Pat Harper

A short list of corridors for the proposed south extension of Interstate Highway 355 still contains some routes that would cut through the middle of New Lenox, village officials said...

Jayne Cosgrove (right) of Glenwood throws parties for a living. The 37-year-old event organizer arranges gatherings such as class reunions, and her current project is massive. For the past year...

Landscape architects this week presented ideas and suggestions to enhance the image of downtown Mokena as part of the streetscape plans being drawn. The architects suggested streetside trees, benches, ornamental-iron...

The New Lenox Elementary School District 122 Board this week approved the sale of $1.2 million in working cash bonds. The bond sale comes after a state debt-service grant allowed...

The addition of special events and new activities to the intramural roster at Lincoln-Way High School is boosting involvement in extracurricular activities, according to a recent progress report released by...

Anyone who wants to open a tattoo parlor in New Lenox will have to locate in an area with industrial zoning, trustees agreed this week. But a final draft of...

A boundary agreement between Mokena and New Lenox requires further negotiation, but officials expect to have it wrapped up in the next 30 to 45 days, a village official said...

The Lincoln-Way High School District 210 has sold $24 million in bonds to finance the expansion of the school's two campuses into separate four-year high schools. Bond counselor Dean Mack...

Handheld computers could cut the amount of time and money spent enforcing traffic and parking regulations, Will County Court Clerk Pamela McGuire told members of the Will County Governmental League...

Pupils in Elementary School District 159 turned in a stellar performance on the recent California Achievement Tests, the Mokena school board was told last week. "Across the board in all...