New Lenox

The fast-food giant already is renovating a former Arby's on Rt. 59 in Joliet and plans to take over another former Arby's on Jefferson Street as it maps out a return to the Chicago region.

Bringing forth the freshest flavors of the season is the motivator at Bothwell Farms, offering its own retail locations in Manhattan and New Lenox, and delivering its produce to farmers markets in Will, Grundy and suburban Cook counties.

Performances are held at the Performing Arts Pavilion at New Lenox City Commons.

With the start of summer comes the return of community cruise nights throughout Will County. Lockport and Plainfield events kick off this week.

A Joliet man remains missing since June 27 but police officers have located a vehicle they believe he was driving before he vanished.

Auto enthusiasts can get out and show off their flashy and vintage cars at community cruise nights throughout Will County.

With spring here and temperatures slowly warming it is time to get out your bike and head out to these Will County trails.

Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex is a $70 million, 31-field complex at the crossroads of Interstates 355 and 80, next to Silver Cross Hospital, 45 minutes southwest of Chicago.

From food trucks and live music to family-friendly festivities, here is a roundup of places to enjoy the Fourth of July across Will and Grundy counties.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday these lane closures in Will County will remain in place during the Fourth of July weekend.

Kiddie Academy of New Lenox recently celebrated its new ownership with a ribbon cutting.

A Will County lawsuit claims the New Lenox Police Department engaged in “policing-for-profit” when their officers wrongfully seized a 2010 Jeep Wrangler belonging to a man innocent of wrongdoing.

A Chinese national from California is facing a theft charge in Will County after he was accused of stealing cash from a woman who was the victim of an email scam, police said.

A former Joliet police officer facing federal drug trafficking charges has been sentenced to serve two years of conditional discharge after he was found guilty of battering his ex-wife.

A New Lenox woman was never charged with any crime when her 2012 vehicle valued at $5,285 was seized by police but she spent more than a month fighting with prosecutors to get it back with no driving restrictions. 

Experience vintage Will County farm history up close at Tractor Discovery Day on Saturday at the Tractor Supply Co., 2161 E Laraway Road, New Lenox.

An eight-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near New Lenox has led to a shutdown of all westbound lanes and left one person in the hospital with injuries.

An Indiana man has been charged with forgery of a $2,000 check drafted by the Manhattan mayor, which had been mailed at the local post office. 

Prosecutors dropped a felony charge against a New Lenox woman who agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor battery of Manhattan mayor’s wife.

New Lenox police are investigating an incident involving alleged scammers asking for people's credit cards to fund a funeral.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox recently renamed its Center for Women’s Health to reflect current services.

The Wintrust New Lenox Crossroads Sports Complex of New Lenox has attracted half million dollars’ worth of sponsors. Tournaments

A New Lenox man who was driving a Mini Cooper has died after he was involved in a crash on May 31 with a Postal Service van

Joliet Police report that the driver of a car that crashed into a parked truck was hospitalized after the crash which left a portion of Maple Road closed Saturday.

A caller claimed to a New Lenox resident they were "involved in an accident and they were in jail," police said. The resident ended up transferring $20,000 in the form of various cryptocurrencies.

A New Lenox man using a dating service spoke with someone he believed was an adult woman until her purported father claimed she was a minor and demanded money, otherwise he would report him, police said.

After unseasonably cool weather delayed openings last week, Joliet area public pools and splash pads are now ready for the summer season.

Veterans of World War II and the Vietnam War spoke in support of Jewish service members at a Joliet synagogue and encouraged people to consider the real meaning behind Memorial Day.

The Patio is planning to construct a new 8,000 to 9,000-square restaurant “from the ground up” at 250 E. Maple St. in New Lenox,

Will County police departments participated in the annual Torch Run fundraising program for Special Olympics Illinois.

An 18-year-old driver died from injuries he suffered in a crash in Joliet Township.

Local police departments across the Joliet area will be participating in the annual “Cop on a Rooftop” fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Illinois from 5 a.m to noon Friday.

Two new Jack in the Box restaurants will open in Will County this summer.

New Lenox is holding a “Bring on Spring" shop local promotion at more than 20 locations through Sunday.

The new pope, formerly Robert Prevost and now Pope Leo XIV, is the youngest of three boys raised by a school superintendent father and school librarian mother in south suburban Dolton

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, is a member of the Augustinian religious order, a missionary and lived at the friary on the campus of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox for one year in the 1980s

The state of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Public Health created the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership as part of the Children’s Mental Health Act in 2003.

The Silver Cross Health Center in Mokena is going beyond urgent care to now off lab services, ultrasounds and other tests.

This achievement makes Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox part of an elite group of hospitals – only 31 in the U.S. and seven in Illinois – to earn consistent straight A’s twice a year for the past 10 years in a row.

Prime Healthcare's decision to close its pediatric unit at Saint Joseph Medical Center means adults only will be admitted to the hospital. ER care for kids will remain open.

A New Lenox resident lost $12,924 after clicking the link on a phishing email that appeared to come from Xfinity, police said.

A former jailhouse informant is accused of a hit-and-run crash in Joliet on the same day he allegedly carried out an armed home invasion in New Lenox while wearing a Halloween mask, court records show. 

The top leader for Joliet Township said the new food pantry for the Forest Park neighborhood represents more than food and shelter but a community of people looking out for one another. 

A masked Joliet man armed with a gun had allegedly invaded a New Lenox residence, battered a 74-year-old man after demanding gold and then took silver coins and jewelry from him, prosecutors said. 

Joliet area coffee houses worry about meeting demands and keeping down costs with tariffs, supply chain issues, and climate change .

A 65-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash in Frankfort where the vehicle struck multiple fire hydrants and a tree, police said.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the Veltiste Wellness dispensary for a Jefferson Street location.

Jiffy Lube has opened a new location at 682 E, Lincoln Hwy. in New Lenox.

A smash-and-grab crew burglarized multiple businesses in Mokena, Frankfort and Tinley Park before fleeing to Chicago to evade the authorities.

A thief stole $1,900 worth of cigarettes from a gas station in New Lenox, according to police.