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Three Will County residents charged in separate heroin overdose deaths
Three Will County residents have been charged in separate cases in the heroin-related deaths of three people, authorities said. One of the overdose deaths occurred in 2011, while the other two occurred in 2012, authorities said. All three suspects are...
Tags: Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Drug Trafficking, Prisons, Prosecution, Crimes
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Woman, 22, charged with drug-induced homicide
Special to the TribuneA 22-year-old Romeoville woman serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on two Will County drug convictions has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the fatal heroin overdose of a 20-year-old Plainfield-area man in 2011. Will...Tags: Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Will County, Drug Trafficking, Punishment, Prosecution
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Orland Park, Homer Glen police blotter: Feb. 26
The following items were taken from Orland Park and Will County police and court reports. Orland Park Underage drinking • Thirteen minors were cited for unlawful possession/consumption of alcohol in the 7700 block of Narcissus Lane at about...
Tags: Police Arrests, Punishment, Prisons, Prosecution, Crimes
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Ex-Bear tackles accusations in Romeoville mayor's race
Former Bears defensive lineman and current Romeoville mayoral candidate Steve "Mongo" McMichael has accused his opponents of engaging in "political shenanigans" and trying to smear him by filing a complaint about his campaign committee with the Illinois...
Tags: Politics, Elections
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Plainfield man killed in Romeoville crash
An 85-year-old Plainfield man died after the car he was driving struck a pole in Romeoville on Feb. 11, authorities said. Henry R. Kutchins was turning a blue Ford Thunderbird from southbound Weber Road onto eastbound Grand Boulevard about 11:40 a.m....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Accidental Death
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Northwestern secures 19-man class
If nothing else, Northwestern’s 2013 signees are punctual. The school locked in its 19th and final member of the ’13 class at 9:42 a.m., when Californian Brett Walsh faxed in his letter of intent. Offensive lineman Sam Coverdale was NU&...
Tags: Plainfield (Will, Illinois), La Grange, University Heights, Northwestern Wildcats, Shorewood
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Two women honored with Bolingbrook chamber awards
Bolingbrook Trustee Sandra Swinkunas and longtime Bolingbrook resident and business owner Patricia Fiaccato will receive major awards next month from the Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce. Swinkunas, who has lived in the village since 1983, will...
Tags: Illinois State University
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Power company seeks to exceed emissions levels
The president of Midwest Generation recently argued that state regulators should allow the financially-strapped company to exceed some emissions limits for two years at its Illinois power plants, including two in Will County. The proposal was met with...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Economy, Business and Finance, Ameren Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Will County
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Outreach expands to Will County residents facing foreclosure
The aftermath of the housing crisis is readily apparent at the Community Service Council of Northern Will County, a nonprofit that offers free assistance to people facing foreclosure. The number of people seeking help with housing issues from the...Tags: Lockport, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Marketing
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Chicago to feel bitter cold thanks to wind chill tonight
Chicagoans, brace yourselves for a brisk couple of days. The National Weather Service says temperatures in the metro area could fall below zero, making today the coldest of the winter season to date. Morning temperatures started in the low teens and...
Tags: National Weather Service, Weather, O'Hare International Airport, Frostbite, Chicago Weather
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Water agency agrees to use eminent domain in seeking transmission line
Tribune reporterThe Northern Will County Water Agency agreed Monday to move forward with its plan to file an eminent domain lawsuit to gain control of the water transmission line serving its five member communities in the southwest suburbs. Officials representing the...Tags: Local Government, Homer Glen, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Lewis University student charged in connection with drug overdose
Special to the TribuneA 21-year-old Tinley Park woman has been charged with felony obstruction of justice in connection with the drug overdose death of a Frankfort woman at Lewis University in southwest suburban Romeoville. Jamie Olson, of the 9100 block of Letterkenny...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Heroin, Trials
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