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 ...

The Joliet Slammers play their home games at Duly Health and Care Field, but for an exhibition next year, they’ll live up to their namesake. That’s because the team will play an exhibition game known ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Joliet Slammers will play one game only this spring, appropriately titled "The Big House Ballgame." Greg Peerbolte, the CEO of the Joliet Area Historical Museum, joined ABC7 to talk about the game ...

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 ...