Pat Harper

With a growing population increasing the demand for services, village officials will invest about a half million dollars to renovate Village Hall and the police station. Assistant Village Administrator Kirk...

The cost of annexing land earmarked for new residential developments just went up. The Mokena Village Board this week approved a resolution imposing a one-time fee to help the school...

Trustees have agreed to reconsider a plan they turned down earlier this month for a proposed shopping center anchored by an Aldi's store after the developer revised architectural plans. The...

Trustees agreed Monday to reconsider a plan they turned down this month for a proposed shopping center anchored by an Aldi's store after the developer revised architectural plans. The plan...

The homebuilders whose new subdivisions are sending more students to local schools every year will be asked to pay more for the classrooms that house them, village officials said this...

Home Depot has found a home in Frankfort after more than three years of searching. A plan to build a 150,000-square-foot store with a garden center in the Hickory Creek...

Home Depot found a home in Frankfort this week after more than three years of searching. A plan to build a 150,000-square-foot store, complete with a garden center, in the...

Wal-Mart's proposal to build an expandable 147,000-square-foot retail store will be passed on to the Mokena Planning Commission, but the discount retailer is unlikely to find an easy path to...

A plea from a corporate representative this week failed to sway Mokena trustees' support for a village ordinance banning liquor sales at gas stations. Alex Chakonas, Chicago division coordinator for...

Most Frankfort homeowners have a bit more cash in their pockets this summer, village officials said. Mayor Ray Rossi said 2,700 of the town's 3,400 households applied for a property...