The Old Joliet Prison, as it’s known locally, is offering public tours. But the prison outside Chicago is not the Alcatraz of the Midwest. It hasn’t been spruced up with exhibits and an audio ...

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JOLIET, IL — The Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow obtained a 35-year prison term for Joliet baby killer Shanquilla Garvey, who murdered her own child, her 9-month-old little ...

A Joliet man, Erik Aviles, was arrested after allegedly threatening a house-cleaning crew with a handgun during a dispute over theft. Police responded to the scene, where they discovered Aviles ...