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Vol. 40, No. 47
November 26, 2025
Riverside OKs Blythe Park playground design
3.7% jump would be for new residential, commercial properties in district; 2.9 percent for existing properties
By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter
See BLYTHE on page 10
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D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase
Trustees took issue with proposed fencing that could inhibit ‘freedom of movement’
Riverside trustees gave their approval to a new design for the playground near Blythe Park Elementary School — on the condition the raised curb and fence planned to encircle the playground be removed. Ryan Kelley, an associate principal with DLA Architects, the contracted firm for the project, presented the design preferred by Riverside District 96 board members to the village board on Nov. 20. The new playground will feature separate areas for kids aged 2-5 and those aged 5-12 and will see the
The Bike Cycle is back
By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter
COURTESY OF DLA ARCHITECTS
This rendering shows the proposed layout of the new playground at Blythe Park Elementary School.
The Riverside School District 96 Board of Education on Nov. 19 approved a 2025 tax levy increase of 3.7% for new residential and commercial properties in the district and 2.9% for existing properties. According to the district’s interim director of finance, Dr. Mark Kuzniewski, the district’s tax levy for existing properties is capped to whichSee LEVY on page 12