sex offenders

While the Illinois Department of Corrections says an apartment building in Joliet housing several sex offenders is operating within the law, the city’s mayor said he is working to find a solution after residents expressed concerns.

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Joliet’s mayor is promising to take action against an apartment building that he says is housing at least five convicted sex offenders.

A northern Illinois judge ruled Friday the city of Aurora can force the removal of registered sex offenders from a halfway house that is less than 500 feet from a park and playground.