A popular south suburban summer staple won't be returning in 2026, marking the first time in 20 years the event won't take place, officials announced Wednesday.

A former police sergeant in Joliet who was at one point charged after leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over retaliation he faced.

The Veeck family is at it again. Before the Frontier League's 2026 season kicks off, the Joliet Slammers are going to play an exhibition at their namesake slammer -- the Old Joliet Prison. The team has announced "The Big House Ballgame" will take place on April 30,

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Next spring, the Joliet Slammers will play a game on the Old Joliet Prison baseball diamond where inmates used to play ball before the prison was shut down in the early 2000s.

Christopher Covelli, 32, is from Joliet's North Raynor Avenue. He wound up violating his mental health court contract, files indicate.