Joliet police nab teen after threat
A freshman at Joliet West High School was arrested Friday on a charge of disorderly conduct for writing a bomb threat on a urinal that spurred two searches at the school, police said.

Channahon reviews funds for Will Co. CED
The village may withdraw it support for the Will County Center for Economic Development this year.

No tattoos, day care business instead
A new business opening in the 900 block of West Jefferson Street in Joliet is a big step for owner Staci Martin, who plans to run a daycare there. It is also a big change for what previously was planned for the location.
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Slain soldier was 'angel of the family'
Update, more details: Michael Pearson, the 21-year-old Bolingbrook man who died in the Fort Hood massacre Thursday, was remembered as "the angel of the family," a good student and a virtuoso musician who relished time with family and friends.

Will County clerk holds ballot lottery
Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots held the simultaneous filing lotteries Thursday for ballot placement in the Feb. 2 General Primary election, Schultz Voots announced.

Powers running for circuit spot
Will County Associate Judge Mike Powers is running for circuit judge.

Fort Hood suspect said goodbyes
As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship -- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.

Fort Hood victims reasons for enlisting
The following are profiles of some of the 13 people killed, including a young Bolingbrook man, when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. Thursday:

Briefs: Audubon society
The Will County Audubon Society will present a program, "My Life with the American Kestrel," at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at the Barber-Oberwortmann Horticultural Center, 227 N. Gouger Road.