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Riverside Farmers’ Market
Eat local, shop more local.

Every Wednesday 2:30-7:00PM
Market begins June 30th
Downtown Riverside 17 East Burlington Street

Enjoy flavorful tomatoes, the freshest greens, local fruits, beautiful flowers, tasty salsa and everything in between…

Bread From The Heart
Direct from Western Springs, Illinois

Brockway Farms
Direct from Will County, Illinois

Carol Rodriguez Farms
Direct from Princeton, Illinois

Lyons Fruit Farm
Direct from South Haven, Michigan

M & D Farms
Direct from Homer Glen, Illinois

Fraternite Notre Dame
Direct from Chicago, Illinois

Tomato Mountain Farm
Direct from Brooklyn, Wisconsin

Wild Sands Farm
Direct from St. Anne, Illinois

Vacha Florist
Direct from Riverside, Illinois

Thanks to

Village of Riverside
Economic Development Commission
Riverside Sustainability Counsel

Happy 4th of July
Riverside Friends of the Fourth and the Parks and Recreation Department are planning a wonderful two-day Independence Day celebration. This year's events will include a
couple of changes.

Dates are:
Friday, July 2nd for the Concert in the Park
(6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.)
Saturday, July 3rd for the 5K Run, Parade and Guthrie Park Festival (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.).
The start time for the Parade is 8:45 a.m.
The parade will follow the traditional route down Longcommon Road to Guthrie Park.
This year's Grand Marshall: Riverside's Local Businesses!!!
There will be more food vendors on both the 2nd and 3rd so residents will have plenty of food and drink options. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR WONDERFUL LOCAL MERCHANTS!

What has not changed this year is the need to solicit donations for these events. The Village has worked closely with Friends of the Fourth to hold down costs, and several fire and police employees have generously donated their time and money, but this celebration still costs approximately $20,000, so Riverside Friends of the Fourth and the Parks and Recreation Department are asking for your support.

Support Riverside's
Two-Day Independence Day Celebration
Click HERE to Donate

Coyotes in Riverside
Five major steps to avoiding conflicts
Since February is the month when most coyotes mate,
we may have more coyote sightings in Riverside during this month.

1.	Do not feed coyotes. Keep garbage can lids closed so as not to attract other rodents which are the coyotes main food source.
2.	Do not let your pets run loose. Don't let your cats roam. Keep dogs on leashes or stay outside with them in fenced in areas. Your presence is the major deterrent to coyotes.
3.	Do not run from a coyote. Wave your hands, stomp your fee, shout or throw something at them.
4.	Fencing and lighting your yard can act as repellents.
5.	Report aggressive, fearless coyotes to Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control at 708-974-6140. Coyote sightings do not need to be reported, especially at this time of year; however, an aggressive coyote may need to be removed.

Please visit the Urban Coyote Research Project for more information.

Flooding in Riverside
Click HERE for images

4/17/08

New Florist in Riverside
Click HERE for more information.

4/11/08

Frederick Law Olmsted Society
Landscape Workday

Please join us to help weed & maintain a landmark of Riverside!

Saturday, April 12, 2008
9am - 12pm
The Scottswood Commons

The Riverside Public Works Department & the Riverside Frederick Law Olmsted Society are teaming up in 2008 to help beautify Scottswood Commons & the Longcommon. These public parks serve as the backbone of Riverside’s landscape architecture. Both were intended to be part of a green space stretching all the way to downtown Chicago. Frederick Law Olmsted designed these parks to provide changing vistas for both pedestrians & vehicles. His plan can be better realized by reducing shrub overgrowth & eliminating weeds. Join us as we tame, and then maintain two landmarks of Riverside.

During the March workday, volunteers completely weeded the bed in front of 156 Scottswood Road. See the attachments for before & after (1 oak & 3 witch hazels) pictures. We also began weeding the bed in front of 157 Scottswood Road. During the April workday, we hope to mulch the 156 bed & finish weeding the 157 bed. We need your help!


BEFORE	AFTER

Look for the Riverside Public Works dump truck. Supervised children are welcome. Bring your favorite work gloves & a water bottle. All other supplies & snacks will be provided.

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