Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
Joliet Man Caught with Stolen Pistol: Cops
The Joliet man was arrested during an east side traffic stop.
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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Shorewood, IL|News|
Joliet Man Caught with Stolen Pistol: Cops
The Joliet man was arrested during an east side traffic stop.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Joliet Man Caught with Stolen Pistol: Cops
The Joliet man was arrested during an east side traffic stop.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Plainfield, IL|News|
Plainfield Man Jailed For Breaking Guy's Jaw with Barroom Sucker Punch: Cops
The broken-jawed man had bumped into the puncher’s girlfriend earlier in the evening, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
Plainfield Man Jailed For Breaking Guy's Jaw with Barroom Sucker Punch: Cops
The broken-jawed man had bumped into the puncher’s girlfriend earlier in the evening, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
Plainfield Man Jailed For Breaking Guy's Jaw with Barroom Sucker Punch: Cops
The broken-jawed man had bumped into the puncher’s girlfriend earlier in the evening, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Plainfield Man Jailed For Breaking Guy's Jaw with Barroom Sucker Punch: Cops
The broken-jawed man had bumped into the puncher’s girlfriend earlier in the evening, police said.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
New Lenox, IL|News|
Class in the 'CPR of Mental Health' at New Lenox Police Department
The event was organized in support of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
Community Continues to Show Support for Slain Police Officer
A memorial outside the Fox Lake Police Department has steadily grown as police reveal they may have hit upon a major break in the case.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
Major Break in the Case? Possible Video of Cop Killers Surfaces
The video was turned over to the Department of Homeland Security.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
Joliet Cops Save 2 Men From OD Deaths in 2 Days
In both cases, an officer saved the man with a dose of Narcan.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
Joliet Cops Save 2 Men From OD Deaths in 2 Days
In both cases, an officer saved the man with a dose of Narcan.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Joliet, IL|News|
Joliet Cops Save 2 Men From OD Deaths in 2 Days
In both cases, an officer saved the man with a dose of Narcan.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
Fox Lake Mourns Slain Police Officer
The people of Fox Lake, and the law enforcement community, gathered for a vigil in honor of murdered police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
Video: Fox Lake Man Watched Aftermath of Cop's Murder Unfold
The Fox Lake man was working just yards from where Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was shot to death.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
Timeline of Slain Officer's Fatal Encounter
The chief of the major crimes task force investigating the murder of a police lieutenant released a timeline of his final morning.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
'We're Not Going to Stop' Hunt For Cop Killers, Says Task Force Chief
The commander of the task force charged with hunting down three cop killers says his team won’t quit.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Romeoville, IL|News|
Nearly $1,700 Raised For Slain Woman's Funeral Costs, Still a Long Way to Go
The family of Laura Gonzalez needs $14,000.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Channahon-Minooka, IL|News|
Nearly $1,700 Raised For Slain Woman's Funeral Costs, Still a Long Way to Go
The family of Laura Gonzalez needs $14,000.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
Shorewood, IL|News|
Nearly $1,700 Raised For Slain Woman's Funeral Costs, Still a Long Way to Go
The family of Laura Gonzalez needs $14,000.
Joseph Hosey, Patch Staff
