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 ...
The inmates are still gone but baseball is coming back to the Old Joliet Prison. The Joliet Slammers will play on the historic grounds against the Gateway Grizzlies of Sauget, Illinois, in an ...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Fire Marshal says a fire was arson at a closed Joliet state prison complex that was featured in the opening scenes of 'The Blues Brothers.' ...
A semi-pro baseball team in Illinois is going to jail — literally. The Joliet Slammers, a member of the MLB-partnered Frontier League, announced late last week that they will take the field at the ...