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Vol. 32, No. 37
September 13, 2017
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DEAD HEADS
Reduced from $20,000 to $5,000; maintenance head still suspended By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
The Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 Board of Education approved a settlement with the Illinois Department of Public Health on Sept. 11 that will reduce the fine the district must pay for violating rules regarding asbestos from $20,000 to $5,000, provided the district abides by the conditions of the agreement. “Five thousand is a lot better than 20 [thousand], so I am happy with the outcome,” said Marge Hubacek, the president of the District 103 Board of Education. “We had fabulous attorneys working on that for us. They did a great job.” The IDPH had been seeking to fine the district $20,000 See D103 on page 11
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Super colorful, handmade sugar skulls were among items for sale during the Latin Music Fest, organized by the Hispanic Organization of North Riverside (HONR) on Sept. 9 at the Village Commons. The decorative skulls are used in Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead and All Soul’s Day. For more photos from the music festival, visit online at www.RBLandmark.com.
County health center eyes former sporting goods store 21,000-square-foot primary care facility coming to North Riverside
By BOB UPHUES Editor
It’s been about a year since Sports Authority abandoned its large commercial space
at 1800 Harlem Ave., and while no retailers have stepped up to fill the space, a long-term tenant is on the way in. The Cook County Health and Hospital System plans to open a roughly 21,000-square-
foot primary care health center inside the vacant commercial space sometime in late 2018. Dr. John Jay Shannon, the CEO of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, pitched the health center to the finance com-
mittee of the North Riverside Village Board in late August. And on Sept. 4, village trustees voted 5 to 0 See HEALTH on page 11
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