Patricia Trebe

Plainfield officials are confident that new growth will pay down $16.26 million in new bonds recently approved by the Village Board for construction of a new police facility and refinancing...

When the students in the Plainfield High School band were first given sheet music to a tune called "Avenue X," it was hard for them to grasp that they would...

Metra riders will have another station to choose from in December when the Regional Transit Authority opens an unmanned warming center on the north side of Laraway Road. Village officials...

The Village Board this week approved a sign ordinance that will make 40 percent of the business signs in the technically illegal. The measure significantly reduces the size allowances and...

Boys' suits sell extremely well on eBay, Aleida Netzel said. She should know because she has auctioned off hundreds of items on the Internet site over the last year. The...

A 19-year veteran of the Country Club Hills Police Department will take the reins of the fast-growing New Lenox force next week. Dan Martin, commander of investigations for Country Club...

Within minutes of being sworn in as mayor Monday, James Waldorf announced a more stringent means of filling Plan Commission and trustee vacancies. Waldorf said he would advertise for applicants...

The Village Board has approved the first in a series of tax increment finance districts that officials hope will jumpstart a downtown redevelopment project. The TIF district encompasses 112 acres...

The Village Board told local builders and developers thanks but no thanks when they offered to form a committee to discuss changes in the town's comprehensive plan. In June the...

Village Trustee Tim Balderman resigned Wednesday, just before being sworn in as a newly elected board member of New Lenox Elementary School District 122. Balderman, whose term was to expire...