Special Prosecutor Won't Prosecute Will County Board Member's Son

A special prosecutor brought in to try Will County Board member Steve Wilhelmi's son for battery dropped the case but is still going after two pals of the young man. The fathers of these two men are not on the county board.

When Will County Board member Steve Wilhelmi's son was first arrested for allegedly whipping a man with his belt, he only faced charges of misdemeanor battery and mob action. Then the mob action charge went away, and now he's charged with nothing. A special prosecutor called in to try Wilhelmi's 21-year-old son, Alex Wilhelmi of 1108 Taylor St., Joliet, dropped the case Thursday morning. But David Neal of the Special Prosecution Unit of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's office is still going after the two men arrested along with Alex Wilhelmi on July 1. Daniel Duffy, 23, of 503 Wilcox St. faces a charge of battery and Manuel Borrego, 24, of 319 Hunter Ave. is up for both battery and drunken driving. Duffy and Borrego do not have…

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Anon

3:03 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013

He whips someone today and doesn't pay the price what about rape, murder. You will be seeing his name in the papers again for more vicious acts in the future. Sad that who you know is the LAW.   more ›

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Mayor and His 'Little Brother' to Judge Dessert Contest

It's all part of the annual Big Brothers Big Sister fundraiser, at which they're hoping to find adults to pair with 94 children needing mentors.

Plainfield Mayor Michael Collins is getting a new little brother. But the stork doesn’t play a role in this story. Big Brothers Big Sisters is matching up Collins with 11-year-old Ty, a Plainfield sixth-grader, so the two can be bros for an afternoon as part of the organization's annual fundraiser at Joliet’s Renaissance Center. As part of the event, Collins will be one of 12 judges in a competition for the most "decadent" dessert and Ty will be helping him narrow down the winner. Each judge will have an "assistant," including Will County Executive Larry Walsh, New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann and state Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi (D-Joliet). The idea is draw attention to the fact that there are 94 area children waiting for a big brother or sister, …

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