Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 11

1. Live Music at The Promenade

is the place to be Thursday nights. Each week, they popular shopping center will host a farmers market from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a free concert beginning at 7 p.m. Feel free to stop by the farmers market, where Bolingbrook Patch will have a booth to hand out free stuff and talk to residents about anything and everything.

From The Promenade:

The Promenade’s Village Green (center of the mall) with live music enthusiasts for an evening of entertainment under the stars. 

The FREE Main Street Summer Concert Series will begin at 7 p.m. and continue through 9 p.m.  The Promenade will have some chairs for attendees, however, recommends that guests bring their own lawn chairs and blankets for guaranteed seating. 

Tonight's free concert is the Meteors (60’s and British Invasion).

2. Congresswoman Judy Biggert Looking for Fall Interns

From U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert's website:

Internship opportunities - for the summer or school year - are available at both Congresswoman Biggert’s Washington, DC, and Willowbrook offices.  Although these internships generally are non-paid, college credit is an option.

Internships on Capitol Hill provide students with the opportunity to get a first-hand look at government at work, and to help Congresswoman Biggert with her important work in the House of Representatives.  Interns receive a wide array of responsibilities including providing tours of the capitol, writing constituent response letters, legislative research projects, and attending issue briefings.  District interns are also responsible for writing constituent letters, legislative research, helping with events, and general office work.

Feel free to contact either office for more information or fill out the application form (word or pdf) and return it to the office where you would like to be an intern.

Click here to download the Internship Application in PDF Form

Click here to download the Internship Application in Word Form

3. Will County Dental Van Completed

Will County's new 40-foot single-body mobile dental van is now complete.

The van includes digital x-ray capabilities and two fully-equipped dental chairs.

Having the van will allow Will County Community Health Center dental professionals to offer services to clients at community shelters and schools who otherwise would not have access to dental care.

4. New High School Helmet Rule Takes Effect

High school sports teams were allowed to practice for the first time Wednesday.

According to a report:

The new policy focuses on the helmet reconditioning process. Typically, helmets at season's end are shipped to a reconditioning center for a process that restores the battered gear to "like-new" condition at one-third of the cost of a new helmet, which can range from $150 to $300. The helmet shells are buffed, sanded and repainted, the interior parts that don't pass inspection are replaced, and the helmets that don't pass an inspection are rejected.

But this year, the National Athletic Reconditioners Association announced it will not recertify any helmet 10 years or older. After this season, all helmets dated 2002 or older will not be accepted. The policy affects every reconditioning center, regardless of the helmet brand.

It affects high school football teams, too.

5. Library Budget Now on Display

Board of Trustees have put the first draft of next year's budget on display online. 

To view the document, click HERE.