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Spongebob's Looking for a Home -- Maybe Yours?
This article was submitted by the Romeoville Humane Society: Meet Spongebob, a 2-year-old male short-haired tabby: This handsome fella is very affectionate and sweet. He is often found meowing and...
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Buy Holiday Gifts that Give Back
Do you have someone on your gift list this year who has everything? You have scoured the malls, checked local gift stores and shopped around to no avail. What you need is inspiration for items that are...
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Police Blotter: Arrests for No License, No Insurance and Retail Theft
Aaron Mikolajcik, 20, 38480 River Ridge Court, Grafton, Ohio, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department at about 5:05 p.m. Nov. 30 in the 300 block of Weber Road and charged with retail theft....
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12-12-12 Concert to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims
Huge names in music are lending their talents to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at the “12-12-12” concert Wednesday. Every penny sold from ticket sales will go directly to Sandy victims through the...
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Add the Punchline to Our Doctor and Bear 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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Romeoville Boasts $400,000 Budget Surplus Midway through Fiscal Year
The village of Romeoville issued the following news release: During the December 12, 2012 meeting, Mayor John Noak and the Village Board were provided a mid-year comprehensive review of the Village's...
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Son Struck Mom with Screwdriver in Fight, Police Say
A Joliet man who violated an order of protection and attacked his mother with a screwdriver was arrested early Wednesday morning, Crest Hill police report. Torrence D. Holmes, 28, of 1322 Cutter,...
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Supreme Court Backs Gov's Plan to Close IYC
Lower court proceedings aimed at forcing the governor to keep the Illinois Youth Center in Joliet and other prison facilities open were brought to a halt Tuesday by the Illinois Supreme Court. A...
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Joliet's Gavankar Makes Tabloid News for Dinner with Simon Cowell
Joliet native Janina Gavankar has had her share of success in Hollywood, most notably juicy roles in the TV series True Blood and The L Word. But her star may be headed to the gossip stratosphere if...
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Sold! Local Home Sales: Dec. 13 Edition
A four-bedroom, two-bathroom, single family house at 612 Haley Meadows Dr., Romeoville, recently sold for $255,000. The 3,063 square foot house was built in 2004. The two-story house has a three car...
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Valley View's Summer Learning Experience Yields Better Test Scores
Students who attended Valley View School District's 2012 Summer Learning Experience showed more growth in math and reading this fall than those who did not participate. Want to get the latest...
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Lawyer For Joliet Woman Tied to Teen Sex Tryst Waiting on Evidence
Prosecutor have yet to provide the discovery evidence requested by the lawyer for a Joliet woman charged with setting up a sex date with a teenage boy in the home she shares with her 76-year-old...
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CDC Says the Season Is Here: Where to Get Flu Shots in Romeoville
Flu season is coming early in parts of the United States: This time last year, flu cases were lower in the Chicago area than they are now, according to data on Google's Flu Trends. (Romeoville-specific...
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Caption This! A Talking Horse (Of Course)
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! A talking horse (of course)!...
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Predict the Score: Chicago vs. Green Bay
The Bears didn't look good in their first game against the Packers, and they've looked pretty awful the past two weeks. At 8-5, Chicago's game this weekend against Green Bay carries enormous...
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Drew Peterson's Bid For New Trial Says Lying Joel Brodsky Blew Case
A devastating 32-page court filing not only blames defense attorney Joel Brodsky for single-handedly blowing Drew Peterson's murder trial, but paints the lawyer as a delusional, petty, fame-hungry...
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New Valley View Web Sites to Debut Dec. 21
This article was submitted by the Valley View School District: Web sites for all 22 schools in Valley View School District 365U are getting a makeover that will not only make navigation significantly...
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Kremer: Fate of Slammers Hangs on Quality of Experience
Whether the new Joliet Slammers ownership team is more successful than the old remains to be seen. What I learned during Tuesday’s media day shindig in the Hall of Fame Room at Silver Cross Field is...
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Police Blotter: Warrants Arrests, Retail Theft
Lisa Marie Skinner, 41, 913 Gael, Joliet, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Dec. 11 on a felony charge of retail theft. Ariel Nava, 21, 217 Hemlock,...
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Huge Crowd Turns Out for Meeting on Immigration Detention Center
More than 400 people packed Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Thursday to learn more about an immigrant detention center that could be built in Joliet and to make plans to ensure it doesn't come to pass....
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