So how are we going to write about Christmas 2020 in our memory book? It will be quite different, but then so has most of 2020. So let's look back and find some of the good in what has been bad.

So often we hear nothing but bad news lately, especially about the police. But I have some really good news to write about. 

State Rep. Kathleen Willis said it best when she became one of the 19 current Democrats in the Illinois House to oppose giving Rep. Madigan another term as speaker. She said he had become a distraction. 

We are a week-plus away from Christmas. Time enough to make a plan to ease up on those Amazon delivery drivers and put some local into these weird 2020 holidays.

In Illinois, Dec. 15 was a big day in the battle against COVID-19. The first doses of vaccine were administered just a couple miles away to healthcare workers at Loretto Hospital in Austin, and more doses of the vaccine will be on the way in the coming weeks and months.

His file contains commendations and thanks for his years of service, and when Dan Litton departs the Riverside Post Office at the end of December 2020, there will be more of them to add to his personnel file.

Riverside trustees will be faced with a huge decision when they meet, virtually, to cap off an extraordinary year on Dec. 17. It's not an overstatement that its decision could change the face – well, the west face at least – of the village.

Her family, her church and helping others have been the focal points of her life, so when Pat Zdarsky of North Riverside celebrated her 95th birthday on Nov. 6, it was time to celebrate her.

The village of Brookfield is the first of the three villages the Landmark covers to put real dollars behind an initiative to equip its police officers with body cameras. Over the next five years, the village plans to spend about $100,000 for the devices, which will be worn by every cop on the street in addition to some extra cameras that can be used by command staff if they also respond to incidents.

Talked to Santa Claus this morning, I really did. We both were sad we were not going to be able to see each other on Friday night at the Riverside Bank during the Holiday Stroll, but we understand. However, he did assure me that things were still going strong on his end.