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Monee Police Blotter: May 30 – June 5
On May 30, at approximately 2:13 p.m., a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Jeffrey Givens, 61, of Park Forest. Givens was issued citations for operating a vehicle while his driver’s license was suspended or revoked and operating a vehicle with a suspended registration. He was released with a notice to appear via his…
Beecher Police Blotter: June 3-6
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On June 3, Blake Krueger, 30, of Momence, was stopped for a traffic violation and charged with adult use cannabis in a motor vehicle and having an expired registration. Two other occupants were issued…
Severado Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Joliet Felonies
State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Michael Severado, 30, of Joliet, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to four separate felony offenses committed between 2020 and 2022. The sentence includes 11 years in prison for the 2021 Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X felony) of a senior citizen outside Joliet…
Fatal Accident on Peotone-Wilmington Road
On June 8, at approximately 5:08 p.m., the Peotone Police Department responded to a vehicle accident on Peotone-Wilmington Road, just east of Division Street. Upon arrival, officers observed two vehicles – a minivan and a semi-tractor truck and trailer, both with severe front-end damage, positioned in the eastbound lanes of Peotone-Wilmington Road. Damian Kwain, 49,…
Beecher Police Blotter: May 5 – 29
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On May 5, Diego Garcia, 32, of Chicago, was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, possession of adult use cannabis in a motor vehicle,…
Will County Hosts Regional First Responder Training, Exercise
The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) hosted a hands-on training for first responders, in Monee, aimed at bringing together police, fire, and dispatch agencies to coordinate effectively on various active threat incidents. “These trainings are critical to get all agencies on the same page and to be prepared for a wide variety of emergency…
201-U Hosts Will County Emergency Response Training
Crete-Monee School District 201-U, in collaboration with the Will County Emergency Management Agency and local first responders, conducted emergency response training activities at the Monee Education Center on May 22. The training provided an opportunity for first responders to practice public safety commands and telecommunications with dispatchers, focusing on real-life scenarios, including active shooter situations.…
Ballard Guilty of Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver
State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced convicted felon Lamond Ballard, 52, of Plainfield, was found guilty recently of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (a Class X felony), following a jury trial before Circuit Judge John Connor. A sentencing date has been scheduled for August 9. On October 30, 2015, the Drug…
Camp I Am Me Offers Safe Place of Healing for Burn Survivors
Empowering, week-long camp provides safe, judgement-free place for young burn survivors. For the past 33 years, Camp I Am Me, by Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, has helped young burn survivors throughout Illinois by providing a place of acceptance and healing at its yearly summer camp held at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside. This year it…
Cop on a Rooftop Raised Dough For Special Olympics
By Karen Haave When it comes to raising funds for Special Olympics Illinois, there’s no stopping Monee Police Sgt. Teresa Cancialosi and her posse of supporters. MPD’s coordinator for the 2024 Cop on a Rooftop, she organized yet another very successful fundraiser, raking in $3,776,72 at Monee Dunkin’, 5757 W. Monee-Manhattan Road. The Monee Police…
Monee Police Blotter: May 22 – 26
On May 22, at approximately 12:56 a.m., a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Kenita Head, 41, of Chicago. Head was issued citations for improper lighting and operating a vehicle while her driver’s license was suspended or revoked. She was released with a notice to appear via her citations. On May 22, at approximately…
Rep. Haas Celebrates OSFM Grants in District 79
Following the announcement of the 2024 Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Small Equipment Grant Program recipients, State Rep. Jackie Haas released the following statement. “I am thrilled to hear about the Small Equipment Grants being awarded to three fire protection districts in District 79,” said Rep. Haas. “Our firefighters work tirelessly to keep…
Honoring Those Who Protect and Serve
In one night, several of the most outstanding law enforcement officers in Illinois received recognition for their achievements in 2023. Nearly 200 people attended the 2024 Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) Awards Banquet to watch as these incredible individuals were given their awards on April 26 in Tinley Park. Dobbs and Novak Scholarships…
Law Enforcement Civilian Personnel Appreciation Week June 2 – 8
The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) recognizes the hard work all law enforcement personnel do each and every day and want to show their appreciation. Civilian personnel in the law enforcement field play a pivotal role in our criminal justice system by providing much-needed support, expertise, and essential services to the profession. “Civilians…
Monee Celebrates Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
By Karen Haave It was a day to celebrate America’s police officers, so Monee did. The Blue Line parade was just the start of 2024 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.) in Monee on Saturday morning, an event that has taken up the banner for men and women in blue for four years. Hosted by Tracey…
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WCHD Offering Free HIV Testing, Support Group on National HIV Testing Day
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is offering free rapid HIV testing and a support group for people living with HIV, as part of National HIV Testing Day on June 27. WCHD’s HIV/STI Care Clinic team will offer rapid confidential HIV testing from noon – 4 p.m., in the mobile unit outside the health department’s…
Severado Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Joliet Felonies
State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Michael Severado, 30, of Joliet, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to four separate felony offenses committed between 2020 and 2022. The sentence includes 11 years in prison for the 2021 Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X felony) of a senior citizen outside Joliet…
Poll Says Will County Voters Want Candidates to Address Property Taxes
New poll indicates 95 percent of Will County voters think it’s important local candidates have a plan to address property taxes; majority of voters oppose Will County Forest Preserve bond issuance. Will County Board and Will County Forest Preserve members Mark V. Revis (R-Plainfield) and Raquel Mitchell (R-Bolingbrook) released the results of a poll conducted…
Will County Hosts Regional First Responder Training, Exercise
The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) hosted a hands-on training for first responders, in Monee, aimed at bringing together police, fire, and dispatch agencies to coordinate effectively on various active threat incidents. “These trainings are critical to get all agencies on the same page and to be prepared for a wide variety of emergency…
Will County Health Department Honors National Naloxone Awareness Day
The Will County Health Department reminds residents of the availability of Naloxone, a lifesaving, opioid overdose reversing medication in honor of National Naloxone Awareness Day on June 6. “Naloxone saves lives,” said Dr. Kathleen Burke, program coordinator for Substance Use Initiatives at the Will County Health Department. “When an overdose occurs, giving someone Naloxone as…
201-U Hosts Will County Emergency Response Training
Crete-Monee School District 201-U, in collaboration with the Will County Emergency Management Agency and local first responders, conducted emergency response training activities at the Monee Education Center on May 22. The training provided an opportunity for first responders to practice public safety commands and telecommunications with dispatchers, focusing on real-life scenarios, including active shooter situations.…
Joliet Junior College Awarded National Wildlife Federation Grant
Joliet Junior College (JJC) is one of eight U.S. colleges and universities that are 2023-2024 recipients of the National Wildlife Federation EcoLeaders program, funded by Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’s College and University Grant Program. JJC’s grant award is $8,500 and primarily will be used to conduct research on threatened or endangered species on the…
Ballard Guilty of Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver
State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced convicted felon Lamond Ballard, 52, of Plainfield, was found guilty recently of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (a Class X felony), following a jury trial before Circuit Judge John Connor. A sentencing date has been scheduled for August 9. On October 30, 2015, the Drug…
Lightways Hospice/Serious Illness Care Grieves Death of Hospice Leader
Duane Krieger led efforts to establish first hospice residence in Illinois. One of the former CEOs of Joliet Area Community Hospice, now known as Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care, has died. Duane Krieger was instrumental in the efforts to acquire land and build the first hospice residence in Illinois. Until that time, hospice care…
Glasgow’s Strategy to Combat Organized Retail Crime Garnering National Attention
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow’s innovative strategies in the war against organized retail crime are gaining nationwide attention. Working alongside federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and retail partners, Glasgow’s office is prioritizing taking down those individuals higher up in the criminal enterprise who conspire with others to steal large quantities of products…
‘Eye Opener Breakfast’
The Will County Center for Economic Development will host an ‘Eye Opener Breakfast’ on Thursday, June 13, at Tuscany Falls, 9425 W. 191st Street in Mokena. Doors open at 7:15 a.m., with breakfast at 7:30 a.m., and the program from 8 – 9:15 a.m. This event will take a look at the state of the…
Visit Chicago Southland President/CEO Jim Garrett Retiring
Jim Garrett, president/CEO for Visit Chicago Southland since 1996 is retiring on June 30. As president/CEO, Garrett has overseen the administrative, marketing and sales operation for Visit Chicago Southland (formerly Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau), with the objective to generate overnight hotel stays by promoting the Chicago Southland region as a viable location for…
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Capitol News
Lawmakers pass on oversight vote for Pritzker’s prison closure, rebuild plan
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – For the last two decades, each time a governor has moved to close a large state-run facility like a prison or mental health center, a legislative oversight panel has voted on the plan. That changed on Friday – at least for now –…
‘We don’t really know what we’re voting on,’ top Dem says of Pritzker’s prison plan
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com LINCOLN – On the eve of a scheduled vote to advise Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on plans to close and rebuild a pair of dilapidated state prisons, hundreds filed into a junior high school gymnasium Thursday evening clad in matching green T-shirts. Printed on the shirts was a…
Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details
By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Jimmy Soto spent more than 42 years wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. In 2020, he was moved to the “F-House” at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, a condemned unit, not because he was being punished, but because it was where the facility was housing individuals…
Elections board urged to dismiss complaint that Bailey illegally coordinated in 2022 campaign
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections dismiss a complaint that alleged conservative radio host and political operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated with former Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey during his 2022 campaign for governor. Proft, a one-time gubernatorial candidate himself, is behind an…
Illinois made a bold promise to end poverty. In Alexander County, it’s hard to tell.
By LYLEE GIBBS JAMILAH LEWIS MOLLY PARKER & JULIA RENDLEMAN Capitol News Illinois & the Saluki Local Reporting Lab news@capitolnewsillinois.com This story, produced in partnership with Southern Illinois University journalism students, was supported by grant funding from the Pulitzer Center. Pink and purple toys line the living room of this tiny public housing apartment in…
Another Choate Mental Health Center employee indicted for abuse of resident
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com Another caregiver at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna is facing charges for abusing a patient. A grand jury indicted Joseph A. Clark, 24, of Grand Chain, on a felony charge of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor charge of battery. Clark pinned a Choate resident to…
Potawatomi hope to finalize land transfer when lawmakers return in the fall
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The leader of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation says he believes Illinois lawmakers will eventually pass a bill granting the tribe title to a 1,500-acre park in DeKalb County, but it may take a few more months. Chairman Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick said in a statement this…
Time running out to net and protect young plants from cicada-related damage
By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois draju@capitolnewsillinois.com While Illinois’ dual emergence of periodical cicada broods is harmless to people and animals, young trees may sustain serious damage if not protected by mid-June, experts at The Morton Arboretum said. This is the first co-emergence of these two broods since 1803, researcher Katie Dana from the Illinois…
Judge considering whether slated candidates can appear on November ballot
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com A Sangamon County judge is weighing whether to block a new state law that bans the long-practiced tradition of political parties slating candidates for a general election after sitting out of a primary race. Democrats who control the General Assembly pushed the measure through the legislative process and…
Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move
By ALEX ABBEDUTO, COLE LONGCOR & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its May adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to pass it when lawmakers return in the fall. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938…
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Will County Forest Preserve
January ‘Buzz’ Nature Show Airs January 26
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s monthly nature show, “The Buzz,” starts off 2022 with an overview of the district’s newest nature center, a bit of birding information, and some snowshoeing pointers. The show airs at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, on the district’s Facebook (Facebook.com/WillCoForests) and YouTube (YouTube.com/WillCoForests) pages. The show’s first…
Help Pick Winner of Forest Preserve’s Photo Contest
After one round of public voting, three photos have been chosen as top finalists in the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2021 Preserve the Moment Photo Contest. Now, the public is asked to help pick a winner in a second and final round of voting on the Forest Preserve District’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/WillCoForests. Voting…
Winter Forest Preserve Programs Feature Yoga, Hikes
Bundle up and head outdoors for some winter fun with the Forest Preserve District of Will County. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org Here are some late January programs designed to get residents exploring and moving. New Lenox – Excursion Hike at Hadley Valley Preserve: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, January 22,…
Daddy Woodpecker Nurtures Nestling in Photo Contest Win
Minooka resident Eileen Capodice captured the final monthly win in the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2021 Preserve the Moment Photo Contest, with her shot of a daddy woodpecker feeding its hungry nestling. Now that the sixth annual photo contest has concluded with its final monthly winner, overall winners will be chosen via public…
Vote for Photo Contest Favorites
The first round of public voting is underway for the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2021 Preserve the Moment Photo Contest. Voting is taking place on the district’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/WillCoForests, to help narrow the top eight photos from last year down to the final three. Vote now, then vote on the final three,…
Forest Preserve District of Will County Announces 2022 Event Schedule
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2022 lineup of events and exhibitions starts off with raptors high in the sky and ends the year with some pumpkin pie. In between are offerings that will entertain and educate forest preserve fans who are looking for nature-themed fun. For those of you who are curious about…
Forest Preserve’s ‘Eagle Watch’ Takes Flight January 8
The confluence of the Des Plaines and DuPage Rivers in Channahon is a perfect location for spotting bald eagles that spend their winters in Illinois. To celebrate these majestic raptors and take advantage of the conditions that bring them to Will County, the Forest Preserve District will host its annual “Eagle Watch” from 11 a.m.…
Forest Preserve’s January Schedule Includes MLK Day of Service Activities
Looking for diversions in January? Consider signing up for one-of-three MLK Day of Service activities offered by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. Also on tap is an owl hike and programs about 18th-century hats, hot tea, and tree bark. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Channahon – Hoot Hoot…
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