POLICING OF TRAIL BECOMES AN ISSUE
A 1988 advisory referendum question that called for a ban on spending village money on the Old Plank Road Trail may be revisited. The recreational trail for walkers, runners, bicyclists...
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STATE GRANT SOUGHT FOR TOWN CENTER
Village trustees this week voted to seek a $200,000 state grant to develop a town center. The village is making its third try for a state open space land acquisition...
SALE OF OLD SCHOOLHOUSE REMAINS TO BE FINALIZED
Details of the sale of the site of New Lenox Township's last one-room schoolhouse are still being firmed up, District 122 Supt. Tom Mullins said recently. The general terms under...
MAYOR BACKS SHIFT IN JULY 4TH PARADE
Mokena Mayor Robert Chiszar recently defended the Mokena Chamber of Commerce's decision to change the route of the village's annual 4th of July Parade. Chamber officials outlined plans earlier this...
PARENTS QUESTION KNIFE INCIDENT
Parents concerned about enforcement of the policy prohibiting weapons in New Lenox schools asked the school board last week to intensify efforts to communicate and enforce zero tolerance. At issue,...
OWNERS TOLD TO SHRINK OR MOVE NEW POOL
The Mokena Zoning Board of Appeals had bad news last week for Country Pond Drive homeowners who will have to either downsize or move an in-ground swimming pool under construction...
INDUSTRIAL AREA ON ITS WAY FOR 191ST ST.
Planning commissioners have approved plans for a 75-acre industrial and commercial development on 191st Street, an area Mokena has targeted for economic development. The commission last week also recommended rezoning...
VILLAGE RESIDENTS COULD HAVE GARBAGE OPTIONS AT THEIR DISPOSAL
A disposal company representative this week outlined some options for New Lenox residents tired of the expense and inconvenience of buying village-approved orange garbage bags. Tom Agema of Nu-Way Disposal,...
BUILDING-EXPANSION DESIGNERS SELECTED
New Lenox Township commissioners have authorized Township Supervisor Guy Sell to hire architects Stromsland & DeYoung and engineers Ruettiger, Tonelli & Associates to work on plans for the board's headquarters...
SPLITTING OF PROJECT IS TIED TO ROAD WORK
A subdivision developer will be allowed to split his project into three phases, but he will be required to improve an adjacent village road next year. Delaying improvements for Illinois...