Mokena News

Sept. 9, 18, 24 Deadlines Children's fall/winter resale: 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 17 and 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Oct.

Cardinal Francis George brought messages of unity and justice to Frankfort at an interfaith dinner Wednesday night, just weeks after heated debate about perceived anti-Muslim bias by a local elected official.

Eleven-year-old Karol Bisaga was getting ready to line up for marching band practice when he spotted something yellow in the grass near his school.

The Mokena Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee approved a face lift to the Mokena Pharmacy and Mokena Liquor building located at 11110 Front Street, during its Wednesday, Aug.

On October 6, 2007, Sydney Whalen of Mokena was shocked to learn that she won the first ever Luna Kid Contest.

Nearly 1,000 Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 teachers and staff members gathered at Lincoln-Way North High School on Monday to regroup and prepare for the 2008-2009 school year.

A water main broke behind a neighbor's home Aug. 2, flooding Don Koefoed's basement without any warning.

Tiny remains of the yellow spinach quiche coated Jim Kamrowski's plate, his fourth helping of the day.

Visitors to the Mokena last Saturday found a leisurely summer afternoon was the perfect setting to celebrate the finer things in life.

Mokena children are back in school and faculty and staff are excited to show children and parents what's new this year.

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and the Mokena Community Public Library District wants to remind you that "The Smartest Card is @ your library" -- it's your library card.

Residents who want to change the form of Mokena's village government squared off Monday night with village trustees who don't. About 10 to 15 residents attended the village board meeting to discuss a November ...

When the Major League Soccer Chicago Fire take the field each game, they are playing for more than a title; their work and play also benefit local children and families affected by cancer.

Police say an intoxicated driver drove away after running into a car and a garage Thursday.

A move to kill a ballot proposal to change how Mokena village trustees are elected was denied today by the village electoral board.

Marty Lucas says there was a time when Mokena "didn't have a development-friendly image." Look around the village now--with hundreds of thousands of square feet of new commercial and industrial space built in ...

Click here for more photos With the growing development on 191st Street in Mokena, one thing stays the same-the home grown products at Brandau's Farm Stand at 10544 W. 191st St.

A 45-year-old Mokena resident was arrested Saturday after breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a woman, police said.

As I said before in my last editorial, this week marks the one-year anniversary of The Mokena Messenger.

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