Patch Flash: ‘Toughest Sheriff’ at GOP Picnic; Drew Peterson Case Heads to Supreme Court

according to the Oswego Patch. As the featured speaker at this year’s event, Arpaio drew two standing ovations from the 600-strong crowd at the Kendall County Fairgounds. About 70 protesters gathered outside the fairgrounds. Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona since 1992, is famous for his “tent city” jail in Phoenix, his firm stance against illegal immigration, and his willingness to enforce those immigration laws. He is known for raiding businesses suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, for instituting the first all-female chain gang, and for denying his prisoners the comforts offered in other jails across the country. These actions have brought him notoriety, and he has taken advantage of that, writing a book and selling the pink underwear he makes his inmates wear.

. Peterson, a disgraced former Bolingbrook cop who retired in 2007 rather than face an internal affairs probe into the disappearance of his much younger fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, has been jailed since May 2009 on murder charges.

The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday, references an upcoming pig roast at Hope Lutheran Church in Long Grove. Sherman, a vocal atheist who lives in Buffalo Grove, said in the lawsuit that he “objects to his taxpayer funds and property being used to help a church to sell tickets to an event that is or may be a church fund-raiser, a church marketing event, or both, because promoting such an event is not a public purpose for the use of [his] taxpayer resources.”

In Wilmette, . The teen "had been swimming off of the pier with several friends when a wave pulled him under and he did not resurface," according to a Wilmette Police statement released late Saturday.

that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law Friday. Those five communities will now likely look to take action against Illinois American Water and overtake the pipeline that carries Lake Michigan water from Bedford Park to the west suburbs via eminent domain.

Plainfield Patch provides an update on state politics. Illinois’ July unemployment numbers show that the state is bleeding jobs Jay Shattuck, a business consultant and lobbyist who works with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, said Illinois’ economic uncertainty is coming home to roost.

Who would have guessed? But, yes, pole dancing has become a trendy sport. The two-day event drew 300-some dancers and spectators to the Tinley Park Convention Center for competition in the masters, rookie and elite pole dance divisions. Homer Glen resident JoAnn Sworan, 48, said pole dancing is addicting. “It’s an amazing workout for any age, any body type. It definitely makes a woman feel more confident," she said.

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