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Vol. 40, No. 44
November 5, 2025
Brookfield considers permanent tax levy referendum for streets The move would reduce the village’s debt so it can issue bonds to build a community center By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter
Brookfield may go out to referendum next fall to create a permanent funding mechanism for street improvements, paving the way for a second referendum so the village can fund the construction of a planned community center at Ehlert Park. Village trustees and staff considered the possibility at their Oct. 13 committee of the whole meeting, following a first discussion in August, where the village board nixed the idea of issuing two sets See TAX LEVY on page 10
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RB boosts score but narrowly loses Exemplary status Illinois Report Card score shows growth in multiple areas By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter
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PROPOSED: This rendering shows what the front exterior of a community center at Ehlert Park could look like.
Admittedly, on paper, it doesn’t seem fair. The 2024-25 Illinois Report Card issued by Illinois State Board of Education on Oct. 30 See REPORT CARD on page 10