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Check Out Photos of a 13-Car Accident in Joliet

Quick Clicks: • Joliet bridge pileup • Man charged with child sex abuse • Plainfield park officials blasts residents. • Man in SUV tries to shoot pit bull

Check Out These Pix of the 13-Car Pileup on the Cass Street Bridge

The first cold, icy day in Will County led to mayhem as cars spun out of control n a frozen bridge. Joliet Patch

Man Charged for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of Oswego Child

Joseph Evans of Aurora is accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl; her mother said he was an acquaintance of the family. Oswego Patch

Peck Calls Citizens ‘Radicals;’ Resident Ejected from Park Meeting

A Plainfield Park District official took to the Internet to blast two residents for bringing concerns before the Illinois Attorney General's Office. He followed that up by having one of them tossed out of a park board meeting on Tuesday. Plainfield Patch

Pit Bull Vigilante Shot at Dog from Moving Car: Police

A man who tried to shoot a pit bull while chasing the unleashed animal in his SUV was arrested on several gun-related charges, Joliet Police Capt. Tab Jensen said. The suspect said he was trying to shoot the dog because it had killed several neighborhood animals. Joliet Patch



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