New Lenox News

With developers inquiring about it, New Lenox appears ready to embrace the latest technology in wind and solar energy.

The moment Bridget Fiore and Lauren McCartan have been anticipating for months will finally be here tonight.

Veterans Day Essay Contest winners Lana Laschober and Eamon Kelly are joined Colleen Waltman after reading their essays at the New Lenox Public Library on Saturday, Nov.

Police say two armed bandits robbed a grocery store Monday evening. Deputy Chief Mike Trafton said it was 5:20 p.m. when the robbers came into Mitchell's Food Mart, 1300 Raynor Ave.

Taxpayers should not see an increase in the village's portion of their property tax bill next year.

They know it's just a matter of time before people start asking about it. And when they do, officials in Frankfort and New Lenox hope to be ready with answers.

Tough guys don't cry. This is especially true of a biker like Ron Cummins. Though the New Lenox man has had reason to shed oceans of tears, he's not the kind who can bring himself to let loose.

Want to visit your child's teacher or volunteer in a classroom? Then you need to hand over your driver's license for a quick background check in order to obtain a pass complete with photo and date as you enter the halls of any school in New Lenox School District 122.

An Aurora man was hospitalized after being hit by a car Wednesday morning. Deputy Chief April DiSandro said the pedestrian was hit shortly before 6 a.m. on Cherry Hill Road near Washington Street.

After about three decades on the local bowling scene, Country Lanes Bowling Center is now rolling into Laraway Lanes.

Book fair: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9-10 in the cafeteria of Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Road, Joliet.

As an alternative to leaf burning, New Lenox will offer free pick-up of bagged leaves for six weeks beginning October 22.

Katie Hosso of LaGrange Park, student Yes, my mom runs a home day care, so we do a lot of holiday decorating.

While Illinois is one of a handful of states with a cap on malpractice awards, many think a limit on settlements for medical wrongdoing is a key element in the overhaul of the nation's health care system.

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9545 and the American Legion Post 1977 of New Lenox invite the community to attend the Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov.

Sister Mary Elizabeth Sallese, of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, has returned to Joliet to serve as new principal of St.

The South Suburban Wildcats of Lincoln-Way is a travel basketball organization for girls who live within the Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 residential boundaries.

Steve Massey of Streator, who had the inspiration to create the Illinois Fallen Soldiers Tree Memorial at Illini Park, was not feeling too inspired Saturday morning.

New Lenox Elementary School District officials may reduce student fees next year.

A new gazebo is being built in front of Lincoln-Way Central High School to commemorate Lincoln Highway.