‘Immigrants built this country’- No Kings Day protests in Joliet, Bolingbrook draw thousands
No Kings protests in Will County drew large crowds n Joliet and Bolingbrook on Saturday.
Retired Joliet police sergeant’s false arrest lawsuit headed for federal trial
A retired Joliet police sergeant claims he sustained $325,000 in damages in total for his alleged wrongful arrest and loss of employment, federal court records show.
Indiana man charged with sex abuse of Romeoville teen
A Will County judge denied the pretrial release of a Indiana man from Guatemala who is charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a teen he was waiting for at Romeoville High School, court records show.
Will County sets restrictions on federal immigration activity on county-owned property
In a statement, Will County Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant said she is “deeply concerned” about reports of “federal immigration activity occurring locally and tactics causing fear throughout the community.”
Motorist shot by ‘unknown pedestrian’ Sunday in Joliet
A driver traveling through the east side of Joliet is expected to survive after he was shot in the head and leg by an “unknown pedestrian” in the area, police said.