New bike share rental along Illinois and Michigan Canal
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A new bike-share opens along the Illinois and Michigan Canal bike share program to allow locals and visitors to pedal from Chicago to LaSalle.

Former suburban teacher charged with child grooming didn't fulfill employment requirements, diocese says

The Diocese of Joliet confirmed on Friday that Jeremy Hylka, a former Catholic school teacher charged with child grooming, did not fulfill employment requirements while teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport.

Former Catholic school teacher accused of inappropriately communicating with boy now hospitalized

Jeremy M. Hylka is facing charges of traveling to meet a child and grooming. He was a teacher at Joliet Catholic Academy, St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport as well as St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus. He also volunteered at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox from 2014 to 2015.

Special Report: Challenges with finding mental health help amid pandemic

"With her being a teenager and all the turbulence that brings, you know, you throw COVID on top of that, and I can’t even imagine having to go through that alone," said one suburban mother.

State trooper struck by vehicle during Lockport traffic stop

 A state trooper was struck by a vehicle Monday night on Interstate 80 in suburban Lockport, but didn’t require medical attention.

Woman steals $10K puppy from Naperville pet store, police say

A Lockport woman allegedly tried stealing a nearly $10,000 puppy from a Naperville pet store by hiding the dog inside her jacket.

State police seek details in fatal Lockport crash

Authorities are asking the public for help investigating a fatal hit-and-run last month in southwest suburban Lockport.

Lockport man sentenced to 22 years for child sexual assault

A 52-year-old Lockport man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of an 8-year-old boy in the child’s home, according to the Will County State’s Attorney’s office.

3 hurt in Lockport Township shooting

Three people, including a teenage boy, were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in an unincorporated area of southwest suburban Lockport Township.

Lockport mayor calls for more autonomy in Pritzker's reopening plan
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Lockport Mayor Steve Streit talks about why he thinks Gov. Pritzker's 5-phase reopening plan doesn't adequately address the needs of his constituents.