Minooka wins first regional title since 1977
By Mark Gregory @Hear_The_Beard Entering the Class 4A playoffs, there may not have been a team hotter than Bolingbrook. The Raiders had won eight of nine games entering the postseason and nine of 10...
View ArticleCome to Order: Simple steps to minimize mealtime mayhem
By Sue Becker | Bugle Staff Although I don’t love to cook, I do love to eat, so I’ve done all I can to make meal planning as painless as possible. Whether you’re the cook in your home or are lucky...
View ArticleStudents across state fight for MAP grants
By Laura Katauskas | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BugleNewspapers The state’s most at-risk students could be in danger of losing the very funds needed to stay in college, thanks to...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Rebuilding Illinois with compromise, common sense
The state of Illinois is the fifth largest state in the country and regularly makes national headlines. Illinois has claim to four presidents, a rich cultural history and the birthplace of many things...
View ArticleAn open letter on the Illinois budget impasse
Submitted by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry On Jan. 27, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his state of the state address to a joint session of the Illinois state legislature....
View ArticleJoliet approves police department staffing study
Joliet officials reached an agreement March 1 on a professional services agreement that will fund a police department staffing study. Budget constraints, retirements and other economic consequences...
View ArticleJoliet man faces up to 30 years for attempted murder
A Joliet man was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder for a 2009 knife attack against his former girlfriend, according to the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office. Jurors found Bradley...
View ArticleJoliet partnering with Pace to construct bus facility
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews The Joliet City Council voted March 1 to approve an intergovernmental agreement between the city and Pace for the...
View ArticleJoliet councilwoman says stop sign needed at Theodore, Great Ridge
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews With reported 17 accidents at Theodore Street and Great Ridge Avenue between January 2013 and February 2016, councilwoman...
View Article‘Hugs for Hounds Easter Egg Hunt’ returns
With the eighth annual “Hugs for Hounds Easter Egg Hunt” less than a month away, pet owners who like to have fun with their Fidos are in luck. The annual spring outing for dogs and their owners is...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood Police Blotter: Week of March 7
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet and Shorewood police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law...
View ArticleJoliet West holds off Central; advances to sectional final
http://buglenewspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/West.mp4 By Mark Gregory @Hear_The_Beard LOCKPORT – Tabyous Casterberry has been the emotional leader all season for Joliet West and Wednesday...
View ArticleBREAKING: Police investigate double homicide at Joliet auto body shop
By Jonathan Samples | Bugle Staff Joliet police are conducting a homicide investigation into the death of a man and woman whose bodies were found inside a Joliet auto body repair shop late Wednesday...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood, Crest Hill, Lockport Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MARCH 11 The Guys who Gave us Rock. 7:30 p.m. at Joliet Area Historical Museum,...
View ArticleSt. Francis women fall in tournament opener
University of St. Francis’ first trip to the NAIA National Tournament in 14 years turned out to be a brief one as Asbury College (Ky.) stunned the NAIA II No. 6-ranked Saints 63-60 in first-round...
View ArticleTop seeded St. Francis men upset in tournament opener
NAIA No. 3-ranked University of St. Francis saw York College (Neb.) wipe out 10-point deficits in both the first and second half to land one of only two upsets in opening-round action of the NAIA II...
View ArticleNext year comes early for Tigers as West wins sectional crown
By Mark Gregory @Hear_The_Beard This was supposed to be next year. With a talented and young roster, everyone outside of the Joliet West locker room predicted good things for the Tigers next season...
View ArticleTo your mental health: Save our ship
By Jason Florin | For the Bugle If you are beyond sick and tired of hearing about the fiscal problems in Illinois, I understand completely. There seems to be no end in sight to a crisis many years in...
View ArticleVillage of Shorewood rolling along into spring
By Rick Chapman, Mayor of Shorewood Lenny’s Gas and Wash looks to be open by April. Within this service center there will be a Dunkin’ Donuts and a Pop’s Beef Sandwich Shop in the main store, as well...
View ArticleDistrict 30-C board approves raises for substitutes
The Troy District 30-C Board of Education recently raised the pay rate for substitute teachers from $105 to $115 per day, effective at the beginning of the next school year. Substitute teacher...
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