Community Corner

Week in Review: Sex With a 14 Year Old, Peterson Movie Reviews and New Strip Mall

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

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 new multi-tenant retail building is planned along Weber Road thanks to action taken by the Bolingbrook village board. The strip mall is likely to if village documents are to be true.
  • A 29-year-old Romeoville man lied about his age after allegedly near Tibbott Elementary School in Bolingbrook.
  • Bolingbrook Patch named  for 2011.
  • A new study from The Business Journals argues Bolingbrook commuters have a than most other Illinois communities.
  • A Bolingbrook teen was , police said.
  • The Chicago-area saw its first big snow of the season. An allows motorists to see which roads are clear of ice and snow and which aren't. A new Patch feature lets drivers look at live traffic via Mapquest.
  • Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar was one of 108 convention delegates that .
  • Richard Roeper, the Chicago Sun-Times movie critic, gave "Untouchable", the new Lifetime Drew Peterson movie, a less-than-stellar review. Quote: "." Lowe reportedly Peterson's character. 
  • Valley View school board President Steve Quigley said the  in the long run.
  • Two Bolingbrook residents qualified for the state's Special Olympic Winter Games after at the Special Olympic District Winter Games.
  • A plan to bring full-day kindergarten to Valley View School District could come with .
  • The Bolingbrook home that was one of 24 national finalists in Patch's Deck the House contest .
  • A stolen car from the 100 block of Kingston Drive on Dec. 29 , nestled safely in a neighboring home.
  • The is broadening its communications methods to . Subscribers will be up to date on news, photos and emergency situations, should they occur.
  • . It wasn't that Elvis.

Find out what's happening in Bolingbrookwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here