Man Chases Drunken Driver on Foot and Jumps into Car / Joliet Man Accused of Rap Show Murder / Pharmacist Pushed Fake Viagra: Feds / Drew Peterson's 'Boneheaded' Legal Problem

Joliet Man Helps Stop Drunken Driver

• 20-year-old Ryan Rose jumped into car to stop it.

Joliet Teen Jailed on Murder Charge For Gunning Down Decatur Man at Rap Show: Cops

• The Joliet teen was among a group that got into an altercation with the locals, police said.

Pharmacist Pushed Fake Viagra: Feds

• The Lockport pharmacist was indicted by a federal grand jury for that and bilking insurance benefit programs out of millions.

Drew Peterson Case Hits Appellate Court -- Lawyer Says ‘Boneheaded’ Move Should Trigger New Trial

• Drew Peterson’s attorney said the lead lawyer for his murder trial did such a bad job the wife-killer needs another day in court.

Senior Joliet Preschool Volunteer Arrested for Hitting Child

• 73-year-old woman has been charged with battery.

Plainfield Student in Spelling Bee Won’t Move Forward

• Summit Kumar spelled correctly in round 3 but didn’t score high enough to move to the semifinals.

Old Man Gets in Baseball-Bat Fight with Young Man He Called ‘Scum’: Cops

• The Midlothian man was out of jail just a week when he and a 69-year-old man got into a baseball bat fight, police said.

After Suicide Leap From Case St. Bridge, Man Changes Mind and Swims For Shore

• The man was able to pull himself out of the water by grabbing rebar jutting from the shore.

Romeoville Hammer Man Back in Jail, Waiting on Trip to Prison

• The retired accountant faced a murder charge for his wife’s death but will do less than three years in prison.

Joliet Man Who Fell Into Open Sewer Tries to Discover Who Owns the Manhole

• Who is responsible for maintaining manhole that a man fell into last December?

• Joliet Man Shot Girlfriend in Elbow During Dispute: Cops
• Teen Runaway and Girlfriend Brawl With Cops at Joliet Burger King: Police
• Romeoville Man Charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault
• Joliet Man Pushed Disabled Car For a Block After Crashing Into Parked Vehicle: Cops

GOOD NEWS

• Plainfield Resident and Park District Volunteer Lea Schultz, 21, Represents Illinois as Junior Miss Amazing in the National Miss Amazing!
• Troy Students Get Positive Role Models
• Plainfield Senior Earns Full Scholarship From Marines

LOCAL VOICES

• Plainfield Library Board Hears Presentation on Expansion Designs, Concepts
• The ROOFTOP Summer Music Series at the Museum

THINGS TO DO

• Local Children’s Book Author Visits Peter Rubi for June’s National Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Month
• Joliet & Will County in the Civil War, June 7
• Community 5K and Kids 1K at Settlers Park on June 27
• Pick Up or Get Rid of Some Books

FIND A JOB

• Local Jobs: Panera, Aldi, Chipotle
• Employment Ministry Roundtable, Tues. June 9

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