TIF district set for approval
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff A plan to utilize tax increment financing (TIF) to redevelop the Boulevard site and parcels along U.S. Route 30 is expected to receive approval later this month. The...
View ArticleNew church will bring congregation to Shorewood
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff A new Christian Church is set to occupy vacant land in Shorewood, south of Seil Road and the Frontage where so many warehouses have become commonplace. This month,...
View ArticleJoliet West upsets Plainfield Central homecoming with its third-straight victory
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com The Joliet West Tigers (3-4,3-4) did not let their nine penalties for 90-yards determine the outcome of the Saturday afternoon...
View ArticleSpartans blanked by Indians
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com The Minooka Indians did not allow a potential trap game to hold them back from clinching a playoff berth Friday night, as they did...
View ArticleRANKINGS AND STANDINGS
TERRIFIC TEN AREA FOOTBALL RANIKINGS 1. Maine South 7-1 Dow up! Cole leads Hawks to another CSL South title! 2. Notre Dame 7-1 Dons roll on! Hope Redwings can beat Marist 3....
View ArticlePlainfield South is Week 8 Team of the Week
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle The vaunted Cougar defense led by senior linebacker Connor Hall’s 15 tackle-night performance, prevailed 17-10, in another edition of the Plainfield Civil War. With the...
View ArticleWeek 8 Area Recap
By DRAKE SKLEBA For the Bugle With Friday’s 38-21 Central Suburban South victory over New Trier, the Hawks of Maine South (7-1, 4-0), have won 17 of the last 18 CSL South titles. In that 18-year...
View ArticleTrick-or-Treating hours for the city of Joliet
The City of Joliet encourages its residents to participate in the upcoming Halloween holiday by trick-or- treating or passing out candy. The designated trick-or-treating hours for the City of Joliet...
View ArticleTrick or Treating hours for the city of Joliet
The City of Joliet encourages its residents to participate in the upcoming Halloween holiday by trick-or- treating or passing out candy. The designated trick-or-treating hours for the City of Joliet...
View ArticleCity to consider old Silver Cross campus for special designation
By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff Looking to jump start growth at the old Silver Cross hospital site, the city of Joliet will take a deeper look at designating the area for a tax increment financing (TIF)...
View ArticleWEEK 9 FOOTBALL PREVIEW
WEEK 9 AREA FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH Maine East (0-8, 0-4) at Highland Park (3-5, 1-3) Friday 7 The Blue Demons, travel to Highland Park in search of Win No.1 against the...
View ArticleAllstate gives out helping hand to Northern Illinois Food Bank
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com There are approximately 795 million people in the world that do not have enough food to lead a healthy and active life. That number...
View ArticleCounty celebrates topping off ceremony at courthouse
By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff Will County’s new state of the art courthouse has reached a new phase in construction. Dozens of representatives from local and county government joined laborers to...
View ArticlePlainfield Police Department makes a mark in schools
By Marney Simon |Enterprise Staff The Plainfield Police Department may have a smaller staff than other local law enforcement agencies. But, its top cop says that doesn’t keep those officers from...
View ArticleStreets, Plainfield Police Department reveal preliminary budgets
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The village of Plainfield has started the process to get the books in order for the upcoming fiscal year. On Oct. 22, the Committee of the Whole heard the first...
View ArticleResidents looking for peace and quiet
By Marney Simon | Sentinel Staff Fed up with noise from neighboring businesses, a group of Shorewood neighbors said they’re preparing for possible legal action where they feel the village has failed....
View ArticleCentral beats West for first time since ‘89
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com The Joliet Central Steelmen can officially say that they have bragging rights in Joliet until next Fall, as they became the first...
View ArticleSouth is lone Plainfield team alive
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@enterprisepublications.com This weekend, 256 IHSA football teams in eight classes across the state start the postseason with hopes to claim the...
View ArticleAREA FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME PREVIEWS: Can Maine South get back to Champaign?
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle CLASS 8A Huntley (6-3) at Maine South (8-1) Friday 7:30 The Hawks “Road to Champaign” begins Friday night at Wilson Field as Maine South welcomes the Red Raiders of...
View ArticleJCA IS WEEK 9 TEAM OF THE WEEK
In a absolute-must-win-game at Notre Dame on Friday night, Joliet Catholic Academy trailed 17-13 at the end of the first half. Looking at possibly their last 24 minutes of football in 2018 coach Jake...
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