A Potta-Pottie went up in stinky flame • Neighbor is convinced golfer next door is using her lawn as a fairway • Online car purchase leads to a $14,000 headache ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
See who got arrested this week in the Lincoln-Way communities.
Prosecutors were pushing to put New Lenox man Joseph Messina in prison for as long as 10 years.
Mokena police reports, Aug. 8.
This week's big list of Southland DUI arrests. They drank. They drove. They got busted.
There are warrants out for the arrest of more than 100 accused criminals in the Lincoln-Way communities of New Lenox, Mokena and Frankfort.
A defense attorney's questions about a sex crime victim's written statement forced a sentencing to be postponed.
The New Lenox man convicted of punching another man into a coma more than four years ago will find out next week if he's bound for prison.
A Mokena woman is suing the president of DeGroate Petroleum for allegedly slapping her outside the New Lenox movie theater and stomping on her eyeglasses.
An elderly woman noticed cash stolen from her bedroom after a stranger came knocking on her door, police said.
A spat over White Castle burgers caused a Mokena driver to swerve and attract the attention of police. Find out what happened next in this week's list of Southland DUI arrests.
Knife pulled in hospital bathroom scuffle • Bank robber identified by funny hat • Shoplifters peppered with problems … This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
Ryan M. Cunningham, 21, of Mokena, was charge with driving under the influence, possession of drug equipment and other traffic violations on July 27, police said.
The Mokena Fire Protection District is planning its annual senior luncheon.
Gaye Wern's ex-husband, Mike Wern, talks about the devastation of mental illness and how it has affected his family.
A Mokena woman was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for stabbing her mother to death. Mental illness was blamed for the 2010 murder.
A Mokena man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2011 DUI crash that killed a Rolling Meadows grandmother and mother. The crash also injured an adult son with special needs.
Want proof that drunken drivers do get caught? Here's this week's list of Southland DUI arrests.
Chicago Heights man makes speedy confession • Price for cigarettes now includes a felony charge for an alleged burglar • A trail of leaking fluid directs cops to driver's home ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
Gaye Wern pleaded guilty to second degree murder by reason of a mental illness.
A former lawyer for accused killer Brian Cooper said he was so drunk he couldn't form intent when he strangled 21-year-old expectant mother Alisha Bromfield, a JCA graduate.
Getting behind the wheel drunk is one thing. Doing it with kids in the backseat is another. This week's roundup of Southland drunken driving reports.
More dollars than sense for man in fast food drive-through • Heroin and alcohol don't mix, especially while shoplifting • Even the police wouldn't stop a driver who really needed to go ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
A Mokena cigarette distributor was sentenced to two years probation and 180 days of home confinement for trafficking contraband smokes.
See where some light-fingered shoppers were caught by police in this interactive crime map, based on crime reports released in July.
New Lenox police reports, July 12.
Neighbors of a man severely burned when his house exploded Sunday night said he threatened and harassed them.
The cycle on which Krystina Raddatz was riding struck the right, front corner of the truck, causing cycle's driver to lose control, the Illinois State Police said.
A three-car crash and a series of torn up lawns resulted from some of the latest drunken driving incidents in the Southland. See what else happened in Patch's roundup for this week.
A Chicago man was sentenced to 68 years in prison for a Plainfield murder. Read about it and more on this week's Court Supervision.
Maid grabs laced brownie by mistake • Blackhawks fan celebrates Stanley Cup win with DUI • Grenade left in yard draws bomb squad ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
Police say 30-year-old Mokena man smashed into a garage and parked car on Willow Road. He is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.