New audio tour available at historic Joliet Iron Works site
The audio tour allows people to explore and learn about the site on their own schedule, said Jen Guest, a Forest Preserve District of Will County facility supervisor.
The audio tour allows people to explore and learn about the site on their own schedule, said Jen Guest, a Forest Preserve District of Will County facility supervisor.
More than two years after a 12-year-old girl suffered a fatal drug overdose in a shared bedroom, her mother has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. A Joliet mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in...
Prosecutors are seeking pretrial detention for a Lockport Heights woman who was charged with the involuntary manslaughter of her daughter after two-and-a-half years investigation.
A Joliet mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the overdose death of her 12-year-old daughter.
JOLIET, Ill. — A suburban mother is facing charges after authorities allege fentanyl was in the system of her child that died in 2024. Collette Bancroft, 37, of Lockport, was charged with involuntary manslaughter,...
Joliet police have arrested a Joliet man for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to a teenage girl.
A 21-year-old Joliet man has been accused of sending sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old girl, police said Friday.
Joliet West Choirs will perform during an evening of fine dining and holiday music on Thursday, Dec. 3.
Most of the high schools in the Joliet region saw their students perform better overall in English Language Arts last year compared to previous years, according to the latest state report card.
The Catholic Diocese of Joliet's new leader, Bishop Brendan Cahill, sat down with ABC7 Chicago to talk about his new mission and plans for immigrants who are part of the church.
The city of Joliet’s official 2026 Christmas tree is a 30-foot Colorado Spruce donated by residents Erin and Dan Drzymalla. It is now standing as the holiday centerpiece in City Square on Chicago Street downtown.
An employee of a Taco Bell restaurant in Joliet has been charged with recklessly firing a gun in 2025 following a dispute, police said.
The intersection is at New Lenox Road is expected to close Tuesday and remain closed for a week during improvements being made by Love's Travel Stops.
The event, which includes food, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at BMO Bank, 801 Essington Road, Joliet.
A 22-year-old Joliet man accused of shooting and killing a woman inside a Hammond Walmart has been ordered to remain in jail. Dorian Robertson appeared before a Lake County judge for his initial hearing after being charged with murder...
<p>After years of pleading for help, employees at an Illinois mental health prison plagued by deadly fires said that the state made important safety changes following an investigation by <a class="Link"...
A judge acquitted a Joliet attorney of domestic battery of his 4-year-old daughter and the attorney claims the case was never about his daughter but about him “because of who I am and what I do.”
The 31,870-square-foot facility is leased to Brock Industrial Services.
Joliet Junior College Board Member Alidia Morales is circulating petitions for mayor. Councilman Joe Clement, who previously said he won't run if Terry D'Arcy seeks reelection, now says he, too, is in the race.
The Joliet West girls volleyball team will be trying to enjoy the moment and, of course, bring home a state championship as the Tigers head into their program's first-ever IHSA State Finals appearance this weekend.
The work will require daytime and overnight lane closures, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.
The street will be shut down from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, to allow crews to safely install beams for the new bridge, the city of Joliet said.
A driver was rescued after his car hit a bridge and went into the Des Plaines River in Joliet on Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene at the Jefferson Street Bridge around 4:30 p.m., according to the Joliet Police...
A vehicle hit a bridge before going into a river Saturday evening in Joliet, police said.
With 100% of precincts reporting Tuesday, Troy Community School District 30-C’s referendum appears to have failed with only 45.69% of the votes supporting the measure.
<p>Representatives for prison workers and people incarcerated at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center described poor mental healthcare and unsafe conditions during a hearing held by state lawmakers Tuesday.</p><p>Legislators called the...
<p>The actual, physical newspaper was a vital part of my life for as long as I can remember. Chicago newspapers arrived in the morning, and the Joliet Herald-News arrived in the afternoon.</p><p>My mother read them every morning, and I...
<p>A 21-year-old woman from Chicago was killed during a shooting attack Monday at a Hammond, Ind. Walmart, officials announced Tuesday. </p><p>An autopsy determined Dakota Norwood died of multiple gunshot wounds and her death was ruled...
Angelina Jolie points out that individuals hold the power to choose their responses to suffering and setbacks. She advocates for the acceptance of challenging experiences as a pathway to growth and learning. By recognizing past wounds...
EXCLUSIVE: NBC has bought the pitch for Wild Life, an Alaskan crime procedural from Will Trent‘s Juliet Lashinsky-Revene, putting the project into development. The drama, written and exec produced by Lashinsky-Revene, follows former...
As Gracie Abrams celebrated Halloween with Saturday Night Live, she gave viewers a 2-for-1 costume special during her performances. The 2x Grammy nominee channeled Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) as she serenaded the Studio 8H live...
Martin Scorsese’s “Cleopatra” never came to fruition, and he says the Angelina Jolie-starrer was nixed because of Seth Rogen and the Sony hack. Martin Scorsese has claimed Seth Rogen "ruined" his planned Cleopatra film because of the...
Martin Scorsese says the 2014 Sony hack and its corporate fallout helped collapse his planned Cleopatra film, which was to star Angelina Jolie and feature Eric Roth's script.
Martin Scorsese has claimed Seth Rogen "ruined" his planned Cleopatra film because of the Sony hack back in 2014.
More than a decade after the Sony hack shook Hollywood, Martin Scorsese is still reeling from the fallout of the North Korean state-sponsored digital attack. The Oscar-winning director recalled how the wide-reaching...
Born in Brooklyn, she went to school with Barbra Streisand and later landed an early acting job understudying her in Funny Girl on Broadway.
EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!), Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow), and Jolie Handler (Nobody Wants This) have joined the cast of Angel dramedy series Quitters. Also new to cast are Lonzo Liggins (Yellowstone), comedian John Novosad and...