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On the morning of December 29, 2019, a Woodridge resident found a lost puppy at Forest Glen Parkway and Woodridge Drive. Madalyn Anderson, community service officer, immediately connected with the puppy and assisted. A Woodridge Police Department Facebook post seeking information about the puppy to help bring him home reached more than 450,000 people. Although the owner was never found, ultimately, the new adoptive family contacted the Woodridge Police Department to provide...
The Joliet West Speech Team won its fourth consecutive conference championship title on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the SPC Conference tournament hosted at Joliet Central High School. The tournament champions were excited to represent Joliet West High School with another win in the Southwest Prairie Conference. The team advanced 27 out of 28 entries to the final round of competition. Impressively, Joliet West Speech also had eight individual event champions, and seven...
Joliet Central High School Students of the Month for February are Matthew Hernandez, Kiwanis Club; Martina Lohmar, Rotary Club; Kasandra De La Luz, Lions Club; Precious Brown, NAACP; and Kaaliyah Anderson, AKA. Joliet West High School Students of the Month for February are Elise Tarrant, Kiwanis Club; Valerie Villaflor, Rotary Club; Julie Matuszewski, Lions Club; Nasya Summers, NAACP; and Austin Adjei, AKA. Joliet Township High School Students of the Month must demonstrate character, citizenship, dependability and maturity....
District 99 Fine Arts students earned nearly 100 Chicagoland Area Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Hosted by the Fine Arts Departments at Community High School District 99, 1,038 local student artists representing 135 arts educators submitted 2,188 works of art for adjudication. 638 total works were honored with recognitions. District 99 artists won 94 awards, including 30 Gold Key Awards, 32 Silver Key Awards, and 32 Honorable Mention Awards. District 99 will host the...
Plainfield Park District will host several special events for active adults in February and March. Feb. 12: Valentine Breakfast Bingo-Play a few rounds of bingo during and enjoy a special breakfast to celebrate Valentine's Day. Registration Deadline is February 7. Program #35402A. Mar. 11: Hawaiian Luau at the Tiki Terrace in Chicago. Enjoy a family-style Hawaiian dinner and one-hour Luau show. Trip includes dinner, soft drinks, show, gratuity, and transportation. Program #355...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and two other state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday to ensure the Equal Rights Amendment officially becomes the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. "Americans have long agreed that discrimination based on sex is unacceptable," Raoul said. "But by enshrining that shared value in our Constitution, we have made a commitment never to go back." The states filing suit – Illinois, Virginia and Nevada – were the fi...
When an Illinois Senate panel met last March to discuss the state’s backlog of untested forensic evidence, there were more than 70 DNA samples in murder cases more than a year old awaiting action from Illinois State Police forensic investigators. That number is down to 14, representatives of the Illinois State Police told the same Senate Public Health Committee on Tuesday, but they noted the number is still too high and standard wait times for DNA processing are still too long. “We know that there’s a lot of DNA evide...
New Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, announced his leadership team Tuesday on the first day of the 2020 legislative session. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, will remain the chamber’s majority leader, while Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, will become an assistant majority leader and president pro tempore — a position once held by Harmon under former President John Cullerton before he changed the caucus’ leadership structure. Sen. Laura Murphy, D-Des Plaines, will serve in another newly created position — that of...
There was a significant accident this morning where a car crashed into the Niles Police Station. I did want to bring attention to the great response work from Village staff: Village staff have done fantastic work addressing the situation, both from an emergency response standpoint and ensuring the continuation of Village operations. Backups and redundant systems took over as planned for communications and power affected by the downed utility pole. First responders handled...
At the annual meeting of the Midwest Institute of Park Executives (MIPE) held on January 9, 2020, Kristi Solberg, Assistant Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at the Park Ridge Park District, was presented the Park Professional of the Year award. This is the most prestigious honor a member of MIPE can receive. Kristi is the first female to receive this award in the 82 year history of the organization. Additionally, this recognition is not awarded every year, but rather...
Park Ridge Fire Department Responds to Fire at 53 Park Lane On Wednesday January 22, 2020 at 1:27 p.m., the Park Ridge Fire Department was dispatched to a call for a possible house fire at a home located at 53 Park Lane. Upon arrival approximately seven minutes later, crews saw smoke and flame discharging from the top of the chimney. Companies were simultaneously sent to the interior of the home and the roof to try to extinguish the fire, which had spread beyond the chimney into the roof structure. Crews on the roof were...
A total of $436,096 allocated among 29 agencies that provide services to people in Maine Township was approved by the Maine Township Board of Trustees on Dec. 16. Funds come from a line item under the Town Fund of the Maine Township annual budget. Because of this funding, when a senior needs housing assistance, the help will be there. A drug or alcohol dependent resident will get the counseling needed. A single mother will have daycare services so she can work. These and other services are provided by dozens of social...
District 64 will compete in the Special Olympics Spring Games at Prospect High School on April 25-26. Special Olympics is an athleti competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children, ages 8 and up with disabilities. In order to be eligible for participation in Special Olympics, every athlete must have a valid application for participation (Medapp) on file with Special Olympics Illinois prior to the start of training. The deadline in District 64 is Feb. 27, 2020....
The Plainfield Park District will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the grand opening of the Prairie Activity & Recreation Center, 24550 W. Renwick Rd., on Feb. 1. Entrance fee for the Prairie Fit fitness center and elevated track will be just $1 all day. There will be free activities, games, and inflatables for families in PARC's large gym from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The day will also include free crafts, fitness demonstrations, and refreshments. Visitors can also enter...
Restaurant Week is back Plainfield’s annual Restaurant Week will be held February 23-29. For a list of participating restaurants, visit plainfieldrestaurantweek.com. Be sure to check back frequently as the restaurants share their specials. New Traffic Signal The new traffic signal at the intersection of 143rd Street and Meadow Lane is scheduled to be turned on and operational on January 30. Message boards are located along 143rd Street alerting motorists of the upcoming change to the intersection, please use caution when d...
The Plainfield Park District has been awarded a $400,000 park improvement grant from the State of Illinois. Funds from the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant will be used to complete a planned renovation of the Park District's 75-acre Eaton Preserve on West 135th St., which includes a picnic shelter, playground, and natural area. The scope of the planned improvements includes upgrades to the park's existing playground, picnic area, and shed. In...
Lucas Del Rosario recognized Plainfield East High School senior Lucas Del Rosario exceeded even his own expectations when he received a perfect "36" on the ACT college entrance exam in December 2019. "It was definitely a pretty difficult test, there were a lot of problems that I really had to think about," Del Rosario said. "Overall though I thought I did pretty well, but I never thought I could do that well." Del Rosario challenged himself by taking both the ACT and SAT...
The WCHD (Will County Health Department) and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) are investigating two health care-associated cases of Legionnaire's disease at a senior home in Plainfield. No potential source locations outside the facility have been identified. Both WCHD and the IDPH are now working with Lakewood Nursing Home and Rehab in Plainfield to collect information and further investigate any potential cases. IDPH has recommended that Lakewood Nursing Home and...
If you want to find a new, fun hobby that can also reverse the decline of honeybees, consider signing up for the Forest Preserve District's "Bee a Beekeeper": Introduction to Successful Beekeeping" program. The six-week course runs from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, February 18-March 24 at Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township. Call 708.946.2216 by February 14 to reserve a spot. The program costs $60 per person and it is for ages 18 or older. The course will cover beekeeping's...
State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is thrilled to announce that seven local school districts in the 49th Illinois Senate District will receive nearly $54,000 through grants from the Illinois secretary of state's School Library Grant program. The funds help school libraries improve technology by purchasing new computers or improving Wi-Fi connectivity, acquire books, educational CDs and DVDs, and library subscriptions to electronic resources. "Our school libraries expand...
Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry is pleased to announce expanded opportunities for Early Voting in Eastern Will County. The County Clerk recently finalized an agreement with the Village of Steger to bring its Louis Sherman Community Center on board as one of the newest Early Voting locations in Will County. In addition, Governors State University has agreed to extend its Early Voting hours to include both evening and weekend hours. Village of Steger: Louis Sherman...
AARP Income Tax Preparation Thanks to the success of recent years, Troy Township will once again be a site for A.A.R.P. Income Tax return. Volunteers from Senior Services of Will County will assist seniors with the preparation of simple income tax returns which will be filed via e-filing only. Complicated tax returns should be taken to other tax professionals. Appointments will be available on Tuesdays beginning on February 4, 2020 and ending on April 14, 2020. Appointments will be available on a first come first serve bases...
The Plainfield Wrestling Club just accomplished something that is unprecedented for them. They participated in an IKWF statewide tournament. "IESA is the wrestling you do through grade school and junior IKWF is club wrestling," said president Ryan Weber. "Our club is a non-for-profit that concentrates on building good athletes, strong students and getting them ready to compete at a high level." The club that has been around since 1974 is utilized by members that start as...
ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery and sponsors of its annual golf outing have collaborated to endow a Joliet Junior College scholarship that supports education related to manufacturing. Representatives from ExxonMobil and many of the companies that contributed to the scholarship presented a check for $37,000 to endow JJC's Manufacturing for the Future scholarship on Jan. 23. "Whether our work together involves program and curriculum development, a pipeline for existing workers to...
In a spirited gesture to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., hundreds of volunteers congregated to perform service projects throughout the city of Joliet. Projects included making blankets out of plastic bags for the homeless, Valentines for veterans, taking down Christmas decorations, painting and updating community buildings. "I never really get to do community service like that," said volunteer Libby Voss. "I was excited that I had the chance to do...