Philip Guimond teaches english and journalism at LWN.
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The Joliet man is already in prison on unrelated charges.
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The Joliet man was taken into custody by the Aurora police, according to county records.
The New Lenox man was on probation for a drug conviction at the time of his arrest.
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The New Lenox teen got caught stealing from the local Kmart, police said.
Detectives are trying to track down the stolen pallets.
The bank took the house but the burglars got the appliances.
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The victim was on his way home from a holiday celebration. Police say the car careened out of control when a man began punching his wife.
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The decorations were stolen from a front yard on Pine Street.
Residents alerted police to a series of identity thefts.
Detectives from the New Lenox Police Department were reportedly going to investigate the case of the stolen cell phone, police said.
The New Lenox man stole from the Walgreens on Schoolhouse Road, police said.
The Joliet woman was jailed on a charge of driving under the influence, among other things.
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