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Wow, the weather sure is up and down this week! It can’t decide whether it should be the end of summer or the beginning of autumn, but I guess the great thing about September is that it’s both.
This week, read about the move that is planned for the West Central Consolidated Communications dispatch center that serves both Riverside and Brookfield as well as North Riverside and McCook. In exchange for becoming a full voting member, McCook is laying plans to construct a dedicated facility for the dispatch center to move into in 2028 from its current makeshift home in the North Riverside Police Department. Memoranda of understanding have been making the rounds in all four villages to certify the plan ahead of more detailed changes to the agreements that govern WC3.
In Riverside, I dove deep into the village’s use of Flock camera license plate readers as well as the Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity, which seems to act as connective tissue in town, both between the individual members as well as organizations in need with people who have time or money to give to a good cause.
Gregg Voss has the education scoops this week. His stories bring news of Riverside Brookfield High School and D208’s budget for fiscal year 2027, which was approved on Sept. 8, and discussions in D96 of who could next lead the district after Supt. Martha Ryan-Toye’s planned departure in June 2027.
Thanks for reading the Landmark!
Stella Brown
Staff Reporter
The Lead
Joint police/fire dispatch center growing with move to McCook
The West Central Consolidated Communications dispatch center that serves Riverside, Brookfield, North Riverside and McCook is planning a move in two years to a new facility in McCook that will be built with the organization in mind.
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Inside Riverside’s use of Flock cameras
Flock cameras, which have found controversy in the news due to concerns around surveillance and misuse of information, have found a home in Riverside.
Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity is connective tissue
Juniors brings together women in town to form social bonds with their neighbors while completing service projects to improve the community and raising funds for philanthropic redistribution across the area.
Riverside-Brookfield board approves final F27 budget
Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208’s board of education approved its 2027 fiscal year budget Sept. 8.
Parents talk new superintendent at D96 forum
Nicole Newsome has three youngsters attending Riverside School District 96 schools. So she’s invested in the district’s future, including the selection of its new superintendent.
Sports
🏃♀️ Riverside’s Gamboa, Rooney among top Fenwick athletes
🏈 ‘Bubba’ Novak passing, running for RBHS football
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