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Monday, July 7th, 2025
Good morning, Plainfield. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 7th of July.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A 5-year-old Plainfield boy drowned Friday in a private pool in Buffalo Grove—paramedics responded about 6:30 p.m. and bystanders performed CPR before he was taken to Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital and later pronounced dead. Shaw Local
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Plainfield Police responded at 10:44 p.m. July 5th to a targeted shooting in Settler’s Park on Lockport Street—transporting the injured person to a local hospital while they continue their investigation with no ongoing threat to the public. Herald-News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Overnight lane closures at the I-55 and I-80 junction in Will County will run from Monday through Wednesday as construction reduces lanes and closes ramps. The state said lane reductions start at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. — drivers must follow detours until all lanes reopen by 6 a.m. each morning with work ending by Thursday morning. Herald-News
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.
~ Unknown
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