Police are still investigating the motive in a case where a Joliet teen is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of another teen.

Police are searching for a man who is accused of using a skimming device to a credit card terminal at El Ranchito Supermarket in Joliet. Anyone who can identify him should contact a detective at 815-724-3029.

A huge source of pride for Joliet’s outgoing police chief are the relationships and bonds he’s developed during his time leading the police department. 

An investigation of a May 15 shooting in Joliet has led to two arrests thus far and one of the suspects showed up to a hospital with a gunshot wound but refused to cooperate with police, prosecutors said.

Both directions of Centerpoint Way at Laraway Road are reopened in Joliet, Joliet police said.

A man on parole from prison has been arrested during the Joliet police investigation of a daylight shooting on May 15 on Mills Road.

The 13-year-old victim “remains in stable but critical condition following surgery,“ Joliet police officials said.

A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in critical condition after being shot Monday, Joliet police said

The rooftop event was held between 5 a.m. and noon on Friday at the Dunkin’ at 3011 Plainfield Road, in Joliet’s far west side near the Louis Joliet Mal

The city of Joliet has agreed to a $2.15 million settlement in a federal lawsuit case over the 2020 death of a man who died after he was taken into police custody.

Joliet police are investigating a shooting which took place Friday morning in the 600 block of Mills Road.

Members of local police departments will be participating Friday in the annual “Cop on a Rooftop” fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Illinois beginning at 5 a.m.

Willis Ellis, 58, has been charged with the first-degree murder of another man killed in a May 8 shooting on Nicholson Street in Joliet.

A termination hearing that began Wednesday for a Joliet police lieutenant who is accused of misusing the Flock license plate reader will continue to another date but it’s yet not clear when.

A judge on June 30 could change her decision granting a new trial for a woman serving a life sentence for the 2013 Joliet murders known as “Nightmare on Hickory Street.”

A Joliet man who appeared intoxicated to officers was accused of trespassing at City Square and attempting to fight a man in front of the Rialto Square Theatre, police said.

The Joliet Police Department received a call on Tuesday from an “unknown” person communicating a threat “related to the outside vicinity” of Joliet Central High School.

A judge allowed the jail release of a Romeoville woman charged with recklessly firing a gun in the direction of another woman near a Joliet bar.

Joliet police reported that officers found the victim in the front yard of a residence in the 200 block of Nicholson Street.

The speed of an SUV involved in a deadly Joliet crash and the factors that led to the initial collision “remain significant parts of the ongoing crash investigation being conducted by our traffic unit," a police spokesman said.

A 17-year-old who was stabbed Sunday at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet has died, Joliet police said

A security guard at Anthony’s Restaurant & Pub in Joliet was struck in the face and bit during an altercation with two patrons, police said. 

A Joliet police officer on patrol heard the sound of an animal crying and saw a man punching and kicking a pit bull while it was lying on the ground, a police spokesman said.

A search warrant operation on Dixon Avenue in Joliet led to the discovery of drugs, guns and one handgun modified to fire shots automatically, police said.

A teen in Joliet has been charged with stabbing another teen at the Riverwalk Homes apartment building in Joliet, police said.

There will be additional police presence at arrival and dismissal at Joliet Central on Monday while police continue to investigate.

Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English said a 31-year-old man died Sunday morning after suffering a gunshot wound to the head.

Almost 30 animals were rescued in Joliet following an investigation that uncovered a “broader criminal operation” involving unlawful drug activity and “serious animal cruelty,” the police chief said. 

The Joliet Police Department said drivers should plan for traffic delays and a large amount of pedestrian traffic in the area. The game starts at 3:05 p.m. Thursday.

Joliet city officials say the search for the next police chief "will not be limited geographically—internal, regional, and national candidates will all be welcome to apply."

The filming of the proposed HBO TV series “American Blue” continued on late Tuesday afternoon near the Slammers baseball stadium in Joliet.

The Joliet police chief plans to retire May 28 after serving more years than any other chief since 2018 for a department that weathered controversies and leadership instability before his arrival.

Joliet Park District has implemented “updated controls” and internal reporting to ensure an incident where a past finance director stole from them does not happen again, according to the executive director.

Barges under drawbridges, Joliet Central High School and St. Joseph's Catholic Church downtown all being filmed in depiction of Joliet for proposed HBO series "American Blue."

Illinois State Police is investigating a 2025 incident involving a Joliet City Council member who is accused in a lawsuit of physically attacking a man without justification at Andy & Sophie’s bar.

A former Joliet school teacher facing felony charges of grooming and indecent solicitation of a student violated his position of trust in the “most abhorrent fashion conceivable,” said Joliet’s police chief.

A balloon release was held Saturday for Terhan "T3" Foster Gordon, 36, of Joliet, almost a month after his remains were found in Mokena. The family is hoping for justice.

A teen has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Thursday night at a Joliet apartment complex that left two other teens in critical condition and a third with a gunshot wound to the hand.

Another semitrailer passing through Joliet was involved in a hit-and-run crash that damaged a traffic signal pole near the Will County Courthouse.

Joliet police and fire personnel rescued a man from the Des Plaines River early Thursday morning.

A 29-year-old driver of a Mazda and two passengers, including an infant, were injured after a box truck collided with their vehicle near I-55, police said.

A 23-year-old man was wounded in a shooting on Tuesday on Richards Street in Joliet Township. The victim is not cooperating with the investigation, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Joliet City Council approves $81,000 contract with Allied Universal Security Services. Police chief said there aren't enough officers for City Hall security detail.

A Kankakee man left behind suitcases containing a rifle and ammunition after he was told he was banned from Harrah's casino in Joliet, according to prosecutors.

Four women were arrested in Joliet and two of them were accused of striking officers trying to break up large crowds and stop fights in parking lots near the Louis Joliet Mall.

The Joliet suspect accused of robbing a woman loading groceries into her vehicle managed to flee the scene but witnesses captured images of him as he left, police said.

A 69-year-old Joliet man was seriously injured after being hit by a car while on his bicycle on the city's west side Saturday afternoon.

A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of driving a vehicle without a front bumper, refusing to pull over in a traffic stop and refusing to exit the vehicle.

A Joliet man is charged with aggravated driving under the influence in a Jan. 28 crash that left a 17-year-old hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. 

A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of unlawfully possessing a gun found during a search warrant operation on Garnsey Avenue in the city’s east side.