Caption This! Dog Blinded by Bunny Costume

What's this dog thinking, as it's in the dark in a bunny costume?

Patch readers, you're up! We need your wit, creativity and animal psychic abilities to craft the perfect caption for the next edition of our pet photo caption challenge!  What's this dog thinking, as it's caught in a moment of humiliation in costume? Suggest your caption in the Comments section below. Comments will close at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. The winner will be announced Thursday, Nov. 22.  The author of the winning caption and pet owner will receive a Patch-branded version of the photo, with the caption inserted.  Congratulations to last week's winner, Amy Seaburg Craig, with the winning caption to Caption This! Basset Hound Caught in the Act. Where else was I supposed to bury it? You won't let me dig holes in the yard. Have a …

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Look Up Local Movie Times

You can find this weekend's movies, show times and movie news with Patch's Moviefone gadget.

Rate Your Movie Theater: Tell your friends and neighbors about your movie-going experience. Leave a review on your theater's Patch Places page. Was your popcorn fresh or stale? Were the floors sticky? Or the bathrooms clean? AMC Loews Woodridge Hollywood Boulevard in Woodridge Cinemark at Seven Bridges iPic Theaters at The Promenade Bolingbrook Regal Bolingbrook 12 After seeing the movie, feel free to come back and share with fellow Patch users whether it was worth your time and money. Tell us in the comments.

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Patch Election Liveblog: Results Roll In

Patch readers and editors discuss presidential, congressional and state election results as they roll in. The live blog starts at 7 p.m.

Patch is liveblogging the Illinois GOP primary as Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul vie for the state's 69 Republican delegates.  You can also follow along with the most hotly contested Congressional races as Patch staffers from throughout Illinois provide up-to-the-minute totals. Be part of the conversation as the votes roll in.

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White House Answers Patch Reader's Question

Plainfield native Dylan Schrock was one of just six Patch readers from around the country whose question was selected to be answered by the office of the POTUS.

In January, the White House Office of Digital Strategy reached out to Patch to get questions from its users.  One of the responses chosen was from Dylan Schrock, a Plainfield native now living in Ann Arbor, MI, who asked President Obama's office, "While you seek to punish those responsible for the sub-prime mortgage crisis, will you pursue those in positions in the federal government and federal agencies who had an impact, or will you simply pursue those in private financial sector?" In the video above, you can see the response from National Economic Council Deputy Director Brian Deese. "The president's approach to the housing crisis and the financial crisis is designed to be comprehensive and to seek out wrongdoing wherever it happened, …

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Roseann

11:06 am on Thursday, February 16, 2012

Would someone please change the tab heading on the top between GALLERY and MORE to ELECTIONS 2012 (not 2011) ? Just a thought.   more ›

Video Tutorial: How to Post an Announcement or Press Release on Any Patch Site

This nifty video tutorial shows Patch users how to post an announcement, including full press releases, by using the tools available to all users.

Have you ever sent a press release to the editor of your Patch site and wondered when it was going to post? How about sent him or her a birth announcement or perhaps an obit (which are published free on Patch sites) or school award only to wonder if it was ever going to be published? Well, our Patch sites are designed in a way that is easy for users to post their own announcement without having to wait for the editor to post it for you. It really is the best way to post your announcement or press release if you are a nonprofit agency, for profit agency, government body or other group to get your stuff on the Patch, instantly. Follow this video tutorial to see how to do this, step by step. After you finish watching the video, consider using…

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VVSD Seeks Community F.A.N.S.

Valley View’s F.A.N.S. program is conducting a district-wide search for people who care about children and are willing to give of their time to help them succeed in school.

Editor's Note: The following is a release from the Valley View School District. Valley View School District’s Friends, Families and Neighbors Supporting Students (F.A.N.S.) program is conducting a district-wide search for people who care about children and are willing to give of their time to help them succeed in school. The next training session for F.A.N.S. is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Valley View Administration Center, 755 Dalhart, Romeoville. Reservations are needed by calling Michele Bochnak at 815-886-2700. Other sessions will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 21, also at the Valley View Administrative Office. F.A.N.S. at the high school level serve in …

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What Did You Think of the Drew Peterson Lifetime Movie?

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 …

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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 ›

Chicagoist Creates 'Drew Peterson: Untouchable' Drinking Game

To get through the Lifetime movie stereotypes, here is a drinking game created by the Chicagoist staff.

State Sen. Wilhelmi Says He'll No Longer Offer Legislative Scholarships

Lawmakers can award eight one-year waivers, four two-year waivers, or two four-year waivers each year.

Illinois State Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi, D-Joliet, has announced he will no longer participate in the controversial Legislative Tuition Waiver Program. According to an Associated Press report, nearly half of the members of state lawmakers have chosen not to participate in a program, which lets legislators waive state college tuition for selected students in their districts. Lawmakers can award eight one-year waivers, four two-year waivers, or two four-year waivers each year.  "For the past several months, I have been debating whether to continue awarding legislative scholarships to college-bound students who live in the 43rd District," Wilhelmi said in a release. "In the end, I decided that the problems with the program outweigh its benefits." …

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Fabby Williams to Resign as Bolingbrook High School Principal

Fabby Williams plans to resign after completing his first year on the job.

After just more than six months on the job, Bolingbrook High School principal Fabby Williams has decided to resign, school officials said Friday. Williams will complete the remainder of the school year and vacate his position effective June 30. Valley View Superintendent James Mitchem received official word from Williams Friday and wished him the best. "Valley View School District has received a communication from Principal  Fabby Williams indicating his intention to voluntarily resign his position as principal of Bolingbrook High School effective June 30, 2012," Mitchem said in a statement. "VVSD wishes Mr. Williams well in his future endeavors." Williams was hired in February 2011 and began work as BHS principal that July. Further …

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Senior2013

12:43 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013

I am senior at Northeast High School which Fabby is the current principal. I feel as if he is just trying to prevent his past from becoming a repeat, but the way he treats us as students is only going to lead down the same road. Also from what is being told around campus is that he is going to cut 20 percent of teachers at Northeast with in the next couple of weeks. I feel that is unfair due to …   more ›