Ron Kremer joined Patch.com in August of 2010 and has served in a number of roles with the company, most recently taking on duties as a local editor on Shorewood-IL.Patch.com, Channahon-Minooka.Patch.com and Joliet.Patch.com. Prior to joining Patch, Kremer accumulated 29 years of experience working at three different daily newspapers, spending 25 of those years covering local sports for The Joliet Herald-News. During that time, he had more than 4,000 bylines and won more awards than we can mention. He's interviewed celebs such as Tiger Woods, Pete Rose, Jack Nicklaus, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Reggie Jackson. But he's happiest when covering local news and sports, where the journalistic competition can be as intense as the rivalries between the powerhouse schools. During his time at The Herald-News, Kremer covered local preps, NASCAR, NHRA and the Western Open/BMW Championship.
A YouTube video of a police officer allegedly playing video poker while driving in a snowstorm surfaced Tuesday night. The officer is now the subject of an internal investigation.
Use our map to find snowfall totals from Jan. 4 through 5 and the lowest temperatures and wind chill values for Jan. 6 for communities throughout the Chicago suburbs and Illinois/Indiana.
Use our map to find snowfall totals from Jan. 4 through 5 and the lowest temperatures and wind chill values for Jan. 6 for communities throughout the Chicago suburbs and Illinois/Indiana.
Use our map to find snowfall totals from Jan. 4 through 5 and the lowest temperatures and wind chill values for Jan. 6 for communities throughout the Chicago suburbs and Illinois/Indiana.
Any Illinois residents who missed out on a visit to Shedd Aquarium Jan. 6 or 7 can take them up on free admission Jan. 11 or 12.
Any Illinois residents who missed out on a visit to Shedd Aquarium Jan. 6 or 7 can take them up on free admission Jan. 11 or 12.
Plus, headlines that didn't make today's newsletter.
Plus, headlines that didn't make today's newsletter.
Cristina Grys speaks English, Protuguese, Spanish and French but often makes her biggest connection with patients through a universal language—music.
Paige Rydberg's trip to Boston during Winter Break was a huge success.
Given the go-ahead by his wife, Patrick Ciolino goes to work on a Winter Wonderland that has become the focal point of his Romeoville neighborhood.
A 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can leak up to 250 gallons of water a day, causing flooding, serious structural damage, and the immediate potential for mold.
A 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can leak up to 250 gallons of water a day, causing flooding, serious structural damage, and the immediate potential for mold.
Black ice turns many area roadways and expressways into skating rinks.
Black ice turns many area roadways and expressways into skating rinks.
Always up for an adventure, Patch Editor Ron Kremer puts on a cap and a heavy coat and heads outside to make like a mad scientist in a winter weather experiment.
Always up for an adventure, Patch Editor Ron Kremer puts on a cap and a heavy coat and heads outside to make like a mad scientist in a winter weather experiment.
Always up for an adventure, Patch Editor Ron Kremer puts on a cap and a heavy coat and heads outside to make like a mad scientist in a winter weather experiment.