Homer Glen News

Providence Catholic High School recently announced its Students of the Month for September.

Take time to review last night's back and forth between GOP gubernatorial candidates at the Joliet and Lockport Tea Party's forum in Homer Glen.

The new elementary school being constructed on Cedar Road in Homer Glen does not have a name yet, but district officials have narrowed down a list of possibilities.

Homer Glen's plan commissioners are stepping into the fray over the village's first major land purchase, saying they're "astonished" the village board hasn't yet asked for their opinion on the deal.

They came in droves to show off their stuff. Little girls decked out as daisies, boys masked as mummies and animals, scarecrows, superheroes and celebrity look-alikes galore.

The Homer-Lockport Tea Party group will host a forum featuring at least five Republican candidates for Illinois governor this Wednesday in Homer Glen.

There has been an abundance of baby talk coming from me the past couple of weeks and I have good news ... I have more baby talk, a lot more .

Chicago is considering leasing its water system to help fix the budget. The new boss could charge whatever they want for water.

" Performing David Meyer comedies has become an autumn tradition for the Village of Orland Park Theatre Troupe with this year's fare being the Meyer comedy, "Sound Effects." "The cast and the audience always enjoy David Meyer's shows because they're very clever and always include plays on words," said Executive Producer Irene Buikema, program ...

Ashes to ashes. Dust to ... stolen property? On Oct. 14, Will County Sheriff's police were called to the Deer Creek Recreational Club on 143rd Street after a 42-year-old woman reported her husband was missing.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 8:56 pm US/Central Reporting Roseanne Tellez If the parking meter deal put a bad taste in your mouth, try swallowing this: Chicago is considering leasing its water system to help fix the budget.

Firefighters were kept busy with two blazes Tuesday night. Around 10 p.m., East Joliet firefighters began putting out a fire at 426 Hebbard St.

Want to draw a big crowd in Homer Glen? Suggest raising water rates. More than 350 people showed up Monday night at a public hearing at Homer Junior High School on Illinois American Water's controversial rate plan.

Even the owner of Woodbine Golf Course agrees that the chances of Homer Glen officials choosing the property as the site for its community park are as slim as a golfer's chances of hitting a hole-in-one. Woodbine owner Jim Ludwig said in a phone interview that he asked a representative to make a public 11th-hour offer to village board members last ...

Starting Monday October 19th a two-month bridge repair project will close eastbound Illinois Route 171 at the Long Run Creek bridge, located just west of 135th Street in the Lockport-Lemont-Homer Glen area.

Forget-Me-Not Creations in Geneva is closing shop after eight years at 426 S. Third St.

Providence Catholic High School honored the Augustinians of the Midwest Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel for their 25 faithful years of service to the school.

Land grab or needed progress? Homer Township residents angry about proposed Lockport annexation Comments October 11, 2009 BY ELISABETH MARTIN Frank and Angela Kamely traded their old subdivision 15 years ago for a quiet, rural life in Homer Township.

MFPD has taken up residence in a temporary location at 183rd Place in Mokena after withdrawing an annexation agreement with Orland Park to construct a permanent station at 183rd Street.

The city is considering a proposal to allow the keeping of chickens within city limits for the purpose of egg consumption.