Disclaimer: Charges against defendants are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. January 6, David Noriega, 50, of the 4400 block of S. Mozart, Chicago, was stopped at Dixie Highway and Hunters Drive for having a suspended vehicle registration and found to have a revoked driver’s license. […]
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Peotone Man Charged with 19 Counts of Child Pornography
By Stephen Nelson A Peotone man was arrested by Bourbonnais Police on Monday, January 9, and faces 19 counts of child pornography. If convicted, 35-year-old Michael L. Mathis faces anywhere from six-to-30 years in prison for each count. Fifteen of the 19 counts are for dissemination which are class X felonies, which are considered to […]
Peotone Has a New Chief
By Karen Haave Peotone has a new police chief, and residents there might want to know a couple interesting things about him. First, if you ask him, Chief David DeMik will give you his personal cell phone number. That comes with a droll warning, though, that if you call him at 2 o’clock in the […]
Congratulations on an Outstanding Job!
During its January 9 meeting, Crete Village Board recognized several members of the Crete Fire Department, Crete Township Fire Protection District, Crete Police Department, and the Laraway Communications Center for their outstanding efforts and professionalism during two emergency childbirth situations that took place in late November. On the morning of November 18, the Crete Fire […]
Kankakee County Sheriff Issues Statement Regarding HB 5471
Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey issued a statement on social media on January 11, with regard to HB 5471 that was signed by Gov. Pritzker last week. Downey is not alone, as several other Sheriffs issued statements regarding enforcement of HB 5471. “As your Sheriff, I wanted to give citizens of Kankakee County an update […]
Peotone Police Blotter: January 8 – 11
Charles Siegert II, 36, of Park Forest, was arrested on January 8, at 1:03 p.m., for battery. He was released with a notice-to-appear in court. Aja Jackson, 31, of Calumet City, was arrested on January 8, at 10:43 p.m., for driving while license is suspended, no insurance, expired registration, and speeding 62-mph in a 40-mph […]
Beecher Police Blotter: January 3 – 9
Disclaimer: Charges against defendants are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. January 3, John DePaoli, 28, of the 800 block of N. Memorial Drive, Chicago Heights, was stopped at 1140 Dixie Highway for having a registration that expired in 2016 and found to possess illegal marijuana. […]
Peotone Liquor Store Burglarized
On December 30 at approximately 4:30 a.m., per Police Chief David DeMik, two unknown subjects broke the glass to Peotone Tobacco and Liquor and entered the business. The two offenders removed several bottles of alcohol from inside of the business and were driving a stolen SUV from Chicago. Chief DeMik said there were similar burglaries […]
Crete Township Murder Arrest
Sheriff Mike Kelley announced Friday January 6th that detectives with the Will County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a fourteen-year-old juvenile in connection to the 12/30/2022 murder investigation that occurred in Crete Township. On 12/30/2022, at approximately 9:05 PM, Deputies with the Will County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the 1100 block of E. 263rd Street […]
