Pat Harper

Village trustees and Plan Commission members have announced that they will vote in favor of an updated comprehensive plan that emphasizes preserving open space in New Lenox. Despite some officials'...

Village officials said they soon will be asking New Lenox taxing bodies for a report on how they are using the land exaction fees the village requires developers to contribute...

Village officials have announced that they are looking for ways to improve water quality. Trustee Frank Fleischer said treatment methods that cut down on the amount of sediment in the...

A revised liquor license ordinance was adopted Monday night by the Mokena Village Board that prohibits early morning liquor sales and caps gasoline station liquor licenses at current levels. The...

A plan to build a motel at Weber and Normantown Roads is almost complete, a village official has announced. Gregory Anderson, director of the Community Services and Development Department, said...

A Romeoville minister said he is preparing to oppose a plan to recruit a Native American tribe to build a land-based gambling casino in Romeoville. Rev. John Calio, pastor of...

A familiar face returned to Lincoln-Way High School Thursday night when Robert Eyrich of Manhattan was sworn in as a school board member. Eyrich, who served on the District 210...

Mokena Elementary School District 159 will run a version of Project B.E.G.I.N. next year. The school board voted Wednesday to notify officials at Frankfort School District 157C, which administers the...

After a brief shutdown last month, the Mokena Library has reopened, with the first phase of its yearlong remodeling project completed. When the second and last phase is finished in...

A vote on annexation of the proposed addition to the Palmer Ranch subdivision has been delayed until plan commissioners and village officials can find out whether the New Lenox Park...