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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Court Supervision: Not So Very Special

There's not going to be a special prosecutor or a special hearing in the Hickory Street double murder case. At least not yet.

It was another week abbreviated by a court holiday. But even with just four days instead of five, there was plenty going on at the area's courthouses. In Joliet, we had one of the defense lawyers in the Nightmare on Hickory Street double murder case asking for a special hearing to find out how Patch obtained police reports no other news outlet seems able get their hands on. The Will County judge presiding over the case didn't go along with it, at least not for the moment. The judge did say he may revisit the issue of a special evidentiary hearing in the future. Attorneys representing the two young men and two young women charged with brutal murdering Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover, both 22, backed off on their request for a special …

In this Article:

Nightmare on Hickory Street: An Inside View to a Horrific Double Murder, No Special Prosecutor, Hearing in Hickory St. Murder Case, Judge Says (in Joliet Patch), Defense Lawyer Wants 'Bad Acts' Evidence Allowed at Party Murder Trial (in Oak Forest Patch), and 3 more ›

Thursday, November 29, 2012

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…

In this Article:

James Glasgow, Judge's Son on 2nd Heroin Case in 6 Years Can Get Out in 4 Months (in Shorewood Patch), Road Rage Riot Ends in Arrest of County Board Member's Son, 2 Others (in Joliet Patch), and 4 more ›

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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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