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Vol. 36, No. 1
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January 6, 2021
Newman sworn in area’s newest congresswoman PAGE 2
Riverside Township slate drops its ‘GOP’ affiliation PAGE 6
Cantata administers first vaccines to residents, employees Nursing home officials hope it’s a first step in return to normality By BOB UPHUES Editor
It’s been months since Diane Finch, a resident at Cantata Adult Life Services in Brookfield for the past four years, has been able to see her children in person. So, it perhaps was no surprise that Finch was one of the first Cantata residents waiting in line Saturday morning to receive her vaccination against COVID-19. “I definitely don’t want to get the COVID,” she said See VACCINES on page 9
JIM SCHULZ/CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Amur leopards Sasha (left) and his mom Lisa were among several animals at Brookfield Zoo IT’LL BE OKAY season who appeared to enjoy playing in their outdoor habitats after the first significant snowfall of the on Dec. 30.
Educators to challenge for RBHS school board Four candidates will vie for three seats in April election
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
The campaign for the Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 school board
will resemble a game of musical chairs. With four candidates vying for three seats, after the votes are counted, one person will be left standing on the outside. Running for the three seats are two in-
cumbents who live in Brookfield, board President Wes Smithing and Vice President Ramona Towner, and two newcomers, Ryan VenHorst of Riverside and Lorena Gasca of North Riverside.
VenHorst, 41, teaches technology and engineering classes at Oak Park and River Forest High School. A member of the faculty See RBHS on page 7