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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
Melissa Sersland, Patch Staff
Melissa Sersland, Patch Staff
- Plainfield, IL
I grew up in Darien and graduated from Downers Grove South in 2006.
I became a journalist because I love to learn new things and connect with new people.
I graduated from Northwestern University in 2010 with a bachelor's and master's degree in journalism.
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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
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Christmas Fun Facts, Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
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Bolingbrook Firefighters Shop for Operation Christmas
Bolingbrook fire officials and volunteers shopped at Kohl's Friday to purchase thousands of dollars of toys for kids in need.
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Valley View: 'We Have a Plan' for Emergency Situations
Valley View School District 365U Superintendent James Mitchem gave advice to parents on how to discuss the Newtown elementary school shooting with their children.
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Bolingbrook Police Blotter: Thefts from Homes, BB Gunshots
Graffiti on several residences, battery and more in the Bolingbrook police blotter of Dec. 4-6.
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Bolingbrook Police Blotter: Hit and Run, DUI, Burglary
Warrants, resisting a peace officer and more in the Bolingbrook police blotter of Dec. 2 and 3.
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Newtown Elementary School Shooting: How to Talk To Your Kids About It
Local school officials give advice on how best to address high-profile acts of violence.
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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
Melissa Sersland, Patch Staff
Bolingbrook, IL|News|
Former Police Officer Sexually Assaulted a Woman While on Duty: Officials
A Bolingbrook man and former Maywood police officer was arrested Friday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a Villa Park hotel.
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Humane Society: Fox Valley Mall's Furry Babies Store Linked to Puppy Mills
A dozen Chicago-area pet stores were listed in an undercover investigation released Tuseday by the Puppy Mill Campaign for the Humane Society of the United States.
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Bolingbrook, IL|News|
Is December 21, 2012 the End of the World? Scholars, NASA Say No
Find out what the experts are saying about the Dec. 21, 2012, Doomsday prophesies, the end of the Mayan calendar and their potential impact on Bolingbrook.
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New Valley View Web Sites to Debut Dec. 21
The changes will make the 22 sites more interactive and visually appealing, officials say.
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Final Days to Enter Patch's Deck the House Contest
Vote every day for the our Bolingbrook entries for a chance for a local school district to win $100,000.
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Best Place and Time to Watch Geminid Meteor Shower 2012
What you need to know to watch the Geminid meteor shower Thursday night and early Friday.
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Peterson, Vaughn Trials Cost Will County at Least $500,000
Will County has already spent half a million dollars prosecuting Drew Peterson and Christopher Vaughn -- and is requesting more money to pay the bills.
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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
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8 Bolingbrook New Year's Eve Parties
Celebrate New Year's Eve at Ashbury's, Aloft Bolingbrook and more.
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