Area sending five to finals
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – Heading into Saturday’s finals, Joliet West senior Melzina Johnson is sitting in third place in the Class 3A long...
View ArticleOnua headed to finals for East
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – District 202 advanced one qualifier for Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A state finals. Plainfield East senior Lota Onua...
View ArticleFive Valley View events headed to finals
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Romeoville had a solid day at the preliminaries of the IHSA Class 3A state track and field meet. The Spartans qualified four...
View ArticleNiles West’s Cho advances to finals
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – The Niles area had one athlete advance to Saturday’s finals as Niles West senior Nicole Cho cleared 11-feet in the...
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Deuces wild: Spartan relays, Walters all place second at state girls meet
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – Heading into the Class 3A state girls track and field meet in O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois...
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Locals set new standards at state meet
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – Heading into the state track and field meet, Joliet West’s Melzina Johnson had posted jumps in the 17-feet range all...
View ArticleOnua misses graduation, makes history
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – Most seniors wait their whole high school career for graduation day. And, while that may have been the case for...
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Niziolek, Cho medal at state
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – A year ago, Maine South junior Olivia Niziolek missed advancing for the finals in the 1600 run, but was able to place...
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Munson repeats as champ, leads local medalists
By Mark Gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com CHARLESTON – A season ago, Benet Academy’s Ali Munson won the IHSA Class 2A title in the pole vault. This year, the Redwings moved...
View ArticleHumphrey 7th grader is IESA track state champ in two events
Humphrey Middle School’s Jaquan Howard led a successful Valley View School District 365U contingent at Saturday’s Illinois Elementary School Association Class AA state track meet. Howard was the state...
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Annual car show in Shorewood kicks off summer season
By Megann Horstead | For The Sentinel The wheels of summer are already spinning across the Village of Shorewood, and it brought out some vintage classics to kick off the second annual Shorewood Show...
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Niles, Morton Grove and Park Ridge Police Blotter: April 15-May 7
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from the Niles, Morton Grove and Park Ridge police departments. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in...
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Joliet, Lockport, Crest Hill and Shorewood Police Blotter: April 11-May 2
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Joliet, Shorewood and Lockport police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not...
View ArticleEyes to Bolingbrook skies; Cavalcade of Planes June 3-4
By Laura Katauskas | Staff Reporter Bringing aviation up close and personal the Cavalcade of Planes at the Bolingbrook Clow International Airport is designed to promote aviation in a fun, family event....
View ArticleDowners Grove, Woodridge and Westmont Police Blotter: April 14-May 10
Information in Police Blotter is obtained from the Downers Grove, Westmont and Woodridge police departments. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in...
View ArticleO’Dekirk: Possible new funding for Rialto Square Theatre
By Megann Horstead | For The Bugle A new source of funding for the Rialto Square Theatre could be announced next week, Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk recently said. The mayor’s comment followed a...
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Woodridge Rotary helping keep goods out of the local landfill
On May 13 The Woodridge Rotary Club held its 8th annual Recycling Extravaganza at Cypress Cove. Over 500 vehicles dropped off goods that included electronics, items for Goodwill and SCARCE, eyeglasses...
View ArticleMorton Grove Pietron leaves village board; former village clerk takes seat
By Igor Studenkov For the Bugle The Morton Grove Action Party may have decisively won against a slate of independent candidates – but that doesn’t mean the board didn’t see any changes. Trustee John...
View ArticleNiles library to host free fandom convention
By Igor Studenkov | For the Bugle A comic and pop culture convention is coming to Niles – and, unlike the big events in Chicago and Rosemont, it’s completely free. The Niles Public Library held several...
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Your help needed in locating photos of Illinois Vietnam veterans
When the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. was finished in 1983, the wall listed approximately 58,000 servicemen and women who had either died in action or went missing in action during...
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