Friday, May 17, 2013
A roundup of recent driving under the influence arrests from around Will County.
May 4 Brian Vettori, 43, 1782 Red Bud Rd., was arrested at 5:06 a.m. and charged with DUI, following a traffic stop at Boughton Road and Lindsey Lane, police said. May 3 Vanessa Pillow, 35, 202 Pinecrest Rd., was arrested at 1:28 a.m. and charged with speeding and two counts of DUI following a traffic stop at Janes Avenue and Falconridge Way, police said. May 2 Omar Guzman, 22, 6480 Woodward Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested at 2:13 a.m. and charged with speeding, a traffic sign violation and two counts of DUI following a traffic stop at Ashbury Road and Hadleigh Drive, police said. April 27 Nicole Spagnola, 22, 90 Country Club Dr., Countryside, was arrested at 12:54 a.m. and charged with speeding and DUI following a traffic stop at …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
A look at who's been charged with driving under the influence around the area.
May 8 Joseph M. Cortese, 30, 1103 Wilcox, Joliet, arrested by the Joliet Police Department and booked into the Will County jail on May 8 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving a revoked/suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage. May 7 Carlos R. Smith, 35, 1508 Catherine, Joliet, arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Will County jail on May 7 on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, driving under the influence of alcohol, transporting/carrying alcoholic liquor, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper traffice lane usage and improper turn at intersection. May 7 Samantha Mannerino-Thompson…
Friday, May 3, 2013
A roundup of recent driving under the influence arrests from around Will County.
April 19 Khayree Lyles, 22, 22V Fernwood Dr., was arrested at 9:11 p.m. and charged with DUI following a traffic stop at Briarcliff Road and Canyon Drive, police said. April 26 James L. Johns, 48, of the 300 block of DePaul Court, Romeoville, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the county jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use and following too closely, police said. April 13 Joshua Alvarez, 19, of the 1000 block of Cottonwood Lane in Mount Prospect was arrested by Romeoville police at 2:49 a.m. at Route 53 and Airport Road and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, possession of cannabis, speeding and driving an uninsured vehicle, according to…
Monday, April 22, 2013
Governor Pat Quinn's designation allows for assistance from IEMA and FEMA.
Due to the flooding experienced on Thursday and Friday from the massive storms that rocked the area, Governor Pat Quinn has declared Will, Kendall and surrounding counties as disaster areas. "The past two days I’ve seen up close the terrible impact the flooding has had across Illinois," Governor Quinn said on his website. “As communities across our state continue to face the challenges of this flood, we will continue doing all we can to ensure people are safe and getting the help they need to get through this." View: Gallery: Share Your Plainfield Storm Photos and Videos Kendall County, along with Will County, DuPage, Cook are some of the 42 counties that have been declared as disaster areas and can now secure relief through Illinois …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
A roundup of recent driving under the influence arrests from around Will County.
April 10 Jeffrey Lynch, 31, 161 N. Gregory St., Aurora, was arrested at 2:33 a.m. and charged with traffic sign violation, no insurance, driving on a suspended license and DUI following a traffic stop at Schmidt Road and Briarcliff Road, police said. April 8 Marilyn Matthews, 55, 2056 Lurie Cir., was arrested at 7:05 p.m. and charged with DUI, no insurance, improper lane usage and too fast for conditions following a traffic stop on the 500 block of Remington Boulevard, police said. April 8 Joseph Tynski, 21, 851 Tamms Ln. was arrested at 7:30 p.m. and charged with DUI, failure to notify of address change, no insurance and seat belt violation following a traffic stop on the 200 block of Plainview Drive, police said. April 6 Juan …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The restaurant on Theodore Street in Crest Hill is popular throughout Will County and is still run by family.
The reason Mary Zdralevich began serving sandwiches out of the building that is now Merichka's was the construction of Theodore Street. "She started serving to construction workers from the road," Ryan George, Mary Zdralevich's great-grandson said. In 1933, she and her son Joe officially began Merichka's. April 18 is the restaurant's 80th anniversary. It has staying power and Mary Kay George believes she knows why. "I think we have a unique product and we do so much of it here in the restaurant," she said. She mentioned the house dressing and the garlic butter used on the poorboy buns that are made from scratch in-house. "We have a butcher that cuts the meat and grinds our burgers," she said. Merichka's is known today for its poorboy …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
A look at who's facing DUI charges around the area.
April 2 Lori Muhammad, 44, 13 Elm Ct., was arrested at 1:36 a.m. and charged with DUI, no insurance, improper lane usage and improper backing following a traffic stop at Hywood Lane and Kirkwood Circle, police said. March 31 Anahy Zamora, 21, 517 White Oak Rd., was arrested at 2:47 a.m. and charged with improper lane usage, no valid drivers license, no insurance, two counts of DUI and hit and run at Kenmore Drive and NW Frontage Road, police said. March 30 Rachel Reilly, 30, 1903 S. Austrian Pine St., Lockport, was arrested at 3:37 a.m. and charged with DUI and improper lane usage following a traffic stop at Bolingbrook Drive and Boughton Road, police said. April 6 Lisa Decker, 43, of the 14000 block of Penn Road, Plainfield, was …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
A look at who's facing driving under the influence charges in Will County.
March 23 Henry Godfrey, 44, 808 Grove Ln., was arrested at 2:31 a.m. and charged with DUI and illegal transportation of alcohol following a traffic stop at Orchard Drive and Clifton Lane, police said. What to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page March 21 Timothy Marquez, 26, 8917 Kilkenny Dr., Darien, was arrested at 1:36 a.m. and charged with improper lighting, failure to signal and DUI following a traffic stop at I-355 & Boughton Road, police said. March 28 Joseph A. Doyle, 23, of the 500 block of Belmont Avenue, Romeoville, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence of …
Friday, March 29, 2013
A look at who's facing charges of driving drunk around the area.
March 26 Richard L. Volpi, 52, of the 1700 block of Prairie Wind Drive, Joliet, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving an uinsured car, according to booking records. March 24 Deborah A. Sims, 29, of the 14000 block of Faulkner Court, Plainfield, was arrested by Joliet police and booked into the Will County jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane use, according to booking records. Her bond was set at $3,000. March 22 Sean Kennedy, 26, of the 23000 block of Ottawa Street in Plainfield was arrested by Plainfield police at 8:30 p.m. at 143rd Street and Route 59 and …
Friday, March 22, 2013
A look at recent driving under the influence arrests around Will County.
March 19 Luis A. Castillo, 24, of the 1700 block of Quinn in unincorporated Plainfield was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the county jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving an uninsured vehicle, police said. March 19 Anthony J. Yvanauskas, 42, of the 13000 block of Meadow Lane, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police and booked into the Will County jail on a charge of charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to jail records. What to keep up on crime news from around the area? Like our Crime-n-Shame Facebook page March 17 Michael Guziec, 55, of the 24000 block of DeJohn Boulevard, Napreville, was arrested by …
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