Rockdale News

Cargo from a passing truck ripped down a cable Thursday, cracking three utility poles, blocking traffic and shutting off power and water to many residents.

Ron Giampaolo owned a midget race car that roared around the quarter-mile track at Joliet Memorial Stadium from 1966 to 1971.

Eric M. Reed, 23, of 1238 Dogwood Lane in Bloomington, was arrested by state police and booked into the county jail Thursday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of cannabis.

No injuries were reported. In other police news: * Anthony M. Alexander , 19, of 504 Des Plaines St.

Two masked men stole a car Friday night from its owner, police said. The victim, a 23-year-old Joliet man, had arranged to meet someone named "Chris" at the corner of Juniper and Fairview avenues.

A 26-year-old Rockdale man died after being found unresponsive in the street early Saturday.

Whether it was kindergartners playing "boomwhackers" at Rockdale Elementary School, or octogenarians in a sing-along at Manor Oaks Nursing Home, music ruled in Rockdale last week.

Firefighters battled a stubborn coal blaze Tuesday night at Midwest Generation, 1800 Channahon Road in Joliet.

Luncheon buffet: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 7, Wilco Area Career Center, 500 Wilco Blvd., Romeoville.

A Will County judge refused to dismiss the charges against the people who allegedly violated the state's ban on public cigarette smoking.

Luncheon buffet: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 7, Wilco Area Career Center, 500 Wilco Blvd., Romeoville.