Pat Harper

A grass-roots campaign aims to block a planned study of Cedar Road traffic. Jan Filipiak, organizer of a petition drive asking New Lenox trustees to reject a corridor study of...

Parents concerned about illnesses in Mokena Elementary School District 159 want schools to use stronger disinfectants more often to clean classrooms. Pam Tsatsis, who gave the school board a petition...

Population growth in Mokena is likely to bring in an extra $200,000 to $250,000 in tax state revenue, said Village Administrator John Downs. According to unofficial results of a special...

New Lenox trustees got their first look at a draft of a water contract with Tinley Park on Tuesday night. Russ Loebe, village manager, asked board members to submit their...

School board members have approved a plan to shift to a more student-oriented focus at Mokena Junior High School. Gary Bradbury, principal of the junior high school, said the middle...

In tri-cornered hat and homespun knee breeches, 5th-grader Chris Fey was a Revolutionary War-era fashion statement for his classmates at Hickory Creek/Frankfort Junior High School on Monday. "I get to...

The question of who takes jurisdiction over a stretch of Wolf Road south of U.S. Highway 30 will be the subject of talks between Mokena and Frankfort. "We're right next...

A recent visit from the Will County sheriff's canine unit had gratifying results, Mokena Junior High School Principal Gary Bradbury told the District 159 board last week. No trace of...

The New Lenox Park District's first attempt at making peace between two feuding baseball associations was encouraging, commissioners said earlier this week. Park officials said last month they want to...

Parents in Mokena Elementary School District 159 will pay higher fees in the fall. The school board voted Wednesday night to raise the yearly fees charged for kindergartners to $29...