The cause and manner of the death of a 12-year-old girl last spring in Joliet has been deemed undetermined, according to a Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office report.

A 2018 murder case filed against a former Joliet teacher was given a new trial date in July 2025. He's charged with killing his wife, who was also a teacher.

A vehicle “wanted for a homicide in Chicago” was involved in a crash on Interstate 55 in Will County and occupants were taken into custody, police said.