Joliet

A 16-year-old boy was killed in a crash Monday in suburban Joliet. The teen was on a bicycle about 8:45 a.m. at Rachel Avenue and Illinois Route 53 when he rolled his bicycle in front of a southbound 2007 White GMC truck and was struck by the truck, according to preliminary information from Illinois State Police. The boy was pronounced dead…

All lanes of northbound Interstate 55 are blocked after a crash involving multiple vehicles Wednesday afternoon. According to Illinois State Police, the lanes are blocked after a crash occurred on the northbound side of the interstate in suburban Joliet Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred near the Route 30 exit, near Louis Joliet Mall. Traffic is being diverted off the northbound…

Five people were injured when a house exploded in suburban Joliet on Sunday, authorities say. Sandra Torres reports.

Five people were injured when a house exploded in suburban Joliet on Sunday, authorities say.

Five people were hospitalized after a house exploded in suburban Joliet on Sunday, authorities say. Lexi Sutter reports.

Federal officers have seized 450 fake iPhone cases during an inspection at a facility at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The counterfeit cases were in a package that originated from Hong Kong and were headed to an Amazon facility in Joliet, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The cases are described as being of poor quality and design. Authorities...

Friends and family of a Joliet man who died hours after he was taken into police custody in January continue to push for answers surrounding his death. Protesters rallied on Sunday in Joliet as friends and family took to the streets to demand answers surrounding Eric Lurry’s death after a controversial video surfaced showing what happened to him in...

Friends and family of Eric Lurry, who died hours after he was taken into police custody in January, continue to push for answers surrounding his death.

A group of nurses in Joilet are now taking their strike into a second week after rejecting an offer from AMITA Health Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. The nurses, who are represented by the Illinois Nurses Association, rejected AMITA’s three-year contract on Saturday, citing a failure by the company to reasonably address issues surrounding short staffing at the hospital, according...

Family members of Eric Lurry are continuing to push for answers following his death at a hospital, just hours after he was taken into Joliet police custody on Jan 29th

Residents in a suburban Joliet community expressed sadness Monday after a 17-month-old girl was fatally mauled by a pit bull mix while her parents were visiting a friend’s home a Fourth of July party, police officials stated. At approximately 1:27 a.m., officers with the Joliet Police Department were called to a home in the 1800 block of Cumberland Drive where…

Residents in a suburban Joliet community expressed sadness Monday after a 17-month-old girl was fatally mauled by a pit bull mix while her parents were visiting a friend’s home a Fourth of July party, police officials stated. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

A 17-month-old girl was fatally mauled by a pit bull mix early Sunday morning while her parents were visiting a friend’s home in south suburban Joliet for a Fourth of July party, police officials stated. At approximately 1:27 a.m., officers with the Joliet Police Department were called to a home in the 1800 block of Cumberland Drive where they encountered…

More than 700 nurses at AMITA Health St. Joseph Medical Center Joliet went on strike Saturday morning after negotiations between the hospital and the nurses union failed to result in a contract. The strike comes after AMITA Health, which has 19 hospitals in Illinois, issued a statement that said it would bring in other licensed nurses during a strike, prepare…

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk said the idea of resigning never crossed his mind following an incident caught on camera that shows him grabbing a man and wrestling him to the ground. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk said the idea of resigning never crossed his mind following an incident caught on camera that shows him grabbing a man and wrestling him to the ground. O’Dekirk, a former Joliet police officer, was accompanying police last week when he said protests turned into chaos. The video shows O’Dekirk grabbing Victor Williams, 23, and wrestling...

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk is set to speak publicly for the first time since a controversial video surfaced showing him in a physical confrontation with a protester. O’Dekirk will hold a press conference at the Joliet City Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday to “give his determination of the events that happened.” In the video, O’Dekirk is seen apparently wrestling...

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk is set to speak publicly for the first time since a controversial video surfaced showing him in a physical confrontation with a protester.

Friends and family voiced their support for two men involved in a dramatic physical confrontation with Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk that was caught on video. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Friends and family voiced their support for two men involved in a dramatic physical confrontation with Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk that was caught on video. Victor Williams and his brother Jamal Smith face assault and mob action charges stemming from the incident, which occurred as Joliet police were breaking up protests in the city earlier this month. While NBC 5…