Rockdale News

A man told police he was attacked Saturday morning near the Evergreen Terrace apartment complex on the city's near West Side.

The East Side of Joliet is getting a new corporate headquarters. Collision Revision owner Roger D'Orazio is gutting and remodeling the old Keck Electric Co.

An attempted child abduction was reported around 1:50 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of N. Clement St.

By Emma Graves Fitzsimmons, Tribune reporter -- Chicago Tribune , June 4, 2008 Wednesday South-Southwest Final Edition A Will County judge said the state's smoking ban is constitutional after a challenge ...

Ride the Rock, a free family bike ride sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17. via Herald News

“The officer approached the house and watched through the window as the man took a handgun from the waistband of his pants and placed it behind a washer and dryer”

Police say a man was beaten by three rival gang members early Thursday. Around 1 a.m., officers found the victim "beaten and unconscious" in the parking lot of La Alameda Restaurant, 231 Ruby St. via Herald News

Geranium sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, 1201 Wyoming Ave., Joliet. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“Two people reported their (car) windows were shot out while they were driving”

Police say four teens caused havoc with air rifles Tuesday night. Between 10 and 11 p.m. police received numerous "calls of windows being shot out all over town," said Chief Fred Hayes. via Herald News

“In Channahon, we found a nice place with good access to the interstates and to Chicago, which is one of our largest markets in the United States, second only perhaps to Las Vegas. Concrete is the No. 1 building material in Chicago.”

Doka USA held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Friday for its new $12 million Channahon facility. via Lincoln-Way Sun

A grifter familiar to the cops took an elderly couple for $70 but has promised to pay it back. via Herald News

The body of a 44-year-old man was found hanging in Pilcher Park on Saturday by a couple walking through the park in an apparent suicide. via Herald News

“We are all very proud of Stef and his service to our country”

Joliet's highly decorated World War II veteran Roy W. Howland was laid to rest Aug. via Herald News

“I actually sold one picture that was 20x30 to a teacher”

Eighteen-year-old Jesus Reyes of Rockdale has only been taking pictures since Christmas, but the Herald News has already published four of them and he has sold two more. via Herald News

The latest raid on illegal smokers in Will County nabbed a bar and three patrons in Rockdale last weekend, officials said Wednesday. via Chicago Tribune

Salad bar luncheon: Noon March 12, Ingalls Park United Methodist Church, Washington at Davison streets in Joliet. via Herald News

Reading awards at Chaney-Monge for December and January are earned by reading effort, improvement and reading achievement. via Herald News

Grundy County environmental fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 1 at Coal City High School. via Herald News

A bus monitor who police say was caught on video slapping an autistic boy and stepping on his feet is facing a charge of battery. via Lincoln-Way Sun

Building bridges project: 6 p.m. Feb. 21, St. John M.B. Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd. via Herald News