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Vol. 41, No. 18
May 6, 2026
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Riverside sets referendum for public safety remodel Voters will decide the project’s fate next April By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter
St. Paul’s Lutheran School adding high school grades New principal of the Brookfield school has history of growing enrollment
By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter
St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Brookfield is expanding to include curriculum for high school students in the ninth through 12th grades at the start of the
STELLA BROWN
2026-27 school year this fall. Principal Kate Thoelke said the decision to expand beyond K-8 education was made last fall before she joined the school, 9035 Grant Ave., in January as an See ST. PAUL on page 17
Riverside is working to finalize a referendum question for next April’s municipal election that, if voters approve, would enable the village to fund its project to rebuild the combined home of its police and fire departments next to township hall. Right now, according to village materials, the question that Riverside is considering proposing reads as follows: “Shall bonds in the amount of not to exceed $29,990,000 be issued by the Village of Riverside for the purpose of financing the development of a new public safety facility (including without limitation demolition and construction relating thereto, and the acquisition of equipment and furnishings therefor), bearing interest at the rate of not to exceed 9%?” See REFERENDUM on page 12
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