Pat Harper

Schools will be getting more money to cope with skyrocketing enrollments under an ordinance that Frankfort trustees have passed. While residential growth and the land values used to assess developers'...

Schools will be getting more money to cope with skyrocketing enrollments under an ordinance that Frankfort trustees passed Tuesday. While residential growth and the land values used to assess developers'...

Police officers will get yearly raises and some will get an extra week of vacation under a 4-year contract approved by the Village Board this week. "The longer the duration...

An adjustment intended to smooth the often rocky road to development seemed to work well in its first outing last week. In a change proposed by Mayor Joe Werner earlier...

Village homeowners will get a small break in their property tax bills. The Village Board this week voted to give back 25 percent of the town's share of homeowners' real...

A leafy tree shading a paved street is a traditional suburban image, but some residents are distressed at the prospect of temporarily sacrificing one for the other. A machine for...

One of the village's historic downtown buildings is on the market. Officials are requesting development proposals for a two-story, turn-of-the-century building at 14 S. Hickory St., which formerly housed the...

Sometime this summer, Mokena residents will find a survey in their mailboxes. The Village Board this week agreed to poll residents about their level of satisfaction with the village. Assistant...

The next phase of a development that combines businesses and residential homes downtown won Village Board approval this week, but also stirred up some residents' concerns. The first phase of...

New officials pledged Monday to bring harmony to a Village Board that has bickered over development issues such as welcoming big-box stores or holding out for upscale boutiques. "I think...