Judge denies SAFE-T Act release for Joliet teen charged with first-degree murder

Residents organizing opposition to Lemont Citgo’s petition to relax carbon monoxide emissions standard

Residents in Lemont and the surrounding communities are planning to object Friday to a petition by the Citgo Lemont Refinery to the Illinois Pollution Control Board to allow for more carbon monoxide emissions under certain circumstances.

Joliet is turning the world’s first Dairy Queen into a Route 66 tourist attraction

The historic Joliet building where Dairy Queen began in 1940 is being transformed into a Route 66 selfie stop, complete with restoration plans and support from the company’s CEO

Man accused of smashing beer bottle on man’s face outside Joliet bar

A Joliet police officer spoke with a man and saw he had a 3 to 4 inch cut on his left cheek that was bleeding heavily from the beer bottle attack outside Longshots Sports Bar & Grill, prosecutors said.

Kayaks, coffee and creativity highlight upcoming Will County forest preserve programs

The Forest Preserve District of Will County has announced its program schedule for the weeks of June 29 and July 6. Online registration is available at reconnectwithnature.org.

Advocacy groups file lawsuit over data transparency related to Illinois’s SAFE-T Act

A lawsuit filed by a civic advocacy organizations claims state agencies and law enforcement agencies have kept the public “largely in the dark” about the outcomes of cash bail abolishment under the SAFE-T Act.