Get informed on church project

THE LANDMARK VIEW Assuming that a proposed church at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Washington Avenue gets approved by the Brookfield village board, it will be the biggest development effort at Eight Corners in more than a decade and one of the biggest in the past half century. Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Finally, a done deal

THE LANDMARK VIEW Up until Aug. 20 there was a lot of good will but a lack of solid foundation for believing that the Arcade Building in Riverside was on the road to reclamation. With news that the deal is finally sealed, Riverside residents can officially stop holding their breath. Tuesday, August 31, 2010

More class time a good thing

THE LANDMARK VIEW At Komarek School, there are parents upset with the school board and administration over the elimination of a half-hour recess period after lunch. From what we hear, there's an online petition making its way around e-mail lists and will be presented to the school board as a form of protest in the near future. Tuesday, August 24, 2010

At what price victory?

THE LANDMARK VIEW During the three hours of back and forth on the issue of the Riverside recreation board's future on Monday night, one comment stuck out. Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A model for the future

THE LANDMARK VIEW Whenever teachers and school districts in Cook County ink a contract, the quotes are inevitable. It was a win-win, a collaborative process. In almost every instance, the quotes refer to the two sides in a vacuum. Just how the contracts address the issues of those paying the salaries is often not part of the equation. Tuesday, August 10, 2010

A middle ground on stickers

No one likes paying taxes. And certainly no one likes being audited and then finding out there are even more taxes to pay. Penalties even. Essentially, that's what has been going on in Riverside the past few months, as folks who - either accidentally or purposefully - did not buy vehicles stickers during the past three years are located. Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Getting creative on safety

THE LANDMARK VIEW Everything changed for Mike Fakhouri on July 9. His brother was killed by a gun-toting robber, the future of his business was put in jeopardy. He and his brother ran Phoenix Liquor as a two-man operation. The felt they were safe. That's all changed. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Dawn of a new era

THE LANDMARK VIEW What's to become of recreation in Riverside if village trustees make good on their positions stated Monday and replace the recreation board with an advisory commission? It's impossible to say. Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Easing fears

THE LANDMARK VIEW After not having experienced a homicide in Brookfield for a decade, it has come as quite a shock that the village has witnessed two murders in the span of a month. Both were vicious, cold-blooded killings leaving dead two people who made an impact on the lives of local residents. Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Pulling Forest Creek from the brink

THE LANDMARK VIEW When the Landmark started reporting on the bank foreclosing on the Forest Creek condos 17 months ago, we assumed that the village of Brookfield was in for a protracted property maintenance nightmare. Would the building even remain standing given the outlook of the real estate market? A few more winters exposed to the elements and the building could have been irreparably damaged. Tuesday, July 06, 2010

The 500-pound gorilla in the room

THE LANDMARK VIEW For as long as there has been a Brookfield Zoo, politicians in the village of Brookfield have been talking about how the municipality can leverage the tourist attraction for its own benefit. Tuesday, June 29, 2010

How schools can help

THE LANDMARK VIEW Well, the great crossing guard burden-sharing experiment has ended before it got a chance to start. After a second attempt at convincing Riverside District 96 to see the issue as a "community" rather than a "Riverside village government" responsibility, the discussion is officially over. Tuesday, June 22, 2010