Brand new voting machines are coming to polling places in Brookfield and North Riverside within Proviso Township for the April 2 Consolidated Election.

The village of Riverside recently got a little bit of love from the state's tourism bureau with the inclusion of a nice historical/promotional piece about Riverside titled "Riverside: Frederick Law Olmsted's Illinois Masterpiece" on its website.

The Riverside American Legion Post #488 has announced that one of its own, Don Farnham, will be honored for his service on the ice at the United Center during the National Anthem prior to the Chicago Blackhawks' game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

A colleague here at the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark passed along a link to a blog devoted to Sears mail-order houses that can still be found in the Chicago area. Read all about one in Brookfield that dates to 1909.

Riverside police have announced that they'll be conducting special traffic enforcement patrols on Super Bowl weekend, Feb. 1-3 to take impaired drivers off the road and enforce state seatbelt laws.

Riverside got an oblique mention on Jan. 30 during the federal trial in Boston of four executives of a pharmaceutical company accused of bribing physicians to prescribe a powerful opioid spray originally meant for terminal cancer patients.

It's not easy to work when you're not getting paid, but Transportation Security Administration workers at Midway Airport were cheered up by receiving thank you cards from students at Hollywood School last week.

Police in Riverside and North Riverside will step up patrols beginning Nov. 21 as they participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Thanksgiving Buckle-Up enforcement campaign.

Less than a month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announcing the closure of nearly 150 stores throughout the country, Sears Holdings has announced it will close 40 more Sears and Kmart stores by February 2019.

Brookfield Police Chief James Episcopo has announced that his officers will again be participating in the annual Beards and Badges fundraiser throughout the month of November to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.