New Lenox

The Illinois State Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened on Monday along Interstate 80 at the westbound entrance to Interstate 355 in New Lenox.

Metra is offering special one-day passes allowing unlimited travel for $7 on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, and Black Friday, Nov. 29.

Denzzel D. McCullum, 27, and Carlos Miller, 39, of Bolingbrook face multiple charges after New Lenox police arrested the two men after responding to a report of a stolen vehicle.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox recently received its consecutive 20th “A” Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit hospital ratings program.

Since 1913, Childerguild has raised over $6 million for women and children’s healthcare services. All proceeds from the 2024 ball will also benefit these services.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox will host a free event for anyone affected by lung cancer, including patients and their families and friends.

Towns throughout Will County are hosting events to celebrate Veterans Day on Monday and Wednesday.

People gathered at New Lenox Village Hall on Monday to honor local veterans for Veterans Day.

Samson Garcia, 38, a disabled veteran who served in the Army from 2004 to 2008, founded Veteran Wood Services LLC after he learned to hand-turn pens from Greg Zilioli, founder of A Call to Shoulders in Aurora, a program that teaches craftsman skills to veterans.

Don José’s Cantina and Taqueria opened this August in New Lenox and is already welcoming large crowds.

A Shorewood man allegedly hijacked a vehicle outside a New Lenox hospital and ran over an elderly man because he was “desperate and needed drugs to get rid of the withdrawal symptoms,” court records show.

The Mega Music Rummage Sale at the University of St. Francis in Joliet will include used and collectible music and memorability, including vinyl LPs and 45s, cassettes, 8-tracks, reel-to-reel tapes, VHS tapes, Blu Rays, 4Ks and DVDs, sheet music, music books and. comic books.

One week from Election Day, over 90,000 Will County voters have already cast their ballots for president and other local races via early and mail-in voting.

Halloween is Thursday. Here's a guide to find out when trick or treat hours are for your Will County community.

The first 100 people who register for the Diabetes Fair at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox will receive a gift bag.

The Lincoln-way Area Business Women’s Organization honored Judy Niemann for her "tireless support" as well as chairing the organization’s Christmas Auction for more than 30 years

Bonnie Hassan, director of Trinity outpatient services, and Jennifer Hodges, a residential director, received the appointments to two separate Illinois-run task forces.

New Lenox police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an incident that happened at Silver Cross Hospital on Wednesday in which an 80-year-old man was struck by a vehicle.

Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet hosted a ceremonious ribbon cutting for Honorary Duane Krieger Drive. In 1992, Krieger became chief executive officer of what was then Joliet Area Community Hospice.

Treatments available at the Silver Cross Heart and Vascular Center in New Lenox include minimally invasive interventional radiology procedures.

Firefighters in New Lenox battled a fire at the Tri-Star Cabinets & Top Co. building. No injuries reported, cost of damages not yet assessed.

Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Katie Rabenda said communication records from the county jail show Kevin Johnson, 20, has been contacting state witnesses in his first-degree murder case. Johnson is charged with the murder of Charles Baird in New Lenox.

A Florida woman is on trial in Will County on charges alleging she called a pregnant Black woman a racist slur, battered her and then battered two Will County sheriff’s deputies outside a Homer Glen banquet facility.

The future Jack in the Box in Joliet would go into a former Arby’s restaurant at 2101 Illinois Route 59, according to a staff memo to the City Council.

A 17-year-old student from Lockport has been charged after the FBI detected a threat made against Providence Catholic High School on Snapchat on Wednesday.

A New Lenox woman was arrested in September after she was accused of coming up behind the Manhattan mayor’s wife outside Fritz’s Saloon, grabbing her by the hair and throwing her to the ground.

Shannon Connolly, 47, of Frankfort, manager of central scheduling and insurance verification at Silver Cross, wasn’t even worried when she had the mammogram in November, even after Connolly learned she’d likely need follow-up tests.

The new Don Jose’s Cantina & Taqueria is open at 1080 E Lincoln Hwy. in New Lenox.

Proceeds from the New Lenox Area Historical Society’s annual fall feast benefit the preservation of Schmuhl School and its ongoing student programs.

Rachel Evans of Minooka, director for the Living Room in Joliet, and her family were heading to a birthday party in Homer Glen when neighbors called to say the Evans' home was on fire.

Class 2A No. 1 Mustangs dominate Knights in District 6 action

The Slovenian Grape Harvest Festival will feature food, music and more beginning at 1 p.m., Sept. 29, Rivals Park Picnic Grounds (Haunted Trails), 1423 N. Broadway St., Joliet

President Biden includes Will County in Major Disaster Declaration from summer storms that included tornadoes

The victims were inside Eden’s Bar and Grill at 926 Gardner Ave. in Joliet at the time of the shooting.

Juniors and seniors at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox may sign up for the the new sports officiating course.

Moody Blues Jean Boutique of New Lenox a $15,000.00 through its Community First Accelerate Grants for Small Business program.

The “Harvest of Quilts” quilt show will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Liberty Junior High School in New Lenox.

Will County property transfers from March 4 to Aug. 16, 2024.

The Will County Clerk’s Office determined an image of a Facebook post about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump that was attributed to an election judge was a “manipulated image” and not real.

Will County is offering free recycling for electronics, household hazardous waste, metal, wood, clothing, books, toys, and more on Saturday in New Lenox. Pre-registration is required.

A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Here are the La Salle County marriage licenses from Aug. 16 through Aug. 30, 2024.

A former Joliet police officer who was convicted of domestic battery in 2023 has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.

Election candidate packets are now available for people seeking to run in the April 2025 municipal elections.

Will County property transfers from May 8 to July 30, 2024.

A Will County lawsuit claims a New Lenox Township trustee subjected a woman to doxing and defamation with a fake post published on a Republican Facebook group.

Joseph Hosey has returned to Shaw Media as executive editor for the company’s news operations

Courtney Miller, 18, who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mokena has been identified by the Will County Coroner’s Office.

As Will County schools begin a new year this month, we took a look at cell phone policies for students at Joliet area schools districts. Here's what we found.

An 18-year-old girl was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mokena, police said. A 47-year-old driver was issued citations and the investigation remains ongoing.