Press Releases

May 18, 2020 Joliet – Will County State’s Attorney has announced that Jeff Brown, an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Sex Crimes Unit, has been named Vice President of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI). The CACI is the chapter of the National Children’s Alliance which coordinates and supports Children’s Advocacy Centers throughout Illinois. […]

March 19, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has presented unique challenges to all of us. The Will County State’s Attorney’s office is no exception, as we seek to balance the demands of our justice system, both civil and criminal, with the health and safety needs of the Will County community and our dedicated staff. I have […]

March 16, 2020 JOLIET – State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that two dog owners being prosecuted for cruelty to animals by the State’s Attorney’s Animal Protection Unit have forfeited nine canines – including six puppies born Saturday to the female mother dog named “Baby” – who had been living in an abandoned property at […]

March 9, 2020 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Senior Services of Will County at its annual meeting March 9. The longest-serving Will County State’s Attorney, Glasgow was recipient of the award for contributions to the community spanning nearly three decades. “Serving as State’s Attorney has given […]

February 20, 2020 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow has been named one of “American’s Top Ten Animal Defenders” by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through our legal system. The ALDF is supported by more […]

February 7, 2020 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow and Will County Chief Judge Richard Schoenstedt today announced a cooperative effort between the State’s Attorney’s Office and the Will County Twelfth Judicial Circuit, along with the assistance of Will County Circuit Clerk Andrea Lynn Chasteen, to vacate and expunge cannabis cases eligible for […]

November 22, 2019 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced today that the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) has been selected to receive a $450,000 federal Victim of Crime Assistance (VOCA) grant. This money will be used to help fund the life-changing services the CAC provides, including forensic interviews, victim and family […]

October 28, 2019 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that Chandel Dirkans, 37, was sentenced today by Circuit Judge David Carlson to 118 years in prison for multiple criminal sexual assaults against a Joliet teenager in 2015. Dirkans was found guilty in August 2019 on 17 counts, including 10 counts of […]

October 11, 2019 Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that 38-year-old Dustin Greiner of Park Forest has been sentenced by Circuit Judge David Carlson to seven years in prison for the death of a 16-year-old Beecher girl killed in a fatal car accident caused by Greiner while driving under the influence of a controlled […]

August 30, 2019 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that a judge today found Chandel Dirkans, 37, guilty of multiple criminal sexual assaults against a Joliet teenager in 2015. Circuit Court Judge David Carlson found Dirkans guilty on all 17 counts, including 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, 5 counts […]