Pat Harper

A street-improvement compromise reached by the New Lenox Village Board Tuesday is expected to move along the annexation process for a new subdivision. Trustees said Bruce Rackouski, developer of the...

Village officials recently accepted an award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association honoring their creative approach to residential growth. New Lenox's comprehensive plan, which focuses on letting...

A builder who wants to reduce his off-site improvements and defer some fee payments will have to take the matter up with the New Lenox Village Board, planning commissioners said...

A Mokena plan that focuses on upgrading the appearance of the commercial section on Front Street and along Wolf Road in downtown was recently approved by the Village Board. The...

In what has become an annual event, Lincoln-Way High School has been honored by an educational consulting firm. For the seventh year in a row, Lincoln-Way has been named an...

Trustees voted this week to establish a Park Watch program that will make residents the eyes and ears of the parks department. The program, suggested by Recreation Director Steve Gulden,...

If pupils from Martino Junior High School ran the village, New Lenox would have to balance preserving trees and wildlife with a call for more shopping and entertainment. Eighth graders...

The Village Board recently awarded a $137,000 contract to Pasch & Sons of Lockport for remodeling Village Hall. The project at 701 W. Haven Ave. includes remodeling the police department...

All work and some play: Dr. J. Aaron Wolfe, sports fan and chiropractor, has found a way to team work with play. Wolfe, who has a private practice at Sports...

Village trustees, who are pondering possible revisions to New Lenox's sign ordinance, said requests from area business owners point to the need for change. Tom Walsh of Shorewood, who owns...