Pat Harper

A pretrial hearing will be Aug. 28 for a Joliet man accused of using a child's name in sexually graphic Internet messages. Charles Gary Rogers, 40, pleaded not guilty Wednesday...

Mokena is joining its neighbors in attempting to control adult-oriented businesses that may seek to locate in Mokena. Trustees at a work session Monday discussed a proposed adult-use ordinance that...

Growth is keeping Lincoln-Way High School's proposed $31.9 million budget for the 1998-99 school year in the black, according to Supt. Lawrence Wyllie. The bulk of the revenue expected to...

RomeoFest, Romeoville's annual family-fun gathering, opens Wednesday with carnival rides, food booths and country music. Originally a three-day festival held near the end of summer, RomeoFest was revised and expanded...

A Will County Circuit Court Judge on Monday sentenced a 19-year-old Joliet man to 42 years in prison for a May 1997 armed robbery in which two people were shot....

Political candidates and groups who post signs in Mokena will be subject to tighter restrictions under an amendment to the zoning ordinance approved Monday night. The amendment clarifies location restrictions...

A proposed residential development in Romeoville would offer open space and tax revenue for the village but might be too densely populated, said Mayor Fred Dewald. Dave Johnson, vice president...

The New Lenox Park District has voted to ask a Joliet developer for land rather than cash. Park director Bill McCollum said it is the first action to fall under...

The proposed New Lenox Commons project, under discussion for many years, may be moving forward soon, members of the New Lenox Open Space Committee said. The proposed commons area, envisioned...

A 19-year-old man who surrendered after escaping from the Will County Courthouse sought leniency from a judge Wednesday, saying, "I didn't know what else to do but run." Leroy McAfee...