A handful of new stores, restaurants and kid-friendly experiences will soon open at The Promenade Bolingbrook in the western suburbs, a press release announced. According to officials, a Kids Empire is expected to open at the mall in the summer of 2024. The 11,000 square-foot indoor children’s entertainment center features mazes, slides, rides, games, climbing walls, ball pits and more. FunFlatables, another indoor children’s entertainment center that opened at the mall in 2019, recently relocated to a new location on Sandburg Way, the release said. Two new restaurants are also set to open at ..read more

A shelter-in-place alert enacted following a deadly shooting in suburban Bolingbrook was lifted on Monday afternoon after the suspect was apprehended by authorities, police said. Bolingbrook police, in a news release, said the person suspected in a shooting in the 300 block of Walnut Circle had been taken into custody as of 5:17 p.m. The victim, Devon D. Davis, 33, was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police stated. Authorities had yet to release information on the suspect, with Bolingbrook police saying they were working with the Will County State’s Attorney’s off ..read more

A man is in custody after a police officer was shot in suburban Bolingbrook overnight, ending an hours-long barricade situation that drew a large presence from heavily-armed police and SWAT teams. According to a release from the Bolingbrook Police Department, the incident began at approximately 6:14 p.m. Sunday, when officers responded to a call of theft at a business in the 100 block of South Bolingbrook Drive. The suspect had fled the scene prior to police arrival, the release continued. At 7:48 p.m., officers responded to the same business for reports of shots fired, the release said. Acco ..read more

A police officer in suburban Bolingbrook was rushed to an area hospital after being shot on Sunday evening, authorities said. At around 6:14 p.m., officers with the Bolingbrook Police Department responded to a theft complaint at a business, where the suspect had fled prior to officers arriving, police said. At around 7:48 p.m., a Bolingbrook police officer located the person in question and made contact with them, at which point they opened fire, police said. The officer was struck an unknown number of times and said to be undergoing treatment at an area hospital. Their condition had yet to be ..read more

Bolingbrook has made Fortune’s list of the “50 Best Places to Live for Families” in the U.S., according to newly-released rankings. The suburb of around 75,000 residents came in at 48th out of 50 particularly due to its above-average rated public schools and amenities such as numerous woodlands, the state’s only only indoor-outdoor water park and the Illinois Aviation Museum. In all, 1,900 cities, towns, suburbs, exurbs, villages and townships across the country were considered by the business magazine, with the ranking especially taking into account multigenerational families – those raising ..read more

Inconsistent weather conditions have caused serious pothole concerns on a section of Interstate 55 in suburban Bolingbrook, and the Department of Transportation says that two lanes of traffic will remain closed as crews try to repair the damage. According to officials, the two right lanes of the Interstate 55 bridge over Illinois State Route 53 will remain closed on the outbound side of the roadway Tuesday afternoon. The left lane of the bridge, as well as the ramps, will remain open. While officials hope to have the roadway reopened later Tuesday, the weather could pose an issue. According to ..read more

Authorities have released the name of the 9-year-old girl who was shot and killed Sunday in a “domestic-related” home invasion in southwest suburban Bolingbrook. Sania Daniels was one of four people shot about 8:15 p.m. Sunday at the home, in 100 block of Lee Lane, according to the Bolingbrook police department and the DuPage County Coroner’s Office. The girl was taken to an area hospital where she later died from her injuries, police said. Cartez L. Daniels, 40, and Samiya A. Shelton-Tillman, 17, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.A fourth shooting victim, a woman, was taken ..read more

A 17-year-old who is accused of killing his girlfriend and two others inside a Bolingbrook home on Sunday has plead not guilty in Will County Court, officials said. According to the Bolingbrook Police Department, Byrion Montgomery, 17, faces nine counts of first-degree murder, along with one count each of the following: attempted first-degree murder, home invasion, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The attack left 40-year-old Cartez Daniels, 17-year-old Samiya Shelton-Tillman and a 9-year-old girl dead. A 34-year-old woman was also shot during the home ..read more

More details are continuing to unfold after Sunday night in the western suburb of Bolingbrook took a tragic and deadly turn as police say a 17-year-old boy entered a home and fatally shot three people, including his girlfriend. According to the Bolingbrook Police Department, Byrion Montgomery, 17, faces nine counts of first-degree murder, along with one count each of the following: attempted first-degree murder, home invasion, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Monday, a Will County judge set bail at $20,000,000. “It’s just a really big surprise,” Carole ..read more

New details are slowly emerging about a deadly shooting in Bolingbrook, as neighbors describe hearing the gunfire that left three people dead Sunday. A neighbor NBC 5 spoke with lives right next door from the deadly shooting and is still shaken up by what happened just feet from where he was. “I didn’t really like their situation so I didn’t talk to them much,” he said. This neighbor, who only wants to be identified as Tom, lives right next door to the home where four people were shot and three of them killed Sunday night. He was about 20 feet away from the gunfire inside his home when it happ ..read more