Mokena village administrator puts retirement on hold

Mokena village administrator John Downs is delaying his retirement at the request of the village’s elected officials, he said.

Downs, 55, eligible for retirement as of this past April, said the board would like him to “see through to completion” some of the village’s major projects during a time of transition with new mayor Frank Fleischer, who was elected in April…Please click here to read Ginger Brashinger’s story in the Southtown Star.