Lemont Village Administrator Leaving for Position in Wisconsin

Village Administrator Ben Wehmeier confirmed Thursday that he will leave Lemont at the end of June to become the administrator of Jefferson County, WI.

Lemont Village Administrator Ben Wehmeier will leave his position next month to become the new county administrator for Jefferson County in Wisconsin. Wehmeier, who has served as village administrator since 2010, was officially hired by the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. He informed Mayor Brian Reaves of the move earlier this month, and will continue to serve through the end of June. In a phone interview Thursday, Wehmeier said he is looking forward to moving back to his native Wisconsin. "It was a hard decision because I've loved working in Lemont, but I think it's an exciting opportunity for my family to be able to move back home and also for me professionally," Wehmeier said. Wehmeier has served the village of Lemont …

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VIDEO: Lemont Officials Rededicate Village Hall

The Lemont village board, three former mayors and Congressman Dan Lipinski were on hand Monday to celebrate the newly renovated building.

Lemont officials were joined Monday by Congressman Dan Lipinski as they rededicated their recently renovated Village Hall, 418 Main St. Renovations to the 120-year-old Village Hall began last summer and continued through January. The approximately $2.2 million in upgrades included improvements to its lobby, roof, windows, exterior doors, bathrooms and conference rooms. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  There are plenty of ways to keep up on Lemont news:

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Lemont Officials Plan Open House for Renovated Village Hall

The village of Lemont will hold an open house and rededication ceremony Monday night for the newly renovated Village Hall.

The village of Lemont will hold an open house and rededication ceremony Monday night for the newly renovated Village Hall. The open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 418 Main St. A rededication ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Renovations to the 120-year-old Village Hall began last summer and continued through January. The approximately $2.2 million in upgrades included improvements to its lobby, roof, windows, exterior doors, bathrooms and conference rooms. The rededication ceremony will run in conjunction with an open house for the Lemont Area Chamber of Commerce, which recently moved its office from the Main Street Metra Station to Village Hall. The night will conclude with a village board meeting at 7 p.m…

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Giant Particle Storage Ring to Stop in Lemont on Journey to Fermilab

The 50-foot-wide electromagnet will travel 3,200 miles by boat and barge this summer to be part of a new experiment that will study particle physics.

Giant Particle Storage Ring to Stop in Lemont on Journey to Fermilab

The 50-foot-wide electromagnet will travel 3,200 miles by boat and barge this summer to be part of a new experiment that will study particle physics.

A particle storage ring spanning 50 feet in diameter will make a stop in Lemont this summer during a 3,200-mile journey from New York to Illinois. The giant electromagnet is headed to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, just outside Batavia, where it will be used in an experiment called Muon g-2, and will study the properties of muons, tiny subatomic particles that exist for only 2.2 millionths of a second. The ring, made of steel and aluminum, is part of a machine built at New York's Brookhaven National Laboratory in the 1990s. Although most of the machine can be disassembled and brought to Fermilab in trucks, the massive electromagnet must be transported in one piece, and cannot tilt or twist more than a few degrees without being …

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Construction Begins on Lemont Triangle Project

Motorists should expect delays for the next several months at the intersection of Archer Avenue and McCarthy and Derby roads, where workers will widen and resurface the pavement and install traffic control signals.

Lemont Water Bill E-Pay Unavailable Until April 22

The online bill-paying option will be unavailable until Monday as the village implements a new utility billing system.

Lemont residents will be unable to pay their water bills online until Monday, April 22, according to village officials. The village of Lemont's water bill e-pay option will be unavailable as the village implements a new utility billing system. More information on the new system will be posted Monday, officials said. For more information on the new billing sytem or how to pay bills through alternative means, contact the Lemont Water Billing Department at 630-257-2532. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  There are plenty of ways to keep up on Lemont news:

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Construction Begins on Lemont Triangle Project

Motorists should expect delays for the next several months at the intersection of Archer Avenue and McCarthy and Derby roads, where workers will widen and resurface the pavement and install traffic control signals.

Work is finally underway on the long-awaited Triangle Project in Lemont. Construction officially began Monday at the intersection of Archer Avenue and McCarthy and Derby roads, where workers will spend the next several months improving road and sidewalk conditions. The project will include pavement widening, resurfacing, intersection channelization, the installation of traffic control signals, and all necessary traffic control and restoration, according to village officials. The total cost of the project is about $2.43 million, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. All area businesses will remain open during construction, but motorists should expect delays, officials said. Construction is expected to wrap up by the end of…

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Lemont Election Guide: Candidate Profiles, Results, Full Coverage

April 2013 election information for the village of Lemont, District 113A, District 210, the Lemont Park District, Lemont Township, the Lemont Fire Protection District and the Lemont Library.

Election Day 2013 is here. Stay with Patch throughout the day for election information and full results for the Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A school board—the only contested race in Lemont. See below for information on the upcoming election and a breakdown of every race, with links to individual candidate profiles. Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A Board Member (choose three) Village President (choose one) Village Clerk (choose one) Village Trustee (choose three) Lemont Park District Commissioner (choose two) Lemont Public Library District Trustee, Full Term (choose three) Lemont Public Library District Trustee, Unexpired Two-Year Term Lemont High School District 210 Board Member (choose three) Lemont Fire …

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Hank Olenick

11:02 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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Construction to Begin on Long-Awaited McCarthy-Walker Project

Work will begin April 15 on signal and lane upgrades at the busy Lemont intersection, thanks in part to a $1.7 million capital investment from the state.