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To commemorate National Fire Prevention Month in October, the Romeoville Fire Department is holding a Fire Prevention Night complete with activities for kids and seniors alike. Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 5:30-8:30 p.m. Edward Hospital Athletic and Event Center 55 Phelps. The theme for this year's National Fire Prevention Month is: "Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and practice your escape." For more information call (815) 372-4045.... Full story
Parents with concerns about drug use and vaping among teens are invited to learn more at a presentation on Oct. 10. The Plainfield Parent Community Network will present "Vaping, Marijuana and Opioids - What Do You Know?" at 5 p.m. in the auditorium at Plainfield East High School, 12001 Naperville Road. The district said the presentation is intended for parents, caregivers, family members, teach ers, school staff and administrators, social workers, nurses, psychologists and... Full story
Police are investigating whether tainted narcotics have led to at least five deaths in Joliet over the last week. On Sept. 22, police and firefighters were called to the 700 block of Landau Avenue where a 40-year-old man was found dead inside a residence. A 35-year-old man was also found unconscious, but was revived by firefighters. Detectives said the death is being investigated as an overdose and cocaine was found at the scene. "Detectives are awaiting toxicology reports to... Full story
Dwayne Milton (SR/Machesney Park, Ill.) broke two school records and tied two others and the University of St. Francis offense tied one other mark in closing Mid-States Football Association crossover play with a 55-27 victory over Lawrence Tech University on Saturday. Milton broke his own mark for yards rushing in a game with his 256 yards on 24 carries Saturday. The previous record was 249 yards set last year versus Lindenwood University-Belleville. His 10.7 yards per carry... Full story
The sixth ranked Lewis women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to six matches with a sweep of Quincy on Saturday afternoon at Neil Carey Arena. The Flyers improve to 12-1, 2-0 in the GLVC while the Hawks drop to 5-10, 0-2 GLVC. Lewis used a 7-2 run midway through the opening set to break an 11-all tie to take a five-point lead on a kill from Ava Venema (Westmont, Ill./Timothy Christian). The Flyers stretched the lead to 23-16 after an error from Emily Rehagen.... Full story
In Downers Grove, the Harvest Fest has been a hit the last three years. In it's fourth year being held at Fishel Park, not much changed. "Every year we have changed it up a bit, but not too much because of the past success we have had with it," said Downers Grove Park District Director of Marketing and Community Dawn Hartman. In this being the first year that the Downers Grove five-and-eight mile races were not part of the fest, other activities for kids and adults will be... Full story
In an effort to raise funds for the students and scholarships at Plainfield Central High School, the Athletic Booster Club hosted its first Car Show and Food Truck Rally to also go along with the movie "The Goonies" on the football field. Ran by the Plainfield Central Athletic Booster Club fundraising committee chair, Tristan Torres, each vehicle had to pay $10 to enter. "We wanted something for the kids to do leading up to our homecoming on Saturday," Torres said. "We wanted... Full story
Joliet Information on recent arrests is provided by the Joliet Police Department. Persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Keevin Lipscomb, 36, of the 1500 block of Jones, was arrested Sept. 30 at Black and Westridge roads on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Tim Griffin, 48, of the 200 block of North Waller Avenue, and Victoria L. Garcia, 32, of the 800 block of Vine Street, were arrested Sept. 30 in the 1800 block of Ingalls Avenue on charges of possession... Full story
Patricia Ann Puntney, age 84, a longtime resident of Plainfield, IL, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2019 at Lakewood Nursing Center in Plainfield. She was born on July 2, 1935 in Lemont, IL. Pat is survived by her loving son, Brian (Mary Beth) Puntney of Minooka, IL; and her sister, Sally Rossmiller of Plainfield; grandchildren, Eric(Tiffany) Puntney, Nicole(Simon) Smith and Michelle(Kyle) Cracraft; great grandchildren, Owen, Aubrey and Andi Cracraft, Zachary and Oliver Puntney; nephews, Toby, Kevin, Peter and Michael... Full story
A Lisle woman has been arrested on murder charges in connection with the death of a 26-year-old Joliet man earlier this year. Tatiyana M. Brown, 19, was taken into custody by federal marshals on Sept. 25 on a charge of first-degree murder. According to court documents, Brown shot Dimitri Allen during a robbery on March 25. At 11:54 a.m. shots were reported near Cutter Avenue and Ada Street. Officers arrived to find Allen, who lived nearby, laying in the front yard of a Cutter... Full story
When Notre Dame takes on Montini this week, the Dons will head into the game with an unblemished 5-0 record against a schedule that no team in the state is envious of. Most recently, the Dons defeated St. Patrick 14-0 in a game that spanned two sessions because of a weather postponement on Friday night. On Friday, Notre Dame got its first score of the game when Julian Schurr banged in form two-yards out four minutes into the game. On Saturday, Anthony Sayles found George... Full story
For the third year in a row, the "Fall Fest- Explosion of Color" event took place at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex. Superintendent of Facilities John Chase said the event usually expects between 1,000 and 2,000 people, but because of the weather, he wasn't sure what the crowd would be. "Well we usually have between 1,000 and 2,000 people here and it does increase with size every single year," Chase said. "Even though it's raining and cloudy, I think so far... Full story
The 38-15 victory that Benet had over Marian Catholic Saturday afternoon at Benedictine University doesn't quite do the Redwings justice. With a 5-0, 1-0 start to the 2019 season, Benet Academy has enough wins to qualify for the playoffs, Redwings coach Pat New said that he wouldn't let his team look past the Spartans. "I always tell our guys to resist the temptation of looking anywhere else but this week," New said. "Taking it one game at a time is what we want to be about... Full story
The Park Ridge Park District, in combination with local restaurants is celebrating autumn with an Oktoberfest this Saturday October 28, 12 - 9 p.m. Enjoy great food, live music, beer, and lots of fun. Courtland Avenue between Prospect and Butler will be closed for the event. Butler, between Courtland and Vine will also be closed. Pace Bus 290 will work on a detour this day only. City in search of Board and Commission Volunteers The City has many times referred to its Board and Commission members as being the backbone of this... Full story
Commended Students in 2020 National Merit Program Nineteen students from Niles Township High School District 219 were named as Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the school principals to these scholastically talented seniors. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although... Full story
Friday night at Oswego East, two undefeated and state-ranked football teams, were scheduled to meet, in a crucial Southwest Prairie Conference West Division opener. Mother Nature, as she had done all spring and summer, struck again with her favorite weapon - lightning and torrential rain. Thus, on Saturday night, the undefeated guests from Minooka and the hosts from Oswego East, began SPC West play. Minooka entered the contest ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press week 5 state... Full story
With 2019 being the 50-year anniversary of the first moon landing, Terry Lynch came to the Joliet Library to give his best Neil Armstrong impersonation. "I'm portraying Neil because of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing itself," Lynch said. "What I try and present in it is actually just how impossible it was to accomplish that back then." In what was known as being less than a 50 percent survival rate while trying to accomplish something that has never been done, Lynch... Full story
Unfortunately the only German words used to describe Shorewood's Oktoberfest this year were "gewitter," which means storm and "kaput." The intense thunderstorms that hit northern Illinois throughout Sept. 27 destroyed the large tent that had been set up to hold the event the next day at Cene's Four Seasons Park. Like much of the area, parts of the park were flooded as retention ponds overflowed from a record amount of rainfall. Village officials said "safety and cleanup... Full story
With 36 seconds remaining in Saturday afternoon's Southwest Prairie Conference West Division opener, Plainfield North senior quarterback, Adam Smith (8-for-13, 78 yards), connected with senior wide receiver, Jaylon Tillman (2 catches, 22 yards), for a 20-yard scoring strike. Tillman, hauled in Smith's pass with two Oswego defenders, draped all-over him. The touchdown pass was Smith's 14th on the season. Ten of those touchdown strikes have been hauled in by Tillman. First-year... Full story
lthough both Plainfield Central and Plainfield East have played Southwest Prairie Conference opponents to open the season, under the new configuration of the league, when East visited Central on Homecoming 2019, both teams were playing the openers for the new SPC West. "I had kind of assumed the kids understood the whole conference thing, but after last week when I told them we were 0-0 and starting conference, they were puzzled," East coach Brad Kunz said. "We had to have... Full story
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