Village celebrates founding documents
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The village of Plainfield has joined municipalities, as well as state and federal governmental offices, honoring the nation’s founding document. On Sept. 17, Mayor...
View ArticleVillage OKs safety features for park-n-ride
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The village’s new PACE park-n-ride facility has attracted hundreds of cars per day since it officially opened last month. Now, the village will add some security...
View ArticleChanges approved for new plaza in Shorewood
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff Major changes have been underway at the corner of Route 59 and Jefferson over the part year, as the roadway gets a much needed resurfacing and the Crossroads Plaza...
View ArticleSlammers win title
Photo by Adam H. Jomant/Joliet Slammers The Joliet Slammers are Frontier League Champions after taking game five from Washington by a score of 4-2. Washington jumped on the scoreboard early with a run...
View ArticleNotre Dame is Team of the Week
Resilient. Webster defines it as “recovering readily from illness. depression, adversity and the like” That one word, totally defines our Voyager Media Publications Week 4 Team of the Week. The Dons of...
View ArticleGavin, Dons crash Redwings’ Party; “Hailey’s Comet” spotted in Joliet
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Notre Dame’s Ty Gavin, led his Dons’ to a 24-7 East Suburban Catholic Conference victory, over the previously, undefeated Redwings of Benet Academy, on a wild Week 4...
View ArticleAREA FOOTBALL STATISTICS LEADERBOARD – WEEK 4
PASSING YARDAGE Ben Mazurkiewicz Plainfield East 644 YARDS 5TD Seth Lehr Minooka 603 YARDS 7TD Colin Gillespie Benet Academy...
View ArticleWeek 4 By the Numbers: Rankings, Standings and Schedules
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle BY THE NUMBERS WEEK 4 By Drake Skleba 1 The number of remaining undefeated area schools. Lisle Lions 4-0 4 Number of TD pass receptions for Plainfield North WR...
View ArticleWEEK 5 AREA FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS
By Drake Skleda For the Bugle Central Suburban South Report Maine South (3-1, 0-0) at Evanston (4-0, 0-0) Friday 7:30 The 17-time defending CSL South champion Hawks (AP 8A No.4), look to open up...
View ArticleIndians strike first, hold off Tigers for win
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com When Plainfield North traveled to Minooka Friday night with both teams holding an identical 2-2 record, the game had that...
View ArticleBy The Numbers: Week 5 standings and stats
– Compiled by Drake Skleba WEEK 5 BY THE NUMBERS 1 Area school undefeated: The Lisle Lions 5-0 2 Maine South’s Danny Wolf’s touchdowns in Hawks’ 21-13 win at Evanston 3 Number of touchdowns by The...
View ArticleLocal teen takes ‘Miss Teen Illinois’ crown
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com A’Maiya Allen is a woman of many talents, including playing the clarinet, saxophone, writing, an advocate against bullying, and oh...
View ArticleNew venue, great support for Men Who Cook
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglemewspapers.com What do you get when you take 50-plus men, food and a garage? One of the biggest fundraisers in Will County. In its 10th...
View ArticleRt.66 Stadium sees marked increase in use in 2018
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff After the Joliet Slammers brought home the championship in the Frontier League, good news continued for fans of the team, as the city signed off on the lease to keep...
View ArticleInaugural Festival brings food, fun, music to PACE lot
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff Plainfield’s new PACE park-n-ride facility has become a flurry of daily activity, providing a place for hundreds of drivers a day to secure their vehicles before...
View ArticleVillage eyes road projects for 2019
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff Plainfield has a long list of road projects slated for development or construction in the coming year. On Sept. 24, the Committee of the Whole took a closer look at...
View ArticleMore ash trees set to come down
By Marney Simon | Sentinel Staff As the seasons change, the village of Shorewood moves forward with additional plans to remove damaged ash trees from sites around town. Earlier this month, the village...
View ArticleChange to restrict short term rentals hits road block
The village of Shorewood will take a closer look at how short-term rentals of residential properties are regulated in town. But, the plan doesn’t exactly have the ringing endorsement from the majority...
View ArticleWeek 5 area statistics leaderboard
– Compiled by Drake Skleba AREA FOOTBALL STATISTICS LEADERBOARD WEEK 5 PASSING YARDAGE Seth Lehr Minooka 777 YARDS 9TD Ben Mazurkiewicz Plainfield...
View ArticleWeek 6 previews and predictions
WEEK 6 AREA FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH REPORT Niles North (1-4, 0-1) at Maine South (4-1, 1-0) Friday 7:30 The Vikings from Skokie invade Wilson Field on Friday night. QB Tremaine...
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