Defending SPC champion Bengal girls, destroy Proviso East in season-opener
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle The defending Southwest Prairie Conference girls champions from Plainfield East started slowly, in their opening-round game in the 10th annual Marist Thanksgiving...
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Plans for hotel withdrawn by developer
By Marney Simon Enterprise Staff Plans to build a four-story hotel on a vacant parcel at U.S. 30 and Spangler Road near the I-55 interchange have been scrapped. Jonathan Proulx, Plainfield’s Director...
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Heartland Bank and Trust Company Hires Jason Utter as Treasury Management...
Heartland Bank and Trust Company proudly announces that Jason Utter has been hired as Assistant Vice President, Treasury Management Sales to serve Plainfield and surrounding communities. Utter is...
View ArticleNiles West girls smother Oswego East, will meet DG South for York Title
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After Trinity (1-2) rallied past Prospect (1-2), 55-52 in Thursday night’s 8th Annual York Thanksgiving Tournament game, the championship game door was opened for Niles...
View ArticleLueken, Greco lead DG South girls past York in OT, face Niles West in final
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After 35 minutes and 53 seconds of action, the 8th Annual York Thanksgiving Tournament hosts the Lady Dukes of York had possession of the basketball. With Downers Grove...
View ArticleNiles West girls nip DG South for York title
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle The way the 8th Annual York Girls Thanksgiving Tournament championship game between Niles West and Downers Grove South was played, one would never believe it was just the...
View ArticleHilltoppers humiliate Hillcrest: JCA’s ‘Drive for 14’ begins
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Freezing temperatures, snowflakes in the air and a squad of undefeated Hawks from Hillcrest High School in Joliet for an IHSA Class 5 semifinal battle with Joliet...
View ArticleJCA to face Montini for state title – again
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com The faces may have changed, but the jerseys are the same and when the ball goes in the air at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial...
View ArticleGIRLS AREA SATURDAY BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Top-Ranked Redwings roll again in Naperville Central Tip-Off Tourney Top-ranked Benet Academy won for it’s second time in the tournament and improved to 3-0 with a...
View ArticleMaine South’s Wagner sets state record in IM
By Matt Le Cren For the Bugle EVANSTON – Maine South is not known as a swimming school, but that will change if Annika Wagner has anything to say about it. Wagner’s performance Saturday at the state...
View ArticleFootball by the numbers: Stats, standings
TERRIFIC TEN AREA FOOTBALL RANKINGS 1. Joliet Catholic 9-4 Outscored Class 5A foes 195-48. Montini next 2. Notre Dame 10-3 Dons fall in semi’s, to Cary Grove (13-0) in...
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DuPage County sheriff asking for public’s assistance in locating missing teen
DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Amanda Perrier of unincorporated Elmhurst. Amanda was last seen leaving York High School in Elmhurst at...
View ArticleJoliet Central rallies past Stagg to win 51-46 at LW Central: Area roundup,...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In their Lincoln-Way Central Girls Tournament finale on Monday night Joliet Central coach Laura Brumfeld’s Steelwomen trailed Stagg 44-36 midway through the fourth...
View ArticleTroy 30-C schools rank high in new ESSA report
Every Troy Community School District 30-C school has been designated as either “exemplary” or “commendable” in the recently-released Illinois State Board of Education Report Card. Two of the district’s...
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Rialto asks for city contribution as ticket sales soar
By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff Joliet’s majestic downtown theater has had its fair share of financial difficulties in recent years. Now, the board of the Rialto Square Theatre is again asking the city...
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Pedestrian access focus of study of 135th Street
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The village of Plainfield will engage is a special study over the winter months, seeking options to upgrade the pedestrian walkways along 135th Street. Earlier this...
View ArticleFire district partners with Toys for Tots
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff As the holiday season fast approaches, needs of those less fortunate also become more prominent. Looking to make the season brighter for some, the Plainfield Fire...
View ArticleNew restaurant coming to Romeoville
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com Dog Haus, the gourmet hot dog, sausage, and hamburger restaurant that is slated to be built on the corner of Weber Rd. and Renwick...
View ArticleNeighbors to village: Don’t let this happen again
By Marney Simon | Sentinel Staff Residents who have no choice but to drive past a Shorewood warehouse district to reach their homes have reached out to village officials, asking for their help in...
View ArticleJoliet Central’s Burrell’s, Buzzer-Beater stuns L-W Central 47-45
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In the championship game of the 2018 Lincoln-Way Central Girls’ Thanksgivng Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night, Joliet Central senior, Harmony Burrell, saved her best...
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