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Joliet Police Arrest Bolingbrook Man In Shooting Investigation
A Bolingbrook man arrested related to dozens of shots fired along Richards Street on April 18th. Joliet Police arrested 18-year-old Latrell Woodall of Bolingbrook was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Not Eligible to Obtain a FOID Card.
Grundy County Board approves $200,000 for Gardner bridge repairs
The Grundy County Board has appropriated $200,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funding to match the federal funding for the superstructure replacement of two bridges on Gardner Road. Both bridges are in critical shape, and one of them was repaired in January due to a hole in the bridge deck. County Engineer Eric Gibson told the board back in February that the bridge had a three-foot hole straight through the top, and that he could stand on the bridge and look down and see the creek.
B. Force Misses Field For First Time In 10 Years
In what may have been the shock of the day at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Brittany Force failed to make the starting field for Sunday’s eliminations at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals. It was only the fifth time in her career that...
Grundy County Board recognizes police ProActive unit for its service
The Grundy County Board recognized the Grundy County ProActive Unit for its service Tuesday night. A member of the ProActive unit shared it’s accumulated statistics for 2023: The unit had 43 warrant arrests, 39 misdemeanor arrests, and 90 felony arrests for a total of 172 arrests. It also seized 90.6 grams of methamphetamine, 73.5 grams of cocaine, 31.99 grams of fentanyl, 4.2 grams of MDMA, 2,483 grams of cannabis and 372 doses of prescription drugs. It has also seized 24 firearms and $81,223.
Grundy Board approves $419,282 total purchases for squad cars
The Grundy County Board approved the purchase of nine 2025 Interceptors and one unmarked squad car from D’Orazio Ford Tuesday night for a total of $419,282. The purchases, which splits up into $46,496.03 a piece for three of the squad cars and then $46,590 for the other five. An unmarked squad car was also approved for purchase, which will cost $46,844.03. These purchases are in line with the community improvement plan for the 2025 fiscal year, and D’Orazio has agreed to defer payment until December 2024 to fall in the proper county fiscal year.
His Lockport teammates call Justin VanderTuuk the rock. He gets it from his parents. ‘I always know who’s cheering.’
Baseball is certainly in the blood for Lockport’s Justin VanderTuuk. His dad, Christopher, played the sport in college at St. Francis in Joliet and his mom, Ali, coached softball in college and played professionally for the Virginia Roadsters. Now, VanderTuuk’s parents are in the stands rooting him on. And the junior center fielder always hears them. “It’s pretty great,” VanderTuuk said. “My ...
Softball Game Preview: Plainfield East Heads Out
The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the West Chicago Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. Last Friday, Plainfield East earned a 6-3 win over Joliet West. Maya Patel...
Veterans Dog Park opening after ceremony May 25
A dog park honoring US veterans is set to open during a ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25 at the corner of Wapella Street and Wabena Avenue in Minooka. “A lonely, empty piece of green grass on a hill in downtown Minooka, Illinois is now one of the most beautiful Veterans Dog Parks in the country,” reads a Tuesday news release. “For three years, a lifelong resident drove by the open green pasture with a dream to design and construct a park for residents to bring their dogs to run and play off leash, but also a place to honor our Veterans. He envisioned a special place for Veterans to reminisce on their time wearing the uniform and their dedication and sacrifice for all those loved and lost.”
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