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One of Will County’s top elected officials commended U.S. President Joe Biden after he made the stunning decision to drop out of the 2024 race for the White House.
Explore the stone foundations of Joliet’s once-thriving industrial plant that are over 100 years old.
Rock and Roll museum has no reopening date. JJC campus closed at least three weeks.
Filotto Professional Services in Joliet and the Edward Jones Joliet office both have second generation succession plans.
Starting Monday, Joliet residents can go to the city website to view design ideas for a sculpture and vote for their favorite. Voting will end on Aug. 9.
Demolition of the old Joliet Catholic High School gym, now priced at $1.5 million, is expected to start in early August and be completed this year.
The wife of a Joliet man who was fatally wounded in a 2023 police shooting has filed a lawsuit that alleged the officers failed to defuse the situation and used excessive force.
The driver of a pickup truck on Interstate 55 in Channahon has died after his vehicle struck a bobtail truck, according to Illinois State Police.
First Secure Community Bank of Joliet announces a free Shred Event scheduled for Saturday
A Joliet man asking for money was accused of punching a woman who declined to give him cash and threatening to shoot officers who arrested him, prosecutors said.
The lead pastor for Victory City Church in Joliet said volunteers provided food to 600 families on Wednesday evening. Volunteers plan to deliver more food at 6 p m.. Thursday at the church.
Joliet's fire chief urged caution with using portable generators during power outages. A household of 12 people in the city had been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Comicopolis will be held Saturday inside and around the White Oak Library District's Lockport branch. The first 500 attendees to the eighth annual Comic and Fandom Con will receive free swag bags.
The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the system that's designed to spot oversized trucks in residential neighborhoods and other areas where they are not permitted.
Reports are that Interstate 55 south of Joliet near Channahon has reopened after being shutdown from debris and transformers laying on the roadway following the tornadoes that went through Monday night.