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Print Edition: October 15, 2025

Print Edition: October 15, 2025 - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

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Print Edition: October 15, 2025

Print Edition: October 15, 2025 - Wednesday Journal

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 5h

Improvements could come to railroad crossings in Riverside

Improvements could come to railroad crossings in Riverside - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is moving into the second phase of its Berwyn-Riverside railroad grade crossing study.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 6h

Riversider keeps runners safe at Chicago Marathon

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 6h

Report of reckless driver that misses family in crosswalk

Report of reckless driver that misses family in crosswalk - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

On Sept. 30, an officer responded to S. E. Gross Middle School on a report of a reckless driver at a nearby intersection.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 20h

RBHS football scores another big victory, improves to 7-0

RBHS football scores another big victory, improves to 7-0 - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Evans’ touchdown was his first on varsity and among nine by the undefeated Bulldogs in their 67-8 victory over Elmwood Park to improve to 7-0

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 21h

RBHS tennis team responds, defends UEC East championship

RBHS tennis team responds, defends UEC East championship - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Abby Weinert and juniors Paige Zavorski and Brooke Zavorski moved up one flight this girls tennis season in the Upstate State Conference

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 21h

OPRF Math Teacher Hardin best in the state

OPRF Math Teacher Hardin best in the state - Wednesday Journal

The Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently awarded Sheila Hardin its annual Excellence in Secondary Mathematics Teaching Award.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 21h

D97 launching career exploration planning

D97 launching career exploration planning - Wednesday Journal

Oak Park Elementary School D97 is remedying that with its Career Exploration Planning initiative, which is designed to connect middle schoolers’ academic experiences with real-world applications.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 21h

D96 garners state school board award

D96 garners state school board award - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

The Riverside School District 96 Board of Education received the School Board Governance Recognition honor from the Illinois Association of School Boards.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 22h

Elizabeth Nystrom, 42

Elizabeth Nystrom, 42 - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Elizabeth A. Nystrom, 42, of Oak Park, formerly of Riverside, died on Oct. 6, 2025. She was the mother of Aria and Cee Cee Weissberg; the daughter of Mark C. and Anne Nystrom; the sister of Timothy Nystrom...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 22h

It’s about people, not politics

It’s about people, not politics - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

These days social media is overloaded with partisan posts assigning blame for the many ills plaguing our society. This has now reached a crescendo with the shutting down of the federal government. However,...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 22h

Protests continue at ICE detention center in Broadview

Protests continue at ICE detention center in Broadview - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Protestors, members of the clergy and state law enforcement continue to gather in Broadview for the ongoing protests at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 22h

D96 garners state school board award

D96 garners state school board award - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

The Riverside School District 96 Board of Education received the School Board Governance Recognition honor from the Illinois Association of School Boards.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 23h

Special village hall, police station meeting scheduled for Nov. 20

Special village hall, police station meeting scheduled for Nov. 20 - Wednesday Journal

Oak Park will hold a special meeting updating the community on plans for the new police station and the renovations to village hall

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 23h

RB dropped from Jane Doe lawsuit against former teacher

RB dropped from Jane Doe lawsuit against former teacher - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

RB dropped from Jane Doe lawsuit of a former RBHS student against former teacher Gary Prokes from RBTV. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Frank Andreou.

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 23h

‘No Kings’ protests scheduled for Oak Park and Forest Park

‘No Kings’ protests scheduled for Oak Park and Forest Park - Wednesday Journal

Protestors will gather in Oak Park, Forest Park and more than a dozen other Chicagoland communities to demonstrate against President Trump

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 23h

This is America on ICE

This is America on ICE - Wednesday Journal

I grew up a few blocks from the ICE Detention Facility off 25th Avenue, just south of the Eisenhower Expressway in Broadview. That made my visit to the Detention Facility protest this past Friday even...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 23h

Who is the real enemy within?

Who is the real enemy within? - Wednesday Journal

Re: “No, President Trump, Chicagoans are not the enemy within.” Chicago Tribune, Oct. 1, 2025: As President Trump grows ever bolder in his thirst for dictatorial control over the U.S., he ignores...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s what actually happened

Here’s what actually happened - Wednesday Journal

I would like to welcome Josh Vander Berg back to Oak Park after what apparently was a long trip away from the village. I assume he was gone because if he was here, he would have heard that the Historic...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 1d

A tale told by tombstones

A tale told by tombstones - Wednesday Journal

Join the Historical Society of Oak Park-River Forest for the 34th Annual “Tale of the Tombstones” Cemetery Walk on Sunday, Oct. 19. Take a walking tour of Forest Home Cemetery, featuring actors portraying...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 1d

Wake up in ‘Woke Park’

Wake up in ‘Woke Park’ - Wednesday Journal

I felt compelled to respond to a recently run opinion piece concerning “Woke Park” [Viewpoints, Oct. 1]: Hi Mark, I’ve lived in Oak Park for years and let me tell you what I experience. I live in...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 1d

Federal vs. local law enforcement

Federal vs. local law enforcement - Wednesday Journal

As of today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest law enforcement branch on the planet. Student loan forgiveness, viral fame via YouTube if captured on video while on the job and a...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 1d

Let sleeping cars lie

Let sleeping cars lie - Wednesday Journal

A couple weeks ago, the village sent out reminders to residents who hadn’t yet bought their vehicle license — that $74 virtual sticker that lets you park on the street during the day. If you’ve...

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 1d

Across Twelfth Street

Across Twelfth Street - Wednesday Journal

A gap forms in the halting, east-west traffic gliding slowly on 12th Street. From the Oak Park side, I run through the opening southward, skipping between a paused Ford truck and a drifting Mazda SUV....

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