The 51-year-old Joliet man was killed last Friday along North Chicago Street and the Interstate 80 exit in Joliet.
The Joliet girl died of her injuries at a hospital. A woman in the same vehicle suffered life-threatening injuries.
The Joliet crash involved a young man riding his bicycle and a sports utility vehicle at Larkin Avenue near Black Road.
Pythons aren't known for being a traffic hazard around Joliet, but one got loose Monday night and it caused several motorists to stop.
Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk, Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and others attended Tuesday's groundbreaking event.
A Rock Island train struck the vehicle and dragged it for several blocks, a Metra spokesman said. Several on the train were also hurt.
Joliet Patch obtained the past five years of traffic fatality data from the Joliet Police Department. Here's what it showed.
The Illinois State Police issued a news bulletin announcing that a second motorcycle rider died following Saturday's chain-reaction crash.
Joliet police closed down Route 53, which is South Chicago Street, shortly before midnight to investigate the motorcycle crash.
The Grundy County Coroner said the 25-year-old Joliet man was rushed to the Morris Hospital where he was pronounced dead Wednesday morning.
Crest Hill police closed a portion of Plainfield Road for several hours Thursday evening to investigate the T-bone crash.
A total of five Joliet Fire Department ambulances were responding to Wednesday evening's fiery wreck along Route 6 and Hollywood Boulevard.
Last Friday's early morning deadly crash caused Joliet police to close about a mile of Route 6 to investigate the wreck.
For decades, the intersection of Mills Road and Briggs Street has been a four-way stop, but those days are almost over.
Joliet police have investigated multiple deadly and serious crashes in May. The overnight fatality at Raynor and Jefferson is the latest.
A 23-year-old motorist was killed when his car crashed into a traffic light pole along Route 6 in Joliet shortly before 3:30 a.m. Friday.
There have been no serious traffic crashes since the Illinois Department of Transportation rerouted traffic over the Des Plaines River.
The driver of the van lost control and struck the oncoming sedan, driven by a Minooka man whose passenger was seriously hurt.
The seven projects represent a total investment of more than $140 million for the region.
Once implemented in early May, Cass Street will be two-way from Hickory Street to Joliet Street.
Joliet's mayor convinced IDOT to convert the Cass Street Bridge into a two-way route while the Jefferson Street Bridge remains out.
At least one person appeared to be injured as a result of Tuesday afternoon's wreck across from the Inwood Golf Course.
The city of Joliet said Herlihy Mid-Continent Company was selected as the lowest qualified bidder to construct the replacement bridge.
Motorists in the Joliet area had to use alternative roads instead of Interstate 55.
Over the past few days, the Illinois Department of Transportation has the east span of the Jefferson Street Bridge working properly.
D Construction has started building the new bridge south of Route 6 at Houbolt Road to alleviate Joliet area truck traffic problems.
Illinois Department of Transportation officials issued a news release on Jan. 6, 2020 about the latest closure.
Two children, ages 8 and 14, were seriously injured in Sunday afternoon's collision along Plainfield road, Joliet police said.
Saturday night's death occurred about a quarter mile from the boundary for Will and Grundy counties.
Tuesday afternoon's crash near the ramp for Interstate 80 in Joliet prompted police to shut down traffic in both directions of Route 53.
Illinois State Police arrived around 3:20 p.m. Friday. The fire caused major traffic congestion for motorists near New Lenox and Joliet.
The founder of a downtown Joliet technology firm, HData, Hudson Hollister is running for at-large Joliet City Council on April 6.
Crest Hill Police told Patch at 5 p.m. that several Illinois State Police crash reconstruction investigators were en route.
It marks the second straight day that an Illinois State Police vehicle was hit by a motorist in the Joliet area.
The Joliet Fire Department rushed three people to the nearby AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center.
The Joliet Fire Department said the crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. Monday.
Joliet police say the 48-year-old man was taken to Silver Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This quiet zone will include the at-grade rail crossings at Laraway Rd., Schweitzer Rd., and Millsdale Rd.
Illinois State Police still had Interstate 80 westbound closed to motorists as of 4 p.m.
Joliet police cars have closed a section of West Jefferson Street while authorities investigate the death.