IHSBCA/ PHIL LAWLER SUMMER STATE TOURNAMENT SCORES
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle LOCKPORT REGIONAL QT FINALS PLAINFIELD SOUTH 15 STAGG 1 Cougars (9-2) scored eight runs in the first inning and rolled past Stagg (3-2) in their regional opener JOLIET...
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Mistwood attempts to break record for longest hot dog line
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com For 20 years, Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville has hosted its patriotic themed Stars & Stripes golf tournament on the 4th...
View ArticleAll registered voters will be receiving new Voter Registration Card in July
All active registered Will County voters will be receiving a new Voter Registration Card in the mail by the end of July. By law, the Will County Clerk’s Office is required to issue a new Voter...
View ArticleFormer Wildcat coach John Jackson dies after battle with cancer
EDITOR’S NOTE – This is a story that originally published in February, 2018 By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Former Plainfield Central football coach John...
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Minooka grad Foltynewicz an All-Star
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com The road Mike Foltynewicz has traveled to get where he is in Major League Baseball has not been the easiest, as he has had...
View ArticleThe Joliet Noon Lions Club 97th annual Awards and Installation Banquet
The Joliet Noon Lions Club celebrated its 97th Annual Awards and Installation Banquet on June 21, 2018. Elected for the 2018-2019 year were President Anneta Drilling-Sowa, Recording Secretary: John...
View ArticleCity of Joliet Building Department – Adopting New Building Codes on Sept. 10
Effective Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, the City of Joliet Building Department will be enforcing newly adopted building codes. 1) International Building Code 2015 Edition 2)...
View ArticleCOLUMN: John Jackson was one of the good guys
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com It was somewhere not too long after the turn of the new year when I got the press release that John Jackson was finally going...
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Small dogs have new play area in Shorewood
A ribbon-cutting held July 6 has unleashed a new era for small dogs at Hammel Woods in Shorewood. Canines weighing 35 pounds now have their own 2.3-acre off-leash play area at the dog park, which is...
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OBITUARY: John Daniel Jackson
John Daniel “Coach” Jackson, age 58, a resident of Plainfield, IL, formerly of Murrayville, Jacksonville, and Collinsville, IL, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL...
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OBITUARY: DALE W. CONRAD
Dale W. Conrad, age 87, a longtime resident of Plainfield, IL, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2018 at Alden Courts of Shorewood. He was born on April 10, 1931 in Aurora, IL. Dale is survived by his...
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Plainfield man gets 12 life sentences for sexually abusing two young children...
Will County State’s Attorney Glasgow announces that a Plainfield man who sexually abused two young children over a period of 10 years received 12 consecutive life sentences for his crimes. A jury in...
View ArticleThe Sandlot will now be shown on Tuesday, July 31 at 7 p.m.
Rialto Square Theatre announced today the viewing of the family favorite movie, The Sandlot, a part of the #TBTuesday Summer Movie Series, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, July 31 at 7 p.m. “Due to a...
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Longtime Silver Cross Volunteer ‘Rings the Bell’ to celebrate successful...
Sally Weaver’s connection to Silver Cross Hospital goes decades deep. Not only did her father serve on the board of trustees for 40 years, but she’s volunteered with the Childerguild Gift Shop for the...
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Burndown at Sundown brings the heat
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglemewspapers.com Route 66 Raceway in Joliet set out to bring even more entertainment than it has in previous years to the annual Burndown at...
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Squad Car Night brings police and community together for second-straight year
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglemewspapers.com A year ago, Bolingbrook police officers Steve Alexander and James Burke organized the inaugural squad car night at the...
View ArticleIllinois Audubon Society helps protect land in Will County
In May 2018 a large and diverse forest complex near Joliet, known as Pilcher Park, was dedicated as a Nature Preserve by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission. The dedication culminates a nearly...
View ArticleCity, Speedway agree on emergency protection
By Marney Simon Bugle Staff www.buglenewspapers.com The city of Joliet has struck a deal with Chicagoland Speedway and the Route 66 Raceway through for the next three years of police and fire...
View ArticleVillage creates avenue for collecting in case of emergency
By Marney Simon Bugle Staff www.buglenewspapers.com Village trustees have taken the step of amending the code of ordinances, to protect Shorewood and its residents if a hazardous material spill occurs....
View ArticleThe City of Crest Hill ninth annual picnic August 5
The City of Crest Hill will have their ninth annual picnic on Sunday, August 5, from noon until 10 p.m. The picnic will be held at St. Joe’s Park, 700 Theodore Street, Joliet. Admission is free. There...
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