RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD $1.00
Vol. 40, No. 37
Sonic Love
September 17, 2025
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After Snapchat threat, parents take concerns to RB school board
Riverside weighs choices for 2026 financial forecast
Social media message threatened shooting, included racial slurs
The village board gave input on trolley stops, a possible amusement tax and automatic water payments
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
Late in the night on Sept. 3 a Riverside Brookfield High School student reportedly sent a Snapchat message to a fellow student in which he threatened to shoot the student and some of his friends. The threat was sent to just one student but referred to other students and included racist and homophobic slurs. Two mothers of students who were threatened spoke about the threat at the Sept. 9 meeting of the RBHS school board. One of the mothers, Margot Zamora, waved a printed copy of the Snapchat message during her public comment at the school board meeting. Zamora told the school board that she wanted all of her son’s teachers informed of the threat. Another mother of a threatened student also spoke at the meeting. “I am basically here because awareness needs to be shared and things need to See SNAPCHAT on page 8
By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
FILE
In a file photo from August 2022, students are seen using their cell phones in the hallway during a passing period at Riverside Brookfield High School.
Riverside trustees have directed staff to pursue various changes as the village looks ahead at its finances through 2030. At the village board’s Sept. 4 meeting, Finance Director Yvette Zavala presented a financial forecast of the village’s revenues through the next five years. She said Riverside’s municipal sales tax is expected to fall by about $45,000 in 2026 due to the expiration of the 1% grocery tax, which trustees in July said they did not want to implement locally. Looking ahead to fiscal year 2026, Zavala asked the board for input on six minor matters that could affect the village’s funding and operation. First, she asked whether trustees would like to increase the portion of the property tax levy that is dedicated to the parks and recreation departSee FINANCIAL on page 11
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