08/28/2026
💙 Weekly Wrap with Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta August 28, 2026 💙
It was another wonderful week in Bolingbrook, and I’m excited to share some of the highlights with you!
🏈 Bolingbrook High School Football Game
On Friday, our Bolingbrook High School Raiders Football Team played their first game of the season. I’m always proud to support our student athletes and cheer them on. Go Raiders!
🌟 On Saturday, I had a very busy and wonderful day attending five major events in our community, including:
🏃The Bolingbrook Park District’s Annual Parkie’s 5K/1 Mile Run which was a huge success! Residents came together for a great morning of fitness, family, fun, and community while celebrating health and wellness.
🎉 The Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex (BRAC) celebrated its 30th Anniversary and held a Ribbon Cutting for the newly opened Functional Fitness Zone. Congratulations to BRAC on 30 wonderful years of serving our community and making fitness fun!
🎖️ Congratulations to Bolingbrook’s VFW Post 5917 on celebrating its 50th Anniversary! It was wonderful to join local leaders, Veterans, and community members for this special luncheon. Thank you to our Veterans for your service and continued commitment to our community.
🎶 Joined the Summer Swag House Music + Food Festival – Good Vibe Fest, hosted by Ryze2Flye at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center. Village Trustee Troy Doris even showed off his skills as DJ TJ, bringing some great house music to this fun summer day party!
☀️ Visited Masjid Al-Jumu’ah for the Bolingbrook Muslim Community Summer Fest. It was wonderful to spend time together and celebrate the diversity that makes Bolingbrook such a special and welcoming place to live.
🎪Then on Sunday, I stopped by the Unity Fest Picnic at Re*****on Park, a free event bringing residents and families of all ages and backgrounds together for music, entertainment, games, food, fun, and meaningful community connections.
🌟The rest of the week brought more meaningful and important moments, including:
🚒 I was honored to welcome Firefighter/Paramedic Logan Rooney to the Bolingbrook Fire Department during his swearing-in ceremony. Welcome, Logan, to the Village of Bolingbrook, and thank you for taking the oath to faithfully serve our community, protect life and property, act with integrity, and be there when someone needs you most.
👮I was happy to support the Bolingbrook Police Department’s Golf Outing at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, benefiting the Bolingbrook Benevolent Society! Many came together for this special outing, raising funds to help this nonprofit organization provide charitable aid, financial relief, and social support to Bolingbrook police officers in need.
📚 The Non-Profit Coalition gathered much-needed items for the nurses’ offices at our local schools serving Bolingbrook students. I was happy to help make deliveries to John F. Kennedy Middle School, Liberty Elementary School, Eichelberger Elementary School, and Pioneer Elementary School. Everyone was so grateful for these important resources for their students.
🙏 The Bolingbrook Romeoville Christian Clergy Association stopped by to talk about our community and join in prayer for our Village and residents. I truly appreciate their care and commitment to our community.
🎣 I enjoyed visiting with seniors from the DuPage Township Senior Levy Center during their second Fishing Day at the Town Center Pond. It was great to see everyone enjoying a beautiful day together!
✂️ I attended the SAVI Therapy Group Ribbon Cutting on and enjoyed meeting the owners and staff! Located at 440 Quadrangle Drive, SAVI provides therapy for children, teens, adults, and couples in Bolingbrook and online throughout Illinois. Welcome to Bolingbrook!
🏌️♂️Stopped by to cheer on our hard working Public Works team at their Greater Bolingbrook Golf Outing that took place at Ashbury's at Boughton Ridge.
🎶Our Wednesday Night Summer concert featuring Fortunate Sons- Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute-brought out thousands of people! Perfect weather, great food, and live music made it a night to remember.
🎥 Watch the entire concert at Bolingbrook.gov/BCTVOnline.
🎤 Next Wednesday Night Summer Concert: Buckshot Bully – Southern Rock & Country ➡️ Wednesday, September 2 🕢 7:30 PM📍 Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center
📰 Our Village of Bolingbrook Bulletin Fall/Winter Edition is now live! Learn about upcoming events, recent accomplishments, and more at Bolingbrook.gov/news.
🎉 Join us for the Bolingbrook Jubilee-a weekend of Celebrating America at our Village Town Center, with live music, food, and fun for the entire family!➡️ September 11, 12 & 13📍 Bolingbrook Village Town Center
💧 Make Your Voice Heard Against the Proposed Illinois American Water Rate Increase! After speaking up, our community has a second opportunity to be heard by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and send a clear message: “Enough is Enough.” This is an important opportunity for our community, and I encourage everyone to make their voices heard:
➡️ Wednesday, September 16, 2026 🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Bolingbrook Community Center, 201 Canterbury Lane
💻 Please also submit an online public comment so your opposition is officially included in the case: icc.illinois.gov/docket/P2026-0127/public-comments
To watch the full broadcast of the first Public Forum and see how our community came together in July, visit Bolingbrook.gov/BCTVOnline/?id=1268.
💙 Thank you to everyone who helps make Bolingbrook such a wonderful community. May next week be just as wonderful! 💙
