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Patch Roundup: Woman Arrested for Stalking Bartender

Plus: An ex-judge's son is busted again for heroin possession • an 8th grader saves a boy from drowning • a body is found in Bolingbrook and more

Here are some of the top stories from the past week in Patch's southwest suburban region:

JOLIET - Woman Arrested for Stalking BartenderRosaura Diaz was ordered not to have any contact with the victim, yet showed up at her job three times Saturday night, Joliet police said.

OSWEGO - Eighth-Grade Hero Saves Boy From Drowning in Icy Pond - “I just kept thinking to myself, he’s going to fall in, he’s going to fall in,” Boy Scout recalls. “And then he fell in.”

OSWEGO - Oswego 308 Considers STEM School with Aurora University - The school would be open to third-eighth grade students in four local school districts.

PLAINFIELD - Ex-Judge's Son Busted Again for Heroin Possession - Matthew Lechwar was arrested after an officer found baggies containing nearly 3 grams of heroin at his feet, Joliet police said.

PLAINFIELD - Plainfield's Melissa McCarthy to Host Pre-Super Bowl SNL - Tune in or set your DVR for the Feb. 1 episode.

ROMEOVILLE - 
Police Point to Alcohol in Death of Non-Student at Lewis U. - Victim identified as a 22-year-old resident of Joliet.

BOLINGBROOK - Body Found in Bolingbrook May Be Missing Geneva ManA body was discovered Tuesday by a land surveyor in a vacant lot on the 1000 block of Windham Parkway in Bolingbrook.

 


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