Pat Harper

The next leg of Mokena's LaPorte Road bicycle path will connect the Hickory Creek Forest Preserve to Mokena's main park. The new project will extend the current bike trail that...

Consideration of an emergency energy law this week served as a springboard for Mokena trustees to express their dissatisfaction with Commonwealth Edison. The emergency energy ordinance, approved unanimously by the...

Park commissioners Tuesday approved the fiscal year 2000 budget, but the treasurer cautioned that he expects to amend it. The treasurer, Commissioner Mike O'Neill, has concerns about auditing and accounting...

The expected link between two interstate highways is being viewed as an opportunity for New Lenox to substantially increase its commercial base and employment opportunities. Consultant Michael Donahue of Rolf...

A tool distributor considering a New Lenox location will have to look elsewhere for a big enough piece of land for his building, the Zoning Board of Appeals said. Board...

Officials in Mokena have seen two more developments added to the 191st Street corridor. Corporate Corridors will occupy land south of 191st Street, west of 88th Avenue and north of...

New Lenox plan commissioners this week approved a proposal to annex 5 acres owned by New Lenox Township into the village and rezone the land as a planned unit development....

Students in the south suburbs are eligible for a two-year degree program in publishing and printing technology at South Suburban College. Residents of the Joliet Junior College, Moraine Valley Community...

The effectiveness of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program that brings police officers into schools to encourage students to avoid drug use has been questioned recently, but Mokena Police...

A state grant could pay for some increased security at Lincoln-Way High School. Lincoln-Way Central Principal Jay Johnson said the state's Safe-to-Learn program provides grants of up to $50,000 for...