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Josh Gates will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, October 21 at 7PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 10 at 10AM. Adventurer, television personality, and author Josh Gates is the host and executive producer of the smash-hit Discovery Channel series, Expedition Unknown. The show follows Gates as he sets out on a global journey to explore archaeological discoveries, historic mysteries, and scientific breakthroughs. Josh immerses himself in each story, conducting his...
PALM BAY, Florida – Heading into the 2023 racing season current rookie Larsen Motorsports (LMS) driver Zach Costello will be primary driver for the Florida Tech jet racing team. When the position became vacant, Zach Costello was at the right place at the right time. The move was solidified this week and will mean a paradigm shift for LMS. This shift at LMS is the first time that a 'Larsen' will not be primary driver at the helm of their fire breathing dragsters. In April 2...
Plainfield South High School Boys Cross Country Coach Jason Crowe led his team to its first Illinois HighSchool Association Class 3A state title in November. He was named the 2022 Class 3A Coach of the Year by the 2022 Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association (ITCCCA) earlier this month. Crowe also won Coach of the Year in 2012. Crowe shrugs credit for these accomplishments onto his team andassistant coach, Ryan Thompsen. "I was happy and excited for theseguys,...
The Village of Romeoville is excited to announce that multi award-winning and nominated country superstar, Josh Turner, will be performing at the Romeoville Toyota Pavilion at Deer Crossing Park on Saturday, June 17th, at 8:30 p.m. With his deep bass voice, Turner has sold more than six and a half million records, reached 4.8 billion global streams, and has become a favorite and unforgettable hitmaker on country radio. With timeless songs like "Long Black Train" and "Why...
(Naperville, IL – Dec. 12, 2022) – Blue Seas Med Spa in Naperville has donated $5,000 to the Edward Foundation's Breast Program Fund. The team spent the month of October raising awareness of breast cancer and entered customers who donated into raffles. Blue Seas Med Spa offers medical aesthetics and skin enrichment services. Learn more at www.blueseasmedspa.com. Since it was established in 1990, the Edward Foundation has raised more than $54 million to support Edward Hos...
In July of 2022, Nikki Glaser headlined her own HBO special, 'Good Clean Filth', which has been nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special, she has been one of the stars of Comedy Central roasts of Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis and Rob Lowe and even guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live, and on Jan. 21, the St. Louis native will make the four-hour trip from her home to do a pair of shows at downtown Joliet's historic Rialto Square Theater on her current 'The Good Girl...
The Zonta Club of the Joliet Area invites the community to attend their LUNAFEST film festival on March 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa Street in Joliet. Tickets are $45 which includes dinner, cash bar with a signature martini, and the viewing of 7 short films written, produced, and directed by women. This event, emceed by Zontian Essence Clark, centers around films that inspire and champion change while raising scholarship funds for women advancin...
In an ongoing effort to combat carjacking in the Chicago region, the Cook County Sheriff's Office will be on hand at this year's Chicago Auto Show to help drivers instantly sign an online consent form to help law enforcement recover their vehicles if they are unlawfully taken. The Sheriff's Office online consent form will be available at a community policing booth hosted alongside the Chicago Police Department. Most vehicles manufactured since 2015 have tracking capability...
Mayor Noak has once again been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) Transportation and Infrastructure Services Federal Advocacy Committee as well as the University Communities Council. The Transportation and Infrastructure Services Federal Advocacy Committee advocates for federal funding opportunities for cities and towns, improving safety and connectivity, and leveraging innovation for all types of transportation. Members include local elected officials and city...
The Village of Romeoville has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget from Government Finance Officers Association. The award represents a significant achievement by Romeoville. It reflects the commitment of the Village and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the budget award, Romeoville had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed...
SPRINGFIELD – A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois’ new assault weapons ban from going into effect will remain in place after a divided state appellate court panel’s ruling Tuesday. The restraining order was issued Jan. 20 by Effingham County Circuit Judge Joshua Morrison, but it applies only to the 800 or so gun owners and firearms dealers named as plaintiffs in the suit. The case was filed by southern Illinois attorney Thomas DeVore, the unsuccessful Republican candidate for attorney general in 20...
Tinley Park, IL – Students at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. School for Exceptional Children are able to spend a little more time researching careers, creating resumes and participating in interactive lessons with teachers on Smart Boards, thanks to a donation from the Orland Township Highway Department. The highway department routinely donates refurbished tablets and iPads to St. Coletta's of Illinois through its E-Works recycling program, putting more technology in the h...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Rifle Association has joined forces with other gun rights advocates in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s new ban on the sale and manufacture of semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. It’s the latest legal challenge to the law, which went into effect upon Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature on Jan. 10, and the first filed in federal court. The case, which will be heard in the Southern District of Illinois, was filed within a week of a similar case being filed in state c...
On Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17 Niles Family Services (NFS) hosted its first "Winter Wonderland" event. Instead of NFS's traditional Adopt-A-Family initiative-in which Village Departments or members of the community would purchase toys, gift cards and other gifts to give to a specific family-this year a festive marketplace was set up on the second floor of the Human Services building in celebration of the holidays. Over 145 kids and their families were...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday during the General Assembly's "lame duck" session, came in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and declaring that the federal constitution does not protect a woman's right to abortion. That decision triggered the reinstatement of long-dormant laws in o...
After many months of discussions and presentations at school board meetings that began last summer, the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a resolution at their January 11, 2023 to submit a proposition to place a $99,500,000 bond referendum on the April 4, 2023 ballot. The debt issuance that Joliet Public Schools District 86 is considering requires voter approval. The following question will be on the April 4, 2023 ballot. A referendum question needs 50% approval, plus one additional “yes” v...
Beginning Monday, Jan. 16, income-eligible Nicor Gas residential customers can apply for a grant of up to $250 a year through The Salvation Army’s Shield of Caring program. The program is dedicated to assisting families that are past-due on their monthly natural gas bill and have a financial hardship such as a job loss, illness, military deployment, disability or other circumstance. Last month, Nicor Gas announced an additional commitment of $5 million to the program to support customers struggling to pay their monthly n...
North High School in Downers Grove will induct three new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place Saturday, January 7, 2023. The induction ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in the Purple Gym ahead of the Boy's Varsity Basketball game. The 2023 North High Athletic Hall of Fame inductees include: David Edwards, Jr. - Class of 2015 All Conference Football – Quarterback - 2014 Three Star recruit by 247Sport, ESPN, Rival, and Scout – Football All Area Bas...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced today that bond has been set for a Wheeling man charged with painting multiple swastikas on an Elmhurst Church. Josef Stumpfoll, 35 (d.o.b. 11/27/1987), of the 900 block of Elizabeth Court, appeared in Bond Court this morning where Judge Robert Miller set bond at $100,000 with 10% to apply. Stumpfoll has been charged with one count of Hate Crime (Class 3 Felony) and one count of Institutional Vandalism – Church (Class3 Fel...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County's annual Eagle Watch will feature many ways to celebrate a species that was once on the verge of extinction but is now thriving. The free event is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, located at 25055 W. Walnut Lane in Channahon. Hike the trails to see bald eagles fishing and hunting for waterfowl on the open waters of the Des Plaines River. Warm up inside Four Rivers by a...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County will begin selling 2023 picnic and camping permits at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, both online at ReconnectWithnature.org and at the Sugar Creek Administration- tion Center in Joliet. Permits will be available at the other visitor centers starting at 10 a.m. Jan. 3, or, in the case of Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook, Jan. 4. Forest Preserve programs high- light winter rec, woodpeckers and more What can you do in the Forest...
The Joliet West High School Speech Team has achieved a new record by winning three consecutive tournaments in a row. On November 19, Joliet West placed 1st at Reavis High School in the "Burbank Cinematic Universe" tournament, which included two tournament champions, Caitlyn Murdock-Schey in Informative Speaking and Daniel Sanchez in Original Comedy. On December 3, Joliet West placed 1st as a team at Andrew High School in the "D230 T-Bolt Invitational" tournament. The win...
This year, Mistwood Golf Club started The Farm, a project that not only sees them grow their own vegetables, herbs, and flowers, but also keeping their own bees for pollination and honey harvesting. Less than a year in, it is already garnering awards. The FairWays Foundation, which awards grants for sustainability on golf courses internationally, awarded Mistwood a grant to cover infrastructural startup costs for the entire farm to table program. What makes this program...
Lifeline Theatre is seeking writers to submit their work to their adaptation workshop designed to apply Lifeline’s organizational knowledge about new adaptation development to specifically support BIPOC playwrights/writers who are adapting works for the stage. This will culminate in a final reading for an audience and the potential to be included in future Lifeline seasons. SUBMISSIONS Lifeline seeks submissions from writers of color outlining their intent to develop a stage adaptation of a book or other literary work (e.g.,...
December 12, 2022 – American Red Cross volunteers responded to 20 home fires in Chicago, Brookfield, Broadview, Sauk Village, Harvey, Joliet, Dolton, Manteno, and University Park in the past week and provided assistance to 85 individuals including 43 children, through supplying them with basic items to meet immediate needs after a fire, and additional support in the form of health and mental health services and one-on-one support. If you or someone you know needs assistance after a home fire or local disaster, ple...