All gaming operations at the riverboat property will maintain normal operating hours until closing at 5:59 a.m. July 29 and ...

The City of Joliet issued a press release this week advising that it has a partnership with the Illinois Department of ...

An 18-year-old Des Plaines man is facing felony gun charges after police say he opened fire on a passing vehicle and then fled the scene on foot.

Des Plaines’ favorite summer festival is fast approaching. Taste of Des Plaines will return to the city’s downtown on June 13-14 with two days of live music, food, and activities for all ages.

How we photographed the Des Plaines River in Joliet's busy industrial corridor Plus 18 other great photos from this week in news.

Hundreds gathered Sunday morning under cloudy late spring skies to take part in the 68-year tradition of paddling the Des Plaines River.

The new project at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet will provide another layer of protection at a downstream choke point between the Illinois River, which is infested ...

Candidates running for seats on Des Plaines’ city council are divided about whether local police should assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.

Joliet Fire Department Dive Team members on Wednesday morning installed eight life rings along the banks of the river in the city.

The installation was inspired by an intense rescue last summer.

The body of a missing Chicago pastor was pulled from the Des Plaines River near Joliet on Tuesday, a week after he went missing.