Friday, March 1, 2013
The only independent candidate running for a Bolingbrook village board seat has withdrawn from the April 9 election.
The only Bolingbrook village board candidate who was not a part of Mayor Roger Claar's First Party slate has withdrawn from the race. Sign up for our daily email newsletter Like us on Facebook. Tim Dombrow filed to run for one of three open village board seats. His three opponents -- incumbents Mike Lawler and Joseph Morelli and newcomer Maria Zarate -- are all part of the First Party slate. Incumbent Sandra Swinkunas will not for re-election. Mayor Roger Claar and Clerk Carol Penning are also running on the slate and are un-opposed. Dombrow said he was running for a seat on the village board as a way to become more involved in the community. A community member claimed some signatures on Dombrow's petition to run were invalid. Dombrow …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Two charities with Bolingbrook ties will receive donations following Thursday's 2013 State of the Village luncheon.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Two charities with Bolingbrook ties will receive donations following Thursday's 2013 State of the Village luncheon.
The 2013 State of the Village luncheon in Bolingbrook will benefit two charities with local ties. Five dollars from each ticket sold will be donated to the Lily Cache Special Recreation Association. More than 700 people were in attendance at Thursday's event. Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar also auctioned off two tickets to a Chicago Bulls game, which raised $3,000 for the American Cancer Society. Claar said he requested years ago that a portion of ticket sales from the event be donated to a charity of his choice. The donation to Lily Cache Special Recreation Association will be used for scholarships for those in need. LCSRA, formerly known as the Joliet Bolingbrook Special Recreation Association, is a partnership of the Bolingbrook and …
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Egypt Cancer Network and the National Arab American Medical Association donated more than 100 teddy bears to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital Jan. 2.
Adventist Bolingbrook's Hospital's pediatric and emergency departments received a special gift Jan. 2. The Egypt Cancer Network and the National Arab American Medical Association donated more than 100 teddy bears to the hospital. Representatives from the Egypt Cancer Network, the NAAMA as well as Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar were on hand to distribute the bears. The cancer network and NAAMA set up collection points around the community to gather together the teddy bears throughout the holiday season. The Egypt Cancer Network is a U.S. based non-profit that helps further cancer education, research and care, as well as medical infrastructure in Egypt. The National Arab American Medical Association is a non-profit, non-political, …
Sunday, January 6, 2013
No one has filed to run against Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar in the April 2013 election.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
No one had filed to run against Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar in the April 2013 election.
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar will run unopposed this April for his eighth term in office, according to the Bolingbrook Reporter. No one filed to run against the mayor by the Dec. 26 deadline. Someone could still file to run as a write-in candidate for the election. The deadline to do so is Feb. 7, according to the Reporter. Village Clerk Carol Penning will also run unopposed for re-election. It will be Penning's seventh term in the position. Three trustee positions will be on the April ballot. Those seats are currently held by Joseph Morelli, Michael Lawler and Sandra Swinkunas. Morelli and Lawler will run for re-election and will be joined by newcomers Maria Zarate and Tim Dombrow. Swinkunas is not seeking re-election, according to …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar and his daughter Lindsey worked a two-hour shift at McDonald's Monday to raise money for Heart Haven OutReach.
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar spent his birthday Monday taking orders at McDonald's. Claar was behind one register, his daughter, Lindsey, at the other. During the fundraiser, 20 percent of proceeds went to the Bolingbrook non-profit Heart Haven OutReach. Lindsey "Claar" Smith founded the organization about a decade ago. Heart Haven OutReach officials said the McDonald's at Bolingbrook Drive and Briarcliff Road reached out to the non-profit as a way to give back. Heart Haven, or H2O, wanted both Lindsey and Roger Claar to be present, and the day that worked out was Roger Claar's birthday. Several Bolingbrook officials attended the fundraiser, including Village Attorney James Boan, Valley View School District 365U Superintendent James …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Mayor Roger Claar will volunteer Monday with Heart Haven OutReach at a Bolingbrook McDonald's from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Mayor Roger Claar will volunteer Monday with Heart Haven OutReach at a Bolingbrook McDonald's from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Mayor Roger Claar will volunteer Monday with Heart Haven OutReach at a Bolingbrook McDonald's from 5 to 7 p.m.
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar will spend his birthday "working" at McDonald's for a Heart Haven OutReach fundraiser Monday. Claar will volunteer from 5 to 7 p.m. to greet and serve Bolingbrook McDonald's patrons. The McDonald's character Grimace, H2O founder Lindsey "Claar" Smith and members of the H2O staff will also be present at the event. McDonald's will donate partial proceeds to Heart Haven OutReach. The McDonald's is located at 100 N. Bolingbrook Drive, near the intersection of Route 53 and Briarcliff Road. Heart Haven OutReach (H2O) is a Bolingbrook and Valley View School District non-profit organization that serves high school teens experiencing challenges such as loneliness, relationship issues, lowself-esteem, bullying, …
poker face
2:33 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Why even have local elections here? Lets do the King,Queen & so on thing. Like I said, you just can't win here and it's strategically done well by Roger.The more things get wrapped the longer he's in office. Someday Roger will be gone but the damage will remain so much the First Party will probably go on & on. How you might ask? BY NOT VOTING! Yep register and then voting against would fix things… more ›