Morton

For nearly a decade, green space and a parking area off East Jefferson Street owned by the Village of Morton has been called “Church Square” by village residents. But it wasn’t an official name.

A business that needs code compliance work to open in Morton can now apply for a grant specifically created for that work.

Shoppers at Morton grocery stores will continue paying a 1% grocery sales tax next year, when the state's tax expires.

The Morton School District finally has begun sharing the cost of the school resource officer for Morton High School with the Village of Morton.

The village of Morton and Morton School District agreed this month to evenly split the $215,000 cost of installing rapid flashing beacon lights at crosswalks in front of three district schools.

Morton shoppers are paying a village sales tax for the first time in the village's history.

Full-time firefighters are on staff for the first time in the Morton Fire Department’s almost 150 year history.

A Morton couple is exploring the diverse array of human experience by attending different religious services.

A vacant nursing home on one of Morton's major streets that had become an eyesore was purchased by the village last summer and torn down last month.

His salary will rise from $10,000 to $20,000 annually starting May 1 because he's taken on a role as the village's economic development administrator since he was first elected mayor in 2017.