Pat Harper

Mokena School District 159 officials project a 3 percent enrollment increase next year, board members learned this week. Supt. Roger Reardon said the number of pupils enrolled in kindergarten through...

Sparkly or subdued, full and floaty or long and clingy--and a distinct change from sweaters and khakis--more than 90 dressy garments were up for sale at bargain rates Tuesday and...

Park District commissioners have agreed to a study of the merits of adding a section of the Sanctuary Golf Course site to the National Historic Register. Significant evidence of centuries...

A circular village green with a garden, a gazebo and a fountain will be the centerpiece of the New Lenox Commons. A joint project undertaken by the Village Board, the...

A seven-member steering committee has formed to promote a bond-issue referendum proposal seeking funds to build a recreation center in New Lenox. Voters will be asked April 13 to approve...

Dahl does disco: Disco lives. It not only lives, it flourishes, bringing even sworn enemies into the fold. No longer chanting the mantra of disco demolition, deejay Steve Dahl recently...

A core group of almost 30 residents organized a steering committee this week to promote the New Lenox Library referendum measure. Voters will be asked on April 13 to approve...

New Lenox park commissioners voted this week to ask voters in the April elections to approve an $11.2 million bond issue to finance a recreation center. Proceeds from the bond...

It's all in the interpretation: Like the Chinese calligraphers who used the same symbol to denote both crisis and opportunity, Mokena Mayor Robert Chiszar found an upside to the paralyzing...

As plans for a town center advance, more questions of detail are popping up, so the New Lenox Village Board this week expanded the planning consultant's contract. Trustees approved adding...