Mokena News

Click here for more photos While children hid inside in their air conditioned homes playing video games or splashing in their pools, Cub Scouts from New Lenox, Frankfort and Mokena endured the heat earning badges and having some fun of their own from June 22-26 with a Cub Scout Day Camp.

Hoping that greeting cards, face painting and photo booths could be the first steps toward careers as investment bankers, TV chefs and lawyers, young entrepreneurs took to Lincoln Mall in Matteson last week.

How much are your civil rights worth? To Mokena resident Tino Lettieri, the price is $10,000. In a letter submitted by his attorney to the village, that's what Lettieri says he should be compensated for what he claims was unfair treatment during the election Nov.

Chamber President, Sharon Filkins Jenrich, said the office will now be open Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The office will be closed on Fridays.

You can't put a price on patriotism. As costly as fireworks displays are, separate shows will go on in the Lincoln-Way area as planned this Fourth of July in Frankfort, Mokena and New Lenox.

Need something to do for Father's Day? Celebrate with one or more of these fun events Comments June 21, 2009 Sometimes people wait until the last minute to plan something fun.

Though Keith Randulich told police he slit his 4-year-old half sister's throat after failing to get a gun he could use to kill someone he believed was molesting the girl, authorities say there was no sign Sabrina Clement was the victim of sexual abuse.

Automobiles all in beautiful Downtown Mokena. The Mokena Festival brings all these elements together for your enjoyment and to benefit the Mokena Cancer Support Center.

Facing sliding revenues and an uncertain future, Mokena officials approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that trims spending by more than 20 percent.

Even though he sits in a wheelchair, New Lenox resident Antonio Del Rio stands head and shoulders above the crowd.

A Mokena teen who told police he slit his 4-year-old half-sister's throat because he couldn't get a gun to kill the person he believed was abusing the girl pleaded innocent today to two counts of first-degree murder.

Of the many places to get a feel for that "small-town atmosphere" that Mokena residents love to talk about, Mokena Family Restaurant will really wrap you up in it.

A pizza deliveryman told police he was threatened by a masked man with a gun early Sunday.

The Great American Backyard Campout, a family program sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, will be June 26, with a 6 p.m. check-in, to June 28, with a noon checkout, at the Environmental Learning Center in Mokena.

Gary Bradbury. At the last District 159 Board of Education meeting, board President Timothy King announced Mokena Junior High would not be renamed and instead he would take suggestions from board members on alternative methods of dedication.

The New Lenox Village Board looked further during Monday night's meeting at the planned North Cedar Road improvement project.

MNM motorcycle repair shop is happy to open its doors. After operating in Tinley Park for five years, Marie and Dean Prutsman decided to move their business to Mokena.

The Pennysaver, a classified advertising insert, is now closed in Mokena. A phone call made to the SouthtownStar newspaper Wednesday, June 3, confirmed the closing of the Pennysaver in not only Mokena, but also Frankfort, New Lenox and Homer Glen as well.

Well, this week will pretty much wrap our coverage of regular season high school sports, and with articles on the Fourth of July Parade and high school graduation, I'd say summer is truly upon us.

MOKENA, Ill. A blog that told the tale of a woman who chose to carry a terminally ill child to term drew a following online, prompting supporters to promise prayers and send gifts.