IDOT reopens lanes for July 4 travel across Illinois, but active construction remains on highways in Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, Champaign and beyond. Read More

HMD Trucking is suing the city of Joliet and state of Illinois in connection with the Feb. 21 deadly crash involving one of their drivers. Read More

MINOOKA, IL - The Illinois State Police has taken over an investigation that has resulted in the closure of Interstate 80 going east toward Joliet near the Ridge Road interchange. A law enforcement ... Read More

One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a wrong-way crash in the south suburbs on Monday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

One person was dead, and all lanes of westbound Interstate 80 were blocked near Joliet around midday on Monday, after a wrong-way crash involving a car and a semi-trailer truck. Read More

A person has died and another was hospitalized after a wrong-way driver slammed into a semi on Interstate 80 Monday morning. Read More

JOLIET, IL - If you are a regularly follower of the Joliet Patch, you've seen our photos and videos showing how major construction is already underway for the new Interstate 80 Bridge over the Des ... Read More

Every day, 20,000 semitrucks roll in and out of the sprawling warehouse complexes along Interstate 80, supporting the rise of next-day delivery. They pummel the roads, belch fumes and cause deadly ... Read More

JOLIET, IL - The Illinois State Police announced that a total of five vehicles were involved in Thursday's crash in Joliet along Interstate 80 eastbound at the Interstate 55 interchange. It all ... Read More

A deadly crash shut down Interstate 55 in the south suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. The crash happened at about 5:12 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-55 at Black Road in Joliet ... Read More

Illinois State Police say the crash happened just after 5 a.m. on Sunday in the southbound lanes at black road in Joliet. Read More

A deadly crash shut down Interstate 55 in the south suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

Lanes reopened on I-80 at I-55 after a crash involving five vehicles, including semi trucks, near Joliet on Thursday morning. Read More

All eastbound lanes are closed on I-80 at I-55 after a crash near Joliet on Thursday morning. Read More

JOLIET, Ill. - All lanes have reopened on Interstate 80 after a major crash involving multiple semi trucks in Joliet Thursday morning. According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to reports ... Read More

Westbound I-80 to northbound and southbound Chicago Street. A detour will direct traffic westbound on I-80 to the La ... Read More

Plainfield Road was closed for a brief period while officers investigated the crash and crews cleared the scene. Read More

Illinois State Police said the vehicle hit a concrete barrier in a construction zone. Read More

Joliet Fire Department ambulance 1 responded to the emergency near the Des Plaines River Bridge along Interstate 80. Read More

Please avoid the area around Joyce Road between Jefferson and McDonough Street, the Will County Sheriff's Office advised. Read More

Two Illinois State Police squad vehicles were damaged in Joliet by motorists who failed to move over on Interstate 80. Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The next phase of the long-term Interstate 80 construction project is ready to get underway. Illinois Department of Transportation officials said it will be the most complicated ... Read More

Joliet police say the Mercury disregarded a red traffic signal and struck a semi-tractor trailer driven by a 68-year-old Palos Park man. Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A passenger was killed after a driver ran a red light and crashed into a semi early Saturday in Joliet, officials said. The crash happened around 2:46 a.m. at Channahon Road and ... Read More

According to English, at 7:03 a.m., officers responded to the Black Road overpass over Interstate 55 for a report of a woman standing on the overpass. While officers responded, the female had either ... Read More

The Will County Coroner's Office has identified Timothy A. Barten, 48, of Joliet as the man who died in an all-terrain vehicle collision on Interstate 55 on Saturday. Barten was pronounced dead at ... Read More

JOLIET, IL - Will County's Coroner Laurie Summers has identified 48-year-old Timothy Barten of Joliet as being the man who died during a collision on his ATV while fleeing from the Illinois State ... Read More

CREST HILL, IL - Crest ... in New Lenox. The Illinois State Police responded to help Crest Hill reconstruct the crash. Clark told Joliet Patch the crash did not occur at any intersection, but rather ... Read More

A suspect and several other individuals were hospitalized after a driver fled a traffic stop in suburban Joliet Thursday afternoon. Read More

The Will County State's Attorney's Office filed a civil forfeiture against Aaron Gonzalez of Rockdale, who crashed into a fence on Midland. Read More

Joliet police are investigating a crash Wednesday that involved a 58-year-old man from Orland Park that left one man dead and a 2-year-old child seriously injured. Police found the man from Orland ... Read More

An Illinois man avoided prison Friday for shooting another driver after a crash. Ralph Bevineau, 30, of Joliet, pleaded guilty to robbery, a Level 5 felony, and criminal recklessness, a Level 6 ... Read More

Several Joliet fire engines, ambulance and ladder trucks sped through downtown Joliet heading to the scene of the crash. Read More

Mayor Terry D'Arcy served as one of the main speakers as Hollywood Casino celebrated its grand opening at Interstates I-55 and I-80. Read More

In one month, the new Hollywood Casino Joliet will open its new gaming and entertainment venue near Interstates 55 and 80. Read More

Two nearby parking lots will be closed before the fireworks, and westbound traffic on Jefferson Street will be diverted after the show. Read More

JOLIET, IL - Five years after Joliet Patch broke the news revealing that Joliet's Burger King fast-food restaurant at 3625 Rock Creek Road, near Interstate 80, abruptly locked its doors and shut off ... Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker holds a news conference on June 28, 2019, at the Joliet Waste Water Treatment Facility, near the Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River. After a signing ceremony in ... Read More

The officers discovered a house and a vehicle in the 1000 block of Sherman Street that had been struck by gunfire. Read More

Joliet police chose to investigate one of their own, giving off-duty police officer Kristen Ames a single ticket for the crash. Read More

An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured after his electric dirt bike collided with a vehicle in Joliet on Sunday evening, police say. Joliet police responded to the 5800 block of Arbor Gate Drive on ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The Joliet Police Department is mourning the death of Sergeant Hollis Weller. Police said Sgt. Weller, 47, died in a car crash in southeastern Will County on Friday. He was ... Read More

A Joliet, Illinois, police sergeant was killed in a car crash while off duty on Friday near south suburban Beecher. Joliet Police confirmed Sgt. Hollis Weller, 47, died in a crash on Friday in ... Read More

An off-duty Joliet police officer died Friday following a crash in southeastern Will County, the Joliet Police Department said. Read More

An off-duty Joliet police officer was killed Friday in a three-vehicle crash in southeastern Will County, Joliet police confirmed. Read More

Dwayne English, spokesman for the Joliet Police Department, said the semi malfunctioned at Chicago and Ottawa Streets - but that a tow truck was on its way. Read More

The Illinois State Police is requesting the public's help investigating a Monday crash that resulted in the death of a Joliet woman. State deputies responded to the crash at 6:45 p.m. Monday on ... Read More

the Illinois State Police said in an email. ISP responded to a crash at 6:45 p.m. on I-80 eastbound at mile marker 86 near Ottawa, police said. All lanes of traffic were closed until 11:28 p.m. The ... Read More

An adult passenger died at the scene and five children were seriously injured and flown to a hospital, police said. Read More

The state will reduce lanes on Interstate 80 in Joliet for inspections of the Des Plaines River bridges starting Monday. Lane closures will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to minimize ... Read More

JOLIET, IL - A 26-year-old Chicago motorist who was taken away in handcuffs by the Joliet police force following Wednesday evening's crash at sundown along Houbolt Road. Authorities say that ... Read More

A sheriff's deputy attempted a traffic stop on Bedford Road near Lisbon Road when the vehicle again fled, continuing east on I-80 from Morris before heading toward Shorewood on Interstate 55, then ... Read More

Eastbound I-80 ramp to northbound Center Street is closed ... Local streets are unable to accommodate heavy or wide trucks so other interstate routes are encouraged. Motorists can expect delays and ... Read More

The 38-year-old Joliet man posted online ads soliciting "dates" for a woman he employed as a sex worker, Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Read More

Six-year-old Jason Alvarado was riding an ATV down a suburban Chicago sidewalk with a friend when an unexpected tragedy occurred that took the young boy's life. Read More

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A tragic incident occurred in Joliet, where a 6-year-old boy died after his ATV collided with a tree, according to local authorities. ABC 7 Chicago reported that the Joliet police responded to the ... Read More

An Illinois man may avoid prison for hitting a car and shooting at the fleeing driver in November 2019. Ralph Bevineau, 30, of Joliet, pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbery, a Level 5 felony, and ... Read More

A semi truck driver from Illinois died in a crash in central Minnesota on Tuesday, authorities say. The driver, 60-year-old David Elders of Joliet, was on Interstate 94 in Sauk Centre Township when ... Read More

A Channahon man died following on a crash over the weekend on Interstate 55 in Channahon Township. Camden Newberry, 33, was pronounced deceased at 3:34p.m. on Saturday Ascension Saint Joseph - Joliet ... Read More

A closed-door hearing was held at Joliet City Hall regarding a police chief's recommendation to fire an officer facing three lawsuits over a 2024 pursuit that led to a crash. Read More

The Illinois Department of Transportation is ... entry to the city off Interstate 55. Plans continue for improvements on Route 52 in Joliet and Shorewood. (Bob Okon) The center median will run the ... Read More

JOLIET - The city of Joliet's police and fire board will ... when a fleeing criminal suspect plowed into vehicle on Jan. 7 near the on-ramp to Interstate 55 and Plainfield Road. The lawsuits by driver ... Read More

Two individuals were injured after a vehicle crashed into a McDonald's restaurant in south suburban Joliet on Tuesday | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

An Illinois State Police trooper was killed on Interstate 55 after being hit by a car, the agency said early Tuesday. The collision took place in Will County on southbound Interstate 55 near Channahon ... Read More

A semi-trailer truck crash on Interstate 55 ended with chicken broth and disinfectant wipes on a bridge and the train tracks below Sunday morning.At 9:59 a.m., the Plainfield Fire Protection District ... Read More

Officers responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. to the 2400 block of Caton Farm Road after a Mercedes-Benz driven by 81-year-old Anthony De Angelis of Plainfield struck The Commission Barber Co., police ... Read More

built by Veterans Energy Team in partnership with the Joliet Park District, are the first chargers to open after being funded by as part of the state's Rebuild Illinois capital funding and authorized ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) - A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Joliet, Illinois, police said. Just before 3 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of South Larkin Avenue ... Read More

A former Joliet police officer accused of distributing cocaine and attempting to distribute fentanyl in the Chicago area in 2021 has been indicted on federal charges. William Busse III, a Homer Glen ... Read More

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A person died in a Lincoln Highway crash in Joliet on Monday, according to Illinois State Police. The crash happened on Illinois Route 30 near Cherry Hill Road, police said. Read More

Occupants of two vehicles on the west side of Joliet exchanged gunfire, but police said officers could not locate the suspects or any shooting victims. Monday's shooting marked the third of the day ... Read More

The chase moved to I-80, where Joliet police officers and Illinois State Police troopers provided assistance. When Valdovinos merged onto I-80, he turned off his vehicle lights and increased the car's ... Read More

Several vehicles were tangled in wires on Interstate 55 near Arsenal Road in Channahon, Illinois State Police said. One person was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries related to the downed wires ... Read More

Others suggested that Interstate 55 was shut down in both directions because of multiple jackknifed semis near Arsenal Road. Read More

The search comes about one week after a Chicago pastor went missing and was last seen in Joliet about a week ago. Read More

Illinois state troopers closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 as they investigated a rollover crash involving a dump truck. Troopers responded to the crash, which took place near Briggs Street ... Read More

An investigation is underway on Saturday afternoon after a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a man who had recently been released from jail in Joliet. According to police, the ... Read More

She was born January 6, 1959 in Chicago, IL the daughter of John and Mary Kay (nee Gannon) Schwellenbach. Mary Beth was employed for many years as a waitress at the Highway Lounge in ... Memorials may ... Read More

A 25-year-old New Lenox man died early Sunday after the car he was driving crashed in Joliet, the Will County Coroner's Office reported Tuesday. Illinois State Police say that Angelo Lujano-Pagliuca ... Read More

With the $30 billion manufacturing plant set to open in 2025 ... $300,000 million of this price tag is for an industrial wastewater facility being built off of FM 1417 and Highway 11. '?The new ... Read More

A semitrailer was on fire on Interstate 80 in Joliet and no injuries have been reported in the ... just west of Chicago Street, according to Illinois State Police. All lanes were closed as ... Read More

JOLIET On February 23, 2024, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a three-vehicle traffic crash involving an ... Read More

The Joliet Police Department has continued with its efforts to reduce the number of drunken drivers who are traveling along the city's streets, particularly late at night. Last week, officers took ... Read More

A Munster man was killed after he was involved in a Friday morning crash in Joliet, Illinois. Robert S. Roach, Jr., 32, was pronounced dead at 8:50 a.m. Friday after the crash, which occurred near the ... Read More

Matt Baxter of the Joliet Fire Department said that stations 1 and 3 responded to the crash and the wreck victim was dead on the scene. Read More

Illinois, in the suburbs of Chicago. If you want to see Joliet Junior College for yourself, be sure to plan a visit! The best way to reach campus is to take Interstate 80 to Joliet, or book a flight ... Read More

from Joliet, police said. Sheriff Randy Brown of Medina County, Texas, said he believes Nance was trying to reach Mexico, which is about 120 miles (200 kilometers) south of Natalia along Interstate 35 ... Read More

While on the scene, Joliet police heard the crash at the intersection of West Jefferson Street and North Larkin Avenue. Read More