Pat Harper

Honoring past public service will continue Monday in the second of two special events this month. A memorial service in honor of former Mayor Dewey "Red" Chambers is scheduled at...

Mathletes at Lincoln-Way High School are looking back at a record-breaking season. The club's 110 seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen racked up high scores and numerous honors at a series...

Property earmarked for two proposed residential subdivisions toward the south end of the village was annexed and zoned residential by the Village Board this week. As part of their annexation...

Lincoln-Way High School's two campuses can be remodeled into larger four-year schools, according to an architect's report released Thursday night. "Basically, the challenge was that we want two identical campuses,"...

The Romeoville Village Board decided Wednesday night to delay a vote on a town home development plan that is being opposed by some area residents. "After hearing some concerns on...

Sixteenth Century Japan met 20th Century North America recently in the back yard of Lincoln-Way High School. Pulling teacups, bowls and saucers from a sawdust-fueled portable kiln, Northern Illinois University...

Mokena officials plan to focus their efforts on economic development, Mayor Robert Chiszar told the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. The mayor stopped in at the meeting last...

A traffic consultant defended his report Monday night before village officials who have been critical of the work. "I think many, if not most, of the issues have been discussed,"...

Martino Junior High School 8th graders, who gathered for a Village Board meeting of their own recently, called for more recreational opportunities and slower traffic. The youngsters who were selected...

The Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals have voted in favor of annexing and rezoning village-owned land earmarked for a park and an expansion of Mokena's waste-water treatment plant....