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Feathered hats may not be the rage anymore, but Chandler’s annual Ostrich Festival certainly is: It’s the town’s nod to the ostrich farms that used to dot the area.
America’s Best Places to Live 2008: No. 32, Bolingbrook, Illinois
As seen in the August 2008 issue of Money magazine and on the web at CNNMoney.com.
Bolingbrook, IL
Top 100 rank: 32
Population: 69,800
Not too many places near Chicago can go by “village” anymore, but Bolingbrook claims the title proudly.
It’s a relatively new suburb of Chicago, having been incorporated only in 1965. Since then, growth has exploded – so much so that IKEA brought its second Illinois location here three years ago.
An open-air mall, The Promenade Bolingbrook, also opened here last year. What’s more, Clow International Airport, owned by the village for public use, is slated for expansion.