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Emerging Playwrights Festival showcases area teens’ talent in Joliet
Plainfield sophomore debut as playwright; JCA student earns fan-favorite honors By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle Provide a venue where people can sit in on a festival giving the spotlight to the...
View ArticleGroup seeks to emphasize STEM in Bolingbrook
Association leading community-wide involvement in providing science, technology, engineering and math opportunities to village youth By Laura Katauskas | Staff Reporter As the push to bring science and...
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New Downers Grove Police police chief moved up through ranks
Downers Grove Police Chief Shanon Gillette Gillette pleased for ‘wide array of experiences’ Megann Horstead | For The Bugle The leadership torch has been passed, as Downers Grove Police Chief Shanon...
View ArticleMorton Grove, Niles work to secure water supply funding
Money for infrastructure work to come from bond sales, state agency By Igor Studenkov | For the Bugle As Morton Grove -Niles Water Commission prepares to build pipes, water pump station and other...
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Mayor Collins touts Plainfield’s 2017 accomplishments
Commercial growth, PACE facility top the list By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The village of Plainfield is poised for growth, following what the mayor says was a successful 2017, with more on tap...
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News from Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C
Troy Dance Team qualifies for state Photo attached: The Troy Middle School Dance Team recently qualified for IDTA state competition. Back from left: Assistant Coach Alyse Plattos, Cailey Koerner,...
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Plainfield, Oswego fire, police chiefs give 2017 roundup
Emergency departments update stats Photo by Marney Simon | Enterprise StaffThe Plainfield Fire Protection District gained a class one ISO rating in 2017, covering the majority of its 60-square mile...
View ArticleIndoor farmer’s market opens Feb. 3 in Morton Grove
Are you tired of winter yet? The cure is easy, attend the Morton Grove Indoor Winter Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This fun, family event isat the Morton Grove Civic...
View ArticleTeachers play basketball Feb. 3 to raise money for Joliet students
The Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence will host its fifth annual “Hoops for D86” fundraiser, presented by ExxonMobil, on Saturday, February 3 from 1–4:30 p.m. The basketball...
View ArticleIllinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 seeking Joliet location for exhibit
Non-profit works to preserve state’s rock & roll heritage, contributions The Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 is a nonprofit organization that exists to preserve the history of musicians...
View ArticleDuPage County, Lisle pact saves taxpayers money
The DuPage County Board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Lisle on Jan. 23 that represents taxpayer savings in excess of $60,000 per year. The agreement calls for the County...
View ArticleWill County election news
Register to vote by Feb. 20 The Gubernatorial General Primary Election might be two months away, but Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots wants Will County residents to know how to register to vote....
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Fountaindale Library board president honored by state association
Margaret J. “Peggy” Danhof Margaret J. “Peggy” Danhof recently added another accomplishment to her long list of achievements when she was given the prestigious title of Illinois Library Association...
View ArticleBolingbrook teen nominated for Chicago Music Award
Bolingbrook High School freshman Aval Zaucha, with his blues band, was nominated for a Chicago Music Award January 29. The Chicago Music Awards honors musicians and performers in over 40 categories of...
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Governor Bruce Rauner visits Niles West High School
PaCE program draws praise for helping students find careers paths, goals By Igor Studenkov | For the Bugle When Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner heard about Niles Township District 219’s career...
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Benet wins nine straight
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Early in the season, Benet Academy was winning basketball games but the team was still finding itself along the way. With a host...
View ArticleRECORDS AND RANKINGS AS OF FEB. 5
VOYAGER MEDIA PUBLICATIONS AREA HOOPS JOLIET CENTRAL 18-4 9-0 NEW VOYAGER TERRIFIC TEN #1 BENET 18-4 5-1 REDWINGS RIGHT BEHIND STEELMEN AT #2 NORTHRIDGE...
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Obituary: Tom A. Baker, PHS teacher, wrestling pioneer, Hall of Famer
Tom A. Baker Tom A. Baker, 88 of Naperville passed away on February 11 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago on Oct. 12, 1929 to Sara (Jervis) Baker and Francis Edward Baker. He...
View ArticleMcFun at District 63’s Nelson Elementary School McTeacher’s Night
Nelson Elementary School of East Maine School District 63 in Niles held their Sixth Annual McTeacher’s Night at the Niles McDonald’s on Milwaukee Road on January 18. A McTeacher’s Night is organized to...
View ArticleMary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is alive at LU’s Philip Lynch Theatre
This year marks the 200th anniversary of that dark and stormy night when Mary Shelley first imagined “the hideous phantasm of a man.” Frankenstein caught the public’s imagination almost immediately...
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