Bob Okon

Sijia Chen, the artist who is creating the sculpture, will be there to discuss the Unity Dome. Participants invited to bring photos and memorabilia to contribute their personal stories and reflect “community values,” city of Joliet said.

A proposed resolution calling on state and federal officials to limit ICE activity has stalled amid party division on the Will County Board.

The press conference was called a day after members of the Texas National Guard arrived at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood.

ICE agents showed up at the parking lot of Azteca de Oro in Joliet on Saturday but left upon a request from the banquet hall manager.

Will County officials confirmed members of the Texas National Guard are using a training site south of Joliet to prepare for deployment in Chicago.

People came to the City Council meeting wanting answers on Joliet plans for Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park.

People waited an hour for coffee at 7 Brew on West Jefferson Street. The company is building a second Joliet location.

The Joliet City Council this week will vote on a drive-thru permit Dunkin' shop on the corner of Briggs and Washington streets.

The city is saying little about its plans for Bicentennial Park after the park manager was put on administrative leave.

The city again will send shovelers to clear sidewalks for people who are elderly or disabled.

The fire broke out Saturday morning on Ashley Court North in Lockport.

PFC Vincent Vega was killed in Korea at the age of 18. He would have been 93 on Friday when Vega was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Pfc. Vincent Vega was killed in the Korean War 75 years ago. He had been officially missing in action since a battle at Osan in Korea in June 1950 until his remains were finally identified earlier this year. A funeral Mass was held for him in Joliet on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. His burial was held later at Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood.

City approvals needed. But plan includes 24 145,000 buildings on farmland south of Chicagoland Speedway.

The $23 million Cass Street bridge project includes replacing sections of steel deck.