Joliet

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.

Firefighters were battling a massive fire at a scrapyard in Joliet on Friday afternoon.

Firefighters were working to extinguish a massive fire at a scrapyard in Joliet on Friday afternoon.

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Three people were injured in a shooting Sunday morning inside a Joliet bar, authorities said.

A third arrest has been made in connection to recent social media threats directed at schools in Joliet, with police arresting a 12-year-old for felony disorderly conduct involving transmitting a threat of destruction of school property or violence, police said.

New security measures are taking effect at Joliet Township high schools on Wednesday after social media threats directed towards the schools. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

A school district in Joliet announced new security measures to take effect immediately in response to unfounded social media threats that targeted schools.

The Joliet Police Department issued an update after a series of violent threats posted to social media led more than a dozen schools to switch to e-learning Monday.

A suburban school district has released a statement saying they will switch to e-learning Monday following a series of violent threats posted online.

Multiple school districts are making changes to their learning plans for Monday after a series of violent threats were posted online, with several districts switching to e-learning protocols for the day.  

A 2-year-old was stabbed to death by his 6-year-old brother in a Joliet residence Friday afternoon. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.

A 2-year-old boy was stabbed to death by his 6-year-old brother inside a Joliet residence Friday afternoon, according to authorities.

Almost two dozen people accused of committing serious crimes were arrested in Will County as part of a police operation. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Workers at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill picketed on Thursday, ahead of the facility’s upcoming closure. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A “shelter in place” directive has been lifted for a Joliet subdivision, according to police, who noted “the immediate threat to the area has alleviated.”

All lanes of Interstate 55 in Joliet reopened Monday evening after falling concrete caused by a collision led to a partial closure and major backups.

Through a series of undercover operations, the Joliet Police Department has issued 47 violations to city businesses for illegally selling nicotine products to customers under the age of 21, including three violations to one business, which resulted in the city revoking the store’s business license. NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

A recently filed plaintiff’s motion is seeking to trigger an immediate shutdown of Stateville Correctional Center in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, advocating for inmates to be moved to other facilities within the Illinois Department of Corrections. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.