Joliet Central to honor retiring band director during spring concert
Retiring band Director Mike Fiske will receive a standing ovation during the Joliet Central High School’s upcoming Spring Band Concert. Fiske is the fourth band director at Joliet Central High School...
View ArticleThree properties to receive historic landmark designation
By Andrea Earnest | Bugle Staff The Downers Grove Village Council held a first reading on a series of resolutions that would grant historic landmark designation to three village properties. The first...
View ArticleDowners Grove moves ahead on facility sustainability plan
By Andrea Earnest | Bugle Staff The Downers Grove Village Council last week held a first reading of a facility sustainability plan that has been an ongoing source of public debate in the village. The...
View ArticleMorton Grove outsources health inspection services
By Igor Studenkov | Bugle Staff The Morton Grove Village Board voted unanimously to outsource its health inspection services to the village of Glenview. The move comes a month after the village’s...
View ArticleDistrict 202 approves new Creekside Elementary assistant principal
Interim Creekside Elementary School Assistant Principal Kelly Gregoire will take the post permanently next school year. The District 202 Board of Education approved hiring the 14-year veteran educator...
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Plainfield Central, North seniors win National Merit Scholarships
Paul Wilkens Plainfield Central High School senior Phoebe Snydersmith and Plainfield North High School senior Paul Wilkens have been named 2016 National Merit Scholarship Award recipients. They are...
View ArticleAgencies disagree over county’s consolidation of 911 center
By Laura Katauskas | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews Will County and local public safety officials have been grappling with a state mandate that requires the county to...
View ArticlePlainfield kid gets fit using ProActive Kids program
Plainfield resident Shelley Talsma was determined to help her son Preston, 11, maintain a healthy weight. She monitored what he ate and encouraged him to be active but that didn’t seem to be enough....
View ArticleDistrict 202, support staff reach deal
By Andrea Earnest | Enterprise Staff news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews Plainfield School District 202 and the union representing its custodians have reached an agreement that avoids a...
View ArticleBHS choirs lending a hand to classmate battling cancer
Bolingbrook High School choir members will hold a concert for fellow students May 19 to benefit BHS freshman Jonathan Johnson who has been battling cancer since December. Attendees will have the option...
View ArticleFountaindale Public Library hosts 2016 Summer Adventure
Visit Fountaindale Public Library during Summer Adventure, Monday, May 23 through Saturday, July 30, for a variety of special events, programs, contests and more. Use your Fountaindale Public Library...
View ArticleBolingbrook woman charged with criminal sex assault of Villa Park student
Bugle Staff A 28-year-old Bolingbrook woman who was working as a substitute teacher’s aide at a Villa Park high school has been arrested on charges of criminal sexual assault of a 16-year-old student....
View ArticleManley’s legislation to protect consumers becomes law
With information constantly being shared through different media, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, had made it a priority to ensure that constituents’ sensitive information remains private. “People...
View ArticleNational nurses week calls attention to shortage
By Laura Katauskas | Bugle Staff sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BolingbrookInfo As the industry sees a surge in nurses reaching retirement age, there have been nearly 800 job postings for registered...
View ArticleVoyager Media coverage area ready for another strong state girls track showing
By Scott Taylor | @Taylor_Sports It appears the Voyager Media contingent is ready for another strong showing at the state meet. Last year we saw multiple state champions and there is that possibility...
View ArticleAdvocate, Walgreens launch 56 in-store health clinics throughout Chicagoland
By Jonathan Samples | Bugle Staff When faced with a sudden illness such as the flu or a severe cold, oftentimes the only option for immediate care is the emergency room of a nearby hospital. That...
View ArticlePlainfield Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MAY 23 TRIAD Program: Ice cream social for senior citizens. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m....
View ArticleBolingbrook, Romeoville Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MAY 21 Birth of a Garage Band. 1 p.m. at White Oak Library Romeoville Branch, 201...
View ArticleDowners Grove, Westmont, Woodridge Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email nweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MAY 20 DuPage County Home Improvement & Landscaping Expo. 10 a.m. to noon at...
View ArticleJoliet, Shorewood, Crest Hill, Lockport Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MAY 21 Trail Safety Days. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rock Run Preserve, Black Road...
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