Prosecution Wrapping Up Peterson Case Friday

State's Attorney James Glasgow said he's putting the finishing touches on his prosecution of Drew Peterson Friday morning.

It took 15 days of testimony but prosecutors finally got a witness to tell the jury Drew Peterson allegedly killed his third wife, Kathleen Savio. That witness, the Rev. Neil Schori, was the only called Thursday, and several hours after he left the stand, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said he was wrapping his case up the following morning. "The prosecution never rests but we should be closing our case tomorrow," said Glasgow. And the prosecution is going out on a high note, as they presented their most powerful witness so far in Schori. The Naperville pastor told of meeting with Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, on the patio of a Bolingbrook Starbucks the morning of Aug. 31, 2007. Stacy had called the day before and …

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Texas Man Accused of Planting Camera in Lemont Starbucks Women's Bathroom

Brent C. Faulk, 27, was charged with unauthorized video recording after police said he planted a video camera in a coffee cup at the Lemont Starbucks on May 15. He was freed on $2,000 bond.

A Texas man accused of placing a video camera in the women's bathroom at the Lemont Starbucks with intent to sell the images on the Internet was freed on $2,000 bond Wednesday. Brent C. Faulk, 27, of the 14600 block of Woodson Park Road in Houston, TX, was arrested by Lemont police Tuesday, and was charged with felony unlawful video recording, according to Chief Kevin Shaughnessy. The incident reportedly happened May 15 at Starbucks, 1243 State St., when an employee found a coffee cup with the camera in it while she was cleaning the bathroom, prosecutors said. When the employee took the cup to her co-workers, Faulk reportedly approached her nervously, telling her he had made a "stupid mistake." Prosecutors said Faulk then told her that he …

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Groups to Boycott Starbucks Over Stances on Gay Rights, Guns

Separate boycotts criticize coffee chain's stances on national issues.

Some religious and political groups are urging Starbucks customers to grab their morning coffee elsewhere in light of the company's stance on gay marriage and its policy on guns. USA Christian Ministries, a group boycotting Starbucks for its recent support of gay marriage in the state of Washington, said in a news release that the coffee chain's decision has angered Christians. "Christians are upset with Starbucks for turning against God," Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries, said. The group hopes that, with full support from Christians, Starbucks, which operates one standalone location in Romeoville and one inside the Weber Road Target store, could lose up to 80 percent of its business. Starbucks joined Microsoft and Nike…

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Good News for Coffee Lovers: Starbucks Offers 2-For-1 Deal

The coffee giant is offering two holiday drinks for the price of one from Thursday through Sunday.

Did you know that Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee each day? According to CoffeeStatistics.com, that’s the equivalent of 146 billion cups a year. Starbucks is making the holiday season a little brighter for all those coffee lovers with a special BOGO deal starting Thursday and going until Sunday, Nov. 20. From 2 to 5 p.m. on those days, Starbucks patrons will get a second free holiday beverage when they buy the first one. The BOGO deal is good on several holiday drinks, including the peppermint mocha in regular and “skinny” versions, caramel brulée latte, gingerbread latte and the company’s standing holiday tradition, the eggnog latte. Romeoville residents can find a Starbucks at 377 S. Weber Road; there is also a Starbucks …

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Find Romeoville Patch at Starbucks

Wi-Fi users at local coffee shops can now access Patch through the “My Neighborhood” tab.

It's a time-honored tradition: starting the day with that morning cup of coffee and a dose of local news. And as we at Patch know, in the digital age, that can just as easily mean logging on to your favorite Internet site as flipping through the pages of a newspaper. So it makes sense that we're partnering with Starbucks Coffee shops to deliver Patch to readers wherever they are. Now, patrons who log on to the Wi-Fi network at Romeoville Starbucks locations on their laptop, tablet or mobile device can find Romeoville Patch on the new Starbucks Digital Network. The homepage also includes portals to digital services like iTunes and The Weather Channel. As soon as Starbucks patrons access the Internet through the store's free Wi-Fi network, …

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