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Brook Park Elementary School earned Exemplary status from the Illinois State Board of Education on its annual 2025-26 Illinois Report Card.
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Ames, Central and Hollywood elementary schools, along with Hauser Junior High, were all named Exemplary. Blythe Park Elementary was listed as Approaching Exemplary.
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For the third time in four years, Riverside-Brookfield High School is rated Exemplary by the Illinois State Board of Education
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Riverside Arts Weekend has been bringing art vendors to the village’s downtown for a weekend of excitement since 2008, but if the community doesn’t step up soon, organizers say the beloved institution might not make it to its 20th year.
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More heartbreaking dolphin news at the Brookfield Zoo. rblandmark.com/2026/10/29/an…
The penguins at the Brookfield Zoo have welcomed a new baby to their colony.
Robin, who hatched on July 7, debuted within the zoo’s Living Coast’s Rocky Shores habitat on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
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Photos courtesy of @brookfield_zoo.
Say hello to Robin, the newest Humboldt penguin at @brookfield_zoo !
Video courtesy of the Brookfield Zoo Chicago.
‘Presidents Club’ would bring together organization heads in Riverside to discuss sustainability and volunteerism
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Riverside Brookfield High School freshman Karlo Stavlic had plenty of friends on hand to watch his first regional boys soccer game Monday, even one with a personalized sign.
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Lyons Township High School seniors Taylor Carroll and Colleen Chambers once again won the cousins’ girls volleyball bragging rights against York, Oct. 20. More important, they and the Lions got the result that they really wanted.
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Novey, Owens, Sullivan, Gomez, McNamara, Pansing also all-state
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#NewsAlert: The Riverside Community Caucus voted over the weekend to endorse trustees Cristin Evans and Jill Mateo and newcomer Sharon Leamy as candidates for the three open village trustee seats in April’s consolidated municipal election.
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Letter to the Editor is an opportunity for community members to share their thoughts on what is happening around our community.
Matthew Corradino shares his thoughts on the Brookfield referendum.
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Bulldogs’ girls team, two boys and Lions’ boys and girls teams advance
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RBHS seeks first playoff win since 2015; LTHS, Nazareth win openers
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Letter to the Editor is an opportunity for community members to share their thoughts on what is happening around our community.
Riverside resident Kathleen Meade shares her thoughts on Blythe Park.
Another big honor for Doc Mack and Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield. rblandmark.com/2026/10/26/br…
Riverside officials said the figure was a “high-end estimate” for the cost of the new $30M facility over 20 years
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Lunch been an ongoing concern for Riverside-Brookfield High School junior Finn Scatchell, so much so that he addressed the District 208 board of education Oct. 13.
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Brookfield police arrested a 39-year-old Chicago man on Oct. 14 for driving under the influence.
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