Pat Harper

Trustees known for locking horns over economic development signaled progress this week by filling a long vacant post. With a unanimous vote, the Village Board hired Martin Lucas of Orland...

Travelers on 191st Street in Mokena got a boost this week. The construction clutter that had made the roadway a sea of orange cones and cautionary signs is finally gone,...

Trustees this week avoided legal action when they passed a nursing home regulation ordinance that eliminates a controversial chaperone provision. The original statute proposed in October would have prohibited residents...

Five years after sprucing up the traditional downtown business district, trustees are looking at tax relief as another possible redevelopment boost. Trustees this week hired Lisle-based consulting firm Ehlers and...

Based on promises of toned-down lighting and noise, trustees last week approved a car dealer's request to expand his business. Phillips Chevrolet, which has occupied the northwest corner of U.S....

Traveling residents often send mementos of a trip back home, but nothing quite like the American flag that was carried in a March 10 military operation that U.S. Army Lt....

Mokena village trustees this week said they're willing to pitch in some cash for upgrades to the Oak Lawn water system that pumps Lake Michigan water to the village through...

A longtime village business must put expansion plans on hold until it addresses neighbors' complaints about outdoor lights and a loudspeaker. A vote on Phillips Chevrolet's proposal to expand west...

A tax-sharing deal with a local grocer is expected to help jump-start commercial development on Wolf Road downtown, trustees said. A 20-year sales-tax-sharing agreement with Berkot's will help owner John...

A tax-sharing deal with a local grocer is expected to help jump-start commercial development on Wolf Road downtown, trustees said this week. A 20-year sales-tax-sharing agreement with Berkot's will help...