Prosecutors said a Joliet man posed a threat to the community as he is accused of repeatedly shooting a "defenseless toddler and his mother."

Prosecutors argued for a Joliet murder case transferred from juvenile court to adult court because it involved what they said was a premeditated and "cold-blooded" murder of a teen captured on video.

A Chicago man was allegedly caught with a stolen gun in Joliet after officers responded to an altercation at the city’s train station.

A Joliet police officer who was under investigation by an outside law firm has been recommended for termination.

City records show Joliet tallied $838,018 in legal costs to fight lawsuits from the former mayor that failed in court, as well as a lawsuit from former City Council member that remains ongoing.

A 21-year-old Joliet man died following a crash involving a car and semitrailer truck in Joliet early Saturday morning.

A Joliet police officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation being conducted by an outside firm.

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

A Joliet man with a pending charge of reckless shooting in 2024 was back in jail after he was accused of selling $450 worth of crack cocaine and fentanyl during an undercover operation. 

A Joliet man charged with recklessly firing a gun into the air last Saturday was released from jail on electronic monitoring and home confinement. 

A Joliet man is accused of stomping on the stomach of a pregnant woman, who had stabbed him with a screwdriver to stop his assault of another man, police said.

Joliet police have charged a homeless man with several counts of theft and weapons charges following an investigation into a series of vehicle burglaries.

The current leadership at Joliet’s Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties said it has navigated “significant ongoing challenges” as a result of the former executive’s failures with “diligence and care.”

The federal court order on Tuesday did not set a specific amount that the city should receive in reimbursement of litigation costs from the attorneys for former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk.

A Joliet man was a roommate of the woman he’s charged with killing and the woman was apparently holding her 4-year-old son in her arms when they were repeatedly shot by him, prosecutors said. 

Police are investigating a robbery in which more than $1,000 was taken from a Joliet wireless service business, police said.

A former supervisor for Joliet Township has been arrested again, this time for allegedly driving while license revoked, and he provided a fictitious name during the traffic stop, police said.

A Crest Hill man has been sentenced to 130 years in prison for killing a bartender, attempting to kill a man trying to stop the shooting and wounding the son of the bar’s owner.

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A Joliet Police Department investigation has led to a Tinley Park man to face a charge of obstructing justice during a search for a missing juvenile.

The city of Joliet agreed to pay $87,000 to a Joliet man in exchange for him dropping his claims of false arrest and excessive force against two police officers, one of whom is the son of the deputy city manager.

The front of the Jeep in Joliet was struck by Chrysler, causing both vehicles to spin, police said. The Jeep then struck a city light pole, knocking it into the roadway.

Joliet's chief legal counsel said former Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's legal claims "have always been without merit." A federal judge has not yet ruled on a motion for sanctions against O'Dekirk's attorneys.

A teen driver from Addison suffered life-threatening injuries in a Joliet crash. Police are seeking videos from the public.

Joseph Johnson, 29, has been charged with the first-degree murder of Joselynn Diaz-Garcia, 36 and Gianni Reyes, 4, who were killed on Sunday in Joliet.

A Kankakee County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Joliet mayor who claims he was the victim of a conspiracy in 2020 to subject him to criminal charges.

Joselynn Diaz-Garcia, of Joliet, and 4-year-old Gianni Reyes, who is believed to be her child, were pronounced dead at 1:55 p.m. on Sunday in the 700 block of Garnsey Avenue in Joliet.

Joliet police said they have in custody a man believed to be the shooter of the two victims. No charges had been filed as of late Sunday afternoon.

A Joliet man was able to secure his release from jail in four of six felony cases because a Will County judge would lower the cash bond amounts, court records show.

A woman suffered a graze wound and two homes were struck by gunfire in a Joliet shooting on Thursday.

Joliet police officers conducted a search warrant operation on Thursday morning on North Raynor Avenue.

A criminal complaint alleged a property manager for the Housing Authority of Joliet accepted rent payments from tenants but failed to remit that money to the housing authority last year.

A new lawsuit has been filed against a Joliet police officer accused of subjecting a girl to harmful and offensive physical contact when he frisked her during a traffic stop.

A Joliet woman charged with battering four police officers was released from jail because she was not charged with an offense eligible for detention under the SAFE-T Act.

A Joliet woman is facing several charges after allegedly resisting arrest and assaulting police officers at a local bar early Sunday morning, according to the Joliet Police Department.

A Joliet police sergeant is under investigation by the Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force, police said.

Peter Zabala is charged with Ashley Tucker’s murder and the concealment of her death following a Joliet Police Department investigation into Tucker’s disappearance on Oct. 14, 2018.

An emergency medical technician from Joliet was arrested after she was accused of aggressive behavior and causing a delay for an ambulance transporting a patient, police said.

In the winter months, police often see an increase in stolen vehicles, the Joliet Police Department said.

The 3rd District Appellate Court affirmed the SAFE-T Act detention of a Glendale Heights man charged with attempted murder of a Joliet police officer in 2023. The case still awaits trial.

Joliet, along with Chicago, saw a major drop in homicides in 2025 compared to the previous years.

A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of robbing about $5,000 worth of collectible Funko Pop figurines from a 55-year-old man. 

Officers responded to the shooting about Sunday in the 1100 block of Clement Street, said Joliet Police Sgt. Dwayne English.

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The charges alleged Christopher McClinton used a counterfeit $100 to buy a lottery ticket on July 13 from a gas station in Joliet.

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About 50 juveniles involved in the incident despite Youth Supervision Policy at Louis Joliet Mall.

A Joliet woman faces a felony charge after she was accused of striking a man with a cane with metal spikes during an anti-Trump protest last October.

During the investigation of the Joliet shooting, officers found a loaded handgun with an extended magazine and a spent shell casing, police said.