Week in Review: Peterson Stays Put, Fourth of July Celebration and Local Makes National TV

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 celebrated America's birthday in fine fashion with the Bolingbrook Golf Club's Fourth of July Celebration, which featured food, games and, of course, fireworks. We featured .
• A 32-year-old Bolingbrook man made his  with the season premier of Big Brother, a popular CBS reality TV show.
• Accused wife-killer Drew Peterson’s latest plea to get out of jail again fell on deaf ears, as the appellate court shot it down last week and told him he’s .
• The Romeoville Humane Society is looking for volunteers willing to take in some of the pets found .
• We featured a former Bolingbrook High School student, who now serves as a
• We also featured , who built a quarter of a mile walking path at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center that can now be used by all.
• Police say an ongoing gang dispute boiled over last week and ended in a car chase which . 
• Will County is offering a to mothers looking for parenting advice.
• Gary Fitzgerald joins three others who say they are or may be candidates in the  for a state Senate seat.
• Mike Zolecki, principal at Jaime McGee Elementary, on his last day of work.
• Library's environmentally friendly developments provide new atmosphere for patrons; two online learning programs allow users to .
• The state tightened its seat belt law and Bolingbrook police expect to be doled out.
• The month of July brought .