New Lenox, Illinois the village of Proud Americans. Proud Americans of a population of 24,286 people. The area was settled in the late 1820’s but officially the town on October 4, 1946. I have lived in the area now for fourteen long years. I never knew before New Lenox was known as VanHorne point.
When I first moved here it was when I was seven years old. I did not move far. I came from the town over Mokena. Before this paper I did not know what new Lenox was known for. Nor did I even think of looking it up. To be honest with you it kind of a bad thing that I don’t know what the village’s slogan is. I work for the Fire district I should know these things.
About two years ago one of our own firefighters had a statue of a fallen firefighter made up to show the town how proud we are of the ones who take their lives for us every day so that we are protected. The town is very fond of the district. Especially the elderly citizens in the town. We try to give back to the people as much as we can to show them how proud we are to serve them in their time of need. The district shows the soldiers that we are grateful of them when they come home from serving over in Iraq. We pair up with the police to meet up with the car that they come in to town in. Usually, they meet at the Kmart here on the outer part of the area. From there the police and the fire district will give the men or women who have served an escort home. Both groups will have their lights on for the honorable server. We are a proud village of the Americans who live in the village of New Lenox.
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