Christmas on the Commons runs every weekend until Christmas with food trucks, crafts booths and the lighted walkway in New Lenox.
Santa comes to New Lenox Commons, and with him the crowds
Day: December 1, 2024
Officials: South Shore Line’s on-time performance improving but not enough
The South Shore Line is improving its on-time performance, but it still isn’t where it should be.
Large police presence at St. Charles assisted living facility
A large number of police are at the scene of a St. Charles assisted living facility this morning in response to reported criminal activity there.
Electric Christmas Parade in St. Charles offers bright start to the holidays
Even with a frosty chill in the air, thousands of families and friends filled downtown Main Street Saturday night for the 23rd annual St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade.
A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?
A twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women.
Trump says he’ll nominate Kash Patel as FBI director to remake the agency. Here’s what happens next
President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning announcement that he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal crimes.
Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John’s for 24 seasons, dies at 99
Lou Carnesecca, the excitable St. John’s mens basketball coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run in 1985, died at 99 on Saturday, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
Before the Bears: Libertyville assistant called plays for high school Caleb Williams
Libertyville assistant coach Danny Schaechter has some interesting prior work experience — calling plays for Caleb Williams at Gonzaga High School in DC.
DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, after an unsuccessful bid to end DACA in his first term, the roughly 535,000 current recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind of uncertainty.
Kane County coroner looks back on 12 years of challenges, changes
As Kane County Coroner Rob Russell passes the baton to newly elected Monica Silva, he recalled that when he first took office 12 years ago, his tenure “started off tumultuous in the sense that the office was in chaos.”