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

Joliet police said officers found spent shell casings and a home hit by gunfire. They were then informed that a man, 20, was shot.

As Joliet police officers investigated this shooting, notification was received from the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Four children, ages 3 to 16, were found unharmed in the home and were placed into protective custody, police said.

Two men were shot outside a Joliet apartment building early Monday by someone on a passing motorcycle. The 36-year-old was hit twice in the leg and the 44-year-old was wounded in the ankle, but both ...