Pat Harper

State officials have decided not to turn on the traffic signal at Front Street and Wolf Road until it can be synchronized with nearby railroad crossing gates. Village Administrator John...

Mike Fumagalli, 13, brought a pale green and white tablecloth woven long ago in an Irish linen factory. Esmeralda Leon, 13, brought a candy skull made of pure sugar, a...

Spurred by protests from residents, the Village Board has decided to look into alternative uses for an undeveloped 60-acre parcel now zoned industrial. Residents of the upscale Barrington Square subdivision...

Keeping a buffer between residential and commercial land along 191st Street surfaced as a key issue in a plan for the area unveiled Monday night. Homeowners are concerned about the...

Problems created by swimming pools that have not been drained properly have convinced the Village Board that an ordinance regulating drainage is needed. But before the board votes next month,...

Interim measures to control flooding in the Aerohaven subdivision is getting under way, said Ron Franciskovich, village engineer. The measures include installing catch basin check valves and adding storm water...

A comprehensive plan stressing open space is taking flak from builders, developers and landowners. Attorney Doug Schlak, spokesman for a coalition of about 35 local builders and developers, said during...

With Mokena out of the running in the quest for Lake Michigan water, New Lenox trustees are taking the next step on their own. The Village Board has approved a...

New Lenox trustees said Tuesday night they will consider revising an ordinance to shift responsibility for planting parkway trees from contractors to the village. Besides ensuring compliance, the new system...

Preliminary survey results indicate residents prefer expanding Lincoln-Way High School into three four-year schools. The results are based on the replies of more than 4,000 respondents, said Brent E. Wholeben,...