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Nightmare on Hickory Street: An Inside View to a Horrific Double Murder
Joliet Police and prosecutors have kept a tight lid on what happened in the Hickory Street home of Alisa Massaro the night two men were strangled and then left on the floor while their accused killers...
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Police Blotter: Stalking, No Driver's License, Drug Possession Charges
Jose Bardi-Morales, 32, 128 Martigny St., St. Jerome, Quebec, Canada, arrested by the Romeoville Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 25 on charges of stalking, reckless...
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Add a Punchline to Our Driving Dog 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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Plainfield South Awarded Grant to Help Develop More AP Classes
Plainfield South High School has been awarded a grant made possible by Google to help develop additional Advanced Placement math, science and technology courses. Plainfield South was selected as one of...
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Dist. 202 Board Member's View on Administrative Raises
I want to be clear; I speak only for myself in this letter to the editor. I recently voted “YES” for administration and non-union support staff to get a 2.5 percent raise. District 202 has really...
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More Clerks Busted for Selling Cigs to Minors
Joliet police conducted a cigarette enforcement check Tuesday -- the second in four days -- and charged 10 more clerks with selling tobacco to minors, report show. Per state law, the police have to...
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'Follower' Who Shot Tied-Up Couple Slammed With 90 Years In Prison
Lauren Vasilakis stared at the man who shot her and remembered what he said before pulling the trigger. "You told me you'd walk out there and never think about me again, Vasilakis told 20-year-old...
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Police Blotter: Burglary Arrests, Property Crimes
Felix A. Villanueva, 32, 301 Kent, Romeoville, arrested by the Crest Hill Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 27 on charges of residential burglary, possession of burglary...
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Jury Picked For Trial of Chicago Man Charged in '07 Plainfield Murder
The trial of a Chicago man jailed since October 2007 in connection with a Plainfield murder is set to start Thursday morning. Jury selection for Ricardo Gutierrez's trial started and finished...
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Ditka to Host McMichael Fundraiser
"Da Coach" will stump for a Romeoville mayoral candidate next month. According to a campaign release from Steve "Mongo" McMichael, the candidate's former coach Mike Ditka will endorse him at a March 5...
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Sold! Local Home Sales: Feb. 28 Edition
A four-bedroom, five-bathroom, single-family house at 27030 Thornwood Blvd., Plainfield, recently sold for $442,500. The 4,313 square foot house was built in 2005. Its gourmet kitchen has granite...
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Plainfield Murder Case Was Self-Defense, Say Lawyers For Chicago Man
When Ricardo Gutierrez shot Javier Barrios twice in the back in October 2007, he was trying to protect his girlfriend, her young daughter and himself, his lawyers said Thursday. "It's about domestic...
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Peterson Heads For Another Joint, Now Locked Up In Menard Prison
Drew Peterson wasn't one to be tied down, managing to marry four times in 29 years. And even now that he's been packed off to prison, he's still a rambling man. Peterson, 59, was transferred to his...
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Sequestration Budget Cuts Data: Which IL Counties Have the Most Federal...
The numbers here show the federal employees in Illinois by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. It compiles...
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Tuesday Morning to Open Joliet Store
A Tuesday Morning store is to open in Joliet in late spring, filling a North Ridge Plaza strip mall location near Marshalls and Hobby Lobby. Remodeling work could begin as soon as next week on the...
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Police Blotter: Battery, Revoked License Charges
Kelly Janette Taloff, 34, 209 Pell, Romeoville, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on Feb. 28 on a charge of driving on a revoked/suspended license....
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The Great Read Seeks Entries for 'All About Lincoln' Art Contest
Editor's note: The following is a press release from the Plainfield School District: Artists of all ages from the area are invited and encouraged to take part in the 2013 Great Read community literacy...
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This is What $130,000 Will Buy You
1. 142 Gorman Dr., Romeoville: Priced at $130,000, according to listings. This is a four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,192 square foot, single family house built in 2003. The home includes a combined...
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Drug Ring Members Brought Heroin from Chicago to West Suburbs: Police
Eleven men were arrested this week and charged with transporting heroin from Chicago's west side to buyers in DuPage County, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The men are from Warrenville,...
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Jane Addams 8th-Grader to Play in Statewide All-Star Basketball Game
Jane Addams Middle School 8th grader Trey Mack has been selected to participate in the seventh annual Eighth Grade Junior Prospects Boys All-Star Basketball Game in Decatur April 13. Mack is the first...
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