Pat Harper

An update on plans for a new New Lenox recreation center will be presented to residents this week, according to a park official. Park District Director Bill McCollum said a...

The Lincoln-Way High School Board last week approved a $28.6 million tax levy for 1998 that is 20.18 percent higher than the 1997 levy. Much of the increase is attributed...

Continued growth is increasing New Lenox's tax levy while pushing tax rates down for homeowners, according to Finance Director Kim Auchstetter. Auchstetter said a $938,179 tax levy is calculated for...

In the bag: The festive holiday lighting that brightens neighborhoods in December gets an extra boost in Midlothian Christmas Eve. The power surge started 16 years ago, when volunteers at...

A Mokena tavern owner has been fined and given a temporary license suspension after a hearing Tuesday held to address charges stemming from a private bachelor party held at the...

A $6.9 million tax levy for 1998 was approved by the Mokena Elementary District 159 school board Wednesday night. The levy represents an 11.2 percent increase over the 1997 levy,...

For the 29th consecutive Christmas season, Lincoln-Way High School's Madrigal Dinner will re-create music and revelry of the 16th Century Elizabethan era with a parade of faux royalty, lords and...

The village got an early Christmas present when trustees voted to buy 9.15 acres earmarked for a commons, or town center. The purchase is the first step toward turning more...

The village got an early Christmas present when trustees voted to buy 9.15 acres earmarked for a commons, or town center. The purchase is the first step toward turning more...

Four years after opening its doors, New Lenox Elementary School District 122's Martino Junior High School is already slightly over capacity, and its principal said a new school likely will...