With just 15 days left in the spring session of the Illinois state legislature, local school officials are nervously looking toward Springfield. They are concerned about Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to shift the employer portion of teacher pension costs from the state to local school districts.

Electricity customers in Riverside and Brookfield got some good news last week when the villages received power bids through their electrical aggregation efforts.

After the Riverside village board in April mandated strict record-keeping requirements and other rules for cash-for-gold stores, trustees on May 7 voted to require that such stores - and some other businesses - install video surveillance cameras that can be reviewed and inspected by police upon request.

It was an evenly matched affair Friday night between the Oak Park and RB soccer teams, and the result indicated as such as the game concluded in a 2-2 tie.

Hosting track and tennis tournaments along with a softball game, the Lyons Township south campus was filled with activity on Friday. Of course, the main attraction in Western Springs fittingly occurred on the baseball field as perennial rivals LT and visiting Oak Park completed their intense three-game series.

The Riverside-Brookfield baseball team's bid to win the Metro Suburban Conference went by the boards during a disappointing series-opening 8-5 loss to Timothy Christian last week.