Explore a historic Illinois prison built in 1858, famous for film scenes, haunting architecture, and unforgettable behind-the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Joliet might be known as ...

Baseball is coming back to the Old Joliet Prison. Greg Peerbolte, the CEO of the Joliet Area Historical Museum, joined ABC7 to talk about the game. The game is on April 30 between the Joliet Slammers ...

Explore fascinating abandoned and historic places in Illinois, where prisons, ghost towns, and ancient sites reveal stories that refuse to fade away.

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 ...

Joliet Slammers owner Night Train Veeck shares how the team will celebrate the U.S. Route 66 centennial with a special baseball game and fan events inside the iconic Old Joliet Prison.

The tug-of-war over the Chicago Bears continues between Springfield and Indianapolis. Illinois legislators filed a bill late Wednesday evening outlining tax breaks for the team in an effort to lure ...