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Riverside recreation board resurrection
The Riverside village board is poised to undo a law passed in 2010 that changed its Parks and Recreation Board into an advisory commission. Trustees briefly considered the matter at their meeting on...
Child abduction charges in Brookfield incident
Updated: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 3:07 PM
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office on Tuesday night approved three felony charges against a 27-year-old Chicago man suspected of trying to lure two children into his vehicle in the...
Former North Riverside police chief found dead
Updated: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 2:40 PM
Funeral arrangements for former North Riverside Police Chief Anthony Garvey have been set. Visitation will be Friday, June 14 from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, June 15 from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at Hitzeman...
Former Riverside fire chief's law suit moves ahead
A federal judge on June 3 tossed out three counts of a five-count lawsuit leveled at the village of Riverside and Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Buckley by former Fire Chief Kevin Mulligan.
Mystery liquid not Brookfield business' fault, says spokesman
A mysterious, foul-smelling, foaming liquid that until recently filled a drainage area near a Brookfield sugar factory didn't come from the business, a company spokesman told the Landmark on...
Brookfield recreation commission feels handcuffed
Is there a point to the Brookfield Playgrounds and Recreation Commission? That was the question its chairman posed to the village board on May 28, as the commission sought to regain powers it lost -...
Onward and upward
Hollywood Elementary School fifth-graders, including Cassandra Hines, foreground, walked among clapping classmates and parents on the last day Monday, a farewell ritual as they move on to middle school. Twenty fifth-graders graduated from the Brookfield school.
DAVID PIERINI/Staff Photographer
INSIDE REPORT
SPORTS
Till, Ruge raise bar with dream seasons
Riverside-Brookfield High School head baseball and girls basketball coach Dallas Till and his trusty assistant Mark Ruge have set a standard of excellence over the past three seasons.
Kincanon, Hastings, Harris and Lin shine in spring
Lyons Township High School's badminton star Stephanie Lin notched the lone state title for our local teams and athletes. Several others provided plenty of memories. Here's a review of the top...
CRIME
Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police reports - June 3-9
Riverside police, on June 7, shut down a drug operation inside a home in the 7200 block of Ogden Avenue, seizing more than 200 grams of cannabis and charging a reputed gang member with dealing drugs.
Brookfield police arrest man after suspicious incident
Brookfield police expect charges soon against a Chicago man who allegedly offered to expose himself to a 7-year-old boy on Saturday evening in the 8500 block of Rockefeller Avenue.
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Community Announcements
FEMA Disaster Recovery Center hours of operation
The four FEMA/state Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) have changed their hours of operation. They will continue to be open Monday through Saturday; however, beginning Monday, June 17, the hours are 9...
Tax bills to be mailed at the end of June
The second installment of Cook County property tax bills will be mailed in late June with an August 1 have a mid-summer due date.
Many residents may mistakenly believe they have registered with FEMA
After the spring storms and flooding that took place between April 16 and May 5, many affected residents have spoken to representatives from insurance companies and state and local agencies about...
FEMA staff to provide registration assistance in Cook County
If you experienced damage from storms between April 16 and May 5, 2013, and live in one of the following Illinois counties, you may be eligible for FEMA assistance.
Riverside Garden Club to host its biennial Garden Walk
The Riverside Garden Club will host its biennial Garden Walk on Sunday, June 23, 2013 from noon until 4:00 pm. This year four residential gardens and one church garden will be featured on the walk. A...
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By Mark Roegner
Posted: June 14th, 2013 3:11 PM
Karen never said in his first post that he lived in Brookfield OK?
By Mark Roegner
Posted: June 13th, 2013 4:27 PM
Im shocked to hear this news, soooo sad..only the lord knew Chief Garveys'...
By Lin Reed
Posted: June 13th, 2013 12:43 PM
Chief Garvey's passing will prove to be a great loss to the community. He...
By Matthew Baken
Posted: June 13th, 2013 12:04 PM
Mark you could have known that by reading Kent's entire post before making...
By Karen Klimasz Boylan
Posted: June 13th, 2013 9:14 AM
Thank you to the caring neighbors of Rockefeller and Hollywood---especially...
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Posted: June 12th, 2013 10:50 PM
I wish to express my sympathy to the Garvey family and the village...
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