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Joliet West led by nine midway through the third only to fall behind by four in the early fourth as Joliet West eventually rallied to claim victory in the opening of the WJOL Tourney over Joliet Catholic.

A sexual predator has been charged with going to Joliet West High School to pick up a 16-year-old girl and he’s accused of engaging in sexual acts with her, according to prosecutors.

Joliet Township High School District 204 estimates the transition to solar panels will save the district an estimated $5 million and conserve the equivalent of 416,948 gallons of gas over the next 25 years.

Joliet West High School alum Mark Carlson gets the supervisory umpire assignment as he prepares for his third MLB World Series that begins Friday night in Los Angeles.

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois will host a Trunk or Treat on Sunday at Nikos Catering in Joliet.

The International Day of Peace Celebration & Peace Walk in Joliet featured speeches, tables with informational literatures and a walk showing attendees’ commitment to peace.

Joliet police say no credible threats found, but others may be involved after making two arrests in connection with social media threats made to Joliet schools.

The source of a social media threat that was circulated Sunday stating students will be bringing weapons into both Joliet high schools has been identified and deemed not credible, according to a statement by Joliet Township High School District 204.

Joliet West High School was on a “secure and hold” protocol for more than three hours Friday afternoon in reaction to rumors of a weapon on the campus. No weapon was found after a search by Joliet police.

Joliet West High School is going to an emergency E-Learning Day on Wednesday because the air conditioning is not working in the school’s cafeteria,.

Joliet Township High School District 204 wants to add more school resource officers.

Joliet West High School has announced that Casey Tyrell and Shradha Verma have been named 2024 Mr. and Ms. Alpha Omega.

Jana Brodeur said she started working at TCBY Shorewood during her senior year at Joliet West High School.

Joliet police and fire department units responded to an accident Thursday morning after an SUV ran a red light and struck a school bus, according to police.

Joliet Central High School senior Jesus Avila won a silver medal at the 2024 SkillsUSA Illinois Career Competition

Joliet West High School's Special Populations Dance offers a red carpet experience for students who need accommodations.

Dave Marco was a paraprofessional at Joliet West for nearly 17 years and a huge supporter of the school’s sports programs. He died on March 6.

Michigan State guard and former Joliet West star Jeremy Fears Jr. spoke to reporters Wednesday for the first time since being shot in the leg in December.

Occupants of two vehicles were apparently firing gunshots at each other in broad daylight in Joliet in an incident that is similar to a deadly shooting four years ago on the same road.

Jaedyn Jumper-Uwumarogie’s full scholarship stemmed from her participation in QuestBridge.

Joliet West's speech team closed out a highly successful season on Feb. 17 with a top three finish for its team captain at the state tournament in Peoria.

Justin Matlow, a sophomore at Joliet West High School, is creating a 12-foot by 12-foot tiger mural on a wall in teacher Jenn Galloy's classroom.

Joliet West studen Payton Fraser has been selected to perform the national anthem during the IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals at CEFCU Arena.

An Elwood school district will examine whether to send their students to Wilmington instead of Joliet given their concerns over rising truck traffic and commute time in recent years, the district’s superintendent said.

Topics covered in the Joliet Fire Department’s Citizen Fire Academy included ventilation, fire behavior, emergency medical services, ladder operations and community risk reduction.

Joliet police were able to find two loaded handguns inside of a Joliet West High School student's bedroom that matched the ones he allegedly posted on Snapchat.

Joliet West High School was briefly placed on lockdown following safety concerns over an "aggressive" patient who left a nearby hospital. The patient was then taken into custody.

Joliet West High School administrators became aware of the social media threat this morning.

Police are still investigating a shooting two weeks ago that wounded a 19-year-old woman and former Joliet West High School basketball player Jeremy Fears Jr.

A female juvenile who made a social media threat directed toward Joliet West High School has been identified.

Smoke and fumes from a malfunctioning motor at Joliet West High School led to a brief evacuation of students and staff from one of the buildings on campus.

Ryan Bates and Avery Kittl were named 2023 Mr. and Ms. Alpha Omega at senior awards on May 10.

The following seniors from the class of 2023 at Joliet Central High School and Joliet West High School are graduating at the top of their class with summa cum laude honors.

Emmanuel Zamoras said he is thankful for living in the U.S. and sought the best way to give back to his country.

Lawson Sizemore, an associate coach at Joliet West, has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type A, a disorder that affects the peripheral nerves. He plans to study journalism at the University of Illinois. Now, due to the community's support, he no longer needs his mother for rides.

Joliet high schools announce April Students of the Month for Joliet Central, Joliet West.

At least 10 female students were involved in a fight that broke out at Joliet West High School and the incident is still under investigation, police said.

Jeremy Fears Jr. is a 6-foot-2, 182-pound senior guard for the Joliet West varsity basketball team

Lockport, Lincoln-Way East and Bolingbrook are all in a battle for first in the Southwest Suburban Conference

Joliet West High School awarded seniors Tiffany Trizna and Braden Brophy with the title of Ms. and Mr. Alpha Omega at Senior Awards Night on Thursday, May 12.

The Joliet West High School Symphonic Band was one of six bands in IHSA Class 3A selected to perform at the Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival at the University of Illinois earlier this month.

School District 204.Joliet West journalism students won second place as a team at the IHSA sectionals on April 9. Joliet West group interpretation students placed fifth in the IHSA state finals during the weekend of March 15.

The group interpretation team at Joliet West High School is heading to Illinois High School Association state finals this weekend.

Patrick Robinson's driving basket with six seconds left gave Oswego East a thrilling 59-57 win over Joliet West on Friday in a Southwest Prairie Conference crossover game.

Shorewood native Jeff Kremer started building puzzles during the pandemic

A third student was arrested in connection with a Wednesday cafeteria fight and two more were arrested Thursday, police said.

This week's fights were just the latest incidents of violence at Joliet's high schools.

The goal is to get Penelope Gomez healthy enough for kindergarten

Plainfield South’s baseball team found itself in a hole early but rallied to avoid an upset in its Class 4A regional final against visiting Romeoville on Monday.The second-seeded Cougars won, 12-6, after spotting the 10th-seeded Spartans a 6-0 lead after an inning and a half.