Lemont|News|
Lemont Junior Woman's Club Offers College Scholarship
The deadline for the scholarship application is April 9.
Andrea Earnest, Patch Staff
Andrea Earnest, Patch Staff
- Lemont, IL
I cover the south suburbs of Chicago, including Lemont, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, Frankfort, New Lenox and Manhattan. I was born and raised in the area and graduated from Lewis University in Romeoville with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. If you'd like to contact me, feel free to email me at andrea.earnest@patch.com. Follow me @andreaearnest on Twitter.
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Mokena, IL|News|
Rep. Ozinga Named To Executive Board For House Republican Org.
State Rep. Tim Ozinga was appointed as treasurer for the House Republican Organization's Executive Board.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
Student Council, Lions Club Collects Over 3,000 Pairs Of Socks
The sock drive collected donations from students and staff at District 157-C, and the community.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
Lincoln-Way Score Round-Up: Basketball, Swimming, Badminton
A round-up of scores of Lincoln-Way West, Central sports teams over the past week.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
Tamara Schaeffer Withdraws As Frankfort Trustee Candidate
Schaeffer announced she had withdrawn her candidacy due to the health of her parent.
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Lemont|News|
Obituary: Frances Lebensorger
Frances E. Lebensorger, nee Beinlich, 91, died March 1.
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Lemont|News|
LHS Captures Three Matches At 2021 IHSA Chess State Finals
Lemont High School placed 67th of 118 teams and won multiple state finals matches for the 24th straight year.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
Live Burn Training Planned In New Lenox
The training will be conducted March 15-17 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at a donated home in the 800 block of North Cooper Road.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
Meet New Lenox D122 Board Of Ed Candidate: Aaron Raatjes
Aaron Raatjes is one of five candidates running for four open positions on the New Lenox School District 122 Board of Education.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
Meet Summit Hill D161 Board Of Ed Candidate: Amy Berk
Amy Berk is one of eight candidates running for four open positions on the Summit Hill District 161 Board of Education.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
Frankfort Police Earns Award For Policy, Training Management
The department earned the Lexipol Connect 2020 Gold Award, which is for excellence in policy and training management.
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Homer Glen-Lockport, IL|News|
District 33C Principal Named Golden Apple Finalist
Melissa Onesto, the principal at William J. Butler Elementary School, is one of nine finalists for the award.
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Mokena, IL|News|
NAWS Adoptable Pets Of The Week: Cocoa And Scarlett
Cocoa and Scarlett are a bonded pair who must be adopted together, and they are very attached to each other, the society said.
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Lemont|News|
More Charges Filed Against Former Timberline Knolls Counselor: PD
Jacksa is already facing a total of 62 charges from six cases, including criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse, police said.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
More Vaccination Sites Coming, Nothing Finalized: Will County
Residents had asked on Facebook community groups if Lincoln-Way North could serve as a mass vaccination site, but no plans are finalized.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
36,401 Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus In Will County
On March 1, the health department said on its Facebook that it is still in the early stages of Phase 1B.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
State Sen. Hastings Announces Bid For Secretary Of State
Hastings has served as State Senator for the 19th District since 2013.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
Meet New Lenox D122 Board Of Ed Candidate: Albert Haring
Albert Haring is one of five candidates running for four open positions on the New Lenox School District 122 Board of Education.
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Frankfort, IL|News|
Frankfort Approves Relocation of Polaris Martial Arts
The business was located at Unit 3W in the Heritage Plaza, 10850 Laraway Road, and will now move to Unit 3E.
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New Lenox, IL|News|
New Metra Station Building Now Open
After a year of construction, the building opened on Monday.
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