Will County News

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 Stolen Car Patrick C. McCleary, 21, of the 300 block of Rossford Lane in New Lenox, was booked in county jail on charges of burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting a peace officer, fleeing police and driving with an expired license.

With the budget crunch going on in Springfield, the main talk has been about pensions and medicade; but one thing that might be forgotten is the roadways across the state of Illinois.

TUESDAY, MAY 29 Thorton Man Faces Traffic Charges Keith M. Durkin, 31, of the 200 block of Water Street in Thornton, was charged with using a wireless phone in a construction zone and driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop around 12:30 p.m., near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Pfeiffer Road.

Ed Hamilton and Gary Magruder of Plainfield have a relationship that has outlasted many marriages.

With "Blue Eyed Devil" tattooed in the back of his shaved head, avowed white supremacist Brian Moudry claimed to "understand English fluently" as he pleaded not guilty to torching the home of a black family living down the street from him in Joliet.

May 30 Man charged with battery, disorderly conduct Lucas P. Pritchard, 20, of the 100 block of Fairwood Drive, Bolingbrook, was arrested by Plainfield police, charged with domestic battery, property damage and disorderly conduct, and transported to the Will County jail, according to booking records.

The owners of the lots located where Joliet Road and Division Street meet will come before the Plainfield Planning Commission on Tuesday, June 5 to ask for approval to tear down the historic 1845 house and build a gas station with a convenience store on 3 parcels totaling less than an acre.

CHICAGO - A self-avowed white supremacist who has already served time for a hate crime was charged Wednesday with trying to set fire to the home of his Joliet neighbors - an African-American family with eight children.

But I'd make sure people who wanted to could have a bit of spooky fun, even in the dead of winter or under the scorching sun of summer.

An eight-month pregnant woman beaten by her drug-addled boyfriend managed to escape when he went to the bathroom, Joliet police said.

Christopher Vaughn, left, is accused of shooting to death his wife, Kimberly, center, and three children, Cassandra, lower left, Blake and Abigayle, in the family's SUV on the way to a Springfield water park.

A Bloomington woman, accused of strangling her mother in law to death last year, sought to suppress a statement she allegedly made to police.

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks during a "Blessing of the Land" near the site of the proposed airport near Peotone on April 21.

NuMark Credit Union will offer a free seminar titled "Women & Money: Are You Ready for a Change?" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 12 at its Tinley Park office, 8001 W. 159th St.

A New Lenox man was charged with possession of a controlled substance after a traffic stop last weekend.A Bradley Bruno, 23, of the 700 block of Misty Creek Drive in New Lenox, was booked in Will County jail May 26 after police stopped him for improper lane use.A Police said Bruno possessed 22 pills of Hydrocodone, a form of pain killer, as well as ... (more)

MONDAY, MAY 28 Graffiti Someone spray painted a car parked in the 1000 block of Schoolgate Road.

Fearing a Cook County takeover of Will County politics, a Frankfort man is planning to run for a state Senate seat against Democratic incumbent Toi Hutchinson of the Chicago Heights area.A J.C. "Tuck" Marshall, 65, was slated by the Will County Republican Party to oppose Hutchinson in the 2012 election for Illinois' 40th District Senate seat.A ... (more)

Marco Vizcaino of Naperville served his country in the U.S. Army during his tour of duty in Iraq.

Marney Simon Staff writer The city of Braidwood will soon be cracking down on those with unpaid fines through the city's local court system.

A teen from unincorporatedA Plainfield A appeared in court Tuesday on sex abuse charges after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor younger than 13.