Baby in Hot Car Improving / 'American Sniper' Corn Maze / Drunken Rodeo Injuries / CuddleCot for Mourning Moms

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Condition of Baby Found in Hot Car Improving

• Will County State’s Attorney’s Office still investigating the incident.

‘American Sniper’ Themed Corn Maze Honors Chris Kyle

• The family at Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm wants to show their support for the military.

Drunken Man Runs Over 3 in Briggs Street Rodeo Parking Lot: Cops

• The drunken man had been spinning doughnuts in the parking lot, police said.

Bolingbrook Nurse Trying to Raise Money for CuddleCot

• The CuddleCot allows families to spend more time with a baby that recently passed away.

Ex-Con Charged With Blowing Dog’s Face Off With Firework Surrenders to Cops

• The man was sent to prison for an armed robbery when he was a teenager.

Plainfield to Mark 25 Years Since Tornado with Ceremony

• A commemoration ceremony will start at 3 p.m. August 28.

Other Brother - But Not Mother - Jailed For Allegedly Attacking Pregnant Teen With Cerebral Palsy

• The two brothers are in jail but their mom is still on the loose.

Joliet Paintball Sniper Claims 2nd Victim

• Another man was hit by an orange paintball on the near west side.

Plainfield Violated Open Meetings Act

• A Plainfield resident was denied the chance to comment on an agenda item.

Moody’s Upgrades Plainfield’s Bond Rating to Aa1

• This is the second highest rating from Moody’s and it affects $18.5 million in outstanding rated debt.

Will County, IDOT Reach Agreement on Arsenal Road Ownership

• The agreement calls for the jurisdictional transfer to IDOT of Arsenal Road from Interstate 55 to Baseline Road.

Downtown Gay Bar Owner Sues City, Police Officer

• The owner of Maneuvers claims a police officer used excessive force while falsely arresting him in 2013.

Joliet Woman Burned in Intentional Forest Preserve Fire: Lawsuit

• Firefighters told the woman it was safe to walk through the “prescribed fire,” the lawsuit said.

• Woman Hit in Face With Rock While Leaving Briggs Street Rodeo: Cops
• No Injuries After Truck Tips Over in Romeoville
• Joliet Police Sergeant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing a Trailer
• Drunken Golf Cart Driver Ran Into Woman on Joliet Course: Lawsuit
• Judge Mulling Over Sentence For Tattoo Face Kiddie Porn Guy’s Snitch Brother
• Shame at Proud American Days: Police Say Joliet Man Kept Calling 911 After Ejection From Fair
• Wanted Joliet Man Led Cops on Wild Chase Despite Newborn Baby in Car: Police
• Shorewood Woman Startled in Home by Intruder: Cops

WORTH A LOOK

• Fundraiser Sunday for Cancer-Stricken Man
• Romeoville, Bolingbrook HS 40 Year Reunion Oct. 10
• Joliet Junior College to Get $10K Donation

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• Pink Heals Local Joliet Chapter Visits JCA English Teacher

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