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Joliet Could Have 3 Farmers Markets This Summer When JJC Joins the Mix
Joliet could find its cup runneth over with fresh produce this summer when Joliet Junior College's farmers market joins two others already selling their wares to city residents. JJC will launch a new...
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Police Blotter: DUI, No License, Retail Theft, Drug and Alcohol Charges
Christopher R. Juarez, 19, 211 Hayes, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Jan. 28 on charges of driving under the influence of drugs,...
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State's Oldest Pharmacy's Located in Joliet
Dave Umek says the reason that J.D. Brown Pharmacy continues to be so successful is because they have not changed their business in more than 160 years. "We're still an apothecary store," he said....
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7-Eleven to Offer $1 Coffee, Tea Wednesday
7-Eleven stores in Romeoville are selling any-sized coffee, tea, cappuccino or latte for $1 on Wednesday. The promotion is to introduce the chain's new coffee addition, Brazilian Dark Roast. There are...
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Police Raid Plainfield Marijuana-Growing Operation
Plainfield police and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents seized more than $500,000 worth of marijuana and ecstasy during a search of a Plainfield home Tuesday, police said in a press release....
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Add a Punchline to Our Office Pug 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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Should Student Athletes Pay to Play in Plainfield?
The Plainfield School District 202 school board and administration are considering options when it comes to student athletes who do not pay for the sport they play. This year, the district issued...
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Joliet Woman Charged With Teen Sex Romp Going on Trial Next Week?
The lawyers for a Joliet woman charged with setting up a sex date with a teenage boy have yet to see evidence supposedly held by the FBI, but unless they back down on a demand for a quick resolution to...
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Woman Allegedly Run Over During Shorewood Drug Ripoff Now Suing Driver
When the Shorewood police arrested a teen for allegedly beating and robbing another teenager who was trying to buy drugs from him, they also said the supposed dealer ran over a young woman's arm, but...
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Super Bowl Sunday: Food Ideas, Safety Tips
Whether you watch it for the commercials, the half-time show or as intended — to see the game — for many people the Super Bowl is one of the big party events of the New Year. As you go about preparing...
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Busts Made in Pizza Deliveryman, Store Robberies, Car Theft Case
A Joliet man has confessed to robbing a Domino's Pizza deliveryman Sunday and a small East Side store Monday night, Joliet police said. Joliet tactical officers, acting on a tip, interviewed Javier R....
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Bolingbrook Student Nearly Abducted Tuesday: Police
A man tried to pull a 16-year-old girl into his car while she was walking home from school Tuesday, according to Bolingbrook police. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like...
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Cops Seize Guns, Drugs from Unincorporated Joliet Home
Two men face felony charges after the Will County Gang Suppression Unit seized two semi-automatic weapons and thousands of grams of cannabis and synthetic cannabis during a search of their...
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Jamba Juice Opening Store in Joliet Mall
Joliet Jamba Juice junkies will no longer have to trek to Naperville or Orland Park to get a wheatgrass shot, Pomegranate Paradise smoothie or Orange Berry Antioxidant Juice fix. The California-based...
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Sold! Local Home Sales: Jan. 31 Edition
A six-bedroom, four-bathroom, single-family house at 26655 Lindengate Cir., Plainfield, recently sold for $300,000. The 2,743 square-foot house was built in 2003. Its kitchen has granite counters, a...
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Alleged Partying Killers Indicted for Murder
The four people accused of murdering two men and then partying and playing video games while the corpses were still in the house have been indicted by a Will County grand jury. The decision means the...
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Joliet Slammers Looking for a Few Good Homes to House Their Players
Here's a question for you: Do you have a spare bedroom or finished basement that's not being used? Here's another: Would you love to have free tickets to every Joliet Slammers home game this summer,...
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Police Blotter: Warrant, Battery, Resisting Busts
Christopher L. Jackson, 22, 268 Oak Creek Love, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Jan. 29 on charges of battery and resisting/obstructing...
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Property Crimes: Propane Tanks, Medicine, Semitrailer Reported Stolen
The following property crime reports were filed with the Romeoville Police Department: A box truck received $800 in damage after being taken from a business parking lot in the 800 block of Independence...
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Police on Massive Plainfield Marijuana Grow Operation: 'He Had to Have Help'
It took a crew of 20 men and more than eight hours to break down what police called an “extensive,” million-dollar marijuana grow operation at a house in Plainfield’s King’s Crossing subdivision...
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