Joliet, Shorewood, Crest Hill Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. FEBRUARY 7 Ragtime Musical. 3 p.m. at the Rialto Square Theatre, 102 N. Chicago...
View ArticleSt. John Brebeuf celebrates Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week at St. John Brebeuf in Niles got off to a rousing start with its annual open house on Jan. 31. The event featured a blessing of the school’s outdoor ice rink by Rev. Michael...
View ArticleCenter of Concern launches income tax assistance program
The Center of Concern announced last week that it has begun an income tax assistance program designed to help seniors and people with low incomes or who are disabled earning $60,000 or less a year....
View ArticleNiles village report makes police, fire pension recommendations
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews The village of Niles won’t have to spend as much on the police pension fund as expected, but would spend more on its fire...
View ArticlePark Ridge drops Talcott lawsuit appeal
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews The Park Ridge City Council voted unanimously to drop an appeal of a Cook County Circuit Court ruling requiring the city...
View ArticlePark Ridge Library develops renovation plans
Park Ridge Library gave residents their first glimpse of what the city library may look like in three years. In November 2014, Park Ridge voters approved a referendum that increased the library tax...
View ArticleDistrict 63 considers new slogan, branding
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @NilesILNews Staff at East Maine School District 63 is working with parents and community members to develop a new slogan and an overarching...
View ArticleIce festival returns to downtown Downers Grove Valentine’s Day weekend
By Bugle Staff nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersGrvBugle Dozens of spectacular ice sculptures will line the streets of downtown Downers Grove this weekend, as part of what has become one of the...
View ArticleDowners Grove Library begins recruitment of next director
Downers Grove Public Library is moving on to the next phase of its search for new director, releasing a detailed job description and inviting potential candidates to apply. The library announced last...
View ArticleBudget issues dominate District 58 legislative breakfast
Four state and federal legislators addressed proposed District 58 budget cuts, unfunded mandates, potential property tax freezes and more during the district’s annual legislative breakfast. About 80...
View ArticleJefferson crowned Chess Champs, again
By Diane Moca | For The Bugle nweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersGrvBugle Jefferson Junior High successfully defended its championship during the Southeast DuPage Elementary Athletic Association’s...
View ArticlePlainfield Police Blotter: Week of Feb. 8
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Plainfield Police Department. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make...
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Immediate action saves Plainfield man from heart attack
Submitted PhotoWhen Plainfield resident Cam Kennedy returned home from work on Feb. 5, 2015, he blamed an earlier workout for his fatigue and upper body stiffness. Immediate action ended up saving his...
View ArticleGeriatrician named community health center medical director
Geriatricians are typically in short supply, but the new Will County Community Health Center medical director is just what the doctor ordered. The Will County Board of Health appointed Jennifer Byrd...
View ArticlePresidential politics and the American soul
By Robert C. Koehler | Guest Column When I want to believe that America is a democracy – indeed, to feel so deeply this is so that my soul trembles – I turn to Martin Luther King, who gave his life for...
View ArticleGreat Read opens ‘Made in Illinois’ art contest
Great Read community literacy program’s “Made in Illinois” art contest. The 2016 Great Read program explores the music, culture, literature, films and all things unique about Illinois. Community...
View ArticlePlainfield South, North seniors are Presidential Scholar candidates
Plainfield South High School senior Amanda Swanson and Plainfield North High School senior Sierra Lopezalles are among about 4,000 candidates nationwide for the 2016 Presidential Scholarship award...
View Article2016 Great Read recognizes everything ‘Made in Illinois’
Illinois has much to be proud of, from fantastic food to classic films, iconic music, legendary authors and some of the best sports teams in history. The 2016 Great Read community literacy group will...
View ArticlePlainfield Central to host ‘unique’ antidrug program
All District 202 parents are invited to attend a special program addressing teen drug use and abuse at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11, in the auditorium at Plainfield High School – Central Campus, 24120 W. Fort...
View ArticlePlainfield Library addresses renovation rumors
By Andrea Earnest | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews With voters set to decide on two referenda related to a proposed expansion of the Plainfield Public Library, getting...
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