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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS

A year and a half with Dr Dr . Hardy

Proviso East is beginning to show measurable improvement

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

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Don Haugen of Maywood socializes at the senior New Year’s Eve party at the Howard Mohr Community Center on Dec.31. See more photos on page 5.

f you ask Forest Parkers what they think of Proviso East High School, most will respond with words like “failing” or “without white kids” or “low test scores” or “fighting in the halls” or “not going to send my kid there.”

Patrick Hardy, who took over the position of Proviso East principal a year and a half ago, acknowledges there was some truth to those perceptions … in the past. To make the point that the high school located on PATRICK HARDY First Avenue in Maywood just Proviso East principal west of the Des Plaines River is on the road to transformation, he quoted board member Bob McDermott as having said at a recent District 209 school board meeting, “Doctor Hardy, I have been on this board for many years, and this is the first time I have felt hope for Proviso East High School.”

To prove that this was not just wishful thinking, putting a positive spin on a hopeless situation, Hardy See HARDY on page 7

More construction projects in store this year Brace yourself for more complicated motoring

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Forest Park residents will encounter more road construction projects than usual in 2017, according to the proposed

infrastructure construction plan presented at the Dec. 19 village council meeting.

In addition to the long-anticipated Roosevelt Road reconstruction and streetscape project, Village Engineer Jim Amelio detailed the annual alley improvement program, annual street resurfacing program, the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission project on Fillmore Street and resurfacing of a stretch of Madison Street.

The Roosevelt Road project will include pavement resur-

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facing between Harlem and Desplaines avenues; pedestrian bump-outs at all intersections; additional streetscape features at the bump-out locations, including landscaped planters, benches, trash receptacles and stamped/colored pedestrian crosswalks; landscaped median islands; and replacement of all street lighting with decorative street lighting.

The $4.75 million project cost will be covered by $2.46 million See CONSTRUCTION on page 8

Kicking off the Review’s centennial year

Tom Holmes’ farewell to the Obamas

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Resolving to take better care of myself

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y daughter is always urging me to take care of myself, so that I can take care of others.

Her analogy is the oxygen mask dropping down during a flight. I have to use it first, before I can assist others. So here are the ways I’m going to take care of myself in 2017: ■ I’m finally going to lose that extra 5 pounds; ■ I’m going to personally deliver a tip to the person who leaves my newspaper on my top step.

■ I’m going to fulfill my lifelong dream of playing piano in a public place — where no one is listening too carefully.

■ I’m going to land a job as a tour guide.

■ I’m going to finish my detective novel, now that I figured out who did it and how.

■ While I’m at it, I’ll also renew my Private Detective license.

■ I’m going to teach local history at a community college.

■ I’m going to continue to teach writing and hope to conduct a park district class.

■ I’m going to continue hanging out in Forest Park joints — where I find the best stories.

■ I’ll do my best to support local businesses in print and in person.

■ I’m going to teach my grandson, Troy, chess and have him listen to classical music.

■ I’ll continue to cuddle with Brody and delight in Will.

■ I’ll further improve my texting skills.

■ I’ll continue to make new friends and reconnect with my old ones.

■ I’ll play more than three rounds of golf.

■ I will stop falling asleep sitting up and waking up with a stiff neck.

■ I’ll continue taking long walks with my wife.

■ I’ll read more than the cartoons in the New Yorker.

■ I won’t watch any more news shows, real or fake.

■ I’ll also avoid radio talk shows.

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■ I’ll learn how to post on Facebook.

■ I will not learn how to tweet.

■ I’m going to finally get my documentary to the finish line.

■ I’m going to sell the electric guitar that no one plays.

■ I’m going to attempt another landscape painting.

■ I’m going to try each new restaurant that opens in Forest Park.

■ I will bowl more often at Circle Lanes.

■ I’m finally going to take tennis lessons at The Park.

■ I will be available to babysit, when my kids need a break.

■ I’ll bury the pain of the past and face the future with optimism.

■ I’ll continue saving for that trip to Paris in 2020.

■ If something goes wrong during the flight, I’ll take a deep breath before I share the oxygen mask.

■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries.

Committee to study DiFebo’s culture park proposal Mayor asks commissioners to nominate members, DiFebo will participate

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Forest Park resident Ralph DiFebo received an early Christmas gift when Mayor Anthony Calderone announced he was forming an ad hoc committee to study DiFebo’s proposal to create a mini-Ravinia in the village.

Calderone asked commissioners at the Dec. 19 village council meeting to each recommend at least one resident to serve on the committee that will study DiFebo’s plan for year-round use by all ages of vacant villageowned property near the Altenheim Retirement Home.

He also asked DiFebo, who was sitting in the audience, to join the committee, an invitation that was readily accepted.

In response to a question from Commissioner Joseph Byrnes regarding a deadline for providing recommendations, Calderone indicated the sooner the better. He said if he has nominations in time, the committee will be appointed at the Jan. 9 meeting. If not, action will have to wait until the Jan. 23 meeting.

“Let’s make this vision a reality,” Calderone said, to which Commissioner Tom Mannix said, “Let’s tee it up.”

“I’m thrilled,” DiFebo said after the meeting. “I think we’re going to have a very good

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ANOTHER STEP FORWARD?: Architects’ rendering of the proposed Culture Park on the current Altenheim property.

Christmas. This is everything I’ve asked for.

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Celebrating 100 Years

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100 YEARS OF THE FOREST PARK REVIEW

A rearview on the Review

By JOHN RICE

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Contributing Reporter

he Forest Park Review is celebrates its centennial in 2017. The first issue appeared on October 20, 1917. The cost was $1 per year (now that’s a bargain). The front page news of that first issue included the village council passing a “vegetable law” requiring merchants to weigh their produce when selling it. There was an appeal to citizens to “Buy a bond and help win the war,” as the U.S. had just entered World War I. The front page also bore a brief “Announcement” by publisher Albert L. Hall: “The Forest Park Review will be a local paper in every sense of the word. It will endeavor to publish the things that are of real interest to the people of Forest Park and to be a factor in the upbuilding of the community.” Not much has changed on that front.

The second issue of the paper changed the purchase price slightly: “Terms, $1.00 per year in advance.” The paper’s headline urged readers to, “Vote Yes on the Road Bond Issue.” The referendum called for building a road to “traverse Proviso Township north to south” (and presumably in the opposite direction, too). There was also an article urging the women of Forest Park to register to vote.

This kind of local focus was important to the quality of life in the community but the Review wasn’t Forest Park’s first newspaper. That would be the “Harlem Post” a German weekly founded by Frank Lehman in 1895. Lehman sold the paper in 1905 and it became the “Beobachter and Post.”

In 1914, Lina Paschal and Albert Hall started publishing the “Proviso Weekly.” They later joined forces with Edith and Henry Heileman to publish the successor to the “Proviso Weekly.” They called it the “Forest Park Review.” Before starting the Review, the Heilemans had operated the Community Press at 200 Elgin. Edith became the associate editor of the Review, while Henry concen-

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Featured in the Forest Park Review, on Nov. 19, 1926. trated on the printing operation.

In 1917, the Paschal-Hall-Heileman Co. opened the Forest Park Review office and printing plant at 7444 Madison. The building occupied 75 feet of valuable frontage on Madison. After Lina Paschal withdrew from the Review in 1921, the Hall-Heileman Co. built its new headquarters at 7233 Madison. By September 1926, the Review had outgrown the 2,500-square-foot building.

The newspaper then purchased the buildings at 7236-40 Madison. The facility had 75 feet of frontage and went 150 feet deep. It was three times the size of the newspaper’s former home. The company had 25 full-time employees and published three newspapers, besides the Review.

They were the “Oak Park Masonic News,” the “River Forest Leaves,” and “The High Nooner of Chicago,” which

was the city’s leading Masonic newspaper. Hall-Heileman now had $75,000 in capital and 20 stockholders.

In 1917, the hit song was “For Me and My Gal.” The top-grossing film was the silent epic Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara. It cost 23 cents to see it. A Model T Ford cost between $405 and $980. Motorists paid 4 cents a gallon to fill it up. A new home cost about $5,000.

All seemed well in Forest Park but a terrible thing happened in 1917. Congress proposed the 18th Amendment, which would bring Prohibition to the beer-loving community.

Meanwhile, the Review prospered. The business community supported it with advertising and its circulation increased. It stuck to its mission of providing local news and continues to do so a hundred years later.

PROPOSAL

The centerpiece of the concept is a band shell and great lawn for

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berm that also would contain sound.

Forming a study committee concerts with seating for up to 7,200 on the lawn and on a terraced When he made a presentation to the village council in August, DiFebo said the centerpiece of the concept is a band shell and great lawn for concerts with seating for up to 7,200 on the lawn and on a terraced berm that also would contain sound. A building containing restrooms and concessions, plus rooftop seating, would be constructed near the band shell and another building across the lawn would serve as a pavilion.

The property would be primarily open space although a skating rink, walking trails and a home for the farmers market are options.

A limited access roadway would connect the south and west sides and opportunities for art, including sculptures, would be scattered around the property.

Calderone said his goal is to form the committee “to keep this in motion.”

Although DiFebo said he had not spoken with Calderone about the size of the committee, they agreed smaller would be better.

Calderone said he is hoping for at least six people to serve on the committee to study what he terms “a pretty ambitious plan,” adding he “most likely” will recruit one commissioner to join the committee or “at least” serve as liaison to the village council.

DiFebo concurred on the lower number, saying he’s hoping for a “nice working-size

committee.”

He said he intends to share his vision with the committee members and ask for their input, noting he is prepared to make changes if better ideas are offered.

Questions DiFebo said he would ask include, “What do think?” “What do we have to do to make it happen?” and “How much will it cost?”

Although DiFebo had applied for a Big Idea grant from the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation seeking $50,000 in seed money to fund feasibility studies for

the project, it was announced at the Dec. 19 meeting that he was no longer in the running.

“They don’t like to fund studies,” DiFebo said he was told.

However, he said he was encouraged to seek funding for the studies elsewhere, then return to the foundation.

“They told me to come back once we’re ready to start building,” DiFebo said. “They even said they would help me find funding.”

The village purchased the property for $3.6 million in 2001, averting a sale to a private developer whose plans were to build townhomes. The property consists of 11 acres north and south of Altenheim and includes a chapel and other outbuildings, all of which are empty. At one point, the West Cook YMCA in Oak Park targeted the site for a new facility but negotiations fell through. Fenwick High School in Oak Park also inquired about purchasing the property for a football field and other athletic fields.

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the building that should have been done years ago,” he said.

“The surroundings that students are in affect their attitude.

When we treat them with dignity, they behave that way.”

He bent down to pick up a piece of paper that had been dropped on the floor in one of the hallways that had been buffed to a shine.

“I do that several times a day,” he said. “The kids see that and start doing it themselves.”

Perhaps the biggest hole in the process of being plugged has to do with attitude. As the new principal walked down the hall while students changed classes, many of them greeted him with a smile and a “Hi, Dr. Hardy,” to which he responded with a “Hey, hey” and in a couple of cases a “homie hug.”

In each classroom we visited, he said, “I’m sorry to interrupt the class, but I want to introduce you to my new friend, Mr. Holmes.” At his urging, each class said, “What’s up, Mr. Holmes?” and immediately returned to their studies.

He added that the school is trying to intervene in the lives of students “where we should.” He brought up the issue of school uniforms. Instead of treating not PATRICK HARDY coming to school in the proper Proviso East principal uniform as a disciplinary issue, the staff is trying to dig deeper as to the cause of the infraction.

“Why do you think students are out of uniform?” he asked rhetorically. “If you are jaded, you think it’s because the students are disobedient and defiant. That’s what the world thinks. The world wants to take poor black and brown kids and toss them out. What we’re going to do is find out the reasons for their actions. For example, if you are a student who is homeless, you might not have access to a washing machine, and if all you can afford are two uniforms, there will be days when you won’t have a clean one to wear.”

“The surroundings that students are in affect their attitude. When we treat them with dignity, they behave that way.”

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CHANGES: Proviso East Principal Patrick Hardy’s plan to transform the school is bearing fruit.

HARDY

Efforts produce results from page 1 ticked off some statistics: ■■ Fighting was not among the top 10 offenses by students this semester.

■■ The percentage of freshmen on track to graduate rose from 54% to 61% in one year.

■■ After the first quarter this year, 78% are on track to graduate.

■■ Chronic absences have decreased by 9%.

■■ The number of Fs has gone down by 26% in one year, i.e. 457 fewer Fs. ■■ The Straight “A” Club has doubled in size in one year.

■■ Ninety students have been added to the honor roll.

■■ The out-of-school suspension rate has decreased by 90%.

■■ Participation in the school has gone up. The number of clubs increased from five to 22.

Barbara Burchill has taught accounting, business and technology concepts and consumer education at Proviso East since 2013 and at Proviso West for 10 years before that.

“In the last year and a half,” she said, “I have seen vast improvements. I have seen kids hurrying to get to class on time. I am seeing kids willing to come in after school to do make-up work here.”

Regarding the rising statistics on academic achievement, Burchill pointed to the students in her class, each working at a PC. “Today,” she said, “we’re going to be talking about interest rates and how to figure out how much interest we have to pay on a loan or interest you can earn in a savings account and putting it on a spreadsheet.”

The class objectives taped to the classroom wall listed class goals, including 1) students will be able to define gross

domestic product, 2) students will be able to describe the measures of labor, explain causes of inflation and deflation, and 3) students will be able to describe future concerns of economic growth.

To the notion that the academic achievement gains might be due to the lowering of standards, Hardy responded, “We always get that question, and it’s grounded in sarcasm and disbelief. You are entitled to your opinion but you are not entitled to getting the facts wrong.”

Pointing to the aforementioned data, Hardy said, “My teachers would be insulted if people think the only way to do that is to cheat. It’s not OK to call either my integrity or my staff ’s integrity into question. More importantly, it will put into question the brand we are trying to create. We’re going to put the correct data out there.”

Proviso East’s new principal doesn’t back away from acknowledging that he walked into a challenging situation. He likened it to a ship with 13 holes in it. You can’t prevent the ship from sinking by patching up just one of the holes. What Hardy is attempting to do is plug all of the holes.

For example, he learned that students at Proviso East weren’t connected well to the school outside of going to classes. School spirit and a feeling of belonging were at low ebb. To address that, he increased the number of clubs, encouraged teachers to focus more on building relationships with kids, and gave the building a makeover.

A quick tour Going into a boys’ bathroom he pointed out new urinals with motion-sensor flushing mechanisms, a fresh coat of paint on the walls and new doors on the stalls. Custodians come in when students are in class, flush the toilets and wipe everything down.

“We have a standard here,” Hardy explained. “It can’t smell like urine because the moment we let that happen, we give a message to the kids that they don’t have to take care of it.”

It’s a matter of dignity, he said.

“We spent several million dollars doing improvements in

Transformation Plan proceeds Hardy said the Transformation Plan he began implementing last year, after eight months of listening to all the stakeholders in D209, is bearing fruit. The plan consists of nine components: 1) Faculty and Staff Core Values, 2) the Targeted Instructional Area, 3) the Proviso East High School Graduate Profile, 4) Career Academies, 5) Post-Secondary Planning, 6) Family and Community Engagement, 7) Student-to-School Connection, 8) Mastery Learning and 9) Professional Development.

Regarding the possibility of a white student thriving at a school where whites make up 1.5% of the student body (48.4% black and 48.4% Hispanic), Burchill said, “These are children in need of an education, and that’s the way we have to look at all of them.”

Sue Sawyer is a Forest Park resident whose daughter is a sophomore at Proviso East and the only white girl in her graduating class.

“I think Proviso East is a great school and there is a lot of potential there,” she said adding, “the building is old and needs repair and they need to get the teachers ramped up to get the kids interested in education.”

When asked how her daughter is getting along as a distinct minority, Sawyer is unequivocal: “She is doing fantastic. She is an honor student, is in ROTC, and she doesn’t have any trouble making friends there.”

When asked what he’d like to say to Forest Park residents, a student in Burchill’s class who lives in Broadview and is named Cedeja said, “Proviso is a good school. We learn like the rest of the students. We have rules. It’s normal.”

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CONSTRUCTION

A long list of projects for 2017 from page 1 from the tax increment financing (TIF) fund and a $2.29 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

Mayor Calderone called the project “a dream for 17 years,” which started to become a reality three or four years ago. He credited former Gov. Pat Quinn with providing the grant funds, noting he personally lobbied Quinn for the funds.

Calderone said at the meeting that village officials had to address a last-minute hiccup that could have jeopardized the project.

When doing the engineering preparation work for the project, IDOT officials discovered that the right turn lanes from Roosevelt into Portillo’s and the mall east of Desplaines were not public property. They and the sidewalks were owned by Living Word Ministries, which owns the Forest Park Mall, and apparently were never transferred going back to the time when the property was owned by the federal government. Because IDOT cannot legally do work on private property, the project could have faced changes or discontinuation.

Calderone said he brought the dilemma to the attention of Rev. Bill Winston of Living Word Ministries, who he said promised to “put his team on it” to convey the property.

“After the meeting, they went to work,” Calderone continued. “By the end of the day, we had the donation.”

Alleys to be resurfaced are in the 7400 to 7800 blocks between Roosevelt and Fillmore Avenue; the 200 block between Elgin Avenue and Harlem; the 300 block between Marengo Avenue and Elgin; the 7700 block between Wilcox and Jackson avenues; and the 1200 block between Circle Avenue and Marengo. The project also will include sidewalk and sewer work at various locations throughout the village.

The project’s estimated cost of $1.83 million will be paid with $750,000 from the Village Improvement Program (VIP) fund, $175,000 from the water fund and $930,000 from the Roosevelt Road TIF fund. Village officials have said in previous years that they attempt to resurface 4-6 alleys each summer with the number determined by the budget.

Streets to be resurfaced are Washington Avenue from Marengo to Harlem and the 400 to 600 blocks of Hannah Avenue. The project also includes replacing the 4-inch water main in the 400 and 500 blocks of Hannah with an 8-inch water main; asphalt grinding and overlay of a T-alley behind Forest

Park Village Hall; and roadway patching at various locations. Amelio said Monday he anticipates a greater need for pothole patching in the spring if the remaining winter months are as harsh as December has been.

The project’s estimated cost of $1 million will be paid with $550,000 from the VIP fund and $450,000 from the water fund.

Although drivers will suffer the effects of the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission and Madison Street Resurfacing projects, the village will not suffer any financial drain. The water commission will cover all costs of that project and the Madison Street resurfacing project cost will be paid by IDOT. The water commission project, which began earlier this year in Oak Park, involves the installation of a 12,100-foot-long, 36-inch ductile iron water main from Harlem to Hannah, where it will connect with an existing 20-inch pipe owned by the water commission. The $17 million project is designed to provide a supplemental water main for the water commission, whose principal water supply comes via a pipe built in 1938, which is nearing the end of its useful life.

The water commission, which supplies water to Brookfield, North Riverside, Lyons and LaGrange Park, wants an emergency supply line in case any portion of the old concrete water main fails or if service needs to be interrupted to make repairs to it.

Amelio said Fillmore will remain a brick street, so the roadway will have to be painstakingly removed and then replaced by hand.

He also noted that the entire length of Madison will have been resurfaced by the end of the 2017 project, coming on the heels of the Madison Street east project earlier this year and the Madison Street west project in 2015.

Other than taking place in 2017, primarily the summer months, exact schedules for any projects are not yet known. IDOT is expected to let contracts for the Roosevelt Road project Jan. 20.

Concerns expressed by commissioners Rachell Entler and Tom Mannix about construction work on Fillmore and Roosevelt at the same time were addressed by Amelio and Village Administrator Tim Gillian.

Amelio said officials would try to start alley work near Roosevelt first and work on Roosevelt before work starts on Fillmore. Gillian added that steps are being taken to ensure the village is involved in the water commission project but noted he expects that project to take all summer.

“I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” Calderone said. “It’s going to be a mess.”

The entire length

of Madison will have been resurfaced by the end of the 2017 project, coming on the heels of the Madison Street east project earlier this year and the Madison Street west project in 2015.

C R I M E

Three gunmen kick in door, search home Three armed men kicked open the door to a residence in the 800 block of Hannah Avenue on Dec. 27 about 2 p.m., and ordered three people into the bathroom, police reported.

The three men, who wore face masks, searched the residence for about two minutes before leaving without taking anything, police said, and no one was harmed.

According to police, the victims were in the kitchen when they heard someone kicking the door and saying, “Open the door! It’s the police!” As one of the victims neared the door, it was kicked open and three men carrying handguns burst inside and ordered the victims into the bathroom.

A fourth person, who was in a bedroom, said an offender entered the room and told her, “Don’t worry, we are not going to harm you” as he searched it. He reportedly grabbed the woman’s cellphone but dropped it while leaving the residence.

Police searched the area but could not locate any suspects.

Burglary ■■Police responded to a home in the 1100 block of Dunlop Avenue on Dec. 23 about 4:25 p.m. after reporting that someone had stolen money from a bedroom while another person kept him occupied outside the residence.

The victim told police that a stocky white male, about 6 feet tall, in his 30s, wearing a dirty dark jacket with buttons and a maroon hat, knocked on the front door. The victim answered the door and the man asked him if he wanted work done on his sidewalk or roof.

Eventually the victim went outside to talk with the man. At that time, according to the police report, a second subject entered the residence through a rear door, went into a bedroom and removed two boxes of coins valued at $2,000 and 20 to 30 prescription pills from another bedroom.

■■A resident of the 600 block of Ferdinand Avenue called police to report that between 4 and 5:30 p.m. someone stole several power tools from a 2014 Chevy van parked in the driveway.

The tools taken from the van included two Hilti hammer drills (one cordless), a Dewalt band saw, a cordless Sawzall, a No Hub gun and a quarter-inch impact gun. The tools belonged to the company the victim worked for, according to police.

Bike stolen from library A 71-year-old Forest Park man went to police on Dec. 29 to report that his bicycle had been stolen from the rack outside the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

The man said he arrived at the library at 12:15 p.m. and locked his bike to the rack with a silver chain and padlock. When he came back outside about 2 p.m., the bike was gone and the cut padlock and chain were on the ground.

The bike was described as a silver Motobecane Hybrid valued at $450.

Fake traveler’s check The owner of a business in the 7500 block of Madison Street called police after a man used a fraudulent $100 traveler’s check to pay for a $25 pen. The business owner gave the man, who reportedly was in the store for a long time talking to the owner before leaving, $75 cash in change. The owner later learned that the check was fake.

Police also reported that the owner of a business on Marion Street in Oak Park had recently refused to take a traveler’s check as payment, possibly from the same offender.

Stolen packages ■■A resident of the 100 block of Marengo Avenue called to complain that someone had stolen two packages from his front porch.

The first was an unknown gift from his parents that was delivered by UPS on Dec. 15.

The second was a bottle of ink that was delivered by UPS on Dec. 16.

■■A resident of the 400 block of Thomas Avenue called to report that someone stole a package containing self-care products from her front porch between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 24. The loss was estimated at $44.

Out of control Police removed a 39-year-old Forest Park woman from 12th Street Wings, 7247 Roosevelt Road, on Dec. 16 at 1 a.m., after an employee complained she was “throwing bottles and acting belligerent” and was asked to leave.

Police located the woman in a nearby alley and learned she had an active warrant for her arrest out of Stevenson County for failing to appear in court regarding a resisting arrest case.

An officer took her into custody.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Dec. 16-29, 2016 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

—Compiled by Bob Uphues

Tip hotline Anyone with information regarding the cases mentioned in this report, or on another matter, is encouraged to contact the Forest Park police department’s hotline at 708-615-6239.

Information may be left anonymously.

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Fitness Days The Park District of Forest Park is offering free adult fitness classes all week long, Jan. 9-13 to help work off some of that holiday indulgence.

Park District of Forest Park, 7501 W. Harrison St. Call 708-366-7500 or visit www.pdofp.org for more information.

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BIG WEEK My Voice, My Story

Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m., Forest Park Public Library: Series focuses on personal stories and culture sharing and features guest Rina Peterson and a special dance presentation paying tribute to Indonesian performing arts. All ages are invited to join this monthly multicultural celebration of community.

CALENDAR EVENTS ■ As you’ve likely noticed, our Calendar has changed to Big Week.

Fewer items, higher profile. If you would like your event to be featured here, please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published. We can’t publish everything, but we’ll do our best to feature the week’s highlights.

Email calendar@wjinc.com.

Council meeting Monday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m., Forest Park Village Hall, Council Chambers: The year’s first village council meeting takes place this Monday at 517 Desplaines Ave. Check forestpark. net for the agenda.

Friday Afternoon Movie

Friday Movie Night Friday, Jan. 6 at 6:15 p.m., Park District of Forest Park, Building 4: Friday Movie Night features The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant). Residents $5/ non-residents $7. The Park, 7501 W. Harrison St. Call 708-366-7500 or visit www.pdofp.org for more information.

Vertigo

Friday, Jan. 6 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Austin Room, Forest Park Public Library: Each Friday in January, the library is celebrating the great director Alfred Hitchcock by showing one of his classic films.

Jan. 6: Rear Window Jan. 13: Rebecca Jan. 20: Vertigo Jan. 27: North by Northwest

Full boots Members of the Forest Park firefighters union thanked village council members for their support of the organization’s annual Muscular Dystrophy Association pass-the-boot fundraiser in October with a plaque presentation at the Dec. 19 meeting. This year’s effort raised over $4,000, which is the highest total in the 30 years Local 2753 has participated. To raise the money, firefighters standing at major intersections, encourage passing motorists to place donations in the firefighters’ boots. At the presentation were (from left) Commissioner Joe Brynes, Commissioner Tom Mannix, firefighter Bill Toth, firefighter Bobby Reid, firefighter Travis Myers, Mayor Anthony Calderone, fire Lt. Tom Janopoulos, firefighter Brian Valtman, Commissioner Rachell Entler and Commissioner Dan Novak.

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Recalling the ‘Christmas Truce’ of 1914

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id you happen to pass by Centuries & Sleuths recently?

The three dimensional map in the window depicts a rare occurrence from history. The Christmas Truce of 1914 took place in the middle of that devastating war. The soldiers themselves stopped the war for Christmas Eve. The Germans actually initiated it; the Brits went along.

Augie Aleksy researched the event thoroughly and created the 3D representation you see in the window. First the men gathered up the bodies of their fallen comrades and buried them; priests put on their ■ white stoles and administered last rites to the dead.

White crosses were erected and Scottish Highlanders played their bagpipes.

Once the survivors completed the burial rituals, the men decided to celebrate the holiday with a soccer game.

According to records, the Germans won the game. Then chocolates, wine, beer and schnapps were shared by all. When commanders of both armies heard about this outrageous peace transgression they made sure it would never happen again.

You’ll notice the British side has a “Christmas Truce” marker; the Germans “Weinachtsfrieden.” The German side had three Christmas trees. There were probably more than that but, as Augie said, the young soldiers were probably crying out for something of Christmas that would replace the war.

This truce lasted 24 hours. Hard to be-

JACKIE SCHULZ

Talk of the town

If you have any local nuggets to pass along to Jackie, call her at 366-4685.

Courtesy Centuries and Sleuths

TAKING A BREAK: Augie Aleksy created a diorama of the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ in WWI, which filled the storefront window at Centuries & Sleuths. lieve it even happened. But the events are preserved with letters, journals and diaries of those who experienced it all and also in war records. It happened on Dec. 24-25, 1914.

The Woman Who Was G.K. Chesterton (a love story of Frances and G.K.) by Nancy Carpentier Brown will be discussed at Centuries & Sleuths on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. This event is sponsored by the G.K. Chesterton Society; all are invited to attend and listen.

If you have a birthday this week, best wishes for a happy birthday. Unfortunately, with all the Christmas confusion, I seem to have again misplaced the book. So here’s the best I can do from memory: Happy birthday to Mario Tricoci, Ed Hunter Trieber, Mark Rice, Amy Hocheimer, Rich Gray, Lauren Trage, Caitin Miller, Helen Collis, Janni Jargstorf, Alice and Lara Mellin, Lou Moran, Tom Kloess, Marce Skoda, Ian Hoffman, Danielle

Watson, Christine Malone, Joan Huynh, Deb Harris, Lynn Karavitos and Mike Marcantonio.

And a Happy 2017 to everyone.

■■ Jackie is a former Chicago and Elmwood Park schoolteacher with an undying love for music, friendly pets and a host of life’s other treasures too numerous to list.

She was born on the far southwest side of Chicago in a great neighborhood when it was a great time to be young.

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Summer of construction

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ome summer, Forest Parkers, and those who visit here, will find a tangle of road construction projects. Referring specifically to one such project, Mayor Anthony Calderone told the village council Dec. 19, “I’m not going to sugarcoat it. It’s going to be a mess.”

We could not be more pleased. Our aging town needs infrastructure investment. This summer. Next summer. Forever.

From a full re-do of long overlooked Roosevelt Road, to the repaving of a last section of Madison Street, from the half dozen alleys being remade to streets across the village being repaved and, in some cases, upgraded with new sewers, detours and delays are the price to be paid.

What’s interesting and positive about the mix of projects this construction season is the complex array of funding sources village government has cobbled together to pay for all the work.

There are state/federal grants attached to much of the work. The major Roosevelt project, Calderone would say, is the result of effective lobbying by former Gov. Pat Quinn who found the funding. There are also monies from the village’s water fund being used. There’s TIF money coming from the Roosevelt Road special tax area.

The Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission will rightly improve local streets it disrupts as it adds capacity to its system. And, critically, there are monies from Forest Park’s Village Improvement Program (VIP), a taxpayerapproved sales tax hike that specifically funds infrastructure upgrades. Notably, many of the pennies piling into the VIP fund come from non-Forest Parkers who are shopping in town.

This is the meat-and-potatoes of local governance and Tim Gillian, the village administrator, the mayor and council deserve credit for building out this needed construction package.

Principal with a plan

How many times over the years have we heard that school principals are irrelevant?

They are demeaned as pencil-pushers and bureaucrats.

It is implied they are toadies for superintendents or in the pocket of teachers. Or they are categorized as the very representation of The Peter Principle — decent teachers who have been over-promoted.

While we’ve met such principals, we’ve also been privileged to know principals who put school buildings on their backs and carried them a far piece toward excellence and accomplishment.

This week we profile Dr. Patrick Hardy. He is now in his second year as the principal of Proviso East High School. And the turnaround he is engineering, that he has planned out, that he is uniting previously disparate forces around, is nothing short of remarkable.

This was a school left for dead — done in, in part, by a succession of placeholder principals hunkered down and aiming for a pension. Dr. Hardy is candid in acknowledging the dire straits he inherited and the work still piled up ahead.

And he is enthused about the measurable headway that he and his colleagues and partners have already booked.

Great principals transform schools. Proviso East is on that transformation path. That’s exciting and hopeful.

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D91, President Obama and diversity

’m going to miss Barack and Michelle.

It’s not that I agreed with every policy decision President Obama made.

It’s more the way he and Michelle carried themselves. They were boring in the best sense of the word. People would laugh at you if you told them that Barack was having an affair. It’s simply not plausible. Michelle is a picture of health: in body, mind and spirit. And so, by the way, are Malia and Sasha.

But it’s more than that. I have always gotten the feeling that if I were invited over to the White House for dinner, the Obamas would enter the situation expecting that I would like them and that they would like me.

In an interview with Ta’Nehisi Coates, Obama said, “I had, as a child, seen at least a small cross-section of white people, but the people who were closest to me loved me more than anything. And so even as an adult, even by the time I’m 40, 45, 50, that set of memories meant that if I walked into a room and it’s a bunch of white farmers, trade unionists, middleage — I’m not walking in thinking, ‘Man, I’ve got to show them that I’m normal.’

“I walk in there, I think, with a set of assumptions: like, these people look just like my grandparents. And I see the same Jell-O mold that my grandmother served, and they’ve got the same, you know, little stuff on their mantelpieces. And so I am maybe disarming them by just assuming that we’re OK.” Childhood memories are powerful. They create lenses that either distort or clarify what we see as we travel along the road of life.

There has recently been a fair amount of grousing and handwringing about the test scores in our schools in Forest Park. Last month the Review reported that 23.3% of D91 students met or exceeded the PARCC exam standards compared to the state of Illinois’ 33%. That’s a concern, of course, but that’s not why I am comparing our students to the outgoing president.

Academic achievement is important to the future success of our children, but what the Forest Park’s school system excels at, to my observation, is what you might call diversity competence. In this globalized, increasingly diversified world, our kids will need to have the skills to navigate through racial/cultural seas for which there are no maps. They’ll need to have had positive, if not loving, experiences with other kids and adults who don’t look like them.

I think our students in D91 are getting the kind of education that doesn’t show up on the PARCC exam.

For example, do you remember when a racial slur was directed at one of the middle school’s sports teams?

Christine Haase, a Spanish teacher and coach, filled in

the details: “The softball players had a meeting Friday morning as soon as school began with members of staff and administration, which included myself. We discussed what had happened, what our students did right (keeping calm, walking away, not getting baited into acting inappropriately), and what we learned from this experience.

“Later than day, we had another away game with a different team in an adjacent suburb. The Panthers had an extremely positive experience against LaGrange Park, and the boys kept telling me how the other team was ‘really cool’ and how they ‘like them a lot.’ The reason I’m sharing this with you is because for me, this was a huge deal.

It showed me that we did actually have a teachable moment earlier that morning.

They didn’t go into that game with hate or anger based on one bad experience with one student from LaGrange or think that LaGrange Park would be the same as LaGrange. Our boys didn’t overgeneralize, and they went in with an open mind, ready to play ball. I’m very proud of how they all handled themselves throughout this ordeal.”

Like Pres. Obama, our kids at the middle school are getting a lot of good memories, good experiences of how they have much in common with kids who all look different — on their own team and on other teams. And when the bad experiences come their way, they have adults who can say “that’s life sometimes” on the one hand and on the other hand show them how to not let ignorant people get you down and how to grow more mature from the experience.

None of us sees life 20/20. We all view what happens to us through lenses formed by our memories, good or bad. Pres. Obama grew up as a mixed-race kid with white grandparents who loved him, and in Hawaii where being mixed race is almost the norm. The lenses through which he views life, therefore, focuses on the good that is possible, not the bad that happened in the past.

“What I’m arguing,” Obama said, “is not that the concerns or suspicions or fears around changing demographics and increased diversity aren’t right there on the surface for a lot of voters. They are. But what I’m saying is that they are shaped and influenced depending on what they see day to day. And they are more malleable, and they can go in a better direction or a worse direction.”

Our kids in D91 are collecting memories which will allow them as adults to approach people who look dif different with an open mind, not judging the book by its cover but understanding that you have to read a few chapters before forming an opinion about whether or not it’s worth reading to the end. And that is worth as much or more as scoring well on a test.

TOM

HOLMES

Our kids in D91

are collecting memories which will allow them as adults to approach people who look different with an open mind.

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Eva Redenz, 73

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Avid reader and lover of animals

Sorry, still can’t understand why the working class voted for Trump

Eva Margret Redenz, 73, of Forest Park, died peacefully at home on Dec. 25, 2016 from a lifelong struggle with a lung condition. Born on June 2, 1943 in Gross Ziethen, Germany, she moved to America in 1960 and worked in child care for years. She was most recently a cashier at the Jewel in River Forest for more than 10 years, retiring in 2013.

She was also a caring pet sitter, advocate for animals, and an avid reader.

Eva Redenz is the mother of Sabine (Alex) Scudiero and Michael (Megan) Redenz; the grandmother of A.J., Anna Marie, Joseph, and Santino; the sister of Ilona McCleary, and Guenter (Erna) Seidel; the aunt of Eric McCleary, Christine Alexakos, Guenter Seidel (Jamie) and Michaela McNiffe (Martin); the best friend to Patricia Hanks; and neighbor to many.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Irmgard Seidel; her father, Walter Seidel, and her brother, Marold Seidel.

Visitation was held at Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home, 7319 Madison St., Forest Park on Dec. 29. A funeral service took place at St. John Lutheran Church, 305 Circle Ave., on Dec. 30.

Eva loved her pets deeply and a memorial fund to benefit the care of animals in the community has been established in her honor at the Animal Care League, 1101 Garield St., Oak Park, IL 60304.

Dear Mr. Holmes, I read your, very well written, column [If you want to understand Trump voters …, Tom Holmes, Opinion, Dec. 7]. I empathize and sympathize with the citizens of Manitowoc.

I know it can be hard seeing your livelihoods dissipate after generations of prosperity.

I’m a Boomer who grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the Housing Projects. Our bustling neighborhoods are all gone as well. Blight and vacant lots now stand where businesses thrived in the ’50s and ’60s. Perhaps for different reasons, but resulting in the same nothingness!

But my real question is, having lived through all this despair, what in the world would make any rational thinking person believe DJT feels any of our pain?FHS_2015_JournalAd_Oct_R4.pdf Further, the man has dem- 1

onstrated time and again that he has no respect for the working class. I’m union. He’s done nothing to try to further the advancement of good working people around this country. That’s why I’m still amazed that any working-class citizen would vote for him!

No matter where you’re from, rural or urban, it boggles the mind!

Ron Proctor

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Substitute Teachers Needed for River Forest Public Schools District 90. Must have Valid Illinois Teaching License; Professor Educator License with Endorsements (PEL); or, Substitute Teaching License (SUB); or Educator License with Stipulations with a Para-professional Educator Endorsement (ELS).

Required Certification: Current State of Illinois Professional Educator License or Substitute License Certificate must be registered in West Cook Region 06.

Working Conditions: Available to work on an as-needed basis for Early Childhood through 8th grade classrooms, including core subjects, art, music, physical education and special education.

Position not eligible for benefits.

Rate of Pay: $105/day for 1-20 days $115/day thereafter Application Procedure: Interested candidates should complete the on-line application available at district90.org. Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e.; cover letters, resumes, etc. to River Forest Public Schools.

Selection Process: If your qualifications meet the District requirements, a District administrator will contact you directly for an interview and to pick up a document packet from the District office.

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SUBURBAN RENTALS OAK PARK FOREST PARK Studio, 1, and 2 BDRM. Heated.

Dining room. Parking available.

Walk to El. $625-$1250.

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RIVER FOREST 2BR CONDO River Forest condo for rent. 2 BR, 1 BA, Hardwood floors, built-in microwave and dishwasher. $1350 per month includes heat + 1 parking space. 1-1/2 month security deposit. $39.95 application fee. Call Vicki at 708-714-0686 or vicki@beyondpropertiesrealty.com.

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Parking. Laundry in building. Heat incl.

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ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

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Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt.

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LEGAL NOTICE

TO ALL INTERESTED FIRMS

On January 5, 2017, the Village of Oak Park (Village) will release requests for qualifications (RFQ) to interested firms (prospective consultants) to provide on an as-needed basis, loan underwriting, monitoring and oversight services related to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for a Business Loan Fund.

The above services are required to implement future Section 108 Loan Fund projects and ensure compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules, regulations and guidelines. The various types of potential loan projects include CDBG Special Economic Development Activities geared toward small- and medium-sized businesses located in Oak Park or seeking to locate in the Village.

Beginning January 5, 2017, the RFQ materials can be obtained at the Village of Oak Park, Neighborhood Services Division, in Room 214 of Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or via email from Mark Dwyer, Grants Supervisor, at mdwyer@ oak-park.us (708.358.5416).

Other than the detailed narrative description, RFQ materials include two attachments: revised Village Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program application to HUD; and draft Section 108 application for businesses (borrowers). Qualifications are due by 5 p.m., February 3, 2017.

Published in Wednesday Journal 1/4/2017

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VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Official notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administration Buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;260 Madison; Oak Park, IL 60301 until 1:30 p.m. local time on January 11, 2017, for the following:

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 26th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Regular Meeting The Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 26th, 2017 in Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Illinois for the purpose of considering and hearing a request for a special use permit for a high school parking lot at the property located at 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, IL 60546 (PINS 15-35-104-017, 15-35104-004, and 15-35-104-016).

Legal Description: Lots 1 to 7 both inclusive and lot 8 (except the south 45 feet thereof) and east 45 feet of lots 9 and 10 all in block 1 in the second addition to Hollywood in the northwest quarter of section 35, township 39 north, range 12 east of the third principal meridian in Cook County, Illinois.

Application materials may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall. Comments, if any, should be provided in writing prior to the date of the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Emily Egan, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513, or in person during the public hearing. Please reference PZC Case 17-01 RBHS Special Use Permit.

Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access may be granted through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall.

By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

Published in Landmark 1/04/2017

LEGAL NOTICE OAK PARK TOWNSHIP INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR LIFT EQUIPPED BUS AND LIFT EQUIPPED MED-TRANSIT VAN The Township of Oak Park does hereby invite bids for the furnishing of one (1) 14-passenger Transit bus with two wheelchair positions, equipped with a required wheelchair lift. And (1) 7-passenger Med Transit Van with three wheelchair positions, equipped with a required wheelchair lift.

Bids will be received by Desiree Scully-Simpkins, Director at Oak Park Township Senior Services, 130 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302 by mail or hand delivered from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., through Friday, January 20, 2017. At 3:30P.M. on Friday, January 20, 2017, Bids will be publicly opened and read.

Upon request, one set of SpeciďŹ cations will be supplied without charge to each manufacturer or manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent interested in bidding. In awarding the contract, consideration will be given only to bidders who are recognized manufacturers of vehicles comparable in all respects with the vehicle set forth in the SpeciďŹ cations.

Oak Park Township reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Oak Park Township is in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. E.O.E./M. /F. /H. /V. and the ADA ________________________ Gregory P. White Town Clerk Published in Wednesday Journal 1/4/2017

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OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 LIFE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AT 2:00PM ON JANUARY 11, 2017 AT THE OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 ADMINISTRATION OFFICEâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;260 MADISON STREETâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;OAK PARK, IL 60302.

Scope of work for Life Safety Improvements includes, but is not limited to: site concrete, masonry repairs, roofing, carpentry, doors and hardware, drywall, acoustical ceiling grid and tile, painting, HVAC, plumbing and electrical.

All available bid documents will be available December 21st and may be purchased from BEST Imaging Solutions (312-357-9050)â&#x20AC;&#x201C;55 E. Monroe St.; Chicago, IL 60601. Plans are available for viewing/ download at Bulley & Andrews FTP Site. https://ftp.bulley.com username: D97LifeSafety password: bulley1891 Bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid shall be submitted with the bid. Certificate of Insurance may be required from the successful Bidder.

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, to waive any irregularities or informalities in bidding procedures, and to award the contract in a manner best serving the interest of the Owner.

All Bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages to all laborers, workman and mechanics working on public funded projects.

If during the time period of work, these rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount.

The proposed contract is subject to the requirements of the Equal Employment Practices Commission and the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHA) Illinois Revised Statute, Ch. 69, Par. 1-101, et. seq.

Offers may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after closing date.

Any Bid submitted unsealed, unsigned, fax transmissions or received subsequent to the aforementioned date and time, may be disqualified and returned to the bidder.

The Oak Park School District 97 reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, to waive any irregularities or informalities in bid procedures and to award the contract in a manner best serving the interest of The Oak Park School District.

Dated: 12/21/16 Jason Stonchus Bulley & Andrews, LLC Published in Wednesday Journal 12/21, 12/28/2016, 1/4, 1/11/2017

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Public Notice Pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-74.3-2(b) The corporate authorities of the Village of Riverside (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Villageâ&#x20AC;?) will hold a public hearing on February 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., at Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hearingâ&#x20AC;?), to consider whether to designate the following described property (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proposed Harlem Avenue Business Districtâ&#x20AC;?) as a business district as set forth in the Illinois Business District Development and Redevelopment Law, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.3-1, et seq. (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lawâ&#x20AC;?), and whether to approve a business district plan for the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District as set forth in the Law: THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25 AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF BERKLEY ROAD (a.k.a. BERKELEY ROAD); THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF A 16-FOOT-WIDE ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF LONGCOMMON ROAD; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE 16-FOOTWIDE ALLEY TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 1 IN KIRCHMAN AND JEDLANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RIVERSIDE PARKWAY AND HARLEM AVENUE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 2 AND ALL OF LOTS 3 AND 4 IN CIRCUIT COURT PARTITION BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 1 AND THE NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID LONGCOMMON ROAD; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF A 16-FOOT-WIDE ALLEY LYING WEST OF HARLEM AVENUE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF THE 16-FOOTWIDE ALLEY AND ITS NORTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF AFORESAID BERKLEY ROAD (a.k.a. BERKELEY ROAD); THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BERKLEY ROAD (a.k.a. BERKELEY ROAD) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (PINS): 15-25-407-013-0000 15-25-407-014-0000 15-25-407-015-0000 15-25-407-016-0000 15-25-407-017-0000

15-25-407-018-0000 15-25-407-019-0000 15-25-407-020-0000 15-25-413-013-0000 COMMON ADDRESSES: 2704 S HARLEM; 2710 S HARLEM; 27202728 S HARLEM & 539 LONGCOMMON STREET LOCATION: GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARLEM AVENUE FROM BERKLEY ROAD ON THE NORTH TO THE ALLEY APPROXIMATELY 150 FT SOUTH OF LONGCOMMON ROAD TO THE SOUTH IN RIVERSIDE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS MORE FULLY DEPICTED IN THE MAP ATTACHED TO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT PLAN ON FILE WITH THE VILLAGE FOR REVIEW AT VILLAGE OFFICES, 27 RIVERSIDE ROAD, RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the Hearing. The business district plan for the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District under consideration at the Hearing provides, generally, that the Village may provide or enter into an agreement with developers or business owners and tenants to provide certain public and private improvements in the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District to enhance the immediate area and to serve the needs of development and the interests of the Village and its residents. The Village intends to develop the Proposed Harlem Business District to further contribute to the long-term economic health and vitality of the Village. Proposed Village projects in the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District may include but shall not necessarily be limited to: improvement of public utilities including water mains, sewer related system improvements and storm water retention; property acquisition by contract or eminent domain; environmental remediation and site preparation; rehabilitation of building exterior and interior components; improvement of roadways, alleyways and sidewalks; beautification and installation of identification markers, landscaping/ streetscaping; and relocation and/ or extension of utilities.

A copy of the business district plan under consideration for the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District is available at Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, Illinois, for review. Any party interested in submitting an alternative proposal or bid for any proposed conveyance, lease, mortgage, or other disposition by the Village of Riverside of land or rights in land owned by the Village and located within the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District, should contact Jessica Frances, Village Manager, at (708) 447-2700. Any alternative proposals or bids must be addressed to and submitted to Jessica Frances, Village Manager, at the above-listed Village Hall address, no later than Friday before the Hearing, January 27, 2017, at 4:00 p.m.

Village of Riverside Jessica Frances Village Manager

Published in Landmark 12/28/2016, 1/4/2017

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D16148969 on December 6, 2016 Under the Assumed Business Name of EN PRODUCTIONS with the business located at: 2729 KENILWORTH AVE, BERWYN, IL 60402. The true and full real name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: NICHOLAS ROBERT PROVOST 2729 KENILWORTH AVE BERWYN, IL 60402.

Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Sergio Jimenez, Petitioner and Silvia Jimenez, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-007640.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before January 24, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 12/21, 12/28/2016, 1/4/2017v

LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Maria Adela Ruiz, Petitioner and Alejandro Reyes, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-011584.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before January 30, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 12/28/2016, 1/4, 1/11/2017

Published in Wednesday Journal 12/21, 12/28/2016, 1/4/2017

Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING

Request of bids for Motorized Window Blinds installation at Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex.

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302

The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the installation of Motorized Blinds at the facility’s west elevation windows.

The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 pm Wednesday, January 5th, 2017. Two nonmandatory pre-bid walk-thru’s are scheduled for Friday, January 10th & 17th, 2016 at 10:00 am at Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex, 415 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60302. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-andrfps/ For additional information, contact Bill Hamilton at bill.hamilton @pdop.org or (708) 725 2304.

Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2016. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project.

Park District of Oak Park By: Sandy Lentz, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302

Published in Wednesday Journal 1/4/2017

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES E. FORD AKA JAMES FORD; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 2424 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, January 17, 2017 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. 16-17-330-012-0000.

Commonly known as 1180 Lyman Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60304.

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, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.falillinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F16020148 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

Property Index No. 15-01-403-0471003.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-08163. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-08163 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 008268 TJSC#: 36-14645 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.

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15 CH 10122 1020 Washington Blvd. Unit 1D Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1020 Washington Blvd. Unit 1D, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-316-054-1004. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $160,967.07. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 10122 TJSC#: 3614173 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.

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I710283 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MILDRED L. ERAMES, PRIORY POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL 1 INC., MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 008268 7221 W. DIVISION STREET UNIT #3 RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 26, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7221 W. DIVISION STREET UNIT #3, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.BEVERLY D. BELLAMY AKA BEVERLY BELLAMY AKA BEVERLY D. HADDEN AKA BEVERLY HADDEN AKA BEVERLY D. PALMER AKA BEVERLY PALMER AKA BEVERLY D. WALLACE AKA BEVERLY WALLACE, CHARLES E. BELLAMY AKA CHARLES EDWARD BELLAMY AKA CHARLES BELLAMY, EASY STREET CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants

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(708) 366-8989 7342 MADISON ST, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130

FOREST PARK

1135 FERDINAND, FOREST PARK

RIVER FOREST UNDER CONTRACT

UNDER CONTRACT

D L O S

WELL MAINTAINED PROPERTY with coach house and two flat. Each unit has its own heating system. 1st floor front has central A/C. Electric services are 100 amp C/B. Front building has open front porch. Buildings are situated on a 50 x 125 ft. lot. Close to Madison Street shopping, Restaurants, and night life. Front building the basement is has sprinkler system which result in lower insurance rates. Coach house is owner-occupied. ...................................................$299,000

D L O S

A GREAT LITTLE COTTAGE for anybody.

First floor offers a formal DR, living room, small full bath, large eat in kitchen, two bedrooms, and enclosed back porch with a huge built in storage system. Finished basement offers a perfect in law arrangement with a full walk out entry. Family room, large full bath, bedroom, and of course laundry facility, plus tons of storage. LOADS of upgrades: new rubber roof(50 yr. warranty), new large front porch, newer vinyl windows, overhead sewers for a totally dry basement, new ejector pump, 2 year old 50 gallon hot water heater, 6 year old furnace, new liner for chimney + chimney tuck pointed! The final touch is the quaint private backyard perfect for Fall with it's very own fire pit! ........................................................................................................................ $215,000

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1427 THATCHER, RIVER FOREST

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY on State Street with great potential for mini mart or any similar business .Property has no further remediation letter on file with the E.P.A. There is a small exsisting bldg. in poor condition. Could be rehabbed. ............. .......................................................................$65,000

GREAT FAMILY HOME with ! large garden & backyard. Tri-level ICECED R with 4000 sq. ft. of living area.

P U D Spacious rooms throughout. Two RE wood burning fireplaces. Heated Florida room off first floor den, living room, formal dining room, kitchen with breakfast area, and family room overlooking yard. 3 BR, 2.5 BAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Lower level features huge family room with fireplace. 2 car attached garage with mud room.

Multiple heating units & central air systems. Living room, dining room & bedrooms have hardwood floors. Entrance foyer and den feature terrazzo floors. Offered at .......................................................................................................................$599,900 Call Jerry Jacknow at (708) 366-8989

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1041 CIRCLE, FOREST PARK

D L O S

READY TO MOVE IN. Completely re-decorated, new carpeting throughout.

New sidewalks and patio.

Central A/C large yard with 2 car garage with new concrete floor.Three spacious bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms.

All windows replaced 2006.

Close to park, pool tennis courts. One block to Roosevelt Road, restaurants, and night life. Move-in condition. .........................$173,000

A COZY HOUSE at a great price! Beautiful corner with a large yard. This bungalow offers two first floor bedrooms and one on the second floor. A cozy all white kitchen in the back of the house sits next to a large dining room with vintage windows to let the light into your dinner parties! The basement is an unfinished space. At this price you can go in and rework the whole space! .......................... $169,500

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ER UND CT TRA N O C NEW LISTING! Ground level 2 bedroom unit with two parking spaces, One block to Madison St. shopping and restaurants. Mid-way between green line and blue line. This sale is subject to Short Sale ................................$69,500

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