Today, NASCAR announced that it will make its long-awaited return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. on July 4-5, 2026. As a part of today’s 2026 NASCAR national series schedule announcement, NASCAR will bring NASCAR Cup Series,

The suspect who was shot and killed by a woman during a home invasion on Friday night was identified. The Will County Coroner identified the man as 36-year-old Shelby Hurd.

Will County Judge Derek Ewanic often rules in favor of Joliet area violent criminal defendants when their pretrial detention hearing occurs.

NASCAR officials announced Wednesday that the Cup Series will race at Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway on July 5, 2026. The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race will take place a day before on the Fourth of July, preceded by the ARCA Menards Series on July 3.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A mother with a baby fatally shot a suspected home invader in the south suburbs on Friday night, police said. Joliet police said officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the 7000-block of Hadrian Drive around 10:30 p.m.

A man was fatally shot during an attempted home invasion Friday night in Joliet, Illinois. Joliet police said around 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 7000 block of Hadrian Drive for a report of a home invasion.

A man who broke into a home in southwest suburban Joliet late Friday night was fatally shot by a woman inside the home.

The Illinois State Police website lists Linden as a non-compliant sexual offender. The state police still have him at the Bel-Air Motel in Joliet. Linden is listed as a lifetime registrant who committed his crime of predatory criminal sexual assault in Texas when he was 56 years old and his victim was just only 4 years old.