All westbound lanes on Interstate 80 in suburban Joliet Thursday morning were closed at Briggs due to a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi, NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin confirmed. Martin added ...

For the first time in seven years, NASCAR will be returning to the 1.5-mile speedway in Joliet with an O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on July 4, 2026 and a Cup Series race scheduled for July 5.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 welcomed over 50 new educators to their district for the 2025-2026 school year, who attended week-long orientation meetings in August to learn about curriculum, ...

The Joliet City Council has approved a 1 percent grocery tax, which is the same as the state tax, to be collected until Jan.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- NASCAR will return to the Chicagoland Speedway for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend. The announcement ...

Will County Judge Derek Ewanic often rules in favor of Joliet area violent criminal defendants when their pretrial detention ...

NASCAR will return to Joliet’s Chicagoland Speedway in July 2026, with three days of racing over the holiday weekend. The announcement comes after officials confirmed the Chicago Street Race would not ...

Today, NASCAR announced that it will make its long-awaited return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. on July 4-5, 2026. As a part of today’s 2026 NASCAR national series schedule announcement, ...

The company announced Wednesday it joined forces with the Chicago Bears, signing a multi-year partnership that makes PENN’s Chicagoland retail properties, Hollywood Casino Aurora and the new Hollywood ...

The events will mark NASCAR’s first at the track since 2019, after NASCAR pulled its Joliet event in 2020 amid the ...

A return to the Chicagoland Speedway, a street race in San Diego and a change to championship weekend highlight the 2026 ...