2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (242+ words) A Joliet Police Department squad vehicle on Monday, July 13, 2026, in downtown Joliet. (Felix Sarver) Joliet police detectives are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man on Wednesday who suffered a “significant injury to his head.” The statement on Thursday from…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (163+ words) A Sycamore man was charged Wednesday after authorities alleged he held a loaded gun during an incident involving road rage, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Wendt Jr, 32, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (540+ words) Attorney Chuck Bretz delivering an opening statement during a murder trial in 2022 at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet. (Gary Middendorf - [email protected]/Gary Middendorf) Special prosecutors are requesting a new trial date in a Grundy County case where a Joliet…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (362+ words) A Chicago man who met a 14-year-old girl at a party where he was working later picked her up and sexually abused her in a Harvard park, McHenry County prosecutors said. Milton Espino-Mejia, 25, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (317+ words) Attorney James Murphy (lwft), who represents developers of a planned data center in Joliet, speaks at a court hearing Tuesday with attorney Chloe Russell, who represents plaintiffs trying to stop the project, at his side. (Gary Middendorf) A lawsuit trying…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (361+ words) A 35-year-old Joliet man faces multiple felonies following a shooting Sunday morning, Joliet police said. Officers were called to an apartment building at 373 Western Ave. just before 9 a.m. Sunday for a report of a shooting, according to the Joliet Police Department....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) The 2023 shooting at Mickey’s Massive Burritos was not an accident, a judge ruled Wednesday, it was a reckless act. Richard J. Venegas, 67, of La Salle was convicted Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, of reckless conduct for the gunshot that struck brother Mickey Venegas…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (942+ words) Finalizing the civil trial verdict a jury issued in November, a Whiteside County judge on Wednesday ordered the city of Rock Falls to pay $28.5 million in damages to the widow of a Sterling firefighter who died in the line of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (257+ words) A Crest Hill police squad vehicle. (Felix Sarver) The Crest Hill Police Department has confirmed the death of a second victim from the Aug. 30 Willow Court shooting. The department was informed Wednesday that 18-year-old Jamari Finch, a Joliet resident, died…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (734+ words) A Whiteside County judge has upheld a jury’s finding that the city of Rock Falls is financially liable for the death of Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos, who died in a basement while fighting a house fire in December 2021. (Alex…...