A Will County jury deliberated for just over an hour in February before reaching a guilty verdict.
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
 

Chicago Tribune

Plainfield man to be sentenced in hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead

A Will County landlord will be sentenced Friday for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and attempted murder of the boy’s mother in October 2023, an attack a jury found to be a hate crime spurred by the war in Gaza.

Read Story