Pat Harper

Police are stepping up patrols in the wake of a rash of residential and business burglaries, Police Chief Stephen Pollak has announced. Besides adding patrols, police have gathered evidence and...

As part of the process of updating the village's comprehensive plan, village officials and planning consultants have defined the kinds of open space they are seeking from subdivision developers. At...

The Lincoln-Way High School Board on Thursday night charted a course for the future that splits the district into three high schools. As part of that future, the district agreed...

Eagerly awaited by hikers, bikers and cross-country skiers, Hickory Creek Junction, Will County's newest forest preserve, opened this week. Set on 34 forested acres on the north side of busy...

New Lenox officials defended Wednesday night an updated comprehensive plan that emphasizes preservation of open space. "The purpose of the plan is to focus, not cut off, development," planning consultant...

With more and more youths signing up to play baseball in the growing village, the availability of playing fields is shrinking, Dale Larson, a member of the New Lenox Baseball...

MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE RESPONDING TO A SURVEY FAVOR SPLITTING THE LINCOLN-WAY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO THREE SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOLS, ACCORDING TO FINAL RESULTS RELEASED LAST WEEK. THE SURVEY...

Mokena officials Monday night postponed a public hearing on a proposed town home development because of unresolved issues concerning road repairs and drainage. "There are i's that needed to be...

The Plan Commission has decided against a commercial zoning change on Cedar Road. Commissioners said they sympathize with Steve Grasso, who had requested that the lot at 1347 N. Cedar...

A village trustee has accused a member of the village's Open Space Committee of playing a role in the referendum defeat of home rule in New Lenox. Trustee Bob Hoaglund...