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Rotary Club gives dictionaries to approximately 1,000 third-graders

September 18, 2018 by Jacquelyn Schlabach, Assistant Editor News

In this day and age, it’s easy to look up any word online and learn the definition along with synonyms, antonyms and everything in between. Despite the accessibility, members of the Lockport Rotary Club believe having a hard copy of a...

Lockport man shot dead in Joliet

August 31, 2018 by Max Lapthorne, Editor News, Breaking

A Lockport resident was pronounced dead in the early morning of Aug. 29 at a home in Joliet, with preliminary findings indicating the death was caused by a gunshot wound, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Alexander Perez was...
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City

Lockport City Council: Officials appoint Third Ward Alderman, push walkway project
After getting the majority vote approval, Mark R. Lobes raised his right hand before the city council Sept. 19 to be sworn in to fill the vacancy of Alderman Jason VanderMeer who moved recently. Lobes shook the hands of the aldermen of each ward and the mayor as he took his seat alongside them.
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Lockport City Council: Infrastructure projects approved, building codes debated at meeting

School

St. Dennis School sees enrollment drop for 2018-2019 school year
The 2018-2019 school year is underway at St. Dennis School in Lockport, but the halls and classrooms aren’t as crowded as they were last year.
D33C: Officials discuss tentative budget for new fiscal year
Will County D92 Board of Education: Board member resigns, tentative budget presented
D205: District readies for superintendent search, discusses possible security changes

Obituaries

In Memoriam: Barella, Caneva, Galvan

Richard F. “Rich” Barella, 71, of Lockport, died June 28. He was born and raised in Chicago, living in Oak Forest for 24 years, and in Lockport for the past 14 years.
In Memoriam: Szmergalski (nee Draino)
In Memoriam: Jackson (nee Buie)
In Memoriam: Bauer (nee Burcenski)