Will County

Special needs registry available through Will County

Published by admin on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 10:49am

Braidwood’s emergency responders are urging members of the public to help family members with special needs to sign up with the county’s EMA service for assistance in the case of an emergency.

On March 13, Braidwood’s ESDA assistant coordinator Josh Bolatto told members of the City Council that the Will County Emergency Management Association has created a special needs registry service for those who may need assistance in the event that they need to evacuate.

Coal City man arrested in connection with murder of Joliet bartender

Published by admin on Fri, 11/17/2017 - 2:26pm

The Will County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday, Nov. 17, that the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a warrant today for the arrest of Jeremy Boshears, 32, of 495 E. Third Street in Coal City in connection with the disappearance of Kaitlyn Kearns. Boshears is being charged with one count of concealing a homicidal death, a Class 3 felony.  His bond was set at $250,000.

Sheriff seeks help in missing woman case

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2017 - 10:45am

On Nov. 14, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Joliet Police Department took a missing person’s report for Kaitlyn M. Kearns. Kaitlyn was reported being missing by her father.  It was reported to the Joliet Police Department that she was last seen tending bar at Woody’s Bar located at 1005 E. Washington Street in Joliet at approximately 12:30 a.m. on N9v. 13, 2017.  She was driving a dark colored 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Illinois license plate ZX33462.  Kaitlyn was entered in the Law Enforcement Agencies Database as missing as well as her vehicle.     On Nov.