Jerry Shnay

Lawyers for a Joliet businessman once awarded more than $600,000 for a small strip of land were told Wednesday by the chief judge of Will County to produce an appraisal...

Seven weeks after he was sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing a female friend and injuring the victim's 2-year-old daughter, a Joliet man has asked the judge to...

Will County State's Atty. James Glasgow has proposed changing state law to close a 15-year-old loophole that allows convicted felons to hold municipal office. Glasgow said that current law allows...

The Will County state's attorney's office began a preliminary investigation Thursday into allegations that a Joliet councilman-elect was convicted on drug charges in another state 18 years ago. However, any...

A bill passed by the Illinois House that revokes recent pay raises approved by the Chicago City Council has also jeopardized the salary boosts for the Joliet City Council and...

A probe Tuesday into the voting in four precincts of a tightly contested race for City Council apparently did not result in overturning a narrow victory by Councilman-elect Alex Ledesma....

David Gorman, who lost his bid for the City Council by seven votes, filed legal papers Thursday asking that the result of four precincts be examined. Gorman filed a motion...

A Joliet city councilman who lost his re-election bid by 23 votes is challenging his opponent's right to replace him. Walter Adamic said Friday he is asking Will County State's...

A Plainfield man convicted of drug trafficking after his home and $100,000 in cash were seized by the government was not illegally victimized a second time, a Will County judge...

A Will County judge Thursday dismissed a suit against the City of Joliet brought by political activist Robert Webb, who had charged that Councilman Warren Dorris was not a legal...