Bolingbrook Where Love Builds the Future

About the Enterprise

Bolingbrook: Where Love Builds the Future is a community development enterprise designed to strengthen the Village's lived civic culture by cultivating a shared civic identity grounded in the disciplines of love expressed through everyday civic life. Through coordinated efforts in education, public art, music, and everyday civic symbols, the enterprise enables residents, businesses, institutions, and public services to embody the shared civic identity — I'm Bolingbrook – I Am Love® — in daily life and community practice.

  • What It Is
    A community development enterprise rooted in the disciplines of love.
  • What It Does
    Strengthens the Village's lived civic culture and shared identity.
  • How It Works
    Through education, public art, music, and everyday civic symbols.
  • What It Produces
    Embodiment of a shared civic identity across the Village.
  • Philosophical Framework
    The disciplines of love as the foundation for civic culture.

What Civic Culture Is Being Strengthened

The enterprise strengthens a lived civic culture of disciplined love, expressed through five core disciplines:

  • Integrity & Ethical Conduct
    Public servants act transparently. Businesses demonstrate fairness. Residents take responsibility for their words, commitments, and actions.
  • Respect & Human Dignity
    Neighbors treat one another with courtesy across differences. Public discourse remains civil even in disagreement.
  • Valuing Human Life & Safety
    Residents actively look out for one another's well-being. Families, schools, and institutions reinforce a culture that protects life.
  • Equity & Shared Quality of Life
    Community decisions reflect concern for the well-being of all residents. Differences in circumstance are approached with fairness and empathy.
  • Cooperative Service & Community Strength
    Residents, businesses, and institutions work together to solve community challenges.

Sector Impact: How Civic Identity Transforms Village Functions

  • Police Department
    Builds trust-based relationships. Supports de-escalation through mutual respect.
  • Fire Department
    Promotes shared responsibility for safety. Strengthens community awareness of life preservation.
  • School Districts
    Aligns values across home, school, and community. Reinforces respect, responsibility, and cooperation.
  • Youth Development
    Instills identity, belonging, and civic responsibility. Engages youth as contributors.
  • Parent Leadership
    Positions parents as first shapers of civic culture. Connects home formation to community outcomes.
  • Health Services
    Strengthens social and emotional well-being through belonging. Supports community-based care.