Hello everyone,

We finally had a chance to put together a photo slide show of our coverage of the Stacy Peterson disappearance. Click here to view the slide show or click the “Photos” tab at the top of this page.

Here’s a few things the Bolingbrook Reporter and Suburban Life Publications have been working on while the media frenzy surrounding the Stacy Peterson case subsides.

• A lot of people have been asking whether the Amazing Kreskin is, in fact, going to join the search for Stacy Peterson.
We just got a call today that might help answer that question. One of Kreskin’s agents said Kreskin is ready and willing to come to Chicago, even within the next couple of weeks, but is waiting for someone involved in the case to agree to meet with him.

Kreskin offered his assistance earlier this month and so far Illinois State Police have said they would not meet with him. Stacy Peterson family spokeswoman Pam Bosco said the family would not be able to assist him in any way without the help of state police. Drew Peterson’s lawyer Joel Brodsky told us he would meet with Kreskin but would not allow his client to meet Kreskin unless legal counsel was present.

In the interest of not seeming biased, the agent said Kreskin would not directly contact anybody involved in the case. Instead, he would wait for a comment to the media, a phone call or any other sign that would indicate he would be able to speak with someone if he comes to Chicago.

For more information about Kreskin, visit www.amazingkreskin.com.

• On Saturday, we met with David Turvey, a 19-year-old film student from Bolingbrook who is doing a documentary on the Peterson case. Turvey lives a couple of blocks from Drew and Stacy Peterson’s home and has gathered about 40 hours of fascinating footage, including interviews with Peterson’s friends and family, investigators, and journalists. Here’s a video clip from the interview.

Check back soon for a full feature profile on Turvey.

• Friends and family of Stacy Peterson are preparing for a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Jan. 20, in honor of the missing mother’s 24th birthday. The event starts at 4 p.m. and will be held in the church atrium of Living Water Community Church, 190 Lily Cache Lane, Bolingbrook. There will be a brief service at the beginning, which will include a prayer, music, slideshow and speeches by friends and family.

Welcome to the first installment of the Bolingbrook Reporter’s and Suburban Life Publications’ new regular blog post: The Reporter’s Notebook.

The idea behind this reporter’s notebook is simple: As news comes in, we’ll update you on what’s going on behind the scenes in the investigations of Stacy Peterson’s disappearance and Kathleen Savio’s death and the larger scope of the Peterson case. This is also a way for us to take you “behind the scenes” and let you, the reader, see what we’re working on and how we’re gathering information during the many twists and turns of this case.

As always, you can find the latest news from your community at mysuburbanlife.com or for the latest on the Peterson case, visit here.

To start off, we’ve posted a video from findstacypeterson.com that contains the last voice message Peterson left for her father at 12:37 p.m. Oct. 17. Stacy’s sister, Cassandra Cales, added some visuals to go with the audio.

As you’ve probably noticed, the news coverage of this case is slowing down but there’s still a lot of activity going on with the investigations.

On Thursday, we got word that lawyers on both sides of a lawsuit claiming Drew Peterson used excessive force and broke an arrestee’s thumb were supposed to meet Friday morning to view a videotape that police say proves Peterson was not involved. After a good deal of time waiting with no sign of plaintiff Timothy Brownlee or his lawyer, we decided to pack up and head back to the office. It’s still unclear whether we missed them or there was a miscommunication.

Regardless, Brownlee’s lawyer told us earlier this week that he expected to view the tape by the end of the month. If the police are right about the tape, Peterson could soon have one less thing to worry about.

Also, we’re working on setting up a new forum page for all of you to share your thoughts, so check back soon.

That’s it for now. In the meantime, feel free to e-mail me, Danya Hooker, at dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com with questions, requests, tips, story ideas or anything else that happens to be on your mind … within the limits of this case, of course.

You can also leave your comments below.