Pat Harper

Plan commissioners have recommended a proposed ordinance regulating wireless communication antennas. The proposed ordinance, to go before the Village Board this month, specifies placement rules for the towers. Free-standing towers...

A Joliet physician told the New Lenox Village Board on Tuesday night about his plans to build a home for Alzheimer's disease patients. Dr. Richard Zalar wants village support for...

A letter certifying Lincoln-Way High School's eligibility for state construction funding could reduce the cost of school expansion for taxpayers, according to Supt. Lawrence Wyllie. Voters in the rapidly growing...

Screaming hockey fans filled a Romeoville arena, giving the two teams on the floor the same kind of reception they might give the Blackhawks or any other NHL team. The...

A land sale that gives Mokena's Creekview subdivision space for a neighborhood park was approved recently by the Village Board. Trustees voted to sell slightly more than 6.5 acres of...

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

A five-year budget plan for the Mokena Educational Foundation was outlined recently for the school board that anticipates thousands of dollars for school projects. The foundation is a volunteer fundraising...

The Elwood Village Board opted out of a legal tangle this week by voting to accept a developer's withdrawal of an agreement to annex part of the Joliet Arsenal land....

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Supt. Lawrence Wyllie, school officials and members of a volunteer steering committee have been meeting with community groups to outline the case for a referendum...

The Lincoln-Way High School Board has approved a lease arrangement for a portion of land earmarked for future athletic fields. Ameritech will pay $2,500 to lease district property at Cedar...