Joliet News

A SWAT team went into an apartment Tuesday morning to arrest a man accused of shooting two men in a back yard last week.

A former Joliet man who admitted to viewing child pornography tearfully begged a Will County judge Tuesday to keep him out of prison.

It's not a sentiment heard very often since the music festival that roared over the Memorial Day weekend in Joliet generated hundreds of noise complaints from surrounding towns.

Mir Ali, M.D., Ph.D. has joined the Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team. He will begin seeing patients July 1, 2013.

Will County has a new task force to investigate the sexual harassment of women working in industry.

On this day in 1923 the first Checker Taxi hit the streets. The Checker Taxi is the most famous taxi in the United States.

Members of a sexual harassment task force gathered Monday to announce the group's formation during a press conference at the Will County Office Building.

Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a 19-year-old Joliet resident wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of another Joliet teen.

A Joliet woman accused of neglecting an elderly woman under her care is facing a new indictment that details different aspects of her alleged crime, authorities said.

Cmdr. Brian Benton said gunfire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. in the 100 block of Hobbs Avenue, but no one was there when officers arrived.

Futures fell as Exxon Mobil Corp. completed work last week at its Joliet, Illinois, refinery, easing concern that supplies in the U.S. Midwest would remain tight through the peak summer driving season.

Members of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's staff will be available to meet with constituents from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday in Plainfield.

Andrew E. Saucedo: 30, of 125 N. State St. in Lockport, was arrested by sheriff's police Tuesday on a charge of driving on a suspended license.

Joliet resident Geriann Wiesbrook with her son, PFC Joseph Wiesbrook, at his graduation weekend from Basic Training in Ft Jackson in March.

The Joliet Slammers are hosting a fundraiser with the Locke family to help cover some of the medical bills for 7-year-old Addison Locke, who has hepatoblastoma, according to a news release.

Cmdr. Al Roechner said the victim was filling up at 11:06 p.m. at Citgo, 379 S. Chicago Street when four men approached his vehicle.

Authorities in Will County say a hotel employee in the village of Monee has been charged with criminal sexual assault after he allegedly hid in a woman's room and attacked her.

The Drama Guild Studio presents “Harvey,” the classic comedy by Mary Chase, at St. Joseph Academy in Joliet for three performances: Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 16, at 2 p.m. The play is produced in cooperation with the St. Joseph Academy School of the Arts and will be presented in their ... (more)

Joliet Police report that a 27 year old man was arrested earlier this week for setting his estranged wife's bedroom on fire, in a home at 606 Moran on Monday.

Will County Sheriff's police say an 18-year-old driver was dragging a deputy with his car when another officer shot at him Tuesday night.