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Will Co. Deputy Attacked Near Wilmington During Traffic Stop: Sheriff - Joliet, IL - Karisa Heelan eventually opened the car door, however, she would not exit, according to Will County Sheriff's spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer.

Will Co. Sheriff's Deputy Faces DUI Charges After Off-Duty Wreck - Homer Glen-Lockport, IL - Sheriff's Deputy Michael Franc has retained long-time Joliet criminal defense lawyer Ted Hammel, who specializes in DUI cases.

A Will County judge has dropped his call for a special prosecutor to look into the release of a defendant from custody, according to the Will County sheriff’s office. Earlier this month, Will County Judge David Carlson called for a special prosecutor to look into why Leroy Devine, 34, wasn’t taken into custody Dec. 1 after the judge ordered him held. Carlson said Thursday he will not seek a ...

Will County Circuit Court Judge David Carlson is calling for a special prosecutor to look into why a defendant released from custody in error wasn’t taken into custody Dec. 1 after the judge ordered him held. Leroy Devine, 34, was arraigned Dec. 1 for two cases against him: one for aggravated fleeing; and one for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, armed habitual criminal and possession or ...

Letter Carrier Victim Of Armed Robbery In Joliet: Jungles - Joliet, IL - Dan Jungles said he cannot ever remember an incident involving an on-duty U.S. Postal worker being an armed robbery victim around Joliet.

An asphalt tank exploded Tuesday morning at the Seneca Petroleum Co. refinery in Lemont.

An explosion at a petroleum plant in Lemont, Ilinois, has killed one person and injured another, according to local authorities.

Voting from jail is rare throughout the United States, but lawmakers in Illinois are paving the way for more detention facilities to offer in-person vot...

UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 9:00 am CT Replies(51) Jordan Peete alleges that one of the Will County correctional guards squeezed his testicles last May in an act of harassment. (Mugshot via Will County Jail ) JOLIET, IL — A 23-year-old Joliet inmate who spent nearly two years inside the Will County Jail on armed robbery charges has filed a pro se lawsuit against Will County Sheriffs officials accusing a corrections guard of squeezing his testicles during a pat-down search last May. Jordan Pe...