody (jails and prisons) directly to ICE however, that is currently against Illinois State law, the Illinois Trust Act.

A Will County judge said he is disturbed by what he called “authoritarianism” in a 2023 forfeiture case from prosecutors that he said was done to “punish the citizens.”

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The property owner has replaced the lights in the house and deputies were able to complete a more thorough investigation on and inside the property, the sheriff’s office said on Friday.

Democratic candidates for Will County sheriff spoke at a forum on about their vision for the sheriff’s office and addressed questions on dealing with federal immigration enforcement.

The fatal crash happened on Westbound Wilmington Peotone Road in the vicinity of 104th Ave in unincorporated Peotone on Tuesday.

A judge ruled a man charged with his wife’s 1988 murder in Will County cannot be released on an old cash bond and instead must face potential detention in jail under the SAFE-T Act.

A Bolingbrook man accused of bringing a gun to the Will County Courthouse is facing a charges from last year of unlawful possession of a gun by felon.

First responder agencies in Lockport, Romeoville, Lemont, and Will County received grant funds from CITGO Refinery Lemont.

A Will County judge found there were pretrial release conditions that could protect the public after a former Joliet school janitor was charged with child sex abuse materials possession.

The District 86 Board of School Inspectors voted unanimously to dismiss Jeremy Ledesma, 23, of Joliet, who was charged last week following an investigation by the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

A New Lenox man who was acquitted in a Joliet Township murder case last year has been arrested after he was accused of battery of a shopper at Walmart.

Will County's undersheriff provided a timeline of the investigation that led to a Joliet school custodian to face a charge of child sex abuse materials.

A Will County judge set a hearing for Jan. 23 to hear arguments on whether a Michigan man can be held in jail under the SAFE-T Act in a 1988 Joliet Township murder case.

A Will County judge may decide on Jan. 12 whether a former Crest Hill resident will stay in jail while he awaits trial on charges that alleged he killed his wife in 1988.

A Homer Glen man is accused of recklessly firing a gun and Will County sheriff’s deputies recovered “hundreds of rounds” of ammunition in the investigation.

Will County authorities are still investigating the death of an infant who was born in a toilet and buried in a box in Wilmington, police said.

A former Will County sheriff’s deputy is facing six more felony charges accusing him of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and possession of child sex abuse materials.

The suspect in a Frankfort Square gas station armed robbery was found “hiding in the women’s restroom of a nearby McDonald’s,” police said.

The "quick actions" of four Will County sheriff's deputies have been credited with saving the life of a pregnant woman who was injured in a shooting earlier this year.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office said two men have been charged in connection with a home invasion that involved the robbing of woman at gunpoint in her home.

Suspects in the Homer Glen home invasion and robbery of a 73-year-old woman had fled from police and crashed their vehicle in Joliet Township.

A Mokena man will remain in jail under the SAFE-T Act following a Dec. 3 alleged domestic battery incident that led to a large police respinse.

The Lockport Chamber of Commerce honored the following members and first responders at its annual awards dinner.

A Wilmington mother has been charged with desecration of her infant daughter, who was born in a toilet and then buried in a beer box. Cause of child's death not yet known.

Shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to the area of Green Garden and Princeton Street in Lockport Township regarding a vehicle that crashed into a fence, Will County Sheriff’s Office said.

A domestic violence call in Mokena led to a large police response following reports of man making violent threats and the sight of a rifle during an altercation. 

While police said an Ottawa man was arrested on a charge of attempted murder of a Will County sheriff’s deputy in Joliet, that was not among the charges in an indictment filed on Wednesday.

Defense motions filed in a case linked to a 2024 mass shooting in Joliet have alleged the actions of Illinois State Police scientist are serious enough to require a special prosecutor. 

A Plainfield man barricaded himself inside of his residence with a firearm after leaving the scene of a single-vehicle crash, police said. 

The final list of candidates filing to run in the March 17 primary is in.

Will County sheriff’s deputies responding to a structure fire on March 23 had discovered two emaciated horses on a Peotone Township property.

A dog spa in Homer Glen is hosting a “Pictures with Santa” event to raise money for a ballistic vest for a K-9 with the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Kevin “Kollins” Hedemark, who served as the public information officer for the Will County Sheriff’s Office and as a lieutenant with the sheriff’s auxiliary unit, has died.

Undercover officers who met with a Joliet man last Thursday for a drug buy at a McDonald’s had attempted to pin in his vehicle and arrest him before he fled and caused a multi-vehicle crash, prosecutors said.

A judge has ordered the Will County Sheriff’s Office to pay a Mokena man more than $19,000 following the dismissal of a forfeiture case that his attorney claimed involved “outrageous misconduct.”

The March 17 primary is a prelude to the November mid-term elections that will also determine the political makeup of Congress.

Fall is a bold time for young coyotes. As sightings increase during “dispersal season,” here’s what you need to know to ensure you co-exist peacefully with our canine neighbors.

Seven people were taken to local hospitals with injuries “ranging from back pain to multiple broken bones and one person refused treatment at the scene,” according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office. 

Will County sheriff's deputies were attempting to take a person into custody before the multi-vehicle crash. The sheriff's office has not yet disclosed the person's identity or the nature of the investigation.