Many of the workers admitted they paid kickbacks to others to fill out phony applications to get loans through the Paycheck ...

The Old Joliet Prison, as it’s known locally, is offering public tours. But the prison outside Chicago is not the Alcatraz of the Midwest. It hasn’t been spruced up with exhibits and an audio ...

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responsible for bringing the abandoned Old Joliet Prison into a world-wide tourist destination, has rolled out its latest endeavor to bring more visitors and Route 66 tourists to town: It's called ...

Mayor Terry D'Arcy and City Manager Beth Beatty raised property taxes for 2025, allowing Joliet to use funds to bailout ...

Brand turned himself in the next day and was sent back to Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet while Smith’s ...

Joliet, Ill.? When Wentworth Miller needs inspiration for his character on Fox’s “Prison Break,” he just takes a look at the fortresslike limestone walls surrounding him. There’s nothing ...

An Illinois man may avoid prison for hitting a car and shooting at the fleeing driver in November 2019. Ralph Bevineau, 30, of Joliet, pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbery, a Level 5 felony ...