Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Rounds are way down this month at Heritage Bluffs and Wedgewood—but the anticipation of a new season dawning is building at both golf courses.
So, if you’ve been wondering just how much colder it’s been this March vs. last March, then consider this bit of startling news from a couple of local golf course pros. From March 1 to March 19 last year, 1,300 rounds of golf already had been played at Wedgewood, one of the Joliet Park District’s three golf courses. This year, 16 rounds were played during that same time period, Wedgewood golf pro Jason Shook said. And Brian Smith, the golf pro/manager at Heritage Bluffs Golf Club in Channahon, had much of the same kind of news to report. Smith said it’s been so wet and so cold in recent days members of his grounds crew were working Tuesday afternoon to chip ice out of the cups on many of the holes at Heritage Bluffs. No joke. “The flags …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Voters will head to the polls on March 20.
Residents of Grand Haven, an active senior community in Romeoville, welcomed Republican contenders in the March 20 primary during a candidates’ night on Thursday, May 8. The private forum gave candidates a chance to discuss their backgrounds and ideas, along with fielding questions from residents. Ken Griffin, a Romeoville trustee and Grand Haven resident, said all Republican candidates appearing on residents' March 20 ballots were invited to participate in the event. Present at the event were Will County Board District 13 candidates Tim Kraulidis, Ilona Vaughn and Liz Collins; Illinois House of Representatives 98th District hopefuls Bob Kalnicky and Janet Silosky; Illinois Senate 49th District candidates Gary Fitzgerald, Garrett Peck and …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Shorewood trustee differentiates himself from conservative field.
Candidates in the Republican race for the 49th State Senate District discussed everything from tax reform to Illinois' civil union law at a forum sponsored by the Oswego Toastmasters on Tuesday night at the Little White School Museum. The candiates are Shorewood village trustee Gary Fitzgerald, Oswego village trustee Tony Giles, Plainfield trustee Garrett Peck and Will County board member Brian Smith. Due to illness, Peck could not attend the forum. Spokesman Mark Batinick filled in for Peck. Few differences emerged among the candidates on the state's biggest problems, including the budget deficit and the state's comparatively high unemployment rate. However, Fitzgerald did come out in support of civil unions and gay marriage, saying …
Monday, October 3, 2011
Mike Costello says he wants to be more involved in local government and believes his civil engineering skills would enhance his ability to serve the district.
Political newcomer Mike Costello is collecting signatures to run for a Will County Board District 5 seat in the March 20, 2012, election. Costello, 29, is an Oak Forest native who has lived in Plainfield since 2005. He said his reasons for running are two-fold: A desire to get more involved in local government and the belief that his civil engineering skills can be beneficial to the board. "There is not a single issue that I am running on," he said. "I've long had an interest in learning how government works, and I'm ready to get more involved in that. "I'm not so much critical of the board, this isn't a vote-one-guy-in-and-the-other-guy-out situation. ... I do think I have a good skill set that will help the board priortize where the …
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
All three Republicans handily beat their Democratic opponents in the bid for the three District 5 board positions.
Plainfield Township Supervisor John Argoudelis joins incumbents Lee Ann Goodson and Brian Smith in filling the three Will County Board vacancies for District 5, which covers most of Plainfield. With all of the ballots counted Tuesday night, Goodson was the highest vote-getter with 11, 568, followed by Argoudelis with 10,339 and Smith with 10,255. All three Republicans will fill four-year board seats. More than 900 votes separated Smith from the top-placing Democrat Judith McDermott, who received 9,344 votes. Tim Reilly garnered 8,089 votes and Mike Hillard, 6,531. Goodson, a board member since 2002, is chairman of the board's legislative & policy committee and a member of the executive and public works & transportation committees. The self…
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