House Minority Leader Tom Cross and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno applauded Gov. Pat Quinn for signing off on legislation to abolish the controversial program.
The township is working with Solo Energy Solutions to save households up to $300 each year on their electricity bills.
Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy said it will be tough to track down the person responsible for setting off all seven tornado sirens Sunday, July 1.
Business owners say they hope video gambling will bring more people into downtown Lemont.
Five Lemont establishments—Bottles, Front Street Cantina, Stonehouse Pub, Tom's Place and VFW Post 5819—have applications pending with the Illinois Gaming Board.
The Will County Governmental League's Hugh O'Hara warns that there are firms fraudulently telling people they are the approved electrical aggregation provider, which is not true.
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
News briefs submitted to Patch by the Village of Lemont.
Here’s a list of some of the local facilities that will be closed on July Fourth.
In wake of Sunday's faulty tornado sirens, Patch put together a step-by-step guide to signing up for the village's e-news service, breaking news alerts and Facebook posts.
The Village of Lemont will operate out of the former elementary school, 410 McCarthy Road, until shortly after Thanksgiving while Village Hall undergoes renovations.
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) has released the following statement about his continued opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which the Supreme Court upheld Thursday.
In a 5-4 majority opinion, the court upheld the individual insurance mandate at the heart of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. Do you agree with the ruling?
Lemont officials recently hired local marketing agency PlumThree to develop a new website and promotional campaign for the village.
The Village of Lemont will be closed for business as employees move their offices to Central School on Thursday and Friday. They will re-open in their temporary location Monday, July 2.
The village board will also discuss a sanitary sewer and water main easement from ComEd and the 2012 "Kops-n-Kidz" T-shirt design winner.
The cost to buy a pack of cigarettes goes up in Illinois as a new tax increase on cigarettes goes into effect. Will this change your habits? Tell us what you think.
Bolingbrook, Homer Glen, Lemont, Romeoville and Woodridge have joined together to control water rate increases and explore the feasibility of purchasing an Illinois American Water pipeline.
The park would be located just east of Safety Village in downtown Lemont, and would serve as a trailhead to the I&M Canal and quarry recreation area.
The Village of Lemont will hold a committee of the whole meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Village Hall, 418 Main St.
State's Attorney Anita Alvarez says she supports lawsuits that call an Illinois ban against gay marriage unconstitutional.
Public Works Director Ralph Pukula said residents should sign up for the e-news service Nixle to receive notifications about spraying this summer.
One of three nominees for Republican National Committeeman for Illinois urged delegates to "give the people their party back" in what he says was a weekend filled with unfair voting with rigged outcomes.
Those attending the Illinois Republican Convention in Tinley Park over the weekend share their thoughts on the Republican party, how far it's come and where its going.
Illinois Republicans bring their ideas and bling to the Tinley Park Convention Center to take on Barack Obama and Mike Madigan in November.
For the first time in history, the Illinois Republican convention has made its way to Tinley Park.
If you're out and about in the area this weekend, it's highly likely that you'll be seeing red. Now that the thousands of republicans have arrived in the Southland, find out what has motivated them to make what, for some, is quite a trek.
Temporary changes will be in effect June 6-13 as the library prepares to implement its new card catalog through the Pinnacle Library Cooperative.
Woodridge Enterprises, Inc. was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor for lack of fall protection at job sites in Hinsdale and Carol Stream.
Joint initiative expands focus to materials design.
Here is a wrap-up of some of the latest political news.
Under pressure from Illinois Republicans and Gov. Pat Quinn, House Speaker Michael Madigan announced he's dropping his proposal to shift teacher pension costs to local school districts.
A plan to shift the cost of teacher pensions from the state to local school districts became the most hotly debated topic in Springfield on Tuesday.