Joliet police responded to St. Joe's Hospital and spoke with the victim, but by the time they went to the Red Roof Inn, ...

JOLIET, Ill. — A teenage girl who slipped into an abandoned Illinois prison for an urban adventure ended up serving a short sentence when she accidentally locked herself inside a cell. Illinois State ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A plan to build a federal detention center in the Chicago area to house illegal immigrants facing deportation is again under consideration after a previous attempt was blocked by ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — State officials are considering whether to use the now-closed Illinois Youth Center-Joliet as a facility to house mentally ill prisoners. Using the facility is 'definitely under ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- It was featured in movie classics such as "The Sting" and "The Blues Brothers," and now another major motion picture will film scenes at the former Joliet Correctional Center.