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Vol. 33, No. 43

PAGES 21-23

October 24, 2018

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Signing in from the past

Charges follow in wake of dog attacks PAGE 3

Halloween 'guest book' on display at museum PAGE 10

ATM robbery suspect indicted PAGE 5

Seeing an opening in D103, Getty allies pounce

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State senator, board member call for supt. resignations By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Sensing an opportunity to exploit an oversight that allowed a man awaiting trial for attempted murder to be hired as a teacher, a number of local politicians allied with Lyons Village President Christopher Getty attended the Oct. 22 Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 board meeting, with one -- state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-11th) See D103 MEETING on page 8

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After casting her ballot at the Brookfield Village Hall on the first day of early voting, Oct. 22, Brookfield resident Audrey Overholt took a couple of minutes to clean up debris from around Roy Overholt Field – named after her late husband, the legendary local Little League volunteer -- in Kiwanis Park before heading back home, just across the street.

Brookfield Library board picks concept for new building Walls of glass designed to showcase community institution

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield Public Library’s Board of Trustees has chosen a conceptual design for its proposed new facility – one that literally

puts the library and what goes on inside of it on display to the community. The concept picked by the library board at a special meeting on Oct. 8 is markedly different than the plan approved by the library and village boards prior to a funding refer-

endum that was voted down by residents in 2016. That prior plan, with its rather impenetrable brick central tower and Prairie-style forms has given way to walls of glass, allowing glimpses of the activity going on inside.

The way the building is set back on the lot and its corner entry stairs, which allow patrons to approach the doors from both Lincoln and Park avenues also give the building See LIBRARY on page 13

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