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Activists demand West Side Amazon increase hiring, wages

They ’re also looking for a commitment toward emissions control

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Residents living east of the West Humboldt Pa rk Amazon distribution facility near the intersection of Division Street and Kostner Avenue renewed their push for a Community Benefits Agreement, marching right up to the building’s front door last Tuesday.

Ever since the facility was announced in August 2021, people living in the residential blocks east of the site expressed concerns about the traffic jams and pollution caused by increased diesel truck traffic, and tried to pressure Amazon to commit to hiring local. They got support from Black Workers Matter activists and several elected officials, including Brandon Johnson, who was Cook County commissioner at the time. The fact that the opening of the facility continues to be postponed – most recently to Sept. 27 – only aggravated the situation.

In late August, the neighbors sued Amazon, claiming that it didn’t get the proper zoning clearances. And on Sept. 12, they marched to the building to present petitions calling for Amazon to adopt a community benefit

Kehrein celebrates Black youth with Barrett Keithley mural

Chicago artist Barrett Keithley stood with open arms before young elementary and middle school students from Austin-based Catalyst Circle Rock Wednesday morning. Behind him, glimpses of colorful patterns and musical notes caught the students’ eyes, awaiting to see Keithley’s work To the side, a team of co-artists, arts

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Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in the beauty of their own neighborhood

Chicago ar tist Barrett Keithley stands before new mural at Austin’s Kehrein Center for the Ar ts.

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FEMA aid appears to be coming up short, West Side advocates say

The four West Side wards received $37.8 million overall

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Nearly a month after President Joe Biden declared Cook County a disaster area— freeing up aid funds to address the consequences of July 2 flooding in Chicago and the suburbs — questions linger about how much of that money is reaching Austin.

According to FEMA spokesperson Leyla Gulen, as of Sept. 16, the agency distributed $125.9 million in relief funds. About a third of it went to Austin and other West Side communities.

And Ald. Chris Taliafer ro (29th) said during a community meeting this month that none of the constituents he talked to have received as much money as they needed. Northwest Austin Council President Steve Robinson told Austin Weekly News that while early on he heard from many residents who were able to get FEMA funding, he has seen an increasing number of residents getting rejected for grants and steered toward loans. He added that heard from many people who applied but ran into problems with applications and inconsistent directions about necessary documents.

“Many people are trying to appeal what they have received, because it wasn’t enough or it wasn’t anywhere, you know, what they think they should have received,” he said.

However, Gulen said that its funding is not meant to replace all of an individuals’ losses, and that the agency recommends that affected residents apply for other programs. She also said that funding is still available, and urged anyone who hasn’t applied yet to do so before the Oct. 16 deadline.

In the month since the disaster declaration was issued, the Federal Emergency Management Agency gave out millions of dollars in aid to those affected by the July 2 floods on Chicago West Side and the suburbs

FEMA tracks the city numbers based on wards rather than communities Austin is split between portions of 28 th ,

29th and 37th wards, and includes a small sliver of the 24th Ward. Gulen said that the four West Side wards received $37.8 million overall. More than $19 million of that went to 37th Ward, which includes central and north Austin east of Central Avenue, as well as parts of South Austin. More than $7.1 million was distributed in the 29th Ward, which includes par ts of Austin west of Central Avenue and parts of South Austin. The 28 th Ward, which includes about a third of South Austin, all of West Garfield Park and half of East Garfield Pa rk, also received more than $7.3 million. 24th Ward, which mostly f alls within North Lawndale and includes a portion of Austin’s southeast corner, got more than $4.3 million.

According to the agency fact sheet provided to the media, as of Sept. 11, $93.7 million of the aid for the city and the suburbs went toward rental assistance, and about $15.3 million went toward the applicants’ medical expenses and replacing personal items lost in the flood.

Overall, 3,400 people applied for aid in Disaster Recovery Centers set up in the city and the suburbs, and FEMA outreach

teams knocked on doors of more than 40,000 homes, while re gistering more than 900 households.

“We are still going door-to-door in all impacted communities to reach survivors who may not be able to make it to a [Disaster Recovery Center],” Gulen said.

While many parts of the Chicago area were flooded, Austin, as well as suburban Cicero and Berwyn, bore the brunt of it. The fact that it took more than a month for the federal government to issue the disaster declaration compounded the frustration.

FEMA federal coordinating officer Andrew Friend described the assistance delivered so far as an “impor tant milestone,” adding that “we know there’s still work to be done” before the Oct. 16 application deadline.

“We’ll be here as long as it takes to ensure our programs are available, accessible and beneficial to survivors across the impacted areas as they repair and rebuild from this disaster,” he said.

During his Sept. 13 community meeting, Taliafer ro said that several residents

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Public forums under way to introduce St. Catherine-St. Lucy Rectory social ser vices center

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By LACEY SIKORA

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A series of public forums are under way to discuss how to move forward with a plan to create a social services hub uniting Oak Park and the West Side.

The Archdiocese of Chicago began its Renew My Church initiative almost six years ago, eventually combining Oak Park’s four

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Catholic parishes into two. Ascension joined with St. Edmund’s and St. Giles was united with St. Catherine-St. Lucy. According to Father Carl Morello, pastor of the Oak Park Parishes, an expressed outcome of the process was “to use St. Catherine-St. Lucy campus as a base for powerful ministry outreach to the West Side of Chicago.”

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As part of this outreach, Morello launched a feasibility study to determine if the St Catherine-St. Lucy rectory could be repurposed into a social service center to address critical, unmet needs of underserved families in the Austin neighborhood. Recently, the second floor of the rectory has been used by Housing Forward as a nightly shelter, but the feasibility study looked at longer term uses of the space.

Led by volunteers from both of Oak Park’s Catholic parishes, St. Giles/St. Catherine-St. Lucy and Ascension/St. Edmund’s, a feasibility team was divided into three committees: community-based needs, assessment, and business plan development; facility needs, assessment of the rectory and convent; and fundraising, designed to generate the resources to launch and sustain the new project.

Dan Doody and Jack Crowe co-chaired the feasibility study and the community outreach committee as well. As the part of the feasibility study, the team started with St. Catherine-St. Lucy’s school, which enrolls 200 students, 85% of whom are from Austin and 100% of whom are eligible for the federal foods program.

Doody emphasizes that as the feasibility study committee talked with school families and then enlarged its scope to talk to other Austin families and existing not-for-profits serving the community, the underlying principle was that the group had a lot to lear n.

They set out to learn what services are currently being provided and what gaps exist in services. The group was determined to build services from the bottom up, through learning from grassroots work what the members of the Austin community said they needed and responding appropriately to those needs.

As the group for med an idea of what kind of community social services hub could be helpful in the area, they presented the feasibility study to Bishop Birmingham. The next step of their work is to explain the social services center to the community and gauge community support for the center.

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Sunday, Sept 10, 11:30 am – St. Giles School Gym after Family Mass

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Sunday, October 15, 12 noon – St. Edmund Murphy Hall

Tuesday October 24, 7 pm – St. Luke’s School Waldron Room

Thursday, November 2, 7 pm – St. Bernardine Cafeteria

Sunday, November 12, 11:30 am – Oak Park Temple

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Solar energy program pilots in West Gar eld Park

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Illinois Solar For All, a state program that helps lower-income households get solar power in their homes, is looking to make the process as easy as possible–and it picked West Garfield Park community area as Chicago’s only pilot site.

The Bright Neighborhoods pilot seeks to remove some of the hurdles homeowners face when they apply for Solar for All. Instead of choosing one of the several vendors, homeowners work with one preselected vendor. They also get more direct support and some types of home repairs for free. If the pilot is successful, it will be expanded to other neighborhoods.

Solar for All is a progr am r un by the Illinois Power Agency and Elevate Energy, a Chicago-based clean energy nonprofit. T he progr am is open to owners of singlef amily homes and 2- to 4-flat buildings that earn up to 80% of the area median income for the Chicagoland re gion. The number is recalculated every year, but in 2023, de pending on the size of the households, that can be anywhere between $61,800 a year to $102,400 a year. Landlords of larger buildings can also qualify if they have at least two tenants that fit the income requirement.

Bright Neighborhoods pilot is currently limited to three locales. According to Illinois Power Agency spokesperson Michael Amadeo, they wanted to choose the communities that represent different facets

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complained that the aid they did get wasn’t enough to address the flood damage.

“The average [cost of the damage] can easily reach the mark of $10,000, and that’s on the low end,” he said. “I talked to folks who had $20,000 [in damages]. I do n’t think I’ve met or heard from anyone who’s gotten more than $2,000 [rom FEMA].”

Taliafer ro said, while it isn’t FEMA’s job

of Illinois–a Chicago neighborhood, a city within the Chicago area collar county (Waukegan) and a downstate metropolitan area (the Carbondale-Marion re gion).

West Garfield Park was chosen as the Chicago site because it was one of the lower-income neighborhoods that didn’t have many households taking part in Solar for All. T hey also took the number of single-family homes the community had and suggestions from West Side stakeholders into account.

The major difference between the re gular Solar for All program and the pilot is that, instead of having to pick a company to install the panels, the applicants will

to “rescue” Austin residents affected by flooding, “FEMA isn’t coming to the rescue the way it should have.”

Gulen told Austin Weekly news that FEMA never set out to cover the full costs.

“One thing everyone needs to understand is that FEMA is just one piece of the recovery process,” she said. “The assistance we provide is designed to help jumpstart a survivor’s recovery ef for ts and ensure their home is livable after a disaster.”

Gulen added that the funding “is not likely to cover the full costs of returning the home or property to the condition it was in prior to the disaster.”

When it comes to funding the applicants

work with San Diego, California-based Solarium Energ y, which was picked by the pilot through a bidding process.

Jennifer Schmidt, Solar for All’s senior program manager, explained that income eligibility is only the first step. Elevate Energy will do a building inspection and verify that it’s suitable for solar panels

“That system needs to be in place for 1525 years, so it’s important that the roof is in good condition,” she said. “Roofing issues are a big problem, and also the homes’ electrical systems have to be up to date.”

Amadeo said that while Bright Neighborhoods doesn’t pay for home repairs, it can direct applicants to Solar for All’s Home

do get from FEMA, she said, “each survivor’s case is different, based on the level of damage they experienced as a result of the storms and flooding.” The agency has an appeal process for those who believe that they haven’t gotten as much money as they should have. An appeal form is available on the FEMA website, by phone or at the recovery center.

FEMA also is recommending that flood victims reach out to U.S. Small Business Administration, which offers low-interest loans. Homeowners can borrow up to $500,000 to re pair or re place their home Renters and homeowners can also borrow up disaster may borrow up to $100,000

Repairs and Upgrades initiative, or help them apply for other federal, state or nonprofit programs that can help them along.

If the property is deemed suitable for solar panels, the homeowners will work with Solarium to work out the details. The company will install the panels at no cost to the homeowners, and any re gular maintenance costs are capped at 50% of the value of solar energy the panels generate. For example, Schmidt said, if the homeowners get $20 in credit toward their electric bill, they can’t be charged more than $10.

“Single-family homeowners save an average of $1,000 annually, though individual savings will vary,’ Amadeo said.

Solar for All kicked of f the pilot in Aug. 1, and property owners have until November to apply. Schmidt said that as of Sept. 14, they only got “a few bites,” which she said was still “encouraging.”

She said that they want to try to reach as many eligible West Garfield Parkers as possible.

“The [Illinois Power Agency] believes that it’s really important, as we’re part of the growing solar market, that we’re reaching customers in vulnerable neighborhoods,” Schmidt said. “We’re really excited to be able to offer those savings, and Bright Neighborhoods is just an opportunity for us to learn more, to make the program better.”

Interested homeowners can apply by visiting the program website at https://www. illinoissfa.com/bright-neighborhoods/, sending an email to Bright@IllinoisSFA.com, or calling 888-970-ISFA.

to re place the personal belongings, such as clothing and furniture. According to FEMA, applicants in the Chicago area and suburban Cook County received around $125 million in SBA loans as of Sept. 11.

Taliafer ro will be holding an infor mational session on the ins and outs of SBA loans 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Columbus Park fieldhouse, 500 S. Central Ave. State Re p. La Shawn Ford (D-8) and the Westside Health Authority’s Good Neighbors Campaign will be hosting more g eneral FEMA outreach event earlier that day at 1 p.m. at 5437 W. Division St.

The hotline to appeal FEMA decisions is 1-800-621-3362.

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Gar eld Park’s Shalom Parker selected for city arts & health program

She is one of 10 artists that will bring new arts therapy proposals to city’s mental health clinics

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

A Garfield Park-based artist started playing with clay when she was three or four years old in her native Nebraska. Now a professional ceramics artist, Shalom Parker recalls making clay storyboards for the county fair

Twelve years ago, her interest in arts brought her to the city of Chicago to pursue a career in studio art, specializing in ceramics

She created a show of ceramic plates that represent her family history, with each plate representing one of her ancestors. The collection showcases her family’s origins: a Black lineage on her father’s side and a German from Russia lineage on her mother’s side. Each plate has a different set of hands representing the rk her ancestors did.

Creating this collection allowe to experience some of the therapeuti effects of artmaking

“I was exploring the role of f and understanding my own identity,” she said.

In the next 18 months, Parker will explore how to bring this type of healing to a city-run mental health clinic in partnership with another artist. Parker is one of 10 artists selected for the Chicago Arts & Health Pilot for Creative Workers. The program pays and trains artists to become certified community health workers, blending arts, health and healing.

Parker is “first and foremost a person,” she said. Throughout her life, she has continued to bring in ceramics in her many professional endeavors. An artist, teacher, abolitionist, entrepreneur and arts therapist, Parker finds many ways to use art as a healing tool.

“In high trauma situations, the part of your brain that processes trauma is actually visual, not verbal,” she said. “When you’re doing [art], it allows you to access that part of your brain that is not able to verbalize what happened to you or the impacts that trauma had on your life.”

Art provides an opportunity to begin to process trauma and overcome isolation, reasons why she applied to the city’s program.

“We can all be on dif ferent journeys and having different experiences, but we can use art to find the commonalities

in our healings.”

At the end of the month, she will start Malcolm X College’s community health worker program. Starting in January, she will be placed at one of the city-run mental health clinics with another artist. Together, they will work with staff to imagine and propose arts therapy programming to implement at the clinic.

“Shalom was very excited about the peer-learning model and one [candidate] who wanted to learn from others who are doing this kind of work,” said Meida McNeal, program manager for the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

She brings prior experience in arts therapy and a sensitivity to engage with communities in an intimate way, McNeal said.

Parker works as an art therapist for the Chicago Justice Torture Center, leading ceramics programs for survivors of torture and families of victims of torture at the hands of the Chicago Police Department. It is the only organization that recognizes domestic torture, she said.

“I ran a ceramics group about grief and healing,” she said. In it, she asks participants to imagine what their g rief would look like if it was in a container Thinking about their grief and creating an art piece that represents it helps them process and express it, she said.

“What would it feel like? What ould the texture be? Could you open it? Could you close it?”

As a result, participants can gin to overcome isolation and reconnect with others, as they be gin to find “the words” to express how they feel.

Parker’s own artmaking process has allowed her to experience healing on a personal level.

When making her show of ceramic plates, she learned about her family history. Her grandfather, an Air Force pilot from rural South Carolina is visually represented through her art as a man saluting. His job led him to live in France, where his first two kids were born, far from the cotton fields where Parker’s great-grandparents worked. They are represented through hands that are picking cotton. A blank Black plate represents her great-greatgrandfather, whom the family believes was enslaved. These experiences inspired her to bring affordable access to ceramics programs for youth and adults to her community. In years past, she ran the arts and technology program for the East Garfield Park organization Breakthrough, providing them with a safe space, arts programming and the opportunity to meet other community members.

She also sells handcrafted ceramic pr oducts, made in her Garfield Park home, through her online business Our Hands Ceramics. Her top product is a finger- tracing meditation mug, so “while you’re drinking coffee, you can trace the patter n with your fingers as a form of meditation.”

When she starts the city’s program at the end of the month, Parker said she knows her life will be dif ferent. She will work individually with clients to continue their healing journey while attending school and running her online business. Later, she will shift to part-time employment while continuing to attend classes and training at mental health clinics.

She will learn first-hand about what city run mental health institutions offer to their communities. There, she will work with an artist from a different discipline to figure out how to work together and propose a therapeutic arts program.

As the city’s program is part of One Nation One Project national initiative “Arts for Everybody,” she will be part of a larger effort showing the innovative potential for arts in health in 18 cities in the U.S.

Parker also sees an opportunity to diversify the arts field. The program creates opportunities for artists and healers who have traditionally faced barriers to specialized training “to use their art as a form of healing,” she said.

“Because of my experiences, I have the ability to help figure out ways that we, as a city, can find more pathways for artist to get into healing occupations.”

Artists Shalom Parker works with clay at Breakthrough.

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Shalom Parker represents her grandfather, an Air force pilot, in her ceramics plate show

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leaders, supporters and elected officials waited to hear about his latest mural on the West Side.

“The beauty that I see awakens the power in me,” Keithley said, asking the young crowd to repeat those words after him before unveiling the mural.

The mural “Everybody’s Welcome” depicts two smiling Black creatives with open arms – as if they were directing an orchestra and inviting people in. Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in beauty in their own neighborhood. “All bronze and Afro on a three-story-mountain inside a sky where everybody is welcome,” Chicago’s first poet laureate and Austin’s own avery r. young said in a poem describing the mural.

Keithley hopes it will also inspire youth to become who they want to be.

Painting the mural is also a reflection of the work ethic needed to achieve a dream, he told the young students who one day will have a turn “to shine greater than what you shine now.”

“Follow the process because that process is going to have your dream come true,” he said.

The mural stands on the walls ofthe Kehrein Center for the Arts, adjacent to the Catalyst Circle Rock school. Over the

e mural “Everyone is Welcome”

comed some of Chicago’s top artists, bringing af fordable and accessible arts and culture programming to locals.

“Even today, as I drove here and I came down Central [Avenue] and made that left turn, I had that feeling ofhome, of destination,” said musician Orbert Davis from the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra at the mural unveiling. Last year, the acclaimed jazz group held three concerts at the center with admissions selling for $1.

sible arts programming.

The Kehrein Center for the Arts aims to provide a place for community, human

expression and educational incubation to the West Side. It has been awarded city and state funds on multiple occasions. Its stage has held a number ofartists from acclaimed groups like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Chicago Lyric Opera and the Old Town School of Folk Music.

On Wednesday, young also took the stage He performed the poem “Everybody’s Welcome”—titled after the mural—and combined it with another piece about “overcoming impossible odds,” young said.

“We know when we see ourselves, we are given the permission to be ourselves…” young said in his poem before an audience of young students—many of whom said the mural was beautiful.

The mural is a “visual manifestation and reminder” ofthe center’s commitment to serving the Greater West Side, said Reesheda N. Graham Washington, a member of the center’s board ofdirectors. A study by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and New America found that the Kehrein Center for the Arts has increased spending in the nearby area by 20% because it attracts visitors.

“Community is nothing without our number resource: our people, our young people,” Keithley said.

‘Everyone is welcome’

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at the Kehrein Center for the Arts.

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Catalyst Circle Rock students follow Keithley’s lead at mural unveiling on Sept. 13, 2023.

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Open Books links Austin and Oak Park book lovers via book donation bin

Open Books helps Austin neighborhoods increase access to reading material

By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter

A permanent donation spot has been set up outside the Oak Park Library to collect gently used books for a local nonprofit to distribute to neighboring low-income communities.

Open Books, a Chicago nonprofit, provides books to thousands of readers each year through increased access, grants, book nooks, and bookstores. Now with an established donation spot in Oak Park, the nonprofit hopes to increase donations and put more books into the hands of excited readers in local communities.

Laura Wylie, board member at Open

Books, said the need for literature materials in Oak Park’s neighboring communities is great and the new site will hopefully help meet any gaps in reading deserts.

“It is quality, eng aging books in lowincome communities where they don’ t have much access to those,” Wylie said. “And it is just putting books in the hands of people.”

The nonprofits ef for ts don’t stop at putting books into people’s hands, it is about putting the right books into people’s hands, said Wylie, adding there is a strong focus to ensure there is diversity in the reading materials they provide.

“They are very mindful about what books they put out in the community,” Wylie said. “They focus on getting books that are bilingual and represent different ethnic groups.”

Books such as those have made Open Books popular at local neighborhood events, such as a block party in the Austin neighborhood, where many children happily accepted books.

“It was a lot of happiness, people love free books,” Wylie said. “It was appreciated that we were there and putting books in hands. The block party was awesome… those community instances when we can be there and make those connections with community activists so that we are hearing from them what they need and Open Books is good about coming in on their terms.”

nonprofits ef for ts in Austin don’t stop at block parties. One of the main ways they work to increase literacy in Austin is through their traditional book granting supports which provide teachers with highlycurated books for their classroom libraries. According to Alison Gerber, development director at Open Books, the nonprofit last year granted books to than 20 educators in the Austin com-

munity, with hopes of increasing that number for this school year.

Lori Pulliam, deputy director at the Oak Park Library, said the partnership opens up new ways for residents to donate

“We were excited about the opportunity to have an option for our community members who’d like to donate during the months when we aren’t collecting for the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library’s book fair,” Pulliam said. “Open Books shared that our community has always been a big supporter, through volunteering, donating and shopping at their stores.”

The “organic partnership” between the library and the nonprofit, as Wylie de-

scribed it, has already seen success.

According to Pulliam, within two weeks of the bin’s installment, they realized it needed to be emptied out on a weekly basis due to the high volume of donations.

Wylie encourages residents to continue to donate the books they have piled on the shelves collecting dust and said the nonprofit remains dedicated to ensuring they end up in the hands of those who need them.

“The collaboration with the Oak Park Library was easy and everybody seems to be happy,” Wylie said. “As an Oak Parker, we love our library, we love reading in our community and it seems it would be a natural place for cycling through a lot of books and sharing those when we are done with them.”

The Open Books donation bin is located in the alley behind the Oak Park Library on Lake Street.

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e Open Books donation bin is located behind the Oak Park Library.

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It was appreciated that we were there and putting books in hands. The block par ty was awesome…”

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Libraries on edge as bomb threats g

Oak Park, Chicago, Forest Park and libraries across the state are taking steps to keep patrons and employees safe

By STACEY SHERIDAN Senior Reporter

The rising number of bomb threats made against the state’s public libraries is causing unease among local libraries in the western suburbs of Chicago.

And while all threats have been deemed unfounded, that has not served to make the situation any less frightening in the eyes of librarians.

“We’re all really relieved that these threats have turned out to be false, but, at the end of the day, they’re still threats and those aren’t designed to make people feel comfortable or safe,” said Vicki Rakowski, director of the Forest Park Public Library.

The Oak Park Public Library received threats twice: last Thursday and on Aug. 21, according to Dan Yopchick, spokesperson for the Village of Oak Park. The Aug. 21 threat read: “

“There will be a big explosion all over Cook county’s highways and librarys including Chicago gurnee and oak park. It will explode sometime tomor row 8/21/2023,” the threat said.

Local police found all the threats unsubstantiated following searches of all three Oak Park library branches. The threats are still under investigation.

“We all will continue to take any threat seriously, always putting people and safety first,” said OPPL Executive Director Joslyn Bowling Dixon in a statement to Growing Community Media. She declined to be interviewed for the story.

“Receiving emails or chats about threats of explosions—whether it is at our library or neighboring Chicago libraries—is difficult and stressful for our entire library team,” she added in the statement.

Bowling Dixon said that they are working with agencies, including the Oak Park

Police Department, state and national library organizations, Association, and the American Library Association to address these threats.

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, an Oak Park resident, condemned the threats made against ment to GCM.

“Threats against place in our society. I suppo and staf f as they continue to provide welcoming spaces for ev nities,” he said.

And in statement released last week, The American Library Association denounced the attacks. Librarie posed to be a safe haven where people can civilly exchange ideas

“These ongoing and rising attacks on America’s libraries pose an existential threat to the cornerstone of our democra Libraries are committed to upholding and defending the core values of inclusion and free and equal access to ideas and information, which are essential to an infor med democratic society,” the statement said.

“The freedom to read is a constitutionally protected right, and reading choices must be left to the reader, and in case of children, their parents.”

Threats of physical harm and harassment are not, they pointed out, protected speech.

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Threats have been sent in recent days against a growing number of area libraries, including Chicago, Aurora, Bolingbrook, Addison, Joliet, Evanston, Morton Grove and Wilmette. The executive directors of the Brookfield, Riverside, River Forest and Forest Park public libraries all told GCM they are working with law enforcement to protect their staff and patrons in the event their libraries receive a threat. They did not share the specifics of any emergency protocols fearing that could make them vulnerable to attack.

“I, along with – I’m positive – every director in the Chicagoland area, feel very protective of staf f members,” said Kimberly Coughran, director of the Linda Sokol Brookfield Library.

The threats have disrupted services by forcing targeted libraries to temporarily

close doors as a safety precaution. About half a dozen libraries were forced to evacuate last week because of the bomb threats, just as Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias defended the state’s law prohibiting book banning before the U.S. Senate. The law goes into effect Jan. 1.

As secretary of state, Giannoulias also holds the position of the state librarian and, during last Tuesday’s senate hearing, he linked recent threats to partisan political ef for ts to remove materials such as “To Kill a Mockingbird,” from shelves.

“What I am concerned with is political attempts to ban books that are driving libraries to close their doors, stifle creativity, make librarians quit their jobs, and just a few weeks ago, literally have to evacuate due to numerous bomb threats at multiple locations,” Giannoulias told senators.

The same day, another round of threats hit Illinois public libraries, including an anonymous email to the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. The Chicago Public Library ended up closing all of its branches last Thursday.

“The exact same time that I was in D.C., libraries here were forced to close their doors and be evacuated because of bomb

threats,” Giannoulias said to NBC Chicago. “And unfortunately, that’s symbolic of what we’re seeing, literally – our bill was meant to protect libraries and librarians.”

Jonathan Friedman, the director of free expression and education of PEN America, echoed Giannoulias’ beliefs.

“The threats against public libra ries in the Chicago area are yet another manifestation of the hostility we are witnessing toward books, ideas and intellectual activity writ large. Library staf f and patrons are put at risk by threats of this kind and all Americans who value the freedom to read and learn should be as appalled as we are at PEN America,” F riedman said. A non-profit, PEN America works to raise awareness for the protection of free expression.

Emily Compton, director of the River Forest Public Library, told GCM “people were wondering” if the threats were made based on ef for ts to censor and remove antiracism and LGTBQ+ literature from schools and libraries.

Compton, however, said she had no “facts” to back up any speculation.

“Librarians are pretty fact-based,” she said.

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ag reement that sets local hiring targets, a $28 salary floor and pollution mitigation. Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps (1st), who was appointed to replace Johnson and who expressed support for the neighbors’ ef for ts before said appointment, emphasized that she intended to do everything in her power to hold Amazon accountable, and told the crowd that they were welcome to throw her out of office if she doesn’t follow through.

The facility’s arrival was shrouded in secrecy. Austin Weekly News received a tip in early August that the company was buying a northeast portion of the Allied Metal property. At the time, Amazon confirmed the plans, but declined to share any details. When it did release the plans, the company promised to create 500 jobs.

Since then, Amazon scaled down some of its plans for re gional distribution centers, and the number of promised jobs declined. While it originally planned to open the facility in 2022, the deadline got pushed back several times.

Amazon indicated that, for the warehouse, the starting wage is $18.50 per hour, with employees receiving automatic salary increases once every six months. That puts it above the current Chicago minimum wage of $15.80 an hour.

In August, a group of residents led by Maura Madden, a member of the Nobel

Neighbors community organizations board of directors, filed a lawsuit against Amazon. Ramsin Canon, the group’s attorney, said that the lawsuit alleges that the facility should be considered a freight hub, which, under the Chicago zoning code, requires a special use permit. Amazon describes its facility as a warehouse, which, as an industrial use, is allowed on the property by right. The neighbors argue that Amazon is trying to avoid scrutiny that comes with the special use process, which requires a public hearing and approval by the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals. Canon said that the lawsuit is still in the early stages, and there hasn’t been any movement since the original filing.

The neighbors and Black Workers Matter are also pushing Amazon to adopt a Community Benefit Agreement that would commit the company to hiring at least 60% of the workers locally, setting the wages at a base of $28.50 an hour and developing a plan for emissions control.

“There are things that can be done,” Madden said during the rally. “There are [electrically charged] vehicles, EV vehicles, turn off your vehicles when they’re there for, like, four hours, loading up trucks.”

She emphasized that they don’t want Amazon to leave – they just want the company to be “good neighbors with us.”

“We want them to be straightforward,” Madden added. “Do what’s right for the people that leave here, the community, the people who have to live with that. That’s all we’re asking.”

Black Workers Matter organizer Anthony Stewart pointed to the fact that the city

signed a community benefit ag reement with Bally’s Corporation, which is planning to open a casino at the Tribune Publishing printing plant.

“Why is it our [West Side] aldermen voted for a River North casino deal with a community benefits ag reement - but can’t support one for us on the West Side?” he said. “We don’t want to be sitting over here in a year with dirtier air, more congestion, and no good, safe, long-term jobs for local people. We need a binding CBA.”

In a statement to Austin Weekly News, Amazon insisted that they have done community outreach, saying that they worked with Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), whose ward includes the facility site and the residential blocks, and community organizations such as Bethel New Life and West Humboldt Park Community Council. The council expressed support for the project when it was announced, citing the need for local jobs.

“Hiring for this facility started late last month and is ongoing, with new positions being posted re gularly for local residents.” said Amazon spokesperson Steve Kelly.

Amazon defended its environmental record, citing the fact that Chicago was one of the first cities where the company rolled out electrically charged delivery vans, as well as its general plans to reach net zero by 2024.

The group marched up to the facility’s front doors to present a copy of the petition – which, according to the organizers, had at least 80 signatures from local residents –urging it to adopt the CBA. When they were

turned away, Stewart and Madden taped two petition sheets to the door.

Stamps showed up after the rally to offer support. She said that she, along with fellow county commissioner Anthony Quezada (8th) and State Rep. Lillian Jimenez (D-4), sent a letter to Amazon urging the company to negotiate with the residents The distribution facility and the surrounding residential blocks fall within Quezada and Jimerez’s respective districts, while Stamps’ district starts immediately south of Division Street.

“We are not there yet, but we’re moving the needle on what the electeds have done up until this point, which has been silence in regard to what the people are demanding,” Stamps said. “[Right now], we do have progressive voices who understand what is at stake and are willing to lend whatever power they have in those spaces to this fight.

So, this is not the beginning, this is us moving ever-closer to where we are demanding [that they hire] from this community, we are demanding green energy, so those are the two demands that we have at the table.”

She emphasized that she was prepared to walk the walk.

“[The activists] are going to hold my feet to the fire, and I want you to,” Stamps said. “If ever I’m missing in action, or you don’t hear my voice amplifying [what’s happening] in this space – call me out on it. Because the way that we get bad policy and the way we don’t move is we keep having people in place for too long. So, if I ain’t doing my job, get me out of it.”

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Cook County Commissioner and long-time union activ ist Tara Stamps poses with local residents and activ ists a er the rally

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Maura Madden (le ) and Anthony Stewart (right) tape petitions to Div ision/Kostner Amazon facility’s front door.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Research Assistant in the Village Manager’s Office. This position will perform a variety of duties including assisting in coordinating aspects of equity and inclusion projects/initiatives, some data collection, data entry and analysis, synthesizing information, report writing, and presentation of results to stakeholders. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oak-park.us/ your-government/human-resources-departments. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

POLICE RECORDS SUPERVISOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Supervisor in the Police Department. This position will manage, supervise, plan and coordinate the activities and operations of the Police Records Division Support Services Bureau, within the Police Department including records maintenance and management services; and coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies and the general public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https://www.oakpark.us/yourgovernment/human-resources-department

First review of applications will be September 22, 2023.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Service Officer in the Police Department. This position will perform a variety of public service, customer service and law enforcement related duties and responsibilities that do not require the services of a sworn police officer; and to perform a variety of administrative duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https://www.oak-park.us/ your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

POLICE RECORDS CLERK

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department. This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https://www.oak-park.us/ y our-government/human-resources-department.

FARMERS MARKET MANAGER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Farmers’ Market Manager in the Health Department. This position manages the strategic planning and operation of the Oak Park Farmers’ Market; develops sustainable food strategies; and provides health and nutrition education, programming and promotion for the Village. During the Market season, this position would manage the internal staff and contractors needed to operate the Market, provides staff level support to the Farmers’ Market Commission, and manages vendor relations. The Market season runs from May through October, with the Market itself held outdoors each Saturday. During this time, the work week for this position is Tuesday through Saturday. Year-round, this position will provide nutrition education programming for the community in collaboration with the Health Education and Nursing divisions. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https://www.oak-park.us/jobs

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Open until filled.

IT SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR

OPERATING ENGINEER

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s):

IT Security Administrator (Original)

Operating Engineer I (Original)

Senior Electrical Engineer (Original)

S enior Mechanical E ngineer (Original)

Senior Structural Engineer (Original)

Additional information regarding salary, job description, requirements, etc. can be found on the District’s website at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D

HOME SER VICES

GARAGE/YARD SALES

NORTH LOMBARD SALE

833 N LOMBARD AVE, OAK PARK

SAT, SEPT. 23 9-3PM & SUN. SEPT. 24 11-3PM

Many quality items at reasonable prices. Noah ark items, sewing machines, and many other items. Come and see!

BELOIT SALE

900 BELOIT AVE, FOREST PARK

FRI, SEPT. 22 & SA

SEPT. 23

9AM-4PM

Child care center is closed and everything must go!

Diaper changing table, cots, toddler chairs, housekeeping sets, cabinets, water & light tables, block sets Dress – up clothes for preschoolers. Laminator with cart & cutting table, early childhood books, toys, puzzles and curriculum items. Bye- bye buggies, trikes, and scooters. Holiday decorations for all seasons.

WANTED TO BU WANTED MILITARY ITEMS:

Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic – other misc. toys. Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

TOOLS WANTED: I want to buy all your old tools American tools, Wilton Vise, Wood working tools, Machinist tools. Call, Justin C 708-822-8822 H 708-445-0164

NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID TO METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted back to the District via an electronic upload to the Bonfire Portal only, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M.

(Chicago time), on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly as described in the Invitation to Bid by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or designee at 11:00

AM on the stated bid opening date below for: 22-601-21

FURNISH, DELIVER, AND INSTALL

BAG FILTERS AT THE CALUMET WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

Estimated Cost: $ 250,000.00

Bid Deposit: None

Voluntary Te c hnical Pre-Bi d Conference via ZOOM: Tuesday, October 3, at 10:30 am CST.

Compliance with the District's Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix C, and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.

Bid Opening: October 17, 2023

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on the District’s website, www mwrd.org. The path is as follows: Doing BusinessProcurement and Materials ManagementContract Announcements. Specifications, proposal forms and/ or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District's website at www.mwrd. org (Doing BusinessProcurement & Materials ManagementContract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312751-6643.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et.seq.), where it is stated in the Invitation to Bid Page.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals if deemed in the public’s best interest. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement

C OMMERCIAL RENTALS

RETAIL STRIP MALL: CORNER/END SPACE FOR RENT ON HARLEM AVE, FOREST PARK, IL

Great condition, busy location, great price! Size: 1500 to 1600 sq ft. Space.

CAN BE USED AS: A RETAIL STORE, CLEANERS, OFFICE SPACE, OR RESTAURANT (ANY TYPE, IF APPROVED BY CITY & LANDLORD).

INFO: CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL, MR. B. (708)828-6491

Please leave a name with your message! Serious inquiries only. Thanks!

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNT Y DE PA RT MEN TCHANCERY DIVISION

MILL CITY MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST 2019-1

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND

SOCIETY FSB AS TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KATHERINE F. HERNANDEZ; CITY OF CHICAGO; KEVIN HERNANDEZ; TANYA WILLIAMS AKA TANYA A WILLIAMS AKA TANYA

ANN WILLIAMS AKA TANYA A. HERNANDEZ; THOMAS

QUINN AS SPECIA L

R EPRESEN TATIVE FOR KATHERINE F. HERNANDEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 1438

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty

Judicial Tu hour of We Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

P.I.N. 16-27-415-001-0000.

Commonly known as 2701 South Komensky Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1491188743

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3228188

vs. ROMONA DE LA GARZA AKA RAMONA DE LA GARZA; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;

Defendants, 22 CH 11471

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty

Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

P.I.N. 16-26-424-044-0000.

Commonly known as 3050 S Drake Ave, Chicago, IL 60623.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest

Law Group, 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2360077. SPS001737-22FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3228621

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNT Y DE PA RT MEN TCHANCERY DIVISION MORTGAGE ASSET S MANAGEMENT, LLC

Plaintiff, -v.-

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HAROLD FISHER, DECEASED, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRE TA RY OF HOUSIN G AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, IRENE FISHER, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO HAROLD FISHER, DECEASED Defendants 2022 CH 00327

sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4213 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 16-15-217-0180000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $274,414.65.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

able for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and

the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 651-6700. Please refer to file number 22-005028.

THE J UDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-

SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC

ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago IL, 60601 312-651-6700

E-Mail: AMPS@manleydeas.com

Attorney File No. 22-005028

Attorney Code. 48928

Case Number: 2022 CH 00327

TJSC#: 43-2961

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022 CH 00327

I3228866

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