2020 Census Update

As of September 16, Riverside’s 2020 Census self-response rate is 82.4%.  We need everyone’s cooperation to ensure a complete and accurate count of everyone living in Riverside!  Beginning the week of July 30, Census ...

Newsletter News Flash

Riverside Parks & Recreation is excited to release the launch of our Newsletter series. Discover up to date information about what you Parks & Recreation Department can do for you.We are switching to Newsletters to be released every 2 to 4 weeks, ...

In the spirit of Picnic Like it's 1869

Calling all picnic hampers – both antique and backpack.  It’s that time of year when Riverside celebrates Picnic Like It’s 1869.

In a normal year, we would gather together on a Sunday (weather permitting) for music an...

Mosquito Update

Dry conditions coupled with warm temperatures have created ideal conditions for the production of mosquitoes involved in the transmission of West Nile Virus (WNV), and subsequent amplification of WNV within the adult mosquito population. With the elevated...

Electric Aggregation Update

In 2012, the village had a referendum on whether to allow the village to purchase electricity from electric aggregation programs. Riverside voters approved the referendum by 75%.

In the early years of electric aggregation, Riverside was able to procure low...

Sprinkling Restrictions

The ongoing hot, dry weather is taking a toll on vegetation throughout northern Illinois. According to Richard Hentschel of the University of Illinois Extension, a “lawn will naturally go dormant during hot summer months until cooler weather and...

BNSF Track Work in Riverside

BNSF has notified the village that they intend to replace railroad ties from Chicago to Aurora over the course of 4 nights: from September 17 – September 20, 2020. The plan is to change out 11,000 railroad ties using roughly 40 pieces of special...

Please Water Parkway Trees

The village forester requests that residents please water parkway trees. The lack of rain in recent weeks and throughout the summer months is having an adverse impact on parkway trees throughout the village. Younger, recently planted trees are especially ...

ComEd News

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ComEd is offering residential customer assistance programs.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.