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Crete family takes home new car in a Christmas Eve giveaway

December 24, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

A Crete family was treated Tuesday morning to what they call a Christmas Eve miracle. At Chevrolet of Homewood, dealership owner Steve Phillipos presented the Farris family with a new...

Nicole Evon (left) and Claire Connors pair up for a photo during the party.

Teens in Orland Park welcome holiday with ugly Christmas sweaters

December 23, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

Ugly Christmas sweaters, PJ's & slippers set the scene at the Bridge Teen Center's Friday night program. The after-school activities, sponsored by Moraine Valley Community College, vary each week in...

Aaron Gelb, a partner with the law firm Conn Maciel Carey LLP, discusses potential changes to workplace drug policies during a recent workshop on the legalization of marijuana at Joliet Junior College.

Employers have to weigh liability, funding, recruitment concerns when deciding how to enforce pot policies, experts say

December 13, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

As employers grapple with how to handle the impending legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes, speakers at a workshop presented by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry and...

A giant snowman looms over visitors Saturday at Christmas in the Commons, which continues the next two weekends in New Lenox.

Santa, Elsa and Anna visit New Lenox as Christmas in the Commons kicks off

December 9, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

The holiday market, horse-drawn carriage rides, ice skating, food and drinks available December weekends at New Lenox's annual Christmas in the Commons events are offered to help get families into...

Skokie animal shelter partners with first responders for 2020 calendar

December 8, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

A Skokie-based animal rescue group is selling 2020 calendars that capture special moments between area first responders and cats and dogs. Janice Cha, a spokeswoman for the Community Animal Rescue...

Alpesh Patel, an epidemiologist for the Will County Health Department, discusses the effects of vaping during a recent forum at Lincoln-Way West High School in New Lenox. Patel said the department is seeing a reduction in the number of new cases of vaping-related illnesses.

Dangers, appeal of vaping addressed at forum in Will County

December 6, 2019 at 5:02 p.m.

Citing at least 179 cases of respiratory illness reported in Illinois this year, the village of New Lenox and its Safe Community Coalition, in partnership with Lincoln-Way School District 210,...

Officials with the Will County-based firm Logoplaste sign on as partners with Joliet Junior College's new apprenticeship program during an event last week at the college.

Apprenticeship program at JJC aims to pair companies, students to build skilled workforce

November 21, 2019 at 1:17 p.m.

As the nation's workforce ages and begins to retire, there's a push, locally and nationally, to get younger people prepared to fill a variety of jobs that require certain skill...

New Lenox-based Trinity Services recently broke ground on a new apartment complex that will serve the needs of disabled people who can live independently with support.

New apartment complex to provide permanent supportive housing option in New Lenox

November 15, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

Trinity Services is looking to fill a void in the southwest suburban housing market with a new apartment complex for people with disabilities. Prairie Trail at The Landings will provide...

Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland speaks Tuesday night at a town hall meeting addressing recent groping attacks along the Old Plank Road Trail in Frankfort.

Frankfort police eye increased patrols along Old Plank Road Trail in wake of groping incidents

November 13, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.

In the wake of two recent assaults along Old Plank Road Trail in Frankfort, village officials assured residents Tuesday the village is eyeing increased police patrols in the area and...

Lincoln-Way JROTC cadets post the colors Monday during a Veterans Day assembly at Liberty Junior High School in New Lenox.

New Lenox students gather to honor those who served at Veterans Day assembly

November 11, 2019 at 6:53 p.m.

As schoolchildren gathered Monday to honor their family members and others who have put their lives on the line for the country in times of way, the message wasn't lost...

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