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Muffins Recalled For Listeria | Ready, Aim, Paint | PPP Loans

New Lenox Week In Headlines.

Week in headlines for New Lenox for the week of July 18 to July 24. (Patch)
Week in headlines for New Lenox for the week of July 18 to July 24. (Patch) (Patch)

Miss a day, miss a lot, so take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across New Lenox.


Muffins Sold At Walmart, 7-Eleven Recalled For Listeria

Several kinds of muffins sold at Walmart in New Lenox and 7-Elevens across the area have been recalled after it was discovered the items may have listeria contamination... Read more

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The recall affects 26 types of ready-to-eat muffins sold across the country, including Uncle Wally's, The Worthy Crumb, Great Value and Freshness Guaranteed. (Via U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Ready, Aim, Paint

Giving squirt guns filled with paint to a couple of dozen teens and pre-teens might at first sound like an ill-advised idea, but with a little direction from staff at New Lenox Public Library District the idea resulted in unique works of art... Read more

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Alex Fillers, 11, of New Lenox, with a little help from Melissa Leggero, teen services specialist at New Lenox Public Library District, uses a squirt gun filled with paint to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece July 20. (TJ Kremer III/Patch)

Which New Lenox Businesses Got PPP Loans

Applications for the federal Paycheck Protection Program have closed after benefiting more than 11.8 million pandemic-stricken businesses, including many in New Lenox... Read more


Best Ice Cream Near New Lenox: Poll Results

With National Ice Cream Day July 18, we asked New Lenox, Manhattan, Mokena and Frankfort readers to give their recommendations for the best place for ice cream in the area, and the results are in... Read more


Village Of New Lenox: Cruise The Commons Email List

Keep up to date on the latest Cruise the Commons information... Read more


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