Pat Harper

With more than 900 students attending a recent open house for incoming Lincoln-Way High School freshmen, school officials said the enrollment growth pattern continues. Counselors said 953 area 8th graders,...

New Lenox Park District commissioners may be happy to see an extension of the Old Plank Road Trail into New Lenox, but they are less than thrilled with the amenities...

More than half of the students at every grade level that took the recent California Achievement Test in Mokena School District 159 posted above-average scores on the test, administrator Linda...

The long wait for a park in Lakewood Estates is almost over. After more than two years of negotiations with the developer, DiPaolo Corp., Romeoville Parks Director Steve Gulden said...

Military souvenirs, starched white sailor suits, tales of wartime heroism and the music and fashion of a bygone era brought World War II to life recently for a group of...

A 101-room hotel for business travelers has gained approval from Romeoville trustees. Community Development Director Greg Anderson said Extended Stay America plans to build the hotel at 1225 Lakeview Drive...

A report this week that attendance rates in Mokena schools stand at about 95 percent didn't pacify parents concerned about contagious illness. Supt. Roger Reardon said Mokena's attendance rates parallel...

The effort to get out a favorable vote Tuesday for the Lincoln-Way High Schools expansion plan is in high gear, school officials said Thursday night in New Lenox. Administrative assistant...

Park commissioners in New Lenox are expected to vote this month to issue a letter allowing for the possible construction of a Lake Michigan water pipeline on park property. Mayor...

Enrollment is still going up, Supt. Roger Reardon told the Mokena Elementary District 159 school board Wednesday night. Reardon said that though last year's enrollment projections were quite accurate, it...