6-year-old accused of stabbing toddler brother to death
Police say the 2-year-old boy died Friday after his 6-year-old brother stabbed him several times with a steak knife inside their home while two adults were in another room.
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Police say the 2-year-old boy died Friday after his 6-year-old brother stabbed him several times with a steak knife inside their home while two adults were in another room.
A preliminary investigation determined the older boy stabbed his brother with a kitchen knife.
A preliminary investigation determined the toddler had been stabbed with a kitchen knife.
Joliet fire crews used a float ring and ladder to get the woman out of the water.
A young child had first fallen into the Des Plaines River, and a woman jumped in to rescue the child—only to end up needing to be rescued herself.
A 17-year-old boy suffered a single gunshot wound to the right calf, and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the rear.
Investigators are trying to find video footage of the shooting.
An investigation is underway in Joliet, after someone unleashed a barrage of gunfire outside two neighboring hotels.
Joliet police say a Toyota Camry collided with a Harley Davidson XL1200 motorcycle after initiating a left turn.
He was last seen near a home in the 500 block of Silver Falls Street. Police searched the home but did not find the robber.
Three buildings and a vehicle were also damaged in the shooting.
The Joliet Police Department said it is work with the Will County State's Attorney Office for possible charges.
Police are on the scene of a double shooting, leaving a 24-year-old and 46-year-old injured.
Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting in the Chicago suburb involving two victims.
The cleanup continued along Interstate 55 in Will County after this week's storms. A temporary power outage at the ExxonMobil refinery in Channahon may lead to higher gas prices for a period.
Monday's storms came not even two days after another set of storms over the weekend caused significant damage and power outages.
The players came over to help with the cleanup after their practice on Tuesday morning and made some new fans.
Neighbors in southwest suburban Shorewood believe they were hit by a tornado on Monday night. Some of the heaviest damage was on Canterbury Lane, where there were reports of people hurt inside a home that had part of its roof torn off.
The southwest suburbs were walloped by Monday night's fast-moving storms, just a day after parts of Joliet sustained significant damage from storms over the weekend.
Severe weather wreaked havoc southwest of Chicago on Sunday in parts of Will County.
In Joliet, thousands of people were without power
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the county that lasted until 9:30 a.m., affecting Joliet, Lockport, and New Lenox.
The discovery comes a week after Pastor Warren Beard went missing after visiting Joliet.
On Tuesday, first responders were trying to retrieve a vehicle that had gone into the Des Plaines River near Joliet a week earlier.
On Tuesday, first responders were trying to retrieve a vehicle that had gone into the Des Plaines River near Joliet a week earlier.
