9 positive West Nile virus samples now reported in Will County

The latest samples were taken from a trap located in Crete and another near Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, the Will County Health Department said. Other positive samples were taken from traps located in Lockport, Plainfield, Monee, Manhattan and Joliet.

Thousands of fetal remains found in deceased doctor's garage are nearly 2 decades old, official says

Illinois authorities on Thursday said that more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains found stacked in the garage of a deceased doctor's home were from abortions performed in Indiana nearly two decades ago and it's up to authorities there to determine if crimes were committed.

Boy, 16, shot near Mexican Independence Day Parade in Joliet

A shooting Saturday afternoon in Joliet that wounded a 16-year-old boy happened near the route of the Mexican Independence Day parade held annually in the city’s downtown.

Suburban man charged with selling fake jerseys, championship rings

A Bolingbrook man is accused of selling counterfeit sports jerseys, championship rings, and other sportswear through an online store.

Body found in Des Plaines River in Joliet

The man, later identified as Aikeem Kimble, 33, was pulled from the water and turned over to the Will County coroner’s office, Scholtes and Illinois State Police said

Man wearing Halloween mask stabbed caretaker 30 times in suburban Chicago: police
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A man is accused of putting on a Halloween mask and stabbing his caretaker dozens of times after she took his phone away Saturday at an assisted living home in southwest suburban Plainfield.

Racing hot rods come to Route 66 Raceway
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It's time for the thunderous rumble of 10,000 horse power engines and speed defying drag racing at Joliet's Route 66 Raceway.

Police: Woman, 2 daughters found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Joliet
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Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide of a woman and her two 6-year-old daughters who were found dead Monday afternoon inside a southwest suburban Joliet home.