What Time Do Stores Open on Black Friday?
If you have a black belt in Black Friday shopping, listen up: area big-box retailers are gearing up to dazzle bargain hunters even earlier this year—starting on Thanksgiving Day. Last week, Walmart...
View ArticleSneak Peak at Some Black Friday Special Deals
Black Friday, or Black Thursday as it seems to be now, is fast approaching. As you try to plan out what great deals you’re going to hit up first, allow us to help you out. Below is a compiled list of...
View ArticleDid Joliet Cops Take Missing Mom's Case To Grand Jury?
Joliet police detectives have asked for a grand jury to investigate a missing person, a theft and the theft of a gun related to a case filed the same day local woman Linda Fellenbaum's disappearance...
View Article'Infected' Donor Kidney Killed Retired U.S. Marshal, Wife Claims, and Docs to...
A kidney transplant gone bad killed a retired Chicago police officer and U.S. marshal instead of saving his life, according to court papers filed last week on behalf of the dead man's wife. Kathleen...
View ArticleAdd the Punchline to Our Thirsty Horse 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...
View ArticleWork Starts on Sam's Club; June Opening Possible
Ground was broken Wednesday on the new 136,000-square-foot Sam's Club in Romeoville, being built on Weber Road next to the existing Walmart store. The 460 S. Weber Road store could be open as soon as...
View ArticleLemont Man's Trial For Alleged Romeoville Road Rage Killing Set
A Lemont man charged with throwing a fatal punch during a June 2011 confrontation at a Romeoville stoplight is set to go before a jury in April. Christopher Yeoman, 40, was initially charged with only...
View ArticleTy Isaac Talks to ESPN about His SoCal Future
Joliet Catholic Academy star football player Ty Isaac did an interview with ESPN's Chantel Jennings about signing to play next year for the Southern California Trojans. Isaac is No. 70 on ESPN's list...
View ArticleBusinesses Plan Downtown Joliet Holiday 'Crawl'
Think of it as a pub crawl, minus a few drinking stops but with lots of downtown Joliet restaurants and stores waiting to roll out the red carpet with live music, free samples and lots of door prizes...
View ArticleProperty Crimes: House Burglaries, Vandalism
The following property crimes were reported to the Romeoville Police Department: Spray paint was used to vandalize a vehicle parked in an alley behind a residence in the 0 to 100 block of Freesia....
View ArticleCaption This! Dog Blinded by Bunny Costume
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...
View ArticleSold! Local Home Sales: Nov. 15 Edition
A four-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family home at 428 Dalhart Ave., Romeoville, recently sold for $137,000. The ranch-style home has a two-story addition, a family room with a fireplace, formal living...
View ArticleKremer: JCA Football Looks to Again Ride on D-Fence
With the game and its season on the line, Joliet Catholic Academy’s football team turned to its defense to make the big plays in a 21-20 overtime victory over Lincoln-Way West in the Class 5A...
View ArticleREO Making Return Visit to Taste of Joliet
Fans disappointed at not being able to see REO Speedwagon perform a full set at Taste of Joliet before being forced to flee a violent storm will get a second shot this summer. The Joliet Park District...
View ArticleAlistair's Looking for a Home -- Maybe Yours?
This was submitted by the Romeoville Humane Society: Meet Alistair – a 2-year-old Persian male that will melt your heart: What can we say about this cool cat other than he is completely awesome!...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Busts for DUI, Retail Theft
Francisco G. Flores, 29, 1720 Randall Road, St. Charles, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Nov. 15 on charges of driving under the influence of...
View ArticleValley View School Board Member Helps Victims of Superstorm Sandy in NJ
For the past three days, Valley View School District 365U Board of Education Vice-President Rick Gougis has been an eyewitness to the horrible devastation Mother Nature can bring upon communities....
View ArticlePredict the Score: Chicago vs. San Francisco
Both the Bears' and the 49ers' quarterbacks left their games last week with concussions, making this game extra difficult to predict. The Bears are 7-2 and the 49ers are right behind them at 6-2-1,...
View ArticleThis is What $300,000 Will Buy You
1. 213 Edinburgh Ct., Bolingbrook: Priced at $300,000, according to listings. This is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 2,629 square-foot single-family home built in 1988. The home, which backs to a...
View ArticleDrew Peterson Publicity Deal A Bad Idea & He Needs A New Trial: Lawyer
Maybe hiring a publicist to fish for TV and book deals when you're suspected of killing your last two wives wasn't such a great idea after all. The six lawyers representing convicted wife-killer Drew...
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