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Update: Father Allegedly Shoots Son At Lake Renwick In Plainfield
Forest Preserve District of Will County police received a 911 call at approximately 7:50 p.m. Monday, April 29, that reported shots fired at Lake Renwick Preserve – Turtle Lake Access in Plainfield. Will County Sheriff’s Police were first to arrive on the scene where they discovered a victim lying...
Irate Customer At Joliet Driver’s Facility Arrested After Attacking Security Guard
On April 25, 2024, at 5:14 p.m., Joliet Officers responded to the Illinois Secretary of State driver’s license facility located at 201 Joyce Road for a report of a disturbance. Upon arrival, Officers learned that a 21-year-old Aareon Newell of Coal City was a customer at the building and had grown irate at the employees over a discrepancy with his identification card. It was determined that Newell grew angry and began yelling profanities and threatened physical harm toward employees and a security guard.
Ascension Joliet hospital nurses to picket as contract talks resume
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet hospital invite the public to join their next information picket Wednesday, which will be held at almost the one-year mark since union contract negotiations started. The picket will be from 5 to 8 p.m. and is one more action taken by local members of the...
IDOC favors relocating Logan County Correctional Center to Will County
LINCOLN (25News Now) - The City of Lincoln would take another economic hit if the Illinois Department of Corrections has its way to close the Logan County Correctional Center and rebuild the prison for women closer to the Chicago area. Back in March, Gov. JB Pritzker and IDOC announced plans...
I-80 pothole repairs cause rolling lane closures in Joliet on Tuesday
Rolling lane closures on Interstate 80 in Joliet were implemented Tuesday morning for emergency pothole repairs. The lane closures will occur between the Des Plaines River bridges and Houbolt Road in both eastbound and westbound lanes, the Illinois Department of Transportation said. All lanes are expected to be open by...
Walmart Opens High-Tech Consolidation Center in Minooka, Illinois Creating 700 New Jobs
MINOOKA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 30, 2024-- Today, Walmart hosted the grand opening of its newest high-tech consolidation center in Minooka, Illinois. The new 492,000 square-foot facility, located at 201 S. McLinden Road will bring nearly 700 additional jobs to the area. Once implemented, the facility’s automated technology can enable three times more volume to flow throughout the center and help Walmart deliver the right product to the right store, so customers can find the products they need. This building will be the third of its kind in Walmart’s supply chain. The first, located in Colton, Calif., opened in 2019. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240430434359/en/ A new 492,000 square-foot facility will bring nearly 700 additional jobs to the Minooka area. (Photo: Business Wire)
Coal City Man Charged With Murder, Convicted Then Overturned Could Go Free In Weeks Pending New Trial
A Will County Judge has ordered a convicted killer who was granted a new trial to be released from prison. In three weeks, Jeremy Boshears will walk out of jail for the first time since 2017. The Coal City married man was convicted of killing his girlfriend, 24-year-old Katie Kearns and concealing her murder in a 2022 murder trial. But in January of this year, Will County Judge Dave Carlson granted a new trial due to errors made during the original trial. Under the SAFE-T act judges have the discretion to release defendants.
Vista Learning awards 40 laptops, 23 $2,000 scholarships and laptops in Will, Kendall and Grundy counties
Vista Learning, NFP, a Plainfield-based educational and charitable organization, is awarding laptops to one nominated student from each participating public school in Will, Kendall and Grundy counties, for a total of 40 student recipients. The organization is also awarding $2,000 individual scholarships and laptops to 23 nominated seniors from participating...
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