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RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD Also serving North Riverside $1.00

Vol. 32, No. 43

October 25, 2017

Playoffs begin Playo LTHS RBHS start postseason LTHS, play this weekend PPAGE 19

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Fishing, picnics now legal in Riverside PAGE 6

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New contract for Brookfield DPW workers PAGE 7

D103 school board fires maintenance director

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RIGHT IN THE KISSER In addition to being duct-taped to a wall outside the building, Central School Principal Peter Gatz get a face full of whipped-cream pie on Oct. 20, as the climax to a schoolwide effort to raise funds for disaster relief in Florida, Texas, California and Puerto Rico. In addition to Gatz, students “voted” (by donating change to a jar in her homeroom) to duct-tape fifth-grade teacher Laura McMahon to the wall. See more photos at www. RBLandmark.com.

4-3 vote comes after more than two-hour deliberation By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

A closely divided Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 board voted 4 to 3 on Oct. 17 to fire Maintenance Director Ryan Grace for cause. The vote came after a closed-door hearing and deliberation that lasted more than two hours. Grace’s firing is effective immediately; he received no severance package. See D103 on page 12

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Riverside Library officials unveil renovation plan Multi-year effort will completely make over lower level

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Years after first setting plans in motion, the Riverside Public Library Board of Trustees revealed its plan for a $1.3 million

renovation of the library’s lower level at the Friends of the Library’s Harvest Bingo event on Oct. 21. The plan is for the multi-phase renovation to be funded through donations by patrons and community residents, not by issuing

bonds or asking for an increase in taxes. And that means it’s probably going to take a while before you see any big changes downstairs. But the green light has finally been given after years of preparation.

“I jokingly say that I have about 10 years until I retire and my goal is, before I retire to have this done,” said Library Director Janice Foley. “We’ve wanted this for a long time. See LIBRARY on page 12

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