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Mojoes Owner Quits on Joliet / 2 Die in Channahon Wreck / Joliet Stripper Sues for Higher Pay / Beer Fuels High School Break-in
Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up on Will County headlines, including a Plainfield man who won a Food Network show and a Good News roundup.

Mojoes Owner Quits
- Chris Triebes says he will never do business in Joliet again.
Crash Kills 2 in Channahon Township
- Two 21-year-olds were ejected from the vehicle and killed on the scene.
Joliet Stripper Sues Downstate Club, Says She Wasn’t Paid Minimum Wage
- The stripper said the club also took fines and fees out of her tips.
3 Men Broke Into Plainfield South HS to Drink Beer on Roof: Cops
- The men also allegedly stole soda and Hawaiian Punch, as well as students’ pottery creations.
Plainfield Resident Wins Food Network Show
- Joliet Junior College instructor Andy Chlebana has won $50,000 on ‘Spring Baking Championship.’
Parents Sue Shorewood Teacher, Say She Pushed Their Kid
- The teacher pushed the elementary school student more than three years ago, according to the lawsuit.
Plainfield Residents Show Support for Fallen Marine
- Cpl. Sara Medina was killed in a helicopter crash May 12.
Channahon Family Suing General Motors
- Lawsuit states GM and two other businesses should be held liable for daughter’s fatal car accident.
Jailed Man Charged With Giving Wilmington Teen Fatal Heroin Dose
- The Dwight man was locked up on an unrelated heroin case a year after the teen’s death and a year before he was charged with killing her.
- Joliet Woman Kept Calling 911 ‘til Cops Came to Arrest Her: Police
- Joliet Man Caught Thief Breaking into Mom’s Car, Chased Him ‘til Cops Arrived: Police
- Cali Ice Cream Man Fought Shorewood Cops at Skooter’s: Police
- Teens Viciously Beat Man in Random Attack on Joliet Street: Police
- Racial Slur Scrawled on New Lenox Park Climbing Wall
- Fire Consumes Plainfield South H.S. Storage Barn
GOOD NEWS
Find out what's happening in Channahon-Minookafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Joliet West Choir Named Grand Champions at Music in the Parks
- Plainfield Graduates Win Martens Science Scholarships
- Computer Donated to Fifth-Grade Class
- Bolingbrook Teen to Compete in Pageant
- Get Free Dunkin’ Donuts June 5
LOCAL VOICES
- Joliet Township High School Hot Rodders Qualify for National Competitions
- Community Invited to Plainfield Library Expansion Meeting June 13
- Hufford Teacher Selected as Teacher of the Month
- Kids! Enter Plainfield Park District Coloring Contest & Win a Park District Goodie Bag!
- Joliet Central High School Archives Committee to Hold Special Plaque Unveiling & Video Preview Honoring Dorothy B. Crombie
THINGS TO DO
Find out what's happening in Channahon-Minookafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Showing of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ at Plainfield Library June 15
- Chick-fil-A Bolingbrook hosts FREE Summer Bash on June 9th
- BaconFest 2015 to Fry Up June 27
- ‘Music at McKinley’ Concert and Car Show on June 20
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