Felix Sarver

An accomplice in a robbery described feeling “scared and shocked” in 2019 after their “target” was shot in the head and left lying in the parking lot of Denny’s restaurant in Joliet during testimony in a Will County courtroom on Wednesday.

The Kendall County State’s Attorney has motioned to drop his case against retired Joliet Police Sgt. Javier Esqueda almost two days before his trial was set to begin.

A Will County judge found no evidence that a Joliet man battered a police officer in October 2023 and body camera videos shows he was quickly hit with Taser after he tried complying with officers’ order to put his hands on the wall. 

Joliet Police Department’s inability to hold itself accountable led one officer to report that other officers knew misconduct like domestic violence and drug use “will not cost them their jobs,” according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

A scammer persuaded a New Lenox man to deposit $15,140 into a bitcoin machine by claiming he had been issued a warrant for missing jury duty.

The Joliet electoral board sustained objections to one candidate for next year’s City Council election and continued the hearing to next Wednesday for the remaining two candidates.

An internal affairs investigation has still not begun over a Will County sheriff lieutenant’s fatal shooting of a bank hostage taker in 2022.

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in Joliet after she was accused of stabbing a 15-year-old girl over a social media dispute, Joliet police said.

A Chicago man has been arrested on a charge of recklessly firing a gun in a Oct. 3 shooting that damaged a vehicle in Joliet.

A man who was going to be jailed for allegedly failing a drug test ran out of the Will County Courthouse in Joliet but was caught at a parking garage, police said.

Shorewood police officers have arrested a man who is accused of stalking a 16-year-old girl and her mother outside Mariano’s grocery store.

A Chicago man has rejected a plea offer on the eve of his trial in the Joliet Denny’s murder case and could face up to 120 years if convicted, prosecutors said.

Police officers in Joliet are searching for a suspect who attempted a robbery and fired shots at the victim who fled in a vehicle.

A Will County judge found a former Joliet city manager not guilty of driving under the influence following a trial where his attorney claimed he was subjected to biased treatment by police.

Objections have been raised against three petitions filed by candidates seeking to run for the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees.