Emmy Award winner and Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and as an alumna of the LA improv group The Groundlings, McCarthy looked more like a cast member. more ›

Mario Meschino, 42, a former Plainfield school bus driver, has received a 30-year prison sentence after admitting to collecting and trading child pornography. Federal prosecutors found over a thousand pictures and videos of child pornography on Meschino's computer when he was arrested last year. more ›

A bill with softer penalties for kids caught sexting heads to Gov. Quinn for approval. more ›

Unfortunately, with advancements in technology come those who exploit it and kids who don't realize the consequences of their actions. Police in Plainfield are trying to sort out a scandal that all began when a 16-year-old female student sent a nude photo of herself to a male student. As tends to happen, the photo quickly got forwarded on to other students. The Tribune reports nine phones have been seized and the students who helped originally spread the photo have been questioned. Since the girl in the photo is a minor, viewing it is considered viewing child pornography but he Will County state's attorney's office told the Tribune that cases like this one involving students are usually handled through juvenile probation. more ›

Emanuel Lopez, 19, was sentenced to 60 days in jail today for stealing a 2-pound Pomeranian puppy and then blowing marijuana smoke in the dog's face until the animal "passed out." Judge John Kinsella said the behavior was "the bottom rung of humanity." more ›