Downtown gains parking spaces
Parking spaces, often at a premium in Mokena's newly refurbished downtown, should be easier to find once an agreement between village officials and Metra is completed. The Village Board this...
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Village swaps land for new fire station
The Village Board has approved a land swap that would give the Fire Protection District a building site on a major roadway and residents additional open space. Village Administrator Jerry...
Village swaps land for new fire station
The Village Board this week approved a land swap that would give the Fire Protection District a building site on a major roadway and residents additional open space. Village Administrator...
Liquor licenses Okd for 2 businesses
The often-combative Village Board was on the same page this week when trustees approved liquor licenses for two businesses they hope will revive a faltering commercial area at 191st Street...
Officials seek more affordable housing
Village officials are working to increase Frankfort's stock of affordable housing with help from nearby unincorporated areas. Village Administrator Jerry Ducay said the Illinois Housing Development Authority, which criticized Frankfort...
Village ignores candidates forum
The exclusion of a candidates forum from Mokena's community calendar and cable-access television-taping schedule sparked a firestorm during this week's Village Board meeting. Mayor Robert Chiszar said he made the...
Annexation request to Tinley is hit
A developer's request to annex his 44 acres of unincorporated land next door to a Mokena subdivision to Tinley Park instead sparked a firestorm among Mokena officials and some candidates...
Annexation request to Tinley Park is hit
A developer's request to annex his 44 acres of unincorporated land next door to a Mokena subdivision into Tinley Park instead sparked a firestorm among Mokena officials and some candidates...
300 acres in limbo over zoning issues
Zoning questions are delaying development plans for more than 300 acres between 191st Street and Interstate Highway 80. Trustees agreed this week that the land nearest the expressway should be...
Trustee’s comments anger residents
A trustee found himself in hot water this week for his comments about the collapse of a real estate contract that could have added a Wal-Mart to the village business...