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There were 23 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Lemont as of September, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

William John Yates passed away on Oct. 25. Below is the obituary.

These former Lemont Press area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Oct. 28.

In the 2022-23 school year, 47.1% of River Valley School students failed the mathematics portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Former Lemont High School star, Evan Mutterer, sees action in Carthage’s win over Millikin on Saturday, October 26.

Former Lemont Township High School star, Noah Taylor, leaves his mark in North Dakota State’s win over Murray State on Saturday, October 26.

Former Lemont Township High School star, Nathan (Nate) Wrublik, sees action in Monmouth’s win over Beloit on Saturday, October 26.

A property at 16572 New Ave., Lemont was sold on Oct. 15 by JP McMahon Prop LLC for $2.1 million. The buyer was J Ave Developmenty Real Estate.

Robert A. Jolly passed away on Oct. 24. Below is the obituary.

The following funeral or memorial service is scheduled to happen in coverage area tomorrow.

The following funeral or memorial service is scheduled to happen in coverage area tomorrow.

Lemont High School's Junior Achievement company, Lemont Publishing, Inc., is seeking community involvement for the design of one of its upcoming products. The student-run organization plans to release a local version of the popular game 'Spot It,' titled "Lemont It," and is calling for photo submissions featuring Lemont landmarks.

In the 2022-23 school year, 53.3% of River Valley School students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

On Oct. 21, Aleksandar and Maria Lazarevic purchased a property at 13105 Red Drive, Lemont from Katrina N. Burr (trustee), Eric A. Burr (trustee) and N. Burr Katrina (trust).

The lowest price of diesel in ZIP Code 60439 was found at one gas station in the week ending Oct. 19, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

The lowest price of regular gas in ZIP Code 60439 was found at two gas stations in the week ending Oct. 19, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60439 paid an average of $3.84 per gallon of diesel fuel in the week ending Oct. 19, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Drivers in ZIP Code 60439 paid an average of $3.56 per gallon of regular gas in the week ending Oct. 19, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Arlene C. Gould passed away on Oct. 20. Below is the obituary.

Four students from Lemont High School were recognized as "Students of the Month" for October at the district's Board of Education meeting held on October 21. The honored students included senior Maggie Prochaska for Physical Education, junior Natalie Hamersly for Art, sophomore Fallyn Arnold for World Languages, and freshman Sonia Marusarz for Family & Consumer Sciences.