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Hey, Mom and Dad: How Did You Tell Your Kids A New Sibling Was Coming?
Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we...
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Death Notices, Oct. 30 Edition
Bolingbrook-McCauley Funeral Chapel & Crematorium Donna M. Saculla 58, of Bolingbrook. Visitation for the mother-of-two will be held Oct. 30. Overman-Jones Funeral Home Mary Denise Tobsing (nee...
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Illinois Unemployment Rates Drop Across the Board in September
The unemployment rates in Illinois is still above 8 percent, but most communities saw a decrease in out-of-work residents in September 2012, according to new figures released last week. September...
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Drew Peterson Breaks Up With Brodsky
A teary-eyed Joel Brodsky denied he had been crying, then repeatedly insisted he was not fired from wife-killer Drew Peterson's defense team. "I'm doing what's in my client's best interest," Brodsky...
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November 2012: Election Central
We want to make sure you've got all the information you need before hitting the voting booth Nov. 6. See below for information on the upcoming election and a breakdown of every race, with links to...
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Police Blotter: Domestic Battery, Theft, Cannabis
The Romeoville Police Department made the following arrests: Rickey L. Varnum, 44, 225 McKool, Romeoville, arrested and booked into the Will County jail on Oct. 30 on a charge of domestic battery....
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Oooooh, Scary, Kids! Halloween Facts and Figures that Might Surprise You
Halloween, which dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, has long been associated with images of witches, ghosts and vampires. Over the years, Halloween customs have changed dramatically....
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Add the Punchline to Our Vampire Dogs Cartoon
Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the...
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Poll: Foster and Biggert Neck and Neck
A new poll shows Democratic challenger Bill Foster leading incumbent Judy Biggert by less than 1 point in their battle to represent the new 11th District. Professional polling firm We Ask America...
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Treasurer Surveys Residents about Emailed Tax Bills
If you could get your property tax bill delievered to your inbox rather than your mailbox, would you? That's the question Will County Treasurer Steve Weber wants answered in a survey he's conducting...
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SA James Glasgow and AG Lisa Madigan Going After ExxonMobil
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have teamed up to take on corporate giant ExxonMobil in the wake of its Channahon Township plant sparying oil all...
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Police Blotter: DUI, Criminal Damage, No License and No Insurance Charges
Manuel Angeles-Tapia, 32, 1596 Sunflower, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Oct. 31 on charges of driving with no license and driving 1...
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Caption This! Cat Played a Little Too Hard?
Patch readers, you're up! We need your wit, creativity and animal psychic abilities to craft the perfect caption for the next edition of our pet photo caption challenge! What's this cat thinking, as...
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Sold! Local Home Sales: Nov. 1 Edition
A four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom single-family house at 792 Glenside Circle, Bolingbrook, recently sold for $235,000. The 2,147 square-foot house was built in 2001 and includes an attached...
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Cop Pretends to be Teenage Girl & Catches Pedophile, Say Police
A Chicago man who thought he was preying on a 14-year-old Naperville girl got the surprise of his life when he found out he'd actually been sex-talking and exposing himself to a cop, police said. Mark...
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Wisconsin Strangler Captured in Will County, Jailed in Joliet
A Chicago man convicted of strangling someone in Wisconsin was captured in Will County. Alan Clark, 32, was arrested by sheriff's deputies and booked into the county jail Friday. Clark, formerly of...
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Joliet Police Searching For Woman Missing Nearly 2 Weeks
The Joliet police are searching for a missing mother of three whose boyfriend said she stole a load of his cash and one of his handguns, investigators said. Linda Fellenbaum, 33, had moved in with the...
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JJC Lands $525,000 Federal Grant for Job Training
Joliet Junior College has been awarded a $525,000 federal grant to revitalize its manufacturing program and initiate a new robotics program. The grant was one of 21 awarded to Illinois community...
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Foundation Awards $107,400 in Grants to Area Nonprofits
The Will County Community Foundation has awarded $107,400 in grants to local nonprofit organizations working in the areas of health, human services and education. The following 2012 grant recipients...
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