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On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 at approximately 7:33 p.m., the Plainfield Police Department was dispatched to the area of 135th Street east of Illinois Route 30 for a subject who was hit by a train. Upon arrival, officers observed the train stopped and located a subject near the tracks with major injuries. The Plainfield Fire Protection District and later the Will County Coroner’s Officer responded to assist Based on the train being stopped on the tracks for the investigation, 135th Street and 127th Street between Rt 30 and Van D...
At 9:57 AM on November 19, 2019, a multi-agency response was initiated for a bathroom fire incident and MCHS would like to thank all the first responders: Minooka Police Department, Channahon Police Department, Shorewood Police Department, Minooka Fire Protection District, Troy Fire Protection District, Grundy County Emergency Management Agency, Channahon Fire Protection District, Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, and Illinois State Police. After yesterday’s MCHS Central Campus bathroom fire incident, MFPD and MPD beg...
In the 2018 York Thanksgiving Tournament championship game, Niles West slipped past Downers Grove South 48-47. The Wolves were led by the 2019 Voyager Media Publications Girls Player of the Year, Sam Galanopoulos. The Mustangs were led by the 2019 All-Area Selection Holly Lueken. All-Stater Galanpoulos is now a freshman at Loyola University and All-Stater Lueken is a freshman at Colgate University. Without those stars, the two schools opened the 2019 York Thanksgiving Tournament. Behind a Lueken-like performance from Mustang...
On Tuesday night at Bolingbrook High School those who attended the Chicago Marshall-Bolingbrook girls varsity basketball game witnessed the presence of USA Girls High School Basketball royalty. On the Marshall sideline, in her 45th season of coaching, with her two-time defending IHSA Class 2A state champion Commandos stood the venerable, Dorothy L. Gaters. Gaters, who has won more girls high school basketball games than any other girls high school coach (1,133), in the nation, led her Commandos out to face senior Jayden...
On a cold Saturday evening in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago, the historic 2019 football campaign of the Minooka Indians came to an end. After winning a school-record 11 consecutive games to open up the season, the Indians (11-1) fell 38-21 to Chicago Catholic League Blue-power Brother Rice (8-4) in their IHSA Class 8A quarterfinal game. "Turnovers," Minooka Hall of Fame coach John Belskis said. "We drove right down the field on Rice on our first two drives of the game and threw interceptions that kept us out of...
Senate President John Cullerton will resign from the General Assembly sometime in January, he told his caucus in a meeting after the fall veto session concluded Thursday, Nov. 14. A definitive date has not been set. The Chicago Democrat spent almost 40 years in the General Assembly, first serving in the House before moving to the Senate. He was elected president of that chamber in 2009, and one of his tasks was presiding over the impeachment trial of former Gov. Rod...
The Center of Concern's Adopt-an Older Adult Program launches on #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving this December 3rd. #GivingTuesday harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. The Adopt-an-Older Adult Program and #GivingTuesday are held on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local...
Thank you to the Joliet Rotary Club who donated over 1,000 dictionaries to all Joliet Public Schools District 86 third grade students. In addition to delivering the dictionaries, members of the Rotary shared the Rotary Four-Way Test with the third grade students at T.E. Culbertson, M.J. Cunningham, Eisenhower, Farragut, Forest Park Individual Education, Thomas Jefferson, Edna Keith, A.O. Marshall, Pershing, Sator Sanchez, Carl Sandburg, Isaac Singleton, Taft, Lynne Thigpen,...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Hadley Valley preserve has received a 2019 Excellence in Ecological Restoration Program accreditation from Chicago Wilderness. The accreditation was announced Nov. 14 during a ceremony at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. The program recognizes the largest and highest quality natural areas in the Chicago region. "The fact that the Forest Preserve has protected 767 acres at Hadley Valley and restored nearly all of that from bare...
It's a busy time of year. American Education Week takes place Nov. 18-22, followed quickly by Thanksgiving. In the spirit of the season, the Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 invites families to give thanks to a special teacher or staff member with a donation to its Green Apple Teacher/Staff Recognition Program. With each donation you make, the Education Foundation will send a specially-designed Green Apple Award card to the teacher or staff member you are...
Congratulations to Washington Junior High eighth grade student Marcellus Mines who competed in the Illinois Elementary School Association State Cross-Country Meet at Maxwell Park in Normal, Illinois. Marcellus placed #5 out of 233 male athletes in Class 3A. The student athlete was coached by Washington Junior High School teachers Kenneth Villasenor, Susan Groves, and Daniel Wikert. Coach Groves also serves as the Washington Junior High athletic director. The Joliet Public...
Over 375 Carl Sandburg Elementary School students in Kindergarten through fifth grade celebrated Veterans Day during a school assembly. The students recognized 15 parents, grandparents, relatives, and even a staff member for their service at the event. The honored guests entered the gymnasium through a tunnel of cheers and colorful pompons from the Sandburg cheerleaders for the all school assembly. Representatives from the Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy were present. The...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County schedules a wide variety of programs year-round. Here are some of the upcoming offerings: CHANNAHON – "Four Rivers Winter Bird Hike," 8-10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, Four Rivers Environmental Education Center. Learn from an interpretive naturalist and other like-minded birders as you take a bird hike 1-2 miles through oak-hickory forest or restored prairie near the Des Plaines River. Free; ages 18 or older. Register by Wednesday, Dec. 4...
Joliet Public Schools District 86 celebrated Illinois School Board Members Day on November 15, 2019. The day was an opportunity to honor those citizens across the state of Illinois who volunteer their time and energy for the successful education of children. The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors include (front row, from left to right) President Tonya Roberts and Vice President Anthony Contos (back row, from left to right) Erick Deshaun Dorris,...
North High School Theatre Presents Winter One Acts, “A Day in the Life”, beginning on Thursday, November 21 in the Studio Theatre Room 248. Performance dates and times are as follows: Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m. Friday, November 22 at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 23 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 (Adults), $5 (Children) and District 99 students are free with ID. Tickets can be purchased in the Student Activities Office or at the door of the event. For more information, con...
The adjournment of the fall veto session Thursday night means a number of bills that failed to pass both chambers this week must wait for further action when the General Assembly returns on Jan. 28. House Bill 3904, allowing college athletes to be paid for the use of their name and likeness, was one of the most publicized efforts that stalled this week. Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who successfully moved the bill out of the House with strong bipartisan...
State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant invites residents to join her for a policy discussion and a slice of pie. Bertino-Tarrant is hosting Policy & Pie, candid conversation to update area residents on state legislation over a slice of pumpkin pie on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Book & Bean Café located at the Joliet Public Library – Black Rd Branch (3395 W. Black Rd., Joliet). "As we kick off the holiday season, join us for an informative conversation on...
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Monday continued to promote a new state program which he says is a first step to alleviating a nationwide "retirement crisis." At a Chicago news conference, Frerichs said more than 32,000 Illinoisans have saved more than $8.5 million for their retirement as part of Illinois Secure Choice, a program which has been implemented in the past year after it was created by state law in 2015. That number marks an increase of more than 8,000...
If you like TED Talks and podcasts, you will enjoy an evening of the best and brightest of Oakton Community College's student speeches. Students have spent hours practicing and researching their topics to provide a thoughtful and entertaining evening at "Speaker Showcase," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the college's Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. The event, founded in 2008, is not only inspiring, but free and open to the public. Led by showcase director and...
Last season, as Benet Academy placed third in the state in Class 4A, then-junior Colleen McGuire was not on the floor at Redbird Arena. After playing on the lower levels her first two seasons at Benet, McGuire decided not to play last season in order to focus on training for her future in beach volleyball, which she will play next season at the University of California-Davis. This year, she decided to return to the Redwings and the move paid off for both her and the team. McGu...