Election season means it’s banter up in Park Forest
Ah, democracy! Where else but in a country such as America could you have a candidate forum where one Park Forest trustee (Robert McCray) questions the veracity of another trustee...
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Shnay: Squirrelly views offer interesting lessons
According to Mark Twain, you need two things to succeed in life — ignorance and confidence. With that in mind, we introduce you to the new denizen in our Park...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1988 | St. Francis de Sales’ Eric Anderson
Eric Anderson's coach was always looking for something more. Eric Anderson's mother was always afraid to look. So a case can be made that the two most influential people in...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1983 | Lawrenceville’s Marty Simmons
After a wondrous season at Lawrenceville High School that culminated in a second consecutive Class A state championship, it's no wonder Marty Simmons has been named Illinois' Mr. Basketball for...
ONGOING DEBATE
The selection of an all-century Illinois high school basketball team is interesting, yet fails in its single stated goal--honoring the best players the state has produced. No matter what his...
LAST CONVICTIONS REVERSED IN ARSON DEATH OF WOMAN
Citing prosecutorial mistakes, the 3rd District Appellate Court has reversed the convictions of the last two men involved in the 1993 arson murder of a bedridden Joliet woman. The ruling...
SEAT BELT VIOLATION DRAWS A $100 FINE
A Joliet man Tuesday was fined $100 for not wearing a seat belt, less than 24 hours after a Will County jury acquitted him of striking a police officer during...
COUNCILMEN NO LONGER LIBEL SUIT DEFENDANTS
A Will County judge Monday ruled that three Joliet city councilmen named in a libel and slander suit filed by political gadfly Robert Webb could not be sued because of...
LAWYERS DEBATE JUDICIAL CANDIDATE PUBLICITY
The Will County Bar Association on Wednesday put off a decision on whether names of potential judicial candidates should be made public. Instead, the group decided to discuss the issue...
JUDGE DENIES ATTEMPT TO CHANGE MURDER PLEA
A Joliet man who pleaded guilty to murder and armed violence in exchange for a 20-year prison term has been told by a Will County judge he couldn't change his...