Bolingbrook, IL|News|
Update: Appellate Court Upholds Drew Peterson Murder Conviction
The appellate court shot down Drew Peterson’s desperate bid to get out of prison.
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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Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
Update: Appellate Court Upholds Drew Peterson Murder Conviction
The appellate court shot down Drew Peterson’s desperate bid to get out of prison.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
Update: Appellate Court Upholds Drew Peterson Murder Conviction
The appellate court shot down Drew Peterson’s desperate bid to get out of prison.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Update: Appellate Court Upholds Drew Peterson Murder Conviction
The appellate court shot down Drew Peterson’s desperate bid to get out of prison.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
State's Attorney Glasgow Holding Presentation on Legal Decisions, Senior Scams
The presentation will be held at Senior Services Center of Will County
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
New Lenox, IL|News|
Road Commissioner Sued By 2 Men - Ages 81 and 63 - He Allegedly Beat Up Over Snowplow Complaint
The two men had the temerity to complain about a snowplow knocking over their mailboxes, the lawsuit said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Hotel Hell - Man Convicted of Uncle's Murder Reveals Horrors of Prison
Just two months into his 39-year sentence, Jason Gonzalez finds life in prison “psychologically deplorable.”
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Bolingbrook, IL|News|
Wild Fight at Bolingbrook Gas Station Lands 9 in County Jail: Cops
The combatants were swinging crowbars and driving at each other, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Plainfield, IL|News|
Mom Arrested After Brutal Beating at Hands of Husband Sues Cops
Acquitted of the charges she endangered her children, she's now suing two Joliet police officers in federal court.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Mom Arrested After Suffering Brutal Beating at Hands of Husband Sues Cops
Acquitted of charges she endangered her children, she is now suing two Joliet police officers in federal court.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Murder Charges Filed in Connection With Joliet Man's Stabbing Death
The alleged stabber was charged with two counts of murder.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Geneva, IL|News|
Man Found Frozen to Death Was Allowed To Leave Hospital During Alcohol Detox: Lawsuit
The suit names a doctor and Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital as defendants.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Glen Ellyn, IL|News|
Mystery Man Says Catholic Priest Raped Him 39 Years Ago
The rape sent the man, who is now 50, spiraling down into drug abuse and mental illness, the lawsuit said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Man Stabbed to Death, Allegedly Over Pot Squabble, Has Go Fund Me Page
The donations are to fund his funeral expenses and the futures of his daughters.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Wounded Man Dies at Hospital - Murder Charge in Store for Alleged Stabber?
A man stabbed over $40 worth of bad pot died in the hospital nearly 24 hours after he got there.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Teen Shot on Des Plaines Street Project Basketball Court
When the cops got there, all they found were some basketballs and various other abandoned property.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Teen Robbed by Pals of Marijuana Money: Cops
The teen’s friends told him they could get him a better deal before taking his money, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
2 Stabbed, 1 Might Die Over $40 Worth of Bad Pot: Cops
One of the wounded men is in critical condition at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Man Posing as New Neighbor Bamboozled Old Lady, Stole Her Jewelry
The man claimed he had just moved in across the street and that he needed a bucket of hot, soapy water, but did not say why.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
Update: Man Killed in Custer Park Fire Likely Perished in Smoking Accident
The man was a heavy smoker and disabled, and could not escape his burning house, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
