JOLIET — For the third time since July 30, 54-year-Joliet homeless resident Jose Roldan-Andrade has found himself lodged in the Will County Jail. His latest arrest happened at the BP gas station at the corner of McDonough and South Chicago Streets. Joliet police noted that Roldan faces charges of obstructing justice, resisting/obstructing a peace officer,…
PLAINFIELD, IL — With Playnfield Players, the village’s new community theater, Mayor John Argoudelis isn’t playing around when he says he’s working on “making the best Plainfield.” “When I look at making the best Plainfield, we talk about every aspect of our community life,” he told Patch, “and having a community theater was something I…
Roman Reigns is just getting started. Following his victory alongside Cody Rhodes against The Bloodline at WWE Bad Blood 2024 over the weekend, “The Original Tribal Chief” has surfaced on social media with a one-line statement. After the win, Reigns had a heartwarming reunion with Jimmy Uso, who made his return at the show, before…
SKOKIE, IL — Members of Congress representing Chicago’s north suburbs are marking one year since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel at local memorial events. U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) and Brad Schneider (D-Highland Park) issued statements reflecting on ongoing violences spreading across the Middle East and touching lives throughout Chicago and the suburbs. While…
OAKDALE, NY — Emergency service officers rescued a lucky kitten from a car’s wheel well in Oakdale over the weekend, Suffolk County police told Patch. Officers responded to eastbound Sunrise Highway in Oakdale around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday after a motorist reported a kitten stuck in the vehicle’s wheel well, police said. Police said highway…
FAIRFAX CITY, VA — The challenger running in the Fairfax City mayor’s race in the Nov. 5 general election has received more campaign contributions than the incumbent candidate, according to the latest financial reports filed with the Virginia State Board of Elections. Incumbent Mayor Catherine Read and challenger Susan Hartley Kuiler were required to file…
A spoiler update has surfaced regarding the “Coming Soon” vignette that aired on the October 4, 2024 episode of WWE SmackDown on USA Network. During the 10/4 show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN., a vignette aired that featured city footage and text that read, “Coming Soon.” As we reported moments after the vignette aired,…
The showdown between former Judgment Day members has a special sponsor. Heading into tonight’s WWE Bad Blood 2024 premium live event, it has been learned that the Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO video game will be sponsoring the Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor match. Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is scheduled to be released on PlayStation, Xbox…
SKOKIE, IL — Village trustees are set to grant preliminary approval Tuesday to the first phase of a multi-year redevelopment plan to build hundreds of apartments and a hotel at Westfield Old Orchard Mall, reshaping the future of the village’s primary sales tax generator. Developers have agreed to set aside 3.5 percent of the units…
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — A 58-year-old Arlington Heights man, who was injured last month at Chicago’s Riot Fest, has died. Stephen Shult suffered an apparent brain bleed and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition from the music festival on Sept. 22. Shult’s death was first reported Friday by Metalsucks.net. Shult’s daughter, Jen Eaton,…
