Civil War: December 1864, the beginning of the end

June 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Civil War: December 1864, the beginning of the end

By Sandy Vasko Beginnings and ends – December 1864 was full of them. Things were looking up for the Union, but it wasn’t over yet.…

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Will County Forest Preserve Programs

June 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Will County Forest Preserve Programs

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of June 10. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org.…

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Joliet Police Arrest Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse Suspect

June 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Police Arrest Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse Suspect

Jose Velazquez-Flores (47, Aurora) was arrested, processed, and taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. On May 7, 2024,…

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Motorcyclist Suffers Life-threatening Injuries in Plainfield Road Crash

June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Motorcyclist Suffers Life-threatening Injuries in Plainfield Road Crash

On June 11, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., Officers responded to the intersection of Plainfield Road and Voyager Lane for a traffic crash with injuries that…

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Glasgow Announces Severado Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Numerous Joliet Felonies Over 3-Year Period

June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Glasgow Announces Severado Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Numerous Joliet Felonies Over 3-Year Period

State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that Michael Severado, 30, of Joliet, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to…

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Sheriff’s Police Arrest Kidnapping Suspect

June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Sheriff’s Police Arrest Kidnapping Suspect

Sheriff Mike Kelley is pleased to announce the arrest of Eric A. Fleming Jr, age 20, of Joliet Township for the offenses of attempted kidnapping,…

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Joliet Police Make Indecent Solicitation Arrest

June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Police Make Indecent Solicitation Arrest

Nathaniel Garbin (35, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Traveling to Meet a Child, Indecent Solicitation of…

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Amazing and Beautiful’: WW2 Vet’s Remains Finally Home After 80 Years

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Amazing and Beautiful’: WW2 Vet’s Remains Finally Home After 80 Years

By Stephanie Irvine United States Army Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. E. Porter was brought home to his eternal resting place at Abraham Lincoln…

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Farm Days Gone By

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Fred Seggebruch, right, and Walter Seggebruch, second from right, show off their Hereford steer to a delegation from Italy that visited their Crete farm on…

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LIDICE LIVES!

June 9, 2024 / Comments Off on LIDICE LIVES!

In June 1942, Hitler, who believed residents from Lidice, Czechoslovakia, aided in the assassination of a friend, a high-ranking officer, ordered the small town just…

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