Joliet, IL|News|
Angry Boyfriend Tears Up Gal Pal's Place, Goes Outside to Drink Cognac in Street, Gets Arrested: Cops
The angry boyfriend also cut his hand on a broken shower door and bled all over the place, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
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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."
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'Industrial Mishap' Claims Worker's Life
The man was working at J and M Wood Products, a Lockport sawmill.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Dead Dogs Land Joliet Man in County Jail
The jailed man lives at the supposedly vacant house, according to county records.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Woman Claiming She Was Raped Had Actually Stepped Out To Smoke Crack: Cops
She hid her baby under a blanket at a women’s shelter while she went out to get high, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
College Boy Stabbed Mom As She Was Taking Him To Train Back To School: Cops
He wanted to kill her so he could use the insurance money on tuition, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
New Year's Eve Reveler Tried Jumpstarting Bartender By Throwing Bottles And Glasses: Cops
The big baby New Year started by throwing the glasses down on the floor but then took aim at the bartender’s head, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Drunken Wrong-Way Driver Kicked Cop's Groin After Waking Up In Wrecked Car: Police
He also tried to bite a staffer at St. Joe’s Hospital, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Palos, IL|News|
Couple Pinched in Heroin Raid Have Wedding Date in 2 Months
The jailed couple is supposed to get married Feb. 29 — if they can get out of jail in time.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Couple Pinched in Heroin Raid Have Wedding Date in 2 Months
The jailed couple is supposed to get married Feb. 29 — if they can get out of jail in time.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Lawyer Charged With Trying to Put Hit on Wife Allegedly Tampered With Witness
The Frankfort lawyer is supposed to stand trial next month.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Heroin House Raided, 3 Arrested
The Braidwood police arrested three people after raiding a house Wednesday night.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Mom and Teen Son Jailed After Family Feud Leaves 1 With Gunshot Wound
Police said it was a “mob scene” on Sehring Avenue after the afternoon shooting.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Aggravated Mom Crashed Into Car While Driving Around With Baby Girl in Back Seat: Cops
The Joliet woman got aggravated when the child’s father would not speak with her, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Bolingbrook, IL|News|
Charred Body Found at NIU was Bolingbrook Man
The Bolingbrook man had been accepted at Northern Illinois University last year.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Cornered Crook Crashes Through Window, Dashes From Cops, Slips on Ice: Police
The law had the burglar surrounded, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Mob Descends on Elwood Home, 2 Joliet Men Arrested
Two young men escaped into a house and held the door shut on the angry mob, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Drug-Induced Homicide Charge Filed Against Man Freed From Jail 2 Weeks Ago
The Rockdale man pleaded guilty to a drug charge and was sentenced to probation earlier this month.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Ax-Wielding Ex-Con Attacks Deputies: Cops
The Shorewood ex-convict has done this kind of thing before.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Denied A Ride To Chicago For Drug Run, Joliet Man Cuts Up Buddy: Cops
The stabber was remorseful, but not so much that he didn’t threaten to stab his pal again, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Unwanted House Guest Locked Self in Bathroom, Kicked Cops: Police
The Joliet woman also did some spitting, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
