Jury Finds Chicago Man Guilty of 2007 Plainfield Murder
A Chicago man charged with a 2007 Plainfield murder went to bed Thursday night with his fate in the hands of the jury. On Friday afternoon, that jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. The jury...
View ArticleLukancic Finishes Second in 8th Grade Volleyball Regional
Lukancic Middle School of Romeoville put up a good fight but came up just short 25-23, 25-14 and 25-9 against South Middle School of Arlington Heights in the Illinois Elementary School Association...
View ArticleCourt Supervision: Lengthy Deliberation Leads to Guilty Verdict
A week-long murder trial wrapped up with a guilty verdict Friday afternoon. The jury took two days to convict Ricardo Gutierrez, 23, of first-degree murder. Gutierrez gunned down Javier Barrios in...
View ArticleLots of Local Choices for Lenten Meals
Not eating meat in observance of Lent? Want to travel outside of your own village or city to get a meal that gives you variety without compromising your fasting? We have the solution. Patch profiled...
View ArticleTax Time is the Perfect Time to Tackle Paper Clutter
Tax time is upon us and that is always a good time to clean out your files, says Beth Randall, owner of Joe Organizer, a Plainfield-based business. "It's a necessity to clear out your old files to...
View ArticleWill County DUI Arrests: March 9
Bolingbrook Feb. 23 Eric Thurmond, 46, 327 S. Central Park Blvd., Chicago, was arrested at 2:55 a.m. and charged with DUI, following a traffic stop at Boughton Road and Barbers Corner, police said....
View ArticleSold! Romeoville Area Real Estate Transactions: March 11 Edition
These properties were sold in Romeoville recently, according to county property records. 428 Camden Ave., $100,000 603 Nelson Ave., $70,000 259 Zinnia Drive, $135,500 1851 Brookstone Court, $193,000...
View ArticleRomeoville Job Central: Presence Health, LifeTime Fitness, Plainfield School...
Welcome to Job Central, our weekly column listing local job advertisements and descriptions. We scoured the Web to bring you a selection of local job ads, but if we left anything out, please don't...
View ArticleRomeoville Recycling Company to Open Plainfield Headquarters
A former newspaper printing facility get new life as the North American headquarters of one of the largest electronics recycling companies in the world. Plainfield village trustees on Monday approved...
View ArticleRomeoville High School Looks to Surpass St. Baldrick's Fundraiser Goals
Editor's note: The following is taken from a press release issued by Romeoville Police Detective and Romeoville High School school resource officer Kelley Henson: The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a...
View ArticleRomeoville Police Blotter: Pot Dealing, Retail Theft
March 6 Mauro C. Flores, 44, of the 1-100 block of Belmont Drive, Romeoville, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of using a possible fraudulent...
View ArticleWalmart Grant to Help JJC Help Jobless Vets
This article was provided by Joliet Junior College, based in Joliet: The Joliet Junior College Workforce Development has been awarded $47,000 for a “Deploy to Employ” grant through the WalMart...
View ArticleBolingbrook High School Student Takes Second in State at Business...
Bolingbrook High School senior Terrence Obeng placed second in the Medical Office Procedures division at the Business Professionals of America’s (BPA) State Leadership Conference & Competition....
View ArticleUPDATED: Bolingbrook Man Dead After Car Crashes into Romeoville Retention Pond
Updated at 10:45 a.m. March 11 A Bolingbrook man died early Monday after being pulled from a Romeoville retention pond following a single-vehicle crash. The car, a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, was...
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