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Legendary actor Chevy Chase joined Raising Cane's Founder and Co-CEO Todd Graves to light up Morton Grove's Raising Cane's on Tuesday night, creating a massive holiday display that had everyone recalling their favorite moment from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Chase – better known as Clark Griswold from the beloved holiday classic – joined Graves to unofficially kickoff the Christmas season by "plugging in" the holiday lights display at the Raising Cane's located at...
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,...
December 12, 2022 – Downers Grove, Illinois - Downers Grove residents Kara Casten, Ken Dawson and Don Renner have announced their candidacies for the upcoming District 99 Board of Education election. The election will be held on April 4, 2023 to fill three openings for the seven-member volunteer school board. No current board members are seeking re-election. As professionals, volunteers and parents of former, current and future District 99 students, the three candidates are r...
(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...
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...
Woodridge, Ill. – (Dec. 8, 2022) – The American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF), a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, partnered with Illinois American Water to provide five State Strategic Impact Grants focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) initiatives. Five organizations within Illinois American Water's service area will receive a $5,000 grant. "We...
Tinley Park, IL: When Stephanie Wingo signed up to be a Special Olympics volunteer in middle school, little did she know this would inspire her career path. "I've always had a passion for helping others," she said, and the experience of working with the Special Olympians with intellectual disabilities stuck with her. Even while pursuing a nursing degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the early 2000s, Wingo felt the pull to help those with disabilities. The pull...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Rivas announced today that Judge Anthony Coco has ordered that two Chicago juveniles accused of stealing a vehicle from a Villa Park auto repair shop will be released to the custody of their parent or guardian. The juveniles have each been charged with one count of Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (Class 2 Felony). On December 3, 2022, a Patrol Officer with the Villa Park Police Department observed a crashed vehicle in the parking lot o...
Joliet Central Spanish Teacher Rocio Flores was selected to participate in American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference in Boston. On November 20, Rocio presented “Using Testimonio Pedagogy in the Spanish as a Heritage Language Classroom” alongside three of her colleagues from the Chicagoland area, Nancy Dominguez-Fret from the University of Illinois Chicago; Melissa Aponte from West Aurora High School; and Jacquelin Camacho from Wheeling High Schoo...
Congratulations to Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors Gwendolyn Ulmer and Deborah Ziech for receiving the Distinguished Board Leader award from the Illinois Association of School Boards. The award is given to school board members throughout Illinois in recognition for the time and effort devoted to leadership activities and service to the public education community. Gwendolyn Ulmer has served on the Joliet District 86 Board of School Inspectors since...
Des Plaines, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2022) – The public is invited to view Chicago-based painter Art Kleinman's recent work during an upcoming exhibit at Oakton Community College. The exhibition will feature Kleinman's geometric paintings and explore the relationship between structural balance and the desire to "break out" into a freer form of expression. The free exhibit, "Break Out," runs from Dec. 8 to Jan. 20 at Oakton's Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, Ill. A public reception for the artist will be held a...
The Starved Rock Country Welcome Center is hosting a "Holiday Pick Up Truck" sign painting class on Thursday, December 1st, from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Jyllian Ossola, local artist and experienced instructor, will direct attendees as they complete their 7" x 48" vertical porch sign. "This single-sided sign will be done with step-by-step instruction and as much help as needed so that each artist will go home with their own original piece of art to proudly display or give away," said...
The Niles-Maine District Library staff members gave back to the community with their 11th annual Thanksgiving donation to Niles Family Services on Tuesday, November 15. Staff members donated over 200 non-perishable goods to help Niles area families enjoy a Thanksgiving meal this year. Non-perishable goods including stuffing, bread mix, mixed vegetables, sweet potatoes, and other Thanksgiving favorites were donated. All goods were donated by library staff members. "We are...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart thanked the Cook County Board of Commissioners today for authorizing funding to acquire a police helicopter to combat the violent crime plaguing our community, assist in large-scale emergency situations, and help locate missing people. “Helicopters are a game changer, particularly in tracking carjackers and coordinating emergency response to major incidents,” Sheriff Dart said. “Having a helicopter monitor carjacking offenders from the sky increases the chances of the offender being caugh...