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A 15-year-old boy faces a charge of attempted murder following the investigation of an Aug. 28 shooting that left two other teens with gunshot wounds.
A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois’ assault weapons ban include many of the most common firearms that American consumers use for self-defense
The trial before Judge Stephen McGlynn involves numerous plaintiffs – gun store owners, gun rights advocacy groups, and private individuals – who argue the Illinois law violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The man who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into former President Donald Trump’s golf club and was arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials have told The Associated Press
U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing
Benjamin Onate. 19, Joliet was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting from December 2023.
Lombard officials said the male student is expected to appear in a DuPage County courtroom today after being charged with unlawful use of a weapon at school and possession of a firearm by a minor.
A Crest Hill man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting on Western Avenue in Joliet in August in which two teenagers were shot, according to Joliet police.
As Joliet police began the traffic stop, two males left the passenger side of the vehicle, despite police telling them to remain inside.
Joliet Police responded Thursday morning to reports of shots fired at two unoccupied vehicles.
Bolingbrook police arrested three men and two juveniles.
Operation Streetsweeper is a joint effort of Joliet, Will County and federal law enforcement to address violent crimes, and those arrested face charges ranging from guns to drug offenses, Joliet police announced Thursday. Some arrests made are related to shootings this summer.
Two Cook County men charged over the weekend with weapons and drug offenses in separate incidents in DuPage County, authorities said.
A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said
A federal judge in Rockford has declared a state law banning concealed firearms on public transit systems unconstitutional – at least as it applies to four individuals who challenged it in court. But the law remains in effect for everyone else
Chad T. Richards, 23, of Loves Park, Illinois was scheduled to appear in court Monday on charges he killed 21-year-old Kara Welsh of Plainfield on Friday.
Officers responded to the 600 block of Clement Street at 8:43 p.m. on Monday for a report of shots fired and found a 33-year-old male in a vehicle behind a residence, according to Joliet police.
Joliet police are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight Monday between the hours of 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. in the 600 block of Whitley Avenue.
Joliet police responded to a house in the 600 block of East Cass Street after receiving a report that shots had been fired at someone.
Joliet police found more than 20 spent shell casings in front of a house that was damaged by gunfire.
A Joliet man faces 2 weapons charges following an investigation into shots fired Thurday at The Birches apartments on the city's west side
A person of interest was taken into custody in Joliet after officers responded to a second call of shots fired at area of The Birches apartments, police said.
A Lockport Township man who was previously convicted of possessing an AK-47 rifle has been arrested again on charges alleging he possessed a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in a vehicle.
Two people were shot outside a grocery store at Western Avenue and Hickory Street in Joliet on Wednesday night.
A suspect “fired multiple rounds” at a vehicle traveling in the area of Longwood Drive and Tamarack Drive in Joliet, a police spokesman said.
Officers are investigating another shooting reported in the 2300 block of White Birch Lane in Joliet, police said. Officers found no one injured and no property damage.
A young Joliet man has been charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery of a 19-year-old man earlier this summer in Joliet Township. The suspect was apprehended in Gary, Indiana.
A New Lenox man is charged with a Joliet shooting where he allegedly said he fired 30 rounds from a Glock firearm enhanced with a switch device, according to Will County prosecutors.
Joliet Police are seeking suspects in a shooting that took place in the parking lot of the Motel 6 near the Louis Joliet Mall. The shooting damaged a neighboring hotel.
One of the two suspects in the shooting that damaged vehicles at the Joliet mayor's Hyundai dealership could be heard on video saying, “I’m going to try and hit that car,” prosecutors said.
A man suffered a gunshot graze wound at Sam’s Food Mart on Richards Street in Joliet, police said. His 1-year-old child, who was in a vehicle that was struck multiple times, was not injured.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Gun Violence Prevention Initiative was honored to host faculty members and researchers from the Johns Hopkins Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center in Lake County and led trainings to local law enforcement.
Defense attorneys in a case linked to a Joliet shooting spree are awaiting "enormous" discovery from multiple states. A Joliet police spokesman said their investigation of the shooting is finished but motive "still unclear."
A young man from Indiana and a teen were arrested after they were charged with recklessly firing a gun at parking lot of the Joliet mayor’s dealership, police said.
Two shootings in Joliet on Saturday struck a residence on Waverly Place and Seeser Street, police said.
Joliet police are investigating a shooting that left multiple vehicles damaged at the dealership owned by Mayor Terry D'Arcy.
The victims in the Friday shooting were Jose Munoz, 36, of Romeoville, and Moses Rogers, 29, of Woodridge, according to the DuPage County Coroner’s Office.
Joliet police are investigating a shooting on Lime Street which damaged a house and car on late Sunday night.
A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Louisiana man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car while illegally in possession of a loaded handgun
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, also talked about gun violence concerns at town hall in Joliet Wednesday evening.
With two more shootings over the weekend, the city of Joliet has seen 10 shootings in two weeks in various parts of town, injuring a total of four people.
Adrian Jimenez Jr., 23, of Joliet was arrested Friday on several charges related to drugs and weapons possession.
Police investigating shootings that hit two homes in the 800 block of Ann Street overnight on Saturday, Aug. 4.
The shooting in Lockport Township appears to be a targeted attack, but detectives haven’t determine a motive in this incident,
Joliet police returned to the shooting scene on Sunday morning after it appeared Newness of Life in Christ Church at 1014 Woodruff Road was also struck by gunfire during Saturday night’s shooting.
A Chicago man was arrested on charges alleging he shot a Naperville man and stole his cash while fighting with him over his settlement money.
Joliet's police chief said the high number of shootings across the city is "not something we see very often." He said the department has increased efforts to crack down on gun violence.
An occupied residence in the 100 block of Akin Avenue in Joliet was struck by gunfire but no one inside was hurt, police said. The shooting represented at least the 8th shooting since last week.
Occupants of two vehicles in the west side of Joliet exchanged gunfire, according to Joliet police officials. The shooting marked the third shooting on Monday and the seventh shooting since July 24.
A man was wounded in a Joliet shooting near a downtown parking deck. Since the middle of last week, at least six shootings have taken place in the city.