GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holiday tourney finals recaps
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Steelwomen fall to Lincoln-Way West in Oswego East final After defeating Sycamore 55-45 on Friday in an Oswego East Holiday Tournament semifinal, Joliet Central (11-5)...
View ArticleRed-hot Mustangs outlast LT in OT at York; play hosts Monday for title
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle After holding off Wheaton North 56-53 in Friday’s quarterfinal without standout Wes Hooker Downers Grove South (9-4) welcomed Hooker back to help the team to a thrilling...
View ArticleWEEKLY BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
THURSDAY JANUARY 3 NONCONFERENCE Lisle at De Paul Prep 6:15 Plainfield South at Ottawa 7 Plainfield Central at Naperville Central 5:30 FRIDAY JANUARY 4 INTERSTATE 8 Streator at Lisle 5:30 SOUTHWEST...
View ArticleBOYS AND GIRLS TERRIFIC TEN
BOYS TERRIFIC TEN 1 Bolingbrook 9-3 With Cochran back Raiders take 3rd in Ocala 2 Benet 12-3 Redwings struggle in Pontiac 3 DG South 9-5 Red-hot...
View ArticleBond set at $50,000 for Westmont charged with fondling pregnant woman
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that bond has been set for a Westmont man accused fondling a pregnant woman yesterday afternoon as she was waking to work. Keenan...
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Woodridge 68 Teacher: A Hero in the Classroom Murder in Romeoville Weber Road renovation to begin October 1 Former Wildcat coach John Jackson dies after battle with cancer Mom’s grassroots effort...
View ArticleRadon action month again kicks off the new year
Once the holidays are behind us, many people tend to think of getting their W-2s in order for taxes as the next big thing. But as any Environmental Health professional will tell you, January is Radon...
View ArticleAREA BASKETBALL STATISTICS LEADERBOARD
(Through games of January 3 – stats as provided by coaches) SCORING points-per-game Jazz Evans Joliet West 19.7 Jalysa Stokes Joliet Central 15.1 Shannon...
View ArticleTrojan girls, Harris smother WSC Silver leaders; Minooka, Plainfield Central...
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle In a special Friday matinee performance two of the four leaders in the West Suburban Silver met at Downers Grove North High School as Trojans welcomed York (13-6, 4-2),...
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Family of fatal 86-year-old hit and run victim offer $10,000 reward
The family of 86-year-old Morton Grove resident Leo Belogur is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads the identification of the person that struck and killed him January 4. The family...
View ArticleBOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULES: JANUARY 8-12
Area Girls Basketball Schedule for January 8-12 Tuesday January 8 CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH Glenbrook South at Maine South 7:30 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE Plainfield East at Minooka 6:45 SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE...
View ArticleRevenge is sweet as Trojan Girls bomb LT 42-28; Girls Tuesday Hoops Recap
By Drake Skleba For the Bugle Back on December 11, 2018, in La Grange, the Trojans of Downers Grove North (14-6, 5-1) were handed their lone West Suburban Silver defeat of the season, to the host Lions...
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Papa’s Pizza Place closed after 44 years of business
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com It is said that all good things must come to an end. This was the case Bolingbrook’s Papa’s Pizza Place, which proudly served...
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11-year old Super Cup racer visits Bolingbrook Fountaindale Library
Ryan Ostry Bugle Reporter @RyanOstry_BR18 rostry@buglenewspapers.com For those that think that racing cars competitively is only for NASCAR drivers, think again. Eleven-year-old Super Cup racer Michael...
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Bolingbrook falls to 9-9 on the season in losses to two more top-ranked teams
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Since he has taken over the Bolingbrook girls basketball program, coach Chris Smith has strived to keep the schedule one of...
View ArticleBOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULES – JAN 14-19
Girls Area Basketball Schedules for January 14-19 MONDAY JANUARY 14 NONCONFERENCE Downers Grove North at Nazareth 7 JCA at Neuqua Valley 7 Maine East at Hoffman Estates 6:30 Plainfield North at...
View ArticleGIRLS AND BOYS AREA LEADERBOARD
GIRLS Through games of 1/8/19 SCORING per game Annaliese Griffin Plainfield Central 19.8 Kachae Donald Plainfield Central 18.8 Jalysa Stokes Joliet Central...
View ArticleTERRIFIC TEN, CONFERENCE AND AP RANKINGS
GIRLS AREA TERRIFIC TEN BASKETBALL RANKINGS Compiled by Drake Skleba Benet 18-4 Poor-shooting woes sink Redwings vs. Michigan power Bolingbrook 8-9 Hold off Stagg...
View ArticleAccident under investigation in Crest Hill
The City of Crest Hill reports that Weber Road remains closed between Caton Farm Road and Knapp Drive. Crest Hill and State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle traffic crash that occurred this...
View ArticleJoliet Library bringing community together to make Valentine’s Day cards for...
By Mark Gregory Editorial Director @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Every year in mid January as Christmas decorations get packed away, poor-fitting gifts are returned to the store and...
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