Benet won a back-and-forth first set with Lockport and went on to a 25-23, 25-16 win in Friday's Class 4A state semifinal to advance to its fourth straight state championship match. The Redwings will play Marist Saturday in a rematch of last year's final.

Joliet Township High School District 204 schools showed significant improvement in graduation rates in 2025, but fell below the state average on proficiency scores.

The woman is an out of state resident staying at a local hotel and was last seen in the 4000 block of Hennepin Drive on Thursday, Joliet police said.

Darra Glavan, 86, donates Norway spruce that will be first Christmas tree lit in new City Square for annual Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade.

A preseason look at the girls basketball teams across the greater Will/Grundy county area.

Meetings are scheduled for Saturday and Tuesday to update sanitary district users on the transition to Joliet water and sewer.

Jesus Simms, 32, of Joliet, is accused of stabbing a 45-year-old man multiple times near South Ottawa and McDonough streets on Tuesday evening

Jesus Simms, 32, of Joliet, is accused of stabbing a 45-year-old man multiple times near South Ottawa and McDonough streets on Tuesday evening

Hands of Hope will be hosting its Thanksgiving Food Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at 511 Oakleaf Court in Joliet.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to allow college officials to spend $2.5 million for about 20 acres of land for a new campus in Morris.