Pat Harper

Some of the recipes may be exotic, but the decorations are home-grown. The murals that will greet diners when an under-construction Frankfort restaurant opens soon are the work of three...

Archeologists excavating four small areas along a proposed route of a pipeline in New Lenox turned up pottery fragments and at least one perfect triangular arrowhead Tuesday during the second...

Hoping to head off potential problems, New Lenox trustees Tuesday night said they would change a valve to control flooding at a pond in the Cherry Hill subdivision and work...

An open space corridor for New Lenox will be added to the village's comprehensive plan, officials said Monday night. Consultant Chris Lannert is to develop a plan that will link...

District 210 school officials are considering a proposal for an on-site day care center at Lincoln-Way High School. Aunt Nancy's Child Care, a Mokena-based facility, is hoping to rent space...

Miles of dirt may lay along a proposed Lake Michigan water pipeline route from Tinley Park through Mokena into New Lenox, but history won't stand in its way. On Monday,...

The Lincoln-Way High School Board has voted a salary increase averaging between 3 and 3.5 percent for administrators, support staff and transportation workers. The transportation category showed the most increase,...

A tribute to mom: For Lorie Carevic of Mokena, success is in the cards. Lorie, a 12-year-old 6th grader at Mokena Junior High School, was one of 50 state finalists...

Rolling on to victory: Add senior Matt Minger to the roster of champion Lincoln-Way High School athletes. "He's done something that not everybody can put their name next to," said...

Preparing for the transition from a one-school district to two four-year high schools is among goals for the 1998-99 school year approved Thursday night by the Lincoln-Way High School Board....