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Online tickets are now available to reserve a table at the 2020 Joliet Catholic Academy Angel and Hilltopper Alumni Banquet featuring Super Bowl champions Tom Thayer '79 and Mike Alstott '92, with Master of Ceremonies Mark Grant '81 on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in the JCA Student Activity Center. Cocktails and dinner will being at 5:30 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. program to follow. You won't want to miss this exciting night celebrating 100 years of Joliet Catholic Football and the...
Warm up this winter by volunteering for a Forest Preserve District of Will County resource management workday, including a special Day of Service program in January on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Volunteers will chop, snip, pull and carry away invasive plants and brush to help make the preserves healthier environments for all of the flora and fauna that live there. Workdays kick off bright and early at 8 a.m. and usually last until noon, unless otherwise noted. If you decide...
Children can ring in the New Year and still make their bedtimes with Plainfield Park District's Noon Year's Eve celebration. The midday event includes all of the trappings of a real, late night New Year's Eve party but at the kid-friendly hours of 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on December 31. The event will take place at the Prairie Activity & Recreation Center, 24550 W. Renwick Rd. Young revelers can dance to a DJ spinning music, play games, and make crafts. Commemorate the "night"...
On January 17, 2020 the Joliet Central High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team will honor Joliet East High School alumni at their 6:30 p.m. varsity home game against Oswego. The varsity team will wear East jerseys and East Alumni will receive free entrance to the game. Visit the Joliet East Night Webpage and fill out the form by January 10 to reserve your complimentary tickets. Tickets will be available for pick up at the game. East spirit wear will be available for sale...
After several months of negotiations, the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a new three-year contract for the Council #86 of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 604. The three-year wage settlement provides teachers with an average wage increase of 4.00% this year, 3.5% increase next school year, and 3.0% increase for the 2021-2022 school year. Under the new contract, starting pay for a teacher with a bachelor's degree and no...
Anyone who ever visited a bar or restaurant in the Joliet and Crest Hill area knew Dennis Ledenbach, Jr. They may not have known him by name, but, they knew the guy who often times donned a Chicago Bears, Star Wars or WWE wrestling shirt and much of the time appeared to be working when he wasn't on the clock. That is what Ledenbach was doing Sunday. He was hanging out at Anthony's Restaurant & Pub near the Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet. As he usually did, Ledenbach, 46, made...
Providence Catholic High School's Hockey Team recently hosted a fundraiser for charity. The team sold game-worn jerseys from previous seasons to the Providence Catholic community. "This was something our team was passionate about," says Kevin Oliver, Theology Teacher and Varsity Assistant Coach. They wanted to donate the money to charity, so we selected Lurie Children's Hospital for a few reasons - one being the care that they gave to a student who passed away a few years ago,...
Joliet Catholic Academy president/principal Dr. Jeffrey Budz is pleased to announce the December Students of the Month: Max Toborg (Kiwanis Club), Madison Mikuska (Rotary Club), and Samantha Scordo (Lions Club). JCA is proud of the success these students have exhibited both in the classroom and out in the community. Max Toborg, son of Shaun and the late Kris Toborg, currently has a 4.70 GPA in JCA Honors and AP classes. Toborg is a member of National Honor Society, National...
The Plainfield Lions Club, in one of its many community outreach programs, spent the holidays giving out goodies to families in need as part of its annual Christmas "Basket" program. The Plainfield Lions Club is now in its 70th year of serving the local community. Over the years, actual baskets of food have given way to gift certificates from Jewel Foods, but the club still prides itself on providing holiday feasts for area families in need. This year the Lions gave to 845...
A man reported he was shot in the arm while driving through Troy Township last week. At 6:30 a.m. Dec. 3, the 34-year-old victim came to the Food and Fuel gas station on Jefferson Street near River Road to report the incident. Will County Sheriff's spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said the man had been driving eastbound in the 26000 block of Seil Road when he passed a white work van on the side of the road. A man wearing light-colored clothing was standing in front of the van. "As...
Thanks to a grant from Illinois American Water, the Romeoville Fire Department will be purchasing new cancer dog screening tests, as cancer is a high priority for firefighters. The Illinois American Water Firefighter Grant Program provides financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations serving communities in its service areas. The program awards grants to provide personal protective gear, communications equipment, firefighting tools, water handling equipment,...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County schedules a wide variety of programs year-round. Here are some of the upcoming offerings: CHANNAHON – "Little Explorers," 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 8, Feb. 12 and March 11 at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center. Each program will contain hands-on activities. Monthly topics are: January, over and under the snow; February, white-tailed deer; March, chipmunks. Dress for indoor and outdoor activities. Free; ages 3-5. R...
Plainfield East High School senior Eliza Salvado brought home a gold medal from her first-ever trip to the World Shotokan Karate Championships. "Everyone was screaming when the scores finally came in," Salvado said. "It didn't really sink in that I won a gold medal until a few days later." The World Shotokan Karate Championship, held in September 2019 in Odivelas, Portugal welcomed the world's best karate athletes from 17 countries. Salvado, 17, was one of 33 U.S. athletes...
The Christmas tree was lit in downtown Joliet the day after Thanksgiving, the downtown shops are decorated and on December 22 another recent Joliet tradition will take place as the Oak Ridge Boys return to the Rialto Square Theater for their 30th annual Christmas concert. "That theater is just a beautiful place, it has been fixed up nice and there is not a bad seat in the house. It is a great place to do a show," said Richard Sterban, bass singer for the Oak Ridge Boys. "Even...
Village Green Project Construction in Downtown Plainfield, south of Lockport Street, is part of the underground utility improvements in the Village Green area (Fox River Drive, Commercial Street, Ottawa Street, Chicago Street, Des Plaines Street, and Illinois Street). The project includes water main and water service replacement, sanitary sewer main extensions, and new storm sewer. Please be aware that on-street parking restrictions will be posted and daytime lane closures are required to complete the work safely. Landscape r...
Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage! This waste has been growing due to online shopping that results in more boxes and protective packaging in use. While recycling is part of the solution, we do need to find ways to reduce the waste. For many, shopping is an emotional experience and buying something when feeling bad may change that feeling but more often than not, the items we purchase do n...
ComEd recently presented Mayor Collins and the Village of Plainfield with a check for over $74,000. The money received is part of the Com Ed rebate program and will be used to offset the cost of converting to LED lighting. "We strive to improve our energy efficiency by upgrading more streetlights each year and ComEd's Energy Efficiency Program helps us achieve that goal," explained Mayor Collins when ComEd awarded the Village with the rebate check. In 2019, the Village...
The distance separating Bolingbrook and Sitka, Alaska is 2,314 miles, but for Jordanne Pelkey a trip to the great land state was worth it. A Bolingbrook native and senior Biology major at Fort Lewis College in Colorado, Pelkey said her love for science started in Junior College when she took a plants and society class. "The class taught us a lot about the prairie ecosystem and a lot about the tall grasses and carbon cycle," Pelkey said. "It was just really intriguing to find...
Dan the Cattle Auctioneer. That doesn't really have the same ring to it as Larry the Cable Guy, but that was the dream of a young Dan Whitney. "I wanted to be a cattle auctioneer and then drive a potbelly hog hauler - that was my big goal," Whitney said. "I remember when I was a kid, I got in trouble because I kept calling the radio stating in Omaha long distance to request the song 'Convoy' by CW McCall and my mom and dad would get mad at me." Later in life, Whitney was bit...
District 202 high school music departments will host their annual Madrigal Dinners in December. Come feast on roast hens, enjoy Figgie pudding and drink wassail while being entertained by costumed characters from medieval times. Plainfield South High School will host its dinner at 7 p.m. Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, 2019, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 8, 2019 in the cafeteria, 7800 W. Caton Farm Road. Full dinner tickets are sold out, but Pauper tickets can be bought for $5 at the door. Plainfield East High...
District 202 plans to ask the Will and Kendall County clerks for $201,675,896 in local property taxes (including bond and interest) through the district’s 2019 levy – about $4,384,570 or 2.2 percent more than last year’s levy. District officials project that the district’s total tax rate will fall from $5.50 per $100 of equalized assessed value (EAV) this year, to about $5.35 per $100 of EAV thanks to rising property values, and conservative budgeting. This will be the fifth straight year the district’s anticipated tax rate...
Plainfield Park District’s Summer Day Camp program has received its accreditation from the American Camp Association Illinois. The ACA Accreditation process establishes policy guidelines for camp directors on key aspects of camp operations related to program quality, health, and safety aspects for campers and staff. Recreation Manager Leslie Anderson, who oversees summer day camp operations for the Plainfield Park District, said that the accreditation process took about a year and half, starting in April 2018. Behind the s...
With Thanksgiving officially in the rear view mirror, the Christmas spirit is taking place. Mr. and Mrs. Claus stopped by the McDonald's on Route 59 in Plainfield to take photos, talk and listen to what all of the boys and girls want this year for Christmas. "We started doing this about nine years ago for our grand-children," Mr. Claus said. "After a couple years somebody who saw us at one of these events asked us if we would do it for a family that was down and out." Not only...
Truck lots continue to be a divisive topic for the Plainfield Village Board. At the Dec. 2 meeting, trustees voted 3-2 against a semi-truck parking facility slated for the Plainfield Small Business Park at 13611 S. Route 30. “(Two meetings prior) we voted in a truck maintenance yard with 40 spots. I just saw a truck blow through a stoplight. Is this the type of business we want to bring to Plainfield for more trucks?,” Trustee Kevin Calkins asked. Director of Planning Jonathan Proulx noted the property, which is south of the...
Register for the 35th Annual Holiday Decoration Contest sponsored by the Romeoville Beautification Commission by 5 p.m. on Dec. 13th! Any decorated home may be nominated by a resident. REGISTRATION: Any decorated home may be nominated by a resident. To register a home call: (815) 886-5022 or e-mail [email protected]. Registration ends 5 p.m. on December 13, 2019. JUDGING: Monday, December 16, 2019 Please leave your lights on from 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. Only homes with lights t...