Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: Which New Lenox gas station just sold a $1 million ticket?

Make time for Small Street 2026 - Artisan Market & More on the New Lenox Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Wednesday September 9th Patch AM
Wednesday September 9th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning New Lenox! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which New Lenox gas station just sold a $1 million ticket?

Also on today's calendar: Small Street 2026 - Artisan Market & More and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds breaking; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
  • Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Braidwood Man Wins $1 Million Lotto Jackpot With Gifted Lottery Ticket (wjol.com) — A New Lenox Gas N Wash on Laraway Road sold a birthday lottery ticket that turned into a $1 million jackpot for a Braidwood man. The winner discovered his good fortune at an Illinois Lottery prize center, while the New Lenox retailer earns a $10,000 bonus and locals are reminded of the popular in-state Lotto game.
   

📸 Around New Lenox

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in New Lenox

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 New Lenox Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making New Lenox PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Free Scrap Metal Pickup
    Free Scrap Metal Pickup. We pickup Garden Tractors, Farm Equipment, Snowmobiles, Motorcycles, Furnaces, Automotive parts, Anything Metal, All... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Obituary: Mark S. Littlejohn —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Lisa N. Lopez —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Obituary: John Sheridan, Sr. —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Michael K. St. Germain —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • To all the train workers, bus drivers, taxi drivers, retail, utility workers, medical, utility workers, military, grocery, retail, law enforcement, resturant workers .
    . . And anyone else working today that I missed thank you & Happy Labor Day. (Nextdoor Tyler/Bentley)
  • Gas N Wash posted a job opening for Cashier in New Lenox. Apply here.
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in New Lenox. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Lenox here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mokena

  • Local Event: Small Street 2026 - Artisan Market & More (patch.com)
  • 9957 N Cambridge Drive, Mokena, IL 60448 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
  • Jet's Pizza Partners with the Alzheimer's Association for September-October Fundraiser Supporting Alzheimer's Care, Support and Research – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

Lockport

  • Lockport OKs grants for downtown building improvements, facade restoration (shawlocal.com)
  • Newark Community High School District 18 reported 84.7% of teacher attendance during 2024-25 (kendallcountytimes.com)

Frankfort

  • Frankfort Girl, 6, Killed In Accident With School Bus: Medical Examiner (patch.com)
  • 'Abhorrent, Offensive' Behavior Doesn't Reflect Frankfort Values: Village (patch.com)

Ok New Lenox! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from New Lenox