Child Porn Charges for New Lenox Man

Daniel M. Cameron, of the 1600 block of Briarcrest Drive in New Lenox, is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography, police said.

Investigators found numerous pornographic images of children on the computer of a 31-year-old New Lenox man after a joint investigation with county and local officials, according to police. Daniel M. Cameron, of the 1600 block of Briarcrest Drive in New Lenox, is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography, police said. Bail was set at $100,000. Cameron was arrested on April 12 after the Will County State's Attorney's High Technology Computer Crimes Unit and the New Lenox Police Department Investigations Section conducted a two-month-long investigation into the distribution of Internet child pornography, police said. He was taken into custody at his parent's home, where he lived. Detectives seized Cameron's computer and …

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7:53 am on Sunday, April 21, 2013

Child lives with his loving mother. However, if there was an ongoing 2 month investigation, SHAME on the State's Attorney & law enforcement for subjecting the child to a predator & not alarming the mother or cancelling his "visitations" during this period!!!!!!!   more ›

The Number: Race-by-Race for Lincoln-Way Candidates

See what the voters had to say about who serves as to represent them.

Your Vote: A Guide to the Nov. 6 Election

Don Peloquin or Bobby Rush? Michael Hastings or Edgar Montalvo? James Glasgow or Dave Carlson? A guide to the ballot choices for Congress, state senate, state's attorney and more.

Lincoln-Way residents will be choosing a congressman, Will County offices, including chief executive and state's attorney, and representation on the county board in contested races on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Frankfort and Frankfort Square residents also will be voting on new state senators in the 19th and 40th districts. Notable among the contests is the clash over the 1st District Congressional seat, which extends through Lincoln-Way and into rural Will County for the first time thanks to redistricting. Don Peloquin, a New Lenox businessman and mayor of Blue Island, is challenging incumbent Bobby Rush for his U.S. House seat. Peloquin, whose campaign has blogged on Patch as People for Peloquin, is running a grassroots effort and hopes the Will …

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Part III: Will County Circuit Judge Ray Nash Battles the Heroin Epidemic with Grit and Commitment

At only $8-to-$10 for a hit of heroin, teens are getting addicted fast and finding themselves in front of a stern judge who's looking to save their lives.

Will County Circuit Judge Ray Nash doesn't mind being considered tough or rough in the eyes of those who come before him on a heroin related charge. Nash joined a panel discussion Sept. 27 at Will County HELPS symposium on heroin at Lincoln-Way Central High School. He told a crowd of 450-plus that he will do everything in his power to beat back the silent killer, heroin, from robbing the current generation of teens and young adults of productive lives. Heroin is no longer a drug reserved for the back alley; it's accessible and plentiful in the suburbs. A former prosecutor for the Will County State's Attorney Jim Glasgow's Office, Nash took the lead as chief of the gang crimes division some 25 years ago. In those days, "we were behind" on …

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Court Watch: Woman Killed in DUI Accident on Witness List

Also: 15 months later, Kustok murder investigation continues; man accused of New Lenox murder shows faith in his attorney; and a probable-cause hearing in the Painted Pastures raid.

TINLEY PARK — As pretrial hearings begin, the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a list of 52 witnesses whose testimony could be used against Nicholas J. Gorny, who has pleaded not guilty to his involvement in a DUI accident in August that killed a 70-year-old Tinley Park woman. She reportedly died of injuries related to the accident on Sept. 27 — but has been included on a list of possible witnesses, alongside area doctors, police officers, firefighters and one of Gorny's relatives.  Gorny posted bond earlier this month after a judge reduced bail from $250,000 to $150,000. He’s scheduled back in court on Jan. 11, 2012. OAK LAWN — Contrary to court testimony last month, prosecutors were still gathering evidence as of Tuesday …

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4-Year Sentence for New Lenox Caretaker Accused of Stealing from Elderly Tinley Park Woman

Caretaker told Cook County investigators that she had a history of gambling addiction.

Earlier this year, a caretaker accused of stealing $65,000 from an elderly Tinley Park woman told Cook County investigators that she suffered from gambling addiction. The money had been long lost by the time police caught up with her. Holly Ann Horst, 42, of New Lenox, pled guilty to the financial exploitation of an elderly person on April 8 and was sentenced to 4 years in prison with fines of $665, Cook County court records show. She was arrested late last year after an investigation by Tinley Park police revealed that she had taken at least $65,000 from her wheelchair-bound employer’s bank account without permission. According to police, Horst was only authorized to pay herself between $500 and $600 a week for her work as a caregiver. …

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