LEMONT, IL — Celebrating four years since it first opened in 2020, The Forge: Lemont Quarries will hold its annual Forge Fest on July 13. The fest will kick off at 3 p.m. at the outdoor ...

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 19, and new this year is a petting zoo with over 20 animals.

It takes advantage of the unusual topography: The old Joliet-Lemont limestone quarries, which sit within its boundaries, are now filled by a natural spring and will be used for canoeing and other ...

Readers can learn more about Lemont’s Smoky Row, quarry history and some historic people that helped shape the village in the zine celebrating the village’s 150th anniversary. “It highlights ...

The owners of a 27-acre former limestone quarry have asked the Cook County ... The property is about a half-mile east of downtown Lemont and north of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks.

The mural titled “There Comes a Time” in the 100 block of Main Street in Lemont memorializes a deadly clash between quarry workers and militia in 1885. The Kling mural is among public art in ...