A report of a threat of violence at a home on Joliet’s far west side prompted a police response and a shelter-in-place request for nearby residents and schools on Wednesday morning.No one was hurt during the incident,

Joliet, Illinois residents briefly sheltered in place during an 'active incident' which was resolved without details disclosed.

An active investigation is ongoing in the 5500-block of Meadowbrook Street, Joliet police said. It began at about 9 a.m. Residents in the area are being requested to shelter in place. No other information was immediately available by police.

A Joliet man was charged after an investigation found he was trafficking another person for prostitution, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Sunday.

Some Joliet residents were under a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning due to an “active incident,” according to a post from the Joliet Police Department.

James Hardeman was arrested at a Bridgeview motel and accused of recruiting the victim into commercial sex work, law enforcement officials say.

Mary Anne Smith, 69, was reported missing by her family after it was believed that she had walked away from her home Friday around 3 p.m.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting late Saturday night in Joliet that left three people wounded, according to police.

Quillman and first-term incumbent Joe Clement were among the five names on the ballot for Joliet City Council.