Pat Harper

New Lenox officials agreed Tuesday to look into a possible ban on leaf burning. Mayor John Nowakowski asked trustees last week if they would consider the leaf-burning question, which has...

A New Lenox traffic study designed to stave off gridlock in the growing town needs more specific recommendations, plan commissioners said Monday night. Commissioners, who reviewed the first draft of...

A national consulting group that helps transferred corporate families scout schools has included Lincoln-Way High School in its top 10 percent list for the sixth year in a row. SchoolMatch...

Besides the Walgreens under construction on the Nelson Plaza property at Nelson Road and U.S. Highway 30, other businesses are set to locate in the shopping area, according to Lori...

A unanimous vote by the New Lenox Village Board has ended the town's border wars with Joliet, at least for the next 10 years. The New Lenox board's vote Tuesday...

New Lenox trustees said Tuesday night they want a traffic report that gives them more bang for their buck. At a work session, they decided to tell consultants from Meridian...

Two Lincoln-Way High School biology teachers and their students are taking their technology skills on the road this week. Teachers Kelly Ludwig and Cynthia Quinn and students Steven Ekdahl and...

This week marked a changing of the guard at the Mokena Village Board. Mayor Ronald Grotovsky, retiring from politics after two terms as mayor, turned the gavel over Monday to...

There is a new feature on the landscape along U.S. Highway 30. A prefabricated pedestrian bridge that will lead walkers, joggers and cyclists to the Old Plank Road Trail was...

The technology push in Mokena schools is moving out of the classroom and onto the Internet. Elementary School District 159 now has its own web page, featuring photos of Mokena...