Joliet is one of six communities nationwide — and the only one in Illinois — selected as an official Route 66 Centennial Kickoff city.

Next spring, the Joliet Slammers will play a game on the Old Joliet Prison baseball diamond where inmates used to play ball before the prison was shut down in the early 2000s. WWE Raw results, ...

JOLIET, Ill. — Baseball is making a return to the Old Joliet Prison in honor of the upcoming Route 66 centennial next year. The Joliet Area Historical Museum and the City of Joliet announced Thursday ...

I spent a decade at the Michigan City Prison as an adjunct instructor for Purdue University, and then, in a twist of fate, was cast in a small speaking part role as a reporter in the 2009 Universal ...

For one night only, baseball is heading back to the Old Joliet Prison. On April 30th, the Joliet Slammers will battle the Gateway Grizzlies of St. Louis at the field, in what is being called the big ...

The Frontier League's Joliet Slammers are leaning into their nickname after announcing that they will play an exhibition game at a local prison next season. Old Joliet Prison, which was open from 1858 ...

JOLIET, IL — One of the liveliest exchanges at Tuesday night's Joliet City Council meeting happened during the audience participation when ousted Old Joliet Prison volunteer Christine Johnson came to ...

Baseball is coming back to the Old Joliet Prison. Greg Peerbolte, the CEO of the Joliet Area Historical Museum, joined ABC7 to talk about the game. The game is on April 30 between the Joliet Slammers ...

A school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning in Manhattan with 10 students on board. A driver of a sedan died, according to authorities. The District 86 school board in Joliet has voted to ...