Press Release: 2019

State’s Attorney Glasgow Announces $450,000 Federal Grant For Will County Children’s Advocacy Center

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 […]

Glasgow Announces Eduardo Avila Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Fatal 2017 Hit and Run of Tricia Hoyt

November 14, 2019 JOLIET – Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that Circuit Court Judge Dave Carlson today sentenced Eduardo Avila, 21, to nine years in prison for the 2017 fatal hit and run of then-35-year-old Tricia Hoyt in Bolingbrook. Avila pled guilty on October 25, 2019 to one count of failure to […]

Glasgow Announces 118-Year Prison Sentence for Chandel Dirkans, Joliet Man Who Committed Multiple Criminal Sexual Assaults in 2015 Against Joliet Teen

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 […]