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UpdatedThu, Jun 3, 2021 at 3:25 pm CT Reply Hernandez thanks Sheriff Mike Kelley (above), as well as other Will County officers, for their help. (Courtesy of Will County Sheriff's Office) PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, IL — Two years after she was stabbed in a brutal attack at the group home where she worked, caretaker Delia Hernandez met with members of the Will County Sheriff's Office to thank them for their live-saving efforts in the June 1, 2019 incident. Police said the knife blade Hernandez was stabbed with barely missed her heart. Since the attack, she underwent several surgeries and is still ...

UpdatedSun, Mar 14, 2021 at 11:22 pm CT Replies(10) Mauve — Nosh & Libations will be filling the space between the Happy Place Cafe and the Will County Brewing Company in Shorewood. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) SHOREWOOD, IL — When storefronts in Shorewood go empty, they don't tend to stay empty very long. The former Sacred Path Yoga studio is being replaced by Mauve — Nosh & Libations. It's considered a crafted cocktail, wine and small plate bar. In recent days, the owners of the new Shorewood bar posted an announcement on their Facebook page letting everyone know they're com...

UpdatedMon, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:52 am CT Replies(25) Darrell Gavin lasted two years as a deputy chief in the Joliet Police Department. He was regarded as ineffective in his job. (Image via city of Joliet FOIA ) JOLIET, IL — Darrell Gavin had a successful tenure as a detective sergeant at the Joliet Police Department, but his last two years as a deputy police chief were not a success. Rather than be demoted down to sergeant in January, Gavin negotiated a $17,688 raise to spike his pension and boost his retirement severance from the city, Joliet Patch found. Gavin got an 11.5 percent salary inc...

UpdatedTue, Feb 2, 2021 at 11:08 pm CT Replies(20) Pastor Warren Dorris previously served 24 years on the Joliet City Council. Now, he's making a political comeback. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — The Dock at Inwood was busy Tuesday night and most of the crowd was coming for Warren Dorris' political fund-raiser. Dorris served on the Joliet City Council from 1987 until 2011 when he lost his bid for mayor. Now, a decade later, Dorris is back, and he's energized about the April 6 elections. "The support we're getting is pretty phenomenal, from Kendall County all the way ...

UpdatedFri, Jan 29, 2021 at 3:38 pm CT Replies(3) Chicago's Chicken Shack opened Friday in Crest Hill. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) CREST HILL, IL — A new takeout restaurant that opened at noon Friday has a simple menu because the owners of Chicago's Chicken Shack want customers impressed with all their food, not just some of their food. "Our menu is simple," remarked John Smelser, a North Beverly resident who is one of the co-owners. "It's fish, shrimp and chicken and it's seasoned to perfection." Chicago's Chicken Shack opened its first restaurant in the Joliet area Friday. Sub...