The last deal offered by special prosecutor Charles Colburn got the son of former Will County Chief Judge Rodney Lechwar out of prison in less than seven months.
Also in this week's OMG PD, a car is towed for owing thousands in parking tickets and a cabbie gets battered by his fare.
The Minooka man was bold enough to follow the teen and her mother to the police station, an officer said.
A 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Frank Gezik was found in Crown Point, IN.
The missing New Lenox man's whereabouts have been unknown more than 15 hours.
The missing man was last seen leaving his residence Monday afternoon.
Every Monday Patch highlights one of Will County’s most wanted fugitives.
Also in this week's OMG PD, a man is arrested for screaming at a snowplow driver.
The bus wound up in a ditch following a crash Wednesday morning in Minooka.
Authorities are currently on the scene near Vine Street and Route 30 in New Lenox.
A look at weird crime in the Chicago area.
Mom Sherry Anicich has launched a new petition urging Wisconsin lawmakers to strike down a voluntary intoxication law.
Anyone interested in becoming a deputy sheriff has until April 1 to apply.
Illinois State Police say concealed carry permits will be printed and mailed on a daily basis as they are approved.
Keeping a wild animal as a pet is "immeasurably cruel," according to a statement released by an animal welfare group in the wake of a Lockport man getting hit with criminal charges for allegedly taking a tiger with him to a bar.
A Will County woman is suing over an ineffective hair product—saying the company deceived consumers.
Residents in the area may hear alarms on Saturday morning.
Stay off the roads if you can.
A look at weird crimes around the Chicago area.
1-year-old boy reportedly found sleeping in car with sippy cup at Orland Square Mall. His Joliet mom fibbed a few times, police said, before she was arrested.
Cell phone scam relying on consumers to return missed numbers and then charging them has resurfaced in local area. Don't be a victim!
A controlled burn is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.
Anyone with info on the dog is asked to call animal control or the sheriff's police.
Crews responded to crash, stranded motorists.
Whiteout conditions, icy roads
A total of four people were injured in the incidents.
A look at weird crimes throughout the Chicago area.
A forensic anthropologist report on the skull discovered in October yielded some clues but did not identify who the remains came from.
Monday night killed a tollway worker, injured a state trooper.
Rodney Kelly was arrested at his job at a Joliet school after Joliet police executed a search warrant and found drugs and other items in his home.
Check out who's been charged with driving under the influence this week.
The lawsuit filed by attorney Joel Brodsky named Patch editor Joe Hosey, the Chicago Tribune and another former Peterson lawyer among others.
Shorewood police reports, Jan. 13-20.
Two trucks colliding have left debris in the roadway. Police also warned that icy conditions have resulted in many vehicles going into ditches.
The accident was the second to occur at that location in the last week.
Shorewood police reports, Jan. 12.