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Crowds, not prisoners, walk the yard
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The 25-foot tall limestone walls were built with inmate labor, and razor wire still rings the top of the facility. The Joliet Prison, built originally in 1858 as the...
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Weber Road renovation to begin October 1
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com Several local residents gathered around from hear Randy Blankenhorn, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, speak...
View ArticleLipinski Announces Grant for Lockport Township Fire Protection District
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) has announced that the Lockport Township Fire Protection District has been awarded an over $329 thousand grant through the Department of Homeland Security for new...
View ArticleCougars win battle of Ridge Road
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Plainfield South vs. Minooka. Minooka vs. Plainfield South. Anyway you say it, it all adds up to one of the fiercest athletic rivalries,in Illinois high school sports....
View ArticleBY THE NUMBERS: AP FOOTBALL RANKINGS AND MORE
Compiled by Drake Skleba In tonight’s just released, Associated Press Week 2 Football Rankings, the Top 5 schools in our Terrific Ten Football Rankings, are also ranked by the Associated Press. Our...
View ArticleHilltoppers look to Return to Glory after season-opening smack-down of St. Rita
By Drake Skleba Thirteen IHSA State Football Championships have been won by the Hilltoppers of Joliet Catholic Academy more than any other school in Illinois. The late, great Gordie Gillespie was the...
View ArticleAREA FOOTBALL STANDINGS FOR WEEK ONE
Compiled by Drake Skleba CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH W L P OP MAINE WEST 1 0 42 0 GLENBROOK NORTH 1 0 34 13...
View ArticleFootball Steelmen win first season-opener since 1988
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle On August 24, 2018, Joliet Central Head Football Coach, Brett Boyter’s, Steelmen, soundly defeated the host Spartans of Romeoville, 26-6, in a Southwest Prairie Conference...
View ArticleBystander training available to any organization, individual
As the opioid epidemic continues to affect the entire nation, Will County is working to expand its harm reduction efforts by providing naloxone training to any organization or individual. Naloxone is a...
View ArticleTop-ranked Hawks, Raiders, Redwings and Hilltoppers, take on State-Ranked...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Road trips, to mighty Chicago Mount Carmel, Western Big 6 Conference power, Moline and two-time defending Class 3A state champion, Immaculate Conception, await...
View ArticleREMA helps to keep area businesses safe and prepared
The Romeoville Emergency Management Agency (REMA) is a municipal agency comprised of volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide additional manpower and resources for...
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State’s Attorney Glasgow to host Child Sex Trafficking Summit
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow will host a Child Sex Trafficking Summit in September during which Will County community leaders will discuss steps already being taken to protect our...
View ArticleWeek 2 Area Football Roundup
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE CONFERENCE REPORT Plainfield Central 7, Plainfield North 6 Central QB Nick Barner’s, 7-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Ellis, with 26 seconds in half, with...
View ArticlePresence Saint Joseph Medical Center Women’s Auxiliary to Host 10th Annual...
The Women’s Auxiliary of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center (PSJMC) invites the community to attend their 10th annual fashion show at Bolingbrook Golf club on Sunday, September 9th, at 11 a.m. Models...
View ArticleDirecting traffic, pumping basements all in a day’s work for REMA
One of the most visible services the Romeoville Emergency Management Agency (REMA) provides for the community is traffic control. The volunteers,who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week,...
View ArticleFrom sirens to sandbags, REMA is prepared for It all
When a tornado strikes in the middle of the night, have you ever thought about who sets the sirens off? It’s the volunteers at the Romeoville Emergency Management Agency (REMA). They activate and...
View ArticleTuesday morning apartment building fire in Plainfield
One person was injured in a Tuesday morning apartment building fire in the 24000 block of Oak Street in downtown Plainfield. Firefighters were dispatched at 6:04 am. Upon arrival the fire response was...
View ArticleTerrific Ten Area Football Rankings
By Drake Skleba With Maine South clinging to a 14-13 lead over Mount Carmel with 8:20 left, in the Hawks’ nonconference battle at Gately Stadium on Friday, Jimmy Bartell stepped up. Jumping a Caravan...
View ArticleBy the Numbers Week 2
By Drake Skleba 2 as in Week 2 Voyager Media Publications Team of the Week: Plainfield Central Wildcats For the Wildcats’ heart-stopping, lightning-delayed, 7-6 victory over archrival Plainfield...
View ArticleValley View schools honored
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com With the school year just starting, schools from all over are trying to gain recognition and mark their territory to represent...
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