Joe Walsh’s unlikely road to D.C.
Rep. Joe Walsh, elected to Congress last November, already has made quite a mark. Telegenic and provocative, the Republican from McHenry has become a fixture on cable TV and on...
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Officials: Teen charged in child’s death had marijuana in his system
The 17-year-old driver who struck and killed a 4-year-old girl in Tinley Park in May allegedly had traces of marijuana in his system and was speeding through a school zone...
Appeals court upholds limits on Drew Peterson hearsay evidence
Will County prosecutors were dealt a significant setback in the Drew Peterson case today, as an appellate court refused their request to allow critical hearsay statements at the ex-Bolingbrook police...
Man convicted of domestic abuse, while victim sits in jail
A Joliet man was found guilty Monday of aggravated domestic battery in an unusual case in which the victim herself was jailed -- on a bail amount five times higher...
Charge against Tinley Park official downgraded to misdemeanor
Will County prosecutors downgraded the charge Friday against a local elected official arrested this week in connection with an alleged theft related to an insurance policy he previously shared with...
Probe of Tylenol murders shifts focus to Unabomber’s DNA
The FBI is seeking DNA from the convicted Unabomber to determine if he was responsible for the long-unsolved Tylenol murders, linking two of the nation's most shocking crimes from the...
New details in the Honeybee Killer story: How we got them
After Will County police officially closed the books on their investigation into honeybee killer Gary Amaya last month, we submitted an open records request for the investigative files that were...
How we covered a massive online hoax
As one of the reporters who help cover the region's court systems, one of the things I keep tabs on each week are all the opinions that emerge from the...
Fatal DUI at Balmoral Park: ‘It’s too early for her to die like this’
A woman riding a horse bareback with a friend at Balmoral Park after a night of drinking was killed when her intoxicated fiance jumped in a truck to find her...
Homer Glen man pleads guilty to killing cat in jealous rage
Enraged after his older brother had an affair with his fiancee, a Homer Glen man killed his brother's cat, then texted him a photo of it along with the message...