Pat Harper

Park Commissioners Tuesday approved a plan that will allow the town's two baseball associations, the Rebels and the Hawks, to play on separate fields. Rebels teams will play on the...

A hotel-motel tax approved by the New Lenox Village Board Tuesday night will not generate quick revenues, but it could boost development. There are no hotels or motels in New...

The second of two staff positions created to aid Mokena's push for economic development was filled this week. Trustees on Monday hired Mary Clumpner as the town's first full-time economic...

A steering committee that will help Lincoln-Way High School officials campaign for a ballot measure to finance expansion was introduced to the school board last week. The 15-member committee drawn...

A call from New Lenox officials to speed up a road-widening project on U.S. Highway 30 appears to have had little effect on the pace of work, Mayor John Nowakowski...

New Lenox trustees said they favor requiring that sidewalks be installed in new subdivisions before building permits are issued. Village Engineer Ron Franciskovich told trustees at a recent Village Board...

More than 60 people showed up at the Mokena Village Hall last week to discuss plans to create a downtown business area that is more than a quaint reminder of...

Voters Tuesday will see for the first time a contest for the five seats on the New Lenox Fire Protection District Board. The selection process was changed from appointment to...

The Plan Commission voted earlier this month to recommend approving special-use requests for two businesses in industrial areas. Commissioners said they favor allowing Factory Bedding Co., 9619 W. 194th St.,...

Bringing Lake Michigan water to New Lenox could be about $3 million cheaper if the village can get a low-interest government loan. A pre-application for an $8.5 million loan to...