When Don Quaid had his first burger and beer at Nick’s Tavern after moving to Lemont 10 years ago, he was immediately smitten with the downtown establishment.

Three Elmhurst men arrested and charged Nov. 13 with taking part in a spree of 40 burglaries to vehicles in DuPage County communities will be arraigned in December.

Mike Konrath of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County will discuss the varied activities available to local residents at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Lemont Public Library, 50 E. Wend St.

Metra is reporting a fire at a scrapyard near the train tracks in Lemont is holding up trains at the station.

Check out police and fire reports for Lemont.

Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A officials could seek a tax hike as soon as February to help dig the district out of its financial hole.

Terri O’Neill often takes some ribbing for her allegiance to the Baltimore Orioles, but it comes with the territory.

While a financial advisor to Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A acknowledges there has been some bad budgeting practices, she is urging school officials to move forward.

Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A officials will allow some schools in the district to serve as H1N1 swine flu vaccination sites next year.

They have not packed a glue stick or box of crayons in their backpacks in years, but next week Lemont High School students will be doing just that.

Admission representatives from more than a dozen Catholic high schools from the southern and western suburbs will attend Everest Academy of Lemont’s Catholic High School Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11550 Bell Road, Lemont.

As unemployment rates soar and jobs seem harder to come by, one church is ladling up some comfort and food to those losing hope.

Lemont Veterans Day ceremony is held at the War Memorial on Main Street in Lemont.

Lemont merchants and businesses are joining together to pay tribute to all veterans and current enlisted personnel by offering promotions, discounts and specials during business hours Saturday, Nov. 14 as a way to show appreciation for the past and present sacrifices of these men and women.

The Lemont VFW Post 5819 will host their annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the World War II Memorial on Main Street.