River Lantern Ceremony Cancelled

The River Lantern Ceremony scheduled for Sunday, May 26th at 7 PM has been cancelled due to weather and river conditions.  The ceremony will be rescheduled; further details will be posted as soon as they are available.

River Lantern Ceremony Cancelled

The River Lantern Ceremony scheduled for Sunday, May 26th at 7 PM has been cancelled due to weather and river conditions.  The ceremony will be rescheduled; further details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Special Meeting of the Riverside Police Pension Board

Riverside Police Pension Board will hold a Special Quarterly Meeting on May 30, 2019 at 8:00 AM in Room 22 of Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Rd. Riverside, IL.  The agenda can be found on the Village website or by following the link below....

Fishing Derby Registration Open

Join Riverside Parks & Recreation for the annual Kids Fishing Derby! Registration for this year's Derby is now open. The Derby will take place on Sunday, June 9th from 3:00-5:00 pm. Registration closes once our 50 participant maximum is reached, so be...

Bicycle Survey

Attention Riverside bicyclists, enthusiasts and everyday bike riders.  We need your input!  The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County are studying potential alignments and key connector ...

RPD Contingency Plans for Traffic Enforcement Operations

Riverside Police Department has stepped up its traffic enforcement, traffic monitoring, pedestrian safety enforcement, and bicyclist awareness educational programs as it relates to all summer construction going on in the village during the next several mo...

Garages & Driveways Committee Meeting

The first meeting of the Garages & Driveways Committee will be held on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 4 of the Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road.  The public is welcome to attend.  Click on the link below to view or download the...

Riverside Police Respond to “Zombie Raccoon” Calls

Riverside Police Department is advising pet owners to prepare and protect their pets from the distemper virus.

RPD has seen and responded to an increase in cases of confirmed canine distemper virus found in raccoons after displaying abnormal neurologic sig...

Vehicle and Pet Licenses are now available

Vehicle stickers and pet licenses for 2019 - 2020 are now available. Renewal applications were mailed May 10.  If you come to the office to purchase your stickers, PLEASE BRING YOUR RENEWAL PAPERWORK WITH YOU.

Licenses are now required for cats an...

Memorial Day in Riverside

Riverside will commemorate Memorial Day with an event on Sunday, May 26 and two events on Monday, May 27.

River Lanterns at Dusk

To honor service members, and commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the American Legion, family members of current and past servi...

Construction Update - May 10, 2019

Work Completed this Week

• Completed permeable paver installation and inlaid pavement markings.
• Installed remaining concrete sidewalk and driveway pavements.
• Installed span wire for parking sign installation.

Upcoming Work Planned Next Week

• Install plantings and...

Gold Star Memorial Renovations

The Village of Riverside has begun the renovation of the Gold Star Memorial in Guthrie Park.  The project will include the following:

• Lifting and temporarily relocating the Veterans Memorial stone monuments and Edward Driver Memorial at the east e...

Temporary Parking Changes Take Effect May 13

Reconstruction of Commuter Lot 1 is nearing completion!

The reconstruction of Parking Lot 1, next to the Metra station, with permeable pavers, began on Monday, March 18 and is nearing completion.  Improvements will be completed on Friday, May 17 a...

Construction Notice

The Metra Pedestrian Access Improvement Project is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 13, 2019.  The project consists of reconstructing the intersection at Riverside Road and Bloomingbank Road, installing brick paver pedestrian walkways, bicycle r...

Construction Update - May 3, 2019

Work Completed this Week

• Continued brick paver installation.
• Installed brick paver parking striping.
• Removed curb and sidewalk in preparation for concrete installation.

Upcoming Work Planned Next Week

• Begin installing plantings in rain garden (weather permitti...

Construction Updates for April 26, 2019

Please visit the village website for progress reports on Commuter Lot 1 and the 2019 Street Paving Program.  

Please note that the street paving contractor plans to install a catch basin at the corner of Forest Avenue and East Avenue on Monday mor...

Construction Update - April 12, 2019

Work Completed this Week

• Installed coarse aggregate subgrade in parking lot.
• Installed remaining storm sewer and observation wells.
• Final grade in Rain Garden 1 and Rain Garden 2.
• Installed seed and blanket along the rain garden.
• Began concrete curb installati...

Construction Update - April 5, 2019

Work Completed this Week

• Installed electrical conduit, bollard foundations and light pole foundations.
• Installed wire span poles and foundations.
• Installed storm sewer and open manhole connections to the rain garden.
• Removed existing drainage structures.

Upcom...

2019 Road Construction

The Village's 2019 street resurfacing projects are scheduled to begin on Herrick Road on April 15.   Forest Avenue and Barrypoint Road will also be resurfaced.  IDOT has awarded the resurfacing contract to Lindahl Brothers of Bensenville...

Construction Update

Work Completed this Week

• Completed removals of parking lot existing subbase down to final subgrade.
• Completed removals and grading for subgrade elevations for Rain Garden 1 and Rain Garden 2.

Upcoming Work Planned Next Week

• Remove existing parking lot drainag...

Temporary Meter Parking During Construction

The reconstruction of Parking Lot 1, next to the Metra station, with permeable pavers, will begin on  Monday, March 18, 2019.  The project will take approximately 8 weeks to complete.  During this project, Parking Lot 1 will be ...

ComEd Vegetation Management

ComEd is currently performing vegetation management in Riverside and will be working in the village for the next three months.  Vegetation management is a key component of ComEd’s maintenance program to ensure system electrical reliabil...