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Cass Street in downtown Joliet will stop being a one-way thoroughfare starting May 1. The change may last for several months. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch )
JOLIET, IL The Illinois Department of Transportation has agreed with the city of Joliet s request to convert the one-way Cass Street Bridge into a two-way route while the Jefferson Street Bridge remains closed for repairs until October.
On Thursday morning, IDOT signs along the west-bound section of Cass Street less than two blocks in front of the Cass Street Bridge warned motorists that traffic will move both directions starting May 1.
7:58 a.m.: Summons issued to a Lafayette Road driver.
8:44 a.m.: Written warning issued to the owner of a vehicle parked in the same spot for several days on Rockland Street after being the hot topic of a few parking complaints.
9:37 a.m.: A Portsmouth woman turned herself in on a warrant and was arrested on charges of stalking, violation of a protective order and default or breach of bail conditions.
11:31 a.m.: Report taken for criminal trespass after a Spinnaker Way resident said they had surveillance of three boys jumping the fence to the pool. Police spoke with one of the boys mother to confirm the identity of the juveniles.
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Local man found guilty in 2018 killing
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A jury found a Fort Wayne man guilty today of strangling to death and robbing a 33-year-old woman after he was invited to her Cass Street home in November 2018.
Cordell Patterson, then 22, met Laura Larkin, 33, at The Pantry bar on Wells Street. Prosecutors said he later became angry when she wouldn t turn over her car keys and killed her.
Defense attorney Ryan Gardner pointed out what he called inconsistencies in the prosecution s evidence, but the jury returned the verdict at noon, taking less than an hour to find Patterson guilty of murder and robbery.