Niles Family services, senior center praised for assistance after Jan. 15 fire
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews Niles Fire Department Chief Steve Borkowski praised the Niles Department of Family Services and the Niles Senior Center for...
View ArticlePizza Wars ends in a tie
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews For the past six years, the District 219 Foundation has been organizing Pizza Wars to raise money to help homeless students...
View ArticleAcclaimed violinist Rachel Barton inspires District 207 orchestra students
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews Violin virtuoso Rachel Barton Pine performed with the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra Jan. 27. But, a day before, she did something...
View ArticlePark Ridge City officials speak out on library fee controversy
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews Acting Mayor Marty Maloney and Firth Ward Ald. Daniel Knight sought to address residents’ complaints about the Park Ridge...
View ArticleObituary: Grace Christine Flaherty
Grace Christine Flaherty joined the angels Jan. 30. She is survived by her parents, Daniel and Christine Flaherty; her sister, Fiona Flaherty; her maternal grandparents, Debby and Tony Watters and Rick...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: It Takes Many Hands
St. Mary Immaculate Parish, through the coordinating efforts of their Giving Tree Ministry, provided gifts to 243 families and more than 700 individuals for Christmas 2015. This year, SMI Giving Tree...
View ArticleLibrary use grows, changes
Submitted By Julie Milavec Plainfield Library Director Over the last 25 years, public libraries around the world have changed significantly, including the Plainfield Library. Since 1990, use of the...
View Article‘Cougar Chat’ looks to enlighten Plainfield South students
Many Plainfield South High School students may not have known who Congressman Bill Foster was when he stepped on the PSHS stage recently, but they probably knew some of his work. Before becoming a U.S....
View ArticleCommunity Coffee with Superintendent set for Saturday
The third of this year’s four Community Coffees with the Superintendent will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6. District 202 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lane Abrell will host the Coffee from 8:30-9:30 a.m....
View ArticlePlainfield North freshmen host school’s 4th Trivia Night
Plainfield North High School will host its fourth annual Trivia Night, Dinner and Raffle Feb. 20 Proceeds from special event will benefit the Class of 2019’s class activities and special events....
View ArticlePlainfield Library makes case to village board
By Andrea Earnest | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews At its Jan. 25 meeting, the Plainfield village board heard a presentation about the proposed new building from the...
View ArticleWinter exhibit on display at village hall
When visiting Village Hall, check out the Plainfield Historical Society’s winter themed exhibit to see what Plainfield’s snowy weather has looked like over the years. Sue Hasenyager and the Plainfield...
View ArticlePlainfield saw slight uptick in crime in 2015
By Andrea Earnest | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews Despite a slight increase in crime from 2014 to 2015, law enforcement officials told attendees to last week’s Chat...
View ArticlePlainfield Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death
Plainfield police are investigating what is being described as a “suspicious death,” after officers discovered a motorist slumped in her seat at an intersection near village hall early Monday evening....
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Downers Grove man charged with ‘violently’ shaking infant daughter
Courtesy of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office Bail has been set at $1 million for a Downers Grove man charged with violently shaking his 3-month-old daughter. Timothy Churchill, 20, of the 4200 block...
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Downers Grove man possessed ‘thousands’ of images containing child pornography
Submitted Photo A Downers Grove man was arrested Feb. 2 for allegedly being in possession of thousands of images containing child pornography. Anthony Damaska, 28, of the 600 block of Sherman St., was...
View ArticleNiles, Park Ridge, Morton Grove Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email nweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. FEBRUARY 5 St. John Brebeuf’s Celebration of Cultures. 6 to 10 p.m. at St. John...
View ArticlePlainfield Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. FEBRUARY 5 Family Game Night. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Plainfield Township Community...
View ArticleBolingbrook, Romeoville Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. FEBRUARY 6 Lolita Fashion Show & Tea Party. 2 p.m. at Fountaindale Public...
View ArticleDowners Grove, Westmont, Woodridge Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email nweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. FEBRUARY 5 Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Ball. 7 p.m. at Lincoln Center, 935 Maple...
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