Press Release: 2011

Indiana man sentenced to 17 years for stalking ex-girlfriend after standoff, gunfire with Will County Sheriff’s Deputies

(Click here to read the Victim Impact Statement of Michelle Fisher) Richard Petrick JOLIET –– Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that an Indiana man who forced his way into his former girlfriend’s house last year and held Will County sheriff’s deputies at bay with a gun has been sentenced to 17 years in […]

Will County Take Back the Night Celebrates 15th Anniversary Annual Vigil and March calls for an end to violence against women

August 10 JOLIET – Women and men of all ages are invited to take a stand against sexual violence at the 15th annual Will County Take Back the Night march and rally on October 6. Take Back the Night brings survivors, supporters, activists and community leaders together in a call for the end of violence […]

STATEMENT REGARDING PETERSON APPEAL

July 26 JOLIET – The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office is releasing the following statement regarding the 3rd District Appellate Court ruling in the Drew Peterson case:   The Will County State’s Attorney’s office strongly disagrees with the majority ruling in the Drew Peterson appeal.  We believe that Justice Carter, in his dissenting opinion, correctly analyzed the […]