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Relay for Life Stirred Some to Dance Over Their Survival
A total of 30 teams and nearly 300 participants came out for the New Lenox Relay for Life Event July 12-13 at Lincoln-Way West High School.

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A total of 30 teams and nearly 300 participants came out for the New Lenox Relay for Life Event July 12-13 at Lincoln-Way West High School.

A Chicago man was sentenced to 68 years in prison for a Plainfield murder. Read about it and more on this week's Court Supervision.
A Chicago man was sentenced to 68 years in prison for a Plainfield murder. Read about it and more on this week's Court Supervision.
A Chicago man was sentenced to 68 years in prison for a Plainfield murder. Read about it and more on this week's Court Supervision.
Maid grabs laced brownie by mistake • Blackhawks fan celebrates Stanley Cup win with DUI • Grenade left in yard draws bomb squad ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
Maid grabs laced brownie by mistake • Blackhawks fan celebrates Stanley Cup win with DUI • Grenade left in yard draws bomb squad ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
Maid grabs laced brownie by mistake • Blackhawks fan celebrates Stanley Cup win with DUI • Grenade left in yard draws bomb squad ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.
The Illinois General Assembly voted to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of the conceal and carry bill. See how lawmakers serving the Lincoln-Way communities voted.
Don Kackert, Homer Glen, speaks out about the tragic loss of his grandson in a July 7 drowning accident in Homer Glen.
The 26th annual Mokena Lions Club Firecracker Dance is Saturday. Get your tickets at local businesses.
SidsGraphs is hosting an autograph signing session with the Blackhawks' Michal Rozsival on Friday at 11 S. White St. in Frankfort.
The ground gave way and took Tina Sanchez with it, Sun-Times Media reports.
New Lenox's 2013 Relay for Life event features 30 teams and 267 participants.
After almost 20-plus years of serving the Village of Frankfort as a trustee, planning commissioner and community volunteer, Kevin Egan was recognized with a proclamation.
Nathan M. Kackert, 3, of Colorado Springs, CO., died July 7, while the family was visiting relatives.
The Mokena Village Board announced the end of license plate stickers and reminded villagers of watering regulations.
A 20-year-old man was killed in a fiery crash near New Lenox when his car was struck in 2010 by a pickup truck driven by Robert C. Caputo.
Illinois became the last state to legalize the private, licensed carry of concealed firearms on Tuesday, with the General Assembly overriding Gov. Pat Quinn's veto before a court-ordered deadline.