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

More than 20 fire departments battled a brush fire in Beecher on Saturday afternoon.

At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the crash on the westbound lanes of I-80 at milepost 138, according to a statement from Illinois State Police.

Robert Barrett, 80, of Bolingbrook was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Grady Drive.

A Joliet man has been charged with threatening to come to Joliet City Hall with a handgun and shoot people, police said.

A Joliet police lieutenant put on leave last July for an ongoing city inspector general investigation was found in 2024 to have violated departmental policy by shooting at a fleeing vehicle, city records show.

A preliminary investigation indicates a man on a skateboard was heading south on Heggs Road when he was struck by a gray Nissan Rogue traveling in the same direction, police said.

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

A man in Joliet is expected to survive a gunshot wound to the groin, police said.

Mark your calendar now for the Joliet Public Library fall book sale. Expect to find hardcovers, paperbacks, audiobooks, movies, and music.

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

The project will close Tom Giarrante Drive at County Line Road for the duration of the work, the city of Joliet said.

The bridge is located just east of the Minooka interchange (Exit 122) and repairs are needed after the bridge was struck by a truck in July, according to IDOT.

Visitors will discover the wildlife that called the area that would become Will County home and view these creatures from the past through their fossils.

Business owners and landlord’s in Joliet’s Special Service Area are invited to have coffee with Emmanuel Lopez, the new executive director for the Joliet City Center Partnership.

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

To participate in this program, residents must place their branches at the edge of the parkway, cut ends facing the street, prior to 7 a.m. on Monday.

A Will County judge has set what she called a “firm trial date” in a 2018 murder case against a former Joliet teacher after telling attorneys the case has “taken entirely too long.”

More than 2,000 people have participated this year in the forest preserve district's Be a Trailblazer program, completing over 60,000 nature-themed missions.

This event will feature one-on-one matchups between youths in grades four through 10, vendors, music and family-friendly activities.

Tickets are now available for the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s “The Visionary Series: Inspiring the Future of Business,” on Nov. 19 at Hollywood Casino – Joliet.

Locally, SERVPRO-Joliet, which includes Crest Hill and Romeoville, opened in 2005, according to SERVPRO- Joliet.

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.

A motorcyclist was killed early Friday morning in an crash at 119th and Route 30 in Plainfield.

Lincoln-Way Central held off Bradley-Bourbonnais for a 28-20 victory in Week 6 football on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

Coal City defeats Manteno 55-0 in Week 6 football on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

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

Frank Thomas, who was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, is coming to Goodfellas Cigar Lounge in Joliet. The event is ticketed.

The road projects are scheduled to take place over five years, beginning in 2026 or 2027 in Crest Hill, Joliet, Oswego, Plainfield, and Romeoville.

Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Captain Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties during the month of September.

Troy Township and the Shorewood Police Department have announced a drive-thru shredding and medication disposal event. This free event is open to all Troy Township residents.

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

A 2-year-old boy has been hospitalized in serious condition and a Wilmington man died following a semitrailer crash in Joliet.

What astonished her most while observing chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960 was the deep empathy they expressed. After her death at age 91, Jane Goodall’s environmental and conservation legacy resounds far beyond the wildlife she dedicated her life to protect.

A funeral will be held on Friday in Joliet for a soldier who fought in the Korean War after his remains were positively identified. 

Joliet police officers investigated an incident where a 20-year-old Family Dollar store employee was punched multiple times in the face.

The Illinois Farm Bureau said August was the driest for the corn belt since 2013, and the Illinois State Climatologist’s office noted that as of Sept. 11, over 30% of the state was experiencing “abnormal dryness” to moderate drought conditions,

The Old Joliet Prison will host a special anniversary screening of "The Blues Brothers" on Oct. 4.

A 30-year-old Palos Park woman died after crashing her vehicle into a ditch in Homer Township on Wednesday.

On Wednesday afternoon, a Will County jury found Patrick Gleason, 63, guilty of killing Daniel Rios III, 52, who died in the shooting on March 9, 2018 at Izzy’s bar in Joliet.

Village of Channahon employees and trustees gathered with local elected officials Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the official opening of the I&M Canal Gateway at 25450 W. Eames St.

Bishop McNamara claimed the Class 1A Kankakee (McNamara) Regional championship on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the Kankakee Elks Country Club while Beecher's Peyton Serafin began his quest for another state medal with individual gold.

Will County sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 1400 block of Elgin Avenue in Joliet Township on Tuesday.

Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West all qualified for next week's boys golf sectional as a team, while Lockport saw four individual golfers advance at the Class 3A Lincoln-Way Central Regional at Green Garden

The American Heart Association has named Lisa Caparelli-Ruff as one of only nine “Leaders of Impact” in the Chicago region for her fight against heart disease.

Authorities said two men are suspected in a ring of thefts from Walgreens stores in Will, Kane, McHenry, Lake and Boone counties. They were allegedly found with more than $13,000 in Walgreens' product.

A family-owned Country Club Hills restaurant specializing is cheesesteaks and lemonade is coming to Joliet.

One is for Business Name : Kafe de Kasa at 707 W. Jefferson St. Unit I , in Shorewood, a quick service coffee and pastry shop.

A Will County judge was not persuaded a Joliet man acted in self-defense in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teen outside a laundromat.