Pat Harper

Instead of the sound of chalk squeaking against a blackboard, the sound of pounding hammers punctuates the sound waves in the open-air classroom where building trades students are leaving their...

Concerns about traffic congestion and access roads where a new restaurant is scheduled to built on 191st Street apparently were resolved at a Mokena Village Board work session this week....

Trustees in Romeoville voted Wednesday night to approve a redevelopment project they said will enhance the appearance of the town's main highway. The plan calls for demolishing Tuffy Auto Service...

With an election about to yield a crop of political signs, New Lenox officials were divided this week over the enforceability of a village ordinance that prohibits posting signs until...

Mokena trustees Monday night voted to annex the northwest corner of 191st Street and Wolf Road and zone it for commercial use. The property targeted for development is occupied by...

Enrollment in Mokena Elementary School District 159 is up 4 percent, Supt. Roger Reardon told the School Board last week. The total number of students is 2,089 enrolled in kindergarten...

Keeping it cool: A little quick thinking and some well-timed sprays of water kept students at the Lincoln-Way High School Central Campus in New Lenox from setting a different kind...

Lincoln-Way High School students once again posted above-average scores on the Illinois Goals Assessment Program test, administrator Glen Duckworth told the school board Thursday night. "What we can say here...

Park commissioners in New Lenox are mulling over an April referendum proposal to finance building an 80,000-square-foot community recreation center. The center would be built as part of the New...

Trustees in Romeoville have agreed to accept a land donation if the parcel passes a close inspection by Village Manager Henry Sinda and the staff. The .3-acre landlocked parcel is...