The three unidentified men were allegedly repeatedly abused by Father Leonard Mateo of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet between 1980 and 1982, before they reached age 11. They came forward ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- In a ruling involving a new state law, a Will County judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by five men alleging sexual abuse more than 20 years ...

MANHATTAN, IL — The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The latest round impacts southern Will County, Grundy ...

Documents claiming defrocked Davenport priest James Janssen molested an altar boy while serving a stint in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet were released by a Chicago law firm this week ...

More suburban Catholic congregations are slated for closure, merger by Bishop Ron Hicks The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent ...

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago Catholic diocese reached a settlement of $1.4 million in a lawsuit filed by three men who alleged they were molested by their priest as children, ...