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Vol. 33, No. 35
August 29, 2018
Split decision RBHS walks off a winner while LT falls PAGES 15-16
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HEAD’S UP
Cook County Homeland Security operations head starts Sept. 1 By BOB UPHUES Editor
North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. announced on Aug. 27 that he’s hired a new permanent fire chief, following heated criticism both online and in person at last week’s village board meeting regarding his choice for interim chief. John Kiser, who for the past two years has served as chief of operations for the Cook County Department of Homeland Security, will start in his new post on Sept. 1. Hermanek said he will swear in Kiser at the village’s board’s Sept. 4 meeting. “He’s an innovative thinker who is known to be a problem See FIRE CHIEF on page 9
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Brewer Mike Ciciora of Pollyanna Brewing Company serves up a sample of his Mango Allure during the HopStop Craft Beer festival in downtown Riverside on Aug. 25. For more photos, turn to page 14 and visit online at www.RBLandmark.com.
Brookfield Library board settles on design concept Plan for 21,000-square-foot building maximizes greenspace
By BOB UPHUES Editor
Brookfield Public Library trustees on Aug. 22 settled on a formal design concept
for a new facility to be built on libraryowned land at 3541 Park Ave., with the site of the present library slated to be converted into a parking lot. The concept was one of the two so-called
“7-7-7” designs presented by the architectural firm Product Architecture and Design, meaning it calls for a rectangularshaped building of 7,000 square feet on each of three floors – a basement level and two
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