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A Joliet attorney was arrested after he was accused in Minooka of hitting a 4-year-old family member with a belt, police said.

The meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hartman Recreation Center will include discussion of future uses for the Joliet Correctional Center property.

Joliet Central started all of its seniors Monday night in a 25-20, 25-19 win over Illinois Math and Science Academy

The Caribbean cuisine bar and grill will be located at the Louis Joliet Mall entrance near the JC Penney store.

The City of Joliet has reached a $260,000 settlement with a former employee who claimed a former city manager and two others fired her in retaliation for exercising her constitutional rights.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District broke ground on its new first responder training facility on Monday.

Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow said the “alleged circumstances” involving a former Plainfield fire chief suspected of misappropriating public resources “did not rise to the level of a criminal offense.”

Natalie Bochantin of Lockport put up 20 assists and eight digs against Lincoln-Way West and had 18 assists versus Lincoln-Way Central to earn Athlete of the Week honors.

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

Two federal immigration agents carrying out an arrest in Bolingbrook claim they were struck by two people, according to Bolingbrook police officials.

A warm breakfast will be provided for attendees. Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Director Anthony Vaughn will be the headline speaker.

Prosecutors won’t file charges against a former fire chief accused of pocketing money from the sale of donated vehicles after he paid $54,250 to the Plainfield Fire Protection District.

In a statement, the Diocese of Joliet said ministry of the priest has been suspended because the lawsuit “affects the public nature” of his ministry and “out of an abundance of caution.”

In a statement, the Diocese of Joliet said ministry of the priest has been suspended because the lawsuit “affects the public nature” of his ministry and “out of an abundance of caution.”

The Village of Manhattan has started construction on the U.S. Route 52 sanitary sewer and water main extension project, a key infrastructure upgrade

Attendees met Sijia Chen, multimedia artist for the Dome of Unity sculpture for Joliet’s $9 million city square, and learned about Chen’s artistic process, based on the ancient art of paper cutting, at a public art workshop Saturday in Joliet.

The Great Teachers Award has recognized hundreds educators since its inception in 2008.

The new Lockport Township Fire Protection District training and maintenance facility in Crest Hill will break ground Monday, Oct. 20 even as the future of the facility's planned gun range comes into question.

Owner Sarah Delaney has more than nine years of experience in 3,500 treatments and more than five years of seasoned microblading coaching and consulting.

Joliet West High Schoo teacher Jackelyn Gruneich has received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award.

No Kings protests in Will County drew large crowds n Joliet and Bolingbrook on Saturday.

St. Charles North downed Lockport in two sets to win the Gold Bracket of the Lincoln-Way Central tournament Saturday afternoon.

Registration is now open for the Joliet African American Business Association’s first Big Pitch Competition on Nov. 1.

Volunteers from Joliet-area nonprofits were recently honored by the Arkas Restaurant Group’s second annual Joliet Philanthropy Recognition Awards Brunch.

Silver Cross Hospital's new $20 million, 20,000-square-foot health care facility in Lemont – which will replace the existing structure – is scheduled to open in the fall of 2026,