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1. 120 Gallons Of Free Fuel Per Month In 2025: This Joliet City Official Has Commuted From Dyer, Indiana (patch.com) — Joliet residents are learning that deputy public utilities director Tony Anczer, who commutes from Dyer, Indiana, has been using city fuel pumps for roughly 120 gallons of taxpayer-funded gas per month in 2025 for his personal vehicle. City records obtained through a FOIA request detail his frequent fill-ups, contrast them with other Joliet managers' usage, and outline the ordinance that allows certain staff up to 20 gallons per week at a time when fuel costs and city fuel spending are rising.
2. VIDEO: Bounced From On The Rocks, He Begged Joliet Police To Take Him Into Custody, 'They're Not My Friends' (patch.com) — Joliet readers can now see body camera footage of an unusual late‑August arrest outside On The Rocks on Essington Road, where a Homer Glen man begged officers to take him away from people he claimed weren't his friends. Police say he was ejected for provoking customers, refused to leave the Joliet bar's property, and later lunged at an officer during booking.
3. Murder At Joliet House Party Along Maple Road: This Week's Jury Trial Is Not Going To Happen After All (patch.com) — Joliet residents following the Maple Road house party killing will see another delay, as the first-degree murder trial of local defendant Jerald Shumpert has been pushed back to Oct. 26. Court records outline his prior release under the former cash bail system and the charges tied to the 2022 shooting death of Joliet resident Leelinn Fox. Neighbors describe a long history of loud parties and late-night disturbances at the rental home near Briggs Street, heightening community concern.
4. Autobahn Country Club In Joliet Has Terrific News To Share: Major Expansion New North Track Announced (patch.com) — Joliet's Autobahn Country Club is launching a long-term "Drive to 2035" plan, starting with a nearly $3 million expansion of its North Track on the 330-acre Joliet campus. The upgraded circuit, designed by renowned firm Tilke, adds new elevation changes, multiple configurations, and more racing flexibility, reinforcing the club's role as a major motorsports and driver-development hub for Joliet and the greater Chicago area.
5. Joliet Central and West High School Students Honored with College Board National Recognition Awards (thetimesweekly.com) — Joliet families can celebrate dozens of Joliet Central and Joliet West students who just earned prestigious College Board National Recognition Awards, honored at the latest Joliet Township High School Board meeting. The story explains the GPA and test-score requirements, highlights first-generation college-bound students, and showcases how local teens are standing out academically across Illinois and nationally.
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