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The Niles Police Department is investigating an electronic email threat that was sent to Emerson Middle School administration on April 2. The email included a threat to "shoot up the school." Niles PD School Resource Officer and detectives are working closely with Emerson School administration and staff on this investigation. Niles PD has partnered with Emerson administration to ensure the safety of students and staff. This is an active and ongoing investig...
Ira Jones Middle School seventh-grader Shamita Kollerkandy and her robotics team recently won the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for the 14th Congressional District. Three hundred and eight Congress members held the competition in their districts across 49 states. More than 6,500 students competed in the Congressional App Challenge nationwide by submitting 3,088 functioning apps to the competition. The Congressional App Challenge is open to middle school and high school...
Raphael and Miriam Hersonsky were both visiting the Sea of Galilee when a reporter asked to interview them for an article about their tour. At the time, they had never met. The reporter just plucked them from the group. "I swear by God," Raphael Hersonsky said. After being interviewed together, they decided to go to a movie. The rest, as the expression goes, is history. Russian-born Raphael and Miriam lived in her native land. The couple immigrated to the United States from...
Downers Grove South High School Key Club is hosting a Virtual Mustang Trot 5k Run/Walk during the week of April 10-18 to support DuPagePads. Participants can choose any route, including their neighborhood, a community park/trail or a treadmill. Participants can also choose to run/walk with their family, socially distanced with friends, or on their own. Race registration is now open through April 10. The registration fee will include an official 2021 Mustang Trot T-Shirt,...
This semester, members of the National Art Honor Society at Joliet Catholic Academy partnered with Together We Rise to decorate panels for duffel bags for foster kids. When children enter foster care, they are usually given a trash bag to carry their few belongings. TWR provides NEW duffle bags called "sweet cases" filled with essentials like a teddy bear, blanket, hygiene kit, and much more. TWR works with hundreds of foster agencies, social workers, CASA advocates, and...
The Will County Health Department has moved into Phase 1B-Plus for COVID-19 vaccinations. This means that between now and April 12th, when the entire state of Illinois enters the All-Eligible Phase for vaccination as called for by Governor Pritzker, more vaccine appointments can be made by those who are between the ages of 18 and 64 (16 and 64 if the vaccine is Pfizer). This would apply to those who have underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, heart conditions, cancer, chronic kidney disease, heart conditions, sickle...
Downers Grove North High School senior Emmitt (Christopher) Thulin has been named to the Illinois High School Association's 2020-21 All-State Academic Team. He is one of 26 students from across the state to be placed on the team, based on his academic record, participation in IHSA sponsored activities and/or athletics and outstanding leadership. "Emmitt is an outstanding student, leader, and role model for our entire student body," North High School Principal Janice Schwarze...
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the City of Lockport, Lockport Police Department (LPD), and Lockport Township Fire Protection District (LTFPD), held a dedication ceremony of the recently installed fire pit and chimney at 921 S. State Street in honor of Delores Feithen, the police department's first female Police Officer. Feithen served on the LPD with honor and distinction as a Police Officer from 1957 to 1977. At the time, the profession had very few or no females in local...
SPRINGFIELD – A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate Friday, the final step before heading to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature. House Bill 158, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Camille Lilly and state Sen. Mattie Hunter, both of Chicago, is centered around eliminating race-based and other inequities in the state’s health care system, and includes provisions to expand medical services available to low-income residents and res...
A bill to expand the use of vote-by-mail and curbside voting in future elections passed the Illinois Senate Thursday, meaning it needs only a signature from the governor to become law. House Bill 1871, which was approved by the House last week, would revise the state election code to make permanent some of the changes that were widely adopted across Illinois for the 2020 general election in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the bill is sent to the governor and signed...
The DuPage County Sheriff's Office 2020 Employee of the Year recognition was awarded Tuesday to Deputy Griselda Wester, a deputy serving in the Corrections Bureau. Deputy Wester was considered for the award after first receiving the March 2020 Employee of the Month Award. Sgt. Kevin Keenan nominated her for that award for the "exceptional level of patience and tact" she displayed while assisting a chronically mentally ill inmate in a time of crisis on March 9, 2020. After...
March 11 was a very special day in Joliet Public Schools District 86. The Nutrition Services employees have now served over 1 million children meals since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020. The Lozano family of Joliet received the millionth meal at Hufford Junior High School at approximately 11:40 a.m. The family was surprised with a Joliet District 86 goody bag, signs, and flowers from Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse and...
The Lockport Police Department officially announces the retirement of Canine Citgo (a.k.a. Santos). After more than seven years of dedicated service,Citgo will be greatly missed by City staff, elected officials, and the community. Earlier today, the Lockport Police Department held a special celebration in honor of Citgo to with him a very happy retirement. Photo/Video Share (Google Drive). Citgo is an 8.5 year old Belgian Malinois. He entered police service as a member of the...
Sam Bull, a senior at Downers Grove North High School, has been named the 2021 Illinois Journalist of the Year by the Illinois Journalism Education Association. He becomes the organization's 32nd Journalist of the Year since 1989 and the third from Downers Grove North High School. "Sam is an outstanding student who is fully engaged in and passionate about everything he undertakes," says Janice Schwarze, principal of North High. "We are so proud of him for achieving this...
If school secretaries have a superpower, it might be their ability to tackle just about anything that walks in through the door. They are the smiling faces that students, staff and visitors see when they enter the schools, the calm voices on the other end of the phone lines. They know just about everything and everyone in their buildings. Even during the chaos of the morning start of the school day, they are quick to smile and offer help, and they are also protectors of their...
Troy Cronin Elementary School students were participating in school P.E. physical activities and games at home during their periods of remote learning this year, and their physical education teacher Tyler Slowinski realized those months were the perfect time to introduce video health lessons for her students. The videos provided some important information, while remaining fun and entertaining and giving everyone the giggles. The lessons are all online – many of them live ...
District 202 students earned seven of the nine top prizes in the Plainfield Public Library’s annual Short Story Contest. The Short Story Contest is open to fourth through sixth grade students. Students wrote an original story in 500 to 650 words. The library received 91 entries from District 202 and other area schools. Author Pablo Cartaya judged this year’s contest. The winning District 202 students, and their stories, are: Fourth Grade First Place: Coronadogs by Hope McSteen - Lincoln Elementary School Second Place: The...
District 202 is seeking nominations for the sixth annual Cheryl Ricciardi Exceptional Student Service Award, which honors a school-level certified student service worker who exhibits extraordinary dedication to students. Parents, community members, students and district staff may nominate any certified Student Services employee from any District 202 school for the award. An online nomination form is posted on the front page of the District 202 web site (www.psd202.org) under “Announcements,” and all district school web sit...
A new report by the credit rating agency Moody’s says Illinois will set a new record this year when it reports a total net pension liability of more than $300 billion, the highest of any state in the nation. As of June 30, 2020, the report stated, the total unfunded liabilities of the state’s five pension systems stood at $317 billion, a 19 percent increase from the prior year. That was largely due to historically low interest rates, which have depressed pension fund earnings throughout the country. With the state’s gross...
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow invites the Will County community to view "Virtual Valentines for Veterans" prepared by local school students throughout Will County. Students and their teachers in Will County schools sent messages and held up Valentines they prepared via Zoom, and others send pictures of the children holding up their Valentine messages for veterans to see. "We know that isolation has increased as a result of the pandemic, and we need to make sure...
The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) announced thatas of Feb. 10, the DCHD COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic will relocate to the DuPage County Fairgrounds located at 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton to expand its vaccination capacity as vaccine supply allows. Vaccinations are available by appointment only to individuals signed up on the DCHD registration form. "I've been proud to work closely with the Health Department as we have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Lockport, IL - On Feb. 16. 2021, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle personal injury traffic crash on Interstate 80 eastbound over Interstate 55 in Will County, involving a District 5 ISP Trooper. A District 5 Trooper was on Interstate 80 over Interstate 55 at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. The Trooper was inside of the stationary squad car, positioned behind the crash scene in the right lane with the emergency...
Dangerous sub-zero temperatures and massive snow accumulation across Illinois prompted Gov. JB Pritzker to issue a disaster proclamation for the entire state on Tuesday. "I have directed my administration to use all resources at our disposal to keep our communities safe amid dangerous and ongoing winter weather," Pritzker said in the news release. "I urge all Illinoisans to take this extreme weather seriously, avoid all unnecessary travel and check in on your neighbors."...
Drauden Point Middle School music teacher Tim Placher received the Rev. James E. Allen Award for Service to the Community on February 12, 2021 for his passionate efforts to promote local music. The award is given by Project Acclaim, a Joliet organization that honors individuals and organizations "who show selfless devotion of community by direct action, perform actions that have a community-wide impact, and perform actions that have enhanced the best interests of the...
Growing up in the Joliet area, Jennifer Anton always wanted to write and from an early age at St. Mary's Immaculate Grade School in Plainfield, she was inspired to do just that. "In the fifth grade, I started a little club in the schoolyard called the Drama and Literature Club. My teacher, Miss Wilson was so kind and let me encourage the class to submit poems and short stories which she then 'published' for us by making a photocopy version," Anton said. "I guess that was my...