It is said when one door closes another one opens. In the case of Riverside one could say when one restaurant closes another one opens. 

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Many of us, most of us likely, have only gradually begun to understand the complexity, the nuance, the bedrock power of gender fluidity.

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On Jan. 4, late in the afternoon, I had a flat tire at the roundabout in town while on my way to the Jewel in LaGrange. 

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People are certainly creatures of habit, whether we admit to it or not.

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To say that the village of North Riverside is in a period of transition would be putting the situation mildly.

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There will be some big shoes to fill, no pun intended, when Greg Gorski takes over the position of president of the Riverside Chamber of Commerce. Gorski will succeed Dave Moravecek, who is stepping down from the position he has held for 15 years.

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Brookfield residents have defeated a referendum for a new library, yet we are on the verge of getting one anyway. I am unaware of any community group, other than the library board, clamoring for a new one. 

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The print edition of the newspaper is pretty tight during the week after Christmas. Businesses, particularly retail outfits, have run their holiday races and are assessing the success or damage and things tend to be on the light side, news-wise.

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Compassion United Methodist was founded on the desire to identify and address the needs of Brookfield.

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