Homer Glen News

A 19-year-old Homer Glen man was killed in a crash by an alleged drunken driver with more than a dozen previous traffic, alcohol and drug arrests, authorities say.

The week since Kevin Benes' death have been a blur of grief and confusion for the Benes family as they laid Kevin to rest and intently watched while Michael Bourdage, the man accused of killing Kevin in a drunken driving crash, tried to get his bond reduced.

Illinois' Tea Party movement has found their candidate for the GOP US Senate primary, and it's not front-runner Congressman Mark Kirk , it's attorney Patrick Hughes .

Kenwood Liquors in Homer Glen will be hosting a free Christmas & Winter Craft Beer Tasting this Saturday, December 19th, from 1 pm - 4 pm.

Two tragic accidents led to deaths on Friday. Nineteen year old Kevin Benes of Homer Glen was the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash on 143rd Street near i-355 around 2 PM in the afternoon.

Police began an investigation of a fatal accident at 2 p.m. Friday which occurred on 143rd at Interstate 355.

The Homer Township Chamber of Commerce recently inducted its 2010 Board of Trustees at an installation dinner at Georgio's Banquets in Orland Park.

In 1999, several parishes and missions were combined into one, forming the Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church in Homer Glen.

Pat Nolan of Lockport is like me. She prefers to do her Christmas shopping online -- no travel, no crowds and no "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." You don't even have to get dressed.

A European fallow deer munches on grass last week in a yard in Homer Glen, a Will County community just west of Orland Park.

The Illinois State Treasurer's Office wants to return lost, forgotten and abandoned funds to area residents.

Attention all children, Santa is coming to the library! Visit with Santa and Mrs.

Fruits and veggies grow on farms across Homer Glen, and soon residents will have a central place to buy them.

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 2:21 a.m. NEW YORK - Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man.

A potential new path for Homer Glen's sewer line extension project would be less costly and less harmful to the environment, officials said this week.

It was two years ago this month that the "I-355 extension" opened. But before it was completed....one of the touchy issues was how much money the municipalities along the road.......Lemont, Homer Glen, Lockport, and New Lenox.......would contributute to the Illinois Tollway for the building of the interchanges.

If the Lockport Township High School Board hopes to ever pass a new high school tax referendum, three things must be done to resolve public concerns, residents told a summit of elected officials Thursday night.

The Kiddieland trains are gone. So are seven other rides that were part of the 81-year-old Melrose Park amusement park that closed Oct.

Cherilyn Murer, founder, president and CEO of Joliet-based Murer Consultants, represents hospitals and health care systems in the U.S. and abroad.

From parking meters, now to the city's water system, Mayor Daley says any part of city government is up for grabs if the price is right.