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Cattle escaped onto Interstate 80 after a Tuesday afternoon crash in Joliet, forcing the roads closure, police said.

A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition Wednesday after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound in southwest suburban Joliet, officials say.

Boy, 2, Shot Himself On Joliet's East Side: Police - Joliet, IL - The boy was critically injured during Wednesday morning's shooting in the 200 block of Eastern Avenue, authorities said.

UpdatedMon, Apr 26, 2021 at 1:56 pm CT Reply(1) The Malnar Tap fire on Feb. 1, 2020 was a kick in the gut for Joliet because Malnars enjoyed a remarkable run in the community for many years. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch ) JOLIET, IL — The current owners of the Malnars Tap neighborhood bar and restaurant on Joliets west side have hired the law firm of Bretz, Flynn & Associates to sue a Wisconsin insurance company for refusing to pay for the devastating fire that caused several hundred thousand d...

Reply This Joliet house on the citys far west side sustained heavy damage from a fire Saturday afternoon. (Joliet Fire Chief Greg Blaskey ) JOLIET, IL — A two-story house on Joliets far west side near Theodore Street sustained heavy damage on Saturday afternoon. Joliet Fire Chief Greg Blaskey said the blaze happened around 12:15 p.m. and that cigarettes were to blame. The family that lived at the house were alerted by their neighbors and they escaped with any injuries. Joliet Fire Department...

UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:02 pm CT Replies(45) Two Joliet Fire Department paramedics are being sued in connection with their duties responding to a medical emergency at the Joliet home of Pamela Sinram. (File Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — Two members of a Joliet Fire Department ambulance crew are the subject of a new civil lawsuit filed by attorney Frank Cservenyaks law firm, accusing the two paramedics of multiple counts of willful and wanton misconduct. The Will Coun...

File photo A 39-year-old Joliet man drowned in the Des Plaines River after first responders tried to rescue him. The victim — identified as Cesar Robles by the Will County coroner’s office — was the second drowning victim in the far southwest suburb in two days. Crews were called after 7 p.m. Monday for a man in the water near the Jackson Street drawbridge, Joliet police said in a statement. Responders spotted him in the river and tried to pull him out, but he submerged under water and di...

UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:18 pm CT Replies(199) A man in Joliet died Thursday night following a vicious dog attack on Arthur Avenue. (John Ferak/Patch) JOLIET, IL — A 46-year-old man died at Silver Cross Hospital following a vicious pit bull attack at a Joliet house in the 1200 block of Arthur Avenue. At 6:27 p.m., a Joliet Fire Station 4 ambulance crew rushed to a house on Arthur Avenue for a dog bite incident, fire Chief Greg Blaskey said. The man, identified Friday as Erick J. Quinn of...