Pat Harper

Tying up some of the loose ends in the New Lenox-Joliet boundary agreement, New Lenox trustees voted this week to disconnect some land to the west of the village. The...

New Lenox village trustees will set up a meeting within the next two months with homeowners interested in becoming part of a historic district. A survey of residents indicates widespread...

School District 122 officials are asking residents to keep an eye out after vandals damaged a construction trailer on the Cherry Hill School site on Washington Street. The trailer at...

A special census is expected to begin in the fall, Village Manager Jim Smithberg said. Romeoville's population count is expected to reflect an upsurge in residential development. A higher population...

Marked with butterflies and balloons, speeches and ribbon-cutting, the grand opening of the Old Plank Road Trail Saturday also looked something like a movable feast. Festivities began about 9 a.m....

Neighborhood concerns about losing open space could mean a parking crunch when the new Cherry Hill School opens in the fall of 1998, an engineer recently told the District 122...

A resident's call for more teen-oriented activities will be forwarded to the Mokena Youth Commission, village officials said at a meeting this week. Dorie Black said she is disheartened that...

A 25-year-old Romeoville fire engine is due for some repairs that are intended to keep it on the road for at least two more years. The Romeoville Village Board voted...

Drivers who park illegally and pet owners who do not keep track of their animals will pay higher fines under ordinance amendments recently adopted by the Mokena Village Board. The...

New Lenox-owned land on the Cherry Hill school site may be prepared for a storm-water detention area, village trustees said Tuesday night, but they won't vote to lease or deed...