Chemistry helps Lisle soccer get off to a hot start to 2019 season
By Matt Le Cren For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com Lisle senior forward Alexa Fasone looks back fondly to when she was a freshman on the varsity. The sense of inclusion she felt had a big impact...
View ArticleCardinals win 20th game of the season
By Adam Poklop NCC Sports Information The North Central College softball team capitalized on twelve Blue Angels errors across their doubleheader to dispatch of Mount Mary University (4-15), posting a...
View ArticleAfter coaching Plainfield North to a state runner-up finish last season,...
By Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com The Plainfield South softball team is off to another hot start, but this time, it’s with a new coach in the drivers seat. Kelly...
View ArticleRoute 66 Stadium gets upgrades
The Joliet Slammers are excited to announce several stadium upgrades that will augment the fan experience in 2019 and beyond. We thank the City of Joliet for their strong support in making these...
View ArticleVolunteers Clean Up Garbage; Recyclables at Woodridge Park District Community...
220 people volunteered at the Woodridge Park District’s annual Community Clean Up the Parks Day on Saturday, April 13. Volunteers cleaned 16 park sites, collected 40 (Photo Submitted) 55-gallon bags of...
View ArticleFree lids for recycling available
Mayor Claar announced at the Tuesday, April 9th Board Meeting that free lids for your recycling bins are now available at the Village’s Public Services Department, 375 W. Briarcliff Road (West...
View ArticleSenate passes Curran’s legislation targeting Sterigenics crisis
The Illinois Senate has unanimously passed legislation championed by State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) that would protect Illinois residents, like those Willowbrook residents impacted by...
View ArticleJoliet District 86 partners with Joliet YMCA
Over 100 Joliet Public Schools District 86 elementary students participated in the Smith Opportunities for Activities and Recreation (SOAR) swimming program this school year at the Smith Family YMCA....
View ArticleNiles Police Officer Whiteman makes Vanilla Cones at McDonald’s
More than 50 free Vanilla Cones were distributed to attendees of the Niles McDonald’s Cone with A Cop event on Monday, April 15th, 2019. Owned and Operated by the Bear Family the Niles McDonald’s...
View ArticleBraun tabbed as next JJC baseball coach, AD
Joliet Junior College associate head baseball Coach Gregg Braun will become the school’s next athletic director and head baseball coach on May 20. Braun will take over for Hall of Famer Wayne L. King,...
View ArticleValiant Tigers fall at Oswego East 10-7
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After the Southwest Suburban Prairie Conference leaders from Joliet West fell 10-7 to Oswego East on Tuesday afternoon, the result of the game created chaos in the...
View ArticleCougars turn four double plays to stop Joliet West
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Plainfield South (15-2, 4-1) and Joliet West (10-8, 3-2) entered Wednesday’s Southwest Prairie Conference first-place showdown tied for first with Oswego East and...
View ArticleBenet responds after ‘wake up call’ loss to Joliet Catholic
By Matt Le Cren For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com Benet senior defender Mary Kate Hansen hates to lose more than she loves to win. So you can imagine her reaction after the Redwings lost 2-1 to...
View ArticlePlainfield North boys volleyball moving on after sudden departure of...
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com After the sudden departure of Plainfield North first-year head boys volleyball coach Tom Gilbert, Matt Slechta has stepped up to...
View ArticleSt. Francis ends its season at USBC championships
The University of St. Francis men’s bowling team rounded out its successful 2018-19 campaign with a 1-2 record in bracket play at the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships...
View ArticleHilltoppers 8-run second inning beats Dons
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com In a possible preview of the inaugural East Suburban Catholic Conference Championship Game, to be played on May 11, the South Division leaders from...
View ArticleLoyola men’s basketball coach Porter Moser turns down lucrative offer to...
After being courted by St. John’s University to fill a position recently vacated by Chris Mullin, Loyola men’s basketball coach Porter Moser is staying put. The Ramblers’ head man turned down a...
View ArticleComEd to Present $478,000 Rebate to VVSD on April 26
As part of their Distributive Regeneration Rebate Program, ComEd will be presenting a rebate check to Valley View School District 365U at 9:30 am at Jane Addams Middle School, 905 Lily Cache Ln,...
View ArticleMike Gurka pitches and hits Hilltoppers past Nazareth
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After Joliet Catholic Academy’s “Christmas in April” performance in La Grange Park on Monday leading to JCA’s 4-3 East Suburban Catholic South Division loss to Nazareth,...
View ArticlePorter miscues lead to SWSC Blue sweep by Lincoln-Way East
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After committing seven errors and handing Lincoln-Way East (16-3, 3-1) 10 unearned runs of the 15 Griffin runs in their 15-7 Southwest Suburban Blue showdown win on...
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