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joyce
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lengers, winning 11,103
votes and approximately
47 percent of the overall
vote. Lori Wilcox was
second with 6,319 votes,
Monica Gordon third with
4,678 votes and Marta
Perales in last place with
1,612 votes.
In Will County, with all
precincts reporting, Joyce
was in the lead with 2,605
votes, followed by Wilcox
with 1,404 votes, Gordon
with 893 votes and Perales
with 428 votes.
Joyce was appointed to
fill the State Senate District
40 seat in November
after former State Sen. Toi
Hutchinson was chosen
to oversee Illinois’ recreational
cannabis program.
on election night.
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New Lenox organizations handling coronavirus concerns
Submitted by the Village
of New Lenox
Community leaders
came together March 16
to share information on
service changes and other
policy implementations
regarding their individual
entities as it pertains to the
Coronavirus/COVID-19.
Any general COVID-19
related service issue questions
can be directed to
covid@newlenox.net or
covid19@newlenox.net.
Silver Cross Hospital
Most importantly, if you
feel you may be experiencing
symptoms of the CO-
VID-19 virus, contact your
primary health doctor. Do
not come to the emergency
room because you may
have flu-like symptoms.
Your doctor will ask you
specific questions to determine
if a test is needed.
Please see the COVID-19
Testing Decision Matrix
The hospital can collect
samples and submit for
testing only with the approval
of the Department
of Public Health.
This is not an airborne
virus. The virus spreads
through droplets from an
infected person.
Maintain a 6-foot distance
when possible. Continually
wash your hands,
cough and sneeze into your
elbow, don’t touch your
face and stay home if you
feel sick.
Restrictions are in place
for patient hospital visits.
Refer to the Silver Cross
Hospital website for restrictions.
Use approved
bleach substances
to clean all surfaces.
silvercross.org
Support your local
businesses!
• Purchase gift cards
• Schedule services
• Order carryout and
delivery from local
restaurants
We're all in this together -
support your local businesses!
Village of New Lenox
The village encourages
you to use online services
when appropriate. Please
utilize our dropbox for water
bill payments.
Non-essential services
will be conducted remotely
when possible. Water
meter installations will be
temporarily suspended.
newlenox.net.
Mayor Tim Baldermann
announced in a message
addressed on March 18
that Triple Play Concert
Series tickets will no longer
go on sale April 4.
New Lenox Police
The safety and protection
of our residents will
never be compromised.
That being said, keeping
our first responders healthy
is especially critical at this
time. Any non-essential
calls for service that can be
handled by telephone, will
take place. If you need to
see a police officer in person,
please advise the dispatcher
if you or anyone
in your household is experiencing
any symptoms of
COVID-19. All non-essential
programs will be cancelled
until further notice.
This also applies to any
of our Safe Community
Programs. Additionally,
Senator Mike Hastings is
working with our first responders
to make sure they
have enough protective
gear. newlenox.net
New Lenox Fire
The safety and protection
of our residents will
never be compromised.
That being said, keeping
our first responders healthy
is especially critical at this
time. If you need an ambulance
or fire service, please
advise the dispatcher if you
or anyone in your household
is experiencing any
symptoms of COVID-19.
All non-essential programs
will be canceled until further
notice. Additionally,
Senator Mike Hastings is
working with our first responders
to make sure they
have enough protective
gear. nlfire.com
Lincoln Way School District
210
The districts central offices
will be open from
7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. until
further notice. The District
is following the Governor’s
ban on gatherings (sports/
clubs/activities held at
High Schools) for this time.
Please see the district website
for the most current information.
lw210.org
New Lenox School District
122
To contact the District,
please use the following
main office line at
(815)-485-2169 during the
hours of 8:00 a.m.-3:00pm
Monday-Friday. As of this
date, all school activities
and other activities held at
school buildings are cancelled
until April 6. Please
see the district website for
the most current information.
nlsd122.org
New Lenox Township
All meetings being held
at the Township Senior
Building are cancelled
until further notice. The
township food pantry may
be in need of volunteers
as well as additional food
items. Please contact them
directly if you feel you
can be of assistance. This
could include high school
students that are off during
this extended break. new
lenox.org
New Lenox Public Library
The building will be
closed to the public until at
least April 6.
Due dates for all items
will be extended until
April 13, and no fines/fees
will be assessed during that
time. People are encouraged
to keep their items
until April 13. Donations
will not be accepted. For
information regarding online
library services, signing
up for a digital library
card and other library updates
can be found at new
lenoxlibrary.org
New Lenox Community
Park District
The park district will
be closed for all activities
until April 6. This is for all
programs, including childcare.
The Park District will
continue to follow School
District 122 and 210 protocols
in emergency closing.
newlenoxparks.org
Providence Catholic High
School
The High School will be
closed through March 30.
This includes all activities.
providencecatholic.org
St. Jude School
The school will be
closed through March 30.
This includes Religious
Education classes and the
Fish Fry. Information regarding
church services
can be found on the website
as well. stjude.org
New Lenox Chamber of
Commerce
Many local daycare providers
are following the
Governor’s shut down of
March 30.
Ivy League Kids Mokena
This daycare provider
has said they have room for
additional children. Please
contact them for information.
ivyleaguekids.org
The Will County Health
Department has provided a
hotline for questions: (815)
740-8977