Downers Grove, Westmont, Woodridge Community Calendar
JULY 29 Summer Nights Classic Car Show. 6-9 p.m. in downtown Downers Grove. All classic cars are welcome on Main Street from Maple to Franklin; Featured Cars park on Curtiss Street. Featured Vehicle...
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JULY 29 Summer Fun and The Lisa Rene Band. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Oak Park, at Main and Ottawa streets. Face painting and a balloon artist will delight children of all ages while The Lisa Rene Band...
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JULY 30 Hawaiian Luau. 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Harrah’s Joliet, 151 N Joliet St. Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living fundraiser. Delicious food, wonderful prizes and music by Nova Soul. Cost: $50 per...
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Travel north to play North Course at Eagle Ridge
By Scott Taylor | @Taylor_Sports The second course we played at Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa was the North Course. Built in 1977, the course has more of a country club feel to it without all the...
View ArticleLTHS culinary student earns gold for Team Illinois
The first Lockport Township High School student to compete nationally recently earned a gold medal with Team Illinois at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America national competition. Tim...
View ArticleMayor’s Message: Water supply negotiations ongoing; new closing times for...
Dear Shorewood residents, I said I would keep you abreast of our Lake Michigan Water situation. Sorry, there is nothing new to report to you. We are still in lengthy negotiations with ComEd, attempting...
View ArticleScout Troop 19 marks 3 decades in Plainfield
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff It was a party 30 years in the making, as area Boy Scouts came together to celebrate three decades in Plainfield. Boy Scout Troop 19 held a party for members past...
View ArticleOpinion: Volatile America
By Robert C. Koehler | Tribune Content Agency In a flash I thought, oh God, the civil war has started. Then the headlines shifted and, for the moment, “normalcy” returned. It’s a Trump-sated normalcy...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: A Neighborhood Forgotten
On the northeast side of Joliet near Lockport is one of the most economically depressed neighborhoods in the entire city. Cruising down Woodruff Road the potential can be seen but fear and uncertainty...
View ArticleDistrict 202 reviews tentative proposed 2015-16 budget
District 202 could see an operating surplus of about $2.2 million at the end of 2016-17 school year, according to preliminary budget projections released by school officials. The board of education...
View ArticleWestmont looks to develop Taiwanese Sister City program
The Westmont Village Board recently directed staff to move forward with the development of a Westmont-Taiwanese Sister City program, which it hopes will lead to the selection of a “sister city” within...
View ArticlePlainfield Wesmere Elementary teacher Rio-bound to watch daughter in Olympics
Wesmere Elementary School Physical Education teacher Sandy Murphy didn’t think much about it when her then-toddler daughter Kelly said she wanted to play volleyball in the Olympics someday. Little did...
View ArticleMorningStar Mission 5k runs for those in need
Megann Horstead | For The Bugle Runners took to the streets of Joliet Saturday as part the MorningStar Mission: Possible 5K Run/Walk. The inaugural race aims to support the organization’s programming...
View ArticlePlainfield approves downtown parking study
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff Downtown Plainfield is a popular place. Now, to figure out just how to accommodate the additional traffic that travels through the area, the village will look to add...
View ArticleAAU coaches coaching at high schools is a bad trend
By Scott Taylor | @Taylor_Sports In this age of AAU sports, more and more schools hire AAU coaches to coach varsity high school sports. While there are some advantages to hiring these coaches...
View ArticleCity Council responds to Joliet park graffiti
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle The city of Joliet was notified Tuesday of a graffiti incident at a city park, which prompted several elected officials to respond to the matter. At approximately...
View ArticleNew SPC alignment good for Joliet schools
By Mark Gregory @Hear_The_Beard In the eight years since the Southwest Prairie Conference went to its most recent configuration, the football play has seen a lot of the same. It has been Oswego on top...
View ArticleCarlson honored at Westment board meeting
At the July 21 board meeting, Westmont High School athlete Annie Carlson was honored by Mayor Ron Gunter and the Village Board for her amazing accomplishments during her four years at Westmont High...
View ArticleSlammers looking for bids for stadium name for 2017
The Joliet Slammers, presented by ATI Physical Therapy, have announced that they will begin to accept bids for a new stadium naming rights partner for their home in downtown Joliet beginning with the...
View ArticleMaine South football faces one of toughest schedules in state
The 2016 IHSA football schedules have been released and few teams face a more daunting schedule early in the season than Maine South. MAINE SOUTH The perennial CSL South champs finished last year at...
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