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The license plate reading technology will now stay in use through May 2027 By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter

Riverside trustees voted 4-2 on Thursday not to renew the village’s contract with Flock Safety for two automatic license plate reader cameras in town. The contract is set to expire on its own terms on May 31, 2027, with the surveillance technology remaining in use until then. The village board will discuss whether to immediately sunset Riverside’s use of the cameras at their next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5, and trust-

Three incumbents and a challenger spoke to the village’s most pressing issues and answered resident questions

ees directed staff to begin looking into alternatives to Flock, including villageoperated cameras. Trustees Cristin Evans, Joseph Fitzgerald, Jill Mateo and Aberdeen Marsh-Ozga voted not to renew the contract while trustees Alex Gallegos and Elizabeth Kos voted to budget funds for its renewal in fiscal year 2027.

The four candidates seeking endorsement from the Riverside Community Caucus in the upcoming municipal election took to Riverside Township Hall on Sunday, Oct. 18, for a group forum to speak to the most important issues facing the village.

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3 denied entry to Chris Getty campaign event in Brookfield

Getty’s campaign team called them ‘disruptive,’ but they said they’ve been standing up to a culture of bigotry and harassment in Lyons By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter

Three people were denied entry to Lyons Mayor Chris Getty’s congressional campaign meet and greet event at Irish Times on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The three individuals — Ferrai Pickett, who works as a nanny and hosts anti-discrimination events in the area, Brookfield resident Steven Lifka and Lyons Public Library Trustee Richard O’Brien — told the Landmark they were targeted for their past behavior confronting Lyons administration about what they described as a pattern of bigoted, misogynistic behavior by Lyons Public Library Director Dan Hilker, who is also a village trustee. They also cited indifference by Getty when the issue was raised to him. Getty and his team hosted the meet and greet to reach voters as the Lyons mayor campaigns for election as an independent candidate in Illinois’ fourth congressional district. The district is now represented by outgoing Democrat Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García. Lifka, Pickett and O’Brien told the Landmark they planned to attend the event together to raise the issue of Hilker and Getty’s conduct. Lifka said he arrived first and was allowed into the event for a short time before private security staff, whom O’Brien identified as Lyons police officers, asked him to leave. “I was a little disappointed. Chris Getty is running in the fourth district, which is the district I live in,” he said. “I wanted to hear what his promises were going to be, if any.” In an emailed statement, Getty campaign spokesperson Kevin Thomas said the three had “engaged in disruptive and confrontational behavior at public meetings” and were declined entry based on “concerns about further disruptions.” Pickett said she and O’Brien were denied entry outright when they arrived after Lifka. She said she’s become a target of Lyons administration since last summer, when she first brought concerns about Hilker’s conduct to Getty. She said he did not ad-

dress the concerns and later blocked her over email and Facebook. Pickett said she first became embroiled in Lyons after she felt she, her own children and area children she nannies, were excluded and “ostracized” from events while visiting the Lyons Public Library. “I go over to the director, Dan, and I say, ‘This is the library. How can we bridge the gap?’ He basically tells me in so many words, ‘If you don’t like it, go somewhere else. These are my friends. These are my people. I don’t care to change anything about it, but you can leave.’” Pickett said she had also overheard Hilker berating library employees who were teenage girls. She said she brought her concerns to the Lyons Board of Trustees repeatedly in the spring and summer of this year without any action being taken. O’Brien, a trustee on the Lyons library board, reported racist and sexist behavior by Hilker that he witnessed personally or heard about from others who did. O’Brien described an instance where a Spanish-speaking couple arrived at the library and he was trying to help translate with his limited Spanish knowledge, as he happened to be at the library and a Spanish-speaking staff member was on break. “I just happened to be there making copies. Dan Hilker, our library director, hefinally gets frustrated,” O’Brien said. “He says, ‘Just get the f%#k out of here. Why don’t you go back to the country you came from and come back when you learn the language?’ … I don’t know if that’s the exact words, but it’s really close.” O’Brien said he had also spoken to a teenage staffer who quit after her first week at the library due to Hilker making comments about her body. “On the second day, Dan approached her and said, ‘You got big bosoms and a great body. You should start wearing tighter clothes,’” he said. “In Lyons, everybody thinks that’s OK, and that’s not OK. You don’t talk that way to employees.” O’Brien said he raised the issues directly

to Getty, whom he had previously supported, but Getty and, later, members of the village board declined to take action against Hilker. “They were doing whatever Mayor Getty says. That’s what they do, and they swept it under the rug. Just told me like it never even happened,” O’Brien said. “From that day on, I was really looking at Chris differently. He’s not a leader. If there’s any friction, he doesn’t want no part of it.” O’Brien said he was later detained by Lyons police on the Fourth of July for speaking badly about Getty in public and wasn’t released for half an hour. He said police and village staffers told him video footage of the arrest didn’t exist in response to his public records requests, but he alleges Getty and other Lyons administrators later tried to blackmail him into silence by threatening to release the footage. He said Lyons police later failed to act for more than a month after someone made death threats to him at his home. Pickett said she had also received death threats after she began speaking publicly about the behavior she had witnessed. Lifka later joined the pair when he gave Pickett his three minutes of public comment at a Lyons board meeting after she had used her time up. The Lyons village board has not held a public meeting since Aug. 18. The meetings scheduled for Sept. 1, Sept. 15, Oct. 6 and Oct. 20 were all canceled ahead of time. Pickett said she believed the cancellations were, in part, meant to silence her and other critics of Getty and Hilker by removing their ability to give public comment at the meetings. In the emailed statement, Thomas said the Getty campaign team “strongly dispute[s] the false allegations these individuals have made about Chris. Disagreement is part of public life, but personal accusations should be supported by facts.” He said Getty “has never shied away from tough questions or criticism.” The Lyons Public Library did not respond to a request for comment on the allegations against Hilker by the time of publication.

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D208 basks in the glow of its ‘Solar-Bration’ New rooftop solar array will cover about 16% of school’s electricity needs

By GREGG VOSS Staff Reporter

Here comes the sun, The Beatles sang once upon a time. But Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 is singing another tune. Here come the savings. The new roof-mount solar array, comprised of 840 solar modules and three inverters that convert the sun’s rays to usable direct-current, or DC, power, was officially launched Tuesday at the aptly named “Solar-Bration” in the school’s first-floor commons area. The system, which will generate 490.1 kilowatts of DC power, is expected to cover a little over 16% of the school’s electricity needs annually, according to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kristin Smetana. The savings don’t stop there, according to Chicago-based Verde Solutions, which planned and installed the system. Annual energy savings will be $48,685 and will re-

duce the school’s energy bill by 12.8%. That all means the system will pay for itself within five years. Yes, the financial aspect is important, but for Smetana, there is another pressing issue. “It’s modeling to our students the importance of doing your part to help the environment,” she said. “Whether it’s big or small, every action that you take has an impact. “So to inspire students to continue to take care of the environment in things they can accomplish, it’s a success.” Senior John Isaacson was one of about 40 students in attendance at Tuesday’s ribboncutting event, along with superintendent Dr. Kevin Skinkis, principal Dr. Hector Freytas and the entire school board. Verde Solutions founder and CEO Chris Gersch spoke, as did Skinkis, Smetana and school board president Deanna Zalas. “It definitely means a lot to the school,” said Isaacson, a student in Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science, “and

it’s kind of on us as students to carry out what they are implementing for us.” There’s more than financial savings. Consider the reduced emissions. Over the system’s 30-year lifespan, estimates say it will produce 16.4 kilowatt hours of electricity and will avoid 11,061 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s equivalent to 25,722 barrels of oil consumed and 2,583 passenger vehicles driven for one year. One of the Verde Solutions personnel on the project was a 2015 Riverside-Brookfield alumnus, Grace Rasmussen, a renewable energy engineer who has a mechanical engineering degree from Purdue. For her, the project was a full-circle moment. As an RB student, did she ever anticipate implementation of a solar array? “I did not, and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that email hit my inbox saying the school was pursuing solar and was reaching out to companies to bid it,” said Rasmussen, who also spoke Tuesday.

“This is just really important for the school. I would say they are still ahead of the curve in terms of really hedging and getting those energy bill savings, as well as taking advantage of all the available incentives in the state.” Smetana said District 208 began discussing the possibility of a solar array in the 2019-20 school year, then started to explore it further in fall 2023. From there, an RFP (request for proposals) was distributed in February 2025. Verde Solutions’ bid was selected that April. The system itself was energized late August. Zalas said it’s been a long road to capture the sun’s rays for the savings the system will provide, but well worth it. “This, financially, was the right thing to do at the right time with the grants that were available,” she said. “It also shows us a leader in the sustainability environment. We’re right there at the forefront of that. For a small school, I’m very proud of that fact.”

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RB student questions lunch policies But school lunch cost and portion sizes unlikely to change By GREGG VOSS Staff Reporter

Lunch been an ongoing concern for Riverside-Brookfield High School junior Finn Scatchell, so much so that he addressed the District 208 board of education Oct. 13. “I come today with concerns regarding our lunch program with Quest Foods,” Scatchell told the board. “As of right now, a basic meal costs around $6 in our cafeteria. Food prices have been rising along with the reduction of portion sizes.” But there was a larger issue, he said. “I was also trying to end the denial of lunch, along with the stigmatization of students by cashiers (for) low account balances,” he told the board, adding that has been partially addressed with assistant principal of student affairs Dave Mannon. “The new policy is that cashiers will be retrained to not discuss account balances with students and not deny lunches to students,” he said. Assistant Supt. Kristin Smetana said a student is able to swipe to purchase lunch with a debit built into their school ID card. She said if a student has a debt higher than $10, an alert is placed on the account and the student is referred to student deans Cara Weinberg or Alberto Jaquez. In turn, they reach out to the student’s parents to add money to their account. But students can still get something to eat even if they have a negative balance, and thanks to the recently adjusted policy through Scatchell’s advocacy, cashiers don’t discuss that with students. But the lunch cost and portion size is a

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different issue. The district is in the middle of a fiveyear contract for lunch services with Quest Food Management Services. The contract expires in 2028. She said Quest determines lunch costs, and Smetana said the district can’t request that firm reduce prices. In other words, it’s not that simple. “They present to us every year their proposed increases and we have the opportunity to review and discuss with Quest,” she said. “I can’t say, ‘You have to cut prices a dollar.’ It’s a contracted service for the district.” Scatchell noted in his address to the board that he organized a petition this fall and received more than 160 signatures, along with dozens of comments, some of which he read. “I think that society has made it a norm to make a basic need to cost so much,’ said a current student. “I think even if people have more money, (they) shouldn’t have to still pay an outstanding price for something. A salad is six dollars! That’s crazy! And every time I have to get more money on my cared, I feel bad for eating.” Smetana countered by saying that while the district could opt in to the federal National School Program, that would create its own issues. “We would have to meet Illinois State Board of Education guidelines related to nutrition that aligns to federal dietary guidelines,” she said. That means offerings would be much different; all snacks would have to be baked, and the current coffee bar would be sugar-free. “The cafeteria offerings would be very different and I don’t think the cost savings would be significant,” she said. “We’d still have to cover the cost for Quest – food costs, the cost of Quest’s (operation). The majority of schools lose revenue because of it.”

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Former D96 technology director dies in car accident Superintendent: Don Tufano created strong infrastructure for district By GREGG VOSS Staff Reporter

Don Tufano, former Riverside School District 96 director of technology and innovation, has died. According to the DuPage County coroner’s office, Tufano, 61, died in a car accident in Naperville on Saturday. Cause of death is pending due to autopsy and toxicology results. Tufano started in District 96 in June 2014 and retired in June 2025. Molly Marquardt succeeded Tufano in his role after he retired. “Don will be well remembered for his contributions to District 96,” Supt. Martha Ryan-Toye said Monday. “He was responsible for early development of our 1:1 technology program. Don created and supported a strong infrastructure for technology. “Personally, Don had a great sense of humor. He was very funny and often kept our leadership team laughing and looking at the bright side in many situations.” Board of education members David Barsotti and Dan Hunt agreed with that assessment. The pair were members of a technology steering committee that Tufano led early in his tenure. “He was a standup guy,” Barsotti said. “He always wanted to do what was right

for the district. He was somebody I could always trust – if he said he was going to do something, he did it. He looked at the nuance and did what needed to be done.” Hunt said that many of Tufano’s innovations and implementations have stood the test of time. The state of technology in the district was much different in 2014, he said, “and Don really latched onto that right away and made progress.” Hunt said Tufano was responsible for the district-wide shift to Chromebooks versus Macbooks that had been in use, which resulted in cost savings for the district. He also moved the district to voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) systems, shifted technology infrastructure from the district offices into the cloud, and focused on technology redundancy. Added Barsotti, “Technology is ever evolving, and he put in place a process by which the district had to evaluate any software being put in the classroom. Before I even came onto the board, there wasn’t really a process. Teachers would sign up for software and not look at the user agreement.” Ryan-Toye said that district “will join the celebration of life planned by his family.” “It’s a shame,” Hunt added. “Especially such a hard worker, he deserved a long retirement. It’s a loss to the community.”

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Brookfield prepares to invest $300K into triangle property

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Brookfield officials are gearing up to approve an agreement subsidizing some of the costs to develop the vacant triangle property on Fairview Avenue. Trustees are set to vote on a $300,000 redevelopment agreement between the village and Connemara Holdings, LLC, which plans to build a mixed-use luxury apartment complex with 27 apartments and three commercial spaces on the first floor at the triangle property, 8921-47 Fairview Ave. The village approved a final plan for the development in May, about a year after approving a preliminary plan. If the village board votes to approve the agreement on Monday, Oct. 26, Brookfield will convey $300,000 from its Grand Boule-

final $50,000 will be shared following the issuance of certificates of occupancy for the 27 residential units, Popovic said. Popovic said the developers are still working on their final drawings to submit for building permits, with the $300,000 conveyance budgeted for fiscal year 2027, though she said the funds have been earmarked for several years since the project began in 2020. “We thought it might be coming out this year or even the year before that. It looks like it was on your books the year before that, too,” she said. “We’re ready for 2027.” Village President Michael Garvey said village staff had worked to help Connemara purchase a western section of the triangle property from Brookfield Zoo Chicago in order to develop the entire site. Trustee Jennifer Hendricks suggested tying one of the payout milestones to the sign-

“Once we’re done and we’ve honored the $300,000, we keep 100% of the increment,” Wiberg said. “The anticipation is this project is going to contribute, certainly over the life of the remainder of the TIF, much more than what we’re giving out.” When a TIF district is established, the existing property values are recorded and frozen for the duration of 23 years. Any property tax revenue generated from an increase in property values within the district during its lifespan is deposited into a special fund that the municipality can use to further invest in the area’s development. Garvey lauded the development as “the largest project [Brookfield] will ever have” in “a prime location.” “We also have very good reason to believe, based on conversations that have been taking place, that this will transform that area and generate other developments,” Garvey said.

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PEP Party announces 2027 Brookfield trustee slate An incumbent, a newcomer and the village clerk are seeking seats

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and recreation commission and has served as a commissioner since 2014. In 2023, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Riverside Brookfield High School board. Duner works as an accessibility coordinator for the Forest Preserves of Cook County. In a written statement, the PEP nominating committee described Gilhooley, Melendez and Duner as “thoughtful, qualified

and dedicated individuals” who “have already invested years of their time, talent and energy into making Brookfield and the surrounding community a better place.” Nominating petitions must be filed with Cook County KENYON by Nov. 23, as vilDUNER lage trustees are not on the February primary ballot and participate directly in the consolidated election on April 6. Incumbent trustees Katie Kaluzny and Julie Narimatsu confirmed they were not running for reelection. Kaluzny served two terms in a row since her election in 2019 and said she has reached the end of her term limit, making her ineligible to run

again. In an email, Kaluzny said she plans to continue volunteering with the village’s conservation commission. Narimatsu was first elected in 2023 and chose not to pursue a second term to care for aging family members, she told the Landmark in an email. “I knew I was not going to be able to give the election the attention it deserves, and I likely wouldn’t be able to give the next term the time and energy it requires either,” she wrote. “I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity to serve and learn from this community, not to mention work alongside some incredibly thoughtful and dedicated public servants. It has truly been an honor.” Narimatsu said she plans to stay active in the community, including as a board member for the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Foundation, which recently raised more than $22,000 for community recreation scholarships through its annual duck race.

agencies that had 287(g) agreements to share accessible data, including Riverside’s, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Buckley said Riverside has never shared Flock or other police data directly with ICE in accordance with the Illinois TRUST Act. Riverside also uses three non-Flock license plate reader cameras, Buckley told the Landmark in September. During the board’s discussion, Evans said she believed Riverside’s automatic license plate reader policy, included within agenda materials for the Oct. 15 meeting, had been violated, namely under the section describing accountability, which calls for regular audits of searches for data originating from Riverside. “‘Department members shall not use or allow others to use the equipment or database records for any unauthorized purpose.’ I think we know that that’s probably occurred based on some of the justifications that have been provided,” she said. “Can an audit be considered a safeguard after the data has already been released? We can’t control how the data is going to be used.” Evans referenced records of searches of Riverside’s Flock data with stated reasons for the search such as “LMAO,” a texting abbreviation for “laughing my ass off,”

or “MYOC,” a phrase sometimes used in policing that stands for “make your own case,” a directive to find a reason to justify predetermined police action. Buckley said the police department had caught “issues” that it “corrected … immediately” with its auditing process after residents “notified us of different things.” “The [searches] I think you’re speaking of, we were notified after a resident did a [Freedom of Information Act request] and advised us of it,” Buckley said. Before the resident’s FOIA request, “We were going through [the auditing process]. This part of it, for some reason, we didn’t catch,” Buckley said. Marsh-Ozga asked Buckley whether Flock technology specifically was necessary to catch criminals leaving Riverside’s borders. “If a criminal were to leave Riverside’s jurisdiction, and we didn’t have Flock cameras, would all of our agency regional partners stop sharing information with us? There had to be a pre-Flock era in which Riverside effectively tracked and got cooperation from our neighbors to help track down the bad guys,” Marsh-Ozga said. Buckley named LEADS, the Law Enforcement Agency Data System used in Illinois, as well as BOLOs — alerts for other departments

to “be on the lookout” for certain vehicles — as non-Flock methods to track criminals across town borders but said they don’t compare to the instant access provided by the network of automatic license plate readers. “An officer the other day told me, ‘This is one of the best things that ever happened to law enforcement,’” Buckley said. “I don’t know if I’d go that far, but he’s not too far off by saying that.” Mateo said she was in favor of canceling the Flock contract due to her distrust of the company and other agencies, not the technology itself, a change from when she supported approving the initial contract with Flock in 2023. “If every other municipality followed the guidelines that we now have in place, I’d say, ‘Yeah, let’s keep trying this for another eight months, follow out our contract.’ I don’t trust the national database. I don’t trust other municipalities. I don’t trust other police departments or justice departments or third-party vendors that are buying the data,” Mateo said. “There are too many examples out there [of misuse]. It’s beyond anecdote at this point. Flock cannot be trusted as a vendor. If we have a breach of data, we have a breach of trust, and that’s not what I want for our residents.”

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Brookfield’s PEP Party has announced the three candidates it will run to fill three open seats on the village board of trustees in April’s municipal election. Incumbent Trustee Nicole Gilhooley, Village Clerk Michael Melendez and newcomer Kenyon Duner were listed as the party’s three candidates on its website on Monday, Oct. 12, though their names appear to have been removed since then. The PEP Party confirmed the three candidates in an email on Friday, Oct. 16. Gilhooley is seeking her second term since she was reelected in 2023, following a prior eight-year stint on the board from 2013 to 2021. Melendez and Duner are both seeking their first terms on the village board, though Melendez was elected in 2025 for a four-year term as the village clerk. Duner is the chair of Brookfield’s parks

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Laura Hruska realizes she may not have the campaign committee and war chest her opponent in the Illinois House of Representatives District 2 electoral race has. But she does have experience from the last time she ran for the office, back in 2024, a race she lost to current incumbent Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez. “It’s not going to be an easy race,” the UIC graduate and Republican candidate admitted. “Every evolution, [I’m] trying to get better. A lot of it is awareness.” District 2 includes Brookfield, Riverside, Lyons, Stickney, Berwyn, McCook, Summit and a small part of the city of Chicago.

Hruska is a lifelong resident of the area, tripled. Now I’m paying my taxes, which are having grown up in Berwyn and lived in twice the amount of my mortgage, which is Brookfield since 2001. She’s also a current crazy to think about. member of the Board of Education for Riv“We fund education through property erside-Brookfield High School District 208. taxes, which is wrong. Your child’s educaHruska is a substitute teacher tion shouldn’t be an accident in Elmhurst Community Unit of their birthplace. If you’re a School District 205 and works resident of Illinois, education as a part-time supervisor in disshould be the equalizing factor.” patch at UPS. She said District 2 Her work on the District 208 residents should consider her at school board and training for the ballot box Nov. 3 because of that position through the Illinois her commitment to “wanting to Association of School Boards make this a safe, affordable place has taught her plenty about edufor an entire lifetime, where you cation around the state. can meet your lifetime goals – “Teachers in southern Illieducation, business and social. nois are struggling,” she said. LAURA HRUSKA That’s what Illinois offers.” “Springfield wants to pass a law Republican candidate The issues are many in Disthat teachers make $40,000 minitrict 2, believes Hruska, who mum. In this part of Illinois, was endorsed by the Chicago that’s unheard of. In southern IlTribune. Take property taxes, for one. linois, they have to work two jobs.” “They increase every three years whether The Wednesday Journal was not able to [or not] you do something to your house,” reach Hernandez to gauge her views on she said. “My taxes have tripled since I those issues. bought this house, but my income has not Hruska said that while Illinois is a left-

“Every evolution, [I’m] trying to get better. A lot of it is awareness.”

leaning state, as she collected signatures as part of the candidacy certification process she emphasized that “the work in front of us is non-partisan and [on] making the state affordable.” “No party ever fits you completely,” she said. “We have so many layers of government in Illinois and our budgets are huge. We can’t afford to sustain that. That’s not us against them. That’s everybody’s problem. I am a lifetime resident of this state. I want to retire here; how do I find a solution to make that happen?” The Illinois Policy Institute asked her to run in 2024 against Hernandez, a race she lost 72-28% despite a Chicago Tribune endorsement. The institute asked her once again to run this election cycle, and she complied, with the realization that the experience she gained two years ago would be an aid in her current campaign. The stakes couldn’t be higher, she said. “I think we’re getting to the breaking point,” she said. “Two people working in a household and they can’t make ends meet. That’s one main concern I have.”

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needs and the wants of the residents with the needs and the wants of the village,” accounting for all of the different groups in town with the limited existing resources. She named ensuring a healthy business environment and community and strengthening the village’s schools as other top priorities. Evans said Riverside’s financial security was the village’s top issue, supporting businesses and making land acquisitions to increase development opportunities. She echoed the construction of the flood wall and the related sewer separation project as an important issue, too, as well as supporting public safety staff with the project to rebuild the combined police and fire building. “I think that light pollution is a serious issue, and I’m proud to be working on an initiative to get the village a designation of an international Dark Skies community,” Evans said. “The village itself is one of the greatest perpetrators of light pollution, as well as some of our larger businesses, so we are going to have to collaborate a lot on some alternative light sources.” Mateo agreed with the other incumbents on the village board and spoke to her thought process as a trustee. “The biggest issues have already been discussed by my colleagues here. As a trustee, when I’m voting, I think 50, 70 years down the road. We just celebrated our 150th year of incorporation. The board should be looking

toward the next 150 years, so that’s why we’re focused on solving flooding issues, sustainability, the public safety facility,” Mateo said. She named other issues, like the ongoing process to zone the village’s green spaces and minimizing costs to residents, as ones “that aren’t as big but, to me, are just as important.” Daly asked Evans to respond to “fiscal skeptics” who worried about the price of the green initiatives she advocated for. “It goes back to that discussion about balance: balancing what’s best for the community versus what’s best financially, what the village has as far as resources to manage the issues that pop up. It takes a lot of planning; thankfully, we do have an administration that focuses very heavily on long-range planning,” she said. He asked Mateo to speak to taxpayers’ concerns on the sustainability of rising property tax obligations. “As Trustee Gallegos said, our facilities have been beyond their useful life. We’ve got questions like, ‘Why not just repair them, renovate them?’ We can’t. That is spending your money after bad ideas. It is time for a new facility,” Mateo said. “If the referendum is passed, then yes, all residents, including us, will have a 20-year tax burden to help pay for that. The way I think, we can’t afford to not do it in terms of future capital expenses.” Daly asked Gallegos about balancing economic development and commercial expansion with retaining Riverside’s his-

toric atmosphere. “Cooperation has to be the top priority for all of us. There are business owners who want to invest in our assets in town, but there are policies to have profitability as well,” he said. “I don’t ever want to build higher than, of course, the water tower, but as you move further and further out from that landmark, we can have higher buildings.” Lastly, he asked Leamy how her professional background as principal of St. Catherine-St. Lucy Catholic School in Oak Park would prove her to be a strong village trustee, as she doesn’t have experience as an elected official. “The hardest job that I ever had, but by far the most rewarding, was being the principal of an under-resourced school where we had to find ways to be successful without resources, often without parental resources, definitely without financial resources. It was a struggle all the time, and we found ways,” she said. “It took a lot of hard work, a lot of collaboration, a lot of communication and a lot of listening to the community.” Daly and another Caucus member said the members of the Caucus will have 72 hours in which to vote for the candidates using a ranked-choice voting method, through which a candidate must reach a threshold number of votes based on the number of voters in order to earn an endorsement. Endorsements are expected to be announced by early next week. A full recording of the forum will be made available on the Riverside Community Caucus’s Facebook page.

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P O L I C E

R E P O R T S

Police respond to string of broken car windows Brookfield police responded to four instances of broken rear passenger-side car windows consistent with attempts to steal a vehicle or steal items from a vehicle on Oct. 5. Around 5:30 a.m., an officer responded to a residence on Elm Avenue on a report of an attempted motor vehicle theft. The officer spoke to the owner of the car, who had last observed it on Oct. 2 without damage before noticing the rear passenger window was broken on the morning of Oct. 5 with glass inside and outside of the vehicle. The owner also observed the steering column had been disassembled. Later, around 6 a.m., an officer was driving south on Elm Avenue when they noticed a different vehicle with a shattered rear passenger window and a disassembled steering column. The officer inspected the vehicle and observed damage consistent with an attempt to steal the car. While the officer was investigating, the owner noticed them outside and came out, where the officer informed him of the damage. The man said his car had previously been targeted in a separate incident with similar damage. He said he had last seen his car without damage the day before on Oct. 4 around 9 p.m. and that he did not hear anything unusual overnight or in the early morning. Then, around 11:30 a.m., an officer responded to Morton Avenue on a report of a theft from a vehicle. The owner of the car told the officer he had discovered the broken rear passenger window around 11 a.m. and that a bag of tools valued between $300 and $500 had been taken from the truck. Finally, around 3 p.m., an officer responded to Maple Avenue on a report of criminal trespass to a vehicle. The officer spoke with the complainant, who said her car had plastic covering a broken window that she had discovered ripped open with her steering column taken apart. She said nothing had been taken from inside the car.

Ticketed for speeding On Oct. 10, Brookfield police ticketed a 23-year-old Willowbrook man for speeding.

Around 10:40 p.m., an officer was on patrol when they observed a red Nissan heading east on the 8800 block of 31st Street at 61 mph in the posted 30-mph zone using the squad car radar. The officer positioned their vehicle behind the Nissan and used their emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop. The officer made contact with the driver and sole occupant, who acknowledged he was speeding. The man provided a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. The officer cited the man for speeding between 26-34 mph over the speed limit and sent him on his way with an Oct. 27 court date.

Cited for aggravated speeding Brookfield police on Oct. 12 cited a 20-yearold Berwyn woman for aggravated speeding. Around 11:10 p.m., an officer was on patrol on the 9400 block of Ogden Avenue when their squad car radar recorded an eastbound vehicle approaching Eberly Avenue at a rate of 56 mph. After the vehicle crossed Eberly, the officer tried to catch up to initiate a traffic stop, during which time the car sped up to a maximum speed of 63 mph in the 30-mph zone. The officer pulled the car over and made contact with the driver, who said she was speeding in order to get home. The officer issued a citation for aggravated speeding and set a Nov. 10 court date. These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Oct. 5-12; they represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

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LETTERS

4 Riverside trustees are wrong Regrettably, the Riverside Board of Trustees voted 4-2 against continuing their funding of Flock cameras in Riverside. By doing so they are making it more likely that Riverside residents will be victims of a crime, that criminals remain free, and made it harder for Riverside police to solve local crimes. I commend the two brave Riverside trustees who voted to continue the funding. Flock wasn’t the perfect company, but as

the saying goes, don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good. It’s wonderful that we live in such a safe community, but it doesn’t happen by accident. We shouldn’t allow our sense of security to blind us from the very real, very violent crimes that happen within a few miles of us every single day. Nor should we take for granted the tools that must be used to solve these crimes. It’s only possible to prioritize your data when

you’ve had the privilege to live an insulated existence in a safe town such as ours that prevents you from being affected by serious crimes. For those of us who’ve lived in unsafe towns, we understand that to be free, one must first be safe. The responsible response of the Riverside Board of Trustees would have been to fund the Flock cameras with the safeguards in place. Despite their defunding, they have a chance to somewhat rectify

the situation. There are alternative camera vendors we should consider giving our camera contract to. I’m encouraged that some trustees expressed an interest in this. In the meantime we can put up more of our own Riverside police department owned and operated cameras. Something, after all, is better than nothing.

Mike Dobbins Riverside

OBITUARIES

Judith Mierzwinski Friend of many Judith Mierzwinski (nee Hultgren) died peacefully on Oct. 11, 2026. She was the wife of the late Walter, mother of the late Ronald, sister of the late Roberta White, and friend of many. Interment private. Donations to CatNap from the Heart, www.catnapfromtheheart.org.

Marge Wanda, 97 Longtime St. Barbara parishioner Margaret “Marge” Joan Wanda (nee Solarski), 97, of Brookfield, died on Oct. 9, 2026. When her grandmother held her for the first time, she remarked, “What a little ‘lalka’,” and the name stuck. Lalka means doll in Polish, and she was known as “Lal” in the family. Aunt Lal was the last aunt or uncle left on both the Solarski and Wanda

sides of the family and was revered as a matriarch. Born in Chicago, she attended St. Gall and St. Rita Catholic churches. She was a longtime parishioner (60 years) at St. Barbara Catholic Church in Brookfield. A student at Sawyer Elementary School and Gage Park High School, she graduated from Fox Business College, and was employed as a secretary for United Airlines in their executive offices at Midway Airport and in the Loop. In later years she was an executive secretary in the visual merchandising department for Sears in their corporate offices at the Sears Tower. She could type 90 words per minute on a manual typewriter. In the years between those two jobs, she

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devoted her time to raising her children, frequently packing up the household for moves from Chicago to Cleveland to Pittsburgh to Carmel, California, and back to Chicago again, due to her husband’s job transfers with the FBI. She always prepared the best home-cooked meals and was an excellent baker. Her family remembers her Sunday dinners and authentic Polish food every Easter. She loved Carmel, California, and returned there for yearly vacations over many decades of her adult life. She also enjoyed traveling to Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Paris, and London. She loved reading mysteries and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a talented seamstress and taught herself how to crossstitch, often without using a pattern. The Wanda household was a feline friendly house, and Lal had many fur babies — Tabby, Spooky, Wolf, Sylvester, and two litters of Tabby’s kittens. But she had a soft spot in her heart for dogs too, having grown up with three dogs as a child, in addition to three grand-dogs as an adult. Lal was the wife of the late John Wanda Jr.; the mother of Elise A. (the late Deacon Michael) Crowell, Julie H. Wanda, Rev. Michael J. Wanda, and the late Steven G. Wanda; grandmother of Alex Crowell and Emily (Cale) Scott; sister of the late Andrew (the late Marie) Solarski and the late Lawrence (the late Marie) Solarski; aunt of many nieces and nephews and great aunt of many more. Visitation will be held on Oct. 26 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd. 9445 31st Street, Brookfield. At 11 a.m. on Oct. 27, funeral Mass will be celebrated at St.

Barbara Church, 4000 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice. Memorials appreciated to Cat Nap From The Heart, 1101 Beach Ave., La Grange Park, IL 60526 or the Priests’ Health and Retirement/PRMAA, 1400 S. Wolf Road, Bldg. 3, Floor 2, Hillside, 60162.

Anne Jensen, 82 Brookfield resident Anne K. Jensen, 82, of Brookfield, formerly of Naperville and La Grange, died on Aug. 22, 2026. Born on Oct. 15, 1943, she was the wife of the late Charles Stanley Jensen; mother of Sean J. Brennan, the late Kevin E. Brennan, Charles Jensen, and Debbie (Wade) Saucier; grandmother of Brian (Ashlee) Brennan, Jonathan (Sarah) Saucier and Connor Lyle; sister of Bill Miller, Marilyn (Rick) Keal, Regina Lozito, the late Robert Miller and late Michael Miller; and the aunt of David Keal and Emily. Memorial visitation will be held on Oct. 24, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home. Online condolences, photos and memories may be shared with the family at www. johnsonnosek.com.

Sports

The Landmark, October 21, 2026

RBHS football gains first conference title since 2019 Bulldogs get first-round playoff bye; Lionss

By BILL STONE

Nico Caputo scored his first of two touchdowns on a 1-yard run to put RBHS ahead 12-0, but the Raiders scored four plays later on a 45-yard TD pass. Senior quarterback Braeden NoOver three seasons as a starter for the Riverside Brookfield vak found Nick Baca for a 12-yard TD pass with 4:33 left in the High School football team, senior defensive lineman Andrew third quarter for an 18-7 advantage. Caputo scored from the 2 Olivares has seen the program go from missing the playoffs with 1:57 left after the Bulldogs made a huge defensive stand to being state ranked. There’s even been significant growth concluded by Jayden Lee’s interception in the end zone. “It’s massive. Last year (winning conference) was one of our since the start of 2026. “All of the time we’ve put in since May, even since January goals and we fell short of it. I think that left a sour taste in a lot in the offseason workouts. I’m just really proud of our team of our guys’ mouths,” RBHS coach Sam Styler said. “The past and my D-line and all of the defense for everything we’ve put couple of weeks we’ve had some of our best practices. We’ve wanted to play our best football at the end of the season. Obviin,” Olivares said. The Bulldogs achieved one of their primary goals Friday ously (to become) conference champions and now get ready for playoffs. I can’t really by winning the Upstate describe how proud I am Eight Conference East of this group.” Division title outright Last week the Bulldogs by beating Glenbard entered the Illinois media South 25-7 in Glen Ellyn. state poll’s top 10 for Class It’s the first conference 6A at No. 8. Now the Bulltitle for the Bulldogs (8dogs (8-1, 6-0 in UEC East) 1, 6-0 in UEC East) since are looking for their first 2009. It’s even sweeter state playoff victories after losing last year’s since 2015 as the No. 3 winner-take-all title seed in their bracket of 6A showdown at Glenbard pairings. Receiving a firstEast 45-43 on a 47-yard round bye in this year’s exfield goal as time expanded playoff field of 48 pired. teams per class, the Bull“This is such a success dogs will play host to No. and I feel great that my 14 Thornwood or No. 19 senior year we end up Plainfield East Oct. 23-24. with a conference chamAfter an 8-0 start in pionship,” Olivares 2025, RBHS lost consecusaid. “The whole team, tive games to Glenbard our offense, stepped up, East in Week 9 and then put points on the board. Rolling Meadows in their It was great and then we STEVE JOHNSTON 6A playoff opener. This took it home.” season began with a 28-6 As usual, the Bull- Riverside-Brookfield’s Andrew Olivares (66) tries to get past home loss to Sandburg (7dogs scored a touch- Fenton’s Jake Dzierzanowski (75) during an Upstate Eight Con2), which has been ranked down on their opening ference game, Sept. 18, in Brookfield. in 8A. drive on a 1-yard run “Last year, that loss by senior Anthony Lembcke despite a steady rain at the time. They then shut out against Glenbard East was tough. After the Sandburg loss, Glenbard South (5-4, 4-2) in the second half after leading 12-7 our coaches told us at the Saturday morning meeting we were going to go 8-1 and that’s just what we did,” Novak said. “Last at halftime. “It means everything. We’ve been after this for as long as I year we lost in the first round of the playoffs and it sucked. can remember,” said Lembcke, who also started at linebacker. This year I want to advance far and possibly play for a state championship.” “This means the world to all of us. It’s an amazing feeling.” Staff Writer

Novak passed for 128 yards and rushed for 100, including a 34-yarder on the final TD drive. Caputo had 95 rushing yards and 73 receiving yards. Lembcke, who primarily plays linebacker, scored his first TD against Sandburg. He second came Friday en route to five carries for 44 yards, including a 24-yarder, mostly as a replacement after Gideon Bradford’s ankle injury. “It was the most I’ve ever played running back in a game,” Lembcke said. The Raiders threatened with a 15-play drive that started at their 15 with two fourth-down conversions. In the end zone, Lee was first the ball with 6:28 remaining against the Raiders’ Anthony Baldauf, who had scored earlier. “It’s the most important pick I’ve ever had but every game, every chance I got, that’s what I’ve got to do,” Lee said. “(Winning conference) means a lot. We worked hard all season. These are my brothers. All we want to do is win. I’m glad we got it. Now it’s time for the playoffs and just keep going.”

LTHS football Lyons Township (6-3) will play host to Metea Valley (3-6) for the first round of the 8A state playoffs at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Western Springs. The Lions, ranked No. 10 for 8A in last week’s Illinois media state poll, are the No. 23 seed in this year’s expanded playoffs with 48 teams per class. The No. 44-seed Mustangs have a 34-29 victory over rival Waubonsie Valley (3-6) on Sept. 11 and two over 1-8 opponents. LTHS lost its regular-season finale 16-14 at York on Friday for fourth in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division at 3-3 with Hinsdale Central. York (6-3, 4-2) led 10-0 at halftime and pulled ahead 16-7 with 8:02 left, missing the two-point conversion. The Lions closed to within two on quarterback Brendan McCabe’s 19-yard touchdown run with 4:59 left. They regained possession with 3:44 to go and were driving until an interception with 59 seconds left. The Lions’ first TD was an 8-yard run by EJ Kuhlman in the third quarter. “The defense played well. York’s a good team but you can’t beat a good team playing only one half of offense,” LTHS coach Jon Beutjer said. “The challenge now in the playoffs is to play a complete game and come out faster, having more of a sense of urgency from the get go.” Kuhlman rushed for 78 yards and McCabe passed for 103 with top receiver Lincoln DeMauro (4 catches, 49 yards). Defensive leaders included Cole Harris (10 tackles), Aidan Webster, Gavin Bunnell and Charlie Carlisle (6 tackles each) and Ian Collins, Zion Crockrell, Webster and Carlisle (tackles for loss).

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S P O R T S

LTHS flag football pulls off 3rd in state in 3rd season Lions’ fourth-quarter defensive stands clinch victory over Marist

By BILL STONE

good to have made it this far.” Robinson led all receivers over in the state finals with 272 receiving yards. In her first varsity season, Riopell passed for 7 TDs and 639 yards over the three games. Robinson joined last season after playing volleyball as a freshman. As a sophomore, she only played on defense. “Volleyball was fun but that was probably my biggest regret of high school. Being on the first team ever from LT would have been so much fun,” Robinson said. “I found my love for defense (in 2025). Now that I’m on both sides, it changes the game. I love defense and offense so much, and we’re leaving with smiles on our faces. That’s the best way to go out for our seniors.”

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Junior Taylor Hoffenberg was among the first-year varsity players for the Lyons Township girls flag football team in 2024 along with then-sister season Jordyn. She soon realized this season would be the best so far. “I had a gut feeling that it was going to happen after that Oak Park game (a 33-13 victory Sept, 24),” Hoffenberg said. “I knew we were rising and growing and becoming a really good team. Being able to support and trust each other is amazing.” The Lions were together one last time Saturday – celebrating an outstanding finish after beating Marist 21-19 to finish third at the state finals at Willowbrook. “To make history for our team and to represent LT to get third place is insane,” Hoffenberg said. “It feels really nice and to celebrate it with such an amazing team. I’m ecstatic. It’s crazy.” The Lions (17-3) scored first but then overcame Marist (19-5) leading 13-7 at halftime. After pulling ahead 21-13 later in the third quarter, their outstanding defense made two huge stands in the fourth quarter. “It’s amazing. I think we came so far this season and improved so much. It’s such a good feeling,” said junior Alyssa Episcopo of Brookfield, one of the Lions’ top pass rushers. “Our touchdowns or our really big defensive plays just really stood out for me. I’m just really proud of everyone.” The Lions had won regionals their first two seasons but lost in the sectional semifinals. This year’s team shared their first West Suburban Conference Silver Division title with OPRF thanks to their victory. They pulled out Friday’s semifinal 12-6 over Bradley-Bourbonnais with another late defensive stand. “It’s fun working with them. They care a lot and now the important part is they’ve seen and felt the success and know we’re capable of it,” LTHS coach Meghan Hutchens said. Junior two-way starter Meg Robinson climaxed her great season with one of her best games against Marist. Her third-quarter interception began the comeback. She

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Lyons Township’s quarterback Evie Riopell (55) raises the 3rd place trophy after defeating Marist during the IHSA State 3rd place game at Willowbrook High School Saturday, Oct. 17, in Villa Park. scored moments later on a 2-yard TD pass from quarterback Evie Riopell and caught the conversion pass for a 14-13 lead. “This means everything to me. Everyone’s so happy,” Robinson said. “Winning third like this, I know I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life.” LTHS pulled ahead 21-13 with a 9-yard TD pass to Robinson and two-point conversion pass to Bianca Taylor, who scored the Lions’ first TD on a 27-yard reception. Then it was the defense’s turn to shine again. With 8:24 left, the RedHawks scored a TD to close to 21-19 but missed the two-point conversion pass to tie. On the next drive, Marist reached the LTHS 13 and Huchens called a timeout. On fourth-and-goal, Marist completed the pass but junior Isla Riboul made the flag pull at the 4. “We’ve had a really strong defense the whole season,” Riboul said. Today was definitely the pinnacle of the whole season so that was definitely cool.” “It was intense,” added senior Leah Monahan, another defensive starter. “There were a lot of different thoughts going

through our heads. But we have trust in us, especially on defense.” The Lions also were impressive considering they had to play roughly 45 minutes after losing their semifinal 46-12 to state runner-up Prospect. It was the first time all season that the Lions allowed more than two TDs in a game. “It’s not easy to take a loss like that and then come back. We said we need to just focus on the first quarter (against Marist), get our feet back on the ground,” Hutchens said. “When we came down and scored (to lead 7-0), that was a feel-good moment. Then we were able to rock that momentum from there.” The Lions hope to continue their success, especially considering few of the starters were seniors. Monahan tried out for fun with primarily a soccer background. “Everyone came from different backgrounds, if it was a sports background, nothing at all or even if they knew how to play. We created an amazing team,” Monahan said. “To get this last hurrah. It always makes me emotional in a way, knowing we’ve progressed so much, but it feels so

For the second straight season, Lyons Township advanced all four entries to the girls tennis state tournament thanks to top-four finishes at the Class 2A Hinsdale Central Sectional. Undefeated freshman Jessie Janiak (23-0) won singles with a 6-2, 6-1 title victory over Hinsdale Central freshman Myra Shaikh. Senior Abby Sullivan (18-2) took third in singles with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory. In doubles, junior Elise Novey and sophomore Chloe Owens (15-7) and senior Sophia Dalgety and freshman Lucy Fletcher (10-7) were third and fourth. Novey and Owens won the third-place match 6-0, 6-1, Monday. The Lions finished second to rival Hinsdale Central, which also qualified all four entries. Sullivan, Novey and Dalgety were among the Lions’ 2025 state qualifiers. Novey and Dalgety were doubles qualifiers with partners who have graduated. At the 2A York Sectional, Riverside Brookfield senior Paige Zavorski (15-7) went 1-1 in singles and came within one victory of qualifying for state but lost in the quarterfinals to York’s fourth-place Samantha Bhagavan 6-0, 6-1. Junior Amanda Krueger and the doubles teams of junior Sophie Dickerson and freshman Adele Alijosius and senior Ella Blomgren and junior Annika Beil lost their opening matches to state qualifiers 6-0, 6-0. Senior doubles player Brooke Zavorski missed sectionals because of a class conflict with the Triton College nursing dual enrollment program.

S P O R T S

The Landmark, October 21, 2026

Bulldogs make it three straight UEC East volleyball titles RBHS takes title showdown in two sets; Lions get big win over OPRF By BILL STONE Staff Writer

Riding a mammoth winning streak and playing at home, the Riverside Brookfield High School girls volleyball team already had plenty of momentum to play Glenbard South Oct. 13. The match also happened to be winner-take-all for the Upstate Eight Conference East Division championship. “We were really excited for the game and knew what was on the line so were definitely some nerves going into it,” RBHS junior Nina Johnsen said. “We even had practice

on Columbus Day (with no school Oct. 12) and everyone was extremely determined and working hard. I think our team dynamic has been incredible and that chemistry really helped us. We trusted each other to get the job done.” The Bulldogs did, defeating the Raiders 25-17, 25-9 for their third straight outright UEC East title with a 6-0 record since joining in 2024. RBHS (23-10) won all six matches in two sets. Glenbard South (21-11, 5-1) won three of its UEC East matches in three sets. “This title is really special because of

all of the work we’ve put in throughout the season,” sophomore Ella Wilkowski said. “Winning at home and being able to celebrate with our teammates, coaches and fans made it even more meaningful.” The Bulldogs’ strong efforts included seniors Mackenzie Sloger (12 kills) and Asha Ponnappan (2 aces), Wilkowski (6 kills), sophomores Crist (22 assists, 4 kills), Sage Roldan (6 digs, 2 aces) and Kenley Callahan (7 digs) and junior Claire Evans (6 digs). Including the former Metro Suburban Conference, this was the Bulldogs’ fourth straight conference title and fifth straight sharing their division’s best record. Sloger, Johnsen and Wilkowski began playing on varsity in their respective freshman seasons. “The returning players have gained experience and confidence and they’ve been able to take on bigger roles. At the same time, our newcomers have worked really hard and have been willing to step up when the team needs them,” Wilkowski said. After beating Fenwick, Oct. 14, the Bulldogs had won 10 straight, all in two sets, before going 3-2 at the 24-team Maine West Invite to finish seventh Saturday. The Bulldogs have won at least 20 matches three straight years and should surpass their 24-12 record from 2024. They were 20-15 last season. “There’s a strong tradition of success, and it’s special to be part of a team that continues to uphold that standard,” Johnsen said. “Each year brings a different group of players and its own challenges, which makes being able to win (conference) again really rewarding.”

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Riverside-Brookfield’s Ella Wilkowski (22) goes up for a kill attempt against York’s Ariella Villatoro Nevarez (9) during a nonconference match, Sept. 30, 2026 in Riverside.

Fueled by memories of last year’s sectional semifinal loss, Lyons Township now has visions of a West Suburban Conference Silver Division girls volleyball title. The Lions defeated Oak Park and River Forest 25-21, 25-23, Oct. 13, in the battle of state-ranked teams in La Grange to create a three-way tie for first place going into Tuesday’s final round. On their home court in the 2025 4A sectional semifinals, the Lions (27-4, 4-1 in Silver) lost to OPRF (20-8, 4-1) following a dominant first set 13-25, 2514, 25-20. “This one ranks a 10 (in victories),”

LTHS senior libero Julia Ahrens said. “With OPRF, there’s always a lot of back and forth. This is definitely a great win for us. The whole week it’s been all I’ve been thinking about. This is the best one ever.” Seniors Taylor Carroll (11 kills, 8 digs), Colleen Chambers (26 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces), Ahrens (9 digs, 5 assists), Avery Lee (6 digs) and Blake Spreyne (4 kills), junior Ula Garbauskas (5 kills, 3 total blocks), sophomores Olivia Pora (6 kills) and Gabby Munoz (8 service points) and freshman Francesca Wolf (4 kills) all contributed. LTHS led the first set 23-18 before the Huskies closed to 23-21. Pora followed with consecutive kills to end the set. “We lost to them last year in playoffs. Seeing them so excited got me fired up,” Pora said. “There’s personal passion to win this game so we really wanted to show them who we are and what we have.” The Lions led the second set 19-13 and 21-19, but the Huskies rallied to tie at 2222 on an ace and 23-23 after an LTHS serve was long. Carroll delivered a kill to create match point and Chambers ended it with an ace that kissed the back line. “I think we also did a good job of staying calm in that (second) set. At no moment did we get frazzled. I think the whole time we knew we were going to win,” Ahrens said. “They have a bunch of returners from last year so we really wanted to show them that we’re a new team and shouldn’t be messed with.” In Tuesday’s Silver finales, the Lions visited York (21-12, 2-3) and the Huskies visited Glenbard West (28-5, 4-1), which beat the Lions 25-23, 25-22 in their Silver opener Sept. 8. In this week’s ILPrepVolleyball.com 4A state rankings, the Lions dropped from No. 3 to 5 after losing 25-22, 25-21 to New Trier (21-8) during Saturday’s New Trier Quad. OPRF and Glenbard West are No. 6 and 7. The Lions visit No. 1 Mother McAuley (304) Wednesday, Oct. 21. “Especially after the sectional loss last year I think the girls had an emotional tie to the (OPRF) match,” LTHS coach Jill Bober said. “It was good to win on our home turf. It was nice we were able to finish it in two. I’m really proud of the way they played and hope they take it as encouragement for the postseason.”

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