David Elsner

Will County illegally denied permission to Amoco Oil Corp. to build a service station at the southeast corner of Exchange Street and Illinois Highway 394 in Crete Township, Judge Thomas...

The county has gained nearly 25,000 new jobs since 1985, according to the Joliet/Will County Center for Economic Development. "We've come a long way since the dark days of the...

A judge Thursday refused to dismiss felony charges against Peotone and Monee village officials accused of holding illegal secret meetings. The decision by Judge William Penn means that if the...

The sudden acquittal of Will County Deputy Sheriff Keith Kostelny on an illegal weapons charge came after an investigation and prosecution that had repeatedly hit snags. In March, a federal...

The death of a Plainfield youth who was struck by a train over the weekend was ruled accidental Monday by the Cook County medical examiner's office. John R. Waller, 17,...

State's Atty. James Glasgow on Monday withdrew his request to intervene in a controversial land deal involving the Will County Forest Preserve District. Instead, Glasgow will try at a Tuesday...

For a change, the tax news for the south and southwest suburbs wasn't entirely bad. Some homeowners in the region actually will find smaller tax bills in their mailboxes next...

About 350 gallons of sulfuric acid leaked on the ground at the Joliet Correctional Center Thursday, officials said. One firefighter suffered a minor acid burn to his hand, but no...

If you want to handicap the race to build tollways in the metropolitan area, take the Interstate Highway 355 extension to win and the Illinois Highway 53 extension to place....

Representatives of Joliet religious denominations will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Ottawa Street United Methodist Church, 19 W. Cass St., Joliet, to discuss strategies for opposing the spread...