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With the 7-degree temperature outside, the IHSA Class 2A Girls Lisle Regional championship game along the very frozen banks of the DuPage River turned into a hotly-contested game. With the host Lions (26-7) comfortably ahead 30-18 in the middle of the third quarter, the very youthful Chargers made things very interesting. St. Joseph (10-15), who's starting lineup consists of three freshmen and two juniors, closed to within 33-27 with 6:08 on the clock. With all the momentum, it looked like the youthful Chargers were going to...
Downers Grove North High School senior Audrey Dwyer earned two regional awards for her original play "PTO No!" She received a Gold Key Award in the Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and her work has been selected to be performed in the 10-Minute Play Festival at Eureka College in April. "The idea of 'PTO No!' originally began when creating a Mother's Day gift in seventh grade," Dwyer said. "The story is a silly spoof about the power struggles in a school's...
Demonstrating Oakton Community College’s dedication to those who served our country, the college has earned the 2020-2021 Military Friendly School designation for the fifth straight year. The distinction honors colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensuring their success on campus. Oakton is committed to helping veterans obtain educational benefits through a var...
Dr. Karla Guseman was named as Joliet Township High School's next Superintendent by the Board of Education at the February 11 meeting. Dr. Guseman is JTHS' second female Superintendent in District history. Born and raised in Joliet, Dr. Guseman began her career in education at Joliet Township High School in 2000 as a science teacher at Joliet Central. She served in this capacity for six years, taking on various leadership roles associated with the science curriculum, school...
After defeating the 16-13 St. Francis, 62-58 on Jan. 25, Joliet Catholic Academy (15-17), closed out its 2019-20 regular season with a five-game losing streak. Playing in what many people consider to be the best girls high school basketball conference in the state, the East Suburban Catholic Conference, the Angels ran through a gauntlet to close out the season. In a nine day period between Jan. 27 and Feb. 5, the Angels lost to Nazareth Academy (18-12), Marian Catholic (23-7), and the Associated Press' Class 4A No.1-ranked Be...
Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is accusing the U.S. Department of Agriculture of playing favorites with trade war aid payments by giving more money to southern cotton farmers who were less affected by the trade war than Illinois soybean farmers. “USDA has overcompensated southern cotton growers, whose market losses are small and whose prices have gone up, with more aid on a county-by-county basis than Illinois’ soybean farmers,” Durbin said in a statement Monday. Durbin, a Democrat who sits on the Senate agriculture committee...
The Wind Ensemble from Downers Grove South High School will share the stage with the Indiana University Concert Band. The performance will take place on Wednesday, February 19 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at South High (1436 Norfolk Street, Downers Grove). This event is free and open to the public. The IU Concert Band, directed by Dr. Jason Nam, is on tour to perform at the College Band Directors' Association North Central Division Conference hosted by DePaul University. The...
Dear Dave, I'm beginning to think we got in over our heads with our house. My wife and I make about $125,000 a year combined, but we've never been able to put anything aside for an emergency fund. Our mortgage payment is 35 percent of our take home pay each month. We have two young children, so we eat out a lot, but we have no debt other than our house. Do you think we should refinance our home? Jeff Dear Jeff, You two are making good money, and you're debt-free except for...
Nowadays, pizza is more than just an Italian specialty. You'll find people enjoying it wherever you travel around the world, from America to England to Japan to Qatar and beyond. I'm happy to have played some part in spreading that popularity, since I first began giving pizzas a new contemporary California spin at the first location of Spago I opened in Hollywood back in early 1982. Before then, not many people could have imagined pizzas topped with such gourmet and internatio...
To travel as a pilgrim is to experience "travel with a purpose"-to go beyond tourism and connect more deeply with a place, a culture, or a faith. Travelers considering pilgrimages in Europe have the opportunity to follow centuries-old routes or trace new paths in a search for perspective on their own culture - or the culture of others. "The Camino de Santiago - the "Way of St. James" - is Europe's ultimate pilgrimage route. Since the Middle Ages, humble pilgrims have trod hund...
Dear Cathy, I have three female dogs. Sassy the oldest one is 11 and acts like an old lady. Star is 5 and very energetic. They both are good girls and very loving. A couple of weeks ago, my neighbor gave me Sarina, a 7-week-old puppy who is very energetic and loving. My problem is, Sarina is teething, and anything and everything goes in her mouth. She has a teething bone and lots of toys. Sassy growls at her if she comes close and has even snapped at her twice. Thankfully, the...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother and my sister were treated for uterine fibroids in their late 30s. I just turned 35, and I'm starting to worry that I'll get them too. Am I at risk for fibroids because I have a family history of them? Are there other things that raise my risk? What symptoms should I watch for? ANSWER: Heredity can play a role in your risk for developing uterine fibroids. Your age, race, when you started having periods and a number of other factors also can affect...
Show your Forest Preserves some love this month and join in on restoration activities. Volunteering is fun and meaningful, and lets you to get exercise outdoors while meeting new people. There are opportunities throughout the county for people of all ages and experience levels. Northwest Sunday, 2/9/20: Busse Woods South • 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Elk Grove Village Sunday, 2/16/20: Poplar Creek-Schaumburg Road Grasslands • 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Streamwood Saturday, 2/22/20:...
Before an almost capacity-crowd at Maine South High School in Park Ridge on Tuesday, the Associated Press' Illinois Class 3A No.1-ranked Notre Dame took on the young and talented Maine South. The top-ranked Dons hopped on their bus for the short bus ride to Maine South and ran into a buzz saw from the host Hawks. Fired up by their huge, raucous student section, the young Hawks led 13-12 after one quarter and would only trail 28-24 at the half. Notre Dame, behind senior Jimmy...
Respond to the 2020 Census It’s almost time to respond to the 2020 Census. The Census is a constitutionally required count of the population that takes place every ten years. Census data affects districts for elected representatives, funding for schools and government services, and even data that businesses use to make decisions about new developments. Individuals’ information is secure and is never shared with other government agencies. The self-response period begins on March 12. Residents will receive an invitation in the...
Shay Boyle has spent his entire educational life in Catholic schools and beginning in July, he will have the opportunity to lead young men through their own Catholic school life. That is after Boyle was approved in January by the Board of Directors of Notre Dame College Prep as the school's next president. "There may not be another person on the planet that has been through more Catholic education than me," Boyle said. "From kindergarten through eighth grade I went to Our...
The University of St. Francis (USF) brought one of the Joliet area's longest-running black tie events back to campus as it celebrated the Caritas Centennial Scholarship Gala on Saturday, Jan. 25 to raise scholarship funds for USF students. The event, which was part of a yearlong celebration of the university's centennial, was chaired by Gloria and Edward Dollinger, and Diane '77 and Bill Habiger and hosted by USF President Arvid and Anne Johnson. "From our attendees and...
The week of February 17, 2020 will have regularly scheduled garbage and recycling pick up. The Presidents Day holiday on Monday, February 17, 2020 will not impact Waste Management’s schedule. However, City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020 in observation of Presidents Day. The downtown parking decks will be free of charge and there will be no enforcement of the parking meters on this day. Please contact the City of Joliet Information Desk at 815-724-4000 with q...
On Feb. 5, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate's final votes on the Articles of Impeachment against President Donald J. Trump: "With this vote, the complicity of congressional Republicans in President Trump's corruption, abuse of power, and undermining of our Constitution is complete. Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans placed protecting the President above their duty to uphold the Constitution and to do impartial...
A pair of first-place finishes by Moses Biosah (SO/Maywood, Ill.) and one from Davual Bailey (FR/Joliet, Ill.) helped led the nationally seventh-ranked University of St. Francis men's indoor track and field team to fourth place at the University of Chicago's Windy CIty Rumble Meet, which was held this Saturday (Feb. 8) at UChicago's Henry Crown Field House. Moses Biosah claimed top individual honors in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes while Davual Bailey attained first p...
Path users should proceed with caution along a portion of the Wauponsee Glacial Trail just south of Laraway Road in Joliet, where two large ruts or bumps were inadvertently created during contractual work taking place in the area. The potential hazard is about four-tenths of a mile south of Laraway Road. Contractors driving across the trail to perform tasks on the ComEd high power lines at that location created two large ruts or bumps in the crushed limestone trail. After the...
Congratulations to the eleven Joliet Public Schools District 86 teachers who were named 2020 Joliet Area Great Teachers by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Overall, 22 local teachers were recognized at a banquet at the Jacob Henry Mansion Estate. The teachers were nominated by students, parents, colleagues, administrators, or community members. This year's District 86 winning teachers included Gabriela Huerta: Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Kindergarten bilingua...
The Joliet Township High School Foundation will host its 15th annual Trivia Event on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Holiday Inn Ballroom, 1471 Rock Creek Boulevard in Joliet. Doors open at 2 p.m. and trivia begins promptly at 3 p.m. This year's theme is "Revisit the 20th Century." This battle of wits includes ten rounds of ten questions. The cost to participate per team of ten is $150. Teams are encouraged to dress in the theme and decorate their tables accordingly. Cash prizes...
District 202 is seeking nominations for the fifth annual Cheryl Ricciardi Exceptional Student Service Award, which honors a school-level certified student service worker who exhibits extraordinary dedication to students. Parents, community members, students and district staff may nominate any certified Student Services employee from any District 202 school for the award. An online nomination form is posted on the front page of the District 202 web site (www.psd202.org) under "...
Shorewood Police used extra patrols Feb. 5 when a terrorist-like threat was posted on social media. Chief Aaron Klima said the "vague and unspecified threat to create a mass-casualty incident in Shorewood, Illinois" popped up in the early morning hours on an anonymous site and was later reposted on Twitter. Klima said surveillance software used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified the threat and the agency notified the Shorewood police. "Due to the lack of...