On brink of trial, Joliet man pleads guilty to killing mom, dumping body into river

A Joliet man Monday pleaded guilty to murdering his mother in 2013 and dumping her body into the Des Plaines River.

Shane Smith, 36, entered his guilty plea as jury selection for his trial was scheduled to begin. Smith, of the 1600 block of Black Road, pleaded to first-degree murder. As part of...