Pat Harper

The village's budget for fiscal 1999 is expected to emphasize upgrades for Mokena's infrastructure. Renovating the infrastructure will aid the town's quest for economic development, Village Administrator John Downs said...

A developer has been turned down in his bid to have New Lenox defer water and sewer tap-on fees for his proposed 24-home development. Village trustees voted against the request...

It came just the same: Weather forecasters may blame the March 9 snowstorm that paralyzed the Chicago area on a warmer-than-normal Pacific Ocean current, but Mokena officials and staffers have...

A developer has been turned down in his bid to have New Lenox defer water and sewer tap-on fees for his proposed 24-home development. Village trustees voted against the request...

A new activation system for Romeoville's emergency sirens will be introduced on Tuesday. Pranksters who broke into the Romeoville Emergency Management Agency's previous activation system forced the change, Mayor Fred...

Romeoville trustees voted Wednesday night to approve an annexation agreement and special-use agreement that will bring slightly more than 19 acres east of Illinois Highway 53 under village control. The...

Park commissioners in New Lenox have agreed to allow village officials to run a Lake Michigan water pipeline along the edge of a park district golf course, but archeologists will...

"This was not in my contract," said Chelsea School Principal Dennis Nielsen as a friendly, bright yellow python draped itself over his shoulders. Salvador the python and his traveling companions--human...

A proposed annexation would bring a controversial property under village watch, according to a Romeoville official. The planned annexation of slightly more than 19 acres adjacent to the Crazy Rock...

With the results of a referendum safely in the "yes" column, the Lincoln-Way High School Board is getting its expansion project ready to go. The first $20 million worth of...