Joliet, IL|News|
Man Says He Fell in the Shower at Harrah's Hotel, So He's Suing
There was a “slippery and greasy substance” on the floor of the shower, 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|
Joliet West Grad, MLB Umpire Mark Carlson Working the World Series
The 16-year veteran umpire is working his first World Series.
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Joliet, IL|News|
Cigarette Thief Punched Walgreens Clerk, Absconded With 4 Packs of Newports: Cops
The cops captured the cigarette thief when she returned home later in the day, police said.
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Joliet, IL|News|
Locked Up Man Charged With Attempted Jailhouse Rape
The Bolingbrook was slapped with sex charges.
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Naperville, IL|News|
Naperville Cops Let Woman Sexually Abuse Boy in Back of Squad Car: Lawsuit
The woman groped the child’s crotch, kissed him and snapped selfies, the complaint said.
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Joliet, IL|News|
Ex-Con Gets 57 Years For Gunning Down Teen in 2011
Jevon Lesley shot the teen to death outside KO Zone Boxing Club.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
ComEd Billed Shorewood Woman More Than 9 Years For Wrong House: Lawsuit
The Shorewood woman wants ComEd to pay her more than $10,000.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Thug Preying on Elderly Women Outside Walmart Captured: Cops
One of the elderly women was thrown to the ground and hit her face against the pavement, police said.
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Mokena, IL|News|
Teen Linked to Lincoln-Way East School Shooting Threat Was Set Up: Cops
The FBI traced the threat back to a 15-year-old but he had been set up, police said.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
Teen Linked to Lincoln-Way East School Shooting Threat Was Set Up: Cops
The FBI traced the threat back to a 15-year-old but he had been set up, police said.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
Teen Linked to Lincoln-Way East School Shooting Threat Was Set Up: Cops
The FBI traced the threat back to a 15-year-old but he had been set up, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Victim-Witness Service Director Honored
The director of the state's attorney's victim witness service division will be honored by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Bandana-Clad Bakery Bandit Bagged: Cops
The crook robbed the register at the Joliet Bakery, police said.
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Joliet, IL|News|
Schoolgirl-Accosting Pervert Captured: Cops
The alleged pervert lived in a basement apartment nearby the scene of his attack on the 12-year-old, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Grifter Gets 3 Years For Final Four Fraud
The con man is already doing time in an Iowa prison.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Cops Release Sketch of Schoolgirl-Accosting Pervert
The pervert grabbed a schoolgirl by the arm and tried to force her toward his exposed penis.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park, IL|News|
Downstate Lawyer Covered Up Client's Death, Lied About Consulting With Him: Complaint
The dead man had been suing the manufacturer of his prosthetic leg.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Frankfort, IL|News|
Woman Jailed on Felony Charge For Alleged Purse Attack At Frankfort Bar
The Peotone woman allegedly hit another woman in the face with her purse.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
12-Year-Old-Girl Accosted By Pervert In Street
The man grabbed the child’s arm, pulled down his pants and tried forcing her toward his crotch.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Bolingbrook, IL|News|
Woodridge Man Threatened to Blow Up WeatherTech: Cops
The Woodridge man said he was going to “blow this place up,” according to a criminal complaint.
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