Baby Punched in Head / Docs Try to Save Toddler's Leg / School-Bus Attack at Joliet West / Ex's Penis-Pump Revenge

Baby Airlifted to Hospital After Punch in the Head

• Infant’s 22-year-old dad was trying to hit his own father and struck his baby, cops say.

Family of Toddler Run Over by Riding Lawnmower Seeking Donations

• The family has set up a Go Fund Me page and hopes to save the child’s leg. Also: Toddler Run Over By Riding Lawn Mower Driven By Great-Grandma

Young Ladies Follow Bus to Joliet West, Rush Teenage Sisters When They Get to School: Cops

• One of attacked teens ended up hitting a Joliet West dean, police said.

Estranged Husband’s Ex-Gal Pal Allegedly Sent Wife Penis Pump, Herpes Pamphlet

• The ex-girlfriend was charged with disorderly conduct.

Joliet Student Makes Screen Debut

• Sofia Santamaria was chosen to appear in a commercial after a ComEd representative noticed her at the company’s Icebox Derby.

Bolingbrook Man Held 4 Days by FBI Without Explanation Faces Bank Robbery Charge

• The ex-convict and a Plainfield teen allegedly robbed a Carpentersville bank.

Woman Claims Autistic Son Was Abused at Former Bolingbrook Daycare

• The young boy came home from daycare with red welts on his rear-end.

Channahon’s Lone Star Restaurant Catches Fire

• Patrons and staff were inside the restaurant at the time, but everyone was able to get out safely.

Second Plainfield Student Saved from Choking

• Physical Education and Health teacher Kim Ellis helped dislodge the food from the student’s throat.

State Sues Killer for $518,841 It’s Cost to Keep Him Locked Up

• The murderer has been locked up for the last 18 years.

Plainfield Woman Injured in Motorcycle Wreck Claims Discarded Grass Clippings Caused Crash: Lawsuit

• The woman is suing the man she says was driving the motorcycle and the couple she accused of dumping the grass in the street.

Joliet Park District Director Resigns

• The resignation comes after an internal investigation that reportedly focused on the director’s relationship with a female employee.

4-Car Crash Sends 3 People to Hospital

• Plainfield police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

Joliet Transportation Center $7M Over Budget

• The state’s budget crisis isn’t helping matters.

Joliet Council Gives Tax Break to Unnamed Company

• The company could end up employing as many as 700 people.

Plainfield Craft Show to Help Fire Victims

• Money raised will be used to help those who have suffered a loss from a fire.

Outgoing Circuit Clerk Endorses Longtime Employee

• Pamela McGuire is backing her director of operations, Andrea Lynn Chasteen.

Public Defender Accused of Sexual Harassment Already Ordered into Harassment Counseling: Filing

• The Will County Public Defender underwent sexual harassment counseling at a mental health center, according to a court filing.

Ashley Madison Cheaters: How Many Live in the Southwest Suburbs?

• Is your hometown home to a lot of them? Check our list of Will and Kendall communities and compare.

WORTH A LOOK

• Joliet Junior College Gets $2.1M Grant to Improve Student Success
• Bolingbrook HS Teacher to Be Honored at Conference
• Craughwell Elementary Celebrates 50th Birthday
• Plainfield Middle School Earns Second National Fitness Award
• Forest Preserve District Celebrates Prairie Bluff Preserve Land Transfer

STAR PATCHERS: OUR LOCAL BLOGGERS

• Cruisin’ the Loop in the ‘50s and ‘60s
• Joliet West Academy Coordinator Receives Alumni Award from the University of St. Francis
• JTHS Student Invited to join Congress of Future Medical Leaders

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• Skilled Trades Career Fair at Joliet Junior College
• Local Jobs: Presence Health, Family Video, Home Depot, Target

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