Kouts hopes to annex land for development

KOUTS | The town wants to be more prepared the next time a major company like Urschel Laboratories comes looking for land on which to locate.

Some Lowell councilmen consider westward expansion

LOWELL | Some members of the town council want to head west.

House approves annexation plan that could aid Lowell, Winfield

INDIANAPOLIS | Lowell, Winfield and similarly situated Indiana communities are one step closer to annexing their out-of-town water or wastewater treatment facilities without annexing the land in between.

Water, wastewater facility annexation legislation may help Lowell, Winfield

INDIANAPOLIS | A House committee approved legislation Thursday allowing Lowell, Winfield and similarly situated Indiana municipalities to annex their water or wastewater treatment facilities, even if the property is not contiguous to the rest of the community.

Two property owners file lawsuit over Lowell annexation

LOWELL | Two property owners outside of town on the northeast end have filed suit in Lake Superior Court opposing annexation.

Valpo to check legality of Fetla's annexation petition

VALPARAISO | The fate of the proposed annexation of the Fetla's Trading Post site and its use as a gun range could depend on the results of legal research prompted by Monday's public hearing on the issue.

New business improvement district on Lowell board's agenda

LOWELL | The creation of a business improvement district and the expansion of town boundaries will be part of the Lowell Redevelopment Commission's full agenda Thursday.

Lowell still might annex 24 acres; VFW post area too costly to serve

LOWELL | The Town Council is holding off on plans to annex nearly 55 acres on the town's north central border, but agreed Monday to annex eight areas totaling about 24 acres.

Suburbs react to annexation proposal

Cook County officials on Monday stepped up their efforts to ultimately get all of the county's unincorporated areas to become part of existing suburbs, a move that one local village president said would be beneficial to all.

Lansing wants county help if village annexes homes south of town

LANSING | The fact that construction crews will be spending the next several months tearing up Wentworth Avenue from Ridge Road to Glenwood-Lansing Road has one village trustee wondering if now is the time to try to annex homes along 188th Place.