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Vol. 40, No. 43
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October 29, 2025
STEVE JOHNSTON
LITTLEST POMS: The R-B Poms held their annual Fall Youth Dance Clinic on Oct. 17. at the school. Kids from Kindergarten to 8th grade took part. A page of pictures on Page 13.
Riverside takes first steps on regulating e-bikes Village will adopt the Illinois Vehicle Code and adjudicate cases locally
By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter
Riverside will adopt the Illinois Vehicle Code into its municipal code, allowing the village to issue citations at the local level rather than the state level so
cases can be adjudicated locally. The village will also ban the use of e-bikes and e-scooters on sidewalks entirely due to the high speeds some of them can reach. At their Oct. 16 meeting, trustees directed village staff to draft an ordinance See E-BIKES on page 6
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Riverside secures $250K in county funds for trail extension Trustees debated how to replace a narrow path along Waubansee Road By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter
Riverside Village Manager Jessica Frances said the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways offered to cover up to half of the village’s cost for engineering and construction work to extend the Des Plaines River Trail’s southern portion. Frances on Oct. 16 told village trustees that representatives from the department had said the county can use funds collected from the motor fuel tax to assist Riverside in paying its See TRAIL on page 9