Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant called the troops' arrival "an aggressive overreach" by the Trump administration.
“Today, I’m calling on our community to rise above those who seek to divide us."
Joliet has erected signs notifying people of the annexation and preliminary planned unit development for a data center campus.
Juan Moreno's side lost their motion to get a special prosecutor, but Judge Jennifer Lynch is not removing Juan Moreno from office for now.
Jim Glasgow did not support Juan Moreno's Joliet City Council candidacy. Now, Glasgow has assigned his attorneys to oust Moreno from office.
Beth Beatty decided in July to increase the pay for 101 non-union city staff, but she made her 3.25 percent raises retroactive to January.
Juan Moreno's residency lawsuit was passed through three different judges Monday. Will County Judge Jennifer Lynch will decide his fate.
This is the second successive Latino candidate Jim Glasgow has tried to declare unfit for office, attorney Anna Rose Bertani said.
“This effort allows us to prepare for the future and strengthen public safety for generations to come," Joliet's Mayor Terry D'Arcy noted.
State's Attorney Glasgow filed a complaint seeking to remove Juan Moreno, who was elected to the Joliet City Council by the voters in April.
In April, Joliet Patch reported that the new football stadium for Joliet Catholic Academy has met City Hall resistance.
Tuesday night's audience at City Hall included several people affiliated with the arts commission and they clapped following the 5-4 vote.
Mayor Terry D'Arcy's Dome of Unity has created significant controversy and dissension for the city of Joliet. Tuesday night is his big vote.
Monday's discussion-only meeting for the Joliet City Council was heated as several Council members and Mayor Terry D'Arcy argued.
The Joliet City Council will vote on the new four-year contract at Tuesday night's meeting.
“There is strong community interest in moving this project forward," Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy proclaimed in Friday's press release.
Joe and Jennifer Matise of Tinley Park bought the former church in Joliet's downtown. They will host wedding events, live music and more.
"We all need to find God, we all need to pray, pray for the Kirk family," Clement said after Charlie Kirk's death.
Joliet added an extra $1 million to this year's city of Joliet legal budget. Joliet may use some of it, or all it, for the Eric Lurry case.
Joliet City Clerk Lauren O'Hara has denied another Joliet Patch FOIA, this time withholding the communities where Joliet employees reside.
Joliet artist Dante DiBartolo was one of six finalists for the new downtown City Square sculpture. His bronze statue would be 9-foot-tall.
Mayor D'Arcy did not want to go on record voting in favor of the Dome of Unity, at least on Tuesday night when it came up on the agenda.
Mayor Terry D'Arcy and the Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday night on spending more city funds at the downtown City Square project.
The 12-foot-tall, 19-foot-wide domed structure will serve as a focal point within City Square.
The city of Joliet took eight months before voting this week to uphold Police Chief Bill Evans' termination of Officer Alfonso Sanchez.
Mayor D'Arcy cast the deciding vote to make sure that Joliet adopts a 1 percent grocery tax that would have gone away next year.
Like Joliet city manager Beth Beatty, Ann Sylvester also worked at the city of Chicago for several years.
Mayor Terry D'Arcy has made the creation of downtown Joliet's new City Square one of the signature projects of his first term in office.
Joliet City Hall built in 1967 is located at 150 W Jefferson St. is a combination of brick and concrete exterior.
Christine Johnson, who has been banned from the Old Joliet Prison by the Joliet Area Historical Museum, addressed the Joliet City Council.
Joliet Patch has been the only news outlet to publish multiple stories surrounding the salary raises of Kathy Franson over the years.
While the individual cost is small, just $1 on a $100 grocery bill, the collective impact is significant, generating millions annually.
Harrison, 49, has been the subject of multiple Joliet Patch stories over recent years.
The Joliet Police Department confirmed that the veteran lieutenant is not working his regular job.
Ryan Evans and his wife Samantha Evans have filed a Will County civil lawsuit seeking a monetary judgment in excess of $50,000.
This expanded residency is part of Joliet's effort to attract applicants from not only Joliet, but also its neighboring communities.
Reilly wanted people to know that he is running on a platform of restoring law and order.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating from high school in 2017.
Allied Landscaping of Joliet donated its services and labor to the city of Joliet to create the new neighborhood park near Center and Moran.
Practically everyone in Joliet is sharing out the Joliet Police Department Facebook post. Are you going to also?