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What's Open, Closed for 4th of July in Bolingbrook

Before you head out the door, check here to find what's going on Independence Day.

What to know about what's closed — and what's not — this Independence Day in Bolingbrook.

For more on what's happening this 4th of July:

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Government, police, trash pickup

  • Village Hall: Bolingbrook Village Hall, 375 Briarcliff Road, is closed Thursday.
  • DuPage Township: The township office, 241 Canterbury Lane, is also closed on July 4.
  • Trash collection: Trash collection will be delayed by one day because the Fourth of July falls on a weekday.
  • Emergency: Call 911 for police or fire emergencies. For any non-emergency, call the Bolingbrook Police Department at (630) 759-1811.

Around town

  • Post office: The Bolingbrook Post Office, 105 Canterbury Lane., will not be open on the Fourth of July, nor will there be any mail delivery or pickup. 
  • Library: Fountaindale Public Library will be not be open Thursday, but you can still drop off borrowed books, DVDs, etc., in the book return. The library is also always open online at http://www.fountaindale.org The library will be open regular hours on Wednesday, July 3 (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and Friday, July 5 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Businesses

  • Movies: Need to get out on the Fourth of July? Check out what's playing in theaters close to Bolingbrook: What's Playing at the Movies?
  • Banks: Most banks will be closed on Wednesday, so call your branch before you head out the door.

Metra schedules

The BNSF line will be running a special schedule Wednesday, July 3; the Heritage Corridor Line will run a normal weekday schedule.

On July 4, there will be no service on the Heritage Corridor line, while the BNSF line will operate on the Sunday/holiday schedule.

BNSF Line - July 3

Additional trains:

  • 12:20 PM - Express to Downers Grove and makes all stops to Aurora
  • 2:25 PM - Express to Naperville/Route 59
  • 3:10 PM - Express to Naperville/Route 59
  • 3:50 PM - Express to Naperville/Route 59/Aurora
Modified trains:
  • 3:21 PM - (#1241) - Will terminate at Downers Grove, Main Street
  • 4:26 PM - (#1274) - Will depart from Downers Grove, Main Street and will not stop at Aurora.

Canceled trains:

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5:32 PM - (#1271)

All other trains operate on the normal Weekday schedule

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To see the full modified schedule, head to metrarail.com.


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