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Police: Inmates got out of Illinois jail with pandemic loans

More than two dozen people have been charged in Illinois with fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief money, with authorities alleging some of them were behind bars when they used their relief money to post bond and free themselves from jail

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When Sides Collide lineup features Joliet West’s Jeremy Fears Jr. vs. Young’s Dalen Davis

Here is a quick rundown of the 2023 When Sides Collide, which will be Saturday, Jan. 21.

Chicago Sun-Times

Latest recalls of formula meant frantic search for family of suburban boy, 5, who needs it to survive

With help from La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Zayne Negoski of Joliet got an alternative tube-feeding formula. But his family and those of other medically needy kids have struggled and often had to pay more after Aug. 10 recall.

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What the return of Jeremy Fears Jr. means for Joliet West and the area’s basketball scene

The impact of Fears’ move back to Joliet West and the domino effect it has on high school basketball this upcoming season will be felt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan State recruit Jeremy Fears Jr. is returning to Joliet West

Jeremy Fears Jr. is coming home. The Joliet native will return to Joliet West for his senior year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joliet Slammers looking to win and entertain

Both the franchise’s baseball and business sides know what they must do to succeed.

Chicago Sun-Times

City has plan to force convicted sex offenders to move from their home: Build a park nearby

Joliet, Illinois, City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday night to buy a house, with plans demolish it and turn the land into a park — a tactic they hope will legally allow them to force out convicted sex offenders who are living in an apartment building nearby.

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1 dead in Morris apartment shooting

A man was arrested in Joliet about an hour and a half after the shooting was reported.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sophomore Nick Drtina embraces the spotlight, leads Nazareth to 3A baseball state title

Nazareth beat Glenwood 5-1 on Saturday at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet. It’s the first baseball state title for the Roadrunners.

Chicago Sun-Times

IHSA baseball Class 3A/4A state finals schedule and scores

All the game times and scores this weekend in Joliet.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joliet preservationists seek a stay of execution for ‘World’s Ugliest Courthouse’

Making the building’s looks take a back seat to its redevelopment potential is not a bad call, particularly in the court of public opinion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Walmart Targets Faster Deliveries Via 4 Fulfillment Centers, Intensifies Rivalry With Amazon

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) plans to build four new e-commerce fulfillment centers using an automated system to speed deliveries firing up rivalry with Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). Walmart will open its first warehouse in Joliet, Illinois, this summer. Walmart will build additional centers in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas over the next three years, Bloomberg reports. E-commerce giants like Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and…

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Landmarks group lists ‘most endangered’ sites in Illinois

Selected for historic, cultural or design importance, the sites are in Chicago, Wilmette, Joliet and Rockford.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80

The truck driver was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, Illinois State Police said.

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Armed man shot by officer during traffic stop in Joliet

An officer shot Ryan Reddick, 36, after he refused to comply with multiple commands regarding his handgun, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Families like mine are hurting without the monthly child tax credit

Managing that grocery bill or filling our tanks with gas is much harder now. If it has been difficult for my family, I can only imagine the repercussions for others in harsher circumstances.

Chicago Tribune

‘You were in the thick of it’: Illinois couple sentenced to probation in US Capitol breach

CHICAGO — A Joliet-area couple were sentenced Tuesday to probation and community service for entering the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6 riot and joining a mob trying to break into the congressional chambers.

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Largest U.S. port running out of water

The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois

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Explorers see dead prisoners' faces in chilling haunted prison that saw several murders

The old Joliet prison was the scene of several murders and the first prison officer to be killed was Joseph Clark - urban explorers say it gives the 'goose bumps'

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting in Joliet

Police found the victims about 6:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Francis Street.

Chicago Sun-Times

State launches next phase of I-80 corridor construction in Joliet with Houbolt Road project

The state investment in the $200 million public-private partnership is $32 million, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. CenterPoint Properties, an inland port, is investing up to $170 million to build a new toll bridge on Houbolt Road over the Des Plaines River.

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