Joliet, IL|News|
2nd Lawsuit For Alleged Christmas Police Beating Names 3 Bolingbrook Cops
A Bolingbrook man’s head was gashed open and he suffered a concussion at the hands of the police, the lawsuit 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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Joliet, IL|News|
Cable Thief's Wire Caused Woman to Trip and Get Hurt: Lawsuit
The man was stealing the woman’s cable, and then she got hurt when she tripped over his wire.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
County Cops Refuse to Release Recording of Killer Supposedly Putting Hit on Prosecutor
The Will County Sheriff’s Department also won’t say if their refusal has to do with the recording being unintelligible.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Computer Missing After Scrap Metal Scrounger Wanders Into Sleeping Man's Apartment
The intruder asked if there was any scrap he could take with him.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Naperville, IL|News|
The Wedding Scammer - Thousands Stolen For Fake Marriage to Make-Believe Cambodian: Cops
A Naperville man poured thousands of dollars into an arranged marriage to a Cambodian woman who doesn’t exist, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Bolingbrook, IL|News|
The Wedding Scammer - Thousands Stolen For Fake Marriage to Make-Believe Cambodian: Cops
A Naperville man poured thousands of dollars into an arranged marriage to a Cambodian woman who doesn’t exist, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
The Wedding Scammer - Thousands Stolen For Fake Marriage to Make-Believe Cambodian: Cops
A Naperville man poured thousands of dollars into an arranged marriage to a Cambodian woman who doesn’t exist, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
The Wedding Scammer - Thousands Stolen For Fake Marriage to Make-Believe Cambodian: Cops
A Naperville man poured thousands of dollars into an arranged marriage to a Cambodian woman who doesn’t exist, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
The Wedding Scammer - Thousands Stolen For Fake Marriage to Make-Believe Cambodian: Cops
A Naperville man poured thousands of dollars into an arranged marriage to a Cambodian woman who doesn’t exist, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Drunken Woman Caught With Someone Else's Xanax After Crash: Cops
The Hometown woman claimed someone almost cut her off but the driver she hit said that was a lie, according to police.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Supposedly Suicidal Men on Ruby St. Bridge Actually Just Drunk, Obnoxious: Cops
One of the Joliet men got picked up a second time just minutes after he was released on his own recognizance.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Liquor Store Beating Lands Joliet Man in Hot Water: Cops
The Joliet man remains at large but has a $100,000 warrant out for his arrest.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Thief Who Preyed on Elderly Lady Surrenders: Police
The woman, who stole as much as $17,000, was released on $5,000 bail, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Mother and Child Arrive Home to Mugger Emerging From Night
The man pushed the woman into her home and stole her purse, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Tattoo Face Kiddie Porn Guy's Brother Says He Only Glimpsed Child Sex Video For Less Than A Second
That second cost the Crest Hill man a felony and put him on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
After 13 Months, Attorney General Can't Decide Whether to Release Reports on Arrest of Judge's Felon Son
Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office has taken nearly 14 months and still can’t decide whether to release the police reports.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Suspended Investigator Must Take Same 'Sensitivity Training' As Boss Who Punished Him
Public Defender Frank Astrella failed to respond to a message asking if he found the training helpful.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Oak Forest, IL|News|
Man Gunned Down Blocks From Bremen High School Identified
Midlothian police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force are handling the case.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
118 Years Later, 10-Year-Old's Grave Honored With Flowers, Dolls, Medals
The young girl was killed while on her way to a funeral procession more than a century ago.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
118 Years Later, 10-Year-Old's Grave Honored With Flowers, Dolls, Medals
The young girl was killed while on her way to a funeral procession more than a century ago.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
