Do the facts support U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger's claim the Illinois income tax hike is driving off jobs?
Command Sergeant Major James Rogers will return from a one-year deployment in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Tuminello, elected in 2005 to the New Lenox Village Board, could potentially fill an open seat left by departing Will County Board member Laurie Smith (R-New Lenox).
At its Monday, Aug. 22 meeting Village Board recognizes Thursday, Aug. 25, as Water Conservation Day in conjunction with The Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour, which comes to M. Cooper Supply, in Mokena, the same day.
The board on Thursday voted to cut the number of polling places countywide from 445 to 303.
Congressman shows mayors a glimpse of the cooperation he'd provide as their representative in his newly expanded district.
The village on Wednesday dropped the watering restrictions in effect since July 20.
The Gist breaks down government stories into digestible form. We're like a gizzard for news.
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce awarded their "best of" awards for the July 4 parade.
Forty-two Illinois mayors, including the mayors of Tinley Park, Orland Park and Palos Hills, signed a letter calling for Congress to come together on a debt ceiling deal.
The Hill newspaper, which covers the U.S. Congress, has ranked one Southland legislator No. 5 on the list of the 50 Most Beautiful People for 2011.
The village is going to Tier 1 Orange Zone
In a Monday night planning session, village staff and board discussed steps to bid competitively for Mokena's electricity.
The village board approved several plans to use the current good rates contractors are offering to get more Mokena roads paved.
We asked for your best headline for Rod Blagojevich's 17 guilty verdicts and boy did you guys come through!
Veterans and their immediate families can enjoy a free breakfast before Mokena's July 4 parade.
Have a headline as colorful as the former gov himself? Send it to us and we'll pick the best.
A jury found former Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of 17 counts of corruption, not guilty on one but the jury is hung on two.
A legal challenge is brewing against the new congressional district maps Gov. Quinn approved on Friday.
Unless the House and Senate agree on a capital projects spending bill, the state could face a construction shutdown.
Important as all get-out, but boring as heck. The Gist makes the news readable.
Local teens, not gangs, suspected in rash of vandalism.
Signs Now gets a bigger space and stays in Mokena, to the delight of village officials and chamber of commerce.
The union donated $25,000 to put on Mokena's fireworks display for the second year running.
"Crunched" is an occasional series having some fun with the numbers that describe your life.
Go To 2040 Plan takes global approach toward preparing for a sustainable and prosperous future in metropolitan Chicago.
Still, the village will hold the line on fee hikes overall as it considers fiscal year 2012 budget plan.
The village is looking to revamp its zoning code and change the regs on gas station signs. Redbox machines and water meters may also get some new codes.
Check out the video illustration of the new station design.
Retiring Trustee Jane McGinn departs amid tearful farewells.
The emerald ash borer has been found in ash trees virtually all around Mokena. Officials say residents should be prepared to deal with the pest.
Mokena Park District officials named a new executive director and two new members were sworn in on the Board of Commissioners Tuesday, April 27.
Trustees have balked at the idea of the state making cuts that would leave the village budget with another $438,000 hole. State Republicans who suggested the idea say Illinois must get its fiscal affairs in order.
Lawmakers pull out the drawing board for redistricting 2011. Now, with a few words from their voters.
Carrie Zakula trailed Markham by only five votes in latest count.
The April 11 village board meeting included a recommendation that a historic home dating from the time of the Civil War be made a landmark and continuing discussion of the fiscal year 2012 budget.
Jim Richmond will take his seat as Mokena's newest village trustee.
As of Tuesday night, school board candidates Joe Spalla, Patrick Markham and Carrie Zakula, were within 20 votes of one another.
Mokena Patch brings you up-to-the-minute results on the April 5 election.
To get a more in-depth view of candidates, Mokena Patch asked them several issue-based questions.