Holocaust survivor relates his story to Humphrey 8th graders
“I heard a woman yell ‘We’re free! We’re free!’” And with that, Russian soldiers freed Holocaust survivor George Levy Mueller and his sister from a six year journey that took them from their home in...
View ArticleCommunity groups in Bolingbrook, Romeoville host St. Baldrick’s events
By Laura Katauskas | Bugle Staff sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BolingbrookInfo Every three minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Each year community members join the fight against cancer, raising...
View ArticleCommunity basketball tournament helps area teens join winning team
By Laura Katauskas | Bugle Staff sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BugleNewspapers For 50 area teens it was a chance to be part of a team; a chance to belong when family finances and timing may not have...
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Voyager Media All-Star game coming Sunday!
The Eighth Annual Voyager Media Prep Shootout is back again at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Tip time for the girls game is at 5:30 p.m., while the boys play at 7 p.m. Last year was the...
View ArticleBolingbrook, Romeoville Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MARCH 19 Busy Beavers Craft Club. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Forest Preserve...
View ArticleBolingbrook, Romeoville Police Blotter: Week of March 21
The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Bolingbrook and Romeoville police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of...
View ArticleTeam Mark starts fast, rolls to Prep Shootout win
A red-hot first half from Plainfield Central’s Hennessey Handy was enough for Team Mark to cruise to a 79-56 win over Team Scott Sunday at the Eighth Annual Voyager Media Prep Shootout at the Sullivan...
View ArticleTeam Mark boys win first-ever overtime game in Voyager Media Prep Shootout...
In the first overtime game in the history of the Voyager Media Prep Shootout, Team Mark took down Team Scott 120-119 Sunday night at the Sullivan Center on the University of St. Francis campus for the...
View ArticleMuch ado about nothing
By Jonathan Samples | Bugle Staff Another avalanche of statements from Illinois legislators and Gov. Rauner were sent out last week – each assigning blame for the state budget standoff to the other...
View ArticleDave Says: Don’t argue with family about your financial decisions
Dear Dave, My dad and I have been having arguments over real estate and money. My wife and I are 33, and we have a rental property. We were trying to decide whether or not to sell the rental in order...
View ArticleBolingbrook HS F.A.N.S.S. volunteer Kai Wahlgren: ‘Get involved!’
Kai Wahlgren loves to “give back” to the community he has called home for more than 15 years. That’s why, despite a very busy personal and professional life, you can find Bolingbrook Park District’s...
View ArticleExplore Lewis University’s Arboretum with a new app
Four Lewis University Environmental Science and Computer Science students created an Android app for nature lovers that want to learn more about the trees on the Lewis University Romeoville Campus. The...
View ArticleLewis to feature Helen Mayer Jones, Azadeh Hussaini exhibit
An exhibition by Helen Mayer Jones and Azadeh Hussaini will be on display until March 28 in the Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery, located on Lewis University’s main campus in Romeoville. The...
View ArticleBolingbrook area chamber recognizes best businesses
By Bugle Staff Area businesses were lauded for their efforts at the Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce 12th Annual Best of Bolingbrook (BOBB) Awards banquet March 10 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club with...
View ArticleFree Latino Community Fair to be held March 31 at Bolingbrook HS
A wide range of community groups from health and human services agencies to child care, recreation and much more will be on display Thursday, March 31 at the seventh annual Valley View School District...
View Article‘Divergent’ author to Martinez 8th graders: ‘Don’t give up’
Don’t give up. That’s the message New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth brought to A. Vito Martinez Middle School eighth graders March 17. “A lot of times you will fail,” said Roth. “What’s...
View ArticleNew addition to PE curriculum brings roller skating to Martinez
Martinez students just completed a unique two weeks in the Romeoville middle school’s physical education curriculum…roller skating. “We wanted to give the kids an opportunity to try an activity where...
View ArticleOne-year-wonder continues roll out
By Laura Katauskas | Bugle Staff In a quest to build an airplane, the “One Year Wonder” is a project that is literally taking shape. Looking to both engage aviation enthusiasts as well as connect with...
View ArticleBolingbrook, Romeoville Community Calendar
See what’s happening this weekend and plan your upcoming week. Email sweditor@buglenewspapers.com to submit your event. MARCH 31 How to Pay for College without Going Broke. 7 p.m. at Fountaindale...
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Benet’s Doyle leads Voyager Media All-Area Girls Basketball team
Benet Academy senior Kathleen Doyle is the Voyager Media Player of the Year for 2015. (Scott Taylor) By Scott Taylor Sports Editor After winning the state championship last year, Benet was mostly an...
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