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Today's exercise in plausible deniability comes courtesy of Will County Associate Judge Robert Livas. Last year Livas sentenced 24-year-old Darrius Logan to 100 hours of community service stemming from misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass charges in Joliet. In August Logan told Livas he completed the terms of his sentencing by working 100 unpaid hours at Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken — their three locations at 8211 S. Cottage Grove, 8601 S. Stony Island and 10210 S. Vincennes, for those interested.

Drew Peterson's trial is staying put. Earlier today, a judge rejected Peterson's motion to move his murder trial out of Will County. Attorneys had said Peterson couldn't get a fair trial because of the extensive media coverage surrounding the case. Peterson is charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. [Tribune]

Well, not everywhere, but close. It wasn't too long ago we mentioned the rabid bats over in McHenry County. Today comes word of the discovery of a rabid bat in over in Will County, more specifically Naperville. The bat was discovered hanging under a trampoline this weekend but since then officials say it was first seen almost a week ago and are looking into whether or not anyone came in contact with the bat. It's Will County's fourth rabid bat since May 1. [WBBM]

Clifton Williams, the man recently jailed for The Yawn Heard 'Round The World in a Will County courtroom, has been released. The release was ordered by the same judge, Will County Judge Daniel Rozak, who has quite the track record of throwing people in jail for contempt of court violations. According to the Tribune, Rozak usually asks for an apology from the offender, but this time let the yawner off with a simple stern lecture: "I just first of all want to make it clear: You were never in custody for yawning, you never were. It was a sound ... that was offensive to the court." Williams served 21 days for the offending yawn.

A Richton Park man found out the hard way you do not yawn in Will County Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak's courtroom. Clifton Williams was attending the hearing of a cousin when he yawned in the courtroom and earned himself a six-month jail sentence from Rozak; he'll serve at least 21 days. The Trib did a little digging and it seems that Judge Rozak may be a bit over-zealous when it comes to handing out contempt of court sentences: he has accounted for over a third of contempt charges in Will County in the last 10 years.

Three Crete-Monee High School students were arrested in connection with a burglary ring that may involve as many as seven people. The ring allegedly swiped over $20,000 worth of items and sold them to pawn shops or interested buyers. James Bailey, 17, Jason R. Schallmo, 18, and Joshua M. King, 18, have been charged with burglary, residential burglary and possession of stolen property. Schallmo was even arrested as he returned from graduation, still wearing his cap and gown. A spokesman for the Will County's sheriff office could not confirm of the other four suspects were also students at the school. [Chicago Breaking News]

As the sun sets on another year, it's a time for reflection and appreciation. We've had a blast covering the news, arts, events, food, drink, and everything in between of Chicago this year and we thank our readers for coming along for the ride. From Obama's campaign to Blago's arrest, this year has given us all sorts of ups and downs, and we're looking forward to another unpredictable and amazing year. Thanks for a fantastic 2008 and we'll see you back here tomorrow morning to get a jump on what promises to be an exciting 2009.

Eew. About a dozen goat carcasses were discovered in field in Will County last week, and so far, no one knows what happened or where the goats came from. Local law enforcement decided the case fell under the purview of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. From WBBM:

Drew Peterson's third wife's death has been ruled a homicide, Will County States’ Attorney James Glasgow announced today. Kathleen Savio died in 2004, and her body was exhumed in November after Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, disappeared.

It wasn't all about roasting pigs out in the 'burbs this week:

Things were jumping at the Will County Court House. Lisa Stebic's children testified in front of a grand jury yesterday about their mother's disappearance six months ago. Craig Stebic, Lisa's estranged husband and person of interest in the case, hasn't allowed the police to interview his kids, even though they're two of the last people to see her. Lisa's family says they wanted the kids to be interviewed at a child advocacy center instead,...

Sure, Al Gore got a Nobel Prize today, but the environment? Well, it's still pretty fucked. Nearly half of Illinois's waterways are unsafe for swimming or fishing.

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher seems to have a history of questionable taste in the women he gets involved with. Now one, a former exotic dancer with whom he has a two-year old son, is causing problems for the superstar.

Did anybody see the picture of the effing boatload of keys authorities seized in Will County this week?

We love watching him run from sideline to sideline, snuffing out running backs, or intercepting passes with one hand and running the ball back fifty yards. Off the field, however, Brian Urlacher just doesn't seem very bright.

Hot property edition: sometimes, stolen goods just have a way of finding their way back home. Usually this is due to the theives themselves; they wouldn't necessarily be in that business if they had good judgment. But if you just can't wait to get your prized possessions back, you can always tell the cops your children were kidnapped. That seems like a good idea.

This isn't a local story, but nothing, and we mean nothing, can top the strange case of astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak. She was arrested Monday at Orlando International Airport after attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, who she thought was trying to steal her would-be boyfriend and fellow astronaut, Cmdr. William Oefelein. Aren't astronauts supposed to be our best and brightest? This makes that episode of the Simpsons where Barney lays off the sauce and...

Will County is getting its first female black judge. A third of the shares in Jimmy John's has been sold to a San Francisco-based firm. Funds are to be used to do a national rollout. Thoughts? Ohio-based Wendy's is selling a lot of double-melt cheeseburgers. So much for the eating-healthy trend. Some guy tried to extort Oprah. Nerd Alert: Fermilab is close to discovering the "God Particle," and the U of C is simulating...

You know how it goes. It starts off buying a Christmas present online during your lunch hour, then you remember that you haven't gotten your lovah anything. Then you think about something you'd like to see them in. Then you think maybe you don't want to see them in anything. Then why bother waiting until home, why not just check out some naked people RIGHT NOW? IS that how it goes? We don't know, because we don't look at porn at work!!

The radar system at O'Hare failed a few times today, causing delays. The daughter of the IL Secretary of State Jesse Whitewas arrested on drug charges. Depressed? Eat fish. Hunger is on the rise in Chicago and it's hitting seniors and kids the hardest. Remember the woman who was found dead in her bath tub in Hyde Park a few months back? They think the cable guy did it. Some generous soul in Will...

We interrupt our gingerbread-baking schedule to give you the following stories: In a horrible but entirely preventable tragedy, a Metra train struck a minivan in Elgin on Friday afternoon, killing two adult sisters and an infant. Witnesses said the van tried to circumvent the lowered crossing gates. The train dragged the Dodge Caravan for approximately 150 feet. Five more van occupants, a third sister and four children, were taken to area hospitals; one of the...

There are some things in life you just need to know. Basic truths, if you will. For instance, tollbooths, gas stations and nuclear power plants are all very different things and serve very different purposes. Also, firework stores are flammable, don’t run from the cops smelling like tasty food, and the brake is on the left. Just some things to keep in mind.

A federal judge awarded awarded a $2.15 million settlement to a group of people who were strip-searched in the Will County jail in 2003. Last December, the judge ruled that the jail had violated the rights of minor offenders by forcing them to drop their skivvies. Such poking and prodding is only allowed when officers have reasonable suspicion that an offender is carrying contraband like drugs or weapons.

August is traditionally a very slow news month, so the local CBS station has taken to reporting vermin news from around the state of Illinois. A few days ago, the big story was rabid bats! In three counties (including Cook), the state health officials have confirmed the presence of infected flying mice. In Will County, one 87-year-old man was bitten by one of these feisty creatures and became infected. (We don't know if he got all foamy or not.) This guy (who apparently failed to learn the lesson "don't pick up sick animals" back during the Depression) is now undergoing a month-long series of anti-rabies shots. (No, we don't know if these are ass-shots or just arm-shots.)

Seen any frogs like this lately? If so, count yourself lucky. Cricket frogs were once common creatures in the Chicago area, but they nearly disappeared during the 1990s. Sadly, no one really noticed until they were almost gone. Poor frogs.

Chicagoist is an animal lover, which is why it makes us sad when bad things happen to animals. We don’t like to see any animal harmed, even the fake plastic ones. And we also don’t like it when stupid people act like animals. It gives the animals a bad name, and they don’t deserve it.

Soldier Field/Burnham Harbor via Chicago Outfit. See more photos from the set here.

Don't forget that starting today through March 16, you can vote early for the March 21 primary election.

O'Hare is one of the world's busiest airport, and Midway is undoubtably the world's most penned in airport. So what's a growing city gonna do? Build what could be the nation's biggest and most expensive public works program in the middle of Southwest suburban farm country, in the form of an airport.