Will County News

A Rockdale woman who critically injured a bicyclist while driving drunk soothed her nerves after the crash with a trip to Key West, Fla.

The Illiana Expressway would include eight interchanges in Illinois and three in Indiana.

Will County Auditor Duffy Blackburn said he will officially throw his hat into the ring for Illinois Comptroller on Thursday and announce he's seeking the Democratic nomination for the post.

Jacob R. Katchen, 21, of Naperville, faces trial for driving under the influence following an incident over the weekend, in which he allegedly tried to flee from Bolingbrook police before his vehicle struck a curb and came to rest in a flower bed on West Boughton Road.

Authorities are searching for a 19-year-old from Joliet who is wanted for questioning following the fatal shooting of another Joliet teen over the weekend.

A former Joliet man who admitted to viewing child pornography tearfully begged a Will County judge Tuesday to keep him out of prison.

Members of a sexual harassment task force gathered Monday to announce the group's formation during a press conference at the Will County Office Building.

Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a 19-year-old Joliet resident wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of another Joliet teen.

A Joliet woman accused of neglecting an elderly woman under her care is facing a new indictment that details different aspects of her alleged crime, authorities said.

Will County has a new task force to investigate the sexual harassment of women working in industry.

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The village board last week approved an ordinance designating it a historically significant structure and granting the authority to Will County to designate the residence as a county landmark.

An employee of a Monee hotel was arrested Thursday after he allegedly hid in a guest's room then assaulted her, authorities said.

Will County Sheriff's police say a traffic stop led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Frankfort man on several drug charges Wednesday night.

Cmdr. Al Roechner said the victim was filling up at 11:06 p.m. at Citgo, 379 S. Chicago Street when four men approached his vehicle.

Authorities in Will County say a hotel employee in the village of Monee has been charged with criminal sexual assault after he allegedly hid in a woman's room and attacked her.

Three framed pictures of Lisbet Temple's husband riding magnificent horses adorn a former chicken coop on the couple's 160-acre farm near Beecher.

An eminent domain lawsuit filed earlier this year by five southwest suburbs in an attempt to lower water bills likely won't reach a jury for 18 months.The lawsuit against American Lake Water Co.

The board's executive committee shortened a resolution naming Will County as a Cool County by taking out any language that says the county accepts the designation and it would collaborate with Cool Joliet, a local environmental group.

Some Will County Republicans are suspicious of a measure that shortens the residency requirement for candidates for sheriff, but Democrats say the change only makes the requirement equal to other county and municipal offices.