Lincoln-Way Marching Band Doesn't Let Rose Parade Performance Go Up In Smoke
The Lincoln-Way marching band, from New Lenox, was playing in the parade when the float ahead of them caught fire.
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The Lincoln-Way marching band, from New Lenox, was playing in the parade when the float ahead of them caught fire.
Interstate I-80 in Will County is the subject of many frustrations for motorists, who encounter regular traffic backups and accidents.
Police said it appeared the couple who was in the car had been having dinner nearby before the accident, and were on their way home at the time of the crash.
The Village Board held an informational meeting Monday night so residents could have the opportunity to voice their concerns.
Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro currently teaches at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, but he's always considered New Lenox home.
One person was killed in fiery rollover crash Sunday morning on I-80 in southwest suburban New Lenox.
A woman said two men assaulted her while she was walking her dog, and police believe they have a good idea who they are looking for.
About 5:40 p.m., Reuben W. Richardson, 55, was driving the motorcycle on the I-80 westbound ramp to I-355 when he lost control of the bike, which left the roadway and came to rest in the grassy median, according to Illinois State Police and the Will County coroner's office.
Plans are in the works to build a new, 100-bed mental health hospital in southwest suburban New Lenox to serve people in Will and Grundy Counties.
A southwest suburban high school was locked down for a couple hours Friday morning, after a parent reported seeing a man with a gun outside.
A 49-year-old southwest suburban man drowned Friday in the Wisconsin River.
A man from Manhattan, Illinois, is in police custody this morning after an ambulance was stolen from a southwest suburban hospital.
New Lenox police said the boy, from nearby Manhattan, was crossing U.S. Route 30 outside Lincoln-Way Central High School a few minutes after 10 a.m., when he ended up in the path of a semi.
The utility is cutting the check to help repair vandalism-related damage at a New Lenox veterans memorial. WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya reports.
Brian Sundstrom, 26, was arrested Thursday as he was heading into the police station to talk with authorities about the incident, WBBM's Mariam Sobh reports.
Victor Hermida-Cortez, 25, of 1021 Stonegate Road, was arrested shortly after the two incidents that occurred moments apart. He faces two felony charges of aggravated assault with intent to cause great bodily harm.
Residents of southwest suburban New Lenox cannot believe it. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
The southwest suburbs weren't spared from Tuesday's stormy weather. Multiple hits in one town kept the fire department busy, reports CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot.
A volunteer gymnastics coach at south suburban Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 — who was a former gymnastics state champion for the district — has been charged with sexually abusing a female student.
The cars that derailed remained upright, but one hit and damaged a locomotive that was stopped on the adjacent track.
By all accounts, Jackson Bartke seemed to be a normal, healthy, 7-year-old second-grader. But his heart stopped during gym class on Nov. 19. He collapsed.
Deputy Police Chief Robert Pawlisz said informants led police to monitor phone calls and make undercover buys during an investigation that lasted several weeks.
The Ku Klux Klan apparently has been trying to make inroads in the southwestern suburbs.
The mayor of southwest suburban New Lenox has had enough with high gas prices in his town, and he wants to do something about it.
The Hatfields and McCoys have nothing on a pair of southwest suburban neighbors. Roseanne Tellez reports on a feud that's taken a neighborhood tiff to a whole new level.
