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Police Investigating Double Homicide Involving Mother and 4-Year-Old Son

January 25, 2026

At approximately 6:55 a.m. on January 25, 2026, officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire in the area of…

January 23, 2026

On January 22, 2026, at 9:29 p.m., officers responded to the area of Second Avenue and Hobbs Avenue for a…

January 22, 2026

On January 22, 2026, at 1:24 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 400 block of…

January 22, 2026

On January 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., members of the JolietPolice Department Special Operations Squad, Crisis Negotiation Team, Tactical Unit,…

January 19, 2026

Whitehead Jimerson On January 18, 2026, Acaiyia D. Whitehead, 19, of Plainfield, was arrested, booked, and transported to the WCADF…

January 9, 2026

At approximately 7:43 a.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026, the Plainfield Fire Protection District responded to a reported traffic accident…

January 5, 2026

Earlier today, Gilbert Bernal Sr. (age 82) of Flint, Michigan, stood before the Honorable Art Smigielski regarding First Degree Murder…

December 29, 2025

Manuel Guerrero (37, Kankakee) – charged with Home Invasion (class X felony), Domestic Battery, Battery (two counts), and Criminal Damage…

December 29, 2025

Phillip Hinojosa (20, Joliet) – charged with Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, Aggravated Unlawful Possession of Weapon, and Obstructing a…

December 29, 2025

Officers responded to the Louis Joliet Mall, located at 3340 Mall Loop Drive, on December 27, 2025, at 5:51 p.m.,…

December 22, 2025

Jackson Summers On Tyrone Jackson (31, Joliet) was charged with Home Invasion, Attempted Criminal Trespass to Residence,…

December 18, 2025

Christopher M. Covelli (32, Joliet) – was charged with Burglary (two counts), Attempted Burglary (two counts), Criminal Damage to Property…