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LT teacher runs silent film festival for students - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Every year, Bill Allan and his students from Lyons Township High School, as well as students from 11 other schools and film buffs, gather at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove. While there are 12 student films competing for best in show, in the spirit of last century, none of them contain any audio. “At the most basic level, this is something that is not familiar to these kids in their generation, so off the bat, [it’s a] cool challenge for kid…Brookfield, Illinois · Brookfield Read Article

Cub Scouts Pack 24 celebrates 75 years - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Cub Scout members and leaders celebrated Riverside’s Pack 24’s 75th anniversary at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, by throwing the pack a birthday party, complete with games for the Scouts and birthday cake. “We started out with a little introduction explaining Scouting was started in 1910 in the United States, and shortly after that, the first Cub Scout pack started in Port Angeles, [Washington,] which was in the 1920s. The first one…Brookfield, Illinois · Brookfield Read Article

Brookfield Is Waiting on Property Tax Distributions - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield’s finance director, Doug Cooper, said the village has only received about a quarter of the property tax funds from 2024 it is still owed by Cook County. “We were missing about $4.5 million’s worth of property taxes, and that funds the majority of our expenditures” for the final months of the year, Cooper told the Landmark. As of Friday, Jan. 23, Brookfield has received $1.37 million of the $4.5 million total, Cooper said. Nearly half …Brookfield, Illinois · Brookfield Read Article

Big senior wrestling class helps RBHS share UEC East title - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

There was no question Riverside Brookfield High School boys wrestler Gerald Evans would come back for his senior season. “The main reason why I’ve kept going is because I’ve been doing it for so long. I’ve formed a commitment. That’s not something you walk away from,” Evans said. “It keeps you in good shape. You’re able to connect with a lot of different people and overall you just learn new skills.” Evans is not alone. He’s part of another gia…Wrestling · Brookfield Read Article

LTHS bowlers find formula for return to state meet - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Lyons Township High School senior James Praser attended the 2025 boys bowling state meet in Rockford to support graduated teammate Nolan Deines. Now he and the Lions are getting their chance to taste that success. The team qualified for the second time in the past three seasons as their third-place 6,047 at the Fenton Sectional advanced with a top-four finish. “I’m just so happy we made it as a team. We really brought it as a team. We all came t…Brookfield, Illinois · Brookfield Read Article

Brookfield Zoo’s Proposal to Subcontract Work Fails to Address Hiring Freeze and Serious Concerns Over Staffing and Safety : Teamsters Local 727

**CORRECTION** Brookfield Zoo’s recent actions continue to reveal a troubling pattern of lies, mismanagement, hypocrisy, and utter disregard for its workforce. On Monday, January 26, 2025, Teamsters Local 727 and the Zoo met over the Zoo’s proposal to violate the contract by outsourcing landscaping work historically performed by bargaining unit employees to subcontractors.Work · Brookfield Read Article

Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

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Immigration Agent Charged with Misdemeanor Battery, According to Complaining Witness

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An attorney and activist who said an immigration agent threw him to the ground as he filmed on his phone told the Tribune on Friday he learned from police that the agent has been charged with a misdemeanor in Cook County. Robert Held, a local attorney who has been a frequent protester at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, said he followed a car that left the facility on Dec. 27 and began filming the agent fil…Protestors · Brookfield See the Story

Dispensary on 31st moves to Brookfield board vote - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Village trustees in Brookfield are set to vote on Feb. 9 on a special use for a proposed cannabis dispensary at the corner of 31st Street and Park Avenue after discussing it at a Jan. 12 meeting, where they directed the village’s engineers to look into parking concerns along Park Avenue. According to village staff, Brookfield would receive sales tax revenue worth about 5% of total sales from Prolific Dispensary if it were approved at the site at…Brookfield, Illinois · Brookfield Read Article

Riverside opts out of property tax assessment freeze - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Riverside has opted out of a statewide program that would have allowed residents to freeze the property tax valuation of their homes, affecting the village’s levy for more than a decade. The Property Tax Assessment Freeze Program is operated by the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office. It allows state residents who own the historic homes they live in to freeze the assessment of their property taxes for eight years while they make improvem…Brookfield, Illinois · Brookfield Read Article

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LT teacher runs silent film festival for students - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Cub Scouts Pack 24 celebrates 75 years - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield Is Waiting on Property Tax Distributions - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Big senior wrestling class helps RBHS share UEC East title - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

LTHS bowlers find formula for return to state meet - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield Zoo’s Proposal to Subcontract Work Fails to Address Hiring Freeze and Serious Concerns Over Staffing and Safety : Teamsters Local 727

Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

Immigration Agent Charged with Misdemeanor Battery, According to Complaining Witness

Dispensary on 31st moves to Brookfield board vote - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Riverside opts out of property tax assessment freeze - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

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LT teacher runs silent film festival for students - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Cub Scouts Pack 24 celebrates 75 years - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield Is Waiting on Property Tax Distributions - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Big senior wrestling class helps RBHS share UEC East title - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

LTHS bowlers find formula for return to state meet - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield Zoo’s Proposal to Subcontract Work Fails to Address Hiring Freeze and Serious Concerns Over Staffing and Safety : Teamsters Local 727

Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

Immigration Agent Charged with Misdemeanor Battery, According to Complaining Witness

Dispensary on 31st moves to Brookfield board vote - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Riverside opts out of property tax assessment freeze - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

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