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Veterans lead JCA soccer
By Scott Taylor | @Taylor_Sports Coming off of four straight shutout losses, three by a 1-0 score, things looked bleak again for Joliet Catholic April 11 when it trailed Benet 3-0 at the half. But...
View ArticleDave Says: Talk about boundaries with pushy pops
Dear Dave, My husband and I are just starting to get control of our finances, but we have a problem. My dad has a habit of expecting us to buy things for him. I know he has money, but anytime he knows...
View ArticleTo Your Mental Health: Start spring cleaning from the neck up
By Jason Florin | For The Bugle Looking inside ourselves and examining what’s there is one of the hardest things we can do. More than 1,600 years ago, St. Augustine recognized how much we fear...
View ArticleJoliet Central dedicates Peace Pole
Joliet Central High School last week officially dedicated a new, handcrafted limestone Peace Pole, which the school said signifies the message, “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” in various world languages....
View ArticleLTHS board president earns 4th presidential volunteer service award
For the fourth consecutive year, Lockport Township High School District 205 Board of Education President John Lukasik was named a recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Lukasik...
View ArticleGreat Read wraps with ‘Chicago in the Movies’
What do Jake and Elwood Blues, Ferris Bueller and Dr. Richard Kimble have in common? They are among the many classic movie characters who have called Chicago home. Cinema enthusiast Steve Frenzel will...
View ArticleArtisans bring history to life with unique products
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the pens made by artisans Chad and Jessica Schumacher present these storytellers with limitless possibilities. The story behind Allegory Handcrafted Goods –...
View ArticleJoliet business earns outdoor lighting award
The Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals recently honored a Joliet business with an award for best commercial lighting project. Accents Lighting, which specializes in decorative and esthetic...
View ArticleForest Preserve District of Will County bond refunding expected to save $1.5...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s board of commissioners voted April 12 to approve a $17 million bond refunding measure that it says will save the district approximately $1.5 million in...
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Joint investigation targets heroin trafficking in Joliet area
Bugle Staff Joliet police, in conjunction with other regional law enforcement, arrested four men they say were involved in a major heroin distribution operation throughout the Joliet area. Maceo...
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 23 Earth Day Celebration. Noon to 3 p.m. at Pilcher Park Nature Center,...
View ArticleIncredible video of Thursday night’s massive Woodridge warehouse fire
http://buglenewspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160421_1946351.mp4 More than 30 fire departments were called in to contain a massive blaze at a Woodridge furniture warehouse Thursday evening....
View ArticleJoliet hopes opening Chicago Street will help revitalize downtown
Megann Horstead | For the Bugle City officials moving forward with plans to better align streets in downtown Joliet – and help transform the area into a “mecca for young adults” – by reopening...
View ArticleJoliet City Council reaches collective bargaining agreement with firefighters...
Megann Horstead | For the Bugle The Joliet City Council reached a contract agreement with Joliet firefighters union Local 44 that extends through 2019. The contract included an extension of the current...
View ArticleChicagoland Speedway makes Earth Day Tree Donation to Forest Preserve District
Officials from Chicagoland Speedway and the Forest Preserve District of Will County took part in a tree-planting ceremony at Sugar Creek Preserve in Joliet on Earth Day. The tulip tree planted along...
View ArticleJoliet Police Blotter: Week of April 25
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet Police Department. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that...
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Reardon leading JCA’s revamped attack
By Scott Taylor | @Taylor_Sports After losing nine seniors from last year to graduation, Joliet Catholic is in a bit of a rebuild mode this year. However, with star senior Blake Reardon still on the...
View ArticleWill County Health Department urges childhood immunization
Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. Sadly, thousands of children become ill from diseases that could have been...
View ArticleThinking About Health: Women in small town America aren’t living as long as...
By Trudy Lieberman | Rural Health News Service Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and 60s expected to have longer life spans than our parents. The trends were in our favor....
View ArticleState passes stopgap for higher ed. funding
By Jonathan Samples | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersGrvBugle State lawmakers have reached an agreement on a $600 million stopgap measure to fund public universities and community...
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