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Big Week: November 20 - 27
The Terry Sullivan Trio, featuring vocalist Terry Sullivan, Riverside resident and pianist Bobby Schiff and bassist Stewart Miller, will perform a special, close-up concert of mainstream jazz on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, 250 Woodside Road, Riverside.
INSIDE REPORT
Work to snarl traffic at First and Forest starting Nov. 18
Motorists planning to travel through the intersection of First Avenue and Forest Avenue/Ridgewood Road in Riverside in the coming weeks might want to consider an alternate route, if it's possible.
Brookfield launches online survey to get cannabis sales input
In the wake of the board of trustees' first look at whether or not to allow the sale of recreational cannabis to adults when it becomes legal to do so next year, the village of Brookfield is asking...
BIG WEEK
Big Week: November 20 - 27
The Terry Sullivan Trio, featuring vocalist Terry Sullivan, Riverside resident and pianist Bobby Schiff and bassist Stewart Miller, will perform a special, close-up concert of mainstream jazz on...
Big Week: November 13-20
Join German historian Anette Isaacs for a historical and political overview of a painful, yet miraculous, period in Berlin's history during her presentation "The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall" on...
TRAIL CONDITIONS
This winter, get out of the house and stay there
The trail is a frozen pond. Behind the North Riverside Village Commons in Commons Park, the scenic fountain ponds of summer are thick with ice beckoning skaters to take a spin under the gray...
The river is a song in the solitudes of winter
The trail is a crystalline symphony. Down the hill at Swan Pond, the Des Plaines River turns east near the library and off toward Lockport. But right at the bend the river pools and calms off the...
BACK IN TIME WITH CHRIS STACH
Hundreds turn out for St. Barb's School reunion
The largest reunion of graduates ever seen at St. Barbara School occurred on Saturday evening, Oct. 12. At that time, a best estimate of 368 former students converged upon their old school, once...
SHOPPING & FASHION
EmpanadUS in Riverside
I drove out to Riverside yesterday to take pictures at Flur, a new gluten free bakery in downtown Riverside. They have been open since July. They are super nice at Flur, but that's a post for another...
Eesh to ish - consistency in store hours
Consistency in store hours is vital to maintain robust business districts, blocks, & plazas. Blogger Sarah gives some tips on how to maintain the open look even if not all businesses can be...
REAL ESTATE
North Riverside 1st Quarter 2015 Single Family Home Sales versus 2014's activity
North Riverside had a very good 1st quarter.
Brookfield's single-family home sales are up, up, up in the 1st Quarter of 2015
Brookfield's real estate activity showed strong gains in the first three months of 2015.
BACON QUEST
Bacon Quest: Penne Pasta at The Chew Chew
A search for creative bacon dishes leads to a well-known restaurant in Riverside for their twist on Pasta Carbonara.
WATCH Dishin' Delicious: Crab Crusted Walleye at Marion Street Market
This seafood entree is packed with bold, vibrant flavors!
SNAPPED
This Must be the Place
The Brookfield Enterprise was started in 1932 by Porter Reubendahl, a former linotype operator and publisher of The Melrose Parker newspaper, as a weekly paper full of advertisements from Brookfield...
Seduction
By 1940 it had been almost 8 years since my grandfather Elmer C. Johnson had picked up a camera to experiment with portraits of family and friends to moving on to freelance photojournalism for the...
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Garage sales - October 16, 2019 edition
This weekend's garage sales.
Garage sales - October 9, 2019 edition
This weekend's garage sales.
LOCAL ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Brookfield Independents for village president, trustee
Brookfield independent candidates for village board, Michael Towner for Village President and Yvonne Prause for Village Trustee, are excited at the possibilities for the village.
VIP mayoral candidate meets with North Riverside Firefighter's Union Local 2714
VIP mayoral candidate Hubert Hermanek recently met with members of the North Riverside Firefighter's Union Local 2714, at their January 2013 meeting.
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