Chicago-area migrant bus battle intensifies as more towns crack down

The migrant bus battle in the suburbs is intensifying, and the list of villages and towns trying to prevent random drop-offs and rogue buses is growing longer.

Michigan State basketball player Jeremy Fears Jr. wounded in Joliet shooting

Jeremy Fears Jr., freshman on the Michigan State University basketball team, was shot while visiting his hometown of Joliet over the holidays. 

Joliet nurses turn down Ascension Healthcare's 'final offer' amid contract negotiations
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Ascension Healthcare delivered nurses at Saint Joseph Medical in Joliet their last and final offer. The union decided to turn down the offer with hopes of returning to the bargaining table.

Cook County man charged with breaking into Joliet home, fatally shooting woman

A South Chicago Heights man faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder, after allegedly breaking into a woman's Joliet home and killing her on Wednesday.

Tagged elk found dead on side of I-55 in Joliet

An elk was struck and killed on the side of Interstate 55 in Joliet Wednesday morning. 

Gunman shot by police after breaking into Joliet home
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A Joliet police officer shot an armed man who broke into a house Wednesday morning in the southwest suburbs.

Gunman shot by police after breaking into Joliet home

A Joliet police officer shot an armed man who broke into a house Wednesday morning in the southwest suburbs.

Joliet man no longer faces murder charges in nursing home resident's death

A 71-year-old man who was arrested last month after an argument over laundry left a nursing home resident dead in Joliet is no longer facing first-degree murder charges.