Peter Ranstead took the witness stand Thursday afternoon to testify in his own defense. His story was the exact opposite of his wife's.

JOLIET, Ill. — The family of a child who was patted down during a police stop in Joliet in 2024 filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city and its police department Thursday. The family’s attorney ...

A shelter-in-place was lifted for residents in Joliet, Illinois, after a police investigation on Thursday morning. According to Joliet police, officers conducted an "operation" related to an incident ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 29-year-old Joliet man has been charged with murder in the deaths of a 4-year-old and his mother in Joliet over the weekend, ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The arrest of a 35-year-old Joliet man Thursday morning sparked a shelter-in-place order in the area, police said. Joliet police conducted a search warrant about 9 a.m. in the ...

Officers responded to the area of McDonough Street and South Ottawa on the report of a stabbing just before 4:45 p.m. Police located a 45-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to the body. He was ...