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Abbbot Hays, 27, of Chicago; Erick “Iggy” Ignaczak, 44, of Berwyn; Harsha Pandaraboyina, 23, of Crest Hill; and Emily Harvey, 35, of Manhattan, feel they lost their jobs as part of under President Donald Trump’s decision to slash federal spending.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Joliet mayor against two former police officials and others that alleged he was the victim of an alleged conspiracy in 2020 to subject him to criminal charges. 

Jury selection is expected to take place on Monday for the hate crime murder trial of a former Plainfield Township landlord after a judge allowed the admission of his statements to a sheriff’s deputy.

A registered child sex offender solicited a child through Snapchat to send him “indecent” images, Lake in the Hills police and prosecutors said.

A sensory playground in Plainfield has been dedicated to the memory of a Muslim child who was stabbed to death in 2023 in Plainfield Township.

A private investigator contracted by a Chicago law firm will handle the internal affairs investigation of a Will County sheriff’s lieutenant fatal shooting of a hostage taker.

Defense attorneys once again seek to have a neuropsychologist evaluate a former Bolingbrook police sergeant who wants his murder conviction vacated.

McHenry County-area businesses face great unknowns over the potential impact of new tariffs.

A case accusing the former lawyer of convicted killer Drew Peterson of violating a judge’s gag order will face further delays because of his new appeal to a higher court.

With the TRUST Act in place statewide, non-sanctuary resolutions in Grundy County and throughout the state have little legal power, even in the wake of Trump’s changes to federal immigration policy

Eclectic entertainment and attractions spice the Valentine's Day weekend across the suburbs.

The Joliet area was blanketed by gentle but abundant snow showers on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, throughout the city.

Suburban Democratic members of Congress significantly outspent their Republican rivals en route to victories in the November election – but one was the runaway leader when it came to shelling out campaign cash.

Attorneys for a former Joliet Township official claims Will County prosecutors broke the law when presenting evidence to a grand jury that led to pandemic relief fraud charges.

For the second legislative session in a row, state Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, is pushing to ban several chemicals from Illinois food items.

The Trump administration sued Chicago and the state of Illinois on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws

In the days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Illinois attorney Marleen Suarez has received a flood of clients asking her to prepare paperwork to turn their children to friends, family, or even strangers, if they are deported.

The Joliet Fire Department will receive a national award that recognizes its community mental health program that has provided rapid care to more than 2,000 residents since 2022.

A Joliet grocery store and several restaurants were closed for one day as part of a nationwide protest in solidarity with immigrants in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

An 18-year-old Chicago man was arrested Wednesday after he was charged in the theft of an Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio from a Crystal Lake dealership last year.

With prescription drug costs soaring, Illinois lawmakers announced legislation this week reviving efforts to create a prescription drug affordability board with the goal of capping the growing cost of medication.

Local authorities confirmed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was in Crystal Lake Tuesday, but what they were investigating and other details are unknown.

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing checkers, the longtime Democratic powerbroker was playing chess.

When shortform video platform TikTok shut down service earlier this month, the move surprised some Illinois politicians who use the app to educate, reach constituents and follow trends.

Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General Assembly adjourns in May.

A Will County sheriff’s lieutenant who is being sued over claims that he wrongfully killed a hostage taker in 2022 at a Romeoville bank will face no charges over the incident.

Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city

A Will County judge issued a $525,070 default judgment against a company that operated a now-shuttered Joliet nursing home in a unpaid wage lawsuit case but it’s unclear whether former employees will ever see a dime.

Federal prosecutors continued their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, accusing the longtime Democratic powerbroker of using Chicago Ald. Danny Solis’ positions of power “to gain private benefits.”

A Chicago man has been sentenced to two years of probation in a plea deal after he was charged with stealing from four cars in 2023 in Johnsburg.

An appellate court has vacated the vehicular hijacking and armed robbery convictions in a case that was touted by the Will County state’s attorney as an example of “effective prosecution” in contrast to Cook County. A new trial was ordered.

The “unimaginable loss” of a Joliet family who were killed in a mass shooting one year ago continues to be “felt deeply within our department and across our community,” said Joliet’s police chief.

A Lockport woman who partially blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for her role in the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot is among five people from Will County who’ve been pardoned for their crimes.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.

Pilsen Wellness Center wants to open at 971 Collins St., in Joliet, a site once part of the surrounding U.S. Steel complex.

The operation will be concentrated in the Chicago area, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because plans have not been made public. Arrests are expected all week.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with possessing multiple drugs at a Crystal Lake motel last year.

Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit rescue plan.

The Tony Award-winning show reaps bushels of laughs.

Heritage Corridor Destinations held an open house on Jan. 8 for its new office at 701 Essington Road, Suite 100 in Joliet. Attendees at the open house included business partners, community leaders and stakeholders.

The family of a slain Lockport woman and her child called a Crestwood man who was sentenced to life in prison a "monster" who "took two beautiful lives" in 2020. He maintains he is innocent of the crimes.

State seizes an estimated $1 million in cash and property in 2022 drug bust and money laundering case

A Manhattan couple facing charges of pandemic relief fraud and other charges have filed a federal lawsuit claiming Will County authorities and the U.S. Secret Service are targeting citizens like them with “frivolous” civil forfeiture cases to line their pockets.

Marengo is along the proposed Rockford line. Officials want a stop.

A Will County judge allowed for the conditional jail release of a Homer Glen couple charged with a felony offense linked to their 2-year-old child’s suspected drug overdose death.

A defense attorney has renewed his bid for the jail release of a Shorewood man facing charges tied to a deadly shooting spree carried out by a Joliet man who later died by suicide in a confrontation with police.

The Chicago regional public transportation system is facing a fiscal cliff without new funding. Where does McHenry County fit into the funding picture?

A Lockport Heights woman has filed a lawsuit against a man charged with attempting to murder her and and committing a hate crime against her.

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The Crystal Lake Historic Preservation Commission wants to submit the downtown train depot to the National Register of Historic Places.