At least 15 Chicago area hospitals over 90% capacity in August, federal data shows
In Chicago and the suburbs, at least 15 hospitals were packed with patients and reporting more than 90% of the beds were taken. One hospital, Silver Cross in New Lenox, was at 100% capacity.
Local wheelchair softball team competes in World Series
A local wheelchair softball team is competing right now in the World Series in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Local wheelchair softball team plays in World Series
A local wheelchair softball team is competing right now in the World Series in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Park in New Lenox offers adaptive recreational services
Keith Wallace from the Lincolnway Special Recreation Association pushed for this park, which offers adaptive and special recreational services to kids and adults in the southwest suburbs.
Accessible park for all abilities opens in New Lenox
A new accessible park is open in New Lenox for all abilities of children to play after seven years in the making.
New Lenox pup competing in Westminster Dog Show
A local star from New Lenox is competing this weekend at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Illinois pup competing in Westminster dog show
A local star from New Lenox is competing this weekend at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Parents of teen injured in plane crash on I-355: 'She just closed her eyes, hoped for the best'
A small plane made an emergency landing on I-355 Thursday morning near New Lenox.
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.
Families run in terror during a brawl at trampoline park as security guard pulls out gun
Families ran in terror in the midst of a brawl and a security guard pulling out a gun inside a trampoline park in suburban Chicago on Saturday afternoon. They were so panicked that they were about to be shot that a worker hid a dozen children in a closet.
Homer Glen, New Lenox compete in friendly wager over pop tabs
Christina Neitzke-Troike and Tim Baldermann talk about their ongoing 'pop tabs challenge,' raising money for the Ronald McDonald House.
New Lenox and Homer Glen engaged in pop tab battle, winner to send a family to Disney World
The winning village gets to choose a local family with a disabled member for a trip to Disney World. The contest runs through the end of June.
New Lenox man accused of Nazi salute, shouting 'white power' at Black children
A suburban Chicago man faces a felony hate crime charge after he allegedly shouted "white power" and raised his arm in a Nazi salute to a family that included two Black children.
Carjacking epidemic spills into the suburbs
The carjacking epidemic is spilling over into the suburbs as people are reporting a surge in violence in several towns.
I-80 reopens after semi rolls over near I-355, injuring driver
Interstate 80 reopened Thursday about two hours after a semitrailer rolled over just west of I-355 in New Lenox.
Heavy snow rolls into Chicago; O’Hare records largest snowfall in 5 years
Chicago’s second major winter storm in a week dumped nearly a foot of snow in some parts of the city by Monday morning.
Wrong-way driver on I-80 accused of driving drunk while fleeing from troopers: state police
A 20-year-old woman is facing felony charges for allegedly fleeing from police after driving drunk in the wrong lanes of Interstate 80 Friday in the southwest suburbs.
New Lenox now requiring people to mask up inside businesses
“It’s almost like ‘no shoes, no shirt, no service.’ There's ‘no mask, no service,’” the mayor of New Lenox said. And you could be fined if you refuse to comply.
Some Chicago suburbs to allow trick-or-treating on Halloween
In some suburbs, trick-or-treating will be allowed but it is recommended that residents wear a mask and stay away from large crowds.
New Lenox prepares for unorthodox Halloween celebration in wake of COVID-19
A city council in New Lenox convened Monday night with the hopes of saving Halloween this year.