Residents are invited to tour the police station, meet police officers and participate in a blood drive from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
Callers are telling victims they are from the Internal Revenue Service, the Cook County Sheriff reports.
District 113A officials on Tuesday said that severe student disciplinary action will be pursued for the damage and disruption caused by the student's message.
School officials said they have found no evidence to substantiate a chalk message that claimed Oakwood would explode Tuesday.
Police officers will be present at Oakwood School on Monday and Tuesday after finding a threatening message written in chalk on the school's exterior wall, officials said.
Two cars were badly damaged and three people were injured in a T-bone crash near Lemont Road and 97th Street on Friday night, authorities said.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department April 23- 24. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
A 65-year-old woman was struck around 2:41 p.m. Wednesday near Lemont Road in Darien, causing significant traffic delays on southbound I-55, police said.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department April 15- April 20. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The couple remained hospitalized Monday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in the 600 block of State Street around 9:55 a.m. Saturday, police said.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department April 7-13. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
Law enforcement officials reported only minor flooding and road closures in Lemont after heavy rain slammed the Chicago area Thursday morning.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department March 29- April 7. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The Chicago Tribune reported this week Gov. Quinn is looking for ways to tighten Illinois' impending conceal carry law.
Carl Churulo finished just 119 votes behind the third-highest vote-getter Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Will County Clerk's Office.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department March 26- March 30. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department March 18- March 22. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
Police say residents should be wary of calls coming from the 849 area code, which are generated from the Dominican Republican and most likely a scam.
A man claims he suffered "severe and permanent injuries" while taking care of a woman's cat.
Sheriff Tom Dart says CHIProperties has been issuing "highly illegal" notices to a number of Cook County residents.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department March 9- March 16. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
Three pedestrians have died after being struck by BNSF Metra trains this month in Hinsdale, Westmont and Downers Grove. Most recently, a male pedestrian was hit by a train near downtown Downers Grove on Tuesday morning.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Feb. 26 - March 7. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
Old Quarry Principal Bill Caron said law enforcement officials determined a bomb threat message on the school's bathroom wall was not credible.
Police are holding a female beagle and a male Yorkie, both of which were found March 6.
Lemont firefighters responded to a house fire Sunday morning in the 1200 block of St. Brendan's Court.
A coyote attacked and killed a Bichon Frise Sunday night in the backyard of a Bolingbrook home.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Feb. 25 - March 1. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Feb. 18-24. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Feb. 16-17. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Feb. 8-14. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
There are Cook County warrants out for the arrest of accused criminals in Lemont. Patch highlights several of them, for whom warrants have been issued since 2010.
Arena football coach and Romeoville mayoral hopeful Steve "Mongo" McMichael recalled how his former player "blew his knee out" during a preseason practice.
Illinois State Police say the victim, a Shorewood resident, lost control of her vehicle after being cut off by another driver near Romeoville.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Feb. 4-10. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Jan. 28 – Feb. 3. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy urges everyone to designate a driver and – for everyone’s safety – don't drink and drive during Super Bowl weekend.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Jan. 23-27. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department Jan. 20-21. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.