Downers Grove South, Plainfield Central’s Brandon Micetich and Zach Rana...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Team of the Week- Downers Grove South- The Mustangs bounced back from two heart-breaking West Suburban Gold losses to state-ranked Willowbrook (22-5, 16-1) last week, by...
View ArticleSouth rises up to beat North in Plainfield Civil War Act 1
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In a must-win Southwest Prairie Conference game on Monday, Plainfield South (23-6, 11-4) scored six runs in the third inning and held off their arch rivals from Plainfield...
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Hufford students remember the Holocaust
More than 40 Eighth Grade Students from the Individual Education (I.E.) Program at Hufford Junior High School recently participated in a Holocaust Remembrance Service to remember the victims of the...
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Joliet District 86 students receive $1,000 college scholarships
The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce awarded 44 students, including 19 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students, from Joliet area schools with $1,000 college scholarships at the sixth annual Hawk...
View ArticleShooting by Joliet officer ruled as justified
By Brian Stanley Bugle Staff bstanley@buglenewspapers.com A Joliet police officer’s fatal shooting of a bank robbery suspect earlier this year was justified, according to official reports. “It is my...
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Joliet Public Library’s Stars Wars Day returning for 10th year
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com While May 4 may be considered Star Wars Day nationally, in Joliet the day gets what is sure to be a warmer reception. This...
View ArticlePlainfield South sweeps final Voyager Media Publications weekly awards
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Team of the Week — Plainfield South The Southwest Prairie Conference champions completed a 4-0 week with an SPC Championship victory over their arch rivals from...
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Plainfield resident and IBCA Coach of the Year honoree had worst, best...
For Brian Rupp, Valentine’s Day, 2019 is one he will never forget. The Plainfield resident is in his sixth season as head girls basketball coach at Lake Park High School in Roselle. In the early...
View ArticleWuestenfeld and Fleischauer blasts lead Hilltoppers past Manteno for Class 3A...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle With the hosts from Joliet Catholic Academy comfortably ahead of the their guests from Manteno 7-0, all was well at historic Gillespie Field on Saturday. Hilltopper...
View ArticleBudig’s 2-run bomb leads the defending 4A state champion Tigers past...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Back on June 9, 2018 at then-named Slammers’ Stadium in Joliet, Plainfield North defeated Huntley 4-3 to win the IHSA Class 4A state championship. Juniors Greg Budig,...
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The 18th annual Bolingbrook Beepball Bash tournament is coming back to...
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com The official 2019 Beep Ball Bash is coming to Bolingbrook Saturday, June 8 at is hosted and sponsored by the Bolingbrook Lions and...
View ArticleWill County calls on Springfield to pass capital plan
The Will County Board called on the Illinois General Assembly and Governor Pritzker to pass a robust capital plan that funds desperately needed improvements to I-80, I-55 and other roads and bridges in...
View ArticleManley, Bertino-Tarrant to host free community shred, prescription recycling...
State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is partnering with State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, to host a free community shred and prescription recycling event next month. “Shredding...
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Pair of local coaches tabbed as Coach of the Year by Illinois Basketball...
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Like always, the basketball season in the Joliet area produced several talented, winning teams — and this season, two of the...
View ArticleHilltoppers, Wildcats rally past Tinley Park and Plainfield South, in IHSA...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In the IHSA Class 3A St. Laurence Sectional Semifinal at Ozinga Stadium in Crestwood, JCA trailed Tinley Park 5-1 as the game moved to the top of the sixth. Answering the...
View ArticleJoliet students receive Superintendent awards
Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the third trimester of the 2018-2019 school year. One student from every District 86 school...
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Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors take oath of fffice
Congratulations to the four newly elected Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors who were sworn into office. (From left to right) Incumbents Tonya Roberts, Erick Deshawn Dorris,...
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Joliet Public Schools District 86 hosts fine arts festival
Isaac Singleton Elementary School was transformed into an art gallery showcasing over 1,400 pieces of student artwork at the annual Joliet Public Schools District 86 Fine Arts Festival. The art show...
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District 86 celebrates top students readers
Congratulations to the top Joliet Public Schools District 86 elementary school and top junior high school students who received the Reader Award from the District 86 Board of School Inspectors at their...
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Joliet students recognized at Joliet Slammers game
Joliet Public Schools District 86 kicked-off the 17 th year of Joliet Reads, a community reading campaign to promote literacy, at a recent Joliet Slammers baseball game. This year, 33 Joliet District...
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