
Lockport will soon be home to ThrifTea a non-profit thrift shop which uses its proceeds to provide low-cost mental health services in the Will County area.

The Village of New Lenox said it will soon see four additional new businesses open this summer.

Owning and operating a food truck is more than simply pulling up to an event and selling food. Joe Zolecki, owner of Smokin’ Z BBQ and Cookin’ Z Kitchen, said food trucks are “getting hit left and right with increased fees."
The truck stop, which has parking for 91 trucks. is located off Interstate 80 at the Briggs Street interchange.

No one was injured in the Jan. 28 fire and all occupants of the restaurant at 24047 W. Lockport St. and neighboring businesses were safely evacuated.

Tangled Roots Brewing Company, which has businesses in Ottawa and Lockport, is exploring the potential sale of the business, the ownership team said in a Tuesday news release.

A Joliet woman has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Will County that claims two companies passed the burden of U.S. President Donald Trump’s unlawful tariffs onto consumers.

The ribbon-cutting for LongHorn Steakhouse will take place at 2 p.m. on Monday at 16329 S. Boulevard Place, Plainfield.

The 2026 Farmstand Trail features nine farm stands spanning Will, Kendall, Grundy and Livingston counties.

Angie Aegerter, owner of Harvest Deli by Fit Foundation, said she “figured it was time for a facelift and expansion.”

A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 5-Star rating is the highest possible score that it assigns to hospitals, placing Silver Cross among the top 12% of all eligible hospitals in the United States.

Dutch Bros. Coffee hopes to break ground in July or August on a vacant piece of land south of U. S. Route 30 and west of Spangler Road.

Older adults and neighbors are invited to a special ribbon-cutting and registration event from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at 1701 N Larkin Ave, Suite 316, Crest Hill.

The event will feature 13 authors and a curated menu. Admission to the author fair is free with a purchase from the cafe.

The owners blamed a fryer for starting the January fire, which caused an estimated $100,000 in smoke and water damage to the downtown Plainfield restaurant.

Southern chicken chain opened its first Illinois restaurant in Plainfield in January. Now plans Joliet location in former Wendy's spot on Larkin Avenue.
Topics include finding, interviewing and hiring the best candidates for the business.

The new Love's opened Thursday at the I-80 interchange with Briggs Street.

