Road salt prices skyrocket
While the snow was still falling in unrelenting amounts last winter, scores of communities in Illinois started thinking a year ahead. They began placing road salt orders for winter 2014-15...
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Plainfield, other towns find road salt hard to come by at good price
While the snow was still falling last winter, Plainfield and other communities in Illinois were already thinking a year ahead. They began placing orders for road salt for winter 2014-15...
Teen run over by car after falling off hood
A Plainfield-area teenager was "badly injured" Saturday after riding on the hood of a friend's car, sliding off and being run over, Plainfield police said. The incident happened at about...
Streets and San worker, wife charged in tow truck scam
A Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department worker and his wife have been charged in a scheme that authorities say involved the city employee using his tow truck to extort money...
Inmate charged with 2004 sex assault, murder
A Chicago man currently serving time in an Illinois prison is facing new charges in a 2004 sexual assault and murder after DNA evidence linked him to the crime, authorities...
Blotter: Spools of cooper wire taken in Romeoville
The following items were taken from Romeoville police reports: An unattended bicycle was reported stolen Sept. 4 from a garage in the 100 block of Yarrow Court. The bike was...
Blotter: Stolen car stereo in Bolingbrook
The following items were taken from Bolingbrook police reports: A car stereo was reported stolen Sept. 10 in the 100 block of Remington Boulevard. The loss was valued at $225....
Blotter: Woman charged with DUI, hit-and-run in Plainfield
The following items were taken from Plainfield police reports: A 43-year-old Plainfield woman was arrested Aug. 31 in the 13400 block of South Morning Mist Place and charged with DUI,...
Bolingbrook man charged with beating pregnant woman
A 23-year-old Bolingbrook man was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with aggravated domestic battery after police said he battered a woman who was six months pregnant. Police responded to a...
Bolingbrook OKs fix for leaky fire station roof
Bolingbrook's Village Board voted Tuesday to approve $60,300 to replace a leaky 23-year-old roof at one of the town's fire stations. The roof at fire station 4 at 1111 W....