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Minooka scores late to beat Oswego East in opener of new stadium
For years, Minooka was considered the worst football facilities in the greater Joliet area - and rightfully so. Now, the Indians are among the best. Minooka opened those facilities... — Updated 3/26/2021
Plainfield South's Schultz is state's best
The 1930’s actor and vaudeville performer Will Rogers was one quoted as saying, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” And while Rogers died some 50 years... — Updated 3/23/2021
Enterprise Publications honors Drake Skleba for outstanding service to the community
As the COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc all over the country, it was routinely stated that those most impacted were the elderly and those with preexisting conditions and that, for the... — Updated 3/21/2021
Heidkamp nets win 300 at Benet Academy
In 2008, Benet Academy basketball coach Marty Gaughan was retiring after 19 seasons at the helm of the Redwings' program. The recently retired coach was part of the hiring... — Updated 3/21/2021
Bolingbrook learns in loss to defending champs
Just when you thought the past year could not get any weirder - the Bolingbrook Raiders unveiled a pass-heavy offense in Friday night's football opener at defending Class 8A state... — Updated 3/20/2021
Trio of local women head to the NCAA tournament
When the men's NCAA bracket was announced, there were two players from local communities on teams heading to the NCAA tournament and both are from the Valley View School District -... — Updated 3/16/2021
Raiders have successful six-week season with young team
In a tribute to an injured senior, Bolingbrook and St. Ignatius orchestrated a scenario where the teams traded uncontested layups in the beginning of the game in order to get the in... — Updated 3/14/2021
Pair of Valley View School District alums in men's NCAA tournament
After beginning the season with a perfect 19-0 record, the Drake Bulldogs finished with a record of 25-4 on the season and after falling to Loyola-Chicago in the Missouri Valley... — Updated 3/14/2021
Downers Grove North defeats unbeaten Glenbard West
On paper, Glenbard West is one of the top teams in the state in this abbreviated COVID-19-shortened season. The Hilltoppers entered the final game at Downers Grove North undefeated... — Updated 3/12/2021
COLUMN WIDE RIGHT: No better honor for my friend, Drake Skleba
If there is one thing we have learned in the last year is to take nothing for granted — ever. That has been stuck in my head ever since the 2020 Prep Shootout Basketball All-Star game was cancelled because of COVID-19. At that game... — Updated 3/4/2021
Local author set to release debut novel
Growing up in the Joliet area, Jennifer Anton always wanted to write and from an early age at St. Mary's Immaculate Grade School in Plainfield, she was inspired to do just that.... — Updated 2/16/2021
Locals shine on Division-I rosters
With the high school sports seasons still suspended in Illinois and the poor play from the Bulls and Bears and abbreviated college football seasons, there has not been much for... — Updated 12/10/2020
WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday
An astounding 16 million Americans served in World War II in the mid 1940s and of those, only roughly 325,000 are still alive. Among those is Donald J. Breen, a proud veteran of... — Updated 12/10/2020
Campaigning or cooperating in Crest Hill?
Things got heated at the end of the Crest Hill city council work session Monday at city hall. Just before moving to executive session to discuss selling the current building when... — Updated 10/30/2020
Two shot in Crest Hill's Woodlands complex
Two people were shot outside an apartment building in the Woodlands complex in Crest Hill, just after 6 p.m. Wednesday night. Originally, Crest Hill, Bolingbrook, Joliet and other a... — Updated 10/30/2020
Chicagoland Speedway will not host a 2021 NASCAR event
The 2021 NASCAR schedule is expected to be released Wednesday and Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway will not be part of the lineup. The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Gander... — Updated 10/21/2020
Crest Hill Sports Huddle goes unbeaten in pandemic
In 2020, it seems the only clear-cut winner of anything has been COVID-19, as the pandemic and subsequent lockdown by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has wiped out everything from... — Updated 10/21/2020
Crest Hill police making progress on shooting; asking witnesses to step forward
Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark said Thursday morning that they are "progressing very nicely with the investigation and are gathering more information." Clark is asking for the com... — Updated 10/21/2020
Pandemic can't stop Crest Hill native from singing
While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people around the world to sing the blues, it has made Arbender Robinson sing just about anything else. A veteran of musical theater and Cres... — Updated 10/13/2020
Downers Grove's Burdi makes MLB debut with White Sox
In the sixth inning of a game that saw the Chicago White Sox losing 6-0, Downers Grove native Zack Burdi lived a childhood dream. The former Downers Grove South Mustang, Burdi made... — Updated 9/23/2020
Claar officially retires as mayor of Bolingbrook after nearly 34 years
"This is it," Bolingbrook Mayor Roger C. Claar said to the large crowd gathered to see him off at his final board meeting after serving the village for nearly 34 years - 33 years,... — Updated 8/20/2020
Niles Police Sgt. Joseph Lazo hospitalized after crash in Texas
The Niles Police Department was devastated last week when three men affiliated with the department were struck when an alleged drunk driver going in the opposite direction swerved... — Updated 8/11/2020
Bolingbrook's Borland tweets letter from Ohio State athletes as rebuttal to #BigTenUnited
Ohio State University captain and Bolingbrook graduate Tuf Borland Tweeted a letter Aug. 7 attributed to the the one put out by a group called #BIGTENUNITED just one day earlier. In the original statement, #BIGTENUNITED wrote,... — Updated 8/11/2020
Minooka holds in-person graduation
In a ceremony that lasted the whole weekend and was forced by weather to take place in two different places, the seniors from Minooka High School graduated July 11-12. The students... — Updated 7/23/2020
Reopen Illinois rally held in Shorewood
"I will see you in church," said Scott Greene as he sent supporters to their cars just before the skies opened with storms to close out the Reopen Illinois rally he organized on the... — Updated 5/23/2020
