Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (May 30-June 1) around ...

A Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony is happening at 10 a.m. in Veterans Garden, Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave. In Grant Park, Chicago Mayor Crandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni ...

Hollywood Casino Joliet, which is leaving its longtime riverboat home, announced it is planning to move into its new ...

A $185 million Joliet casino expects to open this summer nearly six months ahead of its original delivery date.

The new casino will feature 1,000 slot machines and 43 live table games, including a baccarat room, as well as an ESPN BET ...

PENN Entertainment has unveiled plans to open the new land-based Hollywood Casino Joliet on Monday, Aug. 11. The casino in Illinois is scheduled to open nearly six months ahead of the company’s ...

President Trump, now convicted of felonies himself, pardoned the former Illinois governor on Feb. 10, 2025 — almost five ...

For 60 years, from the 1870s until its closing in the 1930s, the Joliet iron- and steel-making factory provided the bedrock of the Joliet economy and gave rise to Joliet's slogan as the City of Steel.