Press Release: 2011

Joliet man sentenced to 45 years in prison for gunning down ice cream vendor in 2007

March 4 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced today that a Joliet man convicted in the shooting death of an ice cream vendor three years ago on the city’s East Side has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Monta Travis, 18, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and […]

Amateur cooks to fire up favorite recipes for judging at Third Annual ‘Men Who Cook’ in Mokena

March 3 JOLIET – Some 50 local guys who know how to cook more than a microwave pizza will place their favorite home recipes up for public judging at the Third Annual “Men Who Cook” competition from 6-9 p.m. March 26 at the Pipefitters Training Center Local 597 in Mokena. The Will County Children’s Advocacy […]

Steger man guilty in DUI crash that killed 5-year-old boy

February 23 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that a jury late on Tuesday found a Steger man guilty of two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a collision that caused the death of a 5-year-old boy. Cecil Conner, 23, was driving between 66-73 mph when […]