Pat Harper

The first steps toward a town center will be taken in the spring when the New Lenox Commons will become a construction site for the area's first building, a new...

New Lenox Economic Development Director Randall Lohman is preparing a development plan for the town, members of the Economic Development Commission learned recently. Lohman said the document will provide "a...

The water tower that loomed over a groundbreaking ceremony in New Lenox earlier this month should be filled with Lake Michigan water in a little over a year. "It's a...

The price tag for New Lenox Commons improvements comes to about $1.5 million, including "all the bells and whistles," trustee Gary Mueller told the Village Board recently. The first work...

The price tag for New Lenox Commons improvements comes to about $1.5 million, including "all the bells and whistles," trustee Gary Mueller told the Village Board recently. The first work...

Although some state testing has changed, Lincoln-Way High School continued its pattern of primarily above-average performance, the school board learned recently. Lincoln-Way sophomores took the Illinois Standards Achievement Test used...

If the Mokena Elementary District 159 school board decides to build a new junior high, planning must begin quickly, Supt. Roger Reardon told the board recently. School board members were...

New Lenox officials said recently they will seek state beautification grants. Village Administrator Russ Loebe said the areas targeted for enhancement are median strips along U.S. Highway 30 and the...

Like the Pilgrims who started the tradition, members of Peace Lutheran Church in New Lenox are offering a community Thanksgiving feast. The Thanksgiving holiday is not a family gathering for...

New Lenox trustees this week delayed a vote on the proposed annexation of the Schmuhl School land until the Plan Commission can examine the developer's proposal. The Schmuhl School property...