Wanted: Visitors
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:12:17 -0700
Notorious characters hang about in a small space beneath the Tampa Police Department building.
Man, 85, becomes state's oldest inmate ever
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:46:14 -0700
Convicted sex offender George Todd entered the Illinois prison system on Tuesday to begin serving seven years — which for him likely will be a life sentence.Todd is 85, the oldest inmate ever to enter the state's prison population, prison officials said. Sentenced last month for molesting a 14-year-old girl, the Barrington area man must serve about five years behind bars before being eligible ...
Appellate Court: Peterson Is Staying In Jail
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:15:24 -0700
An Illinois appeals court has turned down a bid to let Drew Peterson out of jail while appeals in the murder case against him are sorted out.
Roundup
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:16:08 -0700
A roundup of local results.
Ex-owner of landfill charged with tax evasion
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:37:53 -0700
After 2004 spat, alderman publicly raised questions about corruption in then-governor's administration The former owner of a Joliet landfill at the center of an infamous spat between then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his alderman father-in-law was hit Monday with federal tax evasion charges.
Ex-owner of landfill in Blago-Mell feud charged with tax evasion
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:51:16 -0700
The former owner of a Joliet landfill at the center of an infamous spat between then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his alderman father-in-law was hit today with federal tax evasion charges. Frank Schmidt, 40, of Glenview , was accused of failing to pay more than $2 million in taxes between 2004 and 2008. He also never reported the 2008 sale of the Land Reclamation Services landfill for $9 million ...
Police museum offers look at infamous villains, local heroes
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0700
The Tampa Police Department museum, tucked beneath the department's headquarters in downtown Tampa, is a intriguing find for those interested in law enforcement history.
Manhattan homeowners fighting lien
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:15:56 -0700
Owners of more than 130 townhouses in Manhattan's Leighlinbridge subdivision have been saddled with a $1.7 million mechanics lien that many believe is a scam. A subcontractor is claiming he has not been paid for work on theproperties, and real or not, until the lien against the properties isreleased by the lien holder or declared invalid by a court, propertyowners will be responsible for the debt.
Dinner pairs beer with fundraising
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:16:14 -0700
The George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club hosted its third annual Gourmet Beer Dinner at the Joliet Country Club this summer.
Al Eisele: A Good, Sacred Memory from a Family Reunion
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:53:15 -0700
Clear Lake, Iowa - Recent demographic studies point to the graying of America as birthrates decline, life expectancy increases and the nation faces the social...
Cops: Man killed after shooting at police, stealing squad car
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:18:22 -0700
What began as a hit-and-run incident ended in the shooting death of a Plano man who fired on police, stole a squad car and led them on a chase Friday night in and near the Kendall County village, officials said.
Area schedule
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:01:34 -0700
TODAY'S EVENTS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Plainfield South at Chicago Raby, 7 p.m.; Jacobs at Joliet West, 1; Lincoln-Way East vs. Edwardsville at Illinois State, 11 a.m.COLLEGE FOOTBALL: USF at Marian (Ind.), 6 p.m. MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: JJC at Harper Invite, 10 a.m.WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: JJC at Harper Invite, 10 a.m.GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: JCA at Kickoff Classic, 8 a.m.; Normal Community at Lincoln-Way ...
Police: Joliet inmate suspected in 1978 stabbing
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:25:23 -0700
Omaha police say an Illinois prison inmate has been identified as a suspect in a 31-year-old killing.
Neb. police to arrest Ill. prisoner in ‘die pig’ cold case
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:10:55 -0700
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha police say an Illinois prison inmate has been identified as a suspect in a 31-year-old killing. Police detective Doug Herout says a fingerprint tip led investigators to 51-year-old Jerry Watson, who is being held on burglary and drug charges at a state prison in Joliet, Ill. Herout says Watson will [...]
Man, 85, becomes state's oldest inmate
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:37:08 -0700
An 85-year-old has become the oldest inmate to enter the Illinois prison system. George Todd began serving a seven-year prison term Tuesday for molesting a 14-year-old girl. The Barrington-area man pleaded guilty earlier this year to criminal...
Barrington man, 85, is oldest to enter prison in Illinois
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:29:57 -0700
An 85-year-old has become the oldest inmate to enter the Illinois prison system. George Todd began serving a seven-year prison term Tuesday for molesting a 14-year-old girl. The Barrington area man pleaded guilty earlier this year to criminal sexual assault. He admitted molesting the girl in 2009 while she worked at his property. The Illinois Department of Corrections says the oldest previous ...
Man, 85, becomes Illinois' oldest inmate
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:57:23 -0700
JOLIET — An 85-year-old has become the oldest inmate to enter the Illinois prison system.
CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsMan, 85, becomes Ill.'s oldest inmate
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:59:36 -0700
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - An 85-year-old has become the oldest inmate to enter the Illinois prison system. George Todd began serving a 7-year prison term Tuesday for molesting a 14-year-old girl.
Man, 85, becomes Ill.'s oldest inmate
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:58:27 -0700
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- An 85-year-old has become the oldest inmate to enter the Illinois prison system. George Todd began serving a seven-year prison term Tuesday for molesting a 14-year-old girl.
Stagg outlasts Queen of Peace
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:02:22 -0700
Stagg sophomore Jill Conrad certainly misses the four three-year starters who graduated from last year's successful team. But the experience she gained playing with them as a freshman on the varsity already is paying big dividends for the Chargers in 2010. Conrad did a lot of just about everything in Stagg's 25-17, 15-25, 25-22 victory Tuesday over visiting Queen of Peace. The sophomore setter ...
