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Week in Review: Cops Stabbed by Pen-Yielding Woman, Incumbents Roll in Election

We know you're busy, so here's a roundup of some of the recent stories featured right here on Bolingbrook Patch.

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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:

  • Bolingbrook residents . But those who did vote, most likely voted for incumbents. For complete election results, click or scroll down to the bottom of this page.
  • The Bolingbrook teen responsible for killing a sleeping woman after he drunkenly crashed his SUV into her apartment building was .
  • A Joliet woman was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to an officer after police said she Saturday.
  • Two Plainfield residents were arrested after allegedly . 
  • Meaningful education reform , but collective bargaining remains a sticking point.
  • Deepa Gupta, who graduated from Bolingbrook High School in 1994, was to join National Council for the Arts.
  • Honey-Jam Cafe, the Portillo's Restaurant Group's venture into breakfast food, .
  • Portillo's Hot Dogs was crowned as the . 
  • We featured , who co-captains Boilermakers' women's basketball team, pursues degree in chemical engineering.
  • We wrote a feature on Dave Hargett, who was with a quiet reading room in honor of his tireless work and effort into getting Bolingbrook a new library.
  • Several cars were stolen and one woman lost her wedding ring when her purse was stolen from a local business. Those were just two incidents reported in . 
Election Results

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Village of Bolingbrook Village Trustee

Three winners

Will County Votes

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Name Party Votes Percentage Leroy Brown* First Party for Bolingbrook 2,482 24.4% Ricardo Morales* First Party for Bolingbrook 2,032 19.9% Patricia Schanks* First Party for Bolingbrook 1,998 19.6% Robert Bowen Independent 879 8.6% Rhonda Reed-Slaughter Independent 1,000 9.8% Cousy Nash Independent 542 5.3% Kenneth Cygan

Independent

646 6.3% Joseph Naponiello Independent 584 5.75%

DuPage County Votes

Name Party Votes Percentage Leroy Brown* First Party for Bolingbrook 68 22.6% Ricardo Morales* First Party for Bolingbrook 61 20.3% Patricia Schanks* First Party for Bolingbrook 63 21% Robert Bowen Independent 33 11% Rhonda Reed-Slaughter Independent 19 6.3% Cousy Nash Independent 6 2% Kenneth Cygan

Independent

24 8% Joseph Naponiello Independent 26

8.6%

Valley View School Board (Two-Year Term)

One winner

Name Votes Percentage Crystal Hansen* 3,076 69% Robert Leach 1,376 30.9% Valley View School Board (Four-Year Term)

Three winners

Name Votes Percentage Richard Gougis III* 2,250 17.5% Claudia Simmons 1,398 10.9% April Gavin 1,680 13.1% Phillip Wilson 665 5.2% Steven Quigley* 2,397 18.7% Leonel Venegas* 1,797 14% Kenneth Harris 1,216 9.5% Kenneth Williams 1,394 10.8% Fountaindale Public Library Board of Trustees (Four-Year Term)

Two winners

Name Votes Percentage Thomas Gilligan* 2,036 37.2% Kyra Lopez 1,516 27.7% Steven Prodehl* 1,918 35% Fountaindale Public Library Board of Trustees (Six-Year Term)

Two winners

Name Votes Percentage Robert Kalnicky* 2,388 46.8% Ruth Newell* 2,708 53.1% Bolingbrook Park District Board of Commissioners

Three winners

Name Votes Percentage Al Traczek* 2,663 33.5% Sue Vastalo* 2,735 34.4% Jerry Hix* 2,541 32%

For a complete list of Will County voting results, click HERE. 

For a complete list of DuPage County voting results, click HERE. 

 

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