🌱 Patch AM: How will Bolingbrook’s new Chick-fil-A change traffic on Boughton Road?

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• How will Bolingbrook's new Chick-fil-A change traffic on Boughton Road?

Also on today's calendar: Pancake Breakfast and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chick-Fil-A Plans Approved In Bolingbrook (patch.com) — A new Chick-fil-A is officially coming to 620 E. Boughton Road after the Bolingbrook Village Board unanimously approved plans and zoning variances on Aug. 18. Village officials say added landscaping, lighting changes, and an existing wetland buffer aim to ease nearby residents' concerns about traffic and proximity to homes. The project also includes a separate three-tenant building with a drive-thru.
   

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Sunday August 30
• Pancake Breakfast →
  St. Francis Of Assisi Church, 1501 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook
  8:00 am
• Teen Volunteering
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Vortex
  3:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Library Express Van Visit: Heritage Woods
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  10:00 am
• Library Express Van Stop: Greenleaf Apartments
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  1:00 pm
• Bookmobile Stop: Springs at Lily Cache Creek
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  3:00 pm
• Intro to Alchemy
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Children's Storytime Room
  4:30 pm
• Knitting and Crocheters Nest
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
  6:00 pm
• Hello, Dolly!
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Meeting Room A
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• 100+Woman Who Care →
  Coom's Corner Sports Grill, 1225 E 9th St, Lockport
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• World Doctors Orchestra Naperville Charity Concert at Wentz Hall →
  Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, 171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
  Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Romeoville

• Senior Services of Will County shutting down most operations (shawlocal.com)
• Take a First Look at Life Time Naperville (lifetime.life)
• What Alec Pierce is doing in Colts' practice after coming off PUP list (yardbarker.com)

Naperville

• Things To Do in Naperville This Weekend: August 28-30 (positivelynaperville.com)
• Loaves & Fishes expands reach with new Naperville space (nctv17.org)

Lemont

• Lemont Student Receives Scholarship From Butterfield Partners (patch.com)

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