Joseph Hosey was with Patch from 2010 to 2017 and returned in 2025. Hosey is a National Press Club John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award winner, was named the Northern Illinois University Journalist of the Year, was inducted into the Northern Illinois University Hall of Fame, and won Columnist of the Year awards from both the Illinois Associated Press and the Illinois Press Association. Hosey authored a book about the Drew Peterson case, "Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Sergeant Drew Peterson," which was made into the record-setting Lifetime movie "Drew Peterson: Untouchable."
She was smoking pot with a guy in West Park when she called the cops on him and said he molested her 3-year-old, police said.
One teen stole the gun from his mom, another used it to stick up the pizza man, and a third absconded with the weapon, police said.
She was getting off the golf cart when it suddenly moved forward, the lawsuit said.
He was freed on his own recognizance while he waited on the start of his murder trial.
The gun was later taken by another teen who was flashing it around Tuesday night, police said.
The teen, his lawyer and his mom said nothing when the judge asked if there was “anything in aggravation,” the motion said.
She slipped and fell on the accumulation of lettuce and mayonnaise, the lawsuit said.
The Tinley Park man had no idea who would do such a thing.
She allegedly stole the money over the course of a year and a half.
A Countryside woman was injured when she slipped and fell on the wet floor of a dimly lit courthouse ladies’ room, a lawsuit said.
The Orland Hills woman faces up to 30 years in prison.
The Orland Hills woman faces up to 30 years in prison.
The Orland Hills woman faces up to 30 years in prison.
The Orland Hills woman faces up to 30 years in prison.
Minooka MMA fighter Michael “Wardog” Reid’s $1 million bond had been cut in half.
The house had apparently been struck by lightning.
The Joliet man’s counsel was ineffective, the appellate court ruled.
He’s at the county jail on a $1.5 million bond.
The Berwyn man posed as an employee of the Illinois Secretary of State and scammed a suspended driver out of $675, police said.
Two assistant public defenders got paid — but had to resign July 1.
