Banned conduct
In the Logan County village of Mt. Pulaski, it is illegal for boys to hurl snowballs at trees. But there s no problem if girls want to .
Infamous Illinoisans
James Earl Ray, convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, was born in Alton, while Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was born in Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Twelve people were on the ballot for three open Joliet City Council seats. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch )
JOLIET, IL The city of Joliet had three competitive races in Tuesday s non-partisan Joliet City Council elections. Polls closed at 7 p.m.
As of 8:49 p.m. with 67 of 72 city of Joliet precincts from Will County reporting, the unofficial voting totals from the Will County Clerk s Office were as follows:
Jan Quillman: 3,147 votes
Joe Clement: 2,904 votes
Robert Wunderlich: 2,708 votes
Cesar Guerrero: 2,701 votes
Hudson Hollister: 2,298 votes
Warren Dorris: 2,252 votes
Glenda Wright-McCullum: 1,744 votes
Jeremy Brzycki: 1,084 votes
Isiah Ike Williams Jr. 969 votes