:Bolingbrook, Illinois

Bolingbrook is approximately 28 miles southwest of Downtown Chicago.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bolingbrook has a total area of {{convert|25.12|mi2|2}}, of which {{convert|24.92|mi2|2}} (or 99.18%) is land and {{convert|0.21|mi2|2}} (or 0.82%) is water.{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}

Bolingbrook borders the communities of Woodridge, Romeoville, Plainfield, Naperville, and Darien.

Interstate 55, locally the Stevenson Expressway, runs through the village's southern part, heading northeast toward Chicago and southwest toward Plainfield and Joliet. Interstate 355, also known as the Veterans Memorial Tollway (formerly the North-South Tollway), runs along the far east side of the village between New Lenox and Addison. Illinois Route 53, locally known as Bolingbrook Drive, runs north–south through the middle of the village.

Other main streets in Bolingbrook include Boughton Road, Lily Cache Lane, Weber Road, Veterans Parkway (formerly Naperville Road), Briarcliff Road, Hassert Boulevard (formerly 111th Street), Rodeo Drive (formerly 119th Street), Schmidt Road, Crossroads Parkway, and Remington Boulevard.

{{US Census population

|1970= 7651

|1980= 37261

|1990= 40843

|2000= 56321

|2010= 73366

|2020= 73922

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

}}As of the 2020 census{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1707133 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}} there were 73,922 people, 23,165 households, and 18,354 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|2,942.29|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 24,408 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|971.50|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 40.12% White, 19.49% African American, 0.89% Native American, 13.89% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 12.71% from other races, and 12.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.85% of the population.

There were 23,165 households, out of which 70.02% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.17% were married couples living together, 14.53% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.77% were non-families. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.86% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.62 and the average family size was 3.19.

The village's age distribution consisted of 42.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $92,184, and the median income for a family was $102,174. Males had a median income of $51,465 versus $37,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,900. About 7.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2022 American Community Survey, the most common ancestries reported in the village were Mexican (23.6%), German (13.3%), Irish (8.3%), Polish (7.4%), Italian (5.7%), Indian (5.5%), English (3.9%), and Filipino (3.9%).{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B04006 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B04006&geo_ids=16000US1707133&primary_geo_id=16000US1707133 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=censusreporter.org}}{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B02018 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B02018&geo_ids=16000US1707133&primary_geo_id=16000US1707133 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=censusreporter.org}}{{Cite web |title=Grid View: Table B03001 - Census Reporter |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B03001&geo_ids=16000US1707133&primary_geo_id=16000US1707133 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=censusreporter.org}}

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Bolingbrook is a suburb of Chicago incorporated in 1965. Similar to the neighboring village of Woodridge, almost all of the businesses, homes, churches and other buildings in Bolingbrook were built after 1960. The first settlement in what is now Bolingbrook was established in 1831, but the informal farming villages remained unincorporated for over 130 years. The area that is now Bolingbrook is located in the heart of the Gateway Wetlands, which begin in Downers Grove and end just north of the Joliet city limits. The tiny Boardman Cemetery, in what is now the Heritage Creek subdivision, contains the remains of some of these early residents.

Modern Bolingbrook has its roots in the housing boom of the 1950s. The first subdivision in Bolingbrook, known as Westbury, was immediately west of Route 53. A second subdivision, known as Colonial Village, followed on the far east side of Route 53.{{cite news|title=History of Bolingbrook|work=Falcon Living}} {{full citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The village continued to grow steadily for the remainder of the 1960s, reaching a population of 7,000 by 1970. The 1970s were the first period of rapid growth in Bolingbrook, during which its population quintupled to reach over 37,000 by 1980. Much of this growth was as much due to mass annexation as well as raw population growth; the population of Bolingbrook by the 1970 census but with its 1980 land boundary was approximately 25,000, further reflecting the vigorous annexation that took place during the 1970s.{{cite web |url=http://population.us/il/bolingbrook/ |title=Bolingbrook, IL population |website=population.us |access-date=May 18, 2018}}

By 1990, Bolingbrook's population had only increased by about 10% from the previous decade, to about 41,000.

Bolingbrook is in the Hot-summer humid continental climate, or Köppen Dfa zone.{{Cite web |title=Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification Map |url=https://www.koppen-map.com/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.koppen-map.com}} The zone includes four distinct seasons. Winter is cold with snow. Spring warms up with precipitation and storms. Summer has high precipitation and storms. Fall cools down.{{Cite web |title=Humid continental climate {{!}} Temperature, Precipitation & Seasons {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/humid-continental-climate |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{Weather box

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| Apr high F = 59.2

| Apr low F = 36.1

| Apr mean F = 47.7

| Apr precipitation inch = 3.95

| Aug high F = 82.7

| Aug low F = 60.2

| Aug mean F = 71.4

| Dec high F = 36.6

| Dec low F = 20.6

| Dec mean F = 28.6

| Dec precipitation inch = 2.03

| Feb high F = 35.2

| Feb low F = 17.7

| Feb mean F = 26.4

| Feb precipitation inch = 1.94

| Jan high F = 31.5

| Jan low F = 14.7

| Jan mean F = 23.1

| Jan precipitation inch = 2.10

| Jul high F = 84.4

| Jul low F = 61.8

| Jul mean F = 73.1

| Jul precipitation inch = 4.60

| Jun high F = 80.7

| Jun low F = 57.9

| Jun mean F = 69.3

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.35

| Mar high F = 47.2

| Mar low F = 26.1

| Mar mean F = 36.7

| Mar precipitation inch = 2.55

| May high F = 70.6

| May low F = 47.4

| May mean F = 59.0

| May precipitation inch = 4.65

| Nov high F = 48.4

| Nov low F = 29.9

| Nov mean F = 39.2

| Nov precipitation inch = 2.71

| Oct high F = 62.6

| Oct low F = 40.4

| Oct mean F = 51.5

| Oct precipitation inch = 3.64

| Sep high F = 76.0

| Sep low F = 52.3

| Sep mean F = 64.2

| Sep precipitation inch = 3.26

| Aug precipitation inch = 4.16

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As of 2019, 24 companies{{Cite web|url=https://www.bolingbrook.com/?SEC=A2E82103-C761-41EC-9B8E-797ECBA44F8F|title=Corporate Headquarters Located in Bolingbrook - Bolingbrook, IL}} of various sizes have their corporate headquarters in Bolingbrook. The largest of these are the nation-wide cosmetic retailer Ulta Beauty and the vehicle floor liner manufacturer WeatherTech.{{cite web|title=Corporate Headquarters Information|url=http://www.weathertech.com/service/corporate-headquarters-info/|website=WeatherTech|publisher=WeatherTech|access-date=April 14, 2016}} Other corporate headquarters include: ATI Physical Therapy, Stevenson Crane, American Chrome, Computer Projects of Illinois, Diageo, Diamond Technical Services, Epir Technologies, Goya Foods' Illinois division,"[http://www.goya.com/english/about/contact_us.html Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424071548/http://www.goya.com/english/about/contact_us.html |date=April 24, 2011 }}." Goya Foods. Retrieved on March 26, 2016. "Goya Foods of Illinois 1401 Remington Blvd. Bolingbrook, IL 60490" Midwest Fuel & Injection, G & W Electric, Illinois Paper & Copier, Jet Brite car washes, Wi-Tronix, Perkins Manufacturing, Vision Integrated Graphics, Clark Foam Products, Wastebuilt, COTG - Chicago Office Technology Group, and Windy City Wire.http://www.bolingbrook.com/index.asp?SEC=A2E82103-C761-41EC-9B8E-797ECBA44F8F&Type=B_BASIC|City of Bolingbrook "Corporate Headquarters Located in Bolingbrook" Retrieved May 18, 2018

According to the Bolingbrook Park District's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,{{cite web|url=http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/resources-and-faq/forms/cafr-reports/2017-comprehensive-annual-financial-report/|title=Bolingbrook Park District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|publisher=Bolingbrook Park District|date=April 17, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043941/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/resources-and-faq/forms/cafr-reports/2017-comprehensive-annual-financial-report/|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=dead}} the top employers in the village are:

John J. "Jack" Leonard was instrumental in the village's incorporation and served as the village's first mayor.{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=john-j-leonard-jack&pid=67133|title=John J. "Jack" Leonard's Obituary on Chicago Tribune|website=Chicago Tribune}}

In 1971, Bolingbrook purchased station 2 from the Lemont Fire Protection District, which had been serving much of the village, thus establishing its own fire department. Since then, that station has been expanded and four others have been built.{{cite web|title=Fire department history|url=http://www.bolingbrook.com/index.php?page_id=26|work=Bolingbrook Fire Department|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129092512/http://www.bolingbrook.com/index.php?page_id=26|archive-date=November 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}

As of September 2024, the acting mayor of Bolingbrook is Mary Alexander-Basta. On July 31, 2020, longtime mayor Roger C. Claar resigned, having served in the role since 1986; Village Trustee Basta was unanimously appointed by the village board to complete Claar's term.{{cite web|title=Village of Bolingbrook Elected Officials|url=http://www.bolingbrook.com/index.php?page_id=2&go=official&disp_id=4|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327221147/http://www.bolingbrook.com/index.php?page_id=2&go=official&disp_id=4|archive-date=March 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://www.bolingbrook.com/officials |access-date=August 8, 2020 |website=bolingbrook.com |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Abhinanda |title=The New Acting Mayor Of Bolingbrook Is Village Trustee Basta |url=https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/village-trustee-basta-new-acting-mayor-bolingbrook |access-date=August 8, 2020 |work=Bolingbrook, IL Patch |agency=Patch Media |date=July 31, 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Mayor Claar Retires, Basta Steps in as Acting Mayor |url=https://www.bolingbrook.com/index.asp?SEC=28490EF8-B3C9-4503-A4C1-B67E0C2B4B0C&DE=FE3F9D31-C435-4DBE-852E-0FA506EFCE60 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |website=bolingbrook.com |publisher=Village of Bolingbrook Executive Department |language=en}}

Pace provides bus service throughout Chicagoland.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 28, 2024}}

Major highways in Bolingbrook include:

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25px Interstate 355

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25px Historic US 66

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Illinois Highways

25px Route 53

25px Route 126

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Most of Bolingbrook lies within the boundaries of Valley View School District 365U and Fountaindale Public Library District, both of which also include nearby Romeoville, Illinois. Other school districts that serve Bolingbrook include Plainfield School District 202, Indian Prairie School District 204, Naperville School District 203, Woodridge School District 68, and Downers Grove High School District 99.{{cite web |title=School Districts Serving Bolingbrook, IL |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-school-districts/t/bolingbrook-will-il/ |access-date=May 18, 2018 |website=niche.com}}

School District 365U was originally known as District 94. It took its present name when it became the first school district in the United States to implement the 45-15 plan, in which schools were occupied year round with three-quarters of the students in session at any one time. Students went to school for 9 weeks and then had 3 weeks off. Additionally, teachers were optionally allowed to work year-round.

The first school built in Bolingbrook was North View School at 151 E. Briarcliff Rd., Bolingbrook, IL (now closed).{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/01/23/bolingbrook-residents-challenge-proposal-to-close-north-view/|title=Bolingbrook Residents Challenge Proposal To Close North View|date=January 23, 1991 }}

Bolingbrook High School (365U), Plainfield North and Plainfield East (202), Neuqua Valley High School (204), Naperville Central (203), and Downers Grove South (99). Romeoville High School also serves as an alternative for some students residing in Valley View 365U.

In Valley View 365U

• Brooks (in the former Bolingbrook High School building and home of the district's ESL program)
• Jane Addams (near the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Center)
• Hubert H. Humphrey

In Indian Prairie 204 (Naperville)

• Gregory

In Naperville CUSD 203

• Madison

In Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202

• Kennedy (Plainfield)

In Woodridge Elementary School District 68

• Jefferson (Woodridge)

In Valley View 365U

• Bernard J. Ward (formerly a middle school)
• Independence
• Jamie McGee
• John R. Tibbott
• Jonas E. Salk
• Pioneer
• Oak View
• Wood View

In Indian Prairie 204

• Builta

In Naperville 203

• River Woods

In Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202

• Liberty
• Elizabeth Eichelberger

In Woodridge Elementary School District 68

• John L. Sipley
• William F. Murphy

In Valley View 365U

• STEP Program (also housed in the former Bolingbrook High School building)

Catholic schools:

Parochial grade school students may go on to Catholic high schools in proximity to Bolingbrook such as Benet Academy in Lisle, Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, and (until its closure in 2014) the all-girls Mount Assisi Academy in Lemont.

Islamic schools:

• Furqaan Academy (PK–12)

Sport Academy:

• Oakbrook Polo Academy 440 Royce Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440

The Bolingbrook Park District was created in 1970, after being approved by referendum. In 1974, the Park District built its first new building, the Deatherage-Drdak Center, constructed only with volunteer labor. In the following three decades the Bolingbrook Park District has grown to include numerous woodlands and parks, several community centers, the Pelican Harbor Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Complex, and the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex (BRAC). Most recently, the Bolingbrook Park District was one of the four finalists for the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park Management, Facilities and Programs.http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/about-us/park-district-history/history-timeline/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519033436/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/about-us/park-district-history/history-timeline/ |date=May 19, 2018 }} Accessed May 18, 2018

In 1982, the Park District opened the first indoor wave pool in the United States. It was closed shortly after the BRAC and Pelican Harbor opened in 1996, and has since been converted to an ice skating arena.{{cite web|title=Park District History|url=http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/About_Us/Park_District_History.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414083939/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/About_Us/Park_District_History.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2013|work=Bolingbrook Park District|access-date=October 4, 2012}}

In 2009, the Park District opened its Hidden Oaks Nature Center, which sits on 80 acres of woodland and river plain habitat. The Nature Center has a Platinum LEED Rating from the U.S. Green Building Council and was built from recycled materials. As of 2014, the Nature Center is used to run naturalist programs and summer camps. Animal residents include: coyotes, deer, great horned owls, and other species common to Northern Illinois.{{cite web |url = http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/facilities/hidden-oaks-conservation-area/ |title = Hidden Oaks Nature Center |access-date = January 25, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140118103044/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/facilities/hidden-oaks-conservation-area/ |archive-date = January 18, 2014 |url-status = dead }}

Bolingbrook is home to the Boughton Ridge Golf Course, a nine-hole course owned by the Bolingbrook Park District. In addition, the Bolingbrook Golf Club, a municipal facility which includes an 18-hole course, is in the village. Other Golf Courses within proximity of Bolingbrook include Naperbrook GC, Tamarack GC, Wedgewood GC, and Links at Carillon (all in Plainfield), White Eagle GC and Springbrook GC in Naperville, Village Greens of Woodridge and Seven Bridges GC in Woodridge, Cog Hill GC in Lemont, and Mistwood GC in Romeoville.

Clow International Airport is a small airport off of Boughton-Weber with an estimated {{convert|3362|ft|adj=on}} runway. Clow is a public (non-commercial) airport, owned by the village and operated under a contract with a management company. In 1989, the airport was named the "best privately owned, public use airport in Illinois." Currently, there are 70,000 take-offs and landings at the airport annually.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.bbclowairport.com/about_us.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027074717/http://www.bbclowairport.com/about_us.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=October 27, 2017 |website=bbclowairport.com}}

The Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook was formed in 2004. The museum is staffed by volunteers and is in a remodeled hangar at Clow International Airport, currently donated by the Village of Bolingbrook.

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook is the only hospital in Bolingbrook.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/uchicago-medicine-adventhealth-bolingbrook-hospital-names-new-cfo|title=UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Hospital Names New CFO|last=Earnest|first=Andrea|date=October 2, 2023|website=Patch.com|access-date=August 26, 2024}}

• Mustafa Ali, WWE wrestler born in Bolingbrook
• Kenneth Boatright, football free agent raised in Bolingbrook{{cite web|title=Seattle Seahawks: Players|url=http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/Kenneth-Boatright/80c4980f-fc09-4fa1-b112-000cbecc6518|access-date=March 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172940/http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/Kenneth-Boatright/80c4980f-fc09-4fa1-b112-000cbecc6518|archive-date=February 23, 2014}}
• Ronnie Bull, retired Bears running back who currently lives in Bolingbrook
• Troy Doris, Olympian finalist triple jumper
• J. J. Furmaniak, professional baseball infielder raised in Bolingbrook
• Jerry Harris, cheerleader from Cheer (TV series) raised in Bolingbrook
• Anthony Herron, former professional American football player and now broadcast analyst
• Ben Moore (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and since July 10, 2023, he has played with Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi in Türkiye.
• Michael S. Pearson, Fort Hood 2009 victim raised in Bolingbrook
• Drew Peterson, former Bolingbrook police sergeant, suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, convicted of drowning his third wife[http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=7338053 Authorities call cop a suspect in wife's disappearance.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124073616/http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=7338053 |date=November 24, 2007 }} Associated Press. November 9, 2007.
• Steve Williams, football player raised in Bolingbrook

• {{flagdeco|Philippines}} San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines
• {{flagdeco|Pakistan}} Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
• {{flagdeco|PRC}} Xuchang, Henan, China

{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.bolingbrook.com/sistercities |access-date=May 18, 2018 |website=bolingbrook.com}}

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• The Promenade Bolingbrook
• Bolingbrook High School
• Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport

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• [http://www.bolingbrook.com/ Village website]
• [http://www.clowairport.com/ Clow Airport]
• [http://www.illinoisaeromuseum.com/ Illinois Aviation Museum]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410023814/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/ website] of the Bolingbrook Park District

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| North = Naperville

| Northeast = Woodridge

| East = Darien

| Southeast = Lemont

| South = Romeoville

| Southwest =Plainfield

| West =Oswego

| Northwest = Aurora

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