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2 Arrested At Troy Middle School, Woman Uses Pepper Spray: JPD - Joliet, IL - Outside Troy Middle School, Alfred Mabry, 46, is suspected of shoving two female students, ages 14 and 15, Joliet police said.
Cicadas In Joliet Taste Delicious: Dog Named Molly Loves Eating Them - Joliet, IL - Kris Corcoran's 4-year-old dog Molly, part-Great Dane and part-Dobermann, eats hundreds of live cicadas in their yard near the Louis Mall.
Cold-Blooded Killing Of 'Bobby D' Remains Unsolved 20 Years Later - Channahon-Minooka, IL - Everyone in Braidwood knew 40-year-old murder victim Robert Dransfeldt as "Bobby D," according to his parents. He was killed inside a bar.
Joliet Spending $820,000 To Purchase Building Near Courthouse - Joliet, IL - The Joliet City Council will vote on the building purchase at Tuesday night's meeting. The address is 63 West Jefferson Street.
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt Opens On Ridge Road: Free Yogurt Alert - Channahon-Minooka, IL - This marks the first Menchie's Frozen Yogurt near Joliet. A few others are closer to Chicago. Minooka'grand opening gala is on Saturday.