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Troy Trio advance to state wrestling meet
Troy Middle School eighth-graders Cristian Rojas, Josh Escobedo and Daniel Landando made the cut this season to qualify for state. “We are very proud of them and their achievements,” Troy Wrestling...
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DiForti tabbed IBCA District 9 Co-Coach of the Year
Joliet West High School Boys’ Basketball Coach Nick DiForti has been selected as the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) District 9 Co-Coach of the Year. Coach DiForti will be honored on...
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 25 Egg-Streme H20 Adventure. 5 to 7 p.m. at Challenge Fitness Pool, 2021...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood Police Blotter: Week of March 28
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...
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Benet’s Doyle leads Voyager Media All-Area Girls Basketball team
Benet Academy senior Kathleen Doyle is the Voyager Media Player of the Year for 2015. (Scott Taylor) By Scott Taylor Sports Editor After winning the state championship last year, Benet was mostly an...
View ArticleDave Says: Planning for college with ESAs and 529s
Dear Dave, We have two daughters, and we’ve started thinking about financial planning for college. What are the differences between an Education Savings Account and a 529 plan? John Dear John, I’m glad...
View ArticleThinking About Health: Drug coupons mask the real price of medicine
By Trudy Lieberman | Rural Health News Service What would make your medicines cheaper? That’s a question Americans are asking every time they go to the pharmacy and find the price of a maintenance drug...
View ArticleJoliet Central, West host first minority enrichment luncheon
Joliet Central High School’s Brother-to-Brother Club and Joliet West’s Multicultural Club teamed up recently to host the first minority enrichment luncheon in the Joliet West cafeteria. “The luncheon...
View ArticleJoliet West dress sale raises $500 for local charity
The Joliet West junior class committee recently raised $500 that will be donated to Shorewood HUGS. “We already have a family in mind that we want to help,” said Kristen Koppers, teacher and junior...
View ArticleLTHS students earn honors at German High School Day 2016
Fifteen Lockport Township High School students participated in the 2016 UIC Department of Germanic Studies German High School Day, where more than 400 high school students from 19 area high schools...
View ArticleNative American cultural center opens Saturday in Lockport
The Midwest Soarring Foundation has planned a day of celebration for the April 2 opening of its new Native American Cultural Center in Lockport. The new location, 133 W. 13th St, is housed in the...
View ArticleChapman delivers 15th state of the village for Shorewood
By Andrea Earnest | Bugle/Sentinel Staff sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BugleNewspapers Shorewood Mayor Rick Chapman gave his 15th annual state of the village address last week, and the longtime mayor...
View ArticleLegislators discuss state of the state at chamber event
By Megann Horstead | For the Bugle sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews After eight months without a state budget, local elected officials updated the Joliet business community on a gridlock that...
View ArticleJJC appoints VP Judy Mitchell to interim president
Bugle Staff The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees named the school’s vice president of administrative services its interim president, following the surprise resignation of former president...
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. APRIL 1 Extreme Adult Scavenger Hunt. 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Prairie Bluff Public...
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Krieger leads Voyager Media All-Area team
By Scott Taylor Sports Editor Plainfield North’s Kevin Krieger is the 2015 Voyager Media Player of the Year (Scott Taylor) Sometimes statistics don’t tell the entire tale of a player. For Plainfield...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood Police Blotter: Week of April 4
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 ArticleDave Says: Just be honest about the other job offer
Dear Dave, I took a new job less than a month ago. Just the other day, I was recruited by a huge company for the same position that pays twice what I’m making now. I didn’t apply for the job that was...
View ArticleSpecial Voices: April is Autism Awareness Month
By Daniel Smrokowski | Bugle Columnist This month of April, we celebrate Autism Awareness Month, a time to educate our communities about how it feels to be diagnosed with autism, or other types of...
View ArticleDistrict 86 approves 3-year contract for new superintendent
After what school officials described as an extensive national search, the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors unanimously approved the hire of the district’s next...
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