Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

11/14/2024

LTHS hopes to get team trophy after four school records at sectional

For senior Hailey Vlcek, the ending of four years of unprecedented Riverside Brookfield High School girls swimming success became a bit longer Saturday. The two-time all-stater in the 200-yard freestyle has returned to consistently competing in the 500 free, the longest high-school event, for the fi...

11/14/2024

3 officials hired since the spring aim to take the department ‘to the next level’

Brookfield has hired a new community development director, building division manager and economic development coordinator this year.

11/14/2024

Fenwick sophomore Juliana Gamboa figured earning Class 2A girls cross country top-25 all-state honors a second time would be even harder. The Riverside resident responded with a personal-best time of 17:41.23 for the 3.0 miles at Peoria’s Detweiller Park, her fastest time since taking 14th at state last year in 17:47.33.

Fenwick sophomore Juliana Gamboa figured earning Class 2A girls cross country top-25 all-state honors a second time would be even harder. The Riverside resident responded with a personal-best time of 17:41.23 for the 3.0 miles at Peoria’s Detweiller Park, her fastest time since taking 14th at stat...

11/14/2024

Unless you’ve applied for a building permit or hosted a ribbon cutting in Brookfield since the summer, you may not have noticed staffing changes in the village’s community development department this year.

Since April, Brookfield has hired Community Development Director Libby Popovic, Building Division Manager Michelle Niemeyer and Business & Economic Development Coordinator Deanne Adasiak to fill out the department, which is responsible for permitting, property maintenance, planning and zoning, business retention and more within the village.

Popovic, who started April 28, came to Brookfield after founding and managing her own private law firm for about 14 years; before that, she worked at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. An attorney by trade, Popovic earned a doctorate in law from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and a master’s in public administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Popovic said she wanted to join Brookfield after seeing its growth through her private work in real estate. In a joint interview with Niemeyer and Adasiak on Oct. 30, she told the Landmark the community development director position spoke to her as a role where she could play a pivotal part in the village.

“Brookfield has grown so much over the last number of years, and in what I was doing previously, in private practice with residential and commercial and lending and so forth, I’ve seen different areas in Cook County, Will County, DuPage [County] that have grown,” she said. “This position particularly has four divisions that are under it, in terms of the organizational structure, and it seemed like it would be the best fit for being able to come in and really make an impact.”

Full story: https://www.rblandmark.com/2024/11/13/meet-new-faces-community-development-brookfield/

✏: Trent Brown
📸: Provided by Libby Popovic

11/13/2024

Officials seem unclear on who will pay for this part of the Des Plaines River Trail extension

Brookfield has taken another step forward as the leader of the regional Des Plaines River Trail extension project.

11/13/2024

First-time all-stater Wuggazer helps LTHS finish seventh in Class 3A

Riverside Brookfield High School senior Brady Norman saw any top-25, all-state hopes at the Class 3A boys cross country state meet Saturday fade quickly.

11/13/2024

Our food pantry serves 15 villages, where over 7,000 of our neighbors are living below the poverty line. Most (83%) live in just 7 of our 15 villages. Which makes ours a region of “haves” and “have-nots”. But we are all neighbors here. And we are a not-for-profit business. Which means our collective purpose is to one day go out of business: We are working collectively toward a time when neighbors in our region are no longer oppressed with hunger. A time when enough of us have come together to uplift all of us.

End Hunger. Uplift Neighbors. Learn more at sharefoodsharelove.org.

Food pantry serving 15 villages in western cook county, Illinois

11/13/2024

Lions to face Naperville Central; Nazareth returns in 5A quarterfinals

Already the most decorated wide receiver in Lyons Township High School football history, senior Travis Stamm still was determined to contribute more his fourth varsity season. A 2023 part-timer in the defensive secondary, Stamm also wanted to start at cornerback.

11/12/2024

Officials want to ‘reward and support brick-and-mortar establishments’

Brookfield has enacted a ban on food trucks parking within 100 feet of brick-and-mortar restaurants in town.

11/07/2024

Nazareth’s Lewis, Fenwick’s Gamboa also return as Class 2A qualifiers

Riverside Brookfield High School senior boys cross country runner Brady Norman finished just 2.03 seconds from top-10, all-sectional honors over 2.9 miles at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional Saturday.

11/07/2024

Chronic absenteeism, however, remains persistent

Pardon the questionable grammar, but being named an exemplary school by the state ain’t easy But it’s an apple on the desk for Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 to do it two years in a row, the result highlighted by annual Illinois Report Card 2023-24 that was made public Oct. 30. Ex...

11/07/2024

The Riverside Community Caucus has endorsed two incumbents and a new face in village politics to run for a trustee seat alongside the current village president for the upcoming board of trustees consolidated election next spring.

Three incumbents and a new face in village politics have been endorsed to run in the board of trustees consolidated election next spring.

11/07/2024

LTHS soccer, defeated by Morton, wind in 3A Reavis Sectional semifinals

Lyons Township High School girls volleyball standout Kate Badrov withstood the intense pain from a broken left thumb Oct. 8 and the realization that her senior season probably was over. As the team captain helped the Lions practice for the Class 4A playoffs, Badrov realized she regained full range o...

11/07/2024

Bulldogs lose tight regional final after 24-win season, UEC East title

11/06/2024

Brookfield officials are looking to emulate the success of Berwyn Shops with the village’s own temporary incubator program for local retail businesses. If all goes according to plan, a first cohort of about six shops will open in June in Progress Park at Eight Corners.

If all goes according to plan, a first cohort of about six shops will open in June in Progress Park at Eight Corners.

11/06/2024

Defending 5A state champion Nazareth starts with shutout of Payton

LTHS football team open 8A playoffs with shutout

11/06/2024

Our food pantry serves 15 villages, where over 7,000 of our neighbors are living below the poverty line. Most (83%) live in just 7 of our 15 villages. Which makes ours a region of “haves” and “have-nots”. But we are all neighbors here. And we are a not-for-profit business. Which means our collective purpose is to one day go out of business: We are working collectively toward a time when neighbors in our region are no longer oppressed with hunger. A time when enough of us have come together to uplift all of us.

End Hunger. Uplift Neighbors. Learn more at sharefoodsharelove.org

11/06/2024

Riverside voters passed the village’s tax levy extension referendum for street repairs on election night — by just five votes.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your individual vote matters, Riverside has proven it does. Voters passed the tax levy referendum by 5 votes.