Driver killed after crashing into rear of semi trailer in Joliet
Officers responded to the crash with injuries just after 5:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 53 north of West Sharp.
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Officers responded to the crash with injuries just after 5:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 53 north of West Sharp.
Barry Lee Whelpley was charged with, but never convicted of, killing and sexually assaulting Julie Ann Hanson in Naperville in 1972.
The pain of losing so many at once rocked the Joliet neighborhood. CBS 2 spoke with a family member to learn more about those they lost.
Just last month, seven members of the same family were murdered n Joliet. Police say one of their own relatives, Romeo Nance, was the killer. CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray sat down with a grieving loved one to tell the victims’ stories.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where the tube trailer was heavily damaged and blocking all lanes of traffic going eastbound.
A crash involving a semi-truck forced the closure of several lanes of traffic on Interstate 80 near southwest suburban Joliet Friday evening.
A semi-truck ended up toppled and blocking all lanes of traffic on one side of Interstate 80 near southwest suburban Joliet.
Thursday's strike started at 6:30 a.m. with a walkout and news conference.
Nurses say they're upset Ascension Healthcare implemented a contract their union rejected because it didn't deal with overstaffing.
Luther Johnson is working to turn a 173-year-old limestone house into a museum dedicated to teaching about the role Black people have played in American military conflicts.
Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy is asking for the community's help to pay for funeral expenses for the Nance family. Seven of the family members were gunned down in their homes last week.
Thousands of dollars have already been donated to the Esters and Nance family fundraiser, which was started on Sunday.
The same nurses also went on strike twice last year at Ascension Saint Joseph in Joliet, amid a contract standoff with management.
Romeo Nance, 23, is believed to have shot and killed the victims – all members of his own family – in those two houses a week ago Sunday.
One family member says this tragedy will not define her family.
One family member says this tragedy will not define her family.
It was unclear if any charges would be filed in connection with the crash.
A 45-year-old man died after he was hit by two cars on a Joliet street Thursday night. He was hit near Larkin and Clara avenues where there's no crosswalk in the area. Police said one driver hit the man but didn't stop.
Kyleigh Cleveland Singleton, 21, appeared in court on Thursday. She was the girlfriend of 23-year-old Romeo Nance.
Investigators said Kyleigh Cleveland lied to detectives during the manhunt for her boyfriend, when she claimed she didn't know his phone number.
Nance is believed to have shot and killed multiple members of his own family in two houses in Joliet on Sunday.
Singelton faces up to 6 years in prison and will be placed on home confinement, meaning She can't have access to a firearm and must stay at her mother's house.
"We ran home because we didn't know what was going on."
Members of the Joliet Police Department Special Operation Squad and Crisis Negotiator Team were deployed to the scene.
Investigation revealed it happened on the social media app Snapchat in a group chat used for students who are current freshmen at the school.
