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Record Number of AP Scholars in District 202
Editor's note: The following is taken from a press release issued by Plainfield School District 202: One hundred sixty three District 202 high school graduates and current students have been named...
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Chris Vaughn Murder Trial Jury Picked
On the first day of jury selection eight men and four women were chosen to decide whether Christopher Vaughn walks free or spends the rest of his life behind bars. Six alternate jurors must still be...
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Judge to Decide on Mistrial Wednesday
Keep up with all Drew Peterson coverage on our Storify. Updated 4:07 p.m. Defense attorney Joel Brodsky wants a mistrial but only if Drew Peterson cannot be tried again. That did not sit well with...
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Animal Clinic Event to Feature Rescue Groups
The Animal Clinic of Romeoville will be holding an open house Saturday, which will include representatives from Safely Home Canine Rescue and the Romeoville Humane Society. There will also be pizza,...
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Police Blotter: License Violations, No Insurance
Felecia Smith, 21, 1021 Summit St., Joliet, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department at about 9:30 a.m. Aug. 1 at Dalhart Avenue and Corona Road on a charge of driving while license suspended and...
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'No Excuse'—Prosecutor Cops to Goof But Will Drew Peterson Still Walk?
Lawyers for accused wife-killer Drew Peterson are asking for a mistrial for the third time in only nine days—and a goof by the same prosecutor has prompted the judge to go home early and figure out...
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Add the Punchline to Our Pigs 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...
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VVSD Officials: Budget will be Balanced by 2014-2015
The tentative budget for Valley View School District 365U is now on display until mid-September for review by the public. The board will vote whether to adopt the $273 million budget at the Sept. 24...
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Heroes Come In All Sizes: Mom Talk
There are 13 more heroes in Chicago's collar communities. None of them is named Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber. Still, they are young. They are impressive. These 13 young men, ages 11 to 14, were put...
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Pathologist Testifies About Savio's Injuries
Updated 5:15 p.m. Instead of a mistrial, defense attorney Ralph Meczyk asked Judge Edward Burmila to strike all of Dr. Larry Blum's testimony and the testimony of any witnesses who have any...
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Tentative Deal to End Cat Strike, but Not All Support It
Striking Caterpillar machinists in Joliet may soon be headed back to work if they approve a tentative contract Friday. Caterpillar announced Wednesday that it had reached a deal for a six-year...
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'The Horror of What Kathleen Savio Went Through Before She Died'
Bruises covered the front of Kathleen Savio's dead body and her back was extensively scraped, the abrasions inflicted within an hour of her death, a doctor testified Wednesday. The back of Savio's...
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Police Blotter: Car Burglaries, Retail Theft, Vandalism
Sandra M. Johnson, 25, 1353 Alder Creek Drive, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Aug. 15 on a charge of driver's license expired for more...
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Peterson Told Son's Girlfriend Savio May Have Overdosed
Updated 4:50 p.m. The former girlfriend of Drew Peterson's son Stephen Peterson recalled thenight Kathleen Savio was found dead. Jennifer Schoon lived with Stephen Peterson in the basement of...
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Joliet Cat Workers Approve Contract, Ending Strike
The Joliet machinists' strike with Caterpillar Inc. is over; a new six-year contract was approved today. The deal, broked by district representatives for the 780 members of the International...
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Bad Times For SA In Drew Peterson Murder Case
Prosecutors lost a critical witness in their case against accused wife-killer Drew Peterson due to mix-ups and conflicting accounts of when and where Stacy Peterson supposedly confided chilling...
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At the End of the Third Week, State Loses Key Witness in the Drew Peterson Trial
Read more about the stories mentioned in this post: Peterson Told Son's Girlfriend Savio May Have Overdosed Defense Challenges Doctor's Finding of Homicide Pathologist Testifies About Savio's Injuries...
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Political Rewind: Bad Week for Illinois Democrats Gets Worse
Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Watchdog, formerly Illinois Statehouse News. Week in Review: Bad Week for Illinois Democrats Gets Worse SPRINGFIELD –...
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No Winners in Joliet Cat Machinist Strike
An editorial in Sunday's Peoria Journal Star raises questions about what's been lost and what's been gained in the contract Caterpillar Inc. approved Friday by striking Joliet machinists who had been...
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