Support for Sweeney, Carrabotta
To the Editor, Many of us voters are delighted with The Maine Township Republican Unity Slate that offers eight professionals to Maine residents for important and needed positions in local...
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White Oak Library District pursues referendum
By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter What can $1.38 a month do for you—keep your local library open longer, increase services for seniors and help build a digital lab—that’s the message the White Oak...
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Q&A with Bolingbrook mayoral candidates
The Bugle emailed the candidates for Bolingbrook mayor five questions; setting a 500-word limit on their answers. The following are their emailed responses in their entirety. Incumbent Roger Claar...
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Candidates for Bolingbrook trustee, clerk answer questions
TRUSTEES Candidates running for trustee and village clerk positions were given a 300-word limit to answer the following questions Incumbent Maria Zarate; Bolingbrook First Party slate Why are you...
View ArticleNew business program to spur entrepreneurship in Romeoville area
By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter A partnership bringing together the Des Plaines River Valley Enterprise Zone and Lewis University in a new endeavor to spark entrepreneurship is growing. Introducing a...
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Bolingbrook Fire Department receives grants for equipment
Beth Mosher from AAA – The Auto Club presents Bolingbrook Mayor Roger C. Claar with a grant for $7,450 to be used by the Bolingbrook Fire Department to purchase a Holmatro rescue tool (Jaws of...
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Two DGN students win essay contest, trip to D.C.
DGN sophomores Caitlin McCann and Abigail Bowers (seated), with social studies teachers D.J. Rogala and Amy Wlodek-Holland. Each student submitted a winning essay in a national contest, earning a trip...
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Plainfield Police Blotter: March 4-6
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from the Plainfield Police Department and Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty...
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Plainfield trustee finally gets his say: O’Rourke’s agenda item discussion...
Plainfield Trustee Edward O’Rourke. By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff After weeks of discussions, sometimes contentious, one Plainfield trustee finally got an official discussion held over how...
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Arbor Day Proclamation reminds of the beauty, need of trees in Plainfield
Photo by Marney Simon | Enterprise StaffArbor Day is April 28. Folks are encouraged to plant a tree, much like the tree planted on the grounds at the Village Hall in honor of the late Mayor Richard...
View ArticleBalanced budget for Plainfield: $64.8 million expected in revenue in FY18
By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff The fiscal picture looks good as the village of Plainfield enters the new 2017-2018 fiscal year (FY18). On April 3, the village board passed the FY18 annual budget....
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DGS student places third in state in future health professionals contest
DGS Junior Jonathan Maghirang won third place in the state in the 2017 Health Occupation Students of America competition. Downers Grove South High School junior Jonathan Maghirang of Woodridge...
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Election results: Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Joliet, Lockport, Plainfield,...
The following are unofficial election results from the contested April 4 municipal elections in Will County. The results are in alphabetical order according to village or city. For complete election...
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Park Ridge liquor license amendment heads to full council
The owner of Beer on the Wall, a “beer cafe” located at 106 Main St, right next to the Uptown Park Ridge Metra Station sought changes to certain types of liquor licenses. By Igor Studenkov | For the...
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Marcia Robinson
Marcia Ann Robinson Marcia Ann Robinson, 60 of Hazel, Ky., died Saturday December 24, 2016 at Henry County Healthcare Center. She was a member of Hazel Baptist Church and she loved reading. She was a...
View ArticleAnnual walk for autism is April 23
The Community House is excited to announce its 10th Annual Walk the Walk for Autism on Sunday, April 23. All of the proceeds raised by the Walk will go to support Charlie’s Gift Autism Center, a...
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Obituary: Walter A. Bliefnick
Walter A. Bliefnick Walter A. “Beetle” Bliefnick, 92 of Plainfield, passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center of Joliet. He was born January 8, 1925 in...
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Binns picks baseball, looks to help the Raiders
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Anyone who watched Bolingbrook’s run a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 4A boys basketball finals is very familiar with Malik...
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Bengals looking for bigger and better things this season
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After another 20-plus win season and the first Class 4A regional championship in school history, Plainfield East head baseball coach Adam O’Reel and his Bengals, are...
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Houston taking football to Italy
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com When the word football is heard in Italy, the first thing that comes to mind is players in shorts kicking a white and black ball...
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