After Will County prosecutors dropped several criminal charges against two New Lenox business owners in July, the state’s attorney’s office refiled the charges, and a new trial is scheduled for Nov. 17.

Laura Byrne, assistant state’s attorney, said the state has no additional comments, citing that the matter is pending, when asked for the reasoning behind refiling the charges.

The case is also scheduled for a discovery status date on Oct. 16.

The state refiled the charges against Jeffrey Regnier, the owner of Kee Firearms and Training in New Lenox, and Greta Keranen, with Kee Construction on Aug. 7, after Circuit Court Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak moved in late July to drop the charges, first filed in 2023.

The dropped charges included theft by deception, burglary, loan fraud, wire frau

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