City of Joliet plans to move its vehicle maintenance division out of the old Chevy dealership and into a former Pace bus garage.

Fry the Coop will open its newest location in Joliet on Thursday, August 14 and celebrate with free chicken sandwiches.

The City of Joliet has named Ann Sylvester as its new director of cultural affairs and special events. She previously worked for the city of Chicago's special events department.

Mayor D'Arcy said Joliet needs more apartments if it wants a residency rule requiring newly hired workers to move into the city.

City officials, family members and others gathered on Friday, July 11, 2025 for a ceremony to dedicate Albert Avenue in honor of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., who grew up on the Joliet street and died earlier this year during a training mission in Lithuania.

The family of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr. was joined by city officials and roughly 100 residents outside his boyhood home in Joliet for a ceremony dedicating Albert Avenue in his honor on Friday.

The family of Tehran Foster Gordon, the Joliet man who has been missing for two weeks, held a press conference Thursday to ask for more transparency in the case from Joliet Police and assistance from the community locating their relative.

A Joliet man remains missing since June 27 but police officers have located a vehicle they believe he was driving before he vanished.

Christine Johnson told the Joliet City Council it's time remove a ban that keeps her husband and another former guard at the old Joliet Correctional Center off the prison grounds.

The city of Joliet will designate a street in honor of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez, who died in a training exercise in Lithuania.

The family of Terhan Foster Gordon, missing since Friday, asked the Joliet City Council for help in forming a search party to find him.

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy says city needs to loosen residency rules to attract employees.

The shred event will be held Friday, June 27, at Joliet Memorial Stadium, 129th Infantry Drive, in Joliet.

The Joliet City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement on Friday to resolve litigation involving the city and two warehouse developers.

The City Council votes Tuesday on free 2-hour street parking in downtown Joliet.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to create a new position for director of cultural affairs and special events.

But mayor said the city plans to revitalize the commercial district in and around Joliet's indoor mall. New hotel opened Thursday, and retail is still coming.

Attorneys defending several people against a conspiracy lawsuit filed by the former Joliet mayor are seeking to move the case outside of Will County.

Dominick Orlando was known as a plan commissioner with an independent streak, and now he has the distinction of being taken off the panel by two different mayors.

A 15-year-old boy will be charged as juvenile instead of an adult with the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old boy who was shot twice and left for dead in an alley in Joliet.

Cunningham Neighborhood Council President John Sheridan is urging local term limits, but Joliet City Council members have not responded.

A park on the southwest side of Chicago marks the starting point for a 60-plus mile pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to the Joliet region.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on Mayor D'Arcy's recommendation to replace Dominic Orlando, who D'Arcy brought back onto the Plan Commission after his removal by former Mayor O'Dekrik.

Joliet, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Romeoville, Minooka and Channahon will celebrate start of 60-mile pipeline for Lake Michigan water at Chicago event.

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy gives his first State of the City Address, says Joliet is being rebranded as a destination point

Mayor D'Arcy pointed to violent crimes down in Joliet during State of City speech. Police chief elaborates on what police are doing.

Naperville, formerly the third largest city in Illinois, reclaims that status as it edges out Joliet in latest census data.

The open house for the Downtown Joliet Equitable Transit Oriented Development Plan us 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.

A growing public debate over the case of David Malito, who died after an encounter with police in December, moved to City Hall on Tuesday.

The winners of the April 1 election for Joliet City Council took office Monday, Juan Moreno joined the council, while incumbents Jan Quillman and Joe Clement return.

Joliet Public Schools District 86's Edna Keith elementary celebrated Arbor Day with the City of Joliet by planting a tree on its grounds.

Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet will be closing down its inpatient pediatric unit but will continue to provide emergency services for pediatric patients, Prime Healthcare said.

The top leader for Joliet Township said the new food pantry for the Forest Park neighborhood represents more than food and shelter but a community of people looking out for one another. 

Mayor Terry D’Arcy will make a state of the city speech at a May 28 luncheon for the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The funeral procession route for Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr. on Friday morning in Joliet has been announced.

Attorey for DR Horton says home building should start by June on new development off Essington Road in Joliet.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the Veltiste Wellness dispensary for a Jefferson Street location.

The City of Joliet has been billed $157,280 to fight a conspiracy lawsuit from a mayor who was defeated in the 2023 election. The cost is expected to rise as he pursues his case in Will County court.

But City Council appears likely to approve final plat for Prairie Landing subdivision off Essington Road.

Joliet City Council members showed interest in a cannabis dispensary on Jefferson Street ahead of a vote on Tuesday.

Nearby residents may raise more questions about subdivision planned on 42 acres of land behind D'Arcy Motors in Joliet.

Joliet encourages residents to commit to water conservation as the city participates in a nationwide challenge

City support for downtown Joliet businesses that can link revenue loss to city square project now tops $150,000.

Joliet city officials announce that Jose Duenez Jr. was among those found dead after a U.S. military training mission mishap.

After losing the case in federal court, former Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk is pursuing his conspiracy lawsuit case in Will County against six people he blames for his 2023 election loss.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved plans for a 120-home subdivision to be built on land partly owned by Mayor Terry D’Arcy. The mayor excused himself from the vote.

The Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on plans for the Prairie Landing subdivision, which would be built on land partly owned by Mayor Terry D'Arcy.

Attorneys for Joliet said former Mayor Bob O’Dekirk’s federal lawsuit made frivolous legal arguments and sought to “hijack the busy federal courts for an improper purpose, such as to harass.”

Joliet offers former MyGrain brewery space for potential restaurant use while it looks for a developer for former Cragigale's comedy club, too.

Mayor Terry D'Arcy gives speaks about the city's near and far future in presencation to Joliet Rotary Club.