Pat Harper

The possibility of a Park District takeover of New Lenox Elementary School District 122's Cherry Hill School has been turned over to the school district's Site Committee for discussion. In...

Rev. Andy Romstad (above), 29, came to the southwest suburbs from Milwaukee in March with a unique mission. He has set about creating a congregation for the "unchurched" using non-traditional...

It started with motherhood: Bobbie Baird, retired executive secretary for the New Lenox Chamber of Commerce, was characteristically helping out at a recent chamber gathering when she was named Citizen...

Results from college entrance exams taken last year show Lincoln-Way High School students scoring above average, Supt. Lawrence Wyllie told the school board recently. Lincoln-Way students' Scholastic Aptitude Test averages...

Romeoville trustees Wednesday night approved plans for new areas in two subdivisions, the Weslake on Taylor Road and a resubdivision in the Cambridge at Carillon development. A vote on three...

New Lenox trustees said this week that the village will continue its current letter-of-credit policy while staffers take a look at some other options. Letters of credit function as assurance...

New Lenox trustees Tuesday night turned over 10 acres of open space at the Schoolhouse Manor subdivision to the New Lenox Park District. Mayor John Nowakowski said board concerns that...

Of the more than 750 people who filled out a recent survey, most favored not only enlarging the two existing Lincoln-Way High School campuses, but also adding swimming pools and...

Three more buildings were proposed for Romeoville's Windham Lakes Business Park at a recent workshop session. The new proposals were all for office/warehouse/distribution centers--one for Cintas Corporation, another for Chapco...

After two years of talks, Mokena officials and developers proposing a residential subdivision south of U.S. Highway 30 still cannot reach an agreement. The need to improve Owens Road remains...