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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

UPDATE: Teens Pulled from Wilmington Creek Identified

Four teen-agers were killed when their car went off the road and turned upside down in a creek on Monday night in Wilmington.

Four teen-agers were killed in a one-car accident Monday night on Ballou Road, about one-quarter mile west of Warner Bridge Road, in Wilmington, Will County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Caruso said. The teens ranged in age from 14-17. A witness at the scene said the car turned upside down and landed in a creek. "It happened Monday night—the teens had not been accounted for," Caruso said. "At about 7:20, a passerby noticed the guard rail was crashed through and called 9-1-1." "There is water on the roadway that has receded even since last night that could have been a factor," Will County Sheriff's Deputy Ken Kaupas stated in a Sun-Times News Group report. The four victims—pulled from the car in Forked Creek—were identified as two boys and two …

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Richard Chapman

10:08 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013

Anonymous, or should i say Mr W? You have finally reached the bottom of the pit you gutless wonder. To say anything about seat belts to people who have had their lives destroyed by a horrible accident is an all time low. The best thing that you can do is to keep your mouth shut and concentrate on the politics that you obviously know nothing about. Be a man and come out from behind the Anonymous …   more ›

Friday, December 28, 2012

Teen Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy Dies

Jose Chavez, 17, died Friday afternoon at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center. He was shot Dec. 20 after police said he slashed the face of a Will County deputy.

A teenager shot last week by a Will County Sheriff’s deputy died of his injuries on Friday, according to the Will County Coroner’s office. Jose Chavez Sanchez, 17, was pronounced dead at 3:29 p.m. Friday at Provena St. Joseph hospital in Joliet, according to the coroner. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. The teen, identified by police as Jose Chavez, was shot Dec. 20 after he slashed the face of a Will County Sheriff’s deputy who was responding to a reported domestic dispute at his home in the 2300 block of Gaylord Road, according to the sheriff's department. The home is located near the intersection of Plainfield and Caton Farm roads. READ – POLICE: SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SLASHED WITH KNIFE; SHOOTS ATTACKER Police said deputies …

William Taylor

9:55 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Hey another thought. People always want you to feel sorry for all the wrong reasons. Nobody put a gun to this boy head and made him do drugs. Stop the whinning. Life is tough and bad things happen to the good the bad and the ugly. Let hime rest in peace, but if you think I'm going to blame the cop for somebody doing drugs, then you a barking up the wrong tree. Take responsibility for your actions…   more ›

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