Fundraiser, vigil held for children of Melissa Aud-Headlee, slain Joliet, Illinois woman
As friends and family of Aud-Headlee came to terms with her death at the hands of her estranged husband, they sought to raise money for her three children.
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As friends and family of Aud-Headlee came to terms with her death at the hands of her estranged husband, they sought to raise money for her three children.
As friends and family of Melissa Aud-Headlee came to terms with her death at the hands of her estranged husband, they sought to raise money for her three children.
"Nyla's eyes were still fused. Her tiny lungs were very undeveloped, and her skin was thin and translucent. Nearly see-through, but after Nyla was born, we truly had all hands on deck."
A Joliet family's wishes came true. They're going home with their baby girl. Nyla Haywood has been in the Silver Cross Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit for six months. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Nurses at the hospital had gone on strike three times since last August, asking for higher wages and better staffing.
The couple's 3-year-old son, who was home at the time, was not hurt.
Joliet police said around 9:12 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of Henderson Avenue for a report of two people who were shot.
Lenore Carroll has been coming to the memorial service for years after she lost her father, a Joliet police officer, when she was only a little girl.
The man charged with shooting his neighbor in the southwest suburbs is now being charged with a hate crime. John Shadbar, 70, appeared before a Will County judge on Thursday and was denied release. The Will County State's Attorney's Office outlined what they said was a clear history of issues between him and Melissa Roberson, a white woman who had two Black sons. Prosecutors said Shadbar would regularly antagonize them with racial slurs.
Jacoby Hamilton, 19, of Crest Hill, was arrested and processed on Friday before being taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility on four Counts of reckless homicide.
He is taking over the wheel for his wife, Leah Pruett, a veteran drag racer who coached his husband in a very different circuit for Stewart.
Tony Stewart is already a NASCAR legend, but he's back racing full time on a very different circuit. His nickname is Smoke, because when he first started racing, he struggled with throttle control and the haze of smoke off the tire was a lot. Stewart's gotten better, so much so that he's now all throttle in his latest gig as a drag racer.
He faces charges, including aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and reckless discharge of a firearm.
An Illinois man was arrested in Georgia for his alleged involvement in a gunfight in southwest suburban Will County earlier this month.
Robert Long, 37, was reported missing on April 11 and after police and fire personnel searched for nearly a week, his body was found in the Des Plaines River on Friday morning.
A 37-year-old man who had been missing for nearly a week in southwest suburban Joliet was found dead Friday morning in the Des Plaines River. The Will County Coroner's Office identified the body found by the Joliet Fire Department in the river as 37-year-old Robert Long, Joliet police said.
A 37-year-old man who had been missing for nearly a week in southwest suburban Joliet was found dead Friday morning in the Des Plaines River. The Will County Coroner's Office identified the body found by the Joliet Fire Department in the river as 37-year-old Robert Long, Joliet police said.
Collette Bancroft, 35, currently faces a charge of drug possession.
A Joliet mother has been charged after her 12-year-old daughter died of an apparent heroin and fentanyl overdose, police said Thursday. Colette Bancroft, 35, currently faces a charge of drug possession.
Officers responded to the area near Landau Avenue and Ohio Street just before 8 p.m. for a report of a person shot.
At least two people were in custody Friday night in connection with the crimes, which were committed in broad daylight.
At least two people were in custody Friday night in connection with the crimes, which were committed in broad daylight. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Police said the shootout spanned Theodore Street from Crest Hill to Joliet. Two other businesses were hit, as were two empty cars.
Police said the shootout spanned Theodore Street from Crest Hill to Joliet. Two other businesses were hit, as were two empty cars.
Both drivers were taken to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
