Felix Sarver

In a statement, Will County Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant said she is “deeply concerned” about reports of “federal immigration activity occurring locally and tactics causing fear throughout the community.”

The Will County lawsuit alleged the Diocese of Joliet violated their own whistleblower and anti-retaliation policy against a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a priest.

A retired Joliet police sergeant claims he sustained $325,000 in damages in total for his alleged wrongful arrest and loss of employment, federal court records show.

A judge ruled a Joliet man posed a danger to the community and a flight risk after viewing a video of the Oct. 7 incident that left a 74-year-old woman with broken ribs, a bruised liver, two black eyes and other injuries.

A Will County judge denied the pretrial release of a Indiana man from Guatemala who is charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a teen he was waiting for at Romeoville High School, court records show.

Prosecutors will request a Will County judge to view a video in their bid to keep a Joliet man detained in jail on charges alleging he struck a woman with a vehicle outside Walmart.

A Joliet man who was operating a motorcycle has died at a Cook County hospital following a Sept. 7 crash in Crest Hill. 

The Disability Pride Event in Joliet was meant to remind people that “to be disabled means to be part of a community of fighters,” said Riley Spreadbury.

A driver traveling through the east side of Joliet is expected to survive after he was shot in the head and leg by an “unknown pedestrian” in the area, police said. 

Metra customers are now required to carry their e-bikes and e-scooters on and off the train without the assistance of electric motors.

Employees were able to evacuate safely from the Lockport building following a fire on Sunday.

Defense attorneys Jordan Kielian and Dan Walsh have filed their appearances in cases involving a Will County State's Attorney's Office employee charged with misconduct that endangered witnesses.

The felony charges were filed against Amy Burgett-Masse, 44, and Ryanne Burgett-Masse, 20, both of Elwood, following an investigation of computer tampering and official misconduct.

The sister of a Joliet woman who was murdered in 2023 told her killer in court on Tuesday that he is "an evil person with a dark soul."

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