Weekly Wrap-Up: March 18-26
We know you’re busy, so here’s what you might have missed this week on Romeoville Patch.
Need to catch up on your reading? No problem. Here's a look at some of this week's headlines from Romeoville Patch.
Monday
Valley View alumni and staff showed off their talents to help fund enrichment grants.
Tuesday
Romeoville Patch kept readers up-to-date on the March 20 primary with a running election blog.
Valley View officials estimate as many as 40 teachers and 40 teachers' aides could be cut as part of a districtwide reduction in force.
Wednesday
The electric aggregation passed in Romeoville, giving residents the chance to save on their electric bills by allowing the Will County Governmental League to broker rates on their behalf. However, a similar measure failed in unincorporated Will County.
Republican Bob Kalnicky won a spot to appear on the November ballot in the race for the 98th House District seat; meanwhile fellow GOPer Garrett Peck won the nod for the 49th District Senate seat.
Police say a Bolingbrook man shot his friend in the foot while threatening a third man during an altercation in Romeoville.
Patch profiled Denise Armbruster, a local RPTV member and community volunteer.
Thursday
Two massive warehouse projects could bring hundreds of jobs to Romeoville and are scheduled to start this spring, officials say.
A teenager was robbed by a man brandishing brass knuckles in a Romeoville park, police said.
"Romeoville in Review," a talk show hosted by Mayor John Noak, made its debut on YouTube.
Friday
Village officials reviewed plans to make R.C. Hill a "flagship" campus for Valley View, complete with new "green" initiatives.
State's Attorney Jim Glasgow spoke out on the growing heroin problem in Will County.
The village is urging residents to take advantage of its annual tree sale and rain barrel sale.