Will County News

  To view results in the April 4, 2023 election for the New Lenox School District 122 School Board, go here .  There are eight candidates on the ballot for three seats.  Candidates on the ballot: Candidates on the ballot for the April 2023 election for New Lenox District 122 School Board Election results will begin to post after polls close. Election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots. 

To view results in the April 6, 2021 election for New Lenox Township officials, go to the Will County Clerk's page here . Please remember election night results are unofficial and may not include all mailed and provisional ballots.

  For results in the November 3, 2020 election for the Illinois 37th Representative District between Tim Ozinga and Michelle Fadeley, go here for Will County results and here for Cook County results.  Please remember election night results are unofficial and may not include all mailed and provisional ballots.  

The Board of Education of the Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 will meet tonight, August 18, 2020 for an Emergency Meeting to discuss the re-opening of school. This video shows how to watch the meeting online, as well as view the agenda: To go directly to the video log-in page, go here . 

The Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Board of Education will hold an emergency meeting on August 18,  2020, at 7:00 P.M., in the Knights' Round Table Hall at the Lincoln-Way Central High School, 1801 East Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, Illinois, to discuss the reopening of school. According to the District's Board Docs website, "Due to COVID, stakeholders may provide public comment in person in an Open Meeting or via email. Please email, lstone@lw210.org with your public comment by 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, it will be read aloud at the Board of Education meeting." The only action item on the agenda for the August 18th meeting is the re-opening of School for the upcoming year.

UPDATE: Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 announced their plan for Fall 2020: "Lincoln-Way 210 has planned for Blended Learning- A/B Days. Following IDPH/ISBE guidelines, Blended Learning-A/B Days focuses on limiting the total number of people in a building on a daily basis. Students will be split alphabetically into: Group A: Last Name A – L and Group B: Last Name M – Z. A Day students attend In-Person while B students are Remote; B Day students attend In-Person while A students are Remote." Parents do have the option to select a remote learning option for their student, but they must select that option by July 26, 2020.

The Village of New Lenox will honor Military Service Members, First Responders and Essential Business Personnel with a parade on July 4, 2020. This parade to honor essential workers will start at 11 a.m., beginning at the Lions Den on Cedar Road and ending at the Village Commons.   To participate in the parade, fill out this form on the Village of New Lenox website. 

The New Lenox Commons will be the site of a Women's March on Saturday, January 19, 2019 from noon to 3 p.m..   From the event's Facebook page : "Southwest Suburban Activists, in coalition with Action for a Better Tomorrow, Arab American Family Services (AAFS), Indivisible Illinois, Indivisible South Suburban Chicago-ISSC, Moms Demand Action - IL, Warehouse Workers for Justice and other community members are thrilled to be hosting the women’s march in New Lenox. This event is about next steps: unity, leadership, equity, and involvement. This year we are combining our MLK Day of Action with the Women's March. We will be collecting items for local shelters and domestic violence service providers. Items requested include: women's deodorant, diapers (4,5,6), tampons, maxi pads, toothbrushes and toothpaste, adult diapers, cotton balls and Q tips. The Women’s March will allow us to unite as a powerful network for change, to ensure our communities are inclusive, ...

For results in the November 6, 2018 New Lenox Fire District Referendum Election, go to the Will County Clerk's page here . Results will begin to post after polls close.  Remember election night results may not include early, provisional, or mailed ballots. 

Voting on which school to close and taking action on attendance criteria are on the agenda for the August 13, 2015 Lincoln-Way Board of Education meeting.  The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln-Way Central Fine Arts Center. Facing a financial deficit and placement on the State of Illinois financial watch list, the district must submit a deficit reduction plan to the State. Video from the July Lincoln-Way Board of Education Meeting:

At the July 16, 2015 Lincoln-Way School Board Meeting, the Board voted to stop consideration of two proposed deficit-reduction options: a tax referendum and cutting classes or extracurriculars.  The only proposed option remaining is closing a school. Superintendent Tingley presented options for attendance boundaries and school closures.  The Board asked for more information on bus travel times for each of the options.  The Board also discussed the possibility of bringing in an outside consultant to analyze the situation. The Board will discuss which school to consider for closure at the next meeting. Video of public comment from a father of a Lincoln-Way student and a Lincoln-Way teacher: New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann on supporting all Lincoln-Way Schools: The Lincoln-Way Board of Education discusses budget reduction options:

Taking action on deficit reduction options is on the agenda for the July 16, 2015 meeting of the Lincoln-Way School Board.  The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Lincoln-Way Central Fine Arts Center. Lincoln-Way was placed on the State of Illinois Financial Watch list in March of 2015.  The School Board must turn in a budget reduction plan to the State by September 2015. Deficit reduction options that have been discussed include closing a high school, a tax referendum, and cutting classes and extra-curriculars.  Check out the July 16, 2015 Lincoln-Way School Board Meeting Agenda and information on the district's financial situation:

Thanks to a free service from the Will County Recorder of Deeds you can now search Will County property sales and mortgage information online.  Searching by last name, you can find out information on the amount of money a property sold for.  The website also contains records of mortgages and mortgage releases.  Trust information is also available. Go to the Will County Recorder of Deeds Website to find records of property sales.  This is also a great tool for genealogy, as you can search your family's property transactions.  The records go back to 1967.

A large crowd gathered at the Tom E. Hartung American Legion Post in New Lenox for the closing ceremony for the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall.   The Wall is open for viewing until 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.  The Wall is watched over by a volunteer honor guard 24/7. Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 Closing Ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the New Lenox American Legion Closing Ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the New Lenox American Legion Veterans line the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the Closing Ceremony in New Lenox, Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 Veterans line the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the Closing Ceremony in New Lenox, Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 Video of the closing ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall:

The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall is now in place at the New Lenox American Legion Post 1977. The closing ceremony will occur on Memorial Day,  May 30th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.. The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall is a half-sized replica of the Washington, D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the U.S. for more than 20 years. Here are photos of the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall: The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 Members of the Manhattan American Legion at the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 Air Force ROTC cadets at The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 Here is a video of the American Legion and the Air Force ROTC h...

The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall will be hosted by the New Lenox American Legion Post 1977 from May 26 to May 30, 2011. The wall will arrive at the New Lenox American Legion Post 1977--located at 14414 Ford Drive in New Lenox---on May 26 at 9:30 a.m. and will be open for viewing at noon. An opening ceremony will take place on May 27th at 4:00 p.m. with a prayer vigil at 7:00 p.m.. The closing ceremony will occur May 30th at 7:00 p.m.. The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall is a half-sized replica of the Washington, D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the U.S. for more than 20 years. Photos and video from the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall at the Tom E. Hartung American Legion Post 1977 in New Lenox. 

The American Planning Association (APA) has selected the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Spring Creek Greenway Master Plan to receive the 2011 National Planning Excellence Award for Implementation . "This is a great honor to be selected by the American Planning Association," said Forest Preserve Board of Commissioners President Cory Singer. "The scope of the Spring Creek Greenway restoration project was possible only because of the contributions by our many partners.  Such a large coalition of agencies coming together to preserve and restore hundreds of acres was a rare and wonderful accomplishment." "The Spring Creek Greenway, created by years of property acquisitions, stands as an oasis of preserved open space in the urbanized New Lenox, Homer Glen and Mokena areas," said Marcella DeMauro, executive director of the Forest Preserve District of Will County. "We were pleased to bring our expertise to restore the different habitat types t...

The New Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, as seen from the Old Plank Road Trail at Nelson Road The New Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox is nearing completion.  The new Hospital is a replacement hospital for Silver Cross' current facility on Briggs Street and Route 6 in Joliet. The new hospital is right of I-355 on Route 6 in New Lenox.  The 400 million dollar facility will have 6 floors. It will also have: 184 Medical-Surgical Beds 8 Pediatric Beds 30 Obstetrics (Birthing) Beds 22 ICU Beds 20 Behavioral Health Beds 17 Rehabilitation Beds 38 Emergency Department Private Treatment Rooms and 1 CT Scanner in the ED 11 Surgical Suites The New Silver Cross Hospital is located on a 76 acre campus.  The hospital is scheduled to open in  February of 2012. UPDATE: New Lenox Silver Cross Replacement Hospital will open February 26, 2012 . 

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November 6, 2012 Will County Election Results  has results for all county-wide races such as Will County Executive, Will County State's Attorney, and the Will County Board. For congressional results: Go here for Illinois 11th Congressional District results. For Illinois 2nd Congressional results, go here .