Pat Harper

The planned spruce-up of the village's historic water tower will be delayed while village officials take a look at a plan to finance the structure's future maintenance needs. The century-old...

The Village Board this week approved a property tax break, the second consecutive year Frankfort has been able to give a little something back to residents. Village officials said business...

An annual cleanup day and a commitment to keeping the community green have earned Mokena a designation as a Tree City USA, trustees learned this week. The town is among...

Just in time for Memorial Day, the Village Board this week gave its active military citizens a gift. Trustees passed a resolution waiving fees for sewer and water service and...

Village officials are confident residents will cooperate with Mokena's water conservation plan, but an ordinance passed this week sets penalties just in case they don't. The plan, designed to avert...

Cook County's latest plan for widening Harlem Avenue helps address some residents' major concerns, a Frankfort official said Monday night. Homeowners, particularly those in the Prestwick subdivision whose lots abut...

A steady increase in sales tax revenue is fueling a budget that can pay for capital improvements and a tax rebate in Frankfort. Trustee Cindy Heath said sales tax money...

The Park District introduced its $5.2 million recreation center with a grand-opening celebration last weekend. The two-story building occupies the south side of the Yunker farm property the Park District...

The same group that rescued Frankfort's century-old water tower more than a decade ago may be called upon again, this time to keep the structure in good repair. The tower...

Village officials will reach out to sprinkler installers, landscapers, contractors and residents in their campaign for a voluntary water-conservation program this summer. Public Works Director Lou Tiberi said information packets...