Saturday, April 20, 2013
Across Patch's network of 900 sites, people felt the effect of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
On mobile? You can see a scrollable, full-screen view of the map here. Monday's terror attack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon shocked the country and touched communities far from Massachusetts. The Boston Marathon is a national and international event, drawing participants and spectators from far away. When the bombs went off, they reverberated among families, friends and people who joined vigils honoring the victims. To illustrate the reach of this story, we've created this interactive map which displays every Patch site that wrote a story about local people touched by the attack. Each marker on the map is clickable and includes the name of the local person connected to the story and a link to their story. The 400+ markers on …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
You can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by donating cans of food, volunteering for cleanup efforts — or simply sending a tweet. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. Patch is excited to announce our new effort to help support devastated communities after the storm. For every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, we will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors. You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website, rebuilds.patch.com, and tweet directly from the site. A …
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Lifetime debuted "Drew Peterson: Untouchable" last night. What did you think?
Now's not the time to awkwardly deny you watch Lifetime movies, not when the channel's most recent flick was about Bolingbrook's own, Drew Peterson. Lifetime debuted "Drew Peterson: Untouchable" last night. The film stars Rob Lowe as Peterson, the disgraced ex-Bolingbrook cop who is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in March 2004. The movie has been in the works for nearly a year and is based off of Shorewood Patch Editor Joseph Hosey's book Fatal Vows: The Tragic Wives of Drew Peterson. Patch movie critic Dave Wilson said the movie "remains true to the real-life saga, which is a relief." He goes on: After all, you can’t get much weirder than what we can only imagine really happened to Drew’s third and fourth wives. Rob …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Real Simple magazine has started an online campaign against rudeness on the Web. What do you think?
While the Internet has made our lives easier in countless ways, given the public more access to information than ever before and provided endless hours of entertainment, it also has a dark side. I’m not talking about online predators lurking, waiting for their next victims. I’m not even talking about cyberbullying — well, not really. I’m talking about the negativity that can bombard us as we’re surfing the Web; from nasty comments on news stories to critical Facebook posts to mean-spirited memes, it sometimes seems like it’s everywhere. The good news is that Real Simple magazine has declared this week Be Nice on the Internet Week. Maybe it sounds a little silly, but I’m on board with the magazine's “down with rudeness on the Web” campaign…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Jan. 8. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Alec Boyd, senior guard on the boys basketball team. Boyd scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter during an overtime victory over Glenbard West. The loss was Glenbard West's first of the season. Boyd scored four quick points to spark an 8-0 run that forced overtime. He also made all four free throws in OT to help clinch the win. Boyd finished the game with 13 points total. Downers Grove South: Jerron Wilbut, who earned all-tournament honors at the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. He averaged 19 pts. per game. Wilbut started Monday's game…
Friday, January 6, 2012
Your vote could help make a world of difference for students in Bolingbrook's Valley View School District.
It was Benjamin Franklin who once said, "If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately." I know you're not from Bolingbrook, but Bolingbrook sure needs your help. The Frohns, longtime residents of Bolingbrook, are among 24 national finalists for Patch's Deck the House contest. What's at stake? A lot, actually. If the Frohns receive the most votes by Sunday, Jan. 8, the Valley View School District will get $100,000 for local students. Now we know your kids don't attend any of Valley View's schools. But the Frohns are the only Illinois candidate. And during these cash-strapped times we live in, anyone can realize the enormous effect $100,000 can have on a child's education. Please take a moment to vote for the Frohns and help…
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Rob Lowe appears on ABC's Good Morning America and talks about his upcoming Lifetime movie based on the Drew Peterson story.
When approached about playing Drew Peterson, the former Bolingbrook Police Department officer who is now accused of killing one of his wives, Rob Lowe had the same reaction most of us had: why me? Lowe appeared on ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday and spoke to Robin Roberts about the Peterson role. "I quickly said why do you want me," Lowe said, when asked how he reacted about being offered the gig. "I felt like I was the last person that made sense to play Drew, which is exactly why I ended up saying yes, because I knew it would be such a departure for me." To view the entire interview, which also includes a few more scenes from "Untouchable", CLICK HERE. The movie has been in the works for nearly a year and will air on Lifetime on …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Jan. 1. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Ben Moore, junior forward on the boys basketball team. Moore, who was voted as Patch's Athlete of the WEek on Dec. 7, was named to the McDipper tournament's All-Tournament team. He finished the tournament with 26 points and 11 rebounds and led the Raiders to a consolation bracket championship game appearance. Downers Grove South: DGS' boys basketball team. Just 24 hours after seeing their eight-game winning streak snapped, the Mustangs bounced back with a gritty 53-46 victory over Naperville North Friday night in the third-place game of the …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Vote for your favorite prep sports athlete in the southwest suburbs or write in an athlete you think deserves recognition.
Be heard by picking our Patch Athlete of the Week of the southwest for the week ending Dec. 18. Vote for one of the following (or write in your own candidate in the comments): Bolingbrook High School: Varsity Cheerleading Squad. The Bolingbrook High School varsity cheerleading team qualified for the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Cheerleading Championships Feb. 11 in Springfield, by winning the Bolingbrook Invitational earlier this month. Downers Grove South: Danny Spinuzza, sophomore point guard on the boys basketball team. DGS Coach Jay Baum called Spinuzza "the next coming of Bryan Mullins." Mullins was the best point guard in school history and now plays pro ball in France after a highly-touted collegiate career at Southern …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Wildcats’ Pat Kenny nailed a hook shot as time expired to defeat the Raiders 50-48.
Wednesday’s game between Bolingbrook and Neuqua Valley came down to a last second shot by Neuqua senior guard Tyler Sutton, who initially missed the game-winning 3-pointer as time was running out. The Raiders, though, failed to box out Neuqua junior center Pat Kenny, who grabbed the air ball and swished a hook shot along the left baseline at the buzzer and handed Bolingbrook a 50-48 road loss. “We ran a good play at the end there,” Kenny said. “Tyler got a great look. He missed it, which happens, but I got the offensive rebound and luckily got it in.” Bolingbrook (5-3, 3-0 Southwest Suburban) trailed 44-34 entering the fourth quarter. Head coach Rob Brost decided to go back to the press in order to force some turnovers. The strategy paid …
Tom Selleck
7:00 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012
Joe Hosey how are you?I just want to throw you a little bone ! Did you ever try to talk to and ask the ex- Chief prior to the last two Chiefs ,why he didn't handle Drew differently or took disciplinary action against him! more ›