Crime & Courts | Morris Herald-News

The driver of a fleeing vehicle was transported to a hospital Monday night in Morris after Morris Police officers attempted to make a traffic stop at about 8:45 p.m. on Twilight Drive.
A trial for a prominent attorney in Will County charged with domestic battery of a child has been rescheduled to Sept. 15 and prosecutors have contended an out-of-state witness is needed for the case.

A Will County judge allowed the jail release of a witness against a Lockport man charged with indecent solicitation of a child after his attorney said his absence from court was an “honest mistake.”

La Salle County prosecutors have lodged a complaint alleging bullying and verbal harassment against the chief judge. The complaint was tendered to a state agency that polices the bench

A Wilmington woman who once worked as as an instructional assistant for an education program has been charged with felony grooming of a minor on Snapchat and exposing herself to a minor.
The Grundy County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Gabriel Rivero, 41, Stickney, in relation to a pedestrian getting struck by a vehicle in the Nettle Creek Subdivision.

The former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties owed $40,000 in restitution to the nonprofit he pleaded guilty to stealing from and he has paid half of that amount.
A La Salle County judge has been appointed to a domestic battery case against attorney Chuck Bretz. A defense motion has been filed for a protective order on sensitive materials in the case.

The Morris Police Department provided some tips Monday morning due to a recent increase in motor vehicle thefts.


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