Joliet

A fourth grade student at Trinity Christian school in Shorewood was chosen to be this week's Friday Forecaster on WGN Morning News.

A man who went missing in Joliet was found dead in a river and detectives are working to unravel the circumstances behind his death, police officials said.

Lauren Staley-Ferry says she won't comment on Joliet city clerk rumors.

The bill would provide instruction for school districts on relaxation activities, such as yoga or meditation, once per week for 20 minutes .

TOAST is a tribute to the hit '70s band Bread.

The band had huge hits with “Sister Christian,” “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” “When You Close Your Eyes” and “(You Can Still) Rock in America,” and has sold more than 17 millions albums worldwide.

The Caritas Scholarship Celebration, organized by USF and the Caritas Committee made up of alumni, staff, faculty, and university friends, has been a long-standing tradition at the university.

A 12-year-old girl in Joliet died after ingesting suspected heroin and fentanyl and her mother faces drug charges, according to Joliet police.

In May 2021, the company announced an electric bus and truck factory coming to Joliet, creating about 1,400 jobs. About 150 workers are in production at Joliet plant today, according to Machinists union

Electric bus and truck maker announces 120 layoffs companywide.

Joliet police officers found more than 30 spent shell casings in their investigation of a shooting that damaged Splish Splash Laundromat and two unoccupied vehicles.

17 downtown area restaurants participate in 10-day event that starts Friday.

Nine members of WriteOn Joliet will explore aspects of time in original radio-style stories and poems on Friday and Saturday at the Billie Limacher Bicetennial Park Theatre in Joliet.

There eight employees on site at the time of the compactor fire at Amazon and they were all sent home with pay given there was some smoke around the building, a company official said.

The fire was reported in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Joliet, just west of Chicago Street.