Dr. Monica Argumedo testified Tuesday morning that Joliet Harrah's Casino first-degree murder defendant Robert Watson suffers from an untreated diagnosis of schizophrenia.Over the past four years, Dr. Argumedo interviewed Watson multiple times in connection with his murder case. Watson's lawyers from the Will County Public Defender's Office have mounted an insanity defense in connection with the March 24, 2019, fatal stabbing of Sam Burgarino, 76, inside the Harrah's Casino hotel. Argumedo told the jury she is a psychiatrist at the Rush Oak Park Medical Center. During questioning from...…Dr. Monica Argumedo testified Tuesday morning that Joliet Harrah's Casino first-degree murder defendant Robert Watson suffers from an untreated diagnosis of schizophrenia.Over the past four years, Dr. Argumedo interviewed Watson multiple times in connection with his murder case. Watson's lawyers from the Will County Public Defender's Office have mounted an insanity defense in connection with the March 24, 2019, fatal stabbing of Sam Burgarino, 76, inside the Harrah's Casino hotel. Argumedo told the jury she is a psychiatrist at the Rush Oak Park Medical Center. During questioning from...WW…

155Posted Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 11:37 am CTUpdated Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 9:30 pm CTReplies (155)JOLIET, IL —The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office of Jim Glasgow announced that the Illinois State Police will help determine whether criminal charges are warranted regarding Sunday night's incident that resulted in the arrests of two protesters on Joliet's West Jefferson Street who were involved in a scuffle with Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk."The Office of the State’s Attorney has requested further investigation by an independent third party agency to ensure as in all cases that the interests of...…155Posted Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 11:37 am CTUpdated Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 9:30 pm CTReplies (155)JOLIET, IL —The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office of Jim Glasgow announced that the Illinois State Police will help determine whether criminal charges are warranted regarding Sunday night's incident that resulted in the arrests of two protesters on Joliet's West Jefferson Street who were involved in a scuffle with Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk."The Office of the State’s Attorney has requested further investigation by an independent third party agency to ensure as in all cases that the interests of...WW…

42Posted Thu, May 7, 2020 at 3:58 pm CTUpdated Fri, May 8, 2020 at 3:24 pm CTReplies (42)JOLIET, IL — Joliet Police officers used Tasers and pepper spray to arrest a 56-year-old Joliet man who was threatening his neighbors and rolling around his yard exposing his genitals, Joliet police reports said. Wednesday's incident occurred shortly before noon at a house in the 1200 block of West Jefferson Street. George Honiotes, who lives at the house, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, resisting a peace officer and obstructing a peace officer. Honiotes also had an outstanding arrest...…42Posted Thu, May 7, 2020 at 3:58 pm CTUpdated Fri, May 8, 2020 at 3:24 pm CTReplies (42)JOLIET, IL — Joliet Police officers used Tasers and pepper spray to arrest a 56-year-old Joliet man who was threatening his neighbors and rolling around his yard exposing his genitals, Joliet police reports said. Wednesday's incident occurred shortly before noon at a house in the 1200 block of West Jefferson Street. George Honiotes, who lives at the house, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, resisting a peace officer and obstructing a peace officer. Honiotes also had an outstanding arrest...WW…

12Posted Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 2:39 pm CTUpdated Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 1:42 am CTReplies (12)MINOOKA, IL — Lori Lakota, the Minooka Community High School Board member who resigned amid controversy in May 2019, has hired a Will County lawyer to file a defamation lawsuit against former Minooka High School student Karina Carbajal. Patch has reached out to Carbajal seeking comment for this story. Lakota is being represented by According to the defamation complaint, the plaintiff and the defendant both live in Shorewood.The lawsuit states that Carbajal is a former Minooka high school student who...…12Posted Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 2:39 pm CTUpdated Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 1:42 am CTReplies (12)MINOOKA, IL — Lori Lakota, the Minooka Community High School Board member who resigned amid controversy in May 2019, has hired a Will County lawyer to file a defamation lawsuit against former Minooka High School student Karina Carbajal. Patch has reached out to Carbajal seeking comment for this story. Lakota is being represented by According to the defamation complaint, the plaintiff and the defendant both live in Shorewood.The lawsuit states that Carbajal is a former Minooka high school student who...WW…

103Posted Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 8:27 pm CTUpdated Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:23 pm CTReplies (103)JOLIET, IL — The Will County Republican Party issued a news release Saturday evening announcing its central committee voted Thursday to censure the actions of "Rep. Kinzinger’s feelings about former President Donald J. Trump is well known. We witnessed the support and then subsequent bashing of President Trump, after he refused to appoint Kinzinger as the Secretary of the Air Force," Will County's GOP announced."The last straw was Kinzinger’s unconstitutional impeachment support against Donald...…103Posted Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 8:27 pm CTUpdated Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 11:23 pm CTReplies (103)JOLIET, IL — The Will County Republican Party issued a news release Saturday evening announcing its central committee voted Thursday to censure the actions of "Rep. Kinzinger’s feelings about former President Donald J. Trump is well known. We witnessed the support and then subsequent bashing of President Trump, after he refused to appoint Kinzinger as the Secretary of the Air Force," Will County's GOP announced."The last straw was Kinzinger’s unconstitutional impeachment support against Donald...WW…

68Posted Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:16 pm CTUpdated Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 4:57 pm CTReplies (68)JOLIET, IL — Three felony charges were filed Wednesday against Erin Zilka, the Joliet police officer whose early morning crash along Interstate 55 near Plainfield killed her 33-year-old passenger, Charles Schauer, an off-duty Berwyn police officer.Online court records at the Will County Courthouse show that Zilka was charged Wednesday with three Class 2 felony charges of aggravated driving under the influence involving an accidental death. The actual criminal complaint, as of 3 p.m., had not been made...…68Posted Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:16 pm CTUpdated Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 4:57 pm CTReplies (68)JOLIET, IL — Three felony charges were filed Wednesday against Erin Zilka, the Joliet police officer whose early morning crash along Interstate 55 near Plainfield killed her 33-year-old passenger, Charles Schauer, an off-duty Berwyn police officer.Online court records at the Will County Courthouse show that Zilka was charged Wednesday with three Class 2 felony charges of aggravated driving under the influence involving an accidental death. The actual criminal complaint, as of 3 p.m., had not been made...WW…

51Posted Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 12:44 am CTUpdated Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 12:49 pm CTReplies (51)JOLIET, IL — A 25-year-old convicted dog killer from Joliet keeps facing new criminal charges because Terrence T. Williams keeps tossing feces and urine on the employees who work at the Will County Jail, according to the slew of charges filed by the Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow.Three years ago this month, who lives on The Hill in Joliet. The Magnolia Avenue resident has remained in the Will County Jail since June 1 after the Joliet Police Department arrested him on charges of...…51Posted Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 12:44 am CTUpdated Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 12:49 pm CTReplies (51)JOLIET, IL — A 25-year-old convicted dog killer from Joliet keeps facing new criminal charges because Terrence T. Williams keeps tossing feces and urine on the employees who work at the Will County Jail, according to the slew of charges filed by the Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow.Three years ago this month, who lives on The Hill in Joliet. The Magnolia Avenue resident has remained in the Will County Jail since June 1 after the Joliet Police Department arrested him on charges of...WW…

48Posted Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 6:48 pm CTUpdated Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:26 am CTReplies (48)JOLIET, IL — Millions of people from across the U.S. have flocked to Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway for more than 20 years to watch NASCAR races that are televised across the nation, but Joliet's track may not have a future. On Tuesday, the Sports Business Journal broke the news on Twitter that Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway is being stripped of its annual NASCAR weekend as part of the 2021 schedule.NASCAR, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, also pulled its Joliet NASCAR event from this year's...…48Posted Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 6:48 pm CTUpdated Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:26 am CTReplies (48)JOLIET, IL — Millions of people from across the U.S. have flocked to Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway for more than 20 years to watch NASCAR races that are televised across the nation, but Joliet's track may not have a future. On Tuesday, the Sports Business Journal broke the news on Twitter that Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway is being stripped of its annual NASCAR weekend as part of the 2021 schedule.NASCAR, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, also pulled its Joliet NASCAR event from this year's...WW…