• Mokena's Road to the Parade of Lights Runs Through Village Hall's Calendar,Lauren Roman

    Mokena's Road to the Parade of Lights Runs Through Village Hall's Calendar

    Over the next six weeks, Mokena's calendar comes almost entirely from four local institutions: the Village, the Mokena Park District, the Mokena Community Public Library District and the Mokena Chamber of Commerce. The commercial pipeline announced in the spring has added one new storefront, a coffe

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  • What's New To Eat And Do Around Flossmoor This Late Summer,Lauren Roman

    What's New To Eat And Do Around Flossmoor This Late Summer

    Walk from the Metra platform to the corner of Park and Central on a Wednesday evening and the block reads differently than it did two summers ago. The old Bistro on Sterling space is Flossmoor Social now. The Dartmouth Pedestrian Bridge is roped off for maintenance. A streetscape project that closed

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  • What's New To Eat And Do Around New Lenox This Late Summer,Lauren Roman

    What's New To Eat And Do Around New Lenox This Late Summer

    Five years ago, a Thursday night in New Lenox meant driving. Route 30 out to Frankfort for dinner, or Cedar Road down to Joliet, or Harlem up to Orland for anything past 9 p.m. In August 2026, that habit is worth breaking. Between the businesses that opened this spring, the ones finishing build-outs

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