Joliet, IL|News|
Sex Cult Newspaper Reporter Gets 15 Years For Child Porn
The 79-year-old weekly newspaperman will undoubtedly die in federal 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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Joliet, IL|News|
Drowning Victim Identified as Homeless Shorewood Man
The man was identified by a tattoo and a hospital bracelet.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Homeless Woman Spat in Face of Nurse Trying to Treat Her For Drug Intoxication: Cops
The homeless woman was upset with the nurse, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Joliet Man Menaces Gas Station Workers, Threatens to Kill Cops: Police
The Joliet man was also throwing around racial slurs, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Drunken Joliet Woman Nearly Crashes Into Memorial Stadium Fence: Cops
The Joliet woman’s blood-alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit for driving, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Jailed Joliet Man Caught With Ecstasy In His Sock: Cops
The Joliet man had been picked up a few hours earlier on a couple warrants.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Child, 3, Left to Wander Evergreen Terrace Halls While Dad Gets Bite To Eat: Cops
The Chicago man said his car broke down and that it took him a while to get back, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Joliet Woman Viciously Chomps Elderly Lady's Hands And Mouth After Ramming House With Car: Cops
The Joliet woman was looking for her adult son, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Name of Man Slain in Joliet Trailer Released
The man was identified through dental records after spending nearly a week dead in his trailer.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Man Slain in Joliet Trailer Park Identified But Family Not Yet Found
The man’s family reportedly lives in Texas.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Bolingbrook Cab Driver Gets 47 Years For Forcing Women Into Prostitution
The Bolingbrook man was arrested nearly four years ago.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
State Police Seize $22,500 From Stripper Who Said She Was Going To Buy A Car
The East Moline stripper was pulled over near Minooka.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Councilman McFarland Hosting Breakfast For Vets
The pancake breakfast will be at the Cantigny VFW.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Naperville, IL|News|
Bad Humor: Unwanted Ice Cream Man Intrudes on Naperville Polo Fields
Who doesn’t like the ice cream man? The manager of the Naperville Polo Fields, that’s who.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Joliet Man Sues Restaurant Owners and Worker For Alleged Brutal Beating With Metal Pipe
One owner claimed the one-eyed beaten man was drunk and screaming in front of frightened children.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Joliet Man Goes On Blackout Bender, Wakes Up With Concussion But No Car, Tells Cops It Was Stolen: Police
The Joliet man couldn’t remember what happened to his car and was afraid it was something bad, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Drifter Gets 35 Years in Prison For Murdering Man at Burial Vault Company
The slaying capped off a daylong crime spree in and around Shorewood.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Failed Kidnapper Gets 6 Years in Pen
The Woodridge man accosted two teens over the course of three days.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Homer Glen-Lockport, IL|News|
Man Slain in Joliet Trailer Park Remembered as 'Nice Guy'
Neighbors recalled a quiet man who talked to his cat when he was drunk, and said he may have been dead nearly a week when he was found.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
Man Slain in Joliet Trailer Park Remembered as 'Nice Guy'
Neighbors recalled a quiet man who talked to his cat when he was drunk, and said he may have been dead nearly a week when he was found.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
