Pat Harper

A sign on U.S. Highway 30 outside the Frankfort Public Library bears the legend: "Bricks and Books," reminding voters of the need for both. A planned building addition to the...

Village officials and residents Wednesday were mourning the death of village manager James Smithberg. Smithberg, 54, died at his Lockport home early Wednesday after a struggle with cancer. He was...

A 45 m.p.h. speed limit was set Tuesday for a section of Gougar Road in an area recently annexed to New Lenox. The area of Gougar Road extending from U.S....

A steering committee has been appointed to help revitalize Mokena's downtown business area. The steering committee's work will begin a planned public-private effort to make the commercial center on Front...

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...

Water service has been shut off for 117 customers, officials said last week. Although policy dictates withdrawing service after unpaid bills accumulate, an attempt is made to help residents experiencing...

Investing in real estate: The Romeoville Fields Project is having a yard sale without having to round up dog-eared paperbacks, polyester bellbottoms or scratched-up furniture. The volunteer committee plans to...

The Mokena Plan Commission voted Thursday night to approve a special-use permit that would allow hotel construction on two lots in the Clear Vue Corporate subdivision at 19255 Everett Lane....

Settling a lawsuit over operating difficulties at a waste water-treatment plant will pay for repairs, village officials said this week. The village filed suit against Beling Consultants Inc. in 1995...

Police Chief Andrew Barto's contract was extended for three years this week by the Village Board. Barto, who joined the Romeoville Police Department in 1972, has served as its chief...