Joliet Public Schools DIistrict 86 accepting late student registrations
All Joliet Public Schools District 86 families who have not completed the online 2019-2020 student registration or students new to District 86 must be registered by July 25, 2019. Go to...
View ArticleJoliet District 86 students and staff recognized for reading
Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 students and staff members who were recognized at a Joliet Slammers baseball game for their reading accomplishments during the 2018-2019 school...
View ArticleShorewood police remind residents to keep cars locked
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Shorewood Police are reminding residents to keep their vehicles locked when parked outside, especially overnight. “Summer is here, it’s finally not raining, therefore...
View ArticleTwo teens arrested at McDonald’s
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Two teens were arrested June 25 after allegedly bringing guns into a Joliet McDonald’s. The incident occurred at 9:09 p.m. at the fast food restaurant at 508 E. Cass St.,...
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Alex Bowman wins first ever Cup Series race
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com For the first time in his brief history being a professional NASCAR racer, 26-year-old Alex Bowman held off a late push by Kyle...
View ArticleSeveral serious incidents in Joliet over holiday weekend
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Joliet Police were kept busy with several unrelated, though serious incidents over the Fourth of July holiday. The first occurred about 6:05 a.m. July 3 when officers...
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Joliet, Plainfield to co-produce ‘The Boulevard’
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Coming soon to the old truck stop — The Boulevard: A Joliet and Plainfield co-production. A Costco is slated to anchor the 170-acre commercial project which will occupy...
View ArticleShorewood-Troy library offers cool things to do in the summer
By Briant Stanley For the Bugle With temperatures climbing, the Shorewood-Troy Library is a cool place to be this summer. But once you’re done with your summer reading program (July 12 is the final day...
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GLVC sponsors bowling along with lacrosse beginning this season
A day after revealing women’s lacrosse as its 23rd sponsored sport, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Wednesday it will begin sponsoring women’s bowling as its 24th sport for the...
View ArticleUSF softball players earn postseason honors
The honors continue to come in for University of St. Francis softball player Ashley Galason (Burbank, Ill./Reavis), who was recently named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America College Division...
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Joliet students win Habitat for Humanity poster contest
Congratulations to Eisenhower Academy and Isaac Singleton students who were winners of the Will County Habitat for Humanity Poster Contest. The posters were judged on originality, creativity, and how...
View ArticleTwo arrested after raid in Crest Hill
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle Two men were arrested July 10 after Joliet police and federal agents raided a Crest Hill residence. Police said an investigation conducted with the Bureau of Alcohol,...
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Joliet students win Habitat for Humanity poster contest
Eisenhower Academy and Isaac Singleton students were winners of the Will County Habitat for Humanity Poster Contest. The posters were judged on originality, creativity, and how well the students...
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Scott Paddock elected Chairman of Silver Cross Hospital’s Board of Directors
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglemewspapers.com As president of Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway, Scott Paddock has been a vital part of the Joliet and Will County...
View ArticlePlainfield CSO officer dies in off-duty accident
By Brian Stanley For the Bugle A Plainfield Community Service Officer died July 13 in an off-duty motorcycle crash. Tyler M. Dufour, 22, had worked with the Plainfield Police Department for two years...
View ArticleAll Area baseball
Charlie Bischoff, Plainfield Central Hit .353 with 23 RBI and 18 runs scored on the year. Had 36 overall hits, second only to Lindish. Connor Blake, Plainfield South Blake initiated the power surge for...
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Plainfield Central’s Lindish is 2019 Voyager Media Charlie Donovan Baseball...
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com For a Plainfield Central team that finished one game away from advancing to the state finals, it was senior first baseman Jac...
View ArticleChicago man sentenced to two years for hate crime
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that a Chicago man charged with yelling racial slurs and threatening three African-American men and one Hispanic man with a knife has...
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Shorewood Crossroads Festival set for Aug. 2-4
By Marianne Eisenbrandt The annual Shorewood Crossroads Festival, which runs Aug. 2-4 at Cene’s Four Seasons Park, will feature fireworks, live music, a car show, parade, a variety of eating contests,...
View ArticleHarrah’s Casino parent company donates $10,000 to Joliet Area Community Hospice
The Caesars Foundation awarded Joliet Area Community Hospice (JACH) with a $10,000 grant towards the agency’s current Remembering from the Heart Campaign for the Hospice Home for the addition and...
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