Week in Review: Property Owner Named in FBI Suit, Ricoh Coming to Town and Village to Seek Negotiation Rights for Electric Rates

Too busy last week to stay up to date on all the news happening in and around Bolingbrook? Not to worry. Patch has your back.

In case you missed them, here were some of the top headlines from the last few days:

• A Bolingbrook man is on trial in Will County on charges he in 2009.
• A Bolingbrook property manager was  lawsuit.
• Abt Electronics has long been rumored to be pursuing a second location in Bolingbrook. But according to Abt officials, sees a second storefront remains to be seen.
• The Valley View school board approved a , but will likely be adjusted downward once property value totals are known.
• The village is looking to to cheapen electric rates for its residents. The effort could save consumers 10 to 20 percent on their monthly bills.
• Ricoh, one of the world's largest electronics and imaging companies, will consolidate its operations in as many as 12 states and , creating approximately 140 new jobs around the area.
• Members of Stand Up! Joliet , which featured former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a speaker. The event was closed to the media.
• In an effort to save money,  is considering outsourcing its transportation system to a private contractor — and the drivers who are currently transporting students each day say they want residents to be .
• Oak View Principal Robert Pinciak pointed to several new initiatives in the Valley View School District that will areas.
• Bolingbrook offensive guard Robbie Bain orally .
• The Fountaindale Public Library was according to an index released by the Library Journal.
• Tibbott students could be in line for if the school gets the most votes in a publisher's contest by Dec. 1.
• ESPN announcers calling the Tennessee vs. Miami women's college basketball game Tuesday evening said .
• Josh Little and Cam Burnett of the Bolingbrook High School boys basketball team to play for Ashford University next season.