John Ferak

5 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

CHANNAHON, IL — Four days after the Channahon Village Hall was shut down and the village board meeting canceled, Channahon Chief of Police Adam Bogart has taken to Facebook to reveal the contents of the suspicious package delivered to his police department. According to Bogart's announcement:On Monday, May 5, 2025, a package was delivered to the Channahon Police Department by FedEx. The package was signed for and placed on my desk while I was away. I was not expecting a delivery at the time.

5 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET, IL — Richard Fredrickson and Dick Schuster of Joliet Community Television Channel 6 — who have produced more than 200 regular shows together for their "Profiles" segment, recently interviewed me for their cable television filmed inside Al's Steakhouse. Among the wide array of topics, they asked me about the continued popularity of Joliet Patch, my memories of growing up on Joliet's east side and my history in the newspaper industry before returning to Joliet eight years ago.

5 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET, IL — Joliet Patch remains the only news outlet to regularly bring you coverage of domestic violence cases from the Will County Courthouse. Most recently, 50-year-old Joliet citizen Bryan Niedermeyer of John Street was arrested on more domestic violence charges filed by the Joliet police. However, Will County Judge Ted Jarz ordered his release, over the objections of prosecutors.

5 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet police officers assigned to the Kendall County portion of the city west of County Line Road made two arrests this week: 21-year-old Joliet citizen Janiya Escareno was arrested and taken to the Kendall County Jail on domestic battery charges and so was 39-year-old Joliet resident Markeisha Warmack. According to the arrest reports, on May 6, at 7:13 p.m., the officers responded to a house in the 900 block of Bluebell Circle for a domestic disturbance.

5 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department handled two separate shootings on Thursday, and the first one happened after school let out. A 14-year-old boy was almost shot by a drive-by gunman in the 1700 block of Black Road, police said. According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, at 2:52 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of Black Road for a report of shots fired. Officers learned that someone fired shots at a 14-year-old boy who was walking in the area.