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Changes possible at Raging Waves after park reportedly switches ownership
Illinois' largest water park is now reportedly under new ownership ahead of the 2024 season, with bowling alley operator Bowlero entering the fold. According to a report from Investing.com, Bowlero has acquired Raging Waves in Yorkville, the state's largest water park that sprawls over 58 acres of land and operates seasonally from June to early September.
Glasgow Announces Potts Sentenced to 10 Years for Unlawful Use of Machine Gun
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that Gralon Potts, 38, of Chicago Heights, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for Unlawful Use of a Weapon (a Class X Felony). Potts pled guilty and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Bertani-Tomczak. On August 12, 2023, University Park police...
Batavia woman cited in 2023 Wheaton hit-and-run crash that killed 31-year-old woman
Nearly a year and a half after a 31-year-old Wheaton woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the west suburbs, a Batavia woman has been cited, Wheaton officials said in a news release Thursday.
After another gun-related arrest at Naperville TopGolf, police downplay safety concerns
Naperville police announced another gun-related arrest in the parking lot of TopGolf, one of over a dozen to have taken place in the past year. Naperville Police Commander Rick Krakow said it happened on Monday night.
Remains of man who disappeared 2 years ago discovered in abandoned South Side building
Eddie Gardner was 22 when he disappeared in March of 2022. This March, a body was found in the basement of an abandoned building near 64th and Sangamon in Chicago. The remains have been identified as Gardner.
Second Man Arrested In April 2 Shooting Incident
Dionne D. Neal, 25, was arrested yesterday on a warrant obtained by the Crest Hill Police Department. Neal was arrested in Joliet by members of the Will County Sheriff’s Office and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility, pending a court appearance. Neal was identified through the investigation as one of the shooters involved in an April 2, 2024, incident. Dylan Debolt (20) has also been arrested (April 19,2024) in connection with the.
Will County honors fallen first responders at emotional service
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – While Memorial Day honors military members who made the ultimate sacrifice, in Will County, Thursday was another kind of Memorial Day for law enforcement officers and first responders who have lost their lives.Every May, as the names are read aloud, downtown Joliet shares in the grief that families shoulder.Lenore Carroll has been coming to the memorial for years."My father was killed in the line of duty," she said. "Louis Barney. 1954."She was a little girl at the time when her dad, a 12-year veteran of the Joliet Police Department, fell off his motorcycle."He went into a...
70-year-old Will County man critically shoots neighbor: Sheriff
The Will County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to unincorporated Lockport Township at 144th Place and Rickerman Road for a report of gunshots. They learned that a woman, 45, had been shot by her neighbor, 70.
Naperville Police Join Northern Illinois Agencies in Route 59 Traffic Safety Crackdown
Motorists beware: heavy enforcement is coming down on Route 59 this Thursday. In a cooperative effort to promote road safety, the Naperville Police Department alongside several other northern Illinois agencies, is setting sights on traffic violators from Lake to Will County. The crackdown's targets are speeders, the phone-preoccupied, and the unbuckled, according to an announcement from the Naperville Police.
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