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The Village of Niles can confirm that there are several internal investigations underway within the Niles Police Department, including one formal investigation that was opened in late March at the direction of the Chief of Police after he learned that a "whistleblower" expressed concern about how a February 2021 well-being call was handled. There are also several personnel-related issues that are being investigated for various reasons, including some that date back to before...
Steven Homan, 47, Owner of the 'The Barn' nightclub in Quincy Il was charged April 14 with one count of Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony, and turned himself in to police a day later and is out on bail. Homan posted 10 percent of his $25,000, or 2,500, and is free until his court date on May 5. Homan was charged after he allegedly attacked Quincy basketball player Jazzpher Evans, a former star at Joliet West High School on Easter Sunday morning in what the family attorney...
The Village Board passed a balanced 2021-2022 budget for the Village of Romeoville, which is 12% lower than the previous year. The budget also sees the village property tax rate decrease for the 6th year in a row. The average homeowner can expect to pay the roughly same in village taxes this year as they did in the previous year, depending on their assessed value. Approximately 10-12% of a resident's entire property tax bill goes to the village. "Despite the recent year of...
An English language arts class at William B. Orenic Intermediate School has been given the opportunity to share their thoughts with a national community of student readers about new books they are reading. Beth Kowalczyk, who teaches advanced ELA at the Troy Community School District 30-C school, said the online resource Biblionasium, which describes itself as "the largest social book club for kids," asked if her class would participate in a new kids' online book review...
District 99 community members Beth Fotos and Maura Bates have been honored with the Distinguished Service Award of Excellence by the Illinois chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA). It is the highest honor given to community members. Fotos, Downers Grove North High School parent and alumna, and Bates, Downers Grove community member, District 99 Education Foundation Secretary and teacher at Benet Academy, worked together to support the District 99...
Republican Rep. Tim Butler on Thursday accused the new Democratic leadership in the state House of Representatives of preserving practices from previous leadership which Republicans say unfairly benefits the majority party. “So, what the speaker said back in January about this place being different and running in a different manner is a bunch of BS right now,” Butler said in a Thursday night floor speech during which he threw a paper calendar and pounded his desk out of anger. Butler said Democrats have “ignored” importa...
The Will County Executive and Will County Health Department (WCHD) today announced that in the past six weeks, Will County has tripled the number of fully vaccinated individuals from 7.10 percent on March 9 to 25.36 percent on April 23 – moving the county to the sixth most vaccinated county in Illinois, up from 90th in the same time period. “Together we have made great progress in the past six weeks to increase access to vaccinations which has been key to increasing our numbers,” said County Executive Jennifer Berti...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public's help in locating a missing teen from unincorporated Maine Township. Kianna Smith, 19, was last seen leaving her residence, the Harbour House Group Home, in unincorporated Maine Township on Tuesday, April 6 at approximately 8:30 p.m. and did not return home for curfew later that night. Smith is described as 5-foot, 7-inches and approximately 150 pounds with black hair, and brown eyes, medium complexion and a tattoo...
The Evans family is looking for support from the Joliet community to take the four-plus hour drive to Quincy, IL on April 17 and rally behind 19-year-old Jazz Evans, a Joliet West High School graduate who was brutally attacked early Easter Sunday morning. Family and friends are organizing a demonstration at Quincy city hall to protest the hate crime perpetrated by Steve Homan, owner of The Barn nightclub, where Evans and a friend were patrons. "Hold Quincy Police and the...
Jazzpher Evans, a graduate of Joliet West High School and freshman at Quincy University, spoke out Thursday along with her family and attorney after she was brutally attacked in the early morning hours of April 4. Her alleged attacker was Steven William Homan, the owner of the Barn Nightclub, where Evans and a friend were enjoying a Saturday night out. Evans tells a story of two college girls, standing near an unoccupied DJ stand when Homan approached her. "We were just...
Two individuals from Joliet were arrested adn charged with murder in the death of Jwaun Jones. Adrian Bibian II, 19, and Paola Diaz, 26, were arrested, booked, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for murder. During the course of this investigation, Joliet Police detectives positively identified a vehicle that was used in the homicide. On April 5, 2021 at approximately 8:20PM, this suspect vehicle was stopped by detectives near East Jackson Street and...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Robert Marshall announced today that bond has been set for a Bolingbrook man accused of setting fire to a Naperville martial arts studio last month. Andrew Wagner, 28 (d.o.b. 5/13/1992) of the 0-100 block of Red Bud Court, appeared at a bond hearing this morning where Judge Alex McGimpsey set bond at $400,000 with 10% to apply. Wagner has been charged with one count of Aggravated Arson (Class X Felony), one count of Arson (Class 2 Felony). He also...
On Wednesday, April 7, at 8:15 pm, Lisle Police responded to the intersection of Maple Avenue and Spring Bay Drive for a traffic crash involving a passenger vehicle and motorcycle. Upon arriving on the scene, officers found a male unresponsive in the roadway. Lisle-Woodridge Fire District personnel arrived and pronounced the male, who had been driving the motorcycle, dead on the scene. The victim has been identified as a 55-year-old Naperville resident, and notifications were made to his next of kin. The driver of the...
Art enthusiasts can bid on original pieces created by Oakton Community College students, faculty and local artists from the comfort of their homes while supporting students in their academic endeavors. The Oakton Educational Foundation's annual "Art & More for Education's Sake"– a benefit silent and live auction event – is open to all and will be live-streamed through Vimeo starting at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22. Register for free at oakton.edu/auctionevent. Alt...
If it truly takes a village to raise a child, then rest easy Will County - the village is here. The 604 Initiative, a non-profit organization designed to serve minority and underprivileged youth in Northern Will County is "committed to educating and inspiring leaders of tomorrow through leadership and character development, mentorship and partnerships." While the 604 Initiative came to be after the civil unrest in the world this past year, it is something Howard has been...
DuPage Forest Preserve District's Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn is seeking donations of supplies, food and gift cards to accommodate the influx of wildlife babies it cares for during the busy spring breeding season. A complete list of needed items is on the Willowbrook webpage on the District's website. Donors can drop off items at the center or donate them through Willowbrook's Amazon Wish List. The Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County also has...
The Edward Foundation has awarded $20,000 in scholarships to Edward Hospital student volunteers, who greet visitors, deliver flowers, transport patients and assist behind the scenes at the hospital. Each of the following students from area high schools will receive a $2,000 dollar scholarship: Five of the 10 local winners are from the Bugle/Enterprise coverage area. Pranav Addepalli, Bolingbrook, Neuqua Valley High School, Ali Chaudry, Bolingbrook, Plainfield East High...
Troy Township Supervisor Joseph D. Baltz is proud to announce that Troy Township will host its semi-annual Shredding Event on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Troy Township residents can bring their personal papers and documents to the township parking lot on the west side of the township offices and community center to be shredded by Iron Mountain. Each resident must show proof of township residency and is allowed to have two letter size file or copy paper boxes shredded. Shredding is for personal papers...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host in-person and online programs ranging from woodpeckers to wildflowers this month. Also on tap are programs about bees and 18th-century history. Program registration is available via the District's online Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Zoom links will be sent upon registration. Face masks are required for in-person programs. Here is the lineup: Wild About Woodpeckers (Zoom Webinar): 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 21...
Three-thousand Romeoville residents will get the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during the last week of April. Held at the Recreation Center (900 W. Romeo Road) on April 26, 27, and 28, members of the Romeoville Fire Department will administer doses to 1,000 residents per day. The clinics will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. The type of vaccine administered will depend on which is available and will not be known until shortly before vaccination day. "We are...
Will County Health Department held a Special Needs Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, March 27th at the St. Charles Center at Lewis University, where 600 special needs individuals 16 and older and their caregivers received their vaccine in a caring and nurturing environment built specifically for them. The clinic was coordinated by Katie Weber, an Emergency Planning and Response Coordinator with the Will County Health Department. Katie is also an "Angel Mom" who has a child with Ange...
As the polls close, Will County mayor races are in the books. In the Village of Bolingbrook, Mary Alexander-Basta, who was appointed the interim mayor after the retirement of Roger Claar, won the election with 42.77 percent of the vote. Jackie Traynere (32.59%) and Sheldon L/ Watts (24.51%) were her challengers. In Plainfield John F. Argoudelis posted 52.65 percent of the vote to defeat Margie Bonuchi (47.35%) Steven Streit retained his seat as mayor of Lockport with 72.95 percent of the vote Catherine M. Perretta tallied...
In an attempt to get more of its students involved in activities, the Richland Grade School District 88A school board voted unanimously on a staffing plan that included no staff for the baseball, softball or golf teams, ultimately eliminating the sports. "We are looking at the whole picture trying to get more kids involved in activities and athletics at Richland," said school Superintendent Joseph Simpkins. "So, if those athletics and activities are not drawing kids, we want...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick announced today that bond has been set for a Willowbrook man accused of striking three DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputies as they attempted to take him into custody yesterday morning following a hearing on a pending domestic battery case against him. Marcus Jenkins, 31, of the 10S500 block of Ivy Lane, appeared in Bond Court this morning where Judge Michael Fleming set bond at $150,000 with 10 percent to apply. Jenkins has been charged wit...
By the end of summer 2021, Scene75 Entertainment will welcome the public to its newest location, a 135,000 square foot indoor entertainment center in Chicago, Illinois. The award-winning Scene75, a family owned and operated brand with 4 other entertainment centers across Ohio, is breaking ground converting a former Romeoville Sam's Club into one of the largest entertainment centers in the country. "We are thrilled to welcome Scene75 to our community and to Illinois," stated...