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Friday | Lincoln-Way Sun

Wilmington OKs development plat

The city council approved a preliminary plat for a planned unit development on 36 acres that will bring both residential and commercial development to the city.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Morris Daily Herald

Two celebrating 90th, one her 80th

Three area residents will be celebrating birthday milestones in the coming weeks.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Morris Daily Herald

Court proceedings for July 1

A company filed suit in circuit court Friday, seeking to collect $116,266.81 from a Wilmington construction company.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Herald News

Police Blotter

A television set was stolen between Sunday night and Monday morning from a residence in the 500 block of Ottawa Street in Joliet.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Lincoln-Way Sun

Gotta do it

Rummage sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 9-10, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, 201 S. Briggs St., Joliet.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Herald News

Police Blotter

Christina S. Craven , 25, of 635 Betula Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Monday on a charge of theft.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Herald News

Wlimington waives vehicle sticker fees

The city council passed its own economic stimulus package Tuesday night. The council voted to waive the city vehicle sticker requirement on any new car bought in Wilmington from July 1 through June 30, 2010.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Herald News

Did you know coffee can kill trees?

I think that I may never see a poem as lovely as a ... oh, look out! A woman driving on McDonald Avenue around 8:20 a.m. June 17 took out a small tree planted in front of a nearby car wash, dragging it several hundred feet.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Gar: ``Some respect, damm it''

A friend was coming back from an outing Sunday in Will County when he stopped at Wilmington Dam on the Kankakee.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Man's body found at Kankakee River State Park

The body of a Wilmington man was found Sunday morning in Kankakee State River Park Hunting Area 7 in Will County.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Herald News

Parking not the biggest problem

Police say one woman's choice of A parking spot drew some unwanted attention Sunday.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

1340 WJOL

Fox Case Receives FBI Assistance

The Will County State's Attorney's Office is getting some help from the FBI in the on going investigation of the murder of three year old Wilmington girl Riley Fox five years ago.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

MyFoxChicago

FBI Part of Probe Into Riley Fox's Death

FBI agents tonight are set to step into a new phase of the investigation surrounding the death of Riley Fox, the three-year-old Wilmington girl whose kidnapper and killer has never been caught more than five years after she was first reported missing.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Morris Daily Herald

Exelon gift expedites heart attack treatment

Coal City Fire Protection District recently used new technology funded by Exelon Nuclear's Dresden Generating Station to transmit a heart attack victim's EKG results directly to Morris Hospital, which significantly expedited the patient's treatment.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

301 Moved Permanently

No answers 5 years after Riley's murder

The plaque of an engraved angel with the words "May you find comfort in the arms of an angel" is the only remnant left on the bridge over Forked Creek on Kahler Road.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

1340 WJOL

Riley Fox Slaying Reaches Five Year Mark

For so many in Wilmington, it seems like just yesterday. But Saturday is the five year anniversary of the murder of three year old Riley Fox.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

Herald News

Wilmington gets new police chief

Mayor Marty Orr broke a tie Tuesday night to approve the appointment of Darin Plotts as the new chief of police.. Following the split vote, Plotts took the oath of office.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Lincoln-Way Sun

Landfill initiative has potential

Officials of Will County and Waste Management of Illinois announced a plan to jointly develop a landfill gas-to-energy plant at the Prairie View Recycling and Disposal Facility near Wilmington.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Herald News

Police Blotter

James E. Phelps , 54, of Jacksonville, was arrested on charges of failure to wear seat belt and illegal transportation of alcohol.

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Mon May 25, 2009

Antioch Review

Northlake man charged with DUI after crash

A Northlake man involved in a Friday crash was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to state police.

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