Pat Harper

(Three open seats) Doug Walker, 49 *Incumbent, running for a third term. Energy executive. *Takes partial credit for: opening of a major shopping center anchored by Kohl's; installation of iron...

FRANKFORT Stimulus funding won't go to U.S. 30 The village will get federal stimulus money, but not nearly enough to upgrade U.S. Highway 30. "We had hopes, frankly, of fixing...

BOLINGBROOK Contract is OKd to extend street Lindsey Lane is to no longer stop at a dead end after Bolingbrook village trustees this week approved a $1 million contract to...

EVERGREEN PARK Village celebrates environment award The village has been honored by Clean Air Counts for its efforts to improve the environment by reducing ozone in the community. Laura Shallow,...

How did it get its name? Frederick Cappel, one of a group of German immigrants who traveled to Illinois from Pennsylvania, named the area Frankfort Township in honor of his...

HOMER GLEN Village increases sales tax to 8% The Homer Glen Village Board is increasing the sales tax by 1 percentage point -- raising the rate from 7 percent to...

OAK LAWN Sisters' toy, book drive remembers brother Hannah and Riley Cleveland wanted to find a way to honor the memory of their infant brother, Dylan, who died of an...

MOKENA Trustees approve retail development A development with more than 20,000 square feet of retail space was approved by trustees this week for 2 acres on the northwest corner of...

FRANKFORT Homeowners to get real estate tax rebate Homeowners will get a tax break for the ninth year in a row after the Village Board this week voted to rebate...

MOKENA Towns to combine police, fire dispatch A higher level of public safety will result from an intergovernmental agreement that consolidates police and fire dispatch, officials said. The future dispatch...