State Police Took Stripper's Money / Baby Born at Gas Station / Restaurant Owner Sued Over Pipe Beating

State Police Seize $22,500 From Stripper Who Said She Was Going To Buy A Car

• The East Moline stripper was pulled over near Minooka.

Man Delivers Wife’s Baby at Romeoville Gas Station

• The man called OnStar for help and was walked through the delivery process.

Joliet Man Sues Restaurant Owners and Worker for Alleged Brutal Pipe Beating

• One owner claimed the one-eyed beaten man was drunk and screaming in front of frightened children.

Joliet Students Claim Teachers Don’t Take Bullying Seriously

• One student claimed he almost committed suicide because of bullying.

Man Slain in Joliet Trailer Park Remembered as ‘Nice Guy’

• Neighbors recalled a quiet man who talked his cat when he was drunk, and said he may have been dead nearly a week when he was found.

Drifter Gets 35 Years in Prison for Murdering Man at Burial Vault Company

• The slaying capped off a daylong crime spree in and around Shorewood.

Romeoville Police Asking for Help in Oct. 7 Hit-and-Run

• The hit-and-run involved a 22-year-old man who later injured his baby during a fight with his father.

Intoxicated Lockport Man With Toddler In Car Crashed Into Fence: Cops

• The child was strapped into an unsecured safety seat, police said.

Minooka Student to Participate in State Music Festival

• The eighth-grade girl was the only one selected from Minooka Junior High out of seven who auditioned.

Man Sentenced for Trying to Kidnap Teenage Girls in Bolingbrook

• Kareem Green of Woodridge was found guilty of the 2013 attempted kidnappings.

• Ex-Con Who Broke Into House and Roughed Up Sleepy Old Man Now Caught With Pistol: Cops
• More Than 100 Items Stolen from Bolingbrook Mall
• Joliet Man Goes On Blackout Bender, Wakes Up With Concussion But No Car, Tells Cops It Was Stolen: Police
• Woman Battered Evidence Tech During Burglary Investigation: Cops
• 2.5-Ton Troop Carrier Recovered in West Chicago

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