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Conservation Park, located at 524 W. Belmont, was constructed in 2002 and is now 17 years old. Soon, one of the most used parks in Romeoville's system will be re-developed and modernized. A new playground will be built, the shelter and fishing pavilion will be sanded and repainted, and there will be landscaping and path improvements. "It is important that we keep the facilities up to date and ensure the parks are accessible for everyone," stated Mayor John Noak. Part of these... Full story
The Village of Downers Grove will be an early voting site for the March 17, 2020, General Primary Election. Early voting begins Monday, March 2, 2020, through Saturday, March 14, 2020, in the Committee Room at Village Hall, 801 Burlington Avenue. The hours for early voting will be Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact the DuPage County Election Commission at (630)-407-5600 or Megan Miles, Village Clerk, at 493-8875... Full story
The Plainfield Fire Protection District was awarded a fire prevention grant in the amount of $2,747 from FM Global. The grant funds will be used to purchase iPads with accessories to assist with pre-fire planning to efficiently collect and track data related to local community buildings. The building knowledge collected in pre-fire planning helps firefighters respond in an emergency and improves firefighter safety. Established nearly 200 years ago, FM Global is a mutual... Full story
The Joliet Catholic Academy varsity girls dance team received a third-place finish in their quest to repeat as IHSA Class 1A state champions at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloominton, IL. The competition began on Jan. 31 in the preliminary round and scores were determined in Saturday's final round on Feb.1. To honor the Angels, an all-school assembly took place on Feb. 4 to showcase the dancers talent and hard work that came to fruition once again. As a coaching staff, this... Full story
Rita A. Kozack (nee Esser), age 89, a resident of Palos Hills, IL, formerly of Plainfield, Chicago, Lisle and Shorewood, IL, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her home. She was born December 24, 1930 in Plainfield. Beloved wife of the late Ronald J. Kozack, whom she married October 8, 1955 at the original St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Plainfield, loving mother of Kathleen (James Reich) Mittel of Palos Hills, IL and Sandra (Raymond) Wentler of Braidwood,... Full story
As the season winds down for the Plainfield co-op swim team, the group has its sights set on high goals. The first of those were fulfilled last weekend when Plainfield won the Southwest Prairie Conference title at Oswego with 307 points, bettering the hosts by 24 points. Leading the way for the champions were Marc Avery and Alex Dvorak, who each won a pair of individual conference titles. Avery won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 20.95 seconds and the 100-yard free in 46.95... Full story
Restaurant Week Plainfield’s annual Restaurant Week will be held February 23-29. For a list of participating restaurants, visit plainfieldrestaurantweek.com. Be sure to check back frequently as the restaurants share their specials. Green Village Program: Green Homes The 2020 Green Village Series continues on Monday, February 10 at 7 p.m., at the Plainfield Library. Living healthy and saving money is a win for your family. Discover attractive, affordable, and sustainable building practices that you can add to make your home e... Full story
State Representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) has filed legislation aimed at keeping Illinois students in state for college. The bill, HB4088, would create the Rewarding Excellence with Higher Education Guaranteed Admissions Act and grant admission to any state university for any student that scores in the top 10 percent on either the ACT or SAT. Representative Batinick filed this legislation after hearing about too many students in his own community who received high... Full story
Two teens allegedly used a worldwide health crisis to scare customers and employees and damage more than $7,000 in merchandise Feb. 2 at a Joliet Walmart. Shortly after 4 p.m. Tyler D. Wallace, 19, and a 17-year-old boy entered the store at 1401 Route 59 and Wallace put on a yellow medical mask, according to police reports. "The masked suspect also had a handmade sign on his back that stated 'Caution I have the Coronavirus,'" Sgt. Chris Botzum said in a statement. Wallace... Full story
The Plainfield Park District is celebrating the tail end of winter and beginning of spring with some family-friendly special events in February and March. Events include family pizza and movie nights and Sham-Rockin' Fun, both at the Prairie Activity and Recreation Center, 24550, W. Renwick Rd., and Stargazing at Mather Woods. FEBRUARY 16: FAMILY PIZZA and; MOVIE NIGHT 5 to 7 p.m., Prairie Activity and Recreation Center, 24550 W. Renwick Rd., Plainfield. Take the night off... Full story
Plainfield High School – Central Campus senior Gillian Camacho, Plainfield North High School senior Emily Woods and Plainfield East High School senior James Memishi are among about 15,000 National Merit Scholarship 2019-20 finalists nationwide. The trio is competing for 7,500 National Merit Scholarship awards, worth about $31 million. The awards will be announced this spring. This is the 65th year of the prestigious program, which honors academically talented high school senio... Full story
The community is invited to celebrate culture and diversity at Creekside Elementary School's "Travel Around the World" cultural night from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020. The special program will be held at Creekside Elementary School 13909 S. Budler Road, Plainfield. It will include activities for families to interact with one another, while learning about other cultures. The night will kick off with global cuisine from 6-7 p.m. Families can visit the cafeteria to... Full story
Every year, more than 4,000 Americans die because of some sort of fire related incident. Annually, U.S fire departments respond to an average of 52,050 fires that involve heating equipment. This year, the Plainfield Fire Protection District who has more than 115 men and women on their staff, is urging those to be more cautious when using services that might have the possibility to start a fire such a fireplace, space heater and in the kitchen when one is cooking. "Home... Full story
Since 1901, fans of the automotive industry have had the pleasure of going to the Chicago Auto Show. The biggest auto show in North America was originally staged at the third Chicago Coliseum that was at 1513 S. Wabash Avenue. To give fans and aficionados more information about the show, Chicago Auto Show Historian and Archivist Mitch Franklin spoke to the Plainfield Public Library District. "The presentation covers the entire length of the show from 1901 until 2019,"... Full story
A pit bull injured four people before being put down Feb. 8. At 9:15 p.m. Plainfield police and firefighters were called to the 22900 block of Judith Drive after the dog bit a 25-year-old man. “Initial investigation indicates the dog, which was owned by the victims, was unprovoked and attacked for an unknown reason,” Det. Sgt. Kevin McQuaid said in a statement. Though responding officers were able to gain some control of the animal, the male pit bull was “immediately euthanized,” due to its aggressiveness towards the officer... Full story
DuPage County State's Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Downers Grove Chief of Police Shanon Gillette announced today that four males have been charged with Attempt Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking (Class I Felony) for allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle from the garage of a Downers Grove residence. Lamourice Shepherd, 21 (d.o.b. 912311998) and Dywane Hendricks,2l (d.o.b. ll7ll999), both of Chicago, appeared in Bond Court this afternoon where Judge Susan Alvarado set bond at... Full story
Benet coach Joe Kilbride quickly pointed out the correlation. Kilbride certainly hopes for a repeat ending. Senior forward Kendall Holmes joined an exclusive company in program history by topping the 1,000-point mark in her illustrious career. The DePaul recruit scored 26 points to lead the Redwings to a victory over St. Viator on Feb. 5. In the 57-49 East Suburban Catholic Conference win, Holmes became just the 10th player in program history to reach the four-digit mark.... Full story
Mark Your Calendars, 2020 Census Day is April 1 Did you know that the 2020 Census starts this spring? Census Day will be observed nationwide on April 1, 2020. Responding to the Census is a civic duty and affects the allocation of funding for a community’s public resources, future planning, and voice in government. For the first time, citizens can respond to the census online. Responding by mail will still be an option. To learn more, go to villageoflisle.org. Save the Date – Sustainable Saturday in Lisle is March 21, 202... Full story
The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 is pleased to announce that child cyber crime expert Detective Rich Wistocki will return to District 58 to provide a parent education seminar, called "Cyber Safety for Children," on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Herrick Middle School. No RSVP is required to attend this meeting; just show up. Controlling and monitoring your child's cell phone and home computers Detective Wistocki has previously presented to District 58... Full story
On Thursday, January 30, Westmont High School was announced as the winner of the DuFour Award, which is a national award that is presented to the school with the best professional learning community (PLC) model. The PLC model embraces the concept of community inclusion in education, thus giving students the best opportunity to learn. Thousands of schools across the country were eligible for the award, but Westmont was chosen as the National Champion. The two other finalists... Full story
Currently, an investigation is underway for a robbery that took place at 7:42 p.m. Jan. 23 at the T-Mobile store in Woodridge at 1001 75th street. The armed robbery that consisted of a man who was said to be in his 20s has been under investigation for the last couple weeks. "When he first walked in, we were just in the back room getting some inventory out," said a store manager who did not want to be identified. "We heard the door ring to see who it was, and by the time we cam... Full story
A new restaurant and bar has been opened in the Downers Grove area this year for those that enjoy all types of Asian food. Wasabi Restaurant and Bar celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan.30. The ceremony was held at the location, which is 5130 Main St., and the ceremony was attended by Downers Grove Mayor Bob Barnett who also stuck around the restaurant to try the food for himself. "It covers pretty much all Asian foods and most of what other Asian... Full story
Rachel Hinder's 23 points and 13 rebounds led Lewis' women's basketball team to a 69-50 win over Southwest Baptist at the Meyer Sports Center on Saturday afternoon in Bolivar, Mo. With the win, the Flyers improve to 14-8, 11-3 GLVC while the Bearcats drop to 12-10, 6-8 GLVC. Lewis trailed 15-13 after one quarter of play before seizing control with a 15-3 run to begin the second quarter to take a 10-point lead. Hinders led the way with seven points in the run while Kaitlyn Will... Full story
Plainfield Central girls basketball coach Armond Frazier is admittedly normally not an overly sensitive guy. January 27 was one of those days where he was. That day, a California helicopter crash had killed nine people, three of them teenage girls basketball players and two coaches – most notably among the dead was former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The flight was on its way to Bryant's Mamba Academy, where the girls all played basketball f... Full story
VVSD Board Approves Mrs. Rachel Kinder, Ed.S as Next Superintendent of Schools The Valley View School District 365U Board of Education voted tonight to approve Mrs. Rachel Kinder, Ed.S as Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2020. Mrs. Kinder is currently VVSD’s Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services and will succeed current Superintendent Dr. James A. Mitchem, Jr. who will retire at the end of the current school year. She will be the district’s seventh superintendent and the first female superintendent in... Full story