Rockdale

A Rockdale man received probation after he pleaded guilty to using his cellphone while he was involved in a vehicle crash that led to the death of pedestrian in Shorewood in 2020.

The third annual one-mile walk raising awareness about breast cancer and diabetes will take place on Saturday morning at the Will County Office building in Joliet.

A Lockport Township man who was previously convicted of possessing an AK-47 rifle has been arrested again on charges alleging he possessed a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in a vehicle.

The investigation of a Channahon sex crime was conducted by the Channahon Police Department, the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Bolingbrook Police Department and the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Laboratory.

Rockdale Pancake House is open 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday through Saturday.

The restaurant, located at 400 Moen Ave. in Rockdale, opened for business on July 20

Angel Contreras will provide free assistance to Joliet Township after he resigns and the township will consider "all options, including potentially hiring Angel as an employee or consultant,” the township’s attorney said.

The body was identified Tuesday evening as Chicago pastor Warren Beard, 53, who was was last seen July 2 in Joliet, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Church of St. Anthony, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Bernard Catholic Church are hosting celebrations in Joliet.

Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, westbound I-80 will be reduced from two lanes to one between Briggs and Richards streets.

Overnight lane closures planned for the next three weeks that were set to begin this week have been adjusted and extended, according a release issued by the Illinois Department of Transportation on Wednesday afternoon.

The Crest Hill police chief said the area in Rockdale has been searched in the past for Wendy Gessing and police renewed the search of the area with the use of a mapping tool.

The Center for Economic Development worked with the communities of Joliet, Lockport and Rockdale in applying for the grant. Community meetings are being held Nov. 14 in Joliet and Lockport.

Rosemont-based company acquires Environmental Recycling and Disposal

The man was rescued safe and sound, according to the Rockdale Fire Protection District chief.

The meeting location of the search party will be at Bicentennial Park in Joliet on Thursday and Friday.

The man was last seen in the Broadway Street area of Joliet and has a friend in Rockdale, according to his mother.

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A Rockdale man faces a charge of laundering tens of thousands of dollars from Hollywood Casino in Joliet.

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The cause of a fire to a detached residential garage in Rockdale is still under investigation. Nothing about the fire seemed suspicious, according to Rockdale's police chief.

Premier Events & Catering also manages Renaissance Center in Joliet

On Jan. 3, Syl's Restaurant owner Maura Williams announced on Facebook page that the restaurant was closing under current management. Local patrons are stunned that Syl’s Restaurant, which opened in 1946, according to the restaurant’s website, might be closed for good.

Tom Grotovsky announced on Facebook on Monday that If anyone has a gift certificate for Syl’s Restaurant in Rockdale, contact him at The Great American Bagel in Joliet, and he will swap bagels and cream cheese in exchange for the gift certificate.

Sub-zero temperatures force multiple school closures in Joliet area

Many Will County police departments working on plans to purchase body cameras

A motorcyclist died following an early morning crash on Friday along Interstate 80. The 51-year-old driver struck a guardrail and was ejected from the motorcycle, Joliet police said.