Have you thought about raising chickens in your backyard? Not every community allows that. Currently, it is against the law to raise chickens in Bolingbrook. However, the nearby communities of Downers Grove, Naperville, Lombard, Westmont, and St. Charles have updated their municipal codes to allow residents to raise chickens in their backyards.
Raising chickens can help your bottom line. If you have four egg-laying hens, they could produce as many as four eggs per day. Chickens eat grubs and other pests, and chicken manure is great as a fertilizer.
Lauren Matuszak has championed the raising of hens in Bolingbrook and will be featured at a town hall meeting on May 23, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Bolingbrook Village Hall, 375 W. Briarcliff Road.
The goal of the meeting is a proposal to change the village ordinance to legalize chicken keeping in Bolingbrook. If you support this effort, please consider coming to the town hall meeting.
Home to Roost 
Posted by Alex lizardo on August 13, 2023 at 3:28 pm
So did it pass?
Posted by chickenwoman on August 14, 2023 at 9:27 am
Hmmm… I don’t see anything on the minutes from that meeting. https://www.bolingbrook.com/vertical/sites/%7B55EB27CA-CA9F-40A5-A0EF-1E4EEF52F39E%7D/uploads/VOB_Minutes_05.23.23.pdf
Posted by chickenwoman on August 15, 2023 at 11:09 am
Here is the response I received: “It didn’t get a thumbs down, currently they are looking into HOW to rewrite the ordinance, if they decide in favor, comparing and talking to other surrounding villages.”
Posted by Angela on January 22, 2025 at 12:43 pm
Hi there,
Has there been any movement on this? I’ve also tried on my end and would be happy to connect to help however I could.
Posted by chickenwoman on January 22, 2025 at 7:22 pm
I’m not sure! You might want to look up Kim Zoellick Biske on Facebook. A friend of hers was part of the effort.
Posted by chickenwoman on January 23, 2025 at 8:46 am
I will be sending a message to your email with Kim’s contact info!