Crash during reported ICE arrest in Joliet sparks questions from lawmaker
Reports of a crash during an ICE raid in Joliet this month prompted questions from a local congresswoman.
Jack in the Box's first Chicago-area location in decades opens
After 40 years, Jack in the Box is back in Chicagoland. Here's where the first new location just opened🍔🌮
Illinois deputies believe Joliet Township business break-ins are connected
Deputies are investigating two business break-ins that happened minutes apart in Chicago's southwest suburbs early Wednesday.
I-55 crash leaves 2 people injured in Bolingbrook
Two people were injured in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway on Wednesday morning.
Chicago-area caregiver charged after flushing stolen items from 90-year-old resident: police
A caregiver at a suburban assisted living facility is facing multiple charges after police say she tried to flush stolen jewelry and cash down the toilet to avoid arrest.
Chicago weather: Flash flooding in Chicago amid heavy downpour
Isolated showers and storms are ongoing tonight in Chicagoland.
Targeted shooting in Plainfield prompts shelter-in-place alert
A targeted shooting at Settler’s Park in Plainfield prompted a shelter-in-place order Saturday night in the southwest suburb, officials said.
Father, son drowned in Lake Michigan: Indiana officials
A Chicago-area father and son drowned in Lake Michigan on Saturday, according to Indiana Conservation Officers.
Joliet soldier killed in Lithuania to be honored with street dedication in hometown
Joliet will dedicate a street in honor of Army Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., the Joliet native killed in Lithuania earlier this year.
Joliet woman charged after elderly dog dies from heat stroke, police say
A Joliet woman is facing a felony charge after her elderly dog was found in severe distress from heat exposure and later euthanized, authorities said.
10 Chicago area water parks to beat the July 4th heat
It’s going to be hot this holiday weekend.
Wadea Al-Fayoume, Muslim boy murdered in hate crime, honored by park statue
Wadea Al-Fayoume, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was murdered in 2023, was honored with a new statue in a Plainfield park.
Previously convicted felon arrested in connection to shooting of 5-year-old: Joliet police
A Joliet man, previously convicted of a felony, has been arrested in connection to the shooting of a 5-year-old.
Teen shot, wounded 3 others in Joliet, police say
A teen boy was accused of shooting three other teens in southwest suburban Joliet early Sunday.
Joliet apartment complex shooting: 2 charged in exchange of gunfire
Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting outside a Joliet apartment complex last week that left each other and another man wounded.
Joliet head-on crash leaves 1 dead, 2 critically hurt, police say
A head-on crash in southwest suburban Joliet on Saturday evening left one person dead and two others critically injured.
Cook County crime: Feds seize fentanyl, 25 guns, arrest 2 suspects, prosecutors say
Two people were arrested after police seized kilograms of suspected fentanyl and 25 guns from their Cook County apartment and storage unit.
3 shot in Joliet apartment complex
Three men were hospitalized after a shooting Thursday night outside the Riverwalk Homes Apartments in Joliet, authorities said.
