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Week in Review: Friends Remember Jeremy Asbell; Bolingbrook Man Dies in Heroic Efforts

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

  • A dramatic ended with sad news. The man was reported missing in the early morning of Aug. 2. After nearly three days of searching, authorities in a Lemont retention pond. Friends as someone always with a smile on his face.
  • A Bolingbrook man caught in the undertow while fishing at the Geneva dam.
  • A 19-year-old Bolingbrook man Tuesday after he allegedly had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in several nearby parks.
  • Five Bolingbrook homes were .
  • A Des Plaines man led Bolingbrook police on foot chase near the site of the old Borders storefront only to be . 
  • Valley View Superintendent Jim Mitchem kicked off the in Romeoville. The series outlined his plans and expectations this coming school year and beyond.
  • Antonio Morrison, one of the nation's most sought-after high school football players,
  • One of the three men cops say in July was caught. Then a week later, police arrested .
  • The Will County Preservation Commission said the site of a proposed bridge that would connect Bolingbrook and Napervile.
  • Police arrested two men, that have terrorized men and women wearing gold necklaces for the last several months.
  • Ariel Massengale and Morgan Tuck helped lead the U19 U.S. National Team to  in Chile.
  • A Bolingbrook home was robbed of .
  • We took great photos of the DuPage Township's.
  • A majority of when it comes to safety and cleanliness, inspections performed by the Will County Regional Office of Education.
  • We profiled , a family-owned business looked upon as a true community gem.
  • More than $2,000 was .
  • The . Students were credited with potentially saving nearly 2,300 lives lives during the 2010-11 school year.

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