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Funeral Scheduled for Adam Johnson, Romeoville Pond Car Crash Victim
A funeral will be held Thursday for Adam Johnson, a Bolingbrook man who died early Monday after the car he was driving crashed into a Romeoville retention pond. Visitation will be held Wednesday from...
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Valley View to Add Zoology, Physics Courses at Bolingbrook, Romeoville High...
Valley View School District 365U approved adding two new, upper-level high school science courses to its curriculum last month. Students at Bolingbrook High School and Romeoville High School will be...
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Comedian Lewis Black Returning to the Rialto
Comedian Lewis Black, perhaps best known for his television comedy specials, "Back in Black" segments on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Grammy-winning comedy albums, will appear at the Rialto...
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Valley View Proposes Cutting 110 Teacher's Aides
About 140 reading and support ed instructional teaching aides would be dismissed from Valley View School District 365U under a proposal announced at Monday's board meeting. Sign up for our free, daily...
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Bolingbrook High School Students Heading to State Competition
Four Bolingbrook High School students are on their way to Illinois Drafting Educators Association state championships in April, according to the Valley View School District website. The four advanced...
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Last Day to Register to Vote in April Election is Tuesday
In Will County, Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the April 9 election. Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots notes on the website that in-person registration is available. If you haven't...
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Obama to Visit Argonne Friday to Talk Energy Policy
President Barack Obama will return to his home state March 15 to visit Argonne National Laboratory and discuss his energy policies, the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune are reporting. An official...
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Romeoville High School Stages 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
Romeoville High School proudly presents its spring musical, “Meet Me in St. Louis”, on March 15-17, 22, 23. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. The Sunday performance will be at 3 p.m. A stage...
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Romeoville Hosts 'Pizza with Peter Rabbit'
The Romeoville Recreation Department invites kids to join Peter Rabbit and his sister, Cotton-Tail, at an Easter-themed event from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the Romeoville Recreation Center, 900...
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Honeybaked Express to Open in Time for Easter
With a sign in the window reassuring the public that the location will be open again for Easter, Honeybaked Express is advertising a local place from which to order your Easter dinner centerpiece. The...
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Romeoville Elections: Chamber Hosts Debate for Trustee, Mayoral Candidates
Residents will get the chance to hear directly from Romeoville trustee and mayoral candidates during a March 28 debate at Lukancic Middle School, 725 W. Normantown Rd. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and...
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Cross, GOP Reps Introduce Gang, School Violence Legislation
House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego joined with fellow Republican legislators Tuesday in introducing legislation aimed at keeping children and communities safe from violence. According to Cross’...
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Joliet Diocese To Release Documents Related to Sex Abuse by Priests
As part of a lawsuit settlement, the Catholic Diocese of Joliet will release more than 7,000 internal documents that reportedly show that every bishop since the 1950s has been aware of diocese priests...
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JJC Holds Open House for New Health Professionals Center
The Joliet Junior College Health Professionals Center Building has been in use by students already, but the community was invited out to see the new building on Tuesday night. Trustees, elected...
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Robbery Victim Pistol-Whipped, Police Say
An armed bandit, angered when his victim told him he didn't have a wallet, struck the man with a gun, took his cell phone and car keys, and then retrieved the man's cash and IDs from inside his...
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Add a Punchline to Our Mime in Court 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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Letter: McMichael Should Debate, Let Voters Decide
Ref: Monday, March 11th Herald-News"Pulse" article regarding the mayoral debates: Perhaps what Steve McMichael meant to say instead of “a debate would be 'boring' and unfair” was that it would be...
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Sheriff's Police on the Lookout for St. Paddy's Day Drunken Drivers
The Will County Sheriff's Office is conducting special patrols this St. Patrick's Day to crack down on drunken drivers. Unbuckled motorists will also be ticketed during the campaign. "We are reminding...
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Cowboy is Looking for a Home — Maybe Yours?
This story was submitted by the Romeoville Humane Society: Cowboy is a super affectionate and sweet 4-year-old male cat in search of his forever home: This sweet boy may at first appear shy in new...
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Police Blotter: Romeoville Teen Charged with Burglary; Men Accused of DUI
March 9 David M. Gross, 18, of the 300 block of Hickory Avenue, Romeoville, was arrested by Romeoville police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of burglary and possession of burglary...
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