Silver Cross, Police Station and More: Week in Review, Jan. 16-20

I know you're busy, but it's the weekend now so take some time to relax and crack open a six pack of stories that appeared in the last week on New Lenox Patch.

Fuss Over Bus: The New Lenox school board changed bus times last year, and following some parents' complaints agreed to look at new options, all of which would increase costs in a time that the state is cutting transportation funding.

Charleyhorse Closing?: A new restaurant owner will petition the Village Board tomorrow to get a liquor license, as he's planning to move an American Grill into the restaurant location.

Mugs for MorningStar: Members of Trinity Lutheran Church in New Lenox made the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday a day on, not off, by donating coffee mugs and loose change to the homeless shelter in Joliet. A Little Change Makes a Big Difference: Trinity Lutheran Donates to MorningStar

Health Care, Provided: The community celebrated a big addition to Silver Cross Hospital's replacement campus in New Lenox: a medical pavilion that features a large variety of physicians as well as a Walgreens pharmacy. Walgreens, Physician Offices Open at Silver Cross Campus

Take Cover: Two men, one from New Lenox, were caught stealing manhole covers from construction sites along Route 30. The duo said they planned to sell them at a Joliet scrap yard. Police: Two Men Caught with $2K Worth of Manhole Covers

Pinning Ceremony: New Lenox firefighters were celebrated last week as one was promoted to captain and others were promoted to lieutenant. The family and friends of these men pinned the new rank to their coats. PHOTO GALLERY: New Lenox Firefighters Promoted