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'Weak and Jealous Man' Guilty of Trying to Kill Girlfriend

• The Joliet man slashed his girlfriend from her collarbone to her breast with a hunting knife.

Minooka MMA Fighter and His Brother Viciously Beat 2 Men Outside Shorewood Burger King: Cops

• One of the beaten men has been hospitalized for nearly a week and is in dire condition, police said.

Gas from Pressure Valve Possible Cause of 'Intense Roaring' Monday Night

• “It sounded like a large commercial plane engine but it was fading in and out, it was an intense roaring," one resident said.

Wait - Let Me Just Post This! Somebody Else Finds Time For Facebook On The Way To Jail

• Is this a thing now?

Joliet Man Sexually Assaulted, Abused Girl 4 Years Ago on Farm: Police

• The 25-year-old man was arrested after the victim came forward.

Sports Authority to Close Romeoville Distribution Center

• Also closing is the sporting goods store's Joliet location.

Morris Mink Farm Liberator Gets 3 Years in Prison

• The mink farm went out of business due to the incident.

Facebook Shuts Down Page for Joliet Medical Marijuana Dispensary

• Facebook's policy states that ads must not promote illegal products, services or activities.

Plainfield Man Faces Homicide Case in Pennsylvania For Shaking, Throwing Baby Almost 25 Years Ago

• The Will County Sheriff’s Department captured the man and he was sent back to Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

Plainfield-Based Marina City Announces Live Acoustic Album

• The band will record the album in five different Midwest cities with a summer release in mind.

Plainfield Trustee Jim Racich Announces Support for Library

• Rachich urged residents to remember that the future of Plainfield depends on the strength of present action.

Romeoville Man Might Have Intentionally Crashed Car into House: Police

• Police are investigating after a 62-year-old man drove his car into several other vehicles and a house Tuesday night.

Bolingbrook Teen, Skating Team Earn Gold at Skating Championships

• The team also took the gold earlier this month in competitions in Switzerland and Italy.

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• Plainfield Native to Compete in Classical Singing Competition
• Plainfield Driver Dies in Single-Car Crash
• Will County United Way Seeking Nonprofits in Need of Funding

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