Westbound I-80 reopens after 5-vehicle crash in Joliet

All westbound lanes of Interstate 80 were closed for about 9 hours Friday near southwest suburban Joliet for a crash involving four trucks and a sedan.

Man shot on I-55 near Joliet

A 37-year-old Minooka man was shot while driving Sunday on Interstate 55 near Joliet in the far southwest suburbs.

Wrong-way driver crashes into funeral procession in Joliet, injuring 3

​​​​​​​Three people were injured, one critically, after a wrong-way driver drove into a funeral procession Wednesday in southwest suburban Joliet.

Lanes open on I-55 after semi-truck crash shuts down traffic for hours in Joliet

All northbound lanes on Interstate 55 have been reopened Thursday after a semi-truck crash in southwest suburban Joliet shut down traffic for over six hours.

Hammond mayor wants to sell raw water to Joliet

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. wants to sell water from the Indiana city to Joliet in neighboring Illinois.

Missing 13-year-old girl may be headed to Mexico with 21-year-old man: police

Police in suburban Oak Forest are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl who, they say, may be heading to Mexico with a 21-year-old man.

Man charged in connection with homicide in Joliet

Jorge Rosas Jr. remains in custody at Will County Jail and is charged with three counts of first degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, Joliet police said.

Joliet police sergeant who leaked video of in-custody death arrested

A Joliet police sergeant who leaked a video of a man’s death in custody earlier this year has been arrested on felony charges.

Girl, 2, critically hurt after falling in Joliet pool

A 2-year-old girl was in critical condition after falling into a residential pool Tuesday evening while she and her family visited friends in suburban Joliet.

NASCAR pulls out of Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway

The Chicagoland Speedway hosted Nascar events for more than two decades, but now they are pulling out.

Joliet man shot at deputy, bit his hands during pursuit: sheriff

A man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting at a Will County sheriff’s deputy and then biting his hands during a foot chase in Joliet early Wednesday.

State trooper seriously injured in I-55 crash near Joliet

An Illinois State trooper was airlifted with serious injuries Wednesday after the trooper’s vehicle was rear-ended on I-55 near Joliet.

Man shot during attempted robbery in Joliet

A man was shot during an attempted robbery Saturday in southwest suburban Joliet.

Illinois adds 1,612 cases of coronavirus, 8 additional deaths

New mitigation efforts were announced Monday by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and public health officials for Will and Kankakee counties in an effort to the tamp down an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in those areas.

House ‘devastated’ by explosion near Joliet that injured 4

Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a large explosion Sunday afternoon that completely destroyed a home in Joliet township, injuring four people nearby.

Man gets 24 years for slashing ex-girlfriend in Joliet home invasion

A Joliet man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and slashing her and her new boyfriend.

Joliet man gets 15 years for sexually abusing child

A southwest suburban man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a young relative multiple times over several years.