Downers South wrestling duo medal at state
By Mark Gregory @Hear_The_Beard CHAMPAIGN – Downers Grove South only sent two wrestlers to the IHSA Class 3A state wrestling finals last weekend at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University...
View ArticleSouth’s Bucaro comes up short of state final cut
By Scott Taylor @Taylor_Sports CHERRY VALLEY – In her first appearance at the state meet Friday at Cherry Bowl, Plainfield South’s Cassie Bucaro came out strong, but in the end it wasn’t enough to make...
View ArticleOdarczenko advances to final day of state bowling meet
By Scott Taylor @Taylor_Sports CHERRY VALLEY – Bowling as an individual is a hard chore for any bowler at the state meet. For one that has never had a team from the start, it is even harder. That is...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood Police Blotter: Week of Feb. 22
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet and Shorewood police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law...
View ArticleNiles, Park Ridge, Morton Grove Police Blotter: Week of Feb. 22
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Niles, Park Ridge and Morton Grove police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a...
View ArticlePlainfield Police Blotter: Week of Feb. 22
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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Porter wrestlers earn three medals at state
Lockport resident Austin O’Conner (right) defeated Lockport High School’s Shayne Oster 3-2 in the state finals at 145 pounds. (Mark Gregory) By Mark Gregory @Hear_The_Beard CHAMPAIGN – When the...
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Winter of West: Tigers blow through state bowling tournament
By Scott Taylor Sports Editor CHERRY VALLEY – With the El Nino in full swing, it appears the winter has brought about a new storm. That storm would be coming from the west, as in Joliet West. After...
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Indians season comes to a close
Hailey Arlis and the Indians fell in the regional final. (Scott Taylor) By Scott Taylor Sports Editor Minooka’s season came to an end Thursday in a 45-38 Minooka Regional final loss to Southwest...
View ArticleBolingbrook, Romeoville Police Blotter: Week of Feb. 22
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Bolingbrook and Romeoville police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of...
View ArticleWestmont EIC announces 2016 Earth Month speaker series
The Westmont Environmental Improvement Commission is celebrating Earth Month 2016 with a series of presentations to be held at the Westmont Public Library. A total of six presentations are scheduled...
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Woodridge Park District receives 1st place in logo design competition
Megan Pettit, public relations and marketing manager for the Woodridge Park District, accepts the first-place award at the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s conference for design of the...
View ArticleCommissioner sworn in as new COD trustee
A commissioner on the Downers Grove village council was recently appointed the newest trustee on the College of DuPage Board of Trustees. David Olsen, 27, was sworn in by the Judge Liam C. Brennan at...
View ArticlePlainfield resident chosen to be part of special delivery to children’s hospital
Plainfield resident Debbi Baaske, a team member at Senior Star at Weber Place, recently joined efforts with Senior Star corporate leaders in a special delivery to sick children and their families....
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PEACE Club spreads message of equality and acceptance at Plainfield High...
(TOP PHOTO) Lily Garcia, a junior and member of the Promoting Equality and Acceptance at Central for Everyone Club, tapes quotes about kindness to lockers in the freshman center at Plainfield High...
View ArticleIra Jones 7th grade team wins stock market game
A team of seventh graders at Ira Jones Middle School won its division in the 2015 Stock Market Competition in December. Aidan Newman, Matt Sandora, Dylan Jablonski, Nathan Lopez and Kyle Middagh beat...
View ArticleCOPS host fundraising dance March 5
The Community Organization for the Police of Shorewood is hosting its 22nd annual Shorewood C.O.P.S. Fundraising Dance 8 p.m. to midnight, March 5 at the Elks Lodge, 250 SE Frontage Road, the...
View ArticleGreat Read launch marks Chicago’s ‘sweet’ history
By Laura Katauskas | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews It was a sweet start to a program that crosses several communities, bringing together residents throughout Will...
View ArticleWalker’s Grove fifth grader takes anti-bullying message to classrooms
One Walker’s Grove Elementary School fifth grader is trying to stop bullying one classroom at a time. Luke Brown is visiting classrooms at Walker’s Grove to speak against bullying and ask students to...
View ArticleHealth department working to prevent mosquito-borne diseases
The Will County Board of Health authorized the purchase of 62 cases of larvicide Feb. 17, during its regularly scheduled monthly business meeting. The Will County Health Department’s Division of...
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