Few details were available about the victim other than his or her body was found in the Fitzpatrick Hall.
The Romeoville Police Department and the Will County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of a "non-student" who was found deceased Sunday in Lewis University's Fitzpatrick Hall. No details on the death or the person's identity were avaiable Sunday night. The information was made public by the Romeoville-based Catholic University via its Facebook page. Employees were also notified via email Sunday night. "The authorities report there was not and is no current threat to campus," the statement said. The campus remains open and all classes and activities will go on as scheduled, the release said. "The Lewis University community expresses its prayerful sympathy to all who are touched by this tragedy, especially family and friends," the…
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Plainfield police have confirmed that the truck belongs to William Litchfield, but are awaiting identification by the coroner's office.
A dead body found Monday afternoon in a grassy area of a Will County Forest Preserve may be that of a man reported missing in October, Plainfield police said today. Sgt. Kevin McQuaid said police are awaiting formal identification of the victim by the Will County coroner's office, but have confirmed that the pickup truck in which he was found was the one driven by William Litchfield, 59, at the time of his disappearance on Oct. 4. Litchfield's truck, a blue 2004 Ford Ranger, with a man inside was discovered at about 4:30 p.m. by two people who were hiking through the preserve in an area about a mile south of Lockport Street and a quarter-mile west of Interstate 55, McQuaid said. The truck's location that was near a bike path in the Lake …
