Five Things to Know Today: July 6

1. New Fitness Center Coming to Bolingbrook?

A new fitness center called The Art of Yoga could be coming to Bolingbrook soon.

The village's plan commission will meet tonight to consider allowing a special use permit to allow the center to occupy a space at 128 E. Boughton Rd., in the same shopping center as .

For the commission's full agenda, click HERE.

2. Bolingbrook Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

A Bolingbrook man was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week for the stabbing death of an 18-year-old from Naperville, according to a Herald-News report. 

Cortez Branch, 23, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder. Police said he stabbed Michael Fairbanks in the chest in November 2008 near Keats Avenue and Falkner Drive in the Will County portion of Naperville. Neuqua Valley High School student Fairbanks died four days later.

3. Facebook Fan Poll

Bolingbrook Patch's daily "Facebook Fan Poll" now appears in our daily "Five Things to Know Today" feature.

Today's question: Where is Bolingbrook's best happy hour?

Chime in below by leaving a comment!

Or, to participate in the poll and become a fan of Bolingbrook Patch via Facebook, click HERE. 

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5. Design and Create Your Own Cookie Cutter at the Library

Head over to the Fountaindale Public Library to design and decorate your very own crazy cookie crowns using easy-to-find products. The event is geared toward teens and runs from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Creativity Park at the library.

For more information, contact Randi Carreno at 630-685-4176