Troy Heritage Trail students Skype with ABC7 meteorologist
Following a unit on severe weather, Troy Heritage Trail Elementary School 2nd graders participated in a live Skype session with Chicago ABC7 meteorologist Cheryl Scott to discuss weather in their home...
View ArticleLocal women trying to adopt boys gets help
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com Moving to a new country can be very difficult in a variety of ways. For Lisa O’Brien, she sees it as a new experience and journey...
View ArticlePlainfield resident Fellows to pitch in college World Series
Plainfield native and Joliet Catholic Academy graduate Drake Fellows will be taking his shot at a NCAA Division-I baseball national championship. Plainfield native Drake Fellows will pitch for...
View ArticleJoliet West softball places third in Illinois at the IHSA Class 4A state finals
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Entering the IHSA Class 4A state finals weekend at the EastSide Centre, nationally ranked Marist had only lost twice on the...
View ArticleKurtz and Vana family generosity pays tribute to selfless service of AMITA...
Providing a lasting testament to the enduring and transcendent power of faith, Tom and Michelle Vana are honoring the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the founding congregation of AMITA Health...
View Article‘This Is It’ singer Scotty McCreery to co-headline Taste of Joliet
Since 2011, Scotty McCreery’s career has been one heck of a ride. The now 24-year-old won Season 10 of ‘American Idol’ at age 16, was dropped from his record label and then debuted his album for his...
View ArticleBMO Harris bank robbed
At 3:41 p.m. Monday, June 17 a white male, standing between 5-feet, 7-inches and 6-feet with a medium build and light complexion robbed the BMO Harris Bank located at 15101 South Route 59 in...
View ArticleShorewood has a lot in store this summer
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Hey you, go fly a kite. No, seriously, take what Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke once sang about to heart and head over June 23 to Shorewood Kite Fest. (Photo By Brian...
View ArticleJoliet Slammers’ infielder Riley Krane lives in a trailer at DuPage Medical...
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com In America, the average commute for someone to get to work is 26 minutes. Joliet Slammers infielder Riley Krane found a way...
View ArticleSenior led way for Tigers
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com Since the 2016 season, Joliet West had a star on and off the softball field. Senior catcher Morgan Gersch led the way for the Tigers...
View ArticleDirksen Junior High students receive awards
Congratulations to Dirksen Junior High School students (from left to right) Michael Smith and Jaqueline Munoz Carranza who received the annual Charles A. Kransberger Memorial Scholarship Awards. The...
View ArticleEighth Grade students receive scholarships for high school
The Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence presented eight Brenton Wadsworth Scholarship Awards and one Dave Evans Scholarship Award to Joliet Public Schools District 86 students...
View ArticleEddie Olczyk to make appearance at DuPage Medical Group Field
The Joliet Slammers are excited to announce that Eddie Olczyk will be appearing at the Slammers game on Saturday, August 17 as part of Cancer Awareness Night. Olczyk will be available for a VIP Meet...
View ArticleHauter’s heroics lift Crest Hill past Whiteford for DuPage River Conference...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Crest Hill Sports Huddle right fielder Joe Hauter just went up to the plate, “hoping to hit the ball” in last Friday’s wild Crest Hill DuPage River Conference Pony League...
View ArticleNASCAR driver to again honor fallen local soldier
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com In a very short amount of time by industry standards, Jesse Iwuji has risen up the ranks of the NASCAR circuit. From a...
View ArticleEighth graders earn scholarships for high school
The Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence presented eight Brenton Wadsworth Scholarship Awards and one Dave Evans Scholarship Award to Joliet Public Schools District 86 students...
View ArticleForest Preserve seeking dogs to appear in 2020 calendar
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Any canines who are regulars at the Hammel Woods Dog Park might want to strike a pose. The Forest Preserve District of Will County is seeking dogs to appear in a 2020...
View ArticlePlainfield opening pools to Joliet residents
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Joliet residents who had to scrap their local water park plans for this summer are getting a cool offer from the next town over. The Plainfield Park District is offering...
View ArticleBenet’s Abby Casmere helps Redwings to a state title and earns Player of the...
By Matt Le Cren For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com Faster, higher, stronger. The motto of the modern Olympic Games is an apt description of the performance Benet soccer star...
View ArticleJoliet Public Schools District 86 2018-2019 school year Third Trimester Honor...
M.J. CUNNINGHAM ELEMENTARY High Honor Roll First Grade Karla Badillo, Monserrat Cordoba, Elizabeth Herrera, Antonio Kalva, Ibrahim Karakra, Aubrey Mills, Benjamin Regis, Adelaide Sanchez, Lily...
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