Drivers get their kicks in Route 66 festival
Red Carpet Corridor celebrates famous roadway from Joliet to Towanda By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff The Mother Road has changed over the years. But the history behind the most famous roadway in the...
View ArticlePhoto frames encourage visitors to ‘Share the View’ from nine Will County...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County wants you to “Share the View” at preserves that will soon feature jumbo-size photo frames. The 4-by-6 foot woodsy frames – which are adorned with the...
View ArticlePlainfield North steals SPC lead from Plainfield East in “Instant Classic”
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle With sole possession of first place in the Southwest Prairie Conference on the line, the hosts from Plainfield North and their guests from Plainfield East, put on a show,...
View Article598 for Bodine, as Lentini, Cougars blank Richards
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In nonconference action, on “The South Side”, Plainfield South (17-8), blanked Richards, 3-0, for the 598TH win in the illustrious, coaching career, of Plainfield South...
View ArticleSouth Suburban Food Bank opens in Joliet
Nearly 200 community members and supporters of Northern Illinois Food Bank recently joined in a public grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Food Bank’s new South Suburban Center, located...
View ArticleRECORDS AND RESULTS AS OF MAY 14
TERRIFIC TEN 1 JOLIET CATHOLIC 24-4 2 PLAINFIELD NORTH 20-5 3 PLAINFIELD EAST 24-4 4 PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 19-8 5 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 17-8 6 LOCKPORT 17-11 7 DG...
View ArticlePlainfield, Will County featured on Late Show
The village was front and center on national television last week, thanks to Stephen Colbert and Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy having a little late night fun. On May 11, Colbert welcomed McCarthy...
View ArticleHilltoppers, Tyrell blank Benet, clinch ESCC tie
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Under the lights the on new field turf, at Route 66 Stadium, the Voyager Media’s Terrific Ten top-ranked Hilltoppers, clinched another East Suburban Catholic Conference...
View ArticleSullivan golf outing set for June 1
On June 1, 2018, the annual Pat Sullivan Golf Outing, a fundraiser for the University of St. Francis (USF) athletic program, will be held at the Inwood Golf Course beginning at 9 a.m. Grab your clubs...
View ArticleNew hotel welcomes visitors to Joliet
By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff The developers of a new hotel in Joliet hope their business becomes a nature-adjacent oasis for those looking to stay in the city. The Holiday Inn and Suites on Houbolt...
View ArticleJoliet man pleads guilty to series of sexual assaults along I&M Canal
Miguel Luna Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Wednesday, May 16, that a man who raped three women on the I&M Canal path two years ago pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual...
View ArticleRedwing’s Prisby’s “Two-out-Magic”, postpones Joliet Catholic’s ESCC...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After their 4-0 East Suburban Catholic Conference victory, over Benet Academy on Monday night, the Hilltoppers of Joliet Catholic (25-5, 14-2), needed a win, on Tuesday,...
View ArticlePlainfield South holds off Minooka 6-5, Bodine earns win No. 600
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In another edition of “The Ridge Road” rivalry, Plainfield South and Minooka, put on a show, in Wednesday’s Southwest Prairie Conference battle, at South. Minooka, would...
View ArticleDowners Grove South, Crowley blanks Morton – Mustangs WSC Gold Co-Champions
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Downers Grove South (20-9, 14-4) blanked Morton 2-0, behind a five-hit shutout from Cam Crowley and shared the 2018 West Suburban Conference Gold Division championship,...
View ArticlePat Sullivan earns 2018 Dr. Charles Bertram Alumni Award of Distinction
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has named Lewis alumnus Pat Sullivan as the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Charles Bertram Alumni Award of Distinction, it was announced by the Conference office on...
View ArticleLions Casmer,Guerrero, rout St. Joseph 8-1 for Class 2A Lisle Regional Crown
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle AJ Casmer and Damien Guerrero, led the Lions to an 8-1 win – their 20th win of the season and to the 2018 Class 2A Lisle Regional Championship, at Field No. 7, on...
View ArticleRECORDS AND STANDINGS AS OF MAY 21, 2018
TERRIFIC TEN 1 JOLIET CATHOLIC 27-5 2 PLAINFIELD NORTH 22-7 3 PLAINFIELD EAST 26-6 4 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 20-8 5 PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 22-9 6.DG SOUTH...
View ArticleCLASS 4A REGIONAL OPENING-ROUND GAME ROUNDUP
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle PROVIDENCE- JOLIET CENTRAL 12 THORNWOOD 5 The Steelmen (13-20) hammered their guests from South Holland, behind Johnny Slattery. Slattery continued his all-out assault...
View ArticleNew pavilion planned for Route 66 Stadium in Joliet
Photo by Marney Simon | Bugle Staff The Route 66 Stadium houses the Joliet Slammers, but additional events are being planned for the space. The city is planning to build a pavilion in left field. By...
View ArticlePiyesta Pinoy 2018 delivering 12 hours of fun, entertainment in Bolingbrook...
So much entertainment, activity, food, excitement and fun for the whole family it should be a two-day event, Piyesta Pinoy, the Midwest’s biggest Filipino festival, promises “never a dull moment” of...
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