Lockport News

The unemployment picture has improved across the board for the second straight month.

Timothy J. Hagan, 41, of Darien, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse after being accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2009 when she was a senior.

You may have noticed the work going on at the building that used to be Babe's Hot Dogs second location on Route 59.

Updated at 11:30 p.m. A man was apprehended Wednesday afternoon following a lockdown at Liberty Elementary School , 1401 Essington Rd.

Kaity Siegel holds a baby goat that was abandoned across the street from Siegel's Cottonwood Farm.

Adam Landerman, one of four young people charged in Joliet with a heinous double-killing, seemed barely able to utter the word "murder" last week during a hearing where he found out he is a father.

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - An elementary school in west suburban Bolingbrook was locked down after school Wednesday because building staff noticed a man walking outside the school, knocking on doors and holding his hand in the shape of a gun.

A 20-year-old Shorewood man faces three counts, including felony aggravated battery, after he was arrested late Sunday night/early Monday morning following an incident in downtown Lockport.

Landerman was in Will County court Friday morning to hear the results of paternity testing, which came back 99.9 percent positive that he is the father of a Lockport girl.

Steve Streit has an easy commute to his new office at Lockport City Hall, but his new tasks as mayor will be more challenging.

Videos discovered while police searched the home of a Lockport man accused of having child porn led to additional charges of sexual abuse and assault of a child, authorities said.

Lewis University recognized Thomas Grotovsky of Mokena with the De La Salle Award during a recent ceremony.

More shoulder-riding Pace buses begin to roam I-55 beginning Monday. WBBM's Bob Roberts says an even bigger expansion may be in the works.

It may be hard to impress Larry "Butch" Santini now that he's 101 years old. But the World War II veteran was impressed Friday by the new Veterans Affairs mega-clinic in Joliet.

Providence Catholic High School's Men's Club will host their annual "Celtic Chip-In" Golf Outing Scramble on May 18, 2013 at Broken Arrow Golf Club in Lockport.

Researchers who are working feverishly to make the United States more energy efficient had to come from somewhere - and so does the next generation of scientists and engineers who will tackle the country's energy problems.

Pace has announced that, starting Monday, it will increase service on both Plainfield-to-Chicago routes.

Expanded Pace service on Interstate 55 should make commuting more convenient not only for bus riders, but for train commuters, too.

Golden retriever and certified comfort dog Samuel and his owner, the Rev. Mark Hein, St.

Here are some of the top stories from the past week in Patch's south suburban region: Oak Lawn- Port-A-Potty Catches Fire at Christ Hospital Construction Site -A port-a-potty used by workers on the Advocate Christ Medical Center's Outpatient construction site caught fire on Thursday morning, sending a brief plume of smoke blowing across the ... (more)