A retired Will County judge has been assigned to the circuit court in Cook County in response to a “shortage of judges” in the county.

City Council votes Tuesday on budget with 11 more employees as mayor warns that Joliet is on a path toward $1 million-a-week health insurance costs.

The biggest summer event in Joliet has been called off for 2026. The Joliet Park District plans to replace it with a downsized event in 2027, and it may not be in the summer.

Hicks will remain bishop of the Diocese of Joliet until his installation in New York on Feb. 6.

At the Dec. 15 Plainfield Village Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved an ordinance increasing water and sewer fees. This is the first increase since Feb. 1, 2021.