New Lenox

A Plainfield resident and soldier in the Illinois Army National Guard was named the branch's top recruiter in the state last month. Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Neville received the Director's 54 Ring on April 11 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. The award...

Sears Holdings Corp. is seeking "sub-tenants" for a total of eight Illinois stores, the company has confirmed.  The Hoffman Estates-based retailer said it has hired Mid-America Realty to lease space in two Sears locations in Bloomingdale and Crystal...

The following items were taken from police reports. Tinley Park Six rings with a total estimated value of $2,000 were reported taken April 3 from a home on the 17000 block of Circle Drive. Two Tinley Park teens, 19 and 18, are scheduled to appear...

A 31-year-old New Lenox man is scheduled to appear in Will County court May 6 for a preliminary hearing on a five-count charge of possession of child pornography. Daniel M. Cameron of the 1600 block of Briarcrest Drive was taken into custody Friday at...

The following items were taken from Tinley Park, New Lenox, Frankfort and Will County sheriff's police records: Tinley Park •A 25-year-old Tinley Park man was charged with reckless driving, two counts of speeding and disobeying a stop sign during...

When a New Lenox police officer pulled over Pedro Hernandez in March on suspicion of drunk driving, they ran his information through the system. Police noticed that Hernandez' identifiers resembled those of a man named Pedro Hernandez who was wanted for...

A "heroin epidemic" in the region has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 80 people in Will County in the past two years, a county official said after a New Lenox man was charged last week with drug-induced homicide. "The purity of heroin...

The following items were taken from Tinley Park, New Lenox, Frankfort and Mokena police records. Tinley Park DUI • A 24-year-old Tinley Park man who attempted to persuade police he was a back seat passenger in a car that drove through shrubbery...

The folowing items were taken from Palos Heights police records. A 22-year-old Calumet Park woman was charged with driving on a suspended driver’s license just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 28 in the 7100 block of West 127th Street. A 30-year-old...

One person has been taken into custody and arrest warrants have been issued for two others after a 69-year-old woman was kidnapped from her Frankfort Square home and forced to give up information about her bank accounts. Police took Chavell Anderson,...

These items were taken from Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New Lenox and Will County police reports: TINLEY PARK •Electronic equipment with an estimated value of $6,800 was reported stolen Feb. 27 during a daytime break-in at a home on the...

A 24-year-old man linked to a series of Chicago-area burglaries that targeted elderly residents has filed a federal lawsuit against the Will County Adult Detention Facility alleging his civil rights were violated in 2012 while he was being held on a...