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Lightning strikes are a rare event in the Joliet area in January. The percentage greatly increases where and whenever the Joliet West boys varsity basketball team is playing this winter. On Joliet's West Side, a lightning strike occurred in Tuesday 's crucial Southwest Prairie Conference battle between the visiting SPC West leading Panthers of Oswego and the host SPC East-leading Tigers. Joliet West won the game by a 75-64 score. The final score does not explain the whole story of tonight's game. Hitting 14 of its first 21 sh... Full story
BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS through games of January 5 1. Notre Dame 15-2 Don's take home Wheeling's Hardwood Classic crown 2. Bolingbrook 12-3 The 'Brook win 46th Annual Tosh Holiday Classic title 3. Joliet West 12-2 Tigers beat Benet Academy for third place at Pontiac 4. Benet Academy 8-4 Redwings win two at Pontiac for fourth place 5. Plainfield Central 9-5 Return of Brandon Shoemaker on Tuesday to help Wildcats 6. Lockport 7-6 Porters edge Plainfield North 54-53 at Pontiac 7. Plainfield North 7-4 Tigers, along with Oswego... Full story
The Hufford Junior High Honors Orchestra (H20) recently toured the city of Joliet playing holiday music. Visits included 1340 WJOL, where the students played a few songs live on the Slocum in the Morning Show, Joliet Police Station, Joliet Fire Department, Louis Joliet Mall, J.F. Kennedy Administrative Center, and Hufford Junior High School. The group, made up of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students, is directed by teacher Clifford Hunt. Musicians included Alayna... Full story
At Downers Grove South High School, 23 students were selected to participate in the 2020 Illinois Music Education Association All-State Convention (IMEC) in January in Peoria. The students are members of the 2019-20 Madrigal Singers ensemble. Upcoming South High Madrigal performances: The Madrigal Singers will perform an All-State preview concert on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Hinsdale United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. The performance is free and the public is cordially... Full story
Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that Catholic Charities of the Dioceses of Joliet will receive an award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the amount of $3,495,458. The funding will be provided through the HHS's Head Start and Early Head Start Office. "Investing in our future means investing in early childhood education," said Congressman Foster. "I am pleased to announce this 3.5 million dollar award from the Department of Health and... Full story
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and Lisle Deputy Chief of Police Ron Wilke announced today that bond has been denied for a Chicago man accused of robbing several hundred dollars from two DuPage County businesses. Devonte Johnson, 20 (d.o.b. 9/18/1999) of 7816 S Carpenter Street, appeared at a bond hearing this morning where Judge Liam Brennan denied bond. Johnson has been charged with two counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm, a Class X Felony. On January 4, 2020, D... Full story
An 18-year-old man allegedly ended the year by robbing a Joliet bank. According to police, at 11:10 a.m. Dec. 31 Arus L. Woods came into Merchants and Manufacturers Bank, 601 E. Cass St. "The suspect appeared to have a handgun wrapped in a shopping bag and pointed the handgun at the employees," police said. After the tellers gave him money from the drawers, the robber ran out and was last seen going behind a building in the next block to the west. No one was injured and a holdup alarm was activated. A canine unit arrived and... Full story
The first Monday night in January must mean Joliet Catholic Academy Angels' Monday night hoops. The Angels (12-7) first opponent of 2020, was Ottawa Township High School. For the first 22 minutes, the Lady Pirates (9-8) and the Angels went back and fourth until JCA freshman Jasmine Brown (13 points, six rebounds, five steals) scored to put the Angels up 27-26 with 1:30 to go in the third quarter. Brown's fourth steal of the quarter and pass to senior Mia Bertino for two, gave the Angels a 29-26 lead after three quarters.... Full story
The first day of legal sales of recreational marijuana in Illinois went "extraordinarily well," according to one industry representative, with total sales on Jan. 1 of nearly $3.2 million. "I just I cannot express the gratitude from the dispensary operators to our customers about their courtesy and civility and patience. It was really a lovely, very successful rollout, I think, on the first day," Pamela Althoff, executive director of the Cannabis Business Association of... Full story
Members of North High’s Class of 1979 will present a $5,000 check to North High School on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. Class members celebrated their 40-year reunion at North High’s Homecoming events this past October. Photo opportunities will be available during the check presentation: Wednesday, Jan. 8 10 a.m. Check presentation North High Alumni Room, 4436 Main Street, Downers Grove “We all have fond memories of our years at North High during the 1970’s,” North High Clas... Full story
The Joliet Elks 296 in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. The clinic is from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. and is by appointment only. To make an appointment call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 1-800-272-0074 between the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. There are no charges for any services at this clinic. The Elks will hold the clinic at Hinsdale Orthopedic, 951 Essington Road in Jolie... Full story
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE CROSSOVERS Joliet Central 52 Yorkville 45 The Steelmen (15-3, 5-1), pulled into a tie, atop the SPC East, with rival Joliet West (14-3, 5-1), as the Central girls rolled past Yorkville in a SPC Crossover, in Yorkville. Plainfield North 50 Plainfield East 46 The SPC West Tigers (10-7, 3-3), held off the SPC East Bengals (3-11, 1-5) on Friday.... Full story
When his bladder cancer returned in 2019, Gavin McHugh, 54, a Naperville resident, knew he was in for a more complex surgery than the one he had in 2018 to remove a tumor from his bladder wall. The cancer was aggressive and removal was necessary. His doctor would have to not only remove his bladder but build a new one out of a section of his colon, a procedure called a cystectomy with neobladder. Ranko Miocinovic, MD, a urologist with DuPage Medical Group, opted to use one of... Full story
The Dandy Crown, a new cocktail-focused neighborhood bar located in River West at 694 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, opened quietly this week and is ready and excited to serve. Sarah Syman is the brains behind the cocktail program, which includes “Old Friends” (classics) and “New Friends” (seasonally evolving craft cocktails). Paired with a nifty selection six beers on tap, plus an initial 18 in cans and bottles, a few good wines, and a house full of spirits. See the full selection of notable classic and craft cocktai... Full story
n 2019, Heart Haven OutReach (H2O) was honored with multiple awards for the programs they offer that partner with the community in serving local students. These programs and activities have been designed to help teens struggling with self-esteem issues and problems in school, life skills and social competencies, and understanding that they are lovable, capable, and worthwhile. Because the nearly 3,350 youth served since H2O opened in 2005 are multi-dimensional and their needs... Full story
Illinois State Sen. Patrick Joyce is kicking off the new year by inviting constituents in the 40th Senate District to visit the new headquarters for his campaign to represent them. Sen. Joyce, D-Essex, will have community members, campaign supporters and volunteers at the grand opening ceremony for his campaign office, at 15 Meadowview Square in Kankakee, from 11 a.m. to noon. Sen. Joyce was appointed to the 40th District seat in November after former Sen. Toi Hutchinson retired to take a job in the Pritzker administration.... Full story
Making New Year's resolutions? Resolve to prepare for your dream job or complete your college degree by enrolling in spring classes at Oakton Community College. Classes begin Jan. 21. Oakton offers more than 80 areas of study including several new certificate programs that provide opportunities for a lifetime of learning. Programs introduced in the past year include: Private Security Certificate, Perioperative Nursing Certificate, Cannabis Dispensary and Patient Care... Full story
In the final day of holiday tournament play for our area girls' hoops teams, three additional trophies were won. Maine South finished second at Dundee-Crown's Charger Classic in Algonquin and Benet Academy took home third place at Montini. Bolingbrook won three games at Montini to finish in fifth place. Maine West 45 Maine South 36 In Dundee-Crown's Charger Classic Championship Game, the Hawks (11-5) trailed the defending Charger Classic and defending IHSA State Champions from Maine West 21-10 at halftime. The Warriors (14-1)... Full story
In 1991, five years after the 1986 Hollywood comedy classic 'The Three Amigos' directed by John Landis and staring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short, Illinois high school basketball had its version of the Three Amigos. Donnie Boyce, Sherell Ford and Michael Finley - all future NBA players - led Proviso East to an IHSA Class AA state championship. In their run in the 46th Annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Bolingbrook's version led the way to a tournament title. In... Full story
We already have Black Friday - the large retail shopping day the day after Thanksgiving - now add Green Wednesday to the list. While it will not carry the annual gravitas of Black Friday, for one day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 rivaled that day. That is the day Illinois began to officially legalize recreational marijuana after HB 1438 was signed into law in June. Weed connoisseur's waited in line more than four hours outside Rise dispensary, 2903 Colorado Ave. in Joliet to... Full story
Cecilia Urbano, a Nursing major at Carthage College has been selected to receive a CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, DC. Nationally, CIC, through the CIC/UPS Educational Endowment, provided more than $1.6 million in student scholarships to support student success at private colleges and universities. This year, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and... Full story
The Will County Board created a special fund to address the impact of legalization of Cannabis from cultivation to consumption at their December board meeting just before statewide legalization goes into effect in January. In 2018, the state of Illinois passed a law that legalizes the use of recreational marijuana. "Starting January 1, 2020 cannabis use is legal in Illinois and we wanted to be ready for the impact that it will have on our communities,"said Will County Board... Full story
If you bought a Lotto ticket in Vernon Hills, you may want to check it right away! A convenience store located in Vernon Hills sold a $16,000,000 winning Lotto ticket in the Monday, December 30, evening drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Bucky's Convenience Stores, 294 E. Townline Road, in Vernon Hills and matched all six numbers – 01 - 03 - 06 - 09 - 17 - 23 – to win the jackpot. The retailer will receive a bonus of $160,000, or one percent of the prize amount, for... Full story
Forest Preserve District of Will County 2020 picnic and camping permits will go on sale Thursday, Jan. 2. Permits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis online or in person at Forest Preserve visitor centers: Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville, Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township and Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet. Starting Friday, Jan. 3, permits also can be purchased in person at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon for... Full story
State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) urges Illinoisans to educate themselves on new driving laws that go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. In light of the increase in accidents and deaths of Illinois State Police troopers, Bertino-Tarrant backed Senate Bill 1862, which tightens up Scott’s Law in Illinois. The law clarifies drivers need to slow down, change lanes and proceed with caution when emergency vehicles are stopped on the side of the highway. “Every day, our officers and first responders put their lives on the... Full story