Joliet Park District celebrates 5 years of community gardening
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews The Joliet Park District’s organic community gardening program has reached a milestone in 2016, celebrating its fifth...
View ArticleJoliet Fire Department to begin annual hydrant flushing
The Joliet Fire Department will begin the first phase of its annual hydrant testing May 2, according to a city news release. The testing program will be conducted Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to...
View ArticleJoliet resident wins $4 million Illinois Lottery prize
Joliet resident Karen Dale scratched an Illinois Lottery 100X The Cash ticket and instantly became a millionaire. “I can’t believe I won $4 million,” Dale said when she presented her top...
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 30 Joliet American Legion Band Spring Benefit Concert. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at...
View ArticleBertino-Tarrant to hold Pet Expo
State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, will host a fun, educational event for area animal lovers and families. Bertino-Tarrant’s Pet Expo will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May...
View ArticleTibble returns to baseball to lead Tigers
By Mark Gregory | @Hear_The_Beard As a junior, Joliet West’s Alex Tibble led the Joliet West football team to the school’s first-ever IHSA playoff berth. As a senior, however, his football season and...
View ArticlePorters dominate SWSC badminton tournament
By Mark Gregory | @Hear_The_Beard With the retirement of longtime coach Denise Hadley at the end of the season, the Lockport badminton team wanted to go out strong in her final SouthWest Suburban...
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Drake Effect: JCA senior pitcher Drake Fellows still garnering attention from...
By Mark Gregory | @Hear_The_Beard When Joliet Catholic Academy hosted East Suburban Catholic Conference rival Chicago Carmel a few weeks back, it pitted a pair of Illinois’ top players in a head to...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood Police Blotter: Week of May 2
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet and Shorewood police department. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law...
View ArticleHealth department director testifies at House appropriations hearing
Will County Health Department Executive Director Susan Olenek testified last week in support of Illinois House bill 4955 during an Illinois House appropriations public hearing. One of three legislative...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Funding compromise reached, but more work needed
Dear Editor, I joined my Senate colleagues on April 22 in unanimously approving two bipartisan measures to bridge funding both for higher education and for critical human services. The proposals...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: In need of District 4 street repairs
Cruising on a beautiful spring day in the city of Joliet, there were times I needed to reduce speed because of the condition of the street. It’s best to repave our aging streets before they become a...
View ArticleThe Great Read 2016 finale showcase everything Made in Illinois
By Laura Katauskas | Bugle Staff Celebrating both Illinois and the love for what area libraries have to offer, the finale for the Great Read 2016 ended with great reads, great art and great movies....
View Article10th annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor returns May 7
The city of Joliet’s participation in the 10th annual Historic Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Weekend will kick off at the Joliet Area Historical Museum. There will be free parking in the Ottawa Street...
View ArticleJTHS seeks strategic planning members for periodic update
Joliet Township High Schools District 204 is currently seeking planning team members for a planned strategic plan periodic update later this year. The district said members of the planning team will...
View ArticleLTHS again ranks in top 10 percent of all high schools
Lockport Township High School District 205 announced that it once again ranked in the top 10 percent of all high schools in the nation, according to recent rankings released by the Washington Post....
View ArticleHeroin Crisis Act, Will County’s climbing death toll highlighted during 5th...
By Jonathan Samples | Bugle Staff Will County Coroner Patrick O’Neil painted a grim picture of heroin and opioid use during an event last week designed to bring attention to the deadly impact those...
View ArticlePlainfield area community unites for Big Serve
Megann Horstead | For the Enterprise For one weekend, the village of Plainfield and surrounding communities came together as one to better the lives of others during the Big Serve. The annual...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood, Crest Hill, Lockport Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email nweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MAY 7 Fairy Fest and Breakfast with the Fairies. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pilcher Park...
View ArticleJoliet West journalism team medals at state
Submitted By Sydney Czyzon and Courtney Rubino | JWHS Editors-In-Chief At the IHSA Journalism State competition held April 29, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, the Joliet West journalism...
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