Pat Harper

The Plan Commission has given conditional approval to a proposed industrial subdivision in New Lenox Township. Old Plank Center, an industrial subdivision planned for 30 acres at 1350 S. School...

A remodeled shopping center has spurred a study of the intersection of 153rd Street and La Grange Road, Orland Park officials said this week. Trustees awarded an $8,500 contract for...

Sometimes you just need the right book, and reading teacher Amy Balda is determined to help each and every one of her pupils find it. Imparting reading skills isn't enough...

The New Lenox Plan Commission this week asked for a revised site plan of a proposed senior citizen housing development in New Lenox Township. Lance Goebel, an owner of the...

Mokena officials are "cautiously optimistic" about adding a well-known department store to the village's business mix, Mayor Robert Chiszar said recently. Chiszar said representatives of Kohl's, a chain of mid-price...

Like the nursery rhyme observer of purple cows, 8th graders at Martino Junior High School would rather see a Civil War soldier than be one. Historian Wayne Wolf, with Civil...

A proposal to rezone some commercial property at 159th Street and Wolf Road for residential use is on a two-month hold, so Orland Park officials can explore details of a...

The New Lenox park board is facing a deficit, said Commissioner Mike O'Neill, who recently recommended some cost-cutting and revenue-boosting measures. O'Neill said the Park District faces a combined deficit...

While their classmates were enjoying a long holiday weekend, four area teens were telling state school board members the straight story about high school life. Benjamin Thonar of Homer Township,...

A move to beef up the Orland Fire Protection District's finances with a rescue tax has failed to garner support from district officials. A motion to ask voters in the...