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Man Chases Drunken Driver on Foot and Jumps into Car / Joliet Man Accused of Rap Show Murder / Pharmacist Pushed Fake Viagra: Feds / Drew Peterson's 'Boneheaded' Legal Problem
Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up on recent Will County news, including a local kid in national spelling bee and old man in a bat fight.

Joliet Man Helps Stop Drunken Driver
- 20-year-old Ryan Rose jumped into car to stop it.
Joliet Teen Jailed on Murder Charge For Gunning Down Decatur Man at Rap Show: Cops
- The Joliet teen was among a group that got into an altercation with the locals, police said.
Pharmacist Pushed Fake Viagra: Feds
- The Lockport pharmacist was indicted by a federal grand jury for that and bilking insurance benefit programs out of millions.
Drew Peterson Case Hits Appellate Court -- Lawyer Says ‘Boneheaded’ Move Should Trigger New Trial
- Drew Peterson’s attorney said the lead lawyer for his murder trial did such a bad job the wife-killer needs another day in court.
Senior Joliet Preschool Volunteer Arrested for Hitting Child
- 73-year-old woman has been charged with battery.
Plainfield Student in Spelling Bee Won’t Move Forward
- Summit Kumar spelled correctly in round 3 but didn’t score high enough to move to the semifinals.
Old Man Gets in Baseball-Bat Fight with Young Man He Called ‘Scum’: Cops
- The Midlothian man was out of jail just a week when he and a 69-year-old man got into a baseball bat fight, police said.
After Suicide Leap From Case St. Bridge, Man Changes Mind and Swims For Shore
- The man was able to pull himself out of the water by grabbing rebar jutting from the shore.
Romeoville Hammer Man Back in Jail, Waiting on Trip to Prison
- The retired accountant faced a murder charge for his wife’s death but will do less than three years in prison.
Joliet Man Who Fell Into Open Sewer Tries to Discover Who Owns the Manhole
- Who is responsible for maintaining manhole that a man fell into last December?
- Joliet Man Shot Girlfriend in Elbow During Dispute: Cops
- Teen Runaway and Girlfriend Brawl With Cops at Joliet Burger King: Police
- Romeoville Man Charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault
- Joliet Man Pushed Disabled Car For a Block After Crashing Into Parked Vehicle: Cops
GOOD NEWS
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- Plainfield Resident and Park District Volunteer Lea Schultz, 21, Represents Illinois as Junior Miss Amazing in the National Miss Amazing!
- Troy Students Get Positive Role Models
- Plainfield Senior Earns Full Scholarship From Marines
LOCAL VOICES
- Plainfield Library Board Hears Presentation on Expansion Designs, Concepts
- The ROOFTOP Summer Music Series at the Museum
THINGS TO DO
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- Local Children’s Book Author Visits Peter Rubi for June’s National Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Month
- Joliet & Will County in the Civil War, June 7
- Community 5K and Kids 1K at Settlers Park on June 27
- Pick Up or Get Rid of Some Books
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