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Palos Heights' Tom Pukstys is an assistant Olympic coach who will bring in some top field athletes to Lisle in June. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Big throws at a big show — Benedictine hosts world class track and field athletes June 9

By Jeff Vorva | Tuesday at 3:05 p.m.

A few weeks before some of the best shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throwers in the country try out for the London Olympics in … Read more ›

Lincoln-Way East's Aaliyah Brown (right) won four individual state titles in three years. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

South suburban track standouts excel at state meet

By Jeff Vorva | Monday at 2:20 p.m.

The TribLocal area South suburban schools produced an individual and a relay team state champion May 19 at the Illinois High School Association Track and … Read more ›

Mitchell Wolff (white headband) hopes to lead Plainfield South to a third straight top 10 finish in the state track and field meet. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Plainfield South track team possesses skills and smarts

By Jeff Vorva | May 11 at 2:27 p.m.

It’s not a requirement for the Plainfield South boys track and field team to have a National Honor Society president on its squad. But in … Read more ›

Skilling: As much rain this week as in past month

May 2 at 8:01 a.m.

There will be no shortage of rain in the days to come. As much rain may fall over the coming five days — more than … Read more ›

From the community

Captioning the World, One Word at a Time

By Karen Putz | April 25 at 3:35 p.m.

I remember the very first closed-captioning box, a special-order device that was sold at Sears. The purchase set my parents back several hundred dollars, but … Read more ›

Trustees dunk plans for a Dunkin Donuts

By Alicia Fabbre | April 3 at 5:07 p.m.

Plans for a Dunkin Donuts at the corner of routes 59 and 126 in Plainfield have been rejected after complaints from some nearby residents. Trustees voted 4-3 … Read more ›

From the community

Plainfield Announces New Program To Save Money & Conserve Energy

By Amy De Boni / Village of Plainfield | March 28 at 2:15 p.m.

Village partners with CUB Energy Saver, the nation’s first web site that tracks ComEd Bill Savings Plainfield, IL — The Village of Plainfield has launched … Read more ›

Homer Glen residents say nay to deer culling, Palos referendum squeaks by

By Jeff Vorva | March 20 at 9:18 p.m.

Homer Glen voters, by a 2-to-1 margin, said they oppose deer culling in local forest preserves in unofficial results in Tuesday’s advisory referendum on Will County’s culling … Read more ›

Homer Glen residents will have their say on deer culling on March 20

By Alicia Fabbre | March 12 at 12:46 p.m.

Homer Glen residents will have the chance to weigh in at the ballot booth on the issue of deer culling at two Will County forest … Read more ›

Plainfield child dead, 7 family members hurt in Wyoming crash

March 11 at 8:01 a.m.

A 6-year-old girl from southwest suburban Plainfield was killed and seven relatives, including her mother, were injured during a hit-and-run accident early Friday on an … Read more ›

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