Bloomfield West

"I found this place before there was a subdivision. There wasn't anything here but a trailer. I lived in St. Charles and I'd drive down to visit my parents who live in Carrillon. When I inquired about what the homes would look like the Kirk people gave me $5 in gas money to see the models that were built in Huntley. There were eight total and I fell in love with them all. The location and affordability were what I was looking for and to this day I'm happy with my choice."

Pat Loboda pictured with her dog Libby

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"We lived on the other side of Bolingbrook on Spruce for about 16 years. We loved living there but it was time to upgrade our lives. Ours was one of the first homes built and it gave us a chance to get to know the neighbors on the street that were building at the same time. The best thing that came out of it was that my 10-year-old daughter has become best friends with my neighbor's daughter who lives across the street."

Meagan Land

Places of interests:

The park is spread over more than 34 acres and offers a picnic shelter with picnic tables, baseball/softball backstops, roller hockey area, tennis courts, a basketball court, a cricket field and a small parking lot. It also has a playground for children and a pond for fishing.

Includes several fields for league play. The playground on Parkside Drive is for children ages 2 to 12. It has picnic tables and a trail for walking, jogging, biking and a pond for fishing.

Home of the kindergarten through fifth-grade Timberwolves. This month, visitors to the school are being treated to a display of American flags, created by students as part of the school's Patriot's Day celebration, in memory of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

How to get there:

From I-55: Exit Weber Road north and continue to 111th Street. Make a left turn and follow to Lily Cache. Make a right turn to find homes in the Bloomfield West subdivision.

From I-355: Exit Boughton Road west and drive across the village to Weber Road, where you will make a left. Continue to Lily Cache Lane and follow the curve south. The Bloomfield West subdivision begins where Wingfield Way intersects Lily Cache.

Neighborhood history

Bloomfield West, which was developed by Kirk Corporation, is located north and south of 111th Street and west of Weber Road near Lily Cache Greenway. It consists of more than 500 single-family homes ranging from the mid-200,000s to well over $400,000. Early on, Kirk Corporation coordinated a homeowners association which it later turned over to the subdivision residents.

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What makes the neighborhood unique

There are still deals to be found. A current real estate listing advertised a 3,419-square-foot former model home which is touted to include $90,000 in upgrades, that should retail for more than $400,000 but is being sold in the mid-$300,000 range.

Resident perk

The Bloomfield West homeowners association which is overseen by a management company.