Bolingbrook’s Burnoski earns third state medal
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com The last wrestler to medal for Bolingbrook High School was then-sophomore Dylan Burnoski, who placed sixth in 2016 at 106...
View ArticlePlaying their best basketball in February, Mustangs and Hawks Shine in DeKalb
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Back on Thanksgiving Week at the start of the boys basketball season all 21 area head coaches had one hope in common – to be playing our best basketball in February,...
View ArticleHolmes rallies Redwings past Simeon for regional championship
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In Valentine’s Day evening’s Class 4A Benet Academy Regional Championship Game, the host Redwings of Benet Academy trailed 63-58 with 3:31 remaining in regulation. Led by...
View ArticlePritzker: ‘Time to celebrate’ signing of $15 minimum wage bill
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 Tuesday in the Governor’s...
View ArticleYoung Plainfield Central Wildcats return all but one player in 2019-20, with...
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com With a Plainfield Central Wildcats girl’s basketball team (14-14, 5-4) who only graduates one senior in guard Katie Kearney, head...
View ArticleRaiders beat H-F, win SWSC championship
It was Senior Night at Bolingbrook High School on Friday night, as Homewood-Flossmoor (19-6, 7-2) and the host Raiders (19-6, 8-1) squared-off for the Southwest Suburban Conference Blue championship....
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South’s Carlson, North’s Stocki both finish career on high notes
By matt le cren For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com Downers Grove South senior Abby Carlson and Downers Grove North senior Brooke Stocki ended their gymnastics careers a day apart but with similar...
View ArticleBenet wins own regional title over Simeon
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com In Valentine’s Day evening’s Class 4A Benet Academy Regional Championship Game, the host Redwings of Benet Academy trailed 63-58 with 3:31...
View ArticlePistorius, Roth lead Hawks to third place
By matt le cren For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com Maine South senior Caleigh Pistorius has been a gymnastics star for several years. She became the first state champion in program history last...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by vehicle
On February 19, 2019, at approximately 10:55 A.M. the Downers Grove Police Department responded to a report of a person struck by a vehicle in the intersection of Main and Grant Streets. The pedestrian...
View ArticleJoliet Central reaches Sectional Championship game after defeating Yorkville
The Joliet Central Steelwoman defeated the Yorkville Foxes 39-23 in the Sectional Semifinals Tuesday night at Plainfield North to advance to the Sectional Finals championship game. “It feels great to...
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Washington Junior High students win local math competition
Congratulations to the student math team from Washington Junior High School who won first Place overall at the Joliet West High School Mu Alpha Theta Mid High Math Competition. In addition to...
View ArticleDowners Grove Firefighters back Olsen for Mayor
Mayoral Candidate David S. Olsen announced today the endorsement of the Downers Grove Professional Fire Fighters Association (DGPFFA) in the April 2nd Consolidated Election. “I couldn’t be more honored...
View ArticleFOP statement on Aurora shooting
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) State Lodge President Chris Southwood issued the following statement regarding the February 15 shooting at the Pratt Company in Aurora that left four Aurora...
View ArticleMidwestern Tooth Fairy payouts drop a full $1 in two year
Tooth Fairy giving is down across the nation with average payouts taking a plunge for a second consecutive year, including a significant decrease in the Midwest. The average amount Midwestern kids...
View ArticleParkview Elementary School Student Charged With Threatening School
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today a male 10-year-old Parkview Elementary School student has been charged with bringing a large kitchen knife to school. On February 19,...
View ArticleWithout Holmes, Redwings destroy Montini 61-33 to claim Hinsdale South...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Rewind 366 days ago to February 22, 2018. At Proviso West in Hillside, Montini ended Benet Academy’s 2017-18 season with a convincing 54-31 Class 4A Proviso West Sectional...
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Elizabeth Dunlap, student hit by car outside DGN, suffers “unrecoverable...
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com According to principal Janice Schwarze, junior Beth Dunlap, the Downers Grove North student hit by a car outside the high...
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Troy Students visit Marycrest early childhood center
Marycrest Early Childhood Center students enjoyed having 55 fifth grade students from William B. Orenic (W.B.O.) Intermediate School visit them in their classrooms. The older students shared books and...
View Article13-year-old Joliet boy gets shot
By Brian Stanley A 13-year-old boy was shot to death Feb. 21 in an alley in Joliet. Javier Cayetano, of Joliet, was pronounced dead at 8:37 p.m. in the emergency room of Amita Saint Joseph Medical...
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