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Garage sales - September 18, 2019 edition
This weekend's garage sales.
INSIDE REPORT
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...
Local police begin Labor Day traffic crackdown
The North Riverside and Riverside police departments have begun stepping up traffic enforcement patrols as Labor Day approaches as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's grant-funded...
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...
BIG WEEK
Big Week: September 18 - 25
Riverside Foods, in conjunction with the Frederick Law Olmsted Society and Riverside Arts Center, will host HopStop, a community craft beer festival on Saturday, Sept 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the...
Big Week: September 11-18
Join the Brookfield Beautification Commission for its annual Meet the Creek event, a celebration of all things Salt Creek, on Saturday, Sept 14 from noon to 4 p.m. at the picnic pavilion in Kiwanis...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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!
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Garage sales - September 18, 2019 edition
This weekend's garage sales.
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