Orland Park subdivision approved
A proposal for a 25-home development on one of the last areas of open land north of Centennial Park is on its way to Orland Park trustees. The plan commission...
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SD 227 candidates mum on felon running
One of the eight candidates running for the Rich Township High School District 227 board, Komaa Mnyofu, is a felon who would be ineligible to serve if elected, but none...
Orland Park homeowner gets OK for solar panels
An Orland Park resident hopes to harvest sunlight for the energy needs of his house in the Orland Hills subdivision at the village's north end. The village plan commission on...
Mokena District 159 readies its 5-year plan
Mokena School District 159 administrators have developed a five-year strategic plan that anticipates curriculum changes that include aligning Common Core standards with technology, putting a Web-based application in place for...
Legal costs, charter school focus of SD 227 forum
The four challengers running for the Rich Township High School District 227 board on Sunday used a candidates forum to blast the incumbents' alleged spending in recent years of $575,000...
Orland Park advances plan for nature center
A proposal to establish a nature center just north of Southwest Highway and LaGrange Road is heading to Orland Park trustees. The Plan Commission this week endorsed the Open Lands...
Man wanted in fatal 2009 Will County crash captured in Arkansas
Bail was denied Monday for a 41-year-old Joliet man who was arrested in Arkansas last month, 5 1/2 years after he disappeared following charges that he caused a fatal crash...
State police investigate police-involved shooting in Posen
Posen police early Monday morning shot a man who they said approached them with a knife after officers reponded to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said. According to a news...
Matteson to avoid employee layoffs, for now
Police and fire union leaders are responding skeptically to the Matteson Village Board's decision Monday night to not lay off employees, including police and firefighters, at least for now, in...
Former Tinley Park Library building could become funeral home
Tinley Park's Plan Commission is scheduled to vote March 12 on requests related to remodeling and upgrading the long-vacant Tinley Park Public Library building at 171st Street and 71st Avenue....