Keep Your Kids Busy Over Winter Break With a Bevy of Local Activities

Winter break is every student's dream, but can quickly become a parent's nightmare without something to do with the kids. The holiday season is busy enough, so let someone else help keep your children occupied while you wrap up work and finish shopping.

WHAT: This camp will immerse beginners in music and performance, and also challenge the advanced student. Campers will end the week performing for family and friends at Black Finn's in downtown Naperville.    WHERE: School of Rock WHEN: The program runs Tuesday, Dec. 27 to Saturday, December 31, with beginner classes from 9 a.m. to noon and advanced classes from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. COST: $225 MORE INFO: Call 630-922-5400 WHAT: This winter break camp for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 offers themed days with age-appropriate crafts, activities, circle time, songs, games, 30 minutes of pool time every day, outdoor time if weather permits, and mini classes such as Zumba, cooking, sports and pottery. Campers should bring a non-…

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Park District Kicks Off Last Blast With Parkie's 5K

The annual run/walk was held Saturday.

The Bolingbrook Park District's Summer's Last Blast may mark the end of summer in Bolingbrook, but the Parkie’s 5K run and wlk marked  the beginning of a day of fun on Saturday. The weather was cooperative, the participants were pumped and it was a fun, family start to the day’s events. “The annual 5K is a kickoff to ‘Summer’s Last Blast,’ which is a festival we put on to thank the residents and everyone who uses the park district throughout the year,” said John Chase, a park district fitness sales manager and race director. Runners started at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex, and traced out the 3.1 mile path that wound through nearby park grounds and residential areas and ended up back at the complex parking lot.  More than …

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Russ Fletcher

9:40 pm on Monday, August 29, 2011

Joshua - The route was marked on the pavement, and there were volunteers and police officers at the major intersections. Always good to be early to a race with a definite starting time, lol. Thanks, Bolingbrook Park District for a great race! I had fun with friends on a beautiful day.   more ›

Five Things to Know This Weekend: July 8-10

Looking for things to do? Stuff to know? People to meet? We've got it all in our "Five Things" feature.

1. Interested in Aviation? Hitch a Ride to Make Sure The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 461 is participating in the EAA's Young Eagles program, which introduces young people, ages  8-17, to general aviation by providing free airplane rides. Last year Chapter 461 flew over 265 Young Eagles. Rides are given on the second Saturday of each month through October from 9 a.m. to noon (weather permitting) at Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport. For more information, check out www.EAAChapter461.org 2. Hidden Lakes Hosts Fishing Derby Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm will host a Catfish Fishing Derby Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be grilled burgers, hot dogs and other treats during the derby. Prize categories and prizes …

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Park, Library Board Set to Meet Tonight

Both meetings are open to the public.

The governing boards of the Bolingbrook Park District and Fountaindale Public Library both meet tonight. Both meetings are free and open to the public.  The library's board of trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the library's board room, located on the second floor of the new Fountaindale Public Library. For agenda information, click HERE. Newly elected members Ruth Newell, Robert Kalnicky, Steven Prodehl and Thomas Gillligan are expected to be sworn in and the board will vote on reorganizing.  Gilligan and Prodehl both won four-year seats after facing minimal competition. Kalnicky and Newell claimed the two uncontested six-year seats. Board members are also expected to hear a construction update on the new library. Such reports have become …

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Park District to Honor Former Colleague, Now Village Attorney

Former Landscape Architect Jim Boan will have a portion of wooded area named in his honor April 30. Boan was very instrumental in the design of the park district as we know it today.

In 1973, Bolingbrook’s population was a mere 7,800 and Jim Boan had just stepped off the campus of the University of Illinois with a degree in landscape architecture and into the role of Bolingbrook Park District Superintendent of Parks. Employed on the heels of a referendum that earmarked funding to build parks in the village, Boan spearheaded the development of 16 neighborhood park sites as well as overseeing the installation of playgrounds at each of the village’s public elementary schools. Boan will be immortalized April 30 as the Bolingbrook Park District honors his service on the parks behalf, naming 27 acres of open space and high-quality woodlands the James S. Boan Woods at Hidden Oaks Conservation Area. The ceremony, which will be…

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Election 2011: With All Precincts In, We Have Your Vote Totals

Looking for election results? Look no further. Bolingbrook Patch offers you the most comprehensive and complete election coverage.

The polls are closed and all the precincts have reported. Below is a complete list of results for each of the six races that will affect Bolingbrook residents.  Note from the Will County Clerk: Election results will not be official until April 26, when canvassing of votes is completed and after absentee ballots postmarked by midnight, April 4, and provisional and grace period ballots are counted on April 19. Have an opinion of the results? Be sure to leave a comment in the comments section below this article.  Three Seats Open Will County Votes  43 of 43 precincts reporting Independent DuPage County Votes 3 of 3 precincts reporting Independent 8.6% One Seat Open 59 of 59 precincts reporting Three Seats Open 59 of 59 precincts reporting Two…

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The Daily Dose

QOTD: What Can Patch Do To Be More Engaging to Readers?

Start your morning off right and read Bolingbrook Patch's The Daily Dose.

Welcome to The Daily Dose, Bolingbrook Patch's attempt to equate itself to your morning cup of coffee.  Recently, we unveiled The Daily Dose, version 2.0! This new version includes even more essential information you need to start your day off right.  We hope you'll make The Daily Dose part of your daily routine. And we'd love to hear from you on how we can make The Daily Dose a more integral part of your morning. Any suggestions can be sent to Local Editor Brian Feldt at brianf@patch.com.  From the National Weather Service: Today, a 20 perent chance of snow showers, with temperatures below zero if you include wind chill values. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Saturday, partly sunny with a high near 32 degrees. Saturday night, mostly cloudy and …

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Be Fit Bolingbrook

Teach Your Body to Exercise as a Complete System and Lose Weight

Full-body exercises are ideal additions to a fat-burning exercise program. Getting more muscles involved uses more calories, and the more calories you can burn, the better.

A car is a complex machine. There are lots of moving parts, all of which require regular maintenance. If you fail to maintain any of those parts, others are affected. All of the parts rely on each other to make sure the machine works properly.  If you put all your energy into building the greatest stereo system ever, but you never put any oil into the engine, you might never hear the sound of your Little Deuce Coupe.  Your body works the same way.  It works best when you teach it to work as a system. Bicep curls can help you develop great-looking guns, but they'll do little to help you pick up your suitcase and haul it through an airport.  For this reason and many more, I'm a big fan of multi-joint exercises.  A complex multi-joint …

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Park District Board Passes 2011 Budget, Honors Members

The Bolingbrook Park District board of commissioners passed it's 2011 budget on Thursday.

The Bolingbrook Park District Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance for their 2011 budget and appropriations at their meeting Thursday night, and an ordinance to abate the tax levy for the year 2010. According to the 2011 budget, the park district will allocate $19.3 million revenue from taxes, facilities, memberships, programs, investments, concessions, donations and interfund transfers to 13 separately tallied funds. Total, park district expenditures for all funds are expected to be $19 million in 2011. The tax levy abatement was for funds collected to pay $6 million in General Obligation bonds. Michael Selep, of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, was present at the meeting to honor two Bolingbrook Park District staff …

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Holiday Swim at Pelican Harbor

It may be November, but the pool is open and ready for seasonal fun, a there's a food drive Saturday to help feed the needy.

Swimming may be the last thing on people's minds this time of year. But while everyone is busy preparing for Turkey Day and mustering the energy the shopping season requires, now is actually a great time to visit Pelican Harbor Aquatic Park. "This Saturday we will have a food drive — $1 off admission per item brought in," said Kaia Dutler, Bolingbrook Park District aquatic manager. The pool will be open for swimming that day from noon to 8 p.m. "The (donated) food is going to go to our Danceforce Program, who puts together food baskets every year," Dutler said. Clara Houdek, Danceforce recreation supervisor, said the troupe has been donating Thanksgiving meals to needy families for the past nine years. "Our goal for this year is 40 gift …

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