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The Neighborhood Files
Hey, You're Invited -- Come to Joliet Patch's Open House This Afternoon
You've read Joliet Patch. Now come and meet the staff, and have some pizza while you're at it! Our "open house" is from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Cemeno's Pizza, 1613 Essington Road. ...
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Schools
Bowling Event to Help Pay Medical Bills for Academy Teacher
Family, friends and co-workers are coming together to raise money in support of Chad Buccini, a Plainfield Academy teacher who is battling brain cancer. Buccini, who teaches physical...
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Business
Plainfield Mom Turns Grief into Growing Business
What started out as a labor of love has turned into a growing business for a Plainfield mom. In 2003, Julie Coda and her husband, Jim, lost their twin daughters shortly after their b...
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The Neighborhood Files
Photos: Kickoff to Summer Festival
Formerly known as Spring Fest, MainStreet Plainfield's Kickoff to Summer Festival was back this year with a new venue. The two-day event offered games, rides and business vendors at Plain...
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The Neighborhood Files
Last Chance: Get Your Early Bird Pool Passes Now
The Ottawa Street Pool opened last weekend, but it's not too late to get 30 percent off by buying "early bird" season passes. At least, not until June 10 — that's the cutoff date for buyi...
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Schools
Community Members Turn Out for Troy Kids Fun Fair
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Schools
Visitation For Mammosser to be at Joliet Catholic
A student. A poet. An athlete. A dreamer. A doer. A seeker. A fighter. And a fine Hillman. Joliet Catholic Academy junior Matt Mammosser, 18, was all of those things and more. H...
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The Neighborhood Files
Lambert: Herbert Cowell, Plainfield’s Prolific Architect
The Inquiry Who designed Plainfield’s first buildings? The Facts Until the late 19th-Century, the practice of building design was left largely to master builders, those car...
