Joliet News

A man claiming to be armed robbed a bank Thursday morning. At 10:20 a.m., the bandit walked into the Merchants and Manufacturers Bank, 601 E. Cass St., and approached a teller.

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(Joliet city council or Will County) I will not allow you to spread my wealth, nor will I vote for your incompetent asses. The so-called city property tax – is the city’s largest revenue source by far – is this property tax? Or is it a payroll for Dumb decisions.

Dell has introduced a mobile, virtual computing offering for healthcare providers, allowing clinicians single sign-on and session roaming capabilities on any device for applications they're authorized to use within a facility.

The Joliet West High School freshman academy will be holding its first Final Exam Preview Night at 7 PM November 17th, in the West Campus Auditorium at 401 North Larkin Avenue.

Joliet Police continue to investigate the weekend death of a 35 year old Franklin Park man found deceased in his brother\'s Joliet apartment after a night of drinking.

U.S. Army Cpt. Gregory Baugh, of Plainfield, recently visited Thomas Jefferson Elementary School to talk about Afghanistan at its Veterans Day Assembly on Friday.

Mater Dei was denied a sixth volleyball state championship on Saturday, losing to defending state champion Joliet Catholic Academy 25-20, 25-23 in the title match of the Class 3A state tournament at Redbird Arena.

A teen told police a masked man shot him in the leg Thursday. The 17-year-old victim was standing near Joliet and McDonough streets at 8:11 p.m. when a man wearing dark clothes and a white hockey mask ran up, he reported.

The city is trying to persuade environmental regulators to push back a deadline for mandated sewer improvements that would cost more than $53 million.

Joliet , IL - Nursing Program Awarded DNP Grant The University of St. Francis College of Nursing and Allied Health was awarded a more than $800,000 grant for its new Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

A motorcade with the body of slain Army Pfc. Michael Pearson, one of 13 soldiers killed in the Fort Hood rampage, left Midway Airport shortly before 10:40 a.m. A crowd of veterans, firefighters and Chicago police officers were on hand for the arrival Pearson's casket on a military transport.

When the city council gave tentative approval to a property tax increase last week, they made clear how tentative it was.

The Joliet City Council has signed off on an arrangement for the city to provide water and sewer services to the Ridgewood neighborhood.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 6:27 pm US/Central Reporting Dorothy Tucker JOLIET, Ill. On the verge of losing its General Motors dealership, one community rallies together to save it.

Every individual entering Joliet West High School on Friday will be searched after the discovery of a written bomb threat on Thursday.

A check for $15,000 was presented to Sue Staehely from the "Make Your Mark" Mark Staehely Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

A freshman at Joliet West High School was arrested Friday on a charge of disorderly conduct for writing a bomb threat on a urinal that spurred two searches at the school, police said.

One woman might be shocked to learn the county jail is also handicap accessible.

A Will County man accused of attacking four female victims in separate incidents has been found guilty of trying to kidnap a teenage girl.