John Ferak

Appleton

Reporter and Editor, Joliet Patch at Patch

Editor/Reporter of @jolietpatch; best-selling true crime author of 5 books including WRECKING CREW. White Sox fan, GB Packers fan, born in Joliet, IL.

Articles

Hit By A Car In Joliet, Victim, 56, Remains Hospitalized At St. Joe's: Police

6 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET — A 56-year-old Joliet man trying to walk across one of the city's busiest streets, Cass Street, remains in critical condition after being hit by a car on Wednesday night, the Joliet police announced. The man was injured in the 500 block of Cass near Youngs Avenue. According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, the Joliet pedestrian was seriously injured around 7:45 p.m. At 7:46 p.m., the officers responded to Cass Street near Youngs Avenue for a crash involving a pedestrian.
Public Defender Employee To Plead Guilty In Fatal Glenwood Road Crash: Attorney

6 days ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET — Over three years since a Will County Public's Defender Office employee, Maria Aiello, ended the life of Joliet doctor Ednalice Pagan-Romney by crashing into her car on Glenwood Avenue at a speed of 111 mph, she'll be sentenced next week following her guilty plea, her lawyer Daniel Walsh told Joliet Patch on Wednesday afternoon. The blind plea and sentencing will take place Tuesday afternoon on the eighth floor of the Will County Courthouse.
Body Found Inside Joliet Township House After East Joliet Battles Fire

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET — Authorities discovered a body inside an east side of Joliet Township house on Wednesday, Will County officials confirmed. The East Joliet Fire Protection District responded to the house fire in the 500 block of Pontiac Street. According to ABC Chicago, firefighters found the house fully engulfed in flames around 4:30 p.m. and took about an hour to extinguish the fire. Later, a body was found on the first floor of the house, ABC revealed.
New Football Stadium For Joliet Catholic Academy Meets City Hall Resistance

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET — Last week, Joliet Patch broke the news revealing Joliet Catholic Academy's grand plans to build a new football stadium on the property where the former Our Lady of Angels retirement home was located off Ingalls Avenue and Wyoming Avenue.
Child Molester Who Photographed Joliet West Boys Swim Team Won't Be Jailed: Judge

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET — Will County Judge Derek Ewanic has ruled against his former employer, the Will County State's Attorney's Office, after prosecutors argued that Farrell Theis, a convicted DuPage County child molester, should be kept in the Will County Jail while awaiting trial. The 61-year-old Theis was arrested by Joliet police in March on a criminal charge of photography by a sex offender, related to an incident inside the Joliet Park District's Inwood Rec Center earlier this year.
Tio's Donuts Joliet Grand Opening Event: 'You Are Invited'

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET — Joliet's Latino Economic Development Association announced on Wednesday that eight days from now, on Thursday, April 24, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the first Tio's Donuts restaurant in the City of Champions. Joliet's Tio's Donuts storefront will be located at 125 Collins Street. It's in close proximity to the Joliet Central High School campus, and the donut shop will be in the small strip mall.
'Situation Resolved' After Large Crest Hill Police Presence: Chief

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

CREST HILL, IL — Police descended on a home in the 20500 block of McGilvray Drive near Michigan Court Wednesday afternoon in Crest Hill. Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark told Patch that police received a call reporting a person in crisis, making threats of harm, at 12:30 p.m. Police negotiated with the person, and Clark said he was "hopeful for a peaceful resolution," and that the person would get the help they need.
Inmate Tosses Cup Of Urine, Strikes Employee In Will County Jail. Sheriff

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

JOLIET, IL — Stacy Davis, one of the longer serving inmates in the Will County Jail, whose armed robbery and carjacking case has yet to go to trial, was involved in an incident this week with a Will County Sheriff's corrections officer, the agency announced on Facebook. According to Will County, on Monday morning the deputies responded to the Will County Adult Detention Facility following a report of an incident involving an inmate.
Terry D'Arcy's New Joliet Subdivision: Here's Why Mayor Was Not Listed On City's Documents

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

Skip to main content Shorewood, IL Homer Glen-Lockport, IL New Lenox, IL Channahon-Minooka, IL Plainfield, IL Romeoville, IL Manhattan, IL Bolingbrook, IL Mokena, IL Lemont, IL Illinois Top National News See All Communities JOLIET, IL — Joliet City Councilman Larry Hug said he wholeheartedly supports the Prairie Landing subdivision proposed by Mayor Terry D'Arcy and a businessman from Palatine named Bob Calzaretta — but that didn't stop Hug from raising a number of questions about the...
Body Discovered By Volunteer Searchers Is Ex-Soccer Star From Minooka

1 week ago | patch.com | John Ferak

MINOOKA, IL — Grundy County Coroner John Callahan’s Office issued a press release on Wednesday confirming the body of a missing Minooka man was found late Tuesday afternoon. Callahan said a civilian member of a search team discovered the body around 5 p.m. Mariano Kotrba, 24, of Minooka was last seen on April 9. Several searches took place over the past week. Find out what's happening in Channahon-Minookafor free with the latest updates from Patch.