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Vol. 40, No. 34
Page 4
August 27, 2025
Riverside will draft police pension funding policy
Garbage truck crashes into antique storefront Heart’s Desire Antiques in LaGrange Park is closed until further notice By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
A garbage truck on August 21 drove into the front of an antique store in LaGrange Park. The truck, operated by Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), was turning left from Newbury Avenue onto 31st Street when it continued to turn left, driving over the sidewalk and through a tree and concrete planters before continuing into the facade of Heart’s Desire Antiques, 1014 E. 31st St., said Susan Hull, the store’s owner. Hull said the store, which has been open at the location for 28 years, was empty of people and had not yet opened for the day when the crash occurred. “I got a phone call at like 8 a.m. that this truck was in my store,” she told the Landmark. “It was really a shock.” The truck destroyed a large amount of the store’s inventory that it struck, and the force of the collision sent debris flySee ANTIQUES on page 7
The village is on target for 100% funding by 2040, beating 90% state requirement By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
PROVIDED BY ANDREA SLIVKA
WRONG TURN: A garbage truck plowed into Heart’s Desire Antiques on 31st Street on Aug. 21.
Riverside trustees directed village staff to draft a new policy to ensure the village maintains flexibility while proactively meeting the state’s required level of police pension funding by 2040. Finance Director Yvette Zavala said Riverside, like all Illinois municipalities, must have its pension fund for police officers 90% funded by 2040, adding to the fund year over year while the funds generate interest through an investment pool that has been managed by the state since 2019. See PENSION on page 8
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