Two children jump to escape from burning Plainfield home
PLAINFIELD -- To escape their burning home, two children climbed out of a second-floor window onto the roof of a porch before jumping onto the ground during a fire Saturday morning.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Did lightning burn barn?
MORRIS -- A barn burned to the ground Friday morning, taking a car with it, on West Minooka Road.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Shooting for the hip?
JOLIET -- One man was arrested after reportedly shooting a man in the leg Wednesday night.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Assault rifle reportedly found in trunk
Police say a man picked a bad place to store a package Wednesday morning. Police stopped a brown 1988 Cadillac at 2:41 a.m. near Larkin Avenue and McDonough Street after officers saw the vehicle had dark-tinted windows.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Threat targets local schools
BOLINGBROOK -- A Joliet Junior College student reported receiving an anonymous text message on his cell phone Tuesday morning that put local colleges and high schools on alert.
Teens allegedly burglarize cars
LOCKPORT -- Three teens were arrested after reportedly burglarizing several cars early Thursday in the Victoria Crossing subdivision.
Police nab 5 in Joliet chase
JOLIET -- Police say a suspicious vehicle, a brief chase and a stolen gun added up to five arrests Monday.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Woman dies after falling from truck
MORRIS -- A woman who was attempting to listen to a noise coming from her truck died Friday after falling from the bed of her truck.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Police Blotter
The body of a 44-year-old man was found hanging in Pilcher Park on Saturday by a couple walking through the park in an apparent suicide.
Pit bull attacks woman
JOLIET -- Police say a woman was attacked by her neighbor's dog Monday.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Police chase ends in arrests
PLAINFIELD -- A police chase that started early Saturday on Illinois 59 in Plainfield ended in Romeoville with a trio of alleged shoplifters in custody.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Police Blotter
• Antonio Graves , 45, of 2100 South Shore in Chicago, was arrested by Bolingbrook police and booked into the county jail Sunday on charges of identity theft and obstructing justice.
A news and photo log of the mysterious disappearance of Stacy Peterson of Bolingbrook since the story first broke in October 2007. And the subsequent re-opening of the investigation into the death of Drew Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio.
