A Joliet teen was hospitalized early Friday morning for injuries considered not life threatening.

Joliet police detective Jeremy Eaton addresses mental health in veterans through five different outlets.

A Joliet police lieutenant who was put on leave on July 29 still remains on administrative leave and the city inspector general investigation is still ongoing.

The 2023 case against a former Joliet Park District official charged with using a district credit card for personal entertainment purchases remains open in court.

Seven people were taken to local hospitals with injuries “ranging from back pain to multiple broken bones and one person refused treatment at the scene,” according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office. 

Will County sheriff's deputies were attempting to take a person into custody before the multi-vehicle crash. The sheriff's office has not yet disclosed the person's identity or the nature of the investigation.

A man who faces a slew of charges – but not attempted murder – must remain in jail under the SAFE-T Act following his arrest in connection with a police pursuit and shooting in Joliet.

Multiple vehicles were damaged in a crash on Thursday at the corner of Reed Street and West Jefferson Street.

As many as 10 students may have been involved in a fight at Joliet West High School and no arrests have been made as the investigation remains open, police said.

Ashley Tucker, 25, was reported missing on Oct. 14, 2018 and her body was found 12 days later in a yard in Lockport Township.

A woman with an intellectual disability reported missing in Joliet may have taken a Metra train to Chicago on Tuesday, police said.

A 20-year-old man shot at police before fleeing on foot from a traffic stop in Joliet Township early Wednesday, police said

A Glendale Heights man who worked as a chef is facing a charge of the 2023 attempted murder and aggravated battery of a Joliet police officer who responded to his 911 call.

Honorary principals from a cross section of the community spent the day shadowing the 21 District 86 school principals where they assisted on a variety of duties and responsibilities.

A 15-year-old girl was reported to have been last seen in the 6000 block of Winterhaven Drive, according to a statement from the Joliet Police Department.

The Joliet Police Department hosted its third annual trunk-or-treat event on Saturday. ‘It’s a great to bring everyone out together right now,’ said a Joliet parent attending the event.

A two-day trial in Chicago over a false arrest lawsuit filed by former Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne Killian concluded on Thursday with a verdict that was not in his favor, court records show. 

Krystal L. Dean, 39, of Joliet, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and violation of owner duties under the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act, according to Joliet police.

A Joliet man has been charged with firing a gun in a “reckless manner” which "endangered” the safety of residents near Rowell Avenue and Linden Avenue, court records show.

A retired Joliet police sergeant claims he sustained $325,000 in damages in total for his alleged wrongful arrest and loss of employment, federal court records show.

A judge ruled a Joliet man posed a danger to the community and a flight risk after viewing a video of the Oct. 7 incident that left a 74-year-old woman with broken ribs, a bruised liver, two black eyes and other injuries.

Prosecutors will request a Will County judge to view a video in their bid to keep a Joliet man detained in jail on charges alleging he struck a woman with a vehicle outside Walmart.

A driver traveling through the east side of Joliet is expected to survive after he was shot in the head and leg by an “unknown pedestrian” in the area, police said. 

The felony charges were filed against Amy Burgett-Masse, 44, and Ryanne Burgett-Masse, 20, both of Elwood, following an investigation of computer tampering and official misconduct.

ICE agents showed up at the parking lot of Azteca de Oro in Joliet on Saturday but left upon a request from the banquet hall manager.

The sister of a Joliet woman who was murdered in 2023 told her killer in court on Tuesday that he is "an evil person with a dark soul."

A 74-year-old woman is expected to survive getting struck by a vehicle outside a Joliet Walmart and the driver who hit her remains under investigation, police said.

A Joliet man has been charged with threatening to come to Joliet City Hall with a handgun and shoot people, police said.

A Joliet police lieutenant put on leave last July for an ongoing city inspector general investigation was found in 2024 to have violated departmental policy by shooting at a fleeing vehicle, city records show.

A man in Joliet is expected to survive a gunshot wound to the groin, police said.

A Will County judge has set what she called a “firm trial date” in a 2018 murder case against a former Joliet teacher after telling attorneys the case has “taken entirely too long.”

A brief shelter in place order was issued to area residents on Friday morning when Joliet police executed a search warrant on the residence and arrested Reginald Rogers, 33, of Joliet.

The $23 million Cass Street bridge project includes replacing sections of steel deck.

A 2-year-old boy has been hospitalized in serious condition and a Wilmington man died following a semitrailer crash in Joliet.

Joliet police officers investigated an incident where a 20-year-old Family Dollar store employee was punched multiple times in the face.

On Wednesday afternoon, a Will County jury found Patrick Gleason, 63, guilty of killing Daniel Rios III, 52, who died in the shooting on March 9, 2018 at Izzy’s bar in Joliet.

A Will County judge was not persuaded a Joliet man acted in self-defense in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teen outside a laundromat.

The Kendall County Coroner’s Office has released the names of the couple who died by an apparent homicide shooting followed by a suicide this morning in Joliet, according to a preliminary investigation by police.

At 11:52 p.m. Monday, Joliet police officers on patrol near South Chicago Street and Fourth Avenue overheard possible gunshots, police said.

A patron of Izzy’s bar in Joliet said in court on Friday that a Crest Hill man charged with killing a bartender said he would “shoot the place up” after he was told not to smoke at the establishment.

A Will County prosecutor told the jury they will see evidence with their own eyes proving their case that a Crest Hill man committed the deadly 2018 shooting at a Joliet bar.

Two men in Joliet may have been shot from someone on a passing motorcycle, police said. 

A Joliet man has been charged with firing a gun in the direction of his ex-girlfriend and prosecutors alleged he endangered multiple people in the incident.

Joliet police officers are investigating two separate shootings that occurred on Vine Street and Des Plaines Street in the past week.

Cesar Guerrero made his statement at a Joliet City Council meeting Tuesday night where he also called on city officials to speak out on an ICE arrest outside City hall.

A Joliet man faces multiple felony weapons charges after allegedly firing a handgun from a vehicle on Tuesday night, according to police

Closing arguments were held in the case a Joliet man charged with the 2021 first-degree murder of Diego Arriaga, 17, who was found shot to death in the parking lot of Blue Kangaroo laundromat in Joliet.

Federal officials have yet to disclose whether they’ve been involved in reports of immigration enforcement activity in Joliet, including one that was alleged to have occurred at the Will County Courthouse.

The 44-year-old man who suffered multiple stab wounds in Joliet has been hospitalized in serious condition but his injuries are not considered life threatening, police said.

Joliet police detectives have identified a person of interest in the investigation of an armed robbery last Saturday at Circle K gas station.