A separation agreement was reached between Joliet and a police officer who will not challenge his firing after he was found to have committed conduct unbecoming and abuse of position.

The crash was on the eastbound lanes of I-80 near the Center Street exit in Joliet.

A sixth grader from Crete-Monee Middle School has won the Will County regional spelling bee and will advance to the National Spelling Bee this spring.

The Joliet City Council is likely to vote on the 795-acre data center project that had to be continued after a public hearing on Monday lasted more than six hours.

Traffic has been diverted off the southbound lanes of I-55 onto Lorenzo Road, Illinois State Police said.

Darren Bailey has won the Republican nomination for governor in Tuesday’s primary election, setting up a familiar face-off with Democrat JB Pritzker in the race for the governor’s office in November, according to unofficial election results.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, edging out two sitting members of the U.S. House. in a race that will see her facing Republican Don Tracy in November.

The polls have closed. Here are live March 2026 primary election results for Will County. Tallies will be updated as county clerks update their websites.

Election Day turnout for the Illinois primary was relatively low in Will County, though not unusually so for a primary election, according to poll workers.