🌱 Patch AM: Catheterization Labs Expansion Now Open In Bolingbrook

Hello again Bolingbrook! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Bolingbrook hospital unveils high-tech labs for advanced heart and cancer care
• Police detail armed robbery at Bolingbrook online sale meetup
• What will replace Bolingbrook's massive IKEA along I-355?

Also on today's calendar: Carillon Craft Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Pleasant with high clouds, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
• Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Catheterization Labs Expansion Now Open In Bolingbrook (patch.com) — Residents in Bolingbrook now have closer access to advanced heart and cancer care with the opening of two new catheterization labs at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook. The $21.6 million expansion adds cutting-edge, minimally invasive procedures and more capacity for emergency and scheduled treatments, supported by a growing team of cardiologists serving Bolingbrook and nearby communities.
   

• Man Robbed Victim At Gunpoint During Online Sale Meetup: Bolingbrook Police (patch.com) — Bolingbrook police report that a 19-year-old from Des Plaines has been charged after an armed robbery during an online clothing sale meetup on Ironbark Way. Officers say the suspect allegedly pointed a gun, stole items, fled in a Dodge Charger, and was later detained in Des Plaines before being transported to Bolingbrook and booked into the Will County Adult Detention Facility.
   

• Big box giant IKEA to make major changes with smaller stores, including in the Chicago suburbs (nbcchicago.com) — Bolingbrook's IKEA will eventually close and relocate to a much smaller store in Naperville, but the Bolingbrook location will stay open until the new site debuts in 2027. Village officials, who only recently learned of the move, are now eyeing redevelopment possibilities for the 27-acre property along I-355 and Boughton Road, a key commercial gateway for local shoppers and tax revenue.
   

📸 Around Bolingbrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bolingbrook

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Carillon Craft Show →
  Carillon Clubhouse, 21146 S Carillon Dr, Plainfield
  9:00 am
• Fall Fest →
  Bronkberry Farms, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield
  9:00 am
• Let the Mountains Move Ministries presents...Our Praise & Worship Nite Fundraiser →
  Crosswinds Church, 14360 Rte 59, Plainfield
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
  Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Paws to Read →
  Fountaindale Public Library, 300 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook
  11:00 am
• 2026 Celebration of Special Recreation →
  Annerino Community Center, 201 Recreation Dr, Bolingbrook
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Wake Up to Fresh Do-Rite Donuts on Chicago Marathon Sunday! Order by 2pm Saturday. →
  5:30 am
• Pancake Breakfast →
  St. Francis Of Assisi Church, 1501 W Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook
  8:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Bolingbrook's Clow Int. Airport Haunted Hangar →
  Clow International Airport, 130 Clow International Pkwy, Bolingbrook
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Fall Festival and Craft Fair for Whole Community →
  First Presbyterian Church of DuPage, 180 N Weber Rd, Bolingbrook
  10:00 am
• Free Halloween Fun for Kids at Joliet Area Historical Museum Oct. 24 →
  Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet
  11:00 am
Sunday October 25
• The Third Sino-U.S. People's Friendship Gala →
  Abbington Distinctive Banquets, Butterfield Rd, Glen Ellyn
  5:00 pm

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• My Shuttle Bus LLC — 3313137562
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
• Sandi Wolski Public Adjuster — (630) 417-7407
• Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
• Visiting Angels Plainfield — (815) 254-0152
• Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois — (312) 207-5290

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ZZ Top & Genesis Tribute Concert —Mike Brick Read on Patch
• Obituary: Marlene M. Tough —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Bolingbrook. Apply here.
• Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Security Guard (84311) in Bolingbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bolingbrook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Romeoville

• Romeoville Gives Final Approval for New Grocer, Restaurant and Shopping Center (patch.com)
• Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Lincoln-Way East win flag football regional titles: The Herald-News Wednesday Roundup (shawlocal.com)

Naperville

• Meet a Naperville Furniture, Kroehler Manufacturing Executive (positivelynaperville.com)
• Honoring legacies of service with 'Naperville Senior of the Year' (nctv17.org)

Ok Bolingbrook! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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