Lineup Announced for Inaugural PureFest
With teams traveling from all over the Midwest to be a part of PureFest 2018, the organizers of PureFest 2018 are excited to share this event with the Chicagoland area. The inaugural Christian improv...
View ArticleEdward Foundation’s annual big gig set
The Edward Foundation’s 28th annual gala, The Big Gig: Swing, will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Westin Lombard, 70 Yorktown Center in Lombard. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails and...
View ArticleHomes honored for beautification
By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff Eleven area homeowners have received honors for their efforts to beautify Joliet. In September, the City Council honored the local homeowners for the extra pride and...
View ArticleDiageo warehouse gets green light
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff Amid angry voices and calls for trustees to resign, a controversial plan to add a massive warehouse along Plainfield’s eastern border was given the green light this...
View ArticlePFD kicks off Fire Safety Week
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff It was an afternoon of food, fun, and learning a bit about safety for families visiting the Plainfield Fire Protection District over the weekend. On Sept. 29, the...
View ArticleWebmaster, Communications Director honored
District 202 Webmaster Ryan Boyce and Director of Community Relations Tom Hernandez were recognized on September 14, 2018 as part of the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations...
View ArticleResidents visit Cene’s four season park to celebrate a fall favorite
By Marney Simon | Sentinel Staff It was a cool and crisp Saturday night as hundreds of folks dropped into Cene’s Four Season Park to celebrate a fall favorite. Oktoberfest returned to Shorewood on...
View ArticleDiscussions on how to regulate short term rental on hold
By Marney Simon | Sentinel Staff Discussions on how to regulate short term rentals within the village boundary of Shorewood are on hold. On Sept. 25, the village board tabled a discussion on the...
View ArticleTroy students benefit from first year of before-and after-school program
Six Troy Community School District 30-C schools began before- and after-school programs this school year. The programs are offered in each student’s own school. Troy Cronin Elementary School is one of...
View ArticleLate scores put Plainfield South past Joliet Central & into playoffs
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com If defensive battles are what gets your blood boiling for Friday night fall football games under the lights, Joliet Central and...
View ArticleTeam makes district history as first JT Girls Golf team to win the SPC...
The Joliet Township High School Girls Golf Team were the 2018 SPC Conference Champions, the first time in district history, at the Inwood Golf Course on September 27, 2018. The team is coached by...
View ArticleTroy Girls’ Softball team finishes 3rd in state
The Troy School District 30-C Girls’ Softball Team took 3rd in State at the Class AA IESA Championship Series in September. The games were played at Champion Fields in Normal, IL. “We are very proud to...
View ArticleWEEK 6 AREA FOOTBALL STATISTICS LEADERBOARD
PASSING YARDAGE TOP TEN Seth Lehr Minooka 957 YARDS 10TD Ben Mazurkiewicz Plainfield East 816 YARDS 5 TD Colin Gillespie Benet 813...
View ArticleLukancic, Amazon team up to teach kids how to eat healthy
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com According to the Feeding America website, one in five kids lack proper access to food at some point during the year. Scary, right?...
View ArticleWeek 7 Area Football Recap
By DRAKE SKLEBA For the Bugle Notre Dame’s, Ty Gavin, Joliet Catholic’s Keenan Hailey and Downers Grove South’s, Jayden Lambert, highlight the Voyager Media Publications Week 7 recap column....
View ArticleMINOOKA INDIANS WEEK SEVEN TEAM OF THE WEEK
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle 0-2. For Minooka’s first-year, IHSFCA Hall of Fame, head football coach John Belskis the above record was an anomaly. In 24-years at Downers Grove South Belskis’ Mustangs...
View ArticleSTANDINGS AND RANKINGS – WEEK 7
TERRIFIC TEN AREA FOOTBALL RANKINGS 1. Maine South 6-1 Hawks hammer Glenbrook South; New Trier Friday 2. Notre Dame 6-1 Dons feel they should be Terrific Ten No.1 3....
View ArticleWeek 8 Area Football Game Previews
Compiled by Drake Skleba Central Suburban North Maine East (0-7, 0-3) at Vernon Hills (2-5, 0-3) The Blue Demons, take on Vernon Hills’ QB,Derek Jerrel (1,905 yards, 13 TD) and the Cougars, Friday...
View ArticleFundraiser raises money for hospital
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com Last Thursday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, a sports jersey themed outing took place benefiting AMITA Health Adventist Medical...
View ArticleResidents say no to new hotel
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff Some residents of Plainfield are again frustrated with the village’s plans for development, as yet another proposal has garnered opposition for its placement and...
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