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Joliet Man Accused of Murdering His 90-Year-Old Grandmother
A Joliet man who police say beat and strangled his 90-year-old grandmother just one day after being released from prison has been charged with first-degree murder. Darel C. Agerton, 38, was taken into...
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Marketing Specialist Hired To Promote Events Center, Downtown
The village of Romeoville has hired a marketing consultant to help promote the new Athletics and Events Center as well as the downtown redevelopment initiative. The village board on Wednesday hired the...
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Sold! Local Home Sales: Dec. 6 Edition
A four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom single-family house at 233 Homewood Dr., Bolingbrook, recently sold for $185,000. The home has newer windows, sliding glass door and front door, furnace and...
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New Lenox Man in Coma Case Trying To Pin Punch On Pal
A bombshell witness took the stand in the case against New Lenox man Joseph Messina and accused one of their pals of throwing the fateful punch that put a Joliet man into a coma. Steve Raymond of...
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Caption This! Cat In a Tree
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 it...
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Lawyers For Joliet Woman Up On Teen Sex Case Want What Cops Got
Lawyers for the Joliet woman charged with setting up a sex date with a teenage boy in the house she shares with her septuagenarian boyfriend want the cops and FBI to hand over whatever it is they got...
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Bull Lawsuit Filed in Connection With Kendall County Crash
A Joliet man is suing the owner of a bull for allegedly letting the animal walk out on a Kendall County road and into the path of his Toyota. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Joliet resident Ghulam D....
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Former Plainfield High School Principal Named Associate Superintendent
The Plainfield School District 202 school board on Thursday announced it has selected former Plainfield High School - Central Campus principal Lane Abrell to succeed Superintendent John Harper. Abrell...
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Pal Threw Punch Putting Joliet Man in Coma, not Messina: Witness
A bombshell witness took the stand in the case against New Lenox man Joseph Messina and accused one of their pals of throwing the fateful punch that put a Joliet man into a coma. Steve Raymond, of...
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Pregnant Woman Kicked in Stomach, Chased with Meat Cleaver, Police Say
A Joliet woman allegedly tore her pregnant friend's earlobe, kicked her in the stomach and came after her with a meat cleaver, all because the victim took the wrong side in a domestic dispute, police...
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Will County DUI Arrests: Dec. 8
Plainfield Dec. 1Â Christopher Thacker, 20, of the 13000 block of Vicarage Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police at 1:20 a.m. at Industrial Drive and Route 59 and charged with driving...
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Neighbor Launches Effort to Help Family After Caton Ridge Fire
After a fire swept through their Breckenridge Drive home, a Plainfield-area family found themselves temporarily homeless. Now, a neighbor is spearheading an effort for Geraldo and Lupe Cortez, who have...
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Police Seeking Public's Help in Fatal Hit & Run
Joliet police continue to seek information on a Dec. 1 hit-and-run accident theft a Crest Hill man dead. A bulletin was issued Friday asking the public for assistance in tracking down a...
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Coma Punch Buddy Can Testify Without Perjury, Obstruction Charges
The judge in the Mokena coma punch case cleared the way for Thursday's bombshell witness to keep testifying without fear of prosecution on perjury or obstructing justice charges. The witness, Steve...
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Last Meteor Shower of 2012 Promises to Be Spectacular -- If Sky is Clear
The Geminid meteor shower 2012, the final major meteor shower of every year and likely to be the best, peaks overnight Dec. 13 and 14, and you may be able to see a great show on either side of those...
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Property Crimes: iPhone, Jewelry, Cash, Hunting Gear Taken
The Romeoville Police Department took these property crime reports: An iPhone valued at $500 was taken Nov. 10 from a business in the 700 block of Center when a customer left it on a table while...
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Predict the Score: Chicago vs. Minnesota
The Bears and Vikings met just two weeks ago, and it wasn't a contest. Chicago won 28-10 at home, but can they duplicate that effort in Minnesota? Predict the score prior to Sunday's Bears game. The...
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This is What $200,000 Will Buy You
1. 1809 Lake Shore Dr., Romeoville: Priced at $199,900, according to listings. This is a four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,800 square-foot, single family house built in 1997. The home has a two-story...
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Court Supervision: Surprise Witness!
The week finished up with a bang when a surprise witness dropped explosive testimony on the Mokena coma punch case. With Joseph Messina of New Lenox facing felony aggravated battery charges for...
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Should Illegal Immigrants Be Granted Drivers Licenses in Illinois?
The Illinois House will soon take up a bill passed in the Illinois Senate Tuesday that allows illegal immigrants to obtain temporary drivers' licenses and insurance. Half of the GOP lawmakers in the...
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