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Chevy dealership is back

After an 18-month battle, Bill Jacobs Chevrolet is back.
The Plainfield dealership recently won its fight to be reinstated as a Chevrolet dealer after General Motors began paring down the number of certified dealers.
“GM had this big idea that they were losing money, primarily because there were too many dealers,” General Manager Jake Jakovich said. “I have yet to hear a good explanation as to how your customers could cause you to lose money.”

South High staffer facing child porn charges
A Plainfield South High School custodian was arrested last week and charged with one count of distribution of child pornography.
Anthony Skoien, 47, of 2419 Garden St. in Plainfield Township, was arrested Friday after a search of his home yielded sexually explicit images and videos of minors, according to FBI officials.

Kiwanis Peanut Days kick off Sept. 4
It might seem nutty, but Kiwanis Club of Plainfield members will be stationed at area stores starting this weekend.
The club will launch its annual peanut days starting Sept. 4, marking the beginning of the service organization’s largest annual fundraising effort.

Local teachers share back-to-school memories
After the lazy days of summer, it’s time to hit the books.
Area students headed back to school last week, trading their days of sleeping late for early morning wake-up calls and nights filled with homework.
But if they’re anything like their teachers, most of them didn’t mind.
Area teachers shared their favorite things about heading back to school with The Enterprise, and it seems those early days of class hold fond memories.

Campus monitors offered part-time gigs
Most of the female campus monitors who were laid off last spring were back at work this week after accepting part-time job offers in District 202.
District 202 Community Relations Director Tom Hernandez on Friday said that 13 of the 19 women had accepted lunchroom supervisor jobs.
The part-time jobs, which started Tuesday, will slash the employees’ hours and do not offer benefits, according to Hernandez.
One of the women, who were fired in April as part of the district’s deficit-reduction process, accepted a different full-time with the position with the district over the summer.

Scout council hosts whodunit fundraiser Sept. 17
A local Boy Scout council is planning an evening of intrigue for adults.
The Rainbow Council Waapi Lenaswa District will host a mobster-themed murder mystery dinner theater from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at the Broken Arrow Golf Club, 16325 W. Broken Arrow Drive in Lockport.
The whodunit will give guests chance to test their sleuthing skills while raising money for the Boy Scouts.
“It’s a district fundraiser for nine cities, from Rockdale on up to Bolingbrook,” said event chairman Darryl McCormick.

Pricey pets: Society explains costs of care
Recently, the Will County Humane Society announced that animal turn-ins at the Shorewood facility are at an all-time high — and the adoption rate isn’t keeping up with the increased need to provide good homes for the pets.