Zach Rana, Wildcats shut down SPC leader Plainfield South
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In 2018, Plainfield Central’s varsity baseball team won 25 games and finished in the Top 25, in the state of Illinois. In 2019, the Wildcats returned almost everyone for...
View ArticleEdward-Elmhurst nurses oppose House Bill 2604
As nurses of Edward Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital and Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, we have deep and serious concerns about a legislative proposal, House Bill 2604, that would impose mandatory nurse...
View ArticleMcGuigan, Cougars blank Oswego East in SPC first-place battle
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle For the last three seasons, the residents of Plainfield, Illinois have had the enjoyment of watching two of the best defensive catchers in all of Illinois. On the “North...
View ArticleAllegra marketing print mail earns international marketing award
Romeoville-based Allegra Marketing Print Mail was recognized recently by international franchise network Alliance Franchise Brands with the Gold Marketing Trailblazer Award. Allegra owners Tom and...
View Article513 District 99 students achieve Academic Honors
In 2018, District 99 implemented a new recognition program to honor students who excel academically. For the 2018-19 school year, 66 students achieved the designation of “Distinguished Honors” after...
View ArticleThe Link Before & After School Program connects students to recreation-based fun
The Downers Grove Park District’s Link Before and After School Program is a recreation-based program for Downers Grove students in grades K-6. The Link offers fun and engaging enrichment activities...
View ArticleValley View Board to meet in regular session Monday, April 29
The Valley View Board of Education will conduct their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 29 at John J. Lukancic Middle School, 725 W. Normantown Rd., Romeoville IL. The Board Meeting will...
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VVSD receives $478,000 rebate from ComEd for Solar Panel Installation
Valley View School District 365U is the recipient of a rebate totaling $478,528 from ComEd for the installation of solar panels at Jane Addams, Humphrey, and Lukancic Middle Schools, along with B.J....
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Wood View students introduced to Cryogenics by Mr. Freeze
Wood View Elementary students recently welcomed a visit from a gentleman known for being a little on the cold side. Mr. Jerry Zimmerman is a physicist from Fermilab in Batavia who is especially...
View Article11 VVSD staff members are now Google Level 2 certified educators
Eleven Valley View staff members are now Google Level 2 Certified Educators. These Google Gooru’s began their work in expanding their knowledge of curriculum and resources last fall and the culmination...
View ArticleDistrict 99 Theatre Productions This Weekend: May 2-5
North High Theatre and South High Drama will be presenting productions beginning Thursday, May 2, through Sunday, May 5. All community members are welcome to attend. See below for more information on...
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Lewis women’s basketball team holds 5K Saturday to raise funds for France trip
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com The Lewis University women’s basketball team is less than a month away from the trip of a lifetime for its players. The team...
View ArticleWEEKLY ROUNDUP: Maine South, DG South’s Kyle Vogt, Plainfield Central’s Zach...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Voyager Media Publications Week 6 Team of the Week- Maine South Hawks (16-7, 6-1) The Central Suburban South co-leaders from Maine South, went 4-0 this week and have won...
View ArticleDistrict 202, support staff union agree on new five-year contract
Most members of the Plainfield Association of Support Staff (PASS) will get annual raises averaging 4.1 percent under a new five-year agreement with District 202. The District 202 Board of Education...
View ArticleTigers rally past Oswego 12-11 to become SPC co-leaders
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Back on April 17, Plainfield North, behind their ace pitcher Dylan Szajkovics (4-0(, blanked Oswego 1-0. On Friday, game two of the SPC series was played, with...
View ArticleHilltoppers roll past Shamrocks on “Take a Swing at ALS” night
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle At Route 66 Stadium, the home of the defending Frontier League Champion Joliet Slammers, the Terrific Ten Area Baseball Rankings leaders from Joliet Catholic hosted St....
View ArticleMarist’s “strange first-inning” three-run bomb stun Hilltoppers
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Entering Monday night’s East Suburban Catholic South Division first-place showdown, Joliet Catholic Academy had a ½ game lead over Marist. After taking advantage of a...
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Bolingbrook’s Mitchem leads Lewis University players named to AVCA...
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced on Monday (April 29) that Lewis University’s Ryan Coenen (Franklin, WI/Franklin), Tyler Mitchem (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook HS), Michael...
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Lewis baseball and golf
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced on Monday (April 29) that Lewis University’s Pete Hamot (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) has been named the GLVC Baseball Pitcher of the Week...
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Thirty-seven Downers Grove South athletes sign to play in college at annual...
Downers Grove South High hosted their “Spring All-Sign Day” on Wednesday, April 17. Thirty-seven graduating seniors will be playing their sport at the collegiate level. (Photo Courtesy of Downers Grove...
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