Lockport News

Sixteen students, faculty and staff members of Lewis University recently lifted hammers and shovels to contribute some sweat equity to the Habitat for Humanity project under way in Lexington, Ky.

A Lockport family will compete in a new, nationally televised reality show that premieres Tuesday night.

Rummage sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 9-10, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, 201 S. Briggs St., Joliet.

Johnny Depp's "Public Enemies" hits theaters today. Before you see the surefire hit, arm yourself with our guide to filming sites you can visit in Joliet, Lockport and even Crest Hill.

Retired teacher Marie Schwab Ghilain, Joliet Junior College's oldest alumna at age 101, made a special trip Tuesday morning to visit her first classroom.

Eddie Money: 9 p.m. tonight at Taste of Joliet, Joliet Memorial Stadium. Call 815-741-7275 or visit www.tasteofjoliet.com. How much: $10, or front section reserved seats are $30. 'Cruisin' Lockport': 6:30 to 8:30 Monday, a show bringing classic cars and live bands in the Central Square and First Midwest Bank parking lots, at Ninth and Hamilton ...

Second time around sale: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21, sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Lockport youth group at the church, 1000 S. Washington St.

"It's always been sunny," she said. Lockport Mayor Dev Trivedi marched down State Street, greeting parade-goers along the route.

It's all about connections. Just as motorists now can easily travel from New Lenox to Bolingbrook and points further north via Interstate 355, so also will bicyclists some day.

A walk through downtown Lockport during Old Canal Days is pleasant, with streets full of music and activity before a backdrop of historic buildings rising into sun-filled skies at the brink of summer.

Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park is going green -- Emerald City green. "Wizard of Oz" live and outdoors will come to the downtown Joliet park along the waterway at 7:30 p.m. June 26 and 27, and again July 10, 11, 17 and 18.

At least one person was killed when an Amtrak train bound for Chicago struck a vehicle, reportedly a truck, on the tracks in Romeoville.

Ice cream cake tasting party: 5 to 8 p.m. June 16-17, Cold Stone Creamery, 16527 W. 159th St., Lockport.

But of the nearly 40 Joliet police officers and supporters taking part in the city's portion of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, Bergner was among the few to run the full 10 miles.

A golf outing this week is an important fundraising event for the Lockport Township High School Foundation, which provides scholarships for graduating seniors and minigrants that enrich the learning experience.

Jun 12, 2009 8:05 am US/Central Acne may be partly to blame for the actions of the Lockport boy who set off a "MacGyver bomb" at Lockport Township High School last month, the boy's attorney said in court Wednesday.

A resolution for an "e-recycling" drop-off point was approved by the city council.

After a meeting that took place on Monday, the City of Lockport and Will County are now claiming agreement on plans for the corridor east of a planned bridge over the Des Plaines River and Sanitary Ship Canal that would connect Caton Farm Road to Bruce Road.

"Cruisin' Lockport," a show bringing classic cars and live bands to Central Square, will return Monday with a souped-up summer lineup.

A victim told police that someone driving a gray Jeep Cherokee going west on Washington Street shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday fired shots out of the back window of the car, hitting the rear quarter panel of the vehicle while he was driving eastbound on Washington Street near Henderson Avenue.