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Fifth TIF District proposed for Church Road/Lake Street area City estimates $55 million budget for 23-year period

not do anything that would affect the park.” Rychlicki stated that there are potential redevelopment opportunities for “underutilized properties.” He noted that 63 percent of the buildings are 35 years old or greater. A TIF District is designed to improve the area’s appearance and in-

frastructure, giving the City a better chance to compete with other municipalities. “Ideally a successful TIF will produce positive incremental revenue over time,” Rychlicki said. The budget of $55 million includes; $15 million for land acquisition,

assembly costs and relocation costs; $10 million for demolition, site preparation, environmental cleanup and related costs; $10 million for utility improvements; $8 million for public facilities including approved capital costs for the City and parking improvements;

$2.5 million for rehabilitation costs; $1.5 million for interest costs; $5 million for planning, legal, engineering administration and other professional services; $500,000 for job training; $2.5 million for school district tuition costs.

By Dan McLeister FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

A City consultant presented a plan to aldermen for a fifth Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District to include some properties from TIF #2 such as the one for Superior Ambulance as well as other properties. A Joint Review Board of all taxing bodies (School District 205, Elmhurst Park District, and others) has approved the plan. City Council, which also approved the report, will discuss the plan further at a future meeting. Bob Rychlicki, a consultant with Kane McKenna, stated that the “best guesstimate” for the TIF #5 budget based on performance would be $55 million for a 23-year period. He projected an equalized assessed value (EAV) of $78 to $80 million. He noted that there has been a decline in EAV for the area for three years (-5.54 % in 2011, -10.44 % in 2012, and -5.90 % in 2013). The current base EAV is $28,654,330. Alderman Scott Levin (5th Ward), chairman of the Development, Planning and Zoning (DPZ) Committee, stated that TIF Five would not change the tax rate and that property values are expected to go up. Ald. Bob Dunn (2nd Ward) pointed out that the first three TIFs were “highly successful.” TIF #4 for the North York area is still in its initial stages of development. When a resident at a public hearing asked what will happen, Mayor Steve Morley said this is a public forum, not a question-and-answer session. When another resident asked about Berens Park being a part of TIF #5, Levin said TIF #5 “would

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ECAF names Steve Rhea ‘Friend of the Children’

At the annual golf outing held at White Pines Golf Course on Friday, Aug. 26, Steve Rhea (center) was presented with the Friend of the Children’s Award, given annually by the Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation. With him is Pete DiCianni (left), County Board member and long-time supporter of ECAF, and Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley (right). More photos inside this issue.

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Jefferson teacher’s children’s novel debuts Sept. 6 By Marisa Mancini

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It is an exciting time for fourth grade Jefferson School teacher Mike Grosso, as he adds “published novelist” to his lists of accomplishments with the debut of his book, I Am Drums, set to be released by Houghton Mufflin Harcourt on September 6. Grosso believes his experience as an educator fueled his drive to write middle grade fiction (novels aimed roughly at grades 4 through 8). “I’ve always believed the key to positive relationships with students is to listen to them when they have something to say and talk to them at their level,” stated Grosso, who believes the Mike Grosso same applies to writing children’s books. “You can’t talk down to the reader. Getting kids, or anyone for that matter, to connect with books requires an authentic voice that allows the reader to see themselves in the story. If a children’s novel reads like an adult ‘dumbing down’ their story or trying too hard to sound like a kid, it’s going to fail because that’s a condescending way to communicate with a child.” Grosso incorporates these tenets in I Am Drums, which gives a dose of reality to the phrase “You can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.” “Adults love telling kids this,” he said, “but if their kid says they want to be a musician, they often backtrack because they didn’t really mean what they said. Why can’t we then change the phrase to, ‘You can be whatever you want to be, but you’d better work your heart out to be successful at it.’”

With this premise in mind, Grosso developed his I Am Drums heroine Sam, a kid with a singular passion nobody understands. “Kids with strong interests can often times feel pretty lonely if no one else shares their interest, so I made Sam a girl with friends who think drums are stupid, and a school district that cuts its music program, and a dad who has just been laid off at work and doesn’t want a daughter with an expensive hobby,” he said. “I took all of this, and wrote a story about a girl who has to learn to play the drums in secret because she can’t get her support system to understand why it means so much to her.” Grosso firmly believes it is essential to nurture a child’s natural inclination and readiness to try new and exciting things, so they grow into adults who continually try new things. This ties into his book in that the main character has one goal, and she works as hard as she can at it. “The first impulse kids have when they’re not good at something is to quit and try something else, but sometimes you have to stick with it,” he said. As a musician himself, Grosso brings to the book his personal knowledge of the hard work and perseverance required to master an instrument, and the rewards it brings. “I grew up in a musical family, so music has always been a part of my life. My parents are folk, bluegrass, and Americana musicians. I’m the youngest of three brothers, all of whom are musicians.” Grosso has always written on the side, but started writing and actively submitting full novels to literary agents in 2007. He did not realize his writing voice was ideal for middle grade until he started examining the way children’s novels used voice to

create authentic characters. “I don’t buy it when a kid says they hate reading. Isn’t it more likely they haven’t discovered what kind they like? You can’t say you hate all movies if the only one you’ve seen is Singin’ in the Rain. Maybe you just aren’t into musicals.” His passion for writing has always coincided with his desire to be a teacher. Grosso considered going into education, but ended up getting a degree in broadcast journalism after a positive experience working in college radio. He went on to full time employment at the circulation department of the

Wednesday Journal, a local Oak Park newspaper, while occasionally getting his writing fix on freelance stories. “At Wednesday Journal, I worked with the youth paper carriers, and from time to time I would train new carriers who needed extra help getting their route done their first week. I came to love this part of the job more than anything else, and it got me thinking again about a career in teaching.” Grosso wanted to be a teacher because he is fascinated with the way children see the world. “I remember seeing Carroll Spinney (Big Bird’s muppeteer) interacting with kids out of costume, and being in awe of the way he talked to them at their level. I wanted to become the type of teacher who could use that strategy to teach kids how to be kind and have fun while still working hard. Life is not always about doing the things you love, but if you work hard and are kind to others, amazing things will happen to you.” Additionally, having a son with autism motivates him as a teacher to treat kids as unique individuals. “I love my son exactly the way he is, so I walk into my classroom every day aware that children need their individuality respected, and in return they need to respect others and their differences. I don’t craft personalities because they already have them. I try instead to teach them how to interact in a world where everyone has ideas and thinks and acts in a different way than you.” The I Am Drums launch party will be at Magic Tree Bookstore, 141 N. Oak Park Ave in Oak Park on Saturday, September 10 at 2 p.m. Additionally, Grosso will have a book signing at Anderson’s Bookstore, 26 S. LaGrange Road in LaGrange on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m.

them, she volunteered to house and feed student-teachers, and, on another occasion, she provided room and board for a young lady from Sweden who sort of ended up on the church’s doorstep. But Ellie was not all work and no play. She was also a very vivacious and outgoing lady who enjoyed life. She was a fearless and avid skier and always looked forward to the family’s annual vacations to Colorado for a week of skiing with her kids, and later her grandkids. She enjoyed playing Bridge and was a member of at least four Bridge clubs. Ellie enjoyed travel and over the years she visited 56 foreign countries. She was also a warm and welcoming hostess who loved to cook and entertain family and friends. Ellie and Chuck hosted many events in their Elmhurst home, and every year they gave at least two summer parties, a Couples Club Steak Fry and a huge Super Bowl party. Ellie was a warm, compassionate and nurturing woman who many looked to as both a role model and mentor. She was a wonderful wife and mother as well as a very special “Nana.” She brought a smile

and a sunny outlook to every single day along with a joyous sense of humor. She will continue to inspire those left behind. She is survived by her husband Chuck, her four children Kathleen (Wayne) Kubick, David (Carol) Huber, Christina (John) Ughetta and Anne (Scott) Martenson, six grandchildren (Colin, Erika, Connor, Andrew, Rachel, Erik) and one great-granddaughter (Charlotte). She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother who died soon after birth and her sister, Marie Iverson. The family asks that any donations be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church of Elmhurst or the Alzheimer’s Association. Memorial Visitation at the Pedersen Ryberg Mortuary, 435 N. York St., Elmhurst, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Her family will receive friends at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 142 E. Third St., Elmhurst, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 from 10 a.m. until time of Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Arrangements provided by Pedersen-Ryberg Mortuary. For more information, call (630) 8341133 or visit pedersenryberg.com.

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Pictured is the cover of the book I AM DRUMS by Mike Grosso, a teacher at Jefferson Elementary in Elmhurst. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s listing for I AM DRUMS at their Middle Grade Mania website is hmhbooks.com/ middlegrademania/iamdrums. html.

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ELEANOR HUBER, 84 Eleanor (“Ellie”) Lehmann Huber died on August 27, 2016 at the age of 84, after a 7-year struggle with a long illness. She died surrounded by her family with the care of Hospice in her apartment at Lexington Square of Elmhurst where she had been living with her husband for the last 3 1/2 years. Ellie was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on February 26, 1932 to Otto and Ethel (Peterson) Lehmann. It was there that she met her future husband Charles “Chuck” Huber. Although they first met in kindergarten, they did not start going steady until their sophomore year in high school and didn’t get married until they graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Ellie graduated with a BS degree and an RN in nursing. In 1960, after Chuck’s stint in the Army and in law school, they moved to Elmhurst where they settled in and began raising their family of four wonderful children.

Ellie was a woman of a strong and abiding faith. For all of her 56plus years in Elmhurst, Ellie was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and a very active one. She quickly became one of the Pastor’s primary go-to people. She served for many years as Chair of the Church’s Altar Guild, was in charge of the church’s semi-annual blood drives for many years, worked on the church rummage sales and was an officer in the church’s Couples Club. She also served as an active member of the Immanuel committees that sponsored refugees first from Chile and later from the Hmong area of Laos to help them get settled in Elmhurst. Although always very busy in her roles within the church, Ellie was never too busy to lend a helping hand wherever it was needed. Her other volunteer activities included working with the Red Cross on its blood drives, volunteering as a teacher-helper at her kids’ school and working as a volunteer nurse at the Elmhurst Well-Baby Clinic. She also volunteered to take two infant children into her home for about six months when their single-mother was too sick to care for

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Police beat

The Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

Criminal damage or criminal trespass to property/motor vehicle/ damage to property Aug. 20-Aug. 21 A housekeeper at a hotel in the 400 block of W. Lake St. told police they noticed damage to a hotel room in which the suspect had checked into. Damage was done to the TV, the TV stand and a nightstand.

Domestic battery, domestic issue Aug. 23 A 52-year-old man from Elmhurst was arrested in the 700 block of Willow at around 7:34 p.m. A victim told police that during an argument, the suspect committed battery against her. During this process, the victim hurt her back and had scratches on her wrist. An officer contacted the suspect, who was later arrested and charged with domestic battery. Aug. 21 A victim in the 100 block of E. Grand Ave. told police that her boyfriend shoved and battered her during an argument at his condominium at around 9:30 p.m. Attempts to reach the suspect were unsuccessful. An investigation is pending.

Aug. 20 Officers were called to a customer dispute at a restaurant in the 600 block of N. York at around 3:14 p.m. regarding a white male subject reportedly eating food from the hot bar without paying. The subject was observed over the past few weeks doing this and was warned not to or the police would be summoned, according to police. On the above date, the subject did it again and was confronted about it. Police arrived on scene and the suspect was served a no-trespass notice.

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Aug. 23 Rafael Medina, 39, of Chicago, was arrested near North and Berteau at around 10:18 p.m. and charged with DUI and improper lighting following a traffic stop.

Aug. 24 • Jose Huaracha, 24, of Bensenville, was issued a citation by police near York and I-290 at around 12:38 a.m. Police said an officer on patrol observed Huaracha sleeping under the center divider of York Road at I-290. He was found to be highly intoxicated. He was cited for disorderly conduct/public intoxication. • Javon Montgomery, 21, of Glendale Heights, was arrested in the 200 block of Myrtle at around 4:52 p.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for a report of a hit and run crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle. Upon arrival, Montgomery told police that his bicycle had been damaged by an unknown vehicle. Subsequent to an investigation, police said it was learned that Montgomery had fabricated the report. He was charged with disorderly conduct. Aug. 22 Frank Catalano, 55, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 200 block of N. York Road at around 5:03 p.m. Police said an officer responded to a business located in the above area for a disturbance. According to police, the victims reported that Catalano had entered the business and began yelling while blocking the main entrance with a bench. He was charged with disorderly conduct. Aug. 21 Lexus Hanssen, 21, of Lombard, and Mario Limon, 21, of Villa Park, were arrested in the 800 block of Cedar at around 1:20 a.m. Police said subsequent to a call for a robbery that had just occurred, Hanssen had called 911 to report two males wearing dark clothing and ski masks had tried to rob her and a friend near their vehicle. According to police, officers arrived on the scene and set up a perimeter while an officer questioned Hanssen and Limon. After inconsistent statements between Hanssen and Limon and other witnesses, police said Hanssen and Limon admitted to making up the robbery so that officers would help them retrieve car keys locked in the trunk. Both were placed under arrest. Limon was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and Hanssen was charged with felony disorderly conduct.

Aug. 20 • Joseph Kilgallon, 20; Mark Young, 20; and Kevin Gasiorek, 20, all of Elmhurst, were issued citations by police near York and Crestview at around 3:16 a.m. Police said an officer observed three subjects stumbling in a parking lot of a business. The officer made contact with them, and found that they had been drinking and were under the age of 21, according to police. They were cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor. • During a traffic stop near York and Third at around 8:05 p.m., police said a strong odor of burnt cannabis was coming from the inside of a vehicle. According to police, the driver admitted to smoking cannabis it in the vehicle hours ago. No cannabis was located, but prescription medication was located and the occupants could not provide a valid prescription for it at the time. The suspect was released without charges pending additional investigation. Aug. 19 Peter Marbach, 28, of Chicago, was issued citations by police in the 700 block of N. Geneva at around 11:33 a.m. Police said that during a call for the report of a suspicious person, Marbach was found to be intoxicated and his vehicle had fresh damage on it. It was determined he struck a guardrail nearby, according to police. Marbach was cited for DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving while license suspended, no insurance and expired registration.

Failure to give information Aug. 18 Ronnie Esposito, 28, of Glendale Heights, was issued citations by police near Route 83 and St. Charles at around 11:45 a.m. for failure to give information after an accident, driving while license suspended, improper lane usage and no insurance.

Fleeing, eluding Aug. 19 Police said an officer near North Avenue and Route 83 observed a yellow sport motorcycle with its license plate unreadable, due to the plate being bent upwards, at around 11:30 a.m. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the suspect reportedly accelerated at a high rate of speed northbound on Route 83. ISPERN was put out on the driver and the vehicle.

Harassment Aug. 13 A victim in the 100 block of E. First told police they had received harassing electronic communication from a suspect via an online Facebook account. The victim did not accept the message and did not communicate with the suspect.

Possession of cannabis, drug paraphernalia Aug. 23 Kevin Falls, 26, of Chicago, was issued citations by police near Grand and York at around 2:52 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a road rage incident, Falls was cited for following too closely, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a vehicle with an expired registration, driving while license expired (less than one year) and no insurance.

Suspicious circumstances Aug. 23 A complainant in the 700 block of N. Emory told police that two suspects approached the complainant and his wife with the offer to repair their roof for $500, but would take $400 in cash. Suspect 1 offered to take the complainant to the bank to withdraw the money, at which time the complainant said he would think about it and asked both suspects to come back later. Both left the residence. Complainant is not reporting anything missing and said both suspects were never out of sight of the complainant. He described the first suspect as male, 30-40 years of age, around 5’6” with a light tan complexion, a slim build, wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans and a T-shirt. The second suspect was described as a male, 30-40 years of age, around 5’4” with a light tan complexion and a stocky build, wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a windbreaker.

Theft/burglary/attempted theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/ deceptive practice/ obstruction/robbery Aug. 24 Diana Shin, 38, of River Grove, was arrested at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 at around 3:28 p.m. Police said Shin was detained by store security after being observed taking numerous quantities of jewelry into the fitting room and then leaving the store without paying for the merchandise. She was charged with retail theft. Aug. 23 • A complainant in the 900 block of Bryan told police that an unknown person picked up a package from a UPS facility in Franklin Park using the complainant’s last name on a Florida driver’s license. The package was originally addressed to the complainant’s house, but

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was rerouted via an online request to the UPS facility. The complainant said neither he nor his wife have ordered anything from Verizon (which sent the package) and have no family in Florida. All accounts were checked by the complainant and no fraudulent activity was discovered. • A victim told police he lost his wallet at a business in the 900 block of Larch at around 9:13 a.m. The next day, he was notified via an iPhone app that someone had used the victim’s card from a coffee shop to make a purchase in the 600 block of N. York.

Aug. 22 • A victim in the 200 block of Arlington told police that someone stole his black BMW that was in the driveway, unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicle was recovered same day, but had two flat tires and damage to the passenger panel and rear bumper. • A victim in the 200 block of S. Arlington told police that both of his cars that were parked unlocked in the driveway were entered during the night and numerous items inside were stolen. • A complainant in the 400 block of N. Howard told police that an unknown suspect(s) entered two of his four cars parked in the driveway. The cars were unlocked and nothing was taken from the cars. • A victim in the 900 block of S. York told police that while looking through his credit card statements, he discovered some fraudulent purchases. An investigation is pending. • A complainant at a store in the 300 block of S. Route 83 came in to report her companyissued cell phone was stolen after she left it at the store. The complainant said she left the phone on a store shelf and walked around the store for about 10 minutes before realizing her mistake. When she returned to the area, the phone was gone.

Aug. 21-Aug. 22 A victim in the 300 block of W. Grantley told police that his car parked in the driveway was entered during the night. The victim observed his black coffee cup was missing from the center console. He indicated that there was an unspecified amount of change that was kept in the coffee cup. There was no damage to the vehicle.

Aug. 20 • A victim in the 600 block of Berkley told police she heard the garage door sensor go off, went downstairs and found the garage door unlocked. Upon checking, she found her unlocked auto which was parked in the driveway, had been entered. The victim found items missing from the center console. • A victim in the 800 block of S. Linden Ave. was contacted by a company to confirm an order placed online. Victim confirmed with the sales rep that the order was fraudulent. She

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Police Dept. announces upcoming holiday traffic enforcement campaign The Elmhurst Police Department continues its partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) this year by taking part in a year-long grant from IDOT to stop drunk drivers and save lives. The high visibility “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign

is running from August 22 to September 5, 2016. During this period, law enforcement across Illinois will show zero tolerance for impaired driving and seat belt law violators, with a special emphasis on impaired driving enforcement. Illinois drivers should expect to see

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Aug. 19-Aug. 20 • An officer in the 600 block of S. Fairview observed a vehicle with the passenger side door ajar and the center console open. In addition, a minivan parked in the driveway near a garage had the center console opened and the contents were strewn about the vehicle. Another vehicle parked in the same driveway had a wallet on the passenger seat that was open. The victim stated nothing was missing from the vehicles that he could see at this time. • A victim in the 600 block of S. Fairview told police that someone stole one of their vehicles, a Volvo, and burglarized a second vehicle (an Acura). Both vehicles were unlocked and in the driveway. Only a coffee cup was missing out of the Acura; the stolen vehicle was entered into LEADS. However, the victim was able to locate the vehicle through “Volvo on Call” in Chicago. Aug. 19 Officers responded to the report of a retail theft at a store in the 900 block of S. York St. at around 6:58 a.m. A video showed a suspect described as a black male, approximately 30 years old, 6-foot tall, 170 pounds, a thin build, wearing all black clothing, glasses and carrying a backpack, placing six bottles of liquor into the backpack and exiting the store without paying. Aug. 3-Aug. 18 A victim in the 200 block of Kenmore told police that an unknown suspect used her credit card information to make a purchase on the Internet between the above dates. The victim contacted her bank and can-

seat belt usage rates are the lowest. Motorists are encouraged to drive safely and buckle up. If plans for Labor Day activities will include drinking, plans should also be made for a designated alcoholfree driver or for alternate travel arrangements.

Citizens are also encouraged to contact the police if they see a vehicle that appears to be driven by an impaired driver. The Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown is made possible by federal highway safety funds administered by IDOT.

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checked her credit card and observed several fraudulent charges had been made in the last few days.

more patrol vehicles and increased public service announcements about the dangers of drunk and/ or drugged driving. In addition to watching for impaired drivers, the Elmhurst Police Department will be stepping up seatbelt enforcement, particularly at night when

Urges locking car doors, remove keys, hide contents

celed the credit card.

Aug. 14 An employee at a restaurant in the 800 block of N. York told police that an unknown male suspect paid for his lunch with a counterfeit $100 By Dee Longfellow bill. The employee also reported two FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT According to a release issued counterfeit $20 bills and a counterfeit $5 bill from separate transac- by Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth, a new trend in crime is moving tions. through the area including Elmhurst. Police throughout the Chicago metropolitan area have reported an Warrant service increase in thieves stealing unlocked Aug. 23 David Lozano, 18, of Elmhurst, vehicles with keys or key fobs left was arrested in the 100 block of E. inside. The release said more than First at around 3:18 p.m. Police said 100 vehicles have been stolen and Lozano came into the Police De- 200 others burglarized in the Chipartment to surrender himself on a cago area alone. In most cases reDuPage County warrant. According ported, the stolen vehicles have been to police, Lozano was run through LEADS and found to have an active warrant. Aug. 22 Patrick Shaw, 33, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 500 block of S. Fern at around 4:14 p.m. Police said an officer responded to the above location to attempt to serve an arrest warrant to Shaw. The officer made contact with Shaw, who was informed of his two arrest warrants, according to police. Aug. 19 Sarah Marti, 30, of Elmhurst, was arrested in the 200 block of E. Forest at around 8:38 p.m. Police said Marti was located and arrested on warrants. Aug. 18 Sheena Powell, 31, of Maywood, was arrested near Route 83 and North Avenue at around 4:21 p.m. Police said Powell was found to be wanted out of Will County. She also was charged with improper passing.

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EDWARD F. HUSKISSON, 90 Services Sat. at Christ Church Edward Frederick Huskisson, of Elmhurst and formerly of Oak Brook and Hinsdale, passed away recently at the age of 90. Beloved husband of Janice Doty Huskisson and the late Ethel Huskisson; loving father of James E. (Liang Xi), Peter G. (Sherry), Robert M. (Jill), John D. (Dee), Clayton Todd (Stacey) Doty, Patra Doty Dunn, and the late Bill G. (Lynda surviving); proud grandfather of 25; blessed great grandfather of one; brother of Mary Charlotte Boase and Susan Loughnan. Born in Woking, Surrey, England, Edward served in the British Royal Artillery during WWII, where he was honored to be chosen for Officer Ca-

high-end cars left unlocked with keys inside parked overnight in residential driveways. Ruth said the trend has been occurring since May in targeted areas close to major highways including Elmhurst, where two vehicles were recently stolen. Other affected cities include Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Wilmette, Highland Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Winnetka, Northbrook, Deerfield, Hinsdale, Bolingbrook, and Naperville. Police are reminding residents of the importance of locking cars and garage doors overnight. Leaving keys, key fobs, wallets, or any other valuables in the plain sight of a would-be perpetrator puts your car at a high risk of being stolen. Motion sensor lights in driveways and the front of homes are also recom-

mended as a deterrent. “In a majority of the cases, the stolen vehicles have been left unlocked with the keys in the car,” Ruth said. “If the thieves did not find the keys, they stole what they could. We have an escalated alert out to all residents, asking them to please lock their vehicles and take the keys with them. If the thieves do not have success in committing this crime in Elmhurst, they will stop targeting this area.” A further reminder… Elmhurst Police remind us that there are three elements that must be present to commit a crime: desire, ability and opportunity. Residents can remove the criminal’s opportunity by always locking car doors and removing the keys and anything of value from the vehicle.

det Training. He served two years in India, helping to maintain peace during the establishment of Pakistan as a country. When the war ended, Edward returned to England, and was discharged in 1948 at the rank of Captain. Having been employed by the Swift Canadian Company in Toronto, Edward was transferred to the Chicago area where he culminated his 37-year career as senior vice president and president, of its International Division. A member of Christ Church of Oak Brook since 1967, Edward served in many key roles. A man of faith, family, and compassion, he served the broader community to improve the lives of the underserved. He helped to establish Love Christian Clearing House, a resource where area pastors can find help for needy people. To honor his witness to the Bible’s power to inspire high moral principles in the business community, to reducing infant mortality, and promoting education in the

inner city, the Chicago Bible Society honored Edward with The Gutenberg Award in 1995. In 2003, the Executive Service Corps of Chicago designated Edward a Life Director to recognize his 19 years of service—nearly 21,000 volunteer hours invested in West Side Future Consortium, improving the quality of life in that community. Edward also served as president of the Executive Breakfast Club of Oak Brook, and four years as a village trustee in Hinsdale. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Christ Church of Oak Brook, 501 Oak Brook Rd., Oak Brook. Private Interment Bronswood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Memorials will be appreciated for Christ Church of Oak Brook. Arrangements provided by Ahlgrim Funeral Home. Call (630) 834-3515 or visit ahlgrim.com for more information.

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Slices of life

Four more years of having kids in school

JILL PERTLER Contributor

Our family didn’t possess even one cell phone, much less six. No one had heard of the Google because it was a year away from being invented. We watched “Titanic” and “Men in Black” on the big screen. The federal minimum wage increased from $4.75 per hour to $5.15. The first Harry Potter book was released leaving us all talking about Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Three years later when our son started school George Bush and Al Gore ended campaigns in a presidential election that left us chat-

ting about chads. Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, became available for non-military use and the first hybrid car hit the roads. The reality show, “Survivor,” hit the small screen. Movie theaters premiered the first “Scary Movie,” and our favorite stranded castaway of the year wasn’t Gilligan, but Tom Hanks (and his basketball). A U.S. postage stamp cost 33 cents and a gallon of gas went for about $1.50. Fans were reading the fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Child number three (and son number two) entered k-garten in 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California. By this time my husband and I were pros at following the bus to school the first day so we could get a photo of our child descending the vehicle’s steps. If we’d been hip, we would have used the newly invented camera phone, but we have never been that cutting edge. In 2003 I was still using a 35mm that required

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Potter was published, giving readers the satisfaction that Voldemort finally got his comeuppance and good guys occasionally do win in the end. My family’s long-term relationship with public education will be complete in four more years. The world has changed in significant ways since we started this journey 19 years ago and there are more unfolding as we speak. The newest book in the Harry Potter series is available for diehard fans. And, perhaps even more noteworthy, in January a new president will enter the White House. It’s a pivotal period for the wizarding world and our nation. I hope things go well for both. As I do for my son’s next four years. High school is also a pivotal period and I hope his experience is not only magical but presidential. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright, author and member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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film. Imagine! Apple launched a new music store called iTunes while Microsoft introduced us to Skype. Facebook was a year away from existence. Families throughout the country were intent on finding Nemo while Will Ferrell played a lovable elf in movie theaters. At a whopping 766 pages, the fifth Harry Potter book hit the shelves. Our little caboose rode the kindergarten bus in 2007. It was the same year a senator from Illinois named Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States. The first generation iPhone came equipped with a new feature – a touchscreen. The most savvy among us posted our kindergarten videos on YouTube (created in 2004) and limited our commentary to 140 characters or less on Twitter, which had been around for just a couple of years. The show “Mad Men” premiered and viewers watched the final episode of “The Sopranos.” The federal minimum wage increased for the first time in a decade, from $5.15 to $5.85 per hour and gas cost about $2.80 a gallon. The seventh book about Harry

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Chicago’s suburbs in more than a year. Highlights from the 2016 MidYear Review: DuPage County continues to maintain the lowest unemployment rate in the Chicagoland region at 5.1%, far below the City of Chicago’s 6.5% and state’s 6.0% unemployment rate. DuPage County industrial vacancy rates have decreased to 5.0% compared to 5.7% at the same time in 2015; more than 4.3 million square feet of industrial space has been absorbed in the first six months of 2016. DuPage County office vacancy rates have also decreased by 0.9% over the past year with more than 1.2 million square feet of office space being absorbed over the first and second quarters. DuPage County continues to attract premier tenants and property developers without the use of incentives. DuPage is home to two of the largest suburban deals of 2016 including Zeller’s purchase of the Commerce Plaza and the purchase of Mid America Plaza for $80M. Both are located in Oak Brook.

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Prairie Path Crossing at York Road continues to be a safety hazard After two more accidents, Healy ‘to push forward’ study By Dan McLeister FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

Two more accidents between bicyclists and motorists in the last couple months on the Prairie Path Crossing at York Rd. has caused Alderman Chris Healy (5th Ward) “to push forward” gathering information about the situations where people were transported to the hospital. Is there another way other than

a tunnel, overpass or rerouting the Path, the chairman of the Public Affairs and Safety (PAS) Committee, asked. “Let’s wipe the slate clean and take another look,” Healy said. He challenged City staff “to wave their magic wand” to see what they might come up with. The situation has been discussed by City Council previously, but Healy said some aldermen are afraid of the cost for each of the three alternatives. He said the City installation of lights and markings on the street has not reduced the accident problem. “The City has done everything but put dancing bears there,” he said. “We need to stay on top of this.” Healy said he wanted to see traf-

fic accident figures for the past ten years. He hopes to see, for example, if there is more of a problem in the morning versus the afternoon. “This is a legitimate safety issue,” said Ald. Norm Leader (2nd Ward), a member of the PAS Committee. Ald. Dannee Polomsky (3rd Ward), another PAS member, wanted more information on how the situation affects ambulance arrivals traveling to Elmhurst Hospital farther south on York Rd.

“Drivers can be confused about whether to stop or not,’ she said. “Drivers stop when they do not need to. People, both drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians, need to be extra cautious since Elmhurst Hospital has moved to south York Rd.” She also mentioned a line-of-sight issue. City Manager Jim Grabowski said the City would like to clear brush along the Prairie Path. “I would like to get it done before

leaves fall off the trees,” he said. Grabowski said he had met with Jim Rogers, executive director of the Elmhurst Park District, about the issue and will continue to be in contact with him. The City Manager commented that he has also met with officials of DuPage County, which owns some of the land along the Prairie Path. He also said the City has money in the budget for a study about building a tunnel.

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Park board capsules

By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

The Elmhurst Park District Board held a regular meeting on Aug. 22 at the district’s administrative building at 375 W. First Street. Commissioner Anthony Pelosi was absent from the meeting, which lasted more than three hours. • Two firms present options for strategic plan The meeting featured presentations from two firms interested in developing the park district’s comprehensive and strategic plan. The selected firm will work with district staff and the park board in developing the plan, which will define the district’s strategic vision and priorities. The park district board conducted its last comprehensive planning process from 2005-07. The board’s last strategic planning process took place in 2012. Earlier this year, the board approved the hiring of one planning firm to assist the district in developing a joint comprehensive and strategic plan. The board also voted earlier this year to change the duration of its comprehensive plan from 10 years to five years, and to alter the duration of the strategic plan from five to three years. Staff developed a Request for Proposal (RFP) for its joint plan and submitted the request to 10 firms that have completed similar proposals. The district also posted an advertisement of its RFP, which led to 22 additional firms seeking information about the proposal. The district received six proposals by the July 29

submission deadline. The staff identified two firms that could meet the goals of the project: Design Perspectives, Inc. of Naperville and The Lakota Group of Chicago. Each firm delivered presentations before the board at the Aug. 22 meeting, with Design Perspectives giving the first presentation. Board members asked questions of the firms’ representatives following each presentation. Commissioner Patricia Morissette-Moll recused herself from the process of selecting one of the firms from the two finalists. She stated her daughter is engaged to the son of one of the principals of an architecture firm associated with The Lakota Group. Morissette-Moll, who did not ask any questions to representatives of either of the two finalists, left the meeting after the two presentations. Each firm was advised not to talk about their cost proposals for the project during their presentations. If the board felt comfortable with one of the two firms after the presentations, it would open the cost envelope provided by that firm. Elmhurst Park District Executive Director Jim Rogers stated the district was interested in reaching an agreement with one of the two finalists as soon as possible to develop the plan by May 2017. That would allow the district’s staff and board to use the information from the plan to develop its 2018 budget. Following both proposals, five board members held a discussion in an attempt to reach consensus on selecting one of two firms. Commissioner Kevin Graf stated he was more impressed with Design Perspectives, although he was concerned the firm was more of a one-man show. Commissioner Doug Ennis stated his gut was leaning toward selecting Design Perspectives. Commissioner Mary

Kies also said she was leaning toward choosing Design Perspectives. Commissioner Carolyn Ubriaco said that while she believed Design Perspectives would do a respectable job for the district, she was leaning toward selecting The Lakota Group. Ubriaco echoed Graf’s concern about Design Perspectives being more of a one-man operation. She said the Lakota Group team featured some deep talent. Board President Vince Spaeth said it was a close decision between the two firms, but he gave an edge to Design Perspectives. Spaeth then said he was interested in the opinion of park district staff. He said the staff could do a better job of comparing and contrasting the two firms. Rogers asked the board members which firm would have the resources available when the district goes back to that firm in a year or so to conduct further discussions regarding the comprehensive and strategic plan. Rogers noted that the district staff believed either firm could handle the project. He then said he was struggling to find anything Design Perspectives could bring to the project that The Lakota Group could not, while he could think of multiple components The Lakota Group could bring to the project that Design Perspectives could not. “If you’re asking me to vote, I would be voting for Lakota,” Rogers said. After some brief discussion, the board directed Rogers to open The Lakota Group’s cost proposal, which was $208,000. About $72,000 of that amount was directed toward a community survey. The park district board budgeted $40,000 toward the overall comprehensive and strategic plan project during its current fiscal year. Rogers said he would proceed to negotiate with The Lakota Group to arrive at

District 205 receives AA+ Bond Rating from S & P On Aug. 25, 2016, Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings assigned its “AA+” rating and stable outlook designation to Elmhurst School District 205’s 2016 general obligation (GO) refunding school bonds and affirmed its ‘AA+’ rating, with a stable outlook, on the District’s existing GO debt. District 205 has maintained this bond rating since 2008. Prior to that the District was not rated and purchased “AAA” bond insurance on its bond issues. “This rating is a reflection on the continuous effort toward making prudent financial decisions and providing the Elmhurst community with a great value in their schools,” noted Chris Whelton, D205’s Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations. The “AA+” bond rating is one notch below the “AAA” bond rating which is the highest possible rating. Standard and Poor’s commented on

the District’s strong management of its operating fund balances, low unemployment, strong home values and median income as well as its close proximity to the City of Chicago and the greater metropolitan area. Areas to monitor include continuing declines in equalized assessed valuation, offset by the fact that new property growth seems to be returning to the area including residential teardowns. Standard and Poor’s gives the District a management score of “Good” which is third on a four point scale. The GO debt rating reflects S & P’s opinion of the District’s: • Participation in the deep and diverse Chicago metropolitan area economy • Very strong income and extremely strong market value per capita • Very strong reserves and good financial management practices under

our Financial Management Assessment (FMA) methodology, and • Moderate overall debt. The District’s legally available funds secure the certificates. The stable outlook reflects S&P Global Ratings’ opinion that the district will likely maintain its very strong reserves in accordance with its reserve policy and that S&P Global Ratings does not expect to change the rating during the two-year outlook period. The outlook also reflects our view of the District’s participation in the diverse Chicago metropolitan area economy, which continues to support stable enrollment and employment. Factors that could improve the bond rating include increasing the District’s fund balances and increases in equalized assessed valuation. The factors that could negatively impact the bond rating are annual deficits that erode the fund balances.

an agreement. He said he was hopeful the two sides could reach an agreement that would be submitted to the board for formal ratification at the board’s next meeting on Sept. 12. Rogers also said it was possible that the two sides would not be able to reach an agreement, which would lead the district to work toward a deal with Design Perspectives. • Purchase of Bobcat loader approved for $50,000 Board members voted unanimously during the meeting to approve the purchase of a Bobcat skidsteer loader for about $50,000. The purchase includes a trailer, sweeper with gutter brush, root grapple bucket and rotary cutter. The board also voted unanimously to award the Wilder Park propagation house vent repair project in the amount of nearly $27,000 to an Ludy Greenhouse Manufacturing Corporation of New Madison, Ohio. The district’s insurance provider will reimburse the district for the entire cost of the repair. High winds on Feb. 19 of this year damaged the vents of the propagation house.

• Pioneer Park drain improvement project to cost $30,000 The board also voted unanimously to award a drainage improvement project at Pioneer Park to Elanar Construction Company of Chicago. The project, which will cost nearly $30,000, will help to prevent storm water from traveling from the southwest part of the park to nearby homes.

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Scenes from the ECAF Golf Outing & Friend of the Children presentation

Winning women!

Pictured here with ECAF golf outing co-chair Jeff Crum are Courtenay Martire (left) and Karen Crum, who brought in the top women’s score in the ECAF golf outing. The event took place Friday, Aug. 26 at White Pines golf course.

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Big winners!

Team members who claimed the first prize at the ECAF golf outing are pictured here from left: Kevin York, Jeff Crum, Jim and Kristin Grabowski. York is an alderman in Elmhurst’s 4th Ward, while Jim Grabowski is Elmhurst City Manager. Jeff Crum was a co-chair of the event, along with Kevin Diamond.

This little girl is 14-month-old Madison, who attended the dinner portion of the ECAF outing at White Pines Golf Course, where her uncle Steve Rhea was awarded the “Friend of the Children.”

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At the buffet

A server offers a portion to Jackie Haddad at the dinner buffet held at the ECAF golf outing on Friday, Aug. 26 at White Pines. Haddad is a former Chairman of the ECAF Board. Behind her is Cathy Jordan.

Folks who attended the ECAF golf outing gathered out on the balcony of White Pines Golf Course to watch the putting contest going on below. In the center, turned facing right, is ECAF Friend of the Children recipient Steve Rhea, who has been active with ECAF for a number of years.

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ICGS students begin a new year By Dee Longfellow

FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

On the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, families from Immaculate Conception Grade School in Elmhurst gathered for a Welcome Back Ice Cream Social on the corner of Cottage Hill Avenue and Arthur Street. The event, sponsored by the ICGS Parents’ Club was an opportunity to renew friendships and initiate new ones. The Parents’ Club committee chairs were out in full force, providing information and volunteer opportunities for parents. ICGS “Spiritwear” and various school supplies were also available for purchase. The following day, students in grades 1-4 returned for their first day of school; then grades 5-8 came back the day after. Kindergarten and preschool families will begin school after initial orientation sessions have been completed. Right: ICGS fifth grade teacher Therese Pedote welcomes students back on their first day of school.

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Programs coming to Elmhurst Public Library Friday, Sept. 2 from 12-1 p.m. • Age 21+ Wine Club Learn about and discuss wine with other aficionados. No registration required. Friday, Sept. 2 from 2-4:30 p.m. Friday Features Enjoy an afternoon at the movies every Friday watching the latest and greatest DVD releases. Find each week’s featured film at elmlib.org/friday. No registration required. Tuesday, Sept. 6 • 6:30-8:30 p.m. In Stitches Needleworkers Knitters, crocheters, and needleworkers of all skill levels: Bring a project on which to work, get answers to your questions, and have fun! No registration required. Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 7-8:30 p.m. Scanning Basics Have a collection of old family photos, slides, or valuable documents? Learn to scan items for preservation and digital sharing. Bring up to two items to scan. Register online, in person, or by phone.

These two ICGS students and sisters add toppings to their ice cream at the ICGS Parents’ Club’s “Welcome Back Ice Cream Social.”

Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Next Chapter Book Club The Next Chapter Book Club is a literacy program for adults with developmental disabilities. Anyone can join, regardless of reading ability. Library Insiders is a series of programs

specially designed for adults with disabilities. Register online, in person, or by phone. Thursday, Sept. 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Why You Need a Great Business Plan Join us to learn about the importance of a business plan to help run your business or to start a business. Review key sections of a business plan and discuss how to develop your own plan. Presented by Fox Valley SCORE. Register online, in person, or by phone.

AAUW host annual September Supper

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Elmhurst Area Branch begins the 2016/17 year with its annual September Supper on September 14 at 6 p.m. at the River Forest Country Club (15W468 Grand Avenue) in Elmhurst. Enjoy dinner and a chance to catch up with old friends as well as meet new people. A short talk will highlight the program schedule for the upcoming year. Current AAUW members and anyone interested in becoming an AAUW member are welcome to attend. Tickets are $30 per person. Please contact Pat O’Dwyer (pat.odwyer@comcast.net) by Wednesday, September 7 to register. For more information, please visit aauwelmhurst.org.

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Schmidtke family donates command vehicle in memory of son John By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

Elmhurst residents Alfred and Dorothy Schmidtke recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in a very special, albeit bittersweet way. Residents may remember Dorothy from her work at Elmhurst City Hall for many years before she retired. The Schmidtkes raised their two sons John and Frank in Elmhurst. John spent the early part of his career with the real estate community in Elmhurst. He even ran unsuccessfully for Alderman in the 4th Ward. Then, after helping out during numerous flooding events in Elmhurst, he went to Antioch as a volunteer when that area experienced heavy flooding in 2008.

Then, the Village of Antioch established he first-ever Antioch Citizen Corps and appointed John Schmidtke as Citizen Corps Coordinator and CERT Program Manager. He instructed more than 50 citizens in CERT training, . He continued his own training until he earned his Professional Development and Illinois Professional Emergency Manager accreditation, after which he became a member of the elite emergency management team known as the Illinois Emergency Services Management Association – Emergency Management Assistance Team (IESMA-EMAT. Once he was working in emergency management, it was clear he had found the career he loved.

He was deployed to numerous disasters throughout Illinois, as well as to New York City in 2011 to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. He loved his job, picking up as many certifications as he possibly could, then would often train others. As soon as he heard of any kind of disaster, he was saying, “C’mon, let’s go.” Unfortunately, John’s life ended unexpectedly in May of 2015 to the shock and dismay to not only his family, but also his peers in Antioch as well as numerous friends, relatives and neighbors in Elmhurst. His family wanted to support the work John had become so fond of. In his memory, Alfred, Dorothy and their son Frank have donated a 2017 Forest River Cargo Mate

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Ninth Annual Lebanese Festival coming Sept. 9-10 The 9th Annual Lebanese Food and Music Festival will take place at Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church in Lombard on Friday, Sept. 9 from 5-11 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 10 from 2-11 p.m. The church is located at 950 No. Grace, one-half block north of North Ave. in Lombard. The two-day Festival will include activities for adults, teens and children. There will be an extensive offering of homemade Lebanese cuisine including hummus, falafel, tabouli, vegetarian stuffed grape leaves, spinach pies, Shawerma chicken and beef, imported beers and wine, an assortment of Lebanese sweets and much more. Live musical entertainment will feature the famous Lebanese singer and staf Miochel Azzi. There will also be traditional folk dancing performed by Our Lady of Lebanon Troupe. There will be a hookah tent, music provided by a DJ, prizes and a variety of games for children. Parking is free. Admission is $3 per adult. Children accompanied by an adult are free. NOTE: Outside beverages and food are prohibited. For more information, call 630-932-9640 or visit ollchicago.org.

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Our Lady of Lebanon chef Juliette Zakhem making Zaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;atar pie for the upcoming Fest on Sept. 9-10. The church is located at 950 No. Grace in Lombard.

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Our Lady of Lebanon Pastor Rev. Pierre El Khoury and chef Juliette Zakhem (left) and her fellow chefs made all the spinach pies pictured here. The public can try these tasty treats at Our Lady of Lebanon Fest on September 9-10.

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Scout Troop 82 treks through the New Mexico wilderness Hike 80 miles while learning about conservation, preservation

A crew of boy scouts and their leaders from Troop 82 in Elmhurst recently went on summer treks through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont covers roughly 214 square miles of vast wilderness with camps and trails that climb from 6,500 feet to 12,441 feet. During their treks, the scouts of Troop 82 hiked more than 80 miles. The crews carried everything they needed to survive during their treks in packs on their backs, hiking from one camp to the next. Along the way they participated in back country programs such as fly-fishing, homesteading, horseback riding, muskets and tomahawks. Their treks also included a conservation project where Scouts learned and participated in the preservation of Philmont’s ecosystem. Along their routes, Scouts endured tough challenges including backpacking in bear and mountain lion territories, up steep climbs and over rocky terrain. Troop 82 ventures to Philmont on a two-year rotation. Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America COURTESY PHOTO Elmhurst Independent premier high adventure camp and the largest youth camp in the world. It This crew of boy scouts and their leaders from Troop 82 in Elmhurst recently trekked through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont has been in operation since 1938. Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. The crews carried everything they needed in backpacks, hiking from one camp to the next.

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Local father and son share ‘Bring Child To Work’ day By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

As Christian McQuade of Elmhurst heads head back to school he does so with a little more knowledge of what his father Corey McQuade does when he goes to work as a managing partner with Northwestern Mutual - Chicago. Even better, Christian picked up a few personal money management skills and was inspired to make a difference in the lives of others. It was all part of the firm’s annual Bring Your Child to Work day. “It’s great to bring children and parents together in the workplace to learn the work we do and the causes we are passionate about,” said CoCOURTESY PHOTO Elmhurst Independent rey D. McQuade, Managing Partner. Pictured are (from left): Kelson Coleman and Christian McQuade, who became good friends after creat- More than 30 children participated ing a few inspiring greeting cards for kids in the hospital at Take Your Child to Work Day at Northwestern in hands-on activities. Mutual – Chicago. Christian is an Elmhurst resident, whose father is managing partner with the firm. “Whether they follow in their

parent’s career footsteps remains to be seen, but it’s never too young to start teaching children how to manage money,” said David Deegan, who led a financial literacy lesson. “Most kids know how to spend their money, but more important is how to save, invest and donate.” Corey and the other students also learned about the firm’s philanthropic outreach to support children and families fighting childhood cancer and other illnesses. The young people made a greeting card for hospitalized children, hosted a lemonade stand, raising almost $1800 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer research, and received a paper Ronald McDonald House, which can be used to collect pop tabs, to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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Elmhurst College is preparing to launch a new licensure program in early childhood education. Developed in response to changes in Illinois licensure rules, the College’s new major in Educating Young Children was just the second such program in the state to win approval. The major, which will replace the Early Childhood Education major, will begin accepting students for the fall of 2017. “Elmhurst College will be one of the first schools in the state to graduate teacher candidates who are prepared to meet the new standards,” said Jeanne White, chair of the College’s education department. “That’s a big draw for principals who are hiring.” The new program focuses on children from birth to 2nd grade and incorporates a minor that encompasses the ESL and/or a bilingual endorsement—a new state requirement for programs funded by the Preschool

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Director of IDOL addresses multi-Chamber group Talks about issues like minimum wage, workplace safety, more By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

On Thursday, August 25, about 100 people from various Chambers of Commerce throughout the western suburbs gathered at Lincoln Inn Banquets in Batavia for an address by Hugo Chaviano, director of the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL). He talked about issues facing employers today such as minimum wage, overtime rules, workplace safety and more. With him was a representative from OSHA. “Our goal is to send everyone home from every workplace in Illinois every day with no injuries,” Chaviano said in his address. “We are working with employers and workplaces on safety issues because it not only keeps the individual healthy and uninjured, but also increases productivity and employee morale.” Primarily working with small business of less than 500 employees, IDOL hopes to keep companies environmentally sound. “Illinois must become a more favorable place to do business,” he added, pointing out the number of companies with good jobs currently fleeing the state. “Employers need to have the ability to expand, innovate and prosper, therefore it is our job to help with streamlining and

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Nybo, Bellock to host Town Hall meeting in Oak Brook

State Rep. Patti Bellock

State Senator Chris Nybo

Local residents are invited to attend a Budget Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. led by State Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) and State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale). It will be held at the Oak Brook Village Hall in the Samuel Dean Board Room, located at 1200 Oak Brook Road in Oak Brook. The Budget Town Hall Meeting is free and open to the public. Sen. Nybo and Rep. Bellock will

provide an update on the state budget, including a discussion on state spending, taxes, education, human services and more. Constituents will have an opportunity to ask questions and share feedback on issues of concern. Light refreshments will also be provided. “Our current budget is not the solution we hoped for after nearly a year of negotiation, but it is a budget we can afford right now that addresses our most important

priorities – K-12 schools, essential state services and transportation projects,” Sen. Nybo said. “But our work is not done. We need to pass a fully balanced budget supported by important reforms that make our economy more competitive, our government more responsible, and our property taxes less onerous. I look forward to talking with local residents about what they think is important.” “I am pleased to co-sponsor

this town hall meeting with Sen. Nybo as an opportunity to listen to the concerns of local residents and update them on the important work that remains to be done by the General Assembly in the months ahead,” Rep. Bellock said. “We welcome everyone to come and have their voice heard.” For more information, contact Sen. Nybo’s office at 630-969-0990 or Rep. Bellock’s office at 630-8528633.

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Born and raised in Elmhurst, Joel has strong ties to the community, coaching soccer at Timothy Christian high school where his wife teaches art and his children attend grammar school. After spending a decade in education, both locally and internationally, Joel is excited to join Berkshire Hathaway Prairie Path, REALTORS. Joel’s caring demeanor and attention to detail, extensive knowledge of the community, commitment to hard work and personal touch will shine through in his work with you. Joel can be reached at zielkejoel@gmail.com or (630) 346-7324.

We are celebrating September as Classical Music Month with a variety of afternoon soloist concerts. Please join Lexington Square as we welcome the following artists. Light refreshments, please RSVP.

Anthony Kawalkowski, Violinist

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A lifetime resident of the Western Suburbs, Alison currently lives in Elmhurst with her husband and two children. Prior to joining Berkshire Hathaway Prairie Path, REALTORS, she attended the University of Iowa and worked for 10 years as an account/project manager in the marketing and advertising world. She looks forward to using her marketing background and passion for real estate to help clients find their dream home. Alison can be reached at alisonsparker@yahoo.com or (312) 890-8416

Anthony (Tony) Kawalkowski, is a Chicago native, and renowned violinist and orchestra leader. Tony plays a variety of music including classical, standards, show tunes and movie themes. Tony studied with such greats as Herb Miska and George Perlman.

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A proud resident of Elmhurst with her husband and three daughters, Kelly is passionate about finding the perfect home for her clients. Prior to joining the Berkshire Hathaway, Prairie Path, REALTORS team, she worked as a Registered Nurse, graduating from Northern Illinois University. She looks forward to providing the same attention and care to her real estate clients as she did her patients. Kelly can be reached at Kelly@ KellySmithRealtor.com or (630) 215-8359.

Jim Perona, Guitarist

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Born and raised in Elmhurst, Kelly attended Immaculate Conception K-12 excelling in academics and as a three sport athlete. Not new to real estate, Kelly has had her managing broker’s license since 2009. Her educational background includes an English degree from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and two graduate degrees from DePaul University. A former high school English teacher at Downers Grove South, Kelly knows the importance of finding a great home in a great neighborhood. She looks forward to providing her future clients with impeccable service and trustworthy advice. Kelly can be reached at kellymuisenga@yahoo.com or (630) 561-4157.

Jim Perona, virtuoso instrumental guitarist with an incredible versatile repertoire set will bring us his unique arrangement of rock and pop songs. Classically trained with a Master’s Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, Jim effortlessly switches from Contemporary, Classical and Flamenco.

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Slices of life

Four more years of having kids in school

We’re in the middle of a presidential election year (boy are we ever) and the nation is firmly focused on the next four years. What will they bring? Will things change, or stay the same? My household is experiencing a similar situation, although our focus has nothing to do with campaign strategies, polls or votes. We are staring down the nose of four more years. Our last four. It’s the number we have to go before our youngest son graduates from high school. For us, it’s been a long time coming. When our son receives his diploma in four years (oh, please make it so) we will have spent 23 consecutive years in school. Or at least our kids will have. But any parent knows education is a family affair. Our daughter first rode the kindergarten bus back in the last millennium. The year was 1997. We had a Clinton in the White House. Our family didn’t possess even one cell phone, much less six. No one had heard of the Google because it was a year away from being invented. We watched “Titanic” and “Men in Black” on the big screen. The federal minimum wage increased from $4.75 per hour to $5.15. The first Harry Potter book was released leaving us all talking about Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Three years later when our son started school George Bush and Al Gore ended campaigns in a presidential election that left us chatting about chads. Global Positioning System, better known as GPS,

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became available for non-military use and the first hybrid car hit the roads. The reality show, “Survivor,” hit the small screen. Movie theaters premiered the first “Scary Movie,” and our favorite stranded castaway of the year wasn’t Gilligan, but Tom Hanks (and his basketball). A U.S. postage stamp cost 33 cents and a gallon of gas went for about $1.50. Fans were reading the fourth book in the Harry Potter series. Child number three (and son num-

ber two) entered k-garten in 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California. By this time my husband and I were pros at following the bus to school the first day so we could get a photo of our child descending the vehicle’s steps. If we’d been hip, we would have used the newly invented camera phone, but we have never been that cutting edge. In 2003 I was still using a 35mm that required film. Imagine! Apple launched a new music store called iTunes while Microsoft introduced us to Skype. Facebook was a year away from existence. Families throughout the country were intent on finding Nemo while Will Ferrell played a lovable elf in movie theaters. At a whopping 766 pages, the fifth Harry Potter book hit the shelves. Our little caboose rode the kindergarten bus in 2007. It was the same

year a senator from Illinois named Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States. The first generation iPhone came equipped with a new feature – a touchscreen. The most savvy among us posted our kindergarten videos on YouTube (created in 2004) and limited our commentary to 140 characters or less on Twitter, which had been around for just a couple of years. The show “Mad Men” premiered and viewers watched the final episode of “The Sopranos.” The federal minimum wage increased for the first time in a decade, from $5.15 to $5.85 per hour and gas cost about $2.80 a gallon. The seventh book about Harry Potter was published, giving readers the satisfaction that Voldemort finally got his comeuppance and good guys occasionally do win in the end. My family’s long-term relation-

ship with public education will be complete in four more years. The world has changed in significant ways since we started this journey 19 years ago and there are more unfolding as we speak. The newest book in the Harry Potter series is available for diehard fans. And, perhaps even more noteworthy, in January a new president will enter the White House. It’s a pivotal period for the wizarding world and our nation. I hope things go well for both. As I do for my son’s next four years. High school is also a pivotal period and I hope his experience is not only magical but presidential. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright, author and member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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County to fund RxBox expansion, heroin prevention education By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

At its August 23rd board meeting, the DuPage County Board approved two drug prevention measures. A total of $40,000 has been earmarked to expand the County Health Department’s RxBox Program, which provides safe medication disposal boxes available at 12 DuPage area law enforcement agencies. More than 70,000 pounds of unused or expired prescription medications

have been collected since the program’s inception in 2009. The allocation will allow the Health Department to expand the number of Rx Box kiosks throughout the County. The County Board also approved $24,189 for the Robert Crown Center of Health Education heroin prevention program to continue at 13 DuPage County middle and high schools. To date, 4800 students, teachers and parents have participated in the Crown Center’s prevention

education initiative in DuPage. “Due to the success of the Rx Box program, we knew expanding the number of available drop-off sites would rid our households of unused medications,” said County Board Chairman Dan Cronin. “That’s an important step in reducing the likelihood that someone will abuse or become addicted to those drugs. … We are determined to reduce the impact of heroin and opioid pain pill abuse in our community.”

The initiatives are a part of the strategy discussed by the DuPage Heroin Coalition, formed in 2014 in response to the growing heroin crisis in DuPage County. The Coalition is chaired by DuPage County Board member Grant Eckhoff. “Both heroin and fentanyl prevention education and the expansion of the RxBox Program are great ways to fight drug abuse in DuPage County,” Eckhoff said. “The Coalition is constantly looking for innovative ways to effectively help our DuPage

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York boys cross-country team motivated to excel By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

There’s the extra obvious reason the York boys cross-country team has extra motivation this season. That would be because legendary coach Joe Newton is retiring at season’s end. And then there is the less obvious, but important motivating factor for the Dukes. Co-head coach Charlie Kern Sr. pointed out this York senior class is trying to avoid being the first group of seniors to not bring home a boys cross-country state trophy (first, second or third). “That (Newton’s retirement) is there and that’s creating motivation for the group,” he said. “But a senior class has never left York without winning a trophy in Mr. Newton’s tenure. This senior class in three years has never seen a trophy come back to York. And they don’t want to be the first class. This is not a negative. It’s a positive. They want to get a trophy. They are more mature and they are ready to do what they can to make this team as successful as it can be.” Back from last year’s state team are juniors Charlie Kern Jr. (second in Class 3A individually), Sean MacGregor and Jackson Bode. MacGregor finished 86th in the state, while Bode was 96th—both state efforts for those two came as sophomores. “That’s a good core coming back,” said Kern Sr. Kern Sr. also will count on seniors Liam Hill and Creighton Wolff, along with seniors Dominic Castanoli and Harrison Kennedy. “Dominic and Harrison had great summers with their training,” said Kern Sr. Sophomore Brendan Hill will challenge for the Top 7, while junior Joe Evely, senior Jack Gornick and junior Danny Honquest also are in the mix, Kern Sr. noted “When there is competition that is when we are at our best,” said Kern Sr. “It makes everybody better. You do the work you have to in order to get a spot or hold on to a spot. It makes the team better when all is said and done.” Kern Sr. used one word to describe what he likes most about the group. “Hungry,” he said. “They want to not just run these workouts, they want to attack them. They’ve put in the time

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The future is very exciting. We have a dynamite freshman class. There are a lot of good runners in that class.” – Co-head coach Charlie Kern Sr.

preparing for this fall season.” Ultimately, Kern Sr. noted the major key for the Dukes will be how the 4-7 runners perform. “How fast are those four, five, six and seven runners going to go?” he asked. But Kern Sr. agreed there still is plenty of time to figure everything out. In fact, he knows exactly how much time. “There are 72 days until the state meet,” he said late last week. “The guys see that number every day on the workout board. The work they do today is preparing them for that eventuality.” York is in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division that features four schools ranked in the state in various polls—that being Lyons Township, Hinsdale Central, York and Downers Grove North. “It’s a crazy conference,” said Kern Sr. “You could finish third in this conference and win the state title. That’s a possibility and that’s good. We know we are going to see these types of teams so we are going to have to be ready. Those teams are probably saying the exact same thing in that you have to be ready for York. Ultimately, this type of competition makes everybody better.” York has 168 runners in the boys cross-country program this season, including 52 freshmen. “The future is very exciting,” said Kern Sr. “We have a dynamite freshman class. There are a lot of good runners in that class. As freshmen, they just run hard right now. When they get into invites they are going to see how good they are running against other schools.” York opened its season earlier this week at home against Glenbard West at Berens Park.

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Dukes senior David Knurek takes a shot against Lake Park during York’s 3-1 victory over the Lancers on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Lake Park Invitational in Roselle.

York boys soccer team looks to take next step By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The York boys soccer team was young last season with numerous sophomores playing on the varsity. A year later and coach Lukasz Majewski is hopeful that campaign’s gained experience will translate into even better results on the field this fall. York is coming off a 2015 season where it went 6-8-4 and finished 3-3 in the tough West Suburban Conference Silver Division. “We had a bunch of sophomores last year who are juniors now,” said Majewski, in his second season at the helm. “The majority of the team is juniors and we have 19 players.” Majewski has 10 juniors, seven seniors, one sophomore and one freshman on the team. Back from last year are the likes of Peter Barabolak (midfield-forward, Sr.). Joe Chornij (defense, Jr.), David Knurek (forward, Sr.), Jakub Knurek (defense, Jr.), Robert Meade (midfield, Jr.), Joe Reinhofer (forward, Jr.), Edgar Roman (midfield, Soph.) and Alex Vujovic (Sr.).

Key newcomers to the group include juniors Michael Achepol (midfield, Jr.), Matt Atristian (midfield, Jr.), John Gratzianna (forward, Jr.), Sam Kririkos (goalie, Jr.) and Christian Waldschmidt (midfield, Jr.). “These guys played with us in the program last year,” said Majewski. “One of our strengths as a group is we now have a year of experience. We’ve played together. The younger kids kind of ran the team last year. We had a decent record last year with a lot of sophomores, who now are juniors and are leading the team. We’re a year bigger and a year stronger and faster with that year of varsity experience under our belt.” Majewski has seen major improvements on both halves of the field. “I would say we are much improved in both areas of offense and defense,” he said. “They play a different style. We’re playing more possession and quicker movement of the ball with passing instead of holding the ball on our foot.” Majewski added he’s blessed to have a strong character group. “It’s

an outstanding group of kids and a good mix of ages, too,” he said. “They always want to bring up other players and help each other out. They are great to work with. They have established a reputation as a hard-working group. They focus on what they have to do as far as their studies and what they need to get done on the field. They are outstanding citizens and that’s the most important thing. They get along and treat each other with respect. They are like a family. The freshmen came in here brand-new to school and the seniors are understanding. The group is doing very well with meshing and pulling for each other.” Majewski said there is plenty of potential looking forward with this group. “We have a stronger team,” he said. “This is a nice opportunity for the guys to play at a level where they already have a year of experience. That’s huge. We’re looking for better things record-wise and playoff-wise. The motto this year is, ‘Why not us?’ We truly believe this is a group we can do some good things with.”

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IC Catholic Prep’s Czyzycki receives prestigious club award Senior lacrosse player cited for excellence on and off the field By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

IC Catholic Prep boys lacrosse player Max Czyzycki will go into his senior season with a rather impressive honor in his back pocket. Czyzycki was the recent recipient of the Naperville-based New Wave Lacrosse club’s Man-Up award, which is given to a player who embodies sportsmanship, integrity, talent, honesty and hard work. The award is voted on by New Wave coaches, directors and staff. Czyzycki, a midfielder, plays for the New Wave Ion team. “I had no idea I was going to receive it,” Czyzycki told the Independent. “I wasn’t the star of the team or anything. I’m really happy I was recognized by my team and the club.” Czyzycki is in his third year playing with New Wave. “They have

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IC Catholic Prep senior boys lacrosse player Max Czyzycki is the recipient of the New Wave Lacrosse club’s Man-Up award.

State-champion Timothy Christian boys soccer team ready for new challenges Trojans return eight of 11 starters By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Timothy Christian boys soccer team climbed as high as any team could go last year. And the Trojans are prepared to go through the entire process again, even if it means climbing a little higher this season. The 2015 Class 1A state champions return eight of 11 starters from a squad that went 19-4 overall and finished 6-1 in the Metro Suburban Conference East Division—a second-place finish behind Ridgewood. Back from last year are Jimmy Allen (forward, Jr.), Josh Anderson (midfield, Sr.), Alex Markewycz (center back, Sr.), Nate Daniels (center back, Sr.), Mike Martens (forward, Jr.), Matt Van Zeelt (midfield, Soph.), Trevor Hoogendoorn (midfield, Sr.) and Nate Bouman (midfield, Sr.). Connor Teune (midfield, Soph.) is up full time from last year’s JV team and freshman John Stremler will split time between the JV and varsity teams. Allen scored 35 goals last season, while Anderson had 19 goals and 12 assists. Martens had nine goals and 15 assists, while Markewycz had seven goals. “We are very excited that we have all these guys back playing at a high level,” said Timothy second-year

coach Steve Fernandes. “We’ll have some new challenges this fall, but the boys’ are excited. We’re a really good team, but we know we have to get a lot better.” Timothy will have to play the season without sophomore defensive player Isaiah Whitaker who is out for the season with a knee injury. But Fernandes said the roster he does have at his disposal is filled with skilled soccer players. “We’ll be strong technically,” he said. “Almost all the guys played a lot of travel soccer. And almost all of them grew up playing soccer. We’ll have the ability to possess the ball very well because they are soccer players. We do have some multisport athletes, but we have even more pure soccer players on the team.” Fernandes said Ridgewood and Elmwood Park again will be teams to watch in the conference. “Those are going to be two tough teams,” he said. “Those are two teams that did pretty well last year.” Timothy, due to winning the state title, has moved up to the Class 2A postseason in boys soccer. “Being at 2A, it’s hard to know what to expect,” said Fernandes. “We played some 2A teams last year and we will be playing larger and talented schools this year. We have high expectations for this group. We beat 2A teams last year that went far in the state tournament. We have a feeling we can go pretty far in our first year in 2A.”

immensely improved my lacrosse game,” he said. “Before I started, I wouldn’t have considered myself an advanced lacrosse player. Now, I’ve improved in pretty much every aspect of the game.” Czyzycki wasn’t always a lacrosse player. He started out playing baseball and got the lacrosse bug when his older brother, Evan (who graduated from IC Catholic Prep this past school year), started. “I remember the last season of baseball I played,” he said. “I saw my brother playing it (lacrosse) and having a lot of fun. That completely devastated my baseball game. I didn’t want to play it anymore. Lacrosse seemed so much more fun.” Czyzycki enjoys the pace of the sport. “It’s a high-intensity game,” he said. “It’s not like football, which still gets pretty intense, but the flow of the game is different. Lacrosse is continuous. You always are on the go. I like the flow of the game a lot. I never like to stop.” Czyzycki, who said he most likely will look at playing club lacrosse in college, has a 4.48 grade-point average at IC Catholic Prep and recorded a 30 on his ACT. He said he is consid-

ering business management or engineering academic pursuits post-high school. At IC Catholic Prep Czyzycki has been a big part of the building of the Knights’ boys lacrosse program. “We’ve kind of built this up from the ground,” he said. “A lot of players didn’t play before. We’ve been able to help other people learn the game skill-wise. We’ve had some success the last few years and a lot of players have improved.” Czyzycki said he’ll keep plenty busy with the sport this winter with a program at New Wave. “We’ll travel to Florida and California for some more exposure tournaments and we’ll practice a couple times a week,” he said. “The club is pretty intense.” In addition to being a longtime team captain at IC Catholic Prep, Czyzycki was an all-conference selection in 2015 and 2016 and was the team’s second-leading scorer his sophomore season. He’ll be a fouryear varsity starter come spring. Currently, Czyzycki, who enjoys exercising in his spare time, is a member of the IC Catholic Prep boys golf team.

York football team drops opener to New Trier

Timothy Christian cross-country teams looking for more success By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The York football team opened the 2016 season with a 14-10 non-conference loss at home to New Trier. The Dukes lost to New Trier 2814 last year. New Trier went on to finish 9-2 and advance to the second round of the state playoffs. York is back in action Friday night in Northlake when it faces Leyden in a West Suburban Conference crossover contest. York girls golf The York girls golf team scored a 175-251 West Suburban Conference win over Hinsdale South at Village Greens. Jenny Diamond was the meet medalist with a 39. Christine Millins shot 43, while Tarryn Becker had a 46. Katie Wegmann shot 46. In the junior-varsity contest, York was a 216-266 winner over Hinsdale South. Olivia Cook was the medalist with a 49. Bella Bartolone had a 55. Mia Spedale also shot 55, Cassie Sika shot 57. York then dropped a 178-191 WSC meet to Downers Grove North at Oak Brook Golf Club. Becker led York with a 46. Bethany Wilms shot 47, while Diamond and Millins each shot 49. Downers North won the JV contest by a 218-253 count. Bartolone

led the Dukes with a 57. Timothy Christian girls cross country The Timothy Christian girls crosscountry team finished fourth in the Metro Suburban Conference East Division last year and advanced to the state meet as a team. Top returning runners for the Trojans this year are sophomores Olivia Reamer, Morgan Hoving and Jill Forgac. Key newcomers include junior Annika Ward and freshmen Elise Terpstra and Hope Clark. “We are young, but our runners learned a lot as freshmen,” said Timothy coach Dick Zylstra, who lauded the team’s cohesiveness and the runners’ willingness to support each other. Zylstra said Reamer and Ward are two runners, in particular, to keep an eye on. “Olivia has a great work ethic and potential,” he said. “Annika is a solid junior who is joining our team.” For this fall, the goal is simple. “We would love to repeat last year’s thrill of going downstate,” said Zylstra. Timothy Christian boys cross country The Timothy Christian boys cross-country team followed the same script as its girls counterpart, finishing fourth in conference and qualifying for state meet as a team in 2015. This year, the Trojans have plenty of senior experience in Matt Fox, Andy Mittlestaedt, Tommy Troxel, Elijah Tornow and Jordan Scheidler. Juniors Will Terpstra and Xavier Owens also return. “We have a solid veteran core,”

said Zylstra. “They are hard-working and great team guys.” Zylstra also is excited about the team’s pack potential. “We have a great pack of front runners,” he said. Newcomers to the team include sophomores Clint Fincher and Alex Oldenburger and freshman Caleb Mitchell. Zylstra said the boys’ goal is to get back to the state meet and finish in the Top 20.

Week 2 Preview York (0-1) at Leyden (1-0) When: Friday, 7:30 p.m. Where: Leyden High School, West Campus, Northlake Last week: New Trier 14, York 10; Leyden 46, Fenton 0 Last year: York 21, Leyden 14

Outlook: York opened the season with a close 14-10 setback to New Trier at home. Now, the Dukes will hit the road to face a Leyden team that is predicted by some to be the favorite in the West Suburban Conference Gold Division this season. Leyden, like York, is coming off a 4-5 campaign in 2015. York returns home next week to face defending state-champion Glenbard West to kick off WSC Silver Division play.

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York boys soccer action

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York junior Jakub Knurek out-hustles a Lake Park Lancers player in Roselle on Saturday.

Senior Peter Barabolak sets up a play at the Lake Park Invitational.

Junior Joe Reinhofer chases down a Lancers player: Reinhofer scored one of York’s 3 goals during the match.

Above: York junior goalkeeper Sam Kritikos held Lake Park to just 1 goal on the day. Below: Alex Vujovic, a senior, fakes out a Lake Park defender.

Joe Chornij “rises above” for a head pass.

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York girls tennis team off to red-hot start

Dukes record wins in first four dual matches of 2016

By Mike Miasma CORRESPONDENT

The York girls tennis team started the 2016 season with four dualmatch victories in a row. York moved to 4-0 on the season with a recent 6-3 non-conference triumph over Wheaton-Warrenville South in Wheaton. Aleksina Jovic was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 3 singles, while Eva Jacobsthal was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at No. 4 singles. Alex Hennessy and Maja Shaw were 6-3, 6-4 winners at No. 1

doubles, while Julia Riddle and Liz Mazzocco were 6-1, 6-0 winners at No. 2 doubles. Jacki Riek and Cate Duhig were 6-2, 6-1 winners at No. 3 doubles, while Isabella Nicoli and Elysia Woodward were 7-5, 7-6 (4) winners at No. 5 doubles. York also scored a recent 10-2 non-conference win over Batavia at Berens Park. Shaw was a 6-1, 6-3 winner at No. 1 singles. Melissa Cartis was a 6-2, 4-6, (10-3) winner at No. 2 singles. Catie Duhig was a 6-2, 7-5 winner at No. 3 singles, while Cameron Elsey won 6-0, 6-2

at No. 4 singles. Mazzocco and Mei Giuffre were 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 winners at No. 2 doubles. Jacobsthal and Lauren Fonorow were 6-3, 7-6 (5) winners at No. 4 doubles. Cristina Gamboa and Aleksina Jovic were 6-0, 6-2 winners at No. 5 doubles, while Nicoli and Woodward were 6-1, 7-6 (1) winners at No. 6 doubles. Jessica Paist and Allison Stramel were 6-4, 6-2 winners at No. 7 doubles and Maddi Plowman and Micki Neideigh were 6-1, 6-2 winners at No. 8 doubles.

York also competed in the 32team Algonquin Jacobs invitational. York went 2-0 to open the tournament, but its four remaining matches were rained out the following day. “Many different team members contributed in the first two matches of the season,” said York coach Tres Heimann. In a 5-2 win over Crystal Lake Central at Crystal Lake, Shaw was a 4-6, 7-5, (10-8) winner at No. 1 singles. Cartis was a 6-2, 6-3 winner at No. 2 singles.

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Hennessy and Riddle were 6-1, 6-4 winners at No. 1 doubles. Fonorow and Olivia Brunke were 4-6, 6-0, (10-7) winners at No. 3 doubles, while Paist and Stramel were 6-3, 6-1 winners at No. 4 doubles. In a 6-1 win over St. Charles North at Crystal Lake Central, Duhig was a 6-3, 7-5 winner at No. 2 singles. Hennessy and Riddle were 6-1, 6-1 winners at No. 1 doubles. Mazzocco and Giuffre were 7-5, 6-3 winners at No. 2 doubles. Jovic and Jacobsthal were 6-4, 6-2 winners at No. 3 doubles, while Paist and Fonorow were 6-3, 6-2 winners at No. 4 doubles. Nicoli and Woodward were 6-2, 6-3 winners at No. 5 doubles. Through four matches, Paist was leading the team with a 4-0 record. Shaw, Mazzocco, Stramel, Jacobsthal and Jovic were 3-0, while Fonorow, Hennessy, Riddle, Duhig, Nicoli and Woodwared were 3-1. York is coming off a 2015 season where it went 17-14 overall and took fifth place in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division. Shaw is back at No. 1 singles after qualifying for state last year. Hennessy and Riddle also are returning state doubles qualifiers. Riddle had 18 wins last year. Fonorow had 17 wins last year, while Riek and Mazzocco each had 15 wins. Brunke, a sophomore, had 12 wins and Paist had 13 wins. Cartis and Duhig, both freshmen, come into the program with strong tennis pedigrees. Cartis is ranked No. 53 in the Chicago District USTA 14s division, while Duhig is ranked No. 140. Jacobsthal was the No. 1 singles JV player last year, while Nicoli and Gamboa were the No. 1 JV doubles team last year. “We are very excited for this season,” said Heimann. “We have 76 players out for the team and have eight returners from last year’s varsity team, including three state qualifiers. We will have a very deep team up and down the lineup.” Heimann also is excited about the future of the program. A total of 27 freshmen came out for the team this season. “We have had two very good and very deep freshmen classes in a row,” he said. “The sophomore class has 23 players. This bodes well for the future and there are many players who will contribute for the varsity.” This is the first season the IHSA has split the state tournament into A and AA divisions. “As the IHSA moves to two classes for the first time in tennis, it will be more challenging in the 2A tournament,” said Heimann. “There will be great competition throughout the area and we will play a very competitive schedule. We still are looking at who will fill each of the singles spots and who will make up the doubles combinations as it is in the early going. It should be a very exciting season.”

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York’s Rose commits to Marquette in Milwaukee Girls volleyball setting standout excited for opportunity By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

All it took was for York senior Sarah Rose to see for herself. Rose, York’s standout girls vol-

leyball setter, was receiving college interest from Division I Marquette in Milwaukee. So Rose did what most players do when there is serious interest—she went for a visit. And what a visit it was. Rose ended up committing to study and play volleyball at Marquette, becoming the latest talented York girls volleyball player to go on to the collegiate level. “I went and visited the campus and fell in love with it and the volleyball

program,” she said. “I like the distance from where I live. The school is a good size for me and a good fit for me. It’s not too big and it’s not too small. They play in a competitive conference and the team is really good. There is a good balance there between athletics and academics.” Rose, who isn’t sure what she wants to major in quite yet, is beyond thankful for the opportunity she has next season. “I’m really lucky to have a college scholarship,” she said. “I’m excited Marquette gave me the opportunity to come play at their school.”

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I went and visited the campus and fell in love with it and the volleyball program.” – Sarah Rose, York senior

Rose plays at the 1st Alliance club during the high-school off-season. That’s where Marquette saw her play. “This club season I started emailing and they saw me in a few tournaments,” she said. “I talked to them on the phone a few times and then went for my visit.” Rose said her time in the club has been beneficial. “It’s a really good club with a lot of good coaches who have helped train me and helped me excel,” she said. Rose also thanked York coach Patty Iverson. “Mrs. Iverson has helped ARCHIVE PHOTO Elmhurst Independent me,” she said. “She started conYork senior Sarah Rose (shown during a 2015 match) will bring her tacting people for me and has been volleyball setting skills to Division I Marquette University next year. emailing schools. She’s always been there to help me.” Heading into her senior highschool season, Rose said her biggest improvement has been in the consisPlayer of the week sponsored by tency department. “This club season that is what I improved on,” she said. “I set the same ball to the hitters. They can expect the same set every time and don’t need to worry about where they Member need to be. It’s going to be there.” FDIC Rose said she’s happy the college of Elmhurst decision has been taken care of. “It’s nice going into my senior year and you don’t have to worry about it,” she said. “I don’t have to worry about applying to everything and worrying about what I want to do and where I want to go. It’s a super nice feeling.” Rose follows in the footsteps of proudly presents her older sister, Caroline, who also YORK HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK starred at York and went on to play at Western Michigan University. “It’s JESSICA PAIST nice to have her to talk to,” she said. “She went through the same thing. YORK GIRLS TENNIS She’s helped with my decisions.” Paist, a junior, got off to a perfect 4-0 start for the Rose is now focused on the 2016 York season. “We lost a lot of seniors Dukes. Paist’s play helped York go 4-0 in its first four from last year,” she said. “But we dual-meet matches against Crystal Lake Central, St. have a lot of good players who can play different positions, which is reCharles North, Batavia and Wheaton-Warrenville South. ally nice. That will allow us to have the best lineup out there so we can be as successful as possible.”

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IC Catholic Prep football team defeats defending state champions Knights’ golf team competes in Glen Oak Invitational By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The IC Catholic Prep football team got itself a nice measure of revenge in Week 1. The Knights scored a 34-0 non-conference victory over Kankakee Bishop McNamara in front of its home fans at Lewis Stadium in Elmhurst. The win avenged a pair of book-end losses for IC Catholic Prep last year. McNamara defeated the Knights in Week 1 and then came to Elmhurst and downed them again in the Class 3A state semifinals. McNamara went on to win the state championship. IC Catholic Prep returns to action Friday in south-suburban Burbank when it faces St. Laurence. IC Catholic Prep golf The IC Catholic Prep golf team competed in the recent 11-team Glen Oak Invitational. The Knights took third with a score of 327. Glenbard West won the meet with a 308 and St. Francis was second with a 315. The tournament scoring consisted of the four best scores from the front nine holes and the four best scores from the back nine for each school. “This allows some of the golfers who might have had a tough opening nine holes to still be able to contribute a score to their team. It worked for most of the schools,” explained IC Catholic Prep coach Don Sujack. Trey Morris led the Knights with a 79. Connon Leahy and Troy Simonides both shot 82. Maddie Hurt added an 88. John Hoffman and Charlie Schoonveld also contributed nine-hole scores. “It was like a Tale of Two Cities,” said Sujack. “We had the best back nine scores of any team in the tournament with a 156, but our front-nine (171) was far from our capabilities.” IC Catholic Prep cross country The IC Catholic Prep boys cross-country team returns the likes of seniors Tony Gaudio and Eric James and junior Casey Kristie. Key newcomers for the boys include junior Howard Huang and the freshmen contingent of Matteo Cerasuolo, Dominic Gaudio, Jacob Schmidt, Ian Rickert, Daniel Morsch Vaughan Murray and Adrian Colocado. “We are returning most of our upperclassmen who have been running together for the past three years,” said IC Catholic Prep coach Jeff Fredrickson. “They know how to push each other in practices and races.” On the girls’ side, senior Tessa Langan and junior Anna Gendusa return. Junior Julissa Unzuela is a key newcomer to the team.

Week 2 Preview IC Catholic Prep (1-0) at St. Laurence (1-0)

When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: St. Laurence High School, Burbank Last week: IC Catholic Prep 34, Bishop McNamara 0; St. Laurence 31, Benet Academy 21 Last year: Did not play Outlook: Talk about playing a tough schedule. IC Catholic Prep opened the 2016 season by beating the defending Class 3A state champions (the team that ended the Knights’ season last year in the semifinals and also beat them in Week 1). Now, IC Catholic Prep hits the road to the south suburbs to face a St. Laurence team that advanced to the Class 5A state semifinals a year ago. IC Catholic Prep then plays its two Metro Suburban Conference crossover games in Weeks 3 and 4 against Elmwood Park and Chicago Christian.

Timothy Christian girls volleyball team out for more success

Trojans advanced to Class 2A state semifinals last year By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Timothy Christian girls volleyball program has been a model of success over the last five years. In that timeframe, the Trojans have gone 162-30, won three regional titles, two sectional titles and brought home a third-place state trophy in Class 2A last season. Timothy also shared the Metro Suburban Conference East Division title last year with Illiana Christian. A year later, and third-year coach Scott Piersma’s squad is looking to add to that success. The Trojans are in good shape up front with the return of three-year varsity players and now seniors Ava Venema and Kendra Teune. “It’s their senior seasons, finally,” said Piersma. “They are going to be two of the big ones for us offensively. Both of them had more than 300 kills last year. Coaches won’t be happy to see those two coming back. We have the firepower with Ava and Kendra and that makes it easier for our other girls because other teams have to be on their toes with those two.” Senior Zoe Stanton also returns at libero and will provide a steadying presence in the back row. “Zoe is back to do it again,” said Piersma. “It’s nice have to this type of senior leadership both offensively and defensively.” Junior Tracy Westra is back at setter. She played a little as a sophomore last year, apprenticing behind standout senior Dani Van Laten. “Tracy is very good,” said Piersma. “She has very good hands. We’re looking for her to be a little more vocal. She’s going to help us a lot. When we are able to pass the ball,

we can use a lot of different people and that is what makes us so dangerous.” Sophomore Abygale Ahn will help in the back row. She played a little at the end of last year. Junior Ruth Hruska will add depth to the offensive firepower on the outside. She also saw some varsity action down the stretch last season. “Ruth is a good addition,” said Piersma. “She might play some right side, too, at the beginning of the season.” Junior Emily DeBoer, another late-season call-up, will help Venema in the middle, while junior Rachel Stoll returns to provide more back-row help. “We graduated four seniors, but with so many people returning we’ve been able to fill those spots very well,” said Piersma. Coming off a run to the state semifinals, Piersma and his players have equally high expectations. “I have high expectations and so do the girls,” he said. “There weren’t too many expectations last year. We weren’t sure what was going to happen. It was nice what we did last year, but we know we still have some things to do to get in line with what we want to do.” Timothy moves up to Class 3A this year as part of the IHSA’s success factor formula. “It will make for a different postseason,” said Piersma. “We’ll take things as they come and evaluate as we go along. We know things aren’t going to fall into our lap just because teams know how good we were last year. It’s the same in our conference. We know Chicago Christian is going to be tough and now St. Edward is on our side with Illiana going to the other side. I think it’s going to be a three-horse race with us, Chicago Christian and St. Edward. Nobody cares what you did last year. We have to come out and show we can play this year.”

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF DU PAGE ESTATE OF Joseph F. Cantore CASE NUMBER 2016 P 758 Notice is given of the death of Joseph F. Cantore whose address was 180 Forest Trail, Oak Brook, IL. Letters of Office were issued on August 11, 2016 to Joseph F. Cantore III, 925 S. Route 83, Elmhurst, IL as: INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR whose attorney is Vincent C. Argento, 2175 Point Blvd STE 150, Elgin, IL 60123. The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by

mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of CHRIS KACHIROUBAS, Circuit Court Clerk, 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before February 20, 2017, any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk. Vincent C. Argento DuPage Attorney No.: 5355 Attorney For: Estate 2175 Point Blvd STE 150 Elgin, IL 61023 847.628.8305 (Service@argentolaw.com) (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Aug. 18, 25 & Sept. 1, 2016) 253996

NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 0074421 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on AUGUST 8, 2016, wherein the business firm of POTS WITH PURPOSE LOCATED AT 205 E BUTTERFIELD ROAD #461, ELMHURST, IL 60126-5103 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: NAME OF PERSON(S) SHANNON KEATING, HOME ADDRESS 500 S KENILWORTH AVENUE, ELMHURST, IL 60126-3931. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 8TH day of AUGUST, A.D. 2016. PAUL HINDS Paul Hinds DuPage County Clerk (OFFICIAL SEAL) (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Aug. 18, 25 & Sept. 1, 2016) 253713

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION CASE NUMBER 16 P-10 Request for Conditional Use and Associated Variations Notice is hereby given that the Elmhurst Zoning and Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in the Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Street, Elmhurst, Illinois. The purpose of this hearing is to consider a request for a Conditional Use for a Car Wash and associated variations in the C3 General Commercial District on property commonly known as 964 N. York Street, Elmhurst, Illinois. Following is a legal description of the subject property:

NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 0074475 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on AUGUST 24, 2016, wherein the business firm of DRUMHEADS LOCATED AT 439 WESTGLEN DRIVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60565-0000 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/ are as follows: NAME OF PERSON(S) CAMERON HEINZ, HOME ADDRESS 439 WESTGLEN DRIVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60565-0000. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 24TH day of AUGUST, A.D. 2016. PAUL HINDS Paul Hinds DuPage County Clerk (OFFICIAL SEAL) (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Sept. 1, 8 & 15, 2016) 255480

NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 0074466 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on AUGUST 22, 2016, wherein the business firm of LULAROE MARY GRANGER LOCATED AT 124 S. SUMMIT AVENUE, VILLA PARK, IL 60181-2647 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/ are as follows: NAME OF PERSON(S) MARY GRANGER, HOME ADDRESS 124 S. SUMMIT AVENUE, VILLA PARK, IL 60181-2647. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 22ND day of AUGUST, A.D. 2016. PAUL HINDS Paul Hinds DuPage County Clerk (OFFICIAL SEAL) (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Sept. 1, 8 & 15, 2016) 255693

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NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 0074424 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on AUGUST 8, 2016, wherein the business firm of ESSENTIAL DREAM HOMES LOCATED AT 1098 HERITAGE HILL DRIVE APT E, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-0000 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: NAME OF PERSON(S) ANTOINETTE BROWN, HOME ADDRESS 1098 HERITAGE HILL DRIVE APT E, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-0000. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 8TH day of AUGUST, A.D. 2016. PAUL HINDS Paul Hinds DuPage County Clerk (OFFICIAL SEAL) (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Aug. 18, 25 & Sept. 1, 2016) 254121

THE NORTH 100 FEET OF LOT 22 (EXCEPT THAT PART DEDICATED FOR RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES) OF ADDISON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS ASSESSMENT PLAT NO.5, BEING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS “YORK GRAND ESTATES” UNIT NUMBER 2 IN ADDISON TOWNSHIP, A PART OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, REFERENCE BEING HAD TO THE PLAT RECORDED ON AUGUST 9, 1944 IN BOOK 25 OF PLATS AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 465944, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 03-26-207-019 The common street address is 964 N. York Street, Elmhurst, IL. The subject property is located within the C3 General Commercial District. If you have any questions regarding this case, please contact the office of the Planning and Zoning Administrator at 5306019. NOTE: Any person who has a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, should contact Valerie Johnson, ADA Compliance Officer, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., City of Elmhurst, 209 N. York St., Elmhurst, IL 60126, or call 630-530-3000 voice, or 630-530-8095 TDD, within a reasonable time before the meeting. Requests for a qualified interpreter require five (5) working days’ advance notice. Nathaniel J. Werner, Planning and Zoning Administrator (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Sept. 1, 2016) 255748

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the Elmhurst event NOT TO BE MISSED! Sunday, Sept. 4 ‘Cue for a Cause” Ribs Fest for EWAN

From 12 noon to 8 p.m., “’Cue for a Cause,” a ribs fest fundraiser for the Walk-In Assistance Network, formerly the Elmhurst Walk-In Ministry, will be held at the City parking lot at York & Vallette, behind the Knights of Columbus. Judges include business and community leaders including Mayor Steve Morley. There will family activities taking place all day, so come out and enjoy the ribs and the fun and find out who the winner is! Wednesday, Sept. 7 Beginning at 7 p.m., the Elmhurst Neighbors and Newcomers Club (ENNC) will host their annual “Cocktails & Conversations” event to kick off fall at HB Jones, 551 South York Road. Area women, both long-time residents and newcomers, are invited to learn more while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres. To RSVP, visit ennc.org Thursday, Sept. 8 From 6:30-8 p.m., residents are invited to attend a Budget Town Hall meeting led by State Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) and State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) at Oak Brook Village Hall at 1200 Oak Brook Road in Oak Brook. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sen. Nybo’s office at 630-969-0990 or Rep. Bellock’s office at 630-852-8633. Friday & Saturday, Sept. 9-10 The 9th Annual Lebanese Food and Music Festival will take place at Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church located at 950 No. Grace, one-half block north of North Ave. in Lombard. Hours are Friday from 5-11 p.m. and Saturday from 2-11 p.m. Enjoy authentic homemade Lebanese cuisine while enjoying live musical entertainment, folk dancing, a hookah tent and much more. For more information, call 630-9329640 or visit ollchicago.org. Saturday, Sept. 10 Beginning at 6 p.m., the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 will hold a Military Ball community fundraiser event at the Post at 310 W. Butterfield Road in Elmhurst. Special guest: Allan Lynch, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Tickets are $125 each or $1000 for a table of eight (8). For tickets and info, contact Bill Shanklin at (708) 267-3987 or bills@champion-container.com. Monday, Sept. 12 • The Elmhurst Garden Club will hold a membership luncheon at the Wilder Mansion, 211 S Prospect, beginning at 11:30 a.m. There will be a brief presentation by our summer high school scholars from York High School, but no other formal

program to allow more time to get reacquainted. Board members will be Items will be displayed highlighting the Club’s trip photos, summer successes, artifacts and more. For more information, visit elmhurstgardenclub.org • From 7-8:30 p.m., the Elmhurst Library will host a program along with the Elmhrust History Museum called Presidential Election Campaigns in History. In a year of seemingly unending campaign drama, Professor Gary Midkif, senior faculty professor at DeVry’s Keller Graduate School, will review the 13 most interesting presidential campaigns spanning from 1789 through 2000 (remember “hanging chads”?). Midkif will also explain the Electoral College process. Co-presented by Elmhurst History Museum and Elmhurst Public Library. Takes place at the Elmhurst Public Library. Register in person or call 630-279-8696 or visit elmhurstlibrary.org.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 The AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch will hold its annual September Supper at 6 p.m. at the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst. Tickets are $30 per person. To register. contact Pat O’Dwyer (pat.odwyer@ comcast.net) by Wednesday, Sept. 7 or visit aauwelmhurst.org.

Saturday, Sept. 17 From 1-5 p.m., the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation and the Elmhurst Rotary Club present the 2nd Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest on the grounds of the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park. Tickets include more than 50 craft beer selections, a souvenir tasting glass, 18 beer tasting tickets, light snacks, door prizes, live music and more. You must be 21 or older. Event held rain or shine. Tickets are $40 before Sept. 10, $50 after or at gate; limited VIP ticket +$15 additional. Designated Driver tickets are $20. For tickets, visit elmhurstcraftbeerfest.com or call 630833-1457. Sunday, Sept. 18 The Center for Speech and Language Disorders will hold its annual Talkie Trot Family Fun Walk

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at Berens Park in Elmhurst, where participants can enjoy a short walk around the park, games for kids, a moon walk, Thomas the Train, face painting, live children’s entertainer Super Stolie, DJ Anthony Cassano and much more. Every participant will receive a commemorative walk t-shirt and goodie bag after the walk. More details to follow. Saturday, Sept. 24 Navarro Catering & Events is bringing the professional cast and crew of Tony & Tina’s Wedding to

Elmhurst for a one-night-only performance at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Elmhurst. Food by Navarro Catering includes a cash bar throughout the evening. Tickets are: $75 for “Friend of the family” (general seating); or $85 per person for “Family seating” (VIPs). Reserve early for the best seating, as space is limited. For tickets and information, call (630) 638-0110. Ongoing programs: • CLOSING SEPT. 18 is the latest exhibit by the Elmhurst History

Museum, “But Wait, There’s More.” Any Baby Boomer of the 1960s or 1970s remembers America’s most famous TV pitchman, Chicagoan Ron Popeil. Learn his story and explore many of Popeil’s most popular gadgets at hands-on displays. Info: elmhursthistory.org or 630-8331457 • Also ENDING SEPT. 18 is a special exhibit “Minerals in Food featuring the Rock Café,” at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage

Ribs available first Friday of the month. Musical entertainment follows. Karaoke on the second Friday of each month. Bingo on Wednesdays, starting with Early Birds at 6:45 p.m. Info: 630-833-7800. • TOPS—Take Off Pounds Sensibly—meets on Friday mornings at Grace Lutheran Church 950 S. York Road, Bensenville. Weigh-in at 9:30 a.m., meeting from 10-11 a.m. Info: email Millie at johnreiter@sbcglobal. net

Hill Ave. Regular admission applies. Info: 630-833-1616 or lizzadromuseum.org • A support group for family caregivers of older adults meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst Public Library’s second floor study room. (Not an Elmhurst Library program.) Info: (630) 833-9665. • The Elmhurst American Legion, T.H.B. Post No. 187, hosts a fish fry every Friday night from 6-8:30 p.m.

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The Texas Hold‘em Tournament will get underway at 7 p.m. The $125 entry fee includes free beer and wine plus a chance to win cash prizes: First prize is $1000; second place earns $500; and $250 goes to 3rd place (no givebacks). Cash prizes are based on a 60-player tournament. Want to win a trip for two to Napa or $2,500 in cash? Buy your High Roller raffle tickets (1 for $100 or 3 for $250) before they sell out because only 100 will be sold. Winner need not be present to win. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit ICCatholicPrep.org/casino-knight. Walk-ins are welcome, but advance ticket purchases are encouraged. The alternate location in the event of inclement weather is Monsignor Plunkett Hall at 130 Arthur Street. Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Beer and wine are included in the Casino and Texas Hold’em packages. Specialty cocktails are $5 each from the Vodka/Scotch/Cigar bar. Soft drinks and water are complimentary. All guests must be 21+ with a valid ID to participate in this event.

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IC Catholic Prep (ICCP) will be hosting its 2nd Annual Casino Knight on Saturday, September 10 on the northwest lawn of the main high school building, located at 217 Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst. This is a community event and all are invited to try your luck at Bingo, Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, or join the Texas Hold‘em Tournament. There is even a chance to win a trip for two to Napa, Calif., or a cash prize of $2,500 in the High Rollers Raffle. The event was moved outdoors to take advantage of the fall weather. This year’s event will feature live entertainment provided by Scottie Long and a Vodka/Scotch/Cigar Bar. Bingo will kick off the evening beginning at 4 p.m. With an entry of $25 per person, there are seven chances to win cash and prizes -- including a $250 jackpot! Daubers and cocktails will be available for sale. Casino games beginning at 7 p.m. include blackjack, craps, and roulette. The entry fee for Casino games is $50 per person, which includes $25 in casino chips and free beer and wine. Redeem chips at the end of the evening for your chance to win a prize.

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ESO opens 56th season with ‘Beatles and Friends’ on Oct. 1 York Theater hosts screening of movie Hard Day’s Night on Sept. 18

Exhilarating musical adventures are in store for you in the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s highly-anticipated 56th season, “Expect the Unexpected,” beginning Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church with “The Beatles and Friends.” Lavish orchestral arrangements of Beatles favorites and choral settings of music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, sung by members of the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, along with music of Billy Joel and selections from Elton John’s “The Lion King” promise a fabulous evening of musical treats you will long remember. To make your Beatles experience complete you won’t want to miss a special showing of the Beatles film, “A Hard Day’s Night,” on Sunday, September 18, at 4:30 p.m. at the York Theater, 150 N. York Rd. in Elmhurst. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at elmhurstsymphony.org or call the ESO Box Office at 630941-0202. A limited number of tickets will be available at the theater the day of the event. Those attending the October 1 concert are invited to a festive buffet dinner catered by DiLeo’s beginning at 5:15 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. Please call the ESO Box Office to purchase tickets. Concert costs are underwritten in part with generous gifts from Elaine Libovicz (music) and John and Reva Lizzadro (the Apollo Chorus sing-

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Pictured is the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, which will provide vocals for The Beatles & Friends, the concert that will open the 56th season of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. It will be held on October 1 at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church. For tickets, call 630-941-0202 or visit elmhurstsymphony.org.

ers.) Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, the ESO’s musical home, is located at 149 W. Brush Hill Rd. in Elmhurst. The church has accessible parking and facilities; parking is free. The concert experience at ECRC is enhanced by the informative and lively discussion, Behind the Music Stand, led by audience

favorite Dr. Ted Hatmaker, which takes place at 5:45 p.m. prior to the concert. Joining Dr. Hatmaker for this discussion will be Beatles expert Greg Alexander, aka Professor Moptop. Concert tickets, which can be purchased on the ESO web site or by calling the ESO Box Office at 630941-0202 are $32 for adults, $30 for

seniors, and $9 for students. Group and family rates are also available. Save on ticket costs by purchasing a 2016-17 season subscription on the ESO web site, by calling the ESO Box Office, or at the October 1 concert. Subscriber benefits include purchase of additional single tickets for $25, free exchange of tickets (conditions apply), and subscriber-

only special gatherings. For more information call the ESO Box Office. The 56th season of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is made possible in part by grants from the City of Elmhurst, the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and 90.9FM WDCB, Chicago’s Home for Jazz.

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But Wait, There’s More Ron Popeil exhibit closes Sept. 18

It’s Last Call for “But Wait, There’s More!: The Irresistible Appeal and Spiel of Ronco and Popeil,” the exhibit currently on display at the Elmhurst History Museum, which closes September 18, 2016. Every Baby Boomer of the 1960s or ‘70s remembers America’s most famous TV pitchman, Chicago’s own Ron Popeil, who invented and sold The Pocket Fisherman, the Chop-O-Matic, Mr. Microphone. Popeil was a tireless innovator, clever inventor, and irrepressible pitchman who entered American homes with an endless array of gadgets and kitchen helpers, all designed to save time and money for consumers. Learn the Popeil story through “the art of the pitch” video interactive, step into the booth to

make-your-own TV commercial to post on social media, and explore many of Popeil’s most popular gadgets at hands-on displays. On display during regular Museum hours. In Her Own Right opens Oct. 7 A new exhibit, In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin, opens at the Elmhurst History Museum on October 7 and will remain on display through March 12, 2017. Marion Mahony Griffin was much more than a talented artist and architect: she was the backbone of the Prairie School of Architecture who brought the work of many more famous architects to life—including her husband, Walter Burley Griffin, and the inimitable genius Frank

Lloyd Wright. Her often-uncredited work includes detailed, sumptuous renderings of such masterpieces as Wright’s Unity Temple, the Plan for Canberra, and many more. Griffin deserves recognition in her own right as the second woman to receive an architecture degree from MIT, the first woman architect licensed in Illinois, and a pioneer in a field where few women dared to tread. This biographical exhibit explores her life, her work, and her legacy.

September Programs Monday, September 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. Presidential Election Campaigns in History In a year of seemingly unending

campaign drama, Professor Gary Midkif, Senior Faculty Professor at DeVry’s Keller Graduate School, will review the 13 most interesting presidential campaigns spanning from 1789 through 2000 (remember “hanging chads”?). Midkif will also explain the Electoral College process. Co-presented by Elmhurst History Museum and Elmhurst Public Library. Saturday, September 17 from 1-5 p.m. (Early Bird Entry 12 noon) Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest Join in the second annual craft brew celebration and fundraiser supporting the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation and Rotary Club of Elmhurst. This festive fall afternoon features more than

50 craft beer selections from Chicago area craft and microbreweries including Lagunitas, New Belgium, Blue Moon, Baderbrau, Goose Island, Exit Strategy, and many more. Ticket price includes souvenir tasting glass, 18 beer tasting tickets, light snacks, door prizes, live music, and more under a tent on the Elmhurst History Museum grounds. Must be 21+ to participate. Rain or shine. Tickets: $40 early bird until Sept. 10; $50 Sept. 11-17 or at gate. VIP early entry ticket +$15. Designated driver tickets: $20. For tickets and information, visit elmhurstcraftbeerfest. com For more information about any of the above programs, including hours, call 630-833-1457 or visit elmhursthistory.org.

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Addiction Awareness and Recovery 5K coming Sept. 24 to Danada Forest Preserve Registration is open for the third annual Addiction Awareness and Recovery 5K Run/Walk that will be held on Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m. at the Danada Forest Preserve in Wheaton. Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, JUST of DuPage and West Suburban Fellowship Club are sponsoring the Run/Walk, which was founded to draw attention to addiction in the community

and celebrate those in treatment and recovery. The event coincides with National Recovery Month, which supports efforts for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery. Registration through Sept. 1 for the 5K Run/Walk is $35 ($40 after September 1) and includes a T-shirt and raffle ticket. For more information or to register for the 5K Run/Walk, visit www.justofdupage.org.

Elmhurst Hospital is seeking volunteers for its Patient/Family Advisory Council. The Council is made up of Elmhurst Hospital patients, family members of patients and employees. The committee’s goal is to incorporate the perspective of patients and families into the evaluation and design of Elmhurst Hospital processes, services, environment, equipment and patient communication. A commitment of one year and attendance at monthly meetings are required. For more information and to submit an application, visit www.eehealth.org/pfacapplication.

Forest Preserve fitness walk series continues through September Brisk hikes are a great way to get fit in nature Adults are invited to get fit in nature with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s “Forest Fitness Walk” series that began Wednesday, Aug. 24. The brisk hikes are scheduled at the following preserves: Fullersburg Woods on Sept. 5 8:30-10:30 a.m.; Waterfall Glen in Darien on Sept. 7 6-7:30 p.m.; Wood Dale Grove in Wood Dale on Sept. 12 8:30-10:30 a.m.; Fullersburg Woods on Sept. 14 6-7:30 p.m.; West DuPage Woods

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A Monthly Guide to a Fitter, More Healthier You Upcoming community events Planning on offer fall programs expanding the family? Parks, hospital, museums presented by Brewpoint Coffee Art Museum. Hospital offers tours of birthing center for parents, siblings

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital offers tours of its family birthing centers to acquaint couples, even siblings, with the process of birthing and what to expect on delivery day. The best way to get an idea of what your delivery day will be like is to take a tour. You and your partner will get to see one of the actual birthing rooms, and the hospital staff will explain the various monitors, equipment and services offered. Tours for Midwifery Patients This tour of the Family Birthing Center is specific for patients receiving care from the midwifery practice at Elmhurst Memorial Elmhurst Clinic. The tour includes a visit to the birthing suites and a review of alternative birthing options, such as water birth. Additional comfort measures will be discussed during the tour. Tours for Siblings A brief tour for soon-to-be big brothers and sisters to see what their moms’ hospital rooms will look like and hear what it will be like to have a new baby in the family. For more information or to register, please call 630-5276363.

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Third annual Girls Nite Out at Wilder Mansion On Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 4-9 p.m., the Third Annual Girls Nite Out at Wilder Mansion returns to the popular destination at 211 So. Prospect Ave. Admission is $10, payable at the door, which offers guests access to a host of activities such as wine tastings, pampering, 5-minute massage, chocolate samples, boutique shopping, art and jewelry, free giveaways, prize drawings, beauty and fashion tips and much more. More than 50 local retailers, artists, gourmet food vendors, makeup artists and wellness experts will be there. Local musician Scottie Long is scheduled to perform. Organized by RGL Marketing for the Arts, sponsored by the Elmhurst Park District and

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Movies in the Park presents The Princess Bride On Friday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m., pack a blanket and spend your Friday evening with Movies in the Park with a free showing of The Princess Bride at Wilder Park. Free popcorn will be available and other food vendors will be onsite. The movie begins at dusk, approximately 7 p.m., but bring kids early to grab a spot or participate in a family craft project prior to the movie. This event is presented by the Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library and the Elmhurst

The Heroin Crisis – Out of the Shadows An Edward-Elmhurst Health Discussion event On Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. come to at Courts Plus for a discussion on the heroin crisis. This program will be presented by Carol Harman, BA, CADC from Linden Oaks Behavioral Health. In her 27-year career, Harman has done all levels of substance treatment, including inpatient detox, men’s and women’s inpatient rehab treatment, and all levels of outpatient substance treatment with both adults and adolescents. Currently she is a clinical therapist who runs the Adult Chemical Dependency Intensive Outpatient Program at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health in Hinsdale.

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Family Fun Walk to benefit the Center for Speech and Language Disorders Registration is now open for CSLD’s Annual Talkie Trot Family Fun Walk taking place on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. This entertaining event for the whole family includes a short

walk around the park, games for kids, moon walk, Thomas The Train, face painting, DJ Anthony Cassano and live children’s entertainer Super Stolie, Super Stolie is a Chicago musician, artist and performer

Tennis anyone? Park Dist. will recycle old used tennis balls Tennis players, the Park District is making it easier for you to dispose of your dead and dull tennis balls. Instead of throwing them in the garbage bin, recycle your used tennis balls with the Elmhurst Park District. Tennis ball recycling is now available at every outdoor tennis court in the Park District. Cylindrical, green bins are located near the main entryways to the courts and have a tennis ball shaped hole at the top to discourage trash or other

recycling items to be inserted in them. Toss your used tennis balls in and, once a bin is full, Park District staff will collect the balls and ship them free of charge to ReBounces, a company focused on reusing and recycling tennis balls. ReBounces grinds the balls up and incorporates them into tennis court surfacing, ensuring plenty of green, tennis fun for years to come. For further information or to report a full bin please call (630) 993-8940.

who loves to use creativity to inspire the uniqueness in all of us. Super Stolie sings original children’s music and with her colorful outfits and vibrant personality, kids want to be her friend, join the band, and be their awesome selves! Her show is a high-energy experience, encouraging children to dance

and freeze, hop and balance. Funds raised directly benefit the programs at CSLD including scholarships and financial assistance to families. This event also help increase awareness of the many challenges faced by children and young adults on the autism spectrum and with other speech disorders.

Pre-register and save $5. Registration brochure is available on-line at talkietrot.org or call 630-652-0200 ext. 104. Check out the posters at Elmhurst local businesses for more information. Whether you are a speed walker or someone looking forward to leisurely stroll, this is the walk for you!

Park District to host Touch A Truck On Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, bring the kids to Berens Park to touch, feel, and climb through a variety of trucks and vehicles, including fire trucks, tow trucks and more.

Presented by Edward-Elmhurst Health, The Schiller Team and Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation, the annual event promises a fun time for kids who wish to climb on (and

honk the horns of) police cars, public works vehicles, antiques and specialty transportation – depending on the weather, there may even be a helicopter. Free and open to the public.

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