Brookfield trustees made the right decision on April 22, declining to introduce sweeping prohibitions against commercial uses that promote public assembly in the Eight Corners business district.

If you ever have occasion to be in the main lobby of the Riverside Township Hall, go and have a look at the Bill Jansky Award plaque, placed prominently on the wall next to a showcase. 

Community-based drug prevention programs across the nation will be promoting alcohol awareness this month to increase public understanding of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The Coalition for a Drug Free Lyons Township is actively working with schools, parents, teens and community members to address the underage drinking in our community. 

This past week I learned about some of my closest colleagues' retirements or pending retirements, and in one case, about the retirement of a police commander who has the respect of everyone in the west suburban area. 

Nothing like supporting a good cause and having a good time doing so, and here is how you can do that. This Sunday, April 28, the Riverside Township Lions Club will be having their annual Chicken Dinner at the Riverside Township Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Why doesn't the village do something about that building?

The dumplings were so light you had to put the gravy on them to keep them on the plate -- one of the great things about Riverside Restaurant that we will miss.

Why isn't LT fully air conditioned? We've all heard the rumors – It's expensive (true) or the school is too old to have full AC (false). This issue partially motivated me to run for school board in the recent April election. 

Lyons Village President Christopher Getty won back control of Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 last week, with a slate of four candidates cruising to a win on the back of strong support in the village of Lyons and in the small enclaves of Forest View and McCook.

Finally, the elections are over locally. Turnout was poor. So what if there were not many contested elections? You should vote to support the system that so many fought for.