Joliet

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting late Saturday night in Joliet that left three people wounded, according to police.

A handwritten letter from her son is a beacon of light during a painful, dark, time for Debbie Lofdahl of Joliet. “He was the life of the party. He was just having a good old time. He was a throwback from the 50s,” she said. “My dad and mom helped me raise the kids and, so they were always with…

A mother who lost her son said Meta made changes to his Facebook page without her knowledge or permission.

A 6-year-old boy visiting his father for spring break was driving an ATV in Joliet, his family said, when a tragic accident occurred, killing him. “He was an angel,” his grandmother said. “He came to us to make everybody happy.”

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.

The accident happened just after 5 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Mission Boulevard in Joliet, police said.

A 6-year-old boy was killed in an ATV crash after the vehicle, which was being driven by an 8-year-old boy, struck a tree in Joliet.

Popular celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will open two restaurants in the Chicago suburbs, according to a press release, with the first set to open as early as this year.

Popular celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will open two restaurants in the Chicago suburbs, according to a press release, with the first set to open as early as this year. De Laurentiis, known for hosting several popular Food Network shows throughout recent years like Giada at Home and Giada Entertains, will open Sorellina by Giada at the future Hollywood Casino in...

The family of Eric Lurry, a Joliet man who was seen on video being beaten by police officers shortly before dying of a drug overdose, met with the office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul Wednesday. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

A suburban school district will face another day of e-learning Tuesday after “vandalism” to the majority of its bus fleet, officials said.

A local school district was forced to switch to e-learning Monday after a vandalism spree left more than 80% of its school buses inoperable. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

A local school district was forced to switch to e-learning Monday after a vandalism spree left more than 80% of its school buses inoperable.

The crash injured a man who was inside the dining room at the McDonald’s and left the restuarant with “significant damage.”

A man died in police custody early Wednesday morning after sustaining a fall during a struggle with officers at a Joliet gas station, authorities said.

An Illinois State Trooper was struck and killed Monday night on I-55 in Will County while removing debris from the roadway after the driver of a car on the highway failed move over.

The driver who struck and killed ISP trooper Clay Carns was charged with violating Scott’s Law. Sandra Torres has more.

Lion Electric, an electric bus manufacturing company, announced hundreds of layoffs this month and suspended its operations in a Chicago suburb, according to officials. Christian Farr has the story.

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics in Joliet participated in active threat drills as part of a three-day conference.

Joliet police officers, firefighters and paramedics participated in an active shooter drill Friday, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.