Bugle, Enterprise earn top newspaper awards
Voyager Media’s publications, The Enterprise and Bugle newspapers brought home several top awards from the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention in Springfield on June 8-9. Almost each of the...
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DGN’s Swanson heads 2017 All-Area Soccer Team
By Matt Le Cren For the Bugle There was a time not long ago when Abby Swanson wasn’t thinking about becoming an All-State soccer player. All she wanted to do was be able to play the sport again. The...
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July 15 deadline for crafters, vendors applications for Aug. 4-6 Crossroads...
The Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking participants for its 6th Annual Craft and Vendor Show 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday Aug. 5. Participation is open to crafters of handmade items only....
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Joliet and Shorewood Police Blotter: May 2-8
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Joliet and Shorewood police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been...
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Plans for Plainfield Road strip mall approved by Joliet council
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle Despite concerns raised by residents, plans to develop a strip mall on Plainfield Road advanced. In a 5-3 vote at the Joliet City Council’s June 6 meeting, a...
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Shorewood residents intend to bring craft brewery to town
By Megann Horstead | For The Sentinel A craft brewery could be on tap for the Village of Shorewood as early as this summer. The owners of Will County Brewing Company appeared before the Shorewood...
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Joliet man pleads guilty to killing mother, dumping body in river
Shane Smith Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that a Joliet man who choked his mother to death and dumped her body in the Des Plaines River near the Brandon Road Lock and Dam pleaded...
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“Anything Goes” ready to set sail at Billie Limacher Park and Theater in Joliet
’s marvelously zany “Anything Goes,”with an original book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, is a festive adventure that sails the high seas. It is a madcap story of a former evangelist turned hostess,...
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Fowler cards record day at Erin Hills
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com ERIN, Wis. – Erin Hills Golf Course may be the longest course to ever host the US Open Championships, but that did not seem to...
View ArticleState’s Attorney hosting Taylor Babec Community Blood Drive June 22 in...
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow is partnering with Heartland Blood Centers and local mom Jennifer Babec to host the Taylor Babec Community Blood Drive from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleRepresentatives Batinick, Welter to host jobs fair June 23
More than 90 local and regional employers covering a wide range of manufacturing, labor, health care, educational, retail, community services and more are set to participate in a free Jobs Fair hosted...
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Four atop US Open leaderboard
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com ERIN, Wis – There are four players atop the leaderboard after two rounds of play at the 117th US Open. Paul Casey, Brian Harman,...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for Will County Catholic Charities seniors program
Catholic Charities’ Senior Companion Program (SCP) is looking for people 55 years and older who are interested in visiting with another senior who is homebound and living in Will County. The...
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Record-round at US Open
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com ERIN, WIS – Heading into the 2017 US Open, all the talk was about the man known as lefty, Phil Mickelson, withdrawing from the...
View ArticleJefferson Street bridge closed June 20-23
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be closing the Jefferson Street (eastbound Route 30) moveable bridge over the DesPlaines River for inspection and survey work beginning Tuesday,...
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June 24 Garden Walk to benefit Joliet Area Community Hospice
By Megann Horstead | For The Sentinel Betsy Sullivan knows how important it is to support the Joliet Area Community Hospice’s pediatric program. So, when an opportunity arose 11 years ago to start an...
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Joliet, Shorewood and Lockport Police Blotter: May 6-19
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Joliet, Shorewood and Lockport police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have...
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New Orleans North brings southern vibes to downtown Joliet
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle Southern vibes returned to Joliet June 9 at the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s sixth annual New Orleans North. The downtown area transformed into...
View ArticleUSF hosts community groups at collaboration event
The University of St. Francis (USF) recently hosted an “On the Table” discussion at the university’s main campus. On the Table is an annual forum, sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust, designed...
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Joliet Police extra vigilant for July 4 holiday
The Joliet Police Department, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, will participate in a statewide effort to reduce impaired drivers on our streets before and during July 4....
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