When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

Geiler's previous crimes happened nowhere near Joliet. His 2016, 2017 and 2021 convictions that landed him in prison at the Dixon Correctional Center were in Tazewell and Woodford Counties.

In a Joliet house on Hickory Street back in 2013 ... ineligible for parole and was serving his time at the state prison about an hour east of the Missouri border, when Ortega was placed to ...

The museum's gift store also carries several T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the Blues Brothers and the Old Joliet Prison, as well as Route 66 and First 100 Miles of Route 66 memorabilia.

Will County State’s Attorney’s Office sentenced Tamica Neal, 45, to 1 year in prison for fatally stabbing a dog in 2024. On ...

A Crestwood woman who fatally stabbed a dog in the southwest suburbs last year was sentenced to one year in prison.