Pat Harper

A trip halfway across the country brought the Lincoln-Way Marching Knights top honors at a tournament in California. The band, which appeared in the Holiday Bowl Field Show Competition in...

Landowners annexing into the northeast section of New Lenox should not have to change their rural zoning, plan commissioners said Monday night. Although most annexations require that property come in...

The Village Board recently honored part-time Romeoville Firefighter Alex McGlynn for graduating as the valedictorian of his paramedic class. Romeoville Fire Chief Carl Churulo said the Will-Grundy paramedic class requires...

A three-year park renovation program includes upgrading equipment, increasing open space and tearing down a damaged observation deck, according to Steve Gulden, recreation director. Under the renovation program begun in...

The Village Board on Monday was presented with a proposed annexation agreement that would bring nearly 77 acres of residential and commercial development to the village. The Fairfield Meadows project...

For Lincoln-Way High School band students, the holiday break entails a bit of traveling. The day after Christmas, the school's Marching Knights, Wind Symphony and Jazz Band left for San...

Quick thinking and a playful attitude were in order when freshmen enrolled in the tech-prep program at Lincoln-Way High School recently staged their own olympics with an academic twist. Modeling...

The Zoning Board of Appeals recently voted against a bank's request for a 92-square-foot sign. The board vote to not recommend that the First East Side Savings Bank's request for...

Finding the right niche may be the key to making downtown Mokena a drawing card, consultants told about 30 people at a recent meeting at Mokena Junior High School. Events...

Lincoln-Way High School counselor Nancy Monken is about to complete her mission of guiding high school students through the maze of higher education. Monken, who is planning to retire at...