Joliet Patch previously reported on the Joliet police arrest of Manuel Cardenas. Now we have an update and details of his ...

JOLIET, Ill. -- Behind its massive limestone walls -- five feet thick and as much as 40 feet high -- have walked such infamous criminals as Baby Face Nelson. And movie fans may know Joliet Jake (John ...

JOLIET, IL — More than four years after Joliet police officer Brian Lanton shot Cord Whitmore in the chest at Whitmore's mother's house on Nicholson Street, the 34-year-old Joliet citizen now faces ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOLIET, Ill. — Joliet police on Thursday ...

The Old Joliet Prison was open for nearly 150 years and has been closed for more than 20. A section of the prison that has been off limits will open to the public later this month, but not as part of ...

Visitors say they’ve seen unexplained movement on the prison grounds. But do ghost stories detract from the specter of a truly dark history? On a cool October night in 2018, Larry Arroyo was leading a ...