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UpdatedFri, May 14, 2021 at 1:19 am CT Replies(4) Even though he got a 10-day work place suspension in March and kicked out of the detective unit, Joliet Police Sgt. Chris Schott believes he deserves a promotion and huge raise to a lieutenant's rank. (City of Joliet Police Department ) JOLIET, IL — At a December holiday party involving alcohol attended by several off-duty members of the Joliet Police Department's investigations unit, Joliet Police Sgt. Chris Schott slapped a subordinate detective on his buttocks, and Schott tried to kiss the man against his wishes, documents obtained by J...

UpdatedWed, May 12, 2021 at 10:48 am CT Replies(8) The first-degree murder defendant just got his latest mugshot taken on April 22. He has been in the jail since 2017. His bail remains set at $10 million (Mugshot via Will County Jail) JOLIET, IL — The Will County State's Attorney's Office filed a motion this week asking a judge to prevent first-degree murder defendant Jeremy Boshears from calling an expert witness with Larsen Forensic & Associates to testify that Katie Kearns took her own life and was not the victim of a homicide inside the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. Boshears, a member o...

UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 11:45 pm CT Replies(31) Joliet Police Officer Rich Olson wants to become a sergeant, but the city's board of police and fire commissioners has questions about his track record. (File/John Ferak/Patch ) JOLIET, IL — The city of Joliet's Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has delayed making a decision on whether to promote long-time Joliet patrol officer Rich Olson Jr. to a supervisor's rank of sergeant after issues with Olson's recent discipline history arose. Monday's vote on Olson's promotion to sergeant was postponed until next week's meeting to give the ...

UpdatedMon, May 10, 2021 at 10:16 am CT Replies(8) The Bernie's Jerk Kitchen & Waffles restaurant at 2777 Black Road in Joliet has closed for good. (John Ferak/Patch) JOLIET, IL — A minority-owned restaurant that began in January 2018 on Joliet's east side before relocating to Black Road in 2019 has called it quits, Joliet Patch has learned. Bernie's Jerk Kitchen shut down its jerk chicken restaurant, located in the same business plaza as Barolo Ristorante and Fireman Ted's Bar and Grill, which is next door. On Friday, one of the employees at Fireman Ted's told Joliet Patch that Bernie's ...

UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 12:45 pm CT Replies(94) Gov. J.B. Pritzker, second from right, speaks at the opening of the Lion Electric plant. Also pictured are Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk (left), Congressman Bill Foster (D-11) and Will County Center for Economic Development Vice President Doug Pryor (right). (John Ferak/Patch) (John Ferak/Patch ) (John Ferak/Patch ) JOLIET, IL — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker came to Joliet at 7:30 a.m. Friday to reveal positive economic development news: Lion Electric, a Canadian company in Quebec, will open its first United States automobile manufacturing plant...