The City of Joliet has announced the closure of Laraway Road at the UP Rail Crossing from 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 until 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. This closure is necessary to complete repairs to the railroad crossing. It will be a complete road closure with no detour posted.
Illinois State Senate District 43 candidate Jen Monson expressed concerns about a new law in Illinois that she believes could encourage criminal behavior among illegal migrants. "This law only serves to further embolden the criminal behavior of illegal migrants," Monson said in a June 11 Facebook post.
The City of Joliet Committee on Citizens with Disabilities will convene on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the second floor of Joliet City Hall, located at 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois. The agenda for the meeting includes:
A scheduled power outage will affect Chicago Street on Monday, June 18, 2024, from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. This interruption is part of the ongoing Chicago Street Improvements project.
There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes living in Will County released on parole during the first quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Will County Gazette.
Rob Zvonar, football coach at Lincoln-Way East High School, stated that the proposed Gardens of Frankfort development will enhance the local community. He made this statement during an event hosted by Gardens of Frankfort in Frankfort, Illinois on May 24.
State’s Attorney Glasgow announced that Severado has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple felonies committed in Joliet over a three-year period. In addition to an 11-year sentence for a 2021 offense, Severado received three-year sentences for each of the following: Attempt Criminal Sexual Assault (Class 2 Felony) for knocking a woman off a bicycle and attempting to drag her into his vehicle in 2022; Aggravated Battery (Class 3 Felony) for spitting on a woman at a gas station and threatening her in 2022; and Domestic Battery (Class 4 Felony) for hitting his...