Carson Pirie Scott, an anchor tenant at the North Riverside Park Mall since it opened in 1975, will re-open to the public on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 8:45 a.m.

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In order to make way for a new set of bleachers and a new building for concessions and locker rooms, Riverside-Brookfield High School's Shuey Stadium had to be demolished. And today is the day that's happening.

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The folks behind Burger Antics, scheduled to open on Grand Boulevard in Brookfield in March, has begun a Kickstarter campaign to help raise money for renovations to their new space.

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Getting in and out of the South Hollywood section of Brookfield is going to be a headache for one day next week when the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad shuts down the Hollywood Avenue grade crossing for 22 hours. From 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27 until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, no vehicles or pedestrians will be allowed to cross the tracks at Hollywood Avenue because the railroad will be performing repairs to a signal bungalow near the crossing

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Below each member of the village board on the big wooden dais where trustees, the village president and village clerk sit during meetings is a little name-plate holder. For each meeting, trustees slide small nameplates into the holders, identifying who they are. But the nameplate below C.P. Hall didn't say, "C.P. Hall, Village Trustee." It said, "Je Suis Charlie."

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Anyone who might have tried to visit the village of North Riverside's website Thursday morning between the hours of about 8:20 and 10 a.m. would have been greeted by pictures of a mosque, smoking buildings and pictures of children in hospital beds along with a pro-Palestine, anti-Israeli message.

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If you're looking to contact the village of North Riverside's administrative offices or recreation department, or if you're trying to access the village of North Riverside's wesbite on Friday, you won't have much luck. The North Riverside Village Commons building, 2401 Desplaines Ave., is closed until 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, due to a scheduled reoplaement of electrical equipment. The village's website is also down at this time.

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Although Judy Baar Topinka, who died Wednesday at the age of 70, wanted no visitation or funeral service, her family is providing a way for people to extend their sympathies and express their good wishes.

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An outbreak of the flu among students at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park has caused officials at the high school to dismiss students early on Monday and to cancel classes Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The intersection improvements at First Avenue and Forest Avenue/Ridgewood Road in Riverside are largely complete, officials announced Tuesday, and all crosswalks and walkways at the intersection have returned to normal operation.

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