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Will County plans to replace its current Health Department building next year for $25 million.

Will County sets $25 million budget for new Health Department

May 21, 2019 at 10:20 p.m.

Will County officials set a targeted budget Tuesday of $25 million for its new Health Department facility, which is now being designed by Kluber Architects and Engineers on the same...

Baby bison, 97-foot Smokey Bear balloon among features at Midewin’s Route 66 festival

May 21, 2019 at 10:19 p.m.

Smokey Bear will loom large in the skies this weekend over Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, but if visitors take a close look at the ground, they might also spot baby...

Church Street, the main entrance to the Metra train station at U.S. 30 and Cedar Road in New Lenox is closed, as work begins on the construction of the new Rock Island Station Shopping Center.

New Lenox redevelopment gets underway

May 21, 2019 at 10:19 p.m.

Four years after the village of New Lenox purchased and demolished four businesses to rejuvenate the main intersection of U.S. 30 and Cedar Road, crews have started to pave the...

The village of Mokena is conducting a lottery for 49 new parking spaces in this gravel lot for Metra commuters at its Front Street station.

Mokena holds lottery for new commuter parking spaces

May 21, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Mokena is changing the parking plan for Metra commuters at its Front Street station as it eliminates existing spaces and adds new ones. A lottery will determine which commuters will...

New Lenox Fire Station #2, which closed March 30, was expected to reopen Wednesday, after the village board agreed to loan $450,000 to the Fire Protection District.

New Lenox fire station reopens with village loan

May 21, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

New Lenox Fire Station #2 was expected to reopen Wednesday after village trustees agreed to loan $450,000 to the area's fire protection district. The station, 1205 N. Cedar Road, was...

LW band host Night Ranger concert

May 21, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

To raise funds for its trip to the 2019 Tournament of Roses parade, the Lincoln-Way Marching Band will host the first outdoor concert in the New Lenox Commons this summer....

Will County seeks greener energy sources, agrees to increase renewable energy to 50 percent

May 21, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

In an effort to be more green, Will County officials agreed to increase the amount of renewable energy they purchase from the state-mandated 12.5 percent to 50 percent. During its...

Pedestrian killed on Dan Ryan near 51st Street

May 21, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

A pedestrian who tried to run across the Dan Ryan Expressway was killed Sunday night when he was struck by a car, according to Illinois State Police. At about 10:30...

Beecher man killed when truck catches fire

May 21, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

A Beecher man died Monday morning after his pick-up truck went off the road and caught fire, according to Illinois State Police. Cordell Williams, 56, was northbound on I-394 near...

A sign in front of Lincoln-Way Central High School directs visitors to its facilities.

Lincoln-Way task force to resolve public use of school pools, tracks

May 21, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 officials have agreed to create a task force to revisit the practice of allowing public use of its swimming pools and indoor tracks during school...

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