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Hello Bolingbrook! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Bolingbrook's new $21.6M cath labs could change local care
  • Why a Bolingbrook guard suddenly has college coaches flocking here

Also on today's calendar: MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Wednesday: Mainly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook opens cath labs (shawlocal.com) — Residents in Bolingbrook now have access to two new state-of-the-art catheterization labs at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, a $21.6 million expansion on Remington Boulevard. The labs will provide minimally invasive heart and cancer procedures, backed by a growing cardiology team that also serves nearby suburbs and plans further upgrades in La Grange by 2027.
   

• Recruiting Buzz: Ole Miss Lands Major Prize, Florida Goes Big and More (hoopshq.com) — A standout guard from Bolingbrook High School is drawing serious national attention, with Arkansas coach John Calipari and even Derrick Rose visiting Bolingbrook to watch him. The five-star prospect is weighing offers from major programs, including Illinois, and may even reclassify, putting Bolingbrook basketball squarely in the national recruiting spotlight.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Team NCTV17 is proud to play for Naperville (nctv17.org)
  • Update / Students invited to 'rewire the way you connect' at first Naperville Possibility Festival (positivelynaperville.com)
  • A new cat cafe is opening in Naperville later this fall (chicagotribune.com)

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 do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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