Pat Harper

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...

Mokena Elementary School District 159 qualifies for more than $200,000 worth of state and federal grants for the 1999-2000 school year, the school board learned this week. The district will...

Park commissioners in New Lenox held a press conference recently and said they want to overcome the legacy of a bitter election campaign and get a positive message out to...

When Joan McManus got behind the wheel of a school bus in 1967, Mokena was a typical small town. As McManus gears up to retire this summer, Mokena is a...

Activities and participation are growing at Lincoln-Way High School, coordinators recently told the School Board. Steve Hayes and Jay Johnson Jr., who were hired as student activities coordinators for the...

NEW LENOX A student-built house is going on the market, Lincoln-Way High School Board members said, because of the failure of a raffle to reach its goal. The ranch-style home...

A student-built house is going on the market, Lincoln-Way High School Board members said, because of the failure of a raffle to reach its goal. The ranch-style home built by...

No public money was misused to fund the New Lenox Park District's Sanctuary Golf Course, an official announced at a news conference late Wednesday afternoon. Mike O'Neill, the newly elected...

Only one buyer bid on New Lenox Elementary School District 122's Schmuhl School site Wednesday, but the price was right. The bidder, Brookside of New Lenox, met the school district's...

A redevelopment plan for downtown Mokena that includes financial incentives and a timetable was approved last week by the Village Board. The plan calls for recruiting desirable businesses and upgrading...