Pat Harper

Mokena Elementary School District 159 officials started preparing recently to open a new junior high school next fall. When the 2001-02 school year begins, pupils in 6th, 7th and 8th...

A preliminary map for a bicycle-path network in New Lenox has been sketched, a village planner says. The next step in the process involves meeting with officials from the Will...

Commercial development will come to the north end of New Lenox with or without a proposed highway extension, a Plan Commission majority ruled this week. Commissioners split 4-3 on a...

A forum held last week by the Interstate 80 Corporate Corridor Consortium in Tinley Park championed the regional approach to economic development. The consortium was formed four years ago by...

Two ordinance amendments approved by the Village Board will give New Lenox a chance to recoup some development expenses. Village Administrator Russ Loebe said the amendments require landowners who benefit...

A proposal for a massive retail development is expected to draw a large crowd to a public hearing later this year, Mokena Planning Commission officials said. Between 200 and 300...

Two ordinance amendments approved by the Village Board will give New Lenox a chance to recoup some development expenses. Village Administrator Russ Loebe said the amendments require landowners who benefit...

Halloween has come and gone, but it's not too late for kids to have fun being frightened. Runamuck's stage adaptation of Philip Pullman's book "COUNT KARLSTEIN" has what it takes...

A fractional sales tax may be the key to financing a wish list of road repairs, Mokena officials said this week. A rapidly growing population is putting more drivers on...

For the second time in four years, Mokena residents are heading to polls to cast a vote for or against a switch to Lake Michigan water. The question on the...