Pat Harper

Railroad crossing repairs will put Cedar Road, New Lenox's main north-south roadway, out of commission for a week. The work on the Cedar Road tracks just north of U.S. Highway...

The Plan Commission on Monday recommended to the Village Board a plan to develop land on which New Lenox Township's last remaining one-room schoolhouse sits. But commissioners, responding to the...

Growth has added slightly more than 10 percent to Lincoln-Way High School's equalized assessed valuation. Supt. Lawrence Wyllie said recently that Lincoln-Way's equalized assessed valuation has nearly tripled in the...

New Lenox trustees say they will not file objections to two business uses proposed for unincorporated land south of the village. Landscaper Steve Soderborg wants to use land at Cedar...

An agreement spelling out quality standards for town-home construction has gained Mokena Village Board approval. The Highland subdivision, a 60-acre tract along the village's 191st Street gateway west of La...

A time frame for issuing the certificate of occupancy that allows homeowners to move into a new house is under consideration, New Lenox officials said. Trustee Gary Mueller said last-minute...

Wheels of all sorts will be spinning at Grasmere Park in Mokena on Saturday. In-line skaters, skateboarders and expert yo-yo twirlers will be taking their abilities to the extreme, according...

A plan by the Village of New Lenox to make move-ins by new homeowners run more smoothly hit a few snags of its own this week. A resolution presented to...

Harold Damron, who recently left the Mokena Emergency Services Disaster Agency for a position with Will County ESDA, was honored this week by village officials for his more than 14...

Communication between the New Lenox Village Board and Plan Commission should help clarify the commission's role, according to Mayor Mike Smith. Smith said this week he will attend the next...