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UpdatedFri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:20 pm CT Replies(29) Attorney Jeff Tomczak of the Tomczak Law Group runs one of the leading criminal defense firms in Will County (File Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — On Friday morning, an angry Joliet criminal defense attorney Jeff Tomczak raised his voice before Will County Chief Judge Dan Kennedy, insisting that 19-year-old client Rasean Stokes has no criminal culpability in the Feb. 8, 2020 gunshot homicide along Joliet's Republic Avenue that ended the life of 17-year-old Jeremiah Frazier. Tomczak implored Judge Kennedy reduce his incarc...

Reply Mount Baldy all dressed up for winter, the sea and shore of Seal Beach at the foreground. This is why we love Orange County. (Tim Western, Photo) SEAL BEACH, CA — Knowing you can ski and surf on the same day is one of the biggest draws to life in Southern California. That was never more apparent than in this picture taken by Seal Beach resident and photographer Tim Western. A recent storm brought pounding surf and pouring rain at the coast and left area mountains buried in snow. The pier in Seal Beach is the best place to capture it all, according to Western.

UpdatedTue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:02 pm CT Replies(45) Two Joliet Fire Department paramedics are being sued in connection with their duties responding to a medical emergency at the Joliet home of Pamela Sinram. (File Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — Two members of a Joliet Fire Department ambulance crew are the subject of a new civil lawsuit filed by attorney Frank Cservenyak's law firm, accusing the two paramedics of multiple counts of willful and wanton misconduct. The Will County lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs Pamela Sinram and her husband Kevin Sinram against the city of...

UpdatedSat, Jan 23, 2021 at 11:45 am CT Replies(21) While Joliet and Will County are his core customer base, the owner of Al's Steakhouse said he continues to draw a large number of dine-in guests from Chicago's northwest suburbs. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) Al's Steakhouse wasn't one of them. Al's persevered, and business during the winter months has been rock solid, according to owner George Daskalakis. He has been in the restaurant industry since 1982 and owner of Al's Steakhouse since 2005. The legendary Joliet restaurant was grilling steaks before John F. Kennedy became presid...

UpdatedMon, Jan 11, 2021 at 12:59 pm CT Replies(15) Chick-fil-A opens in a few days in Joliet on Plainfield Road. Will you be in the double-drive thru on Thursday? (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — Joliet's effort to land a Chick-fil-A took a couple of years but it finally happened. The Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A franchise acquired the old Lone Star Steakhouse property, bulldozed it last summer and built a new fast-food restaurant on the lot with a double-drive thru. At 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, Chick-fil-A opens for business in Joliet. Get ready, Joliet. Subscribe On Mo...