Downers Grove Grade School District 58 seeks applicants for anticipated board...
Beth Taylor, member of the Downers Grove Grade School District 58 Board of Education, has announced her intent to submit her resignation in June. Citing her upcoming move out of state, Taylor’s pending...
View ArticleCharles Reed assistant principal to lead Crystal Lawns next year
Charles Reed Elementary School Assistant Principal Carol Betzold will serve as principal of Crystal Lawns Elementary School next year. Betzold will replace Jennifer Jachowicz. She will start July 1....
View ArticleMore than $333,000 in library grants benefitting Downers Grove and Woodridge
State Representative David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) recently announced that $333,208 in state-sponsored per capita grant money has been approved for libraries serving the 81st Legislative House...
View ArticleRomeoville’s Lewis University Airport named 2018 Illinois Reliever Airport of...
The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics has chosen the Lewis University Airport as their 2018 Illinois Reliever Airport of the Year. The special recognition is based on the...
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Capital Gains: Abraham Lincoln pivotal figure in securing Springfield as...
www.illinoispress.org/Downloads/Bicentennial/StateCapital2.jpgConstruction began on the current Capitol building in 1868 and was finished in 1888. Rich Saal/State Journal-Register By Kate Schott | Of...
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Political figures from Illinois: Recipients of the Nobel Prize for Peace,...
By Kerry Lester | The Daily Herald The Gettysburg Address. Hull House. The nation’s first African American president — and first lady. All of these are due to Illinois’ bumper crop of political...
View ArticlePhoto frames encourage visitors to ‘Share the View’ from nine Will County...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County wants you to “Share the View” at preserves that will soon feature jumbo-size photo frames. The 4-by-6 foot woodsy frames – which are adorned with the...
View ArticlePlainfield North steals SPC lead from Plainfield East in “Instant Classic”
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle With sole possession of first place in the Southwest Prairie Conference on the line, the hosts from Plainfield North and their guests from Plainfield East, put on a show,...
View Article598 for Bodine, as Lentini, Cougars blank Richards
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In nonconference action, on “The South Side”, Plainfield South (17-8), blanked Richards, 3-0, for the 598TH win in the illustrious, coaching career, of Plainfield South...
View ArticleNo one hurt in afternoon fire in Bolingbrook IKEA
No one was injured in a Saturday afternoon mechanical fire at IKEA, 750 E Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, according to Fox-32 news. The store was evacuated and closed for the rest of the day.
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South Suburban Food Bank opens in Joliet
Nearly 200 community members and supporters of Northern Illinois Food Bank recently joined in a public grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Food Bank’s new South Suburban Center, located...
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The Daley family legacy runs deep in Illinois, Chicago
By John Carpenter | Chicago Sun-Times About 20 years before a certain territory along the eastern banks of the upper Mississippi became a state, a man named Maurice Daly tied his ass and cart to a...
View ArticleRECORDS AND RESULTS AS OF MAY 14
TERRIFIC TEN 1 JOLIET CATHOLIC 24-4 2 PLAINFIELD NORTH 20-5 3 PLAINFIELD EAST 24-4 4 PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 19-8 5 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 17-8 6 LOCKPORT 17-11 7 DG...
View ArticleDeath in Downers Grove business under investigation
The DuPage County Coroner’s Office along with the Downers Grove Police Department and DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of a male in a Downers Grove local business....
View ArticlePlainfield, Will County featured on Late Show
The village was front and center on national television last week, thanks to Stephen Colbert and Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy having a little late night fun. On May 11, Colbert welcomed McCarthy...
View ArticleHilltoppers, Tyrell blank Benet, clinch ESCC tie
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Under the lights the on new field turf, at Route 66 Stadium, the Voyager Media’s Terrific Ten top-ranked Hilltoppers, clinched another East Suburban Catholic Conference...
View ArticleSullivan golf outing set for June 1
On June 1, 2018, the annual Pat Sullivan Golf Outing, a fundraiser for the University of St. Francis (USF) athletic program, will be held at the Inwood Golf Course beginning at 9 a.m. Grab your clubs...
View ArticleOakton wins first-ever NJCAA Region IV baseball title; two wins away from...
The Oakton Community College baseball team is just two wins away from competing in its first NJCAA World Series after winning its first-ever NJCAA Division III Region IV Championship. The Owls (38-16)...
View ArticleRomeoville Police Blotter: March 17-April 16
Note to readers: Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Romeoville Police Department and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not...
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New hotel welcomes visitors to Joliet
By Marney Simon | Bugle Staff The developers of a new hotel in Joliet hope their business becomes a nature-adjacent oasis for those looking to stay in the city. The Holiday Inn and Suites on Houbolt...
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