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Valley View District Launches Bully Reporting System
The following article was submitted by Valley View School District 365U: Every student in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U will soon be able to report a bullying incident through an...
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Police Blotter: Two DUIs, Retail Theft, Battery, Cannabis
Pablo A. Abrego, 33, 716 Clement, Joliet, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Nov. 3 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a...
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Searchers Look for Missing Woman in Plainfield, Romeoville
Family, friends and volunteers combed areas along Renwick Road near Plainfield Sunday, searching for clues in the disappearance of a young Joliet mother, according to the Herald-News. Deborah Barr said...
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Obama Supporters at McCormick: 'We Know He's Going to Win'
Waiting for the president to arrive at McCormick Place on election night, supporter Ignacio Ayala of Plainfield said he hoped the night would bring some of the same excitement as the rally in Grant...
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Who's Leading in Illinois Congressional Races?
While many of northern Illinois' congressional races left little in the way of doubt, a few provided down-to-the-wire drama and competitiveness. Judy Biggert and Bill Foster were in a dead heat as...
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Walsh Beats Singer in County Executive Race
Will County Executive Larry Walsh was victorious in his bid for a third term, defeating county board member Cory Singer by more than 17,200 votes. Although there were points in the evening in which it...
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Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow Wins Again
In a year of victories, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow just notched another one. Glasgow successfully defended his office againset upstart Republican challenger Dave Carlson, taking 136,469...
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Lipinski Thrashes Grabowski in Illinois's Third Congressional District
It was a short evening for Democrat U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski who easily won his fifth congressional term in Illinois’s Third District. ABC-7 declared Lipinski the winner with 93-percent of precincts...
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The Race for President: How Illinois Voted
Illinois Never in Doubt but Obama Lost Some Fans Updated at 3 a.m., Chicago time By Dennis Robaugh After NBC and CNN projected President Obama's re-election, the president sent a message shortly...
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Bill Foster Victorious Over Judy Biggert
Seven-term Congresswoman Judy Biggert was unseated by Democrat Bill Foster Tuesday night, with Foster snagging 58 percent of the vote with 92 precincts reporting. Around 10 p.m., Biggert conceded,...
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Bertino-Tarrant Takes 49th District
Republican Garrett Peck lost to Democrat Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Tuesday night, winning a projected total of 37,439 votes to her 41,766 votes in Will and Kendall counties. Bertino-Tarrant won with 53...
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VIDEO: Obama Supporters Celebrate Win
LIVE from McCormick Place: Patch reports live from the Chicago celebration. Comments on this post are set for pre-publication review.
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Natalie Manley Defeats Bob Kalnicky for 98th State Representative Seat
Democrat Natalie Manley will become state representative of the newly created 98th district. Manley defeated Republican Bob Kalnicky for the seat, receiving 23,314 votes. Kalnicky received 15,015...
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Add the Punchline to Our Dog Walks Man 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 comment...
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Plainfield School District Adjusts Student-Staff Ratios
The Plainfield School District 202 school board on Monday made some slight adjustments to the district’s student to staffing ratios based on Supt. John Harper’s recommendations. Staffing changes will...
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Caption This! Basset Hound Caught in the Act
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 dog thinking, as...
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Free Burger/Fries for Military Vets at The Deparment
Attention, military vets: This one's for you. On Sunday, which is Veterans Day, The Department Restaurant and Liquor Lounge will give a free burger and fries meal to any past or present member of the...
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Search For Stacy Peterson Day 3: FBI & ISP & A Dog
The search for Stacy Peterson in Shorewood's Hammel Woods entered its third day as federal agents and state troopers used a dog to hunt for the missing mother. The brown and white dog led a group of a...
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Jersey Mike's Now Open; Sponsoring RHS Benefit
For those of you wondering when the day would ever arrive, Romeoville's new Jersey Mike's Subs restaurant on Weber Road opens today. As part of its grand opening, owner Raj Patel is holding a...
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Police Blotter: DUI, Drugs, Retail Theft, Panhandling
Freddy J. Acosta, 41, 314 Karen, Romeoville, arrested by the Bolingbrook Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Nov. 6 on charges of violating an order of protection and possession...
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