Will County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said today that a bunch of signs urging Homer Glen residents to vote against the Will County Forest Preserve … Read more ›
Crime
Area leaders pool talents to get a start on fight against heroin
Local police, fire and school leaders and teen counselors gathering in Orland Park said the war against teenage heroin will be a long slog and take more … Read more ›
Police uncover cockfighting training center involving 750 roosters
Will County Sheriff’s Police recently arrested two Joliet men after uncovering a cockfighting training center in Homer Glen that involved 750 roosters. Gerardo Ortiz, 32, … Read more ›
Cops: 13-year-old girl illegally videotaped by legal guardian
A Will County man faces child pornography charges after a teenage girl in his care reported to her school that he might have videotaped her … Read more ›
Canopy executives convicted in health care fraud
Two former executives of Canopy Financial Inc. have been sentenced to prison for swindling investors out of $75 million and illegally pocketing about $18 million … Read more ›
Blagojevich to serve sentence in Colorado prison
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will serve his 14-year sentence at a federal prison in Colorado as he had sought, sources said Tuesday. Blagojevich, who is … Read more ›
Driver safety campaign nets 6 arrests, 93 citations in Will Co.
A traffic-control program intended to make Illinois roads safer during the 2011 Thanksgiving holiday season resulted in the arrest of five drunk drivers and the … Read more ›
23 cell phones stolen from storage area, and more
These items were taken from reports released Dec. 14 by the Will County Sheriff’s Office in its role as the Homer Glen Police Department. Thefts … Read more ›
Stagg student screams at instructor for waking him up, and more
These items were taken from Palos Hills Police reports released on Nov. 14. Robbery A man reported that he was robbed at approximately 6:40 a.m. … Read more ›
Lemont woman charged with battery, and more
These items were taken from Lemont Police reports released on Nov. 16. DUI A 24-year-old Alsip man was arrested Nov. 7 and charged with DUI … Read more ›
