Pat Harper

Summer will be spruce-up season in Mokena this year. Contracts awarded this week for road and sidewalk work exhibited a "re-occurring theme," according to Village Engineer Paul Pearson. Village officials...

FRANKFORT Village working to quiet trains Frankfort trustees this week hired an engineering firm to design safety devices at the village's Canadian National Railway crossings. The $14,000 contract was awarded...

MOKENA Arboreal sound barrier on track Residents who live next to the Canadian National Railway tracks in Mokena could see trees planted as barriers between their homes and the tracks...

CALUMET CITY Aldermen OK settlement in federal civil rights case Aldermen recently agreed without discussion to pay $105,000 each to settle two federal lawsuits that alleged police officers had used...

JOLIET Municipal property taxes, parking fees are going up Joliet taxpayers will pay more in property taxes next year after the City Council recently voted 7-2 for a 12 percent...

NEW LENOX Mayor: Don't rule out video gambling Mayor Tim Baldermann said this week that the Village Board had better think twice before it outlaws video gambling because doing so...

EVERGREEN PARK Village, library levy bumps taxes up Homeowners will see a slight increase in their 2010 property taxes. The village and Evergreen Park Public Library will levy $6,052,847 in...

MOKENA Trees to buffer CN railroad tracks By next fall, Mokena residents who live near the CN railroad tracks can expect to see trees instead of trains. The Village Board...

Mayors and trustees have had to cut jobs and government services in this tough economic climate, but Christmas lights and other holiday traditions? It might have been tempting to save...