Man dies in Joliet police custody after bag of cocaine is found in his mouth: police
Officers arrested the 38-year-old man Tuesday afternoon on drug-related charges, Joliet police said in a statement.
Special prosecutor to handle case of crash that killed Berwyn police officer
A special prosecutor will handle the case of a suburban Chicago police officer who was involved in a traffic crash in which another police officer riding with her was killed.
Missing alert canceled for man last seen in Joliet boarding train to Chicago
Chicago police canceled a missing person alert Wednesday for Phillip Divittorio, a 60-year-old man who was last seen Dec. 4, 2019, at the Rock Island Metra Station in Joliet.
Man charged with DUI in I-55 crash that led to death of Berwyn police officer
Rodrigo Marin, 42, is charged with two counts of aggravated DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid, driving without valid insurance and driving on a revoked license, according to Illinois State Police.
Off-duty Joliet police officer charged with DUI after Berwyn officer killed in crash
A Joliet police officer faces a DUI charge after a crash Sunday on Interstate 55 near Plainfield that killed her passenger, a 33-year-old Berwyn police officer
Marijuana arrests plummet in 5 largest suburbs of Illinois
Although recreational marijuana will be legalized in Illinois starting Jan. 1, suburban police were already making far fewer arrests for crimes such as possession and manufacture of cannabis years before lawmakers signed off on legalization, police department data shows.
Man charged with fatal double shooting in Joliet
Mathew Rutledge, 37, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm for the Dec. 20 shooting, according to Joliet police.
Bethune-Cookman 74, Saint Francis 70
St. Francis lost to Bethune-Cookman 74-70 in San Antonio on Sunday.
190 pounds of pot found in California man's RV during Chicago-area traffic stop: sheriff
Authorities say a California man was caught with $600,000 worth of marijuana after police searched his RV during a traffic stop in southwest suburban Joliet.
Joliet man sentenced to 118 years in prison for 2015 sexual assault
A Joliet man was sentenced to 118 years in prison Monday for sexually assaulting a teenage girl at their shared southwest suburban home in 2015.
Joliet man sentenced to 84 years in prison for sexually abusing child
A Joliet man was sentenced to 84 years in prison for sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s daughter over several years.
Suburban man gets 7 years in prison for DUI crash that killed teen
A Park Forest man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for driving under the influence of cocaine in a 2017 crash that killed a 16-year-old girl.
Joliet overdoses could be linked to fentanyl-laced cocaine: police
Joliet police are investigating a series of overdoses this week that could be linked to cocaine laced with fentanyl.
Man shoots infant son, self in apparent murder-suicide in suburbs, police say
A Joliet man shot himself and his infant son Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide in the southwest suburb, police said.
Thousands of fetal remains found in deceased doctor's garage are nearly 2 decades old, official says
Illinois authorities on Thursday said that more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains found stacked in the garage of a deceased doctor's home were from abortions performed in Indiana nearly two decades ago and it's up to authorities there to determine if crimes were committed.
Boy, 16, shot near Mexican Independence Day Parade in Joliet
A shooting Saturday afternoon in Joliet that wounded a 16-year-old boy happened near the route of the Mexican Independence Day parade held annually in the city’s downtown.
Body found in Des Plaines River in Joliet
The man, later identified as Aikeem Kimble, 33, was pulled from the water and turned over to the Will County coroner’s office, Scholtes and Illinois State Police said
Racing hot rods come to Route 66 Raceway
It's time for the thunderous rumble of 10,000 horse power engines and speed defying drag racing at Joliet's Route 66 Raceway.
Grieving mother pleads for help finding son's remains after deadly train strike
Two people have been killed after being struck by a suburban Chicago commuter train.
4 dead in apparent slayings, suicide in Joliet
FOX 32's Tia Ewing reports...