A Rosemont lawyer speaking on Police Chief Al Roechner's behalf suggested Joliet's police and fire board did not have jurisdiction.
Friday marked Steve Jones' final day with the city of Joliet. He said the question remains, will Joliet rise to its true potential?
The Joliet City Council voted unanimously at Thursday's 4 p.m. meeting to make Jim Hock the interim city manager.
Joliet police tampered with or destroyed audio and/or video footage from the squad car video related to Lurry's death, lawyers argue.
Joliet resident Jerry Hervey blasted the Joliet City Council for still not funding body cameras for the Joliet Police Department.
The Joliet City Council will hold another special meeting, at 4 p.m. Thursday, to discuss the Jim Hock employment contract.
Joliet's City Council approved the business development for Theodore Street and Drauden Road.
Esqueda has told CBS Chicago that he was the whistleblower surrounding the controversial in-custody death of Joliet resident Eric Lurry, 37.
Bob Okon, on behalf of The Herald-News, made a public records request on July 2, 2019, for the city's full naming rights agreement.
Resurrection begins on Nov 3rd, 2020.
Munoz faced an objection to his June 1 filing as the Republican candidate to run against incumbent State's Attorney Jim Glasgow, a Democrat.
Joliet's Police Department administration is continuing to pay Zilka to stay home from work.
The Group Of About 15 Protestors Walked from Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's House to Councilman Pat Mudron's house Saturday Afternoon.
The Joliet City Council is expected to vote on the project at next Tuesday's meeting.
The following is a satirical column from Joliet Patch Editor John Ferak, a native of Joliet who has covered Joliet's City Council turmoil.
Maurice Thomas, who has been at the Will County Jail since May 2019, filed a civil lawsuit last week.
For the second week in a row, a leading candidate to take over as Joliet's interim city manager has bowed out.
Zohaib Khan shares his qualifications for the 2020 Will County Coroner's Office election on Nov. 3.
The city of Joliet's interim corporation counsel was expected to replace Steve Jones Aug. 8, but that won't happen now.
Independent candidate Zohaib Khan announced today that he plans to run in the November general elections.
Joliet Police Officer Cassie Socha originally filed her federal lawsuit against the Joliet Police Department in August 2018.
The Joliet City Council has not had a permanent city manager since it forced out David Hales in October 2018.
The new web service will aid in addressing certain court matters, such as paying fines and pleading guilty to traffic offenses.
Attorney Bob Fioretti told attendees to the July 14 press conference that the group Stop Northpoint plans to coordinate with existing suits.
Harris & Harris Ltd. has donated $13,750 to Andrea Chasteen’s campaign committee, effectively becoming her top contributor, Granata says.
Joliet Police Chief Al Roechner stripped Javier Esqueda of his police powers on Monday and put him on administrative desk duty.
Jones had come under fierce criticism from Mayor Bob O'Dekirk and others for his role in handling the Eric Lurry death investigation.
After CBS Chicago called out Police Chief Al Roechner for dodging interviews, Joliet's police chief issued a news release within an hour.
Two members of Police Chief Al Roechner's administration, Lt. Chris Botzum and Sgt. James Rouse, made a visit to Sgt. Javier Esqueda.
A petition drive launched on Change.org states that Joliet police withheld video evidence for 5 months of what happened that night.
Lurry's wife, children and mother were in attendance and spoke about their husband, father, son.
Police gave a timeline they say shows what happened between the time Lurry arrived at the police station and when he arrived at St. Joe's.
Joliet Police Sgt. Javier Esqueda suspected fellow supervisors were tampering with evidence as Eric Lurry was dying in police custody.
After six months of silence, both the State's Attorney and Coroner issued reports Thursday vindicating Joliet police in Eric Lurry's death.
Now that Chicago's television station trucks are swarming downtown Joliet, Coroner Patrick O'Neil issued a report on Lurry's Jan. 29 death.
The cost for the new canine, “Lokie,” will by split by the Sheriff’s Office and Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow’s office.
Eric Lurry's death was under investigation by the Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force before the squad car video was leaked.
Council members Terry Morris, Jan Quillman, Larry Hug and Mayor Bob O'Dekirk signed a letter asking for the Attorney General's intervention.
After the Monday meeting with Chris Regis, the group is doing some rewrites and plan to present to committees and council.
The council voted 5-3 to pay a Georgia consulting firm $23,901 to help fill a role that hasn't been permanently filled since October 2018.