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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Ferak

    Joliet Girl, 16, Runs To McDonald's To Call Police, 15-Year-Old Boy Arrested On Battery Charges : Cops (opens the original)

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    JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department continues to make more arrests near the McDonald's restaurant at 1515 W. Jefferson St., and this week's incident involved a 16-year-old victim and a 16-year-old male who was arrested. According to police spokesman Dwayne English, at 7:14 p.m. on Monday, the officers responded to McDonald’s at 1515 W. Jefferson St. for a battery incident. A 16-year-old girl was walking with a group near Woodlawn Avenue when a 16-year-old male approached and made comments

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Ferak

    Demetrius Greene, Reckless Homicide Convict Who Killed Joliet Teacher In Wreck, Lands In Will County Jail (opens the original)

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    JOLIET, IL — For the first time since his Funko Pop arrest in early January, Joliet reckless homicide convict and former prison inmate Demetrius Greene is back in the Will County Jail, following an overnight arrest by Joliet's on-duty patrol officers. Joliet Patch has produced numerous crime stories on Greene over the past decade. He has continued to get arrested back in Joliet ever since he finished serving his prison sentence for ending the life of 56-year-old Martyn Flowers, a longtime substi

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Ferak

    Wilmington Ex-Con Provokes The Peace In 2025, Fails To Appear In Court, Joliet Police Catch Him: Prosecutors (opens the original)

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    JOLIET, IL — On any given day, Joliet police officers are capturing a half dozen people who are wanted for outstanding arrest warrants from other jurisdictions or bench warrants issued from Will County's judges. That's how 44-year-old Wilmington resident Eric Upchurch was captured this week. Last year, Will County prosecutors charged Upchurch with two counts of disorderly conduct and one assault charge. According to his criminal complaint, Wilmington police maintain that on July 16, 2025, Upchur

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Ferak

    Murder Victim's Body Driven To Joliet's Woodlawn Cemetery: Here's Why Tony Harames May Never Stand Trial (opens the original)

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    JOLIET, IL — December will mark five years since Joliet police arrested Tony Harames on first-degree murder charges and concealment of a homicidal death. Authorities have said that Harames, who is now 35 years old, led Joliet police to a secluded, off-the-beaten-path location inside the giant Woodlawn Cemetery on West Jefferson Street where he had discarded the slain body of his uncle the previous month. Last week, one of Will County's longest serving judges, Sarah Jones, agreed with criminal de

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Ferak

    120 Gallons Of Free Fuel Per Month In 2025: This Joliet City Official Has Commuted From Dyer, Indiana (opens the original)

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    JOLIET, IL — While Will County motorists are paying more than ever for their gasoline, including higher city of Joliet fuel taxes, a top-level City of Joliet official — deputy director of engineering Tony Anczer — has been pumping around 120 gallons of free, Joliet taxpayer-funded fuel into his personal vehicle in a given month, a Joliet Patch analysis has found. Anczer regularly gases up his personal vehicle two or three times per week, often using his city of Joliet-issued fuel key card twice

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