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Backpage Sex-For-Money Tryst Goes Bad For Everybody: Cops
The john got a gun pulled on him, the muscle got shot in the hand and the cops are looking for the hooker, police said.
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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Angry Ex-Boyfriend Intentionally Rammed Car With Baby in Back Seat: Cops
The Joliet man was trying to get at his ex-girlfriend, police said.
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People the Joliet Police Put in Jail Wednesday: Police Blotter!
The Joliet police put these people in jail on Wednesday.
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Mushroom Men Peddle Hallucinogens Right in Front of Law: Cops
Two men were jailed for selling hallucinogenic mushrooms while the cops looked on, police said.
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Creepy Mall Cop Back in Jail While Judge Decides Sentence For Secretly Recording Teen in Bathroom
The former Louis mall security guard secretly recorded McDonald’s workers while they used an employee restroom.
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Gang Sign-Flasher Rammed Car and Sped Away: Cops
He was captured at a Nicholson Street apartment, police said.
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Teenage Thieves Flee Car Owner But Get Caught When Ride Breaks Down: Cops
The owner of the car they were burglarizing chased them but gave up when he was threatened with a baseball bat, police said.
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Taking Village Gas Actually Saved Shorewood Money, Says Mayor
Pumping village gas into his car was actually cheaper than filling out expense reports, Mayor Rick Chapman explained.
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People the Joliet Police Put in Jail Tuesday: Police Blotter!
These are the people the Joliet police put in jail on Tuesday.
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Free Gas For Shorewood Mayor on Backs of Taxpayers?
Residents received postcards purportedly showing Mayor Rick Chapman filling up his personal car at a village pump.
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Cops Trying to Take Pickup Away From Joliet Man Charged With Fleeing Crash, Falling Down Drunk
He fled a crash and headed to a bar, where he fell down in the parking lot, police said.
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Health Department Program Manager Spoke in DC
Will County Health Department Program Manager Cindy Jackson was invited to speak in the District of Columbia.
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Homeless Woman Dragged Screaming to Abandoned House — No One Helped Her: Cops
She was dragged to the abandoned house, held against her will and assaulted, police said.
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People the Joliet Police Put in Jail Monday: Police Blotter!
These are the people the Joliet police put in jail on Monday.
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North Fakes — Convenience Store Owner Sold Counterfeit North Face Jackets to Undercover Cops: Police
Some of the words on the the jackets’ labels were misspelled, police said.
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Teenage Stickup Crew Steals 2 Pairs of Overpriced Sneakers, Gets Caught After Somebody Shoots Up Their Place: Cops
They agreed to buy the sneakers but stole them instead, police said.
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Drunk Driver Fled to Bar After Crash, Fell Out of Pickup, Found Sprawled in Parking Lot: Cops
He was still on the ground when the cops arrived, police said.
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Attempted Murder, Drunken Driving, Domestic Battery, Disorderly Conduct & More Charges: Police Blotter!
These are the people the Joliet police put in jail on Sunday.
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1 Killed in Rollover Crash
A Joliet man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck.
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Gunman Wanted For Paralyzing Rival in Gas Station Shooting Captured: Cops
The gun attack left one man paralyzed, police said, and now the shooter is in jail.
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