Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook

Author: Village of Bolingbrook Historic Preservation Commission

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-06-22

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 143965199X

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The intersection of I-55 and Illinois Route 53, a major north-south road in DuPage Township, became a stopping-off place for travelers after the US government paved Route 66, the "Mother Road," into four lanes in 1959. West Hill Construction Company, or rather "Mr. Dover," launched an advertising campaign that promised housing developments for a youthful population wanting their own home and wide-open spaces to raise children. A 1960 plat map filed in Will County shows the first five lots for Bolingbrook subdivision unit one along Route 53. Within five years, Westbury, Colonial Village, and King's Park were built, and 5,000 people accepted Mr. Dover's invitation to buy a home. Bolingbrook incorporated five years later in October 1965. Today, 50 years later, Bolingbrook contains 23,665 housing units spread over 25 square miles and is home to a diverse population of 74,411. How Bolingbrook grew from "Pathways of the Past and Future" to "A Place to Grow" is an interesting story to celebrate.

Pathways to Bolingbrook
Pathways to Bolingbrook

Author: William Brinkman

Publisher: Anti-Psychic Kitty Press

Published: 2022-02-27

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13:

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The paths we choose to take define us. Miriam is alone and is out of options. Years ago, she thought Iowa City could be her new home. Now she’s desperate to escape. Sara is a reporter for a dying newspaper chain. With Chicago’s suburban politicians granting her exclusive stories, Sara makes the most of her opportunities. Even if it means certain questions are off limits. When a stranger offers Miriam a way out of Iowa City, she wonders what’s the catch. In her young life, she’s learned everything has a cost. But could his offer be any worse than her current situation? When Sara discovers a recording of a conversation she doesn’t remember, she needs to know what happened. Her employers warn her about asking the wrong questions. Insubordination means losing her job and possibly her career. Dropping the investigation means losing her integrity. Discovering the truth could endanger her family. The answers they seek lie in the shadows of Bolingbrook, Illinois, and its local paper, the Babbler. Its unbelievable stories about vampires and secret conspiracies might be true. Will either of them take a pathway to Bolingbrook? Pathways to Bolingbrook is a Paranormal Urban Fantasy about two women who must choose between their current life or walking a dark path to the truth. Get Pathways to Bolingbrook to find out which path each one takes.

Advent in Narnia
Advent in Narnia

Author: Heidi Haverkamp

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2015-09-23

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1611646197

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"Walking into Advent can be like walking through the wardrobe." With its enchanting themes of snow and cold, light and darkness, meals and gifts, temptation and sin, forgiveness and hope—and even an appearance by Father Christmas—C. S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe fits naturally into the Advent season. As the reader seeks a storied king and anticipates the glorious coming of Christmas, these twenty-eight devotions alternate between Scripture and passages from the novel to prompt meditation on Advent themes. Each devotion also includes questions for reflection. The book also provides several resources for churches, including four sessions for small group discussion and ideas for creating a "Narnia Night" for families. Readers will ultimately come to know God better while journeying through Narnia.