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Taste of Joliet adjusts schedule for Saturday, June 22wjol.com1 DAY AGO
A Chicago homeowner was seen chasing a burglar around his neighborhood with a frying pan after receiving an alert from his alarm system that someone had broken in. CCTV footage shows Jason Williams running the trespasser out of...Daily Mail1 DAY AGO
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Joliet man thrown from motorcycle, suffers life-threatening injuries during crashJOLIET, Ill. - A man was thrown from his motorcycle after a crash in Joliet Tuesday afternoon. At about 4 p.m., Joliet police officers responded to the intersection of Plainfield Road and Voyager Lane for a traffic crash involving a motorcycle. While investigating the crash, police determined a Volkswagen Atlas...Joliet, IL11 days ago
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WGN NewsMan accused of trying to kidnap 12-year-old at Joliet Township bus stopWILL COUNTY, Ill. — A 20-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to abduct a 12-year-old girl from a Joliet Township bus stop. Eric Fleming, of Joliet Township, is facing charged of attempted kidnapping, attempted child abduction and battery after officers responded to the area of Luna Road and Dallas Place Tuesday morning just […]
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Joliet Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Numerous Felonies Over 3-Year PeriodState’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that Michael Severado, 30, of Joliet, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to four separate felony offenses committed between 2020 and 2022. The sentence includes 11 years in prison for the 2021 Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X felony) of a senior citizen outside Joliet Union Station. Severado pleaded guilty to the offenses June 4 and was sentenced yesterday by Associate Judge Art Smigielski.Joliet, IL12 days ago
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Joliet man charged with soliciting child, grooming following sting investigationCHICAGO - A Joliet man has been charged with solicitation and grooming following a two-week-long sting investigation. Nathaniel Garbin, 35, was arrested Monday after attempting to meet up with who he thought was a 16-year-old girl. Joliet police said Garbin chatted with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl...Joliet, IL12 days ago
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WGN NewsSemi truck crashes into apartment building in MorrisMORRIS, Ill. — A semi-trailer truck has crashed into an apartment building in southwest suburban Morris. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1800 block of East Anne Lane. The semi-truck was reportedly headed eastbound on Interstate 80 when it experienced a mechanical failure, causing the vehicle to steer off the road and […]
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Drones And K9 Units Used To Help Capture Two People In Channahon Wanted For a Lottery Ticket Fraud InvestigationChannahon Police assisted the Minooka Police Department in apprehending two people in a Lottery Ticket Fraud Investigation. At approximately 6:09 a.m. the Channahon Police Department assisted the Minooka Police Department when a vehicle fled from Minooka Police on Bluff Road west of I-55 that was wanted for a Lottery Ticket Fraud Investigation. During the pursuit, spike strips were deployed on Center Street in Channahon, however, the fleeing vehicle evaded the spike strips by jumping a curb, almost striking a Minooka Police Officer. The pursuit continued back onto Bluff Road to S/W Frontage were the vehicle crashed into the ditch on the west side of the road. The passenger was immediately taken into custody and the driver fled on foot into the woods west of the Frontage Road.Channahon, IL11 days ago
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Three Arrested For Vehicle Theft and InvasionArierous E. King (33, Joliet) was arrested, processed and taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for A Will County Arrest Warrant for Aggravated Robbery, Motor Vehicle Theft, Vehicular Invasion, Burglary to Motor Vehicle, Obstructing a Police Officer, Criminal Damage to Property. David E. Tovar (48, Joliet) was arrested,...Joliet, IL13 days ago
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Will County’s On-The-Job Training Program Supports Job Creation and Community GrowthDiscover how Will County’s On-the-Job Training Program is boosting job creation and community growth, and empowering economic development. On-The-Job Training (also known as OJT) is a program that provides reimbursem*nts to Will County employers looking to improve productivity, increase market competitiveness, and expand job opportunities to Will County residents and communities.11 days ago
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WGN NewsMan killed in hit-and-run crash just after being released from jail in JolietJOLIET, Ill. — An investigation is underway on Saturday afternoon after a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a man who had recently been released from jail in Joliet. According to police, the crash unfolded just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of West Washington Street and West Jefferson Street, less than a quarter of a mile […]
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Convicted felon on parole arrested after police find loaded handgun, pills in vehicle: prosecutorsNAPERVILLE, Ill. - A convicted felon on parole was arrested in the suburbs this week for possessing a loaded handgun. Devon Redmond, 25, of Glendale Heights, faces one felony count of possession of a loaded machine gun, one felony count of armed violence, one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance.Glendale Heights, IL11 days ago
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NBC ChicagoThere will be no Ribfest in Naperville this year: ReportsA popular suburban rib festival which typically takes place in summer will not be held in 2024, according to reports. According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, Ribfest will not take place this year. The Tribune confirmed the news with the event's organizer, the Exchange Club of Naperville. In...
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Retirees Want Their Homes. This City Wants a Truck Stop.Jacquenette Cottrell is scared, drained, and damn near bankrupt. For six years, she helped bankroll a lawsuit to stop construction of a Love’s Travel Stop in the middle of her neighborhood in Joliet, the third-largest city in Illinois. The area in question isn’t in the city limits, but an unincorporated area on the east side at the intersection of Briggs Street and Interstate 80, which is near New Lenox Road, where Cottrell’s childhood home is.Joliet, IL13 days ago
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WBBM News Radio A pair of southwest suburb residents plead guilty to Jan. 6 chargeswo people from Chicago’s southwest suburbs agreed Monday to plead guilty to charges tied to the riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Kelly Lynn Fontaine and Bryan Dula of Lockport reportedly spent 11 minutes inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6.
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Morris Daily HeraldKeg Grove opens in Morris, Rotaract Club celebrates 1 yearKeg Grove Brewing Company, a craft beer brewer, is officially open inside the old Morris Fire Station at 222 Wauponsee St. It will be open five days a week for now, according to the Keg Grove Brewing Company Facebook page. It will be open from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays.
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