The death of an infant from Plainfield Township has been deemed a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. 

Lincoln-Way East High School resource officer requested assistance for investigation of “potentially hateful and concerning” online comments. Deputies have spoken to a 'juvenile suspect' but not saying whether they are a student.

The Will County State’s Attorney, along with the Sheriff’s Office and Animal Protection Services, is investigating the discovery of six deceased “pitbull-type dogs” that showed signs of torture and dog fighting out of Crete Township.

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.

The New Lenox Police Department and Will County Sheriff's Office responded to a bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo XIV's brother Wednesday.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office “strongly discourages” youths participating in a prank known as “senior assassin” after responding to an incident several blocks from a Joliet school.

Jenna Strouble, the Indiana woman accused of killing the father of her two children and the man's parents in Will County, pleaded not guilty Friday.

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.

A Will County judge said Jenna Strouble, the woman charged with the murders of three people in Crete Township last month, posed "a danger to other family members" on Monday.

The Will County Sheriff's Office is not able to provide further details about the barricade incident because of the ongoing investigation by the Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force.

A man who barricaded himself at a Joliet residence has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. A Chicago attorney representing the man's family plans to help them investigate the incident.

A detention hearing may take place April 6 for a woman charged with the murder of her boyfriend and his parents in Crete Township. Prosecutors have filed a petition for Strouble to remain in the Will County jail.

A man who barricaded himself at a Joliet residence was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and rushed to the hospital. Police have not yet released his identity.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office is investigating more remains found in Mokena at a site where the skeletal remains of a Joliet man were found last week

Jenna Strouble of St. John, Indiana, waived extradition to Illinois and is expected to appear in Will County court on Monday morning.

The sheriff’s office received several 911 calls at around 1 a.m. Sunday regarding a large fight and possible shooting in the 27000 block of S. State Line Road in Crete.

The Will County sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of Oakwood Drive and Townline Road in Mokena on Tuesday for possible human remains found.

Julian Scotland, 27, was last seen walking from his home in the 100 block of North Avenue in Lockport on Friday March 20 at 7:22 a.m.

An Indiana woman, who shared children with the 32-year-old male victim, was arrested and charged with nine counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said.

A termination letter said a former Will County state's attorney employee's daughter would "copy or take pictures of confidential information regarding pending investigations and criminal prosecutions."

The Will County Sheriff's Office say a 32-year-old man and his parents, a 55-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, were found murdered inside their Crete Township home Monday.

The Will County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of three family members found killed inside their home in unincorporated Crete Township on Monday, March 23, 2026.

The election on Tuesday will decide which Democrat and Republican will compete in the November election for Will County sheriff. Polls close at 7 p.m.

A Joliet Township man was arrested after he was accused of firing a gun in an incident that required a SWAT response.

Will County Sheriff’s Office will still not disclose internal investigation records regarding a lieutenant’s fatal shooting that resulted in a $2.75 million civil settlement against the county.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on 159th Street Friday night in Homer Glen that resulted in the death of a Lockport woman.

In 2022, Jim Reilly was the Republican challenger to Sheriff Mike Kelley, a Democrat who has been sheriff since 2014. Reilly is running for sheriff again this year while Kelley is not seeking another term.

A judge rejected a motion from the Will County state’s attorney to have an 82-year-old man charged with a 1988 murder move back to Michigan while awaiting trial.

The widow of Chicago Bear and NFL Hall of Famer Steve “Mongo” McMichael was arrested by Will County sheriff’s deputies after she was accused of domestic battery.

A state petition revealed Will County's State's Attorney James Glasgow plans to use the forfeiture by wrongdoing hearsay exception, as he did in the case against Drew Peterson.

A Manhattan couple requests a special prosecutor to investigate the forfeiture unit of Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow's Office, as well as federal agents involved in their forfeiture case.

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

The investigation of a Lockport Township man revealed videos of the victim had been recorded through hidden cameras in her bedroom and a bathroom, police said.

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 former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties owed $40,000 in restitution to the nonprofit he pleaded guilty to stealing from and he has paid half of that amount.

A Joliet man has been charged with disseminating videos of child sex abuse materials in 2024, an offense that carries a penalty of six to 30 years in prison. 

A Lockport man allegedly confessed to having child sex abuse materials on his phone, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.

The Morris Police Department said it arrested a male juvenile at around 10 a.m. Thursday for the possession of child sexual abuse material.

Prosecutors argued for the detention of a man charged with his wife's 1988 murder based on his history of violence toward women and other evidence. A defense attorney argued there is no evidence of a murder.

Anyone who donates to Will County Habitat for Humanity by Friday and shines a light may enter the drawing for a chance to win the famous lights.

Patrick "PJ" Jones: If elected, one of my goals is to mandate all sworn law enforcement officers exceed the minimum state mandated hours for mental health training, crisis intervention and nonviolent de-escalation

Dan Jungles: Increasing transparency at the Will County Sheriff’s Office is my number one priority

Jim Reilly: I personally feel we should be allowed to release non-documented offenders from our custody (jails and prisons) directly to ICE however, that is currently against Illinois State law, the Illinois Trust Act.

A Will County judge said he is disturbed by what he called “authoritarianism” in a 2023 forfeiture case from prosecutors that he said was done to “punish the citizens.”

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The property owner has replaced the lights in the house and deputies were able to complete a more thorough investigation on and inside the property, the sheriff’s office said on Friday.

Democratic candidates for Will County sheriff spoke at a forum on about their vision for the sheriff’s office and addressed questions on dealing with federal immigration enforcement.

The fatal crash happened on Westbound Wilmington Peotone Road in the vicinity of 104th Ave in unincorporated Peotone on Tuesday.

A judge ruled a man charged with his wife’s 1988 murder in Will County cannot be released on an old cash bond and instead must face potential detention in jail under the SAFE-T Act.

A Bolingbrook man accused of bringing a gun to the Will County Courthouse is facing a charges from last year of unlawful possession of a gun by felon.