Romeoville High School Team Finishes Second in JJC Robotic Competition

The "Flexo" team took second in the novice division at the 2013 Joliet Junior College Robotic Challenge.

The “Flexo” team from Romeoville High School finished second in the Novice Division at the 2013 Joliet Junior College Robotic Challenge April 26. Will Caron, Cole Brooker, McDavis Ansere and Robin Czajowski combined to design and program a robot that bested 13 other northern Illinois schools. Glenbard East won the competition, edging RHS by 6 points. RHS beat third place Ottawa High School by 19 points. More than 80 Chicago area high school students participated in the competition which is designed to generate interest in engineering, technology and the rapidly growing field of robotics. Student teams designed and programmed their own robots from a LEGO ROBOLABTM kit provided to each team on the day of competition. Each kit contained a …

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'Great Read' Closing Event Marks Lincoln's Last Night

Community reading program finale is at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook.

Submitted by Plainfield School District 202: Plainfield-area community members are invited to witness a portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln’s last moments at the White House with his beloved wife, Mary Todd just before his assassination at the 2013 Great Read community literacy program’s Closing Gala at 7 p.m. May 2. Husband-and-wife actors Max and Donna Daniels will portray the 16th American president and Mary Todd Lincoln in a free program titled, “A Night at the Theater” at the Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Rd., Bolingbrook. Refreshments will be served.  This year, the 2013 Great Read celebrates the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, made in 1863. Plainfield-area community members are …

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Dog Wash Benefits JJC Student Battling Cancer

Funds will help pay for medical costs for Kate Muller, a JJC freshman in the vet tech program.

Article submitted by Joliet Junior College: Families and their furry friends are invited to the Joliet Junior College Vet Tech Club dog wash and bake sale on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the B-Building on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Rd. in Joliet. Both human and canine treats will be available at the bake sale. Washes for small dogs (up to 20 pounds) are $15; medium dogs (21-49 pounds) are $20; and large dogs (50-100 pounds) are $25. Nail trims are $5. The wash will include a basic shampooing, blow dry, and perfume, according to Meghan Kamba and Andrea Turrisi, JJC facility managers and certified veterinarian technicians (CVTs). There will be no cutting or grooming, and no appointments will be taken – walk-ins only. …

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Amy's Organics

4:36 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013

Fantastic. I think I'll bring my 3 in for nail trims!   more ›

JJC May Shut Fitness Center to Help Close $1 Million Budget Deficit

The center has been a long-standing part of the Joliet-based school, but has consistently operated in the red for the last several years, officials said.

Joliet Junior College's Fitness Center lost nearly $300,000 in the past year, making its closure a possibility as administrators look for places to trim $1 million from the 2013-14 budget. The suggestion was presented at the JJC Board's workshop meeting Tuesday, along with proposals to evaluate the school's Renaissance Center and Child Care Center, both of which also operate in the red. This is not the first time the fitness center has been proposed for closure. The idea was broached more than a year ago, and impassioned pleas were made by staff and students to keep it open. Beyond that, an internal audit of the center was conducted last year and suggestions made on ways to make facility more efficient and economical, yet the deficit …

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JJC Holds Open House for New Health Professionals Center

The event brought out a crowd, despite the swirling snow coming down outside.

The Joliet Junior College Health Professionals Center Building has been in use by students already, but the community was invited out to see the new building on Tuesday night. Trustees, elected officials, college staff and administration spoke at the event, praising the forward thinking of taxpayers who approved the $89 million referendum in 2008 that funded the construction of the HPC. In addition to having a LEED silver certification and providing one central location for nursing, fire science, radiological technology, CPR, EKG and Phlebotomy, the building also serves as a memorial for two people who helped begin the project, but passed away before the building was opened. Tracy Miser, a nursing instructor and Kimberly Crawford, …

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Walmart Grant to Help JJC Help Jobless Vets

The $47,000 "Deploy for Employ" grant provides money for outreach, recruitment, training, workshops and job placement.

This article was provided by Joliet Junior College, based in Joliet: The Joliet Junior College Workforce Development has been awarded $47,000 for a “Deploy to Employ” grant through the WalMart Foundation. The funds will be used for outreach and recruitment, job readiness and career counseling workshops, occupational training, and job placement assistance for veterans and their families. It will also provide them the opportunity to make use of the training and curriculum for basic employment skills, be assessed on those skills and receive the National Career Readiness (NCRC) Plus certification. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics from March 2012, in 2011, 21.6 million men and women in the civilian non-…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Proposed Joliet Junior College Building Part of 'Spending Spree'

Send letters to the editor to Shannon.Antinori@patch.com.

Are you sick of your property being taxed-to-the-max and your local elected officials continuing the spending spree?  On the heels of the $58M City Center project, the majority of the Joliet Junior College board is directing the administration to move forward with another new $45M building.  The proposed building is referred to as the “Multipurpose” building.  The primary use would be to hold graduation ceremonies.  Currently JJC holds them at Lewis University because JJC doesn’t have a large enough indoor venue to hold all of the graduates, family, and friends who attend.  But do they really need this?  The University of Illinois doesn’t have a large enough venue either, so they hold multiple ceremonies on the same day.  JJC could do this…

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Want to Learn How to Use Patch?

Local Editor Dawn Aulet will be teaching a free class at Joliet Junior College.

Patch offers its users the ability to read news, interact with their neighbors and comment on stories. But that is just the tip of the iceburg. You can post your events, like your garage sales on the site. You can post announcements or share photos on the site for your neighbors to see. And, lastly, you can blog on the site and we would love it if you did. But we know that the thought of any of these things can be intimidating. So we have a way for your to learn how to use Patch to your advantage. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 28, Local Editor Dawn Aulet will teach community members and business owners how to do all of these things and more. The class is free, but you do need to register. You can find information on the class and …

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Dawn Aulet

6:36 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

Thanks for pointing out my typo. It has been corrected. As has already been mentioned, we all make mistakes. I agree that proofreading is a lost art. But I don't agree that it is for lack of caring. We all do the best we can and we all make mistakes, that we, hopefully, make an effort to fix when we realize them.   more ›

Annual Bridal Show Expo Includes Class on Coordinating Your Wedding

Bridal show at the Joliet Junior College Renaissance Center will feature fashion show, vendors and tips.

From noon to 3 p.m., Feb. 24, the interior of the Joliet Junior College Renaissance Center will be transformed into wedding central. Vendors offering anything from the traditional to the trendy will be on hand all day. Attendees will be treated to a vendor fair, a bridal fashion show and tips from wedding and event planner Susan Stockwell. "As the expert wedding planner in the Will County area, I promise to alleviate your stress by getting your wedding event planning off to a great start," Stockwell said in a written release. "The Bridal Show and Expo is a “One Stop” Shop for all of the vendors and services needed to make your wedding day as breathtaking as you have imagined." Stockwell's presentation is set for 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. with …

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