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Bob Uphues
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Latest News Articles
Cops: Alleged home invasion victim won't cooperate
Riverside's police chief says that an investigation into an alleged home invasion on Sept. 14 has been stopped in its tracks because the victim has refused to cooperate.
Virus cases slowed locally in past two weeks
Over the past two weeks, 34 more Brookfield residents tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the village's total number of cases to 344 since the global pandemic first became a local reality in March.
North Riverside Library beefs up digital services
Although the North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., has expanded its hours of operation, access to the collection and other regular services remain limited.
Historic Riverside landmark finally lands new owner
One of Riverside's most historic homes, the picturesque Swiss-style cottage at 100 Fairbank Road, designed by Calvert Vaux and built around 1870, has new owners at long last.
Latest Blogs
Hollywood Ave. grade crossing close through Sept. 21
The Hollywood Avenue grade crossing over the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Brookfield will be closed to traffic until early morning on Monday, Sept. 21, so residents of and visitors to South Hollywood will need to enter/exit the neighborhood via Waubansee Road off of First Avenue.
Free drive-thru COVID test site in Countryside on Aug. 21-22
The Illinois Department of Public Health is conducting a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Countryside at the site of the old city hall, 5500-5550 East Ave.
Mosquito spraying Aug. 19 in Riverside, Lyons
The Desplaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District has announced it will be conducting adult mosquito control spraying in Riverside east of First Avenue, as well as Lyons, Hodgkins, McCook and Forest Park between 8 p.m. and midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Riverside policing conversation rescheduled for Aug. 20
The village of Riverside has rescheduled its Community Conversation on Policing, postponed last week following an illness contracted by Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel.
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