VILLAGE ASKED TO AID IN CONTESTED TAX BILLS
Frankfort Township Assessor Paul Ruff wants help fighting tax protests from owners of commercial and industrial property. Ruff recently asked the Mokena Village Board to contribute some money to pay...
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DISTRICT 122 EXPELS 2 ON DRUG CHARGES
Two students were expelled from New Lenox Elementary School District 122 after a school board meeting last week, a school spokeswoman said. School officials will not comment further on the...
A PLACE FOR TEENS TO CALL THEIR OWN
More kids in Mokena are finding that the library is the after-school place to be. "I meet my friends here and do homework," said Toni Dunne, 10. A cozy corner...
LINCOLN-WAY IS PROJECTING A STABLE TAX RATE
Growth and rising property values will keep Lincoln-Way High School tax rates stable, according to Supt. Lawrence Wyllie. The tax levy, to be filed next month, must be based on...
CONSULTANT TOUTS GROWTH POTENTIAL
A consultant hired to study development in the area surrounding a proposed linkup of Interstate Highways 355 and 80 says that New Lenox's retail space and employment opportunities could expand....
STATE GRANT MAY HELP BUILD LIBRARY ON COMMONS
New Lenox library officials are seeking a $250,000 state construction grant to help build a new facility. Library Director Jo Ann Potenziani said an application has been submitted to Illinois...
VILLAGE SEEKS END TO CHERRY HILL FLOODS
Officials are seeking a definitive method and time to end the drainage problems in the Cherry Hill area on the west side of New Lenox. The developer of the new...
GROUPS MAY BOOST SERVICES TO QUELL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Local agencies are answering the call for more help to domestic violence victims, New Lenox officials said this week. "I started looking into what needs we have," said Mayor Mike...
PARK PANEL FACES QUESTIONS ON TOWN-CENTER ROLE
Representatives of the New Lenox Open Space Committee will ask park commissioners next month to define their level of involvement in a plan to create a town center. The park...
VILLAGE HOPES TO MAKE PONDS AS CLEAN AS LOCAL ROADWAYS
Residents and civic groups will be enlisted to keep Mokena's stormwater retention ponds in good shape, trustees agreed this week. The adopt-a-pond program proposed by Trustee Joe Werner resembles the...