Joliet and Lockport Police Blotter: May 23-30
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Joliet and Lockport police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been...
View ArticleNiles library approves revised conduct rules for patrons
By Igor Studenkov | For the Bugle The Niles Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a series of changes to the rules governing patron conduct. Library director Susan Lempke said that she looking...
View ArticleNiles Mayor denounces resident’s referenda
By Igor Studenkov | For the Bugle Niles mayor Andrew Przybylo said he wanted to address the criticism he and the village board received after voting to fill all referenda slots for the next two...
View ArticleDowner’s Grove Immanuel Youth for Christ prepare for mission trip
Members of Immanuel Youth for Christ, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Downers Grove wash cars to raise funds to support a youth mission trip as part of a fundraiser held June 24. (Megann Horstead/For...
View ArticleEarly morning Plainfield barn fire kills 18 horses
The Plainfield Fire Protection District was called to a 1:14 a.m. on Wednesday to a house barn fire at the intersection of Ridge and Wheeler roads according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District...
View ArticleCity of Joliet News: Laraway Road closed July 7
Laraway Road rail crossing closed July 7 between Route 53/Brandon Road The Union Pacific (UP) Railroad will be completing repair work to the Laraway Road railroad crossing (located between Route 53 and...
View ArticleOfficials select legal counsel to advise Shorewood board
Shorewood Mayor Rick Chapman presents his side of the story at April 25 meeting, as officials look to discuss his use of Village-owned gas pump. (Megann Horstead | For The Sentinel) By Megann...
View ArticleAvery YMCA lists plans for expansion in Plainfield
Photo by Marney Simon | Enterprise StaffFolks head into the C.W. Avery YMCA in Plainfield. The local branch serves as many as 1,400 people on any given day. The Y is looking to expand by adding an...
View ArticleBolingbrook embraces The Promenade’s first pet parade
By Bugle Staff Community members lined the streets of the Promenade as nearly 200 pets and their owners walked in The Promenade Bolingbrook’s inaugural pet parade to benefit the West Suburban Humane...
View ArticleUpdated location for July 14-16 Plainfeld Fest
Organizers previously planned to move Plainfield Fest away from the downtown business district, however numerous concurrent events, have already promoted the downtown location. Subsequently both the...
View ArticleDowners Grove man gets 55 years for murdering mother
Michael Bassaly/DuPage County State’s Attorney DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that Michael Bassaly, 30 formerly of Downers Grove, has been sentenced to 55 years in...
View ArticleNiles residents complain about Oak Park changes
Oak Park takes up most of the residential block between Lee Street, Ottawa Avenue, Main Street and Ozark Avenue. By Igor Studenkov | For the Bugle When the Niles Park District put in a new baseball...
View ArticleVillage of Woodridge news briefs:July 11
Woodridge 68 student registration Woodridge School District 68 is conducting walk-in registration for new and returning students for the 2017-18 school year on Tuesday, July 25 from 1 to 8 p.m. All...
View ArticlePrairieWalk Pond/Dragonfly Landing open in Lisle
PrairieWalk Pond is a 4.5 acre award-winning recreational area in downtown Lisle just north of the intersection of Route 53 and Burlington Avenue. Amenities include lighted walking trails encircling...
View ArticleAs new library director, Pappas continues passion for books
Lisa Pappas Lisa Pappas was an avid reader when she was a young girl. As a result, she spent a lot of time in her local library. She fondly remembers the day her parents let ride her bike for the...
View ArticleNew trustee appointed to Troy Township Board
Bryan W. Kopman Township Supervisor Joseph D. Baltz and the Troy Township Board welcomed. Bryan W. Kopman as Troy Township Trustee after his appointment at the June 19 regular meeting. Kopman was...
View ArticleSix District 99 students selected for all-state theatre production
Six District 99 students were chosen by competitive audition by the Illinois High School Theatre Festival to be part of the 2018 All-State production of the new broadway musical, “Big Fish.” The...
View ArticleObituary: Dorothy Goist Peel
Dorothy Goist Peel, 95 of Plainfield, passed away peacefully, Friday, July 7, surrounded by her family. She was born July 16, 1921 in Yorkville to the loving late parents, Raymond and Mabel Goist....
View ArticleLowe’s grant helping to fund new STEAM MakerSpace at Oak View
When Oak View welcomes students back in August, the Bolingbrook elementary school will have a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) MakerSpace courtesy of Lowe’s Toolbox for...
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