Homer Glen News

Fruits and veggies grow on farms across Homer Glen, and soon residents will have a central place to buy them.

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 2:21 a.m. NEW YORK - Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man.

A potential new path for Homer Glen's sewer line extension project would be less costly and less harmful to the environment, officials said this week.

It was two years ago this month that the "I-355 extension" opened. But before it was completed....one of the touchy issues was how much money the municipalities along the road.......Lemont, Homer Glen, Lockport, and New Lenox.......would contributute to the Illinois Tollway for the building of the interchanges.

If the Lockport Township High School Board hopes to ever pass a new high school tax referendum, three things must be done to resolve public concerns, residents told a summit of elected officials Thursday night.

The Kiddieland trains are gone. So are seven other rides that were part of the 81-year-old Melrose Park amusement park that closed Oct.

Cherilyn Murer, founder, president and CEO of Joliet-based Murer Consultants, represents hospitals and health care systems in the U.S. and abroad.

From parking meters, now to the city's water system, Mayor Daley says any part of city government is up for grabs if the price is right.

Click here for more photos As is the case with most Chinese restaurants, Alex and Susan Chang had originally planned on opening a carryout-only cafe.

With all the talk of the H1N1 swine flu since it first appeared last April, it is here now, and it is here in a big way.

From The Orland Park Prairie Consultant hired to assist green initiatives Members of the Village's Parks, Recreation and Environmental Initiatives Committee voted unanimously Monday, Oct.

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 ...