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Illinois State Police will conduct Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties.

A former employee for Will State's Attorney James Glasgow and her daughter appeared for the first time in a felony computer tampering case on Wednesday.

A woman with an intellectual disability reported missing in Joliet may have taken a Metra train to Chicago on Tuesday, police said.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where Will County voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

A 20-year-old man shot at police before fleeing on foot from a traffic stop in Joliet Township early Wednesday, police said

Joliet city attorney says lease negotiations with the state should wrap up "in the near future," while pending state legislation would give 149 acres to the forest preserve district.

An employee for Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow charged with official misconduct was fired last May but his office won’t disclose her termination letter, records show.

Plainfield North and Lockport both won Tuesday night to earn the right to play each other for the Class 4A Lincoln-Way Central Regional championship

Joliet West dispatched Joliet Central for the second time this season and set up an appointment in the Oswego East Regional title match on Thursday.

Lockport lost to Naperville North 4-0 in the first of two Class 3A Naperville North Sectional semifinals on Tuesday.

A semitrailer driver has been charged in Will County with threatening another semitrailer driver with a handgun following a road rage incident in Elwood, court records show.

Nearly two million Illinois residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to provide basic nutrition for themselves and their families

The private Catholic university has issued non-renewal notifications to an unspecified number of its faculty.

Joliet Fire Department crews had to use the Jaws of Life to free the man from the vehicle that crashed in downtown Joliet.

A Glendale Heights man who worked as a chef is facing a charge of the 2023 attempted murder and aggravated battery of a Joliet police officer who responded to his 911 call.

Airport managers report no impact. Air traffic controllers keep working, and smaller airports do not have control towers.

The programs honored included a major restoration project at Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve and the Be A Trailblazer campaign, according to the forest preserve district.

Honorary principals from a cross section of the community spent the day shadowing the 21 District 86 school principals where they assisted on a variety of duties and responsibilities.

USF is cutting jobs for 18 staff members. The Joliet university employs 280.

Joliet Central won for the fourth time in 10 days Monday, this time in the playoffs as the girls volleyball team swept East Aurora.

Aubrey Clark finished first at the Southwest Suburban Conference Meet with a time of 18:09.69 to earn Athlete of the Week honors.

Locally, the 2026 election has potential to reshape party control of the Will County Board.

Nearly two million Illinois residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to provide basic nutrition for themselves and their families

The University of St. Francis was to send staff reduction notifications on Tuesday, according to the school's website.

A retired Will County judge filed his appearance in a Grundy County special prosecutor case on behalf of an attorney who was recently arrested after he was accused of domestic battery of a child.