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Following in the path of Orland Park and Tinley Park, the City of Lockport has moved to ban certain unregulated drugs which it has deemed a public health risk. The new law does not apply to tobacco products or to more regulated, milder substances such as CBD.
Early voting sites for the Nov. 5 general election will expand throughout Will County on Monday.
An Indiana man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in pandemic relief money and $1,126 in unemployment benefits in Crest Hill, court records show.
Lockport transforms Dellwood Park into Halloween daytime fun for kids of all ages.
A new trail connection wraps along and under the 135th Street bridge in Romeoville on the east side of the I&M Canal, and links 14.5 miles of continuous pathway, allowing travel from Lemont to Joliet.
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.
Will County sheriff’s deputies had guns drawn and shields up as they searched abandoned properties near Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm in Crest Hill and arrested two men on burglary charges.
Fall means it's time to visit a pumpkin farm! Check out our list of locations around northern Illinois for some autumn fun.
A Will County jury on Friday found a Crestwood man guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death and smothering his 14-month old child four years ago because he didn’t want to pay child support.
The Lockport event is hosted by the Queering The Binary Foundation, First Congregational Church of Lockport UCC and The Prideful Path Project.
From school fundraisers to large regional events, fall is the time for craft fairs in all sizes across Will County. Here are some upcoming shows.
A Will County jury was allowed to go home on Thursday night after 10 hours trying decide whether a Crestwood man is guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death and smothering their 14-month-old daughter in 2020.
The third annual one-mile walk raising awareness about breast cancer and diabetes will take place on Saturday morning at the Will County Office building in Joliet.
Pre-movie activities at the Harry Potter Movie Event at the ROXY Lockport include Sorting Hat house placement, Olivander’s Pop-up Shoppe and magic classes in herbology, divination and wand mechanics.
A Crestwood man has chosen not to testify in a trial where he’s charged with killing a Lockport woman and their 14-month-old daughter in 2020.
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 local Boy Scout from Troop 63 spent his summer working with the mayor and members of the city staff to design a new flag for the City of Lockport.
Forensic scientists in a Lockport murder trial testified to finding a Crestwood man’s DNA on the fingernails and the neckline of a T-shirt belonging to a woman whom he’s charged with strangling to death in 2020.
A police commander testified in Lockport murder trial on Monday about the evidence he gathered in the 2020 investigation of the homicides of a woman and her infant daughter.
The Lockport City Council has created new ordinances for tobacco shops selling drug paraphernalia which will take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
A federal judge sentenced a Lockport woman to serve time in jail for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol but not her husband, who instead must serve probation, court records show.
Five awards were presented to alumni from the University of St. Francis of Joliet, including The Presidential Alumni Award, and one award from each of the university’s four colleges to highlight the university's diverse disciplines.
Adam Jomant of Lockport is an operations specialist for the Will County 911 System, staff photographer for the Joliet Slammers, freelance photographer, volunteer for the Will County Emergency Management Agency, and avid hiker and storm chaser.
A defense attorney in a Lockport murder trial sharply questioned the lead detective about his investigation of a double homicide that led to charges against a Crestwood man.
About 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Lockport Township firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Franklin Street, according to a news release from the Lockport Township Fire Protection District.
At the Cathedral Area Preservation Association in Joliet, guests may sample beers from local breweries along with food offerings at five locations.
A forensic pathologist testified in a murder trial in Will County on Wednesday that even though a Lockport woman had a vertical cut on her left forearm, her true cause of death was from strangulation.
The family of a Lockport woman and her child testified in a murder trial on Tuesday. A former probationary firefighter-paramedic for Cicero is on trial on charges alleging he murdered the woman and their child.
The Lockport City Council approved a special use permits and a site plan for a Scooter's drive-thru coffee kiosk at its meeting on Wednesday.
A 12-member jury has been impaneled in Will County to decide whether a Crestwood man is guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death in 2020 and smothering their 14-month-old daughter.
An attorney for a Lockport woman partly blamed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s demagoguery for why she and her husband decided to participate in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
A Democrat high school board president and Republican Will County board member plan to compete in the upcoming election for Will County Clerk.
Two high schools in Lockport were placed on lockdown Friday as police investigated a threat that was deemed unfounded.
Hell's Gate haunted mansion in downtown Lockport opens for the Halloween season on Friday.
From the scary and not-so-scary, check out these pumpkin farms and other Halloween events happening in northern Illinois.
The owner of Nicola's Heavenly Cucina announced on Facebook it plans to open its new bakery in the Lockport train station on Oct. 19.
President Biden includes Will County in Major Disaster Declaration from summer storms that included tornadoes
A motorcycle operator was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday that led to the shutdown of the 9th Street bridge in Lockport.
Plans by the Lockport Township Fire Protection District to construct a multi-purpose training facility in Crest Hill advanced Sept. 9, and will move to a final hearing before the Planning Commission.
Following a decision to limit the sales of drug paraphernalia to licensed tobacco shops, the City of Lockport is looking into possible restrictions on unregulated synthetic drugs sales.
Starting on Thursday, Sept. 26, early voting locations around Illinois will be open for business and mail-in ballots will be sent out to voters who submitted requests for them beginning in August.
For a second time, a Will County judge rejected the introduction of an alternate suspect in the upcoming trial of a Crestwood man charged with the murder of a woman and their daughter in Lockport.
After filming three seasons in Lockport, the HBO series "Somebody Somewhere" will premiere its final season's first two episodes on Oct. 30 at a special screening at The Roxy.
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.
The Joliet Pride Network will hold its Joliet PrideFest event on Saturday at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre in Joliet. The family friendly event will feature live music, food, and activities for children and teens.
An early morning fire on Wednesday has left a Lockport Township residence uninhabitable.
Mason Santiago, 19, and Tyler R. Koscinski, 20, both of New Lenox, were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Will County.
Will County property transfers from March 4 to Aug. 16, 2024.
Illinois Route 7 (9th Street) bridge in Lockport among 10 Illinois infrastructure projects in Will County that are mapped out over next 6 years
Spooky Night Out on Sept. 14 is hosted by the Lockport Woman’s Club to benefit local charities.