The largely veteran-based grassroots group from Joliet and surrounding areas continues lawsuit against Joliet, NorthPoint.
At Friday's Council meeting, resident Jerry Hervey urged Joliet politicians to promote women to become the next chief or deputy chief.
Mike Turk, Sherri Reardon and Pat Mudron were on the losing side of Friday evening's vote. Bettye Gavin broke ranks and sided with O'Dekirk.
Roechner was promoted to interim chief in August 2018 and permanent chief in December 2018.
The brother of Joliet Police Detective James Sinnott filed a federal lawsuit against Joliet and Police Chief Al Roechner on Dec. 19.
Attendance in the council chambers is limited to 10 people.
Joliet has not had a permanent city manager at City Hall for two years and three months.
Jim Capparelli is a lawyer at Joliet's Castle Law firm and a retired colonel in the U.S. Army.
Joliet's City Council votes Tuesday whether to approve a liquor license for Celine's Pizza. It's across from the new Will County Courthouse.
The Joliet City Council voted to declare the old Senor Tequila property, now owned by Basinger's Pharmacy, a public nuisance Tuesday.
After returning to Joliet for a second run as city manager, Michigan native Jim Hock finishes up this Friday, Jan. 8.
Polls show Joliet voters aren't fooled by O'Dekirk's fake praise of Quillman.
The Monday meeting will take place at the Joliet Municipal Building.
The material in the packets are compiled from the State Board of Elections Local Elections website and Official Handbook.
Working for the city of Joliet is one of the best paying public sector jobs in Will County and there's excellent fringe benefits as well.
Restaurant owners who have been impacted by the pandemic and do not pay their permit fee by Dec. 31 will not be charged a late fee.
Members of Congress started receiving coronavirus vaccines last week under federal “continuity of government” provisions.
Monday afternoon marked the deadline to file candidate petitions for Joliet City Council. Here's who turned them in.
Shanahan was Joliet's corporation counsel and the interim city manager in 2018 and 2019. His replacement, Steve Jones, fired him in May.
Chicago's mayor came to Joliet's City Hall Thursday evening to address the City Council on its long term water solution.
Joliet City Councilman Pat Mudron championed the positive aspects of bringing the Compass Business Park to the community.
MorningStar plans to use $4.3 million from the CARES Act to purchase Joliet's west side Quality Inn for an emergency homeless shelter.
A Joliet native and Joliet Catholic High School graduate, the 64-year-old Schoenstedt will leave Will County's bench around Jan. 17.
Joliet City Council candidates have until 5 p.m. Dec. 21 to submit their nominating petitions if they plan to run in the April 6 election.
The off-duty Joliet police officer was involved in a January crash along Interstate 55 that killed her passenger, a Berwyn police officer.
Tuesday's news release indicates that Daniel Kennedy will be the new top judge of Will County's Twelfth judicial court.
Joliet City Council's learned that city leaders want to keep the Bicentennial Park property empty in 2021 to save money in the budget.
Dozens of loyal Joliet Patch readers offered their feedback to Friday's article about the Kmart redevelopment on Joliet's Jefferson Street.
Lande told Pat Mudron that he is not a rubber stamp for Mayor Bob O'Dekirk, saying he often disagrees with the mayor's decisions.
A state senator the past eight years, Bertino-Tarrant becomes the first woman to hold the office of Will County Executive.
Turk had fallen out of favor with the Joliet trade unions and they promised to make sure he lost if he ran in the April 6 race.
In October, investors announced the old Joliet Kmart would be anchored by a large storage unit facility, but those plans have since changed.
The Joliet City Council will vote on Lande's appointment Monday night. Will the Mudron 4 support this pick?
Charged in two separate 2019 domestic violence attacks against his ex-wife, Officer Bill Busse remains on Joliet's regular payroll.
On Tuesday night, Dan Vera and his team of long-time Joliet Township Democrat officeholders were ousted from office.
Vera and several fellow incumbent Joliet Township Democrats were defeated by Angel Contreras and his new slate of Democrat challengers.
Joliet could have made history by having three African-Americans on the City Council, but Todd Wooten got rejected.
Since the pandemic, Joliet's homeless population has soared, notably on the city's west side, according to the MorningStar Mission director.
O'Dekirk's plan to push through NorthPoint hearings violates Pritzker's executive order, complaint alleges.
Joliet Patch obtained Joliet's outside legal bills to keep you better informed on how your tax dollars are being spent by city officials.