Mokena News

Not only is it a three-day weekend for some but Memorial Day on May 27 marks the unofficial kickoff to summer for many.

The Lincoln-Way communities have a long history of honoring its fallen veterans and current veterans for the sacrifices they have made to keep this nation safe.

Mokena School District 159 recently hired former Lincoln-Way East assistant principal Kathleen Wilkey to replace outgoing Charles Vitton as the new assistant superintendent of instruction, Sun-Times Media reports .

Every week we'll show some of the mug shots of people arrested in New Lenox, Frankfort and Mokena.

All Village of Mokena residents are reminded that seasonal watering restrictions are now in effect and will remain in effect throughout the summer season.

The gas boycott last week in New Lenox brought prices below Mokena and Frankfort, but Mayor Baldermann isn't satisfied.

A Manhattan couple leaving a concert at First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park had a scare when a Naperville man hopped out of the bed of their truck after they pulled into Denny's in Mokena for a late-night meal.

A Joliet man who stole a woman's purse and then fled in a stolen car, only to crash into a semi on Interstate 80, was arrested Saturday on a slew of charges, including driving under the influence of drugs, Illinois State Police said.

The sound of a train horn has become a signal for Southland communities to get on board an emerging economic development track.

Wilkey has been math and science coordinator for the Elmhurst Community Unit School District since 2011 and curriculum coordinator for Morris Community School Districts 54, 60C, and 101 from 2008 to 2011.

A volunteer at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mokena scoops dry soy meal into funnels to begin the assembly lane of volunteers assembling 15,000 meal packets for starving children in Hati.

Hours after a Will County Judge found a New Lenox man guilty of punching another man into a coma , she received an email from the state's attorney's office.

The students from one Lincoln-Way Special Education District 843 STEP class took the lead in a fund-raising effort on behalf of Walk Now for Autism Speaks.

Every week we'll show some of the mug shots of people arrested in New Lenox, Frankfort and Mokena.

Retired Mokena Fire Protection District Chief Del Yunker died Monday in his home.

The Monday Village Boad meeting was anything but typical. It marked the end of former Mayor Joe Werner 's career as top municipal leader.

School of Rock won't officially be in session until June 11, but the new downtown Plainfield music school is inviting residents to an open house party on June 1. Owner Jason Fein said prospective students will get to see what School of Rock, 24026 W. Lockport St.

The Route 30 construction project from Frankfort through Mokena and New Lenox continues.

Jack's 5th Annual Cupcake/Lemonade Stand to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 7944 W. Laurel Drive, Frankfort.

The 2013 Farmers Market season is underway. Each Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. along Front Street, Mokena's Downtown Merchants Association is delivering on its promise for to provide fresh produce, plenty of crafters and oodles of food vendors.