Near to record low temperatures and wind chills are expected Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. Riverwoods Village Hall at 300 Portwine Rd is available as a warming shelter during business hours. After hours, contact the Riverwoods Police Department at 847-945-1820. Safety Tips Extreme cold can be incredibly dangerous and can quickly result in frostbite, lead to hypothe…

Medicare is mailing new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare starting in April 2018. Medicare will never call you uninvited and ask you to give them personal or private information to get your new Medicare Number and card. Scam artists may try to get personal information (like your current Medicare Number) by cont…

Internal Revenue Service Scam With tax season upon us, there may be an increase in calls from telephone scammers pretending to be with the Internal Revenue Service and demanding money for unpaid taxes. Here is what to watch for: Callers purport to be an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) representative. Using intimidation tactics, the caller tries to take control of t…