That school boards in this country feel the need to hire armed guards in the form of retired police officers to try and ensure student safety is incredible enough. 

Cookies and the Best Life Foundation at Cantata Adult Life Services (formerly the British Home seem to go together for me. What better way to put the "fun" in fundraising than to hold a Great Holiday Cookie Bake-Off to raise money for the foundation, which provides many services in the area.

This was a week that made me proud to be an American. Nothing like getting up at 3:30 a.m. to get to the polls by 5 a.m. at Blythe Park School and Precinct 8. 

You know the old saying "elections have consequences?" The nation as a whole got a real life object lesson of that adage two years ago.

In the 1970s, leaders of places like Chicago and its suburbs were trying to rid themselves of tattered Victorian relics that were difficult to maintain, tough to retrofit for contemporary business and residential uses, and, quite frankly, judged as ugly. 

Speaking of people dedicated to a cause, Ruth Freeark's death last month leaves a large hole in the artistic soul of Riverside.

Busy times lately in our local communities, with Brookfield and Riverside celebrating or getting ready to celebrate big anniversaries. 

As co-presidents of the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area and under the auspices of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, we are writing to inform your readers about a resolution before the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Conference in November. 

There's an election to choose three new village trustees in Brookfield next spring. The campaign is just starting, with the PEP Party announcing its slate.

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