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Actor turned comedian hopes to open comedy club on Madison Street

Emily Ramirez launching comedy open mic to spread the word about club, give opportunities for local comedians

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

A for mer ballerina and actress turned comedian (who also does home renovation on the side) is looking to open a comedy club on the Madison Street commercial corridor.

Emily Ramire z, of Berwyn, said that comedy has always been her passion, and she wanted to create a safe environment where performers have financial guarantees and protections that are often lacking in the stand-

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Kuehn raised in a presentation to the village council last September. Though, so far, plans have avoided making significant changes to traffic lane configuration on Madison.

Kuehn’s presentation recommended improvements for the section ofMadison Street between Elgin and Harlem avenues and the crosswalk at Lathrop Avenue and Brown Street, It also drew attention to the fact that there’s no safe way to cross between Veterans Park, 631 Circle Ave. and the village-owned dog park at 632 Circle Ave. It recommended both short-term and long-term solutions.

During the Jan. 23 village council meeting, Commissioner ofStreets and Public Improvements Ryan Nero and public works director Sal Stella outlined what the village has done to address them. So

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addressing those issues, but to let Kuehn and other traffic commission members

fic often backs up on Madison Street enue, especially with a median strip and a pedestrian crossing at the spot where the south section ofElgin Avenue dead-ends into Madison. While the crossing isn’t signaled, pedestrians can press a button that activates lights at the “yield to pedestrians” signs on both sides of the crossing.

The issue, the re port explained, is that, when the traffic backs up, drivers wanting to turn north on Harlem often shift onto the median, which creates a blind spot for pedestrians using the crosswalk and obstructs the median for emergency vehicles that may need to use it.

The commission suggested four possible solutions that go from simplest to the most complex. One option, listed as the third

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Commissioner candidates plan campaign fundraisers

Maxham and Landgrebe have incumbent Mayor Rory Hoskins’ support

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Incumbent village commissioner Maria Maxham and commissioner candidate Joe Landg rebe will be doing campaign kickof f fundraisers at two dif ferent Madison Street bars one week apar t – but they will both be suppor ting each other.

Maxham is holding her fundraiser on Feb. 1 at Duf fy’s Tavern, 7513 Madison St., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Landgrebe will be hosting his fundraiser on Feb. 8 at Shanahan’s Bar, 7353 Madison St., from 5:30 pm. to 7:30 p.m. This is a first for both candidates , since neither of them ran for of fice before. Maxham was appointed to her seat on July 14, 2021.

It is also a fraught occasion for the incumbent. While she planned to hold a fundraiser last October at Shanahan’s, her father, Andrew Weiss, collapsed shortly before the event was scheduled to be gin. He

was rushed to the hospital and died later that evening. Maxham said it took time before she was ready to even plan a fundraiser, but she was looking forward to holding one now.

This year, three incumbents (Maxham, Ryan Nero and Jessica Voogd) and three new candidates (Landgrebe, Ryan Russ and Michelle MelinRo govin) are running for four seats on the village council. The election will take place on April 4, with the seats going to the top four vote-getters. Unlike in 2019, none of the candidates are running in slates, but Melin-Ro govin previously expressed support for Maxham. Landg rebe is a real estate broker who previously told the Review that he has al-

ways been interested in politics and wanted to give back to Forest Park. Maxham served as the Forest Park Review’s editor and lead re por ter prior to her appointment.

Russ previously told the Review that he was planning to hold a fundraiser, but he was still trying to schedule a time. MelinRo govin held a fundraiser on Jan. 7 at Circle Bowling Lanes, 7244 Circle Ave., and she held several meet-andgreets over the past fall and winter, most recently on Jan. 28 at the Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor, 7347 Madison St.

Russ told the Review that he planned to have a “meet and great/fundraiser” sometime in mid-February, but he hasn’t finalized the details Voogd and

Nero didn’t have any fundraisers scheduled as of Jan. 30.

Both Landg rebe and Maxham said that Mayor Rory Hoskins will be at their fundraisers. Landgrebe said that “there will probably be some other candidates for commissioner,” but, when asked for specifics, he only mentioned Maxham.

“I’m excited [about having my first campaign fundraiser], of course,” he said. “A little nervous, but yeah, I’m looking forward to it.”

Maxham said that, while it took time to get there, she was ready to hit the campaign trail.

“I’m excited to be doing it,” she said, adding that she expects it to be “pretty lowkey” and that she looked forward to meeting suppor ters

“It’s very expensive to run a campaign, so I’m in need of as much help as I can get,” Maxham added.

RYAN NERO JESSIC A VOOGD RYAN RUSS MICHELLE MELIN-ROGOVIN

“It’s very expensive to run a campaign, so I’m in need of as much help as I can get,”

M ARIA MAXHAM Village commissioner

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BIG WEEK Februar

Compiled by James Porter

Groundhog Day Celebration

Thursday, Feb. 2, 1:30 p.m., Trailside Museum of Natural History Listen to a story, do special ac tivities and make your own groundhog weather predic tor. Free for ages 3-7 with an adult. Registration required. 708-366-6530 or trailside.museum@cookcountyil.gov. 738 Thatcher Ave., River Forest.

Big Bir

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m., Cernan Ear th and Space Center

Join Big Bird, Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu, their friend from China, as they learn about the Big Dipper, the Nor th Star and the Moon. All Ages: $3, Triton College Students, Faculty & Sta with Current Semester ID: Free

WDCB Bluesday Tuesday with Matthew Skoller & Chicago Wind with Demetria Taylor

Webb Wilder & the Beatnecks

Saturday, Feb. 4, 8:30 p.m., FitzGerald’s He looks like a private eye from a 1940s serial, but he sounds like a witty roots-rocker with a booming baritone. $20 - $180, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Ber w yn.

Indigenous Futurism

Monday, Feb. 6, 1:15-2:15 p.m., Nineteenth Centur y Charitable Association

Monica Ricker t-Bolter, co-founder of the Center for Native Futures, looks at a gr ar t movement known as Indigenous Futurism, which is something of a breakaway from traditional Native ar t. Ricker t-Bolter will discuss her own unconventional car the connection to her BIPOC background, and how this new movement relates to the future of Chicago’s Native ar tistic community. Free, but a voluntar y suggested donation of $15 for non-members is appreciated. 178 Forest Park, Oak Park.

Latinx Author Book Cafe: ‘Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora’

Monday, Feb. 6, 6-7 p.m., Oak Park Public Librar y Each month, works by Latinx authors will be discussed. In Februar y, the topic will be Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora, featuring an all-star cast of Latinx bestselling and awardwinning authors as well as up -and- coming voices interrogating the di erent myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. Register now at oppl.org/calendar. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s Matthew Skoller is not only a ne vocalist and harmonica player, but a ver y perceptive songwriter, as well. He’s joined by Demetria Taylor, a ne vocalist who is the daughter of the late blues guitarist Eddie Taylor The evening is emceed by WDCB deejay Tom Marker. $10 ($15 day of show), 6615 Roosevelt Road, Ber w yn.

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y, Feb. 4, 3 p.m., ark Public Librar y eady to battle on the library's Nintendo or ages 11-13. 7555 Jackson Blvd.,

OPRF Japan Fest

Saturday, Feb. 4, 12 - 4 p.m., Oak Park and River Forest High School

The theme of this celebration is “Holidays & Festivals.” Various ac tivities, crafts, games and per formances will be held. 201 N. Scoville, Oak Park

Listing your event

Forest Park Review welcomes notices about events that Forest Park groups and businesses are planning. We’ll work to get the word out if you let us know what’s happening by noon Wednesday a week before your news needs to be in the newspaper.

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Something for ever yone at The Park in Februar y

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

The Park District of Forest Park sent out its February schedule of programs and events, and there seems to be something planned for just about everyone.

A complete listing as it appears in The Park’s February events and programs leaflet includes a sampling of the 15 of ferings:

■ Feb. 6-March 27 – Volleyball, 5-6 p.m., Roos Center, ages 9-12, R $50, NR $60 Focuses on the fundamentals of volleyball.

■ Feb. 7 - Hip Hop with Mr Sidney, R $55, NR $60 Youth 5:15-6 p.m. Adults 6:15-7 p.m.

Mr Sidney is back and ready to kick of f 2023 with some more high-energy hip hop classes for kids and adults so head over to https://bit.ly/JanYouthHipHop2023 or https://bit.ly/AdultHipHopJan2023 for more info or to re gister

■ Feb. 7 - Drop-In Pickleball Roos Center, 7-9 p.m., R $6, NR $9 ages 14+ Open-gym, pickup g ame format, spots fill up quickly so reserve yours on Amilia today https:// bit.ly/PickleballSpring2023

■ Feb. 1 (Jan. 11-Feb. 22) - Zumbini, 1010:45, R $50, NR $55

Zumbini is an early childhood development program focused on movement and music for children ages 0-4 to attend with their music (and Zumba) loving caretakers. https://bit.ly/ZumbiniSpring 2023

■ Feb. 4 (Jan. 14-March 11) - Pre-Ballet, 9-9:45 a.m., Roos Center, ages 4-6, R $55, NR $60

■ Feb. 4 (Jan. 14-March 25)- Indoor Youth

Tennis, 9-10:30 p.m., Roos Center, ages 6-8, R $200, NR $250

Join Coach Ber nard as he gets your child cour t-ready through a wide variety of fun and games.

■ Feb. 4 (Jan. 14-March 25)- Indoor Youth

Tennis, 10:30-noon, Roos Center, ages 9-12, R $200, NR $250

■ Feb. 7 - Senior Yo ga with Diana Coates, Admin. Building, 3rd floor, 10-11 a.m. inperson mat yo ga, $50

■ Feb. 7 - Tot Playtime, 9-noon, Roos Center, R $2, NR $3 Enjoy a bounce house, ar ts and craft, toys and more

8:15 p.m., Building 4, ages 6-11, $13/person Enjoy a night out and drop your child of f at The Park as we enjoy some pizza, chips, popcor n and the Disney movie Strange World Spaces are limited and you must re gister https:bit.ly/MovieNightSpring2023

ing, 4:45-5:30 p.m., Roos Center, ages 6-9, R $50, NR $55

Lear n motion basics, how to jump, introductory stunting, and more No experience necessary.

■ Feb. 24 - Royal Family Dance, 6:30-8:30 p.m., R $25, NR $30

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, let this be an of ficial proclamation henceforth that you shall save the date for this year’s Royal Ball Family Dance. Join us for an evening filled with dinner and dancing, and take home a royal portrait keepsake at the end of the night.

■ Feb. 8 - Cooking with Ryan and Andre, 6:15-8 p.m., Admin. Building, ages 6-12, cheesy potato bacon soup

■ Feb. 22 - Cooking with Ryan and Andre, Chicken Pot Pie

■ Feb. 9 - Vir tual Chair Yo ga, Admin. Building, 3rd floor, $42

■ Feb. 10 - Movie Night and Pizza, 6:15-

■ Feb. 16-April 6, Tumbling, 4-4:45 p.m., Roos Center, ages 4-6, R $50, NR $55 This class introduces students to basic tumbling with an emphasis on basic awaren3ss and body positions.

■ Feb. 16-April 6, Be ginning Cheerlead-

■ March 2 - Wine Tasting, 7 p.m., Admin. Building, $45, ages: 21+

Here’s your chance to sip four dif ferent wines valued at $75+ without having to dish out a ton of dough! We’ ll have a variety of wines and analyze the intricacies of each with Sommelier Jane Norrington.

The Park’s phone number at the administration building office is 708-366-7500.

Melissa Elsmo leaves GCM

Melissa Elsmo, longtime editor of our Eats food and restaurant re porting project, has chosen to leave Growing Community Media. In the past year, Melissa also played a key role in our development ef forts.

Especially during the hardest two years of the COVID pandemic, Melissa did exce ptional re porting on the local restaurant industry and on food supply challenges. We wish her the best going forward.

Dan Haley Editor and Publisher Growing Community Media

TRAFFIC Signs of progress

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option, calls for tur ning existing street parking on Madison into a right tur n lane, which would reduce the pressure on the existing eastbound lane and potentially reduce back-ups The final option, which the re port describes as the most expensive of the four, would move the crosswalk west to the point Madison intersects with Elgin as it moves nor th of Madison. This would, the re port states, get rid of the blind spot.

So far, the village went with the combination of the first two options – making sure the pedestrian crossing lights at that point on Madison are working and putting in the “yield to pedestrians” sign at the median. The sign can be folded down when emergency vehicles use the median and when the village is plowing snow. Stella told the council that the signals are working and that the sign has been ordered.

“It will be installed once we receive it,” he said.

The Review went by the stretch of Madison several times over the past week and

found that the signals were in working order

The re port also spotlighted another issue with the nor th le g of Elgin Avenue Drivers stopping by a Starbucks location at 7231 Madison St. use the alley nor th of the building to head west to Marengo Avenue and tur n south on Marengo to retur n to Madison Street. The problem is that drivers face blind spots in both direction as they tur n on Marengo. The commission recommended installing signs war ning drivers of the blind exit and installing mirrors in both directions to give them a better view of Marengo Avenue.

Since then, a mirror has been installed at the right side of the alley, and Stella said that he ordered additional mirrors and a “yield to pedestrians” sign.

Beyond the Madison Street cor ridor, the re port fla gged the spot where Brown Avenue dead-ends into Lathrop Avenue. The cars that tur n nor th from Brown onto Lathrop block the pedestrian crossing during rush hour, which is a particular issue for families heading to Forest Park’s Oak Park Montessori School on the other side of the intersection, at 16 Lathrop Ave. The commission recommended re painting the yellow curb in front of the school – something that, Stella said, has since been done

Stella and Nero didn’t address another major issue fla gged in the re port - the lack of a clearly marked pedestrian crosswalk between the two village-owned parks on the opposite sides of Circle Avenue

Nero said he was pleased with the progress the village is making.

“I just want to thank the council members for working to gether with traf fic and safety to not only hear the concer ns of the residents,” he said. “[It was good] to hear that the process worked, that the loop is closed, and these issues have been resolved.”

Igor Studenkov/Sta Repor ter Harlem-Elg in intersec tion.

Solo Exhibition by Mary Porterfield Ferguson Art Gallery Kretzmann Hall

A classic fairy tale, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” gets a hilarious modern-courtroomdrama retelling in this performance by the Artists of Concordia Theatre, written and directed by Andrew Pederson.

Forest Park, Proviso Township to host mental health expo at Mohr Community Center

Organizers hope to connect residents with resources, reduce mental health stig ma

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

T he Vi llage of Fo rest Pa rk is wo rking with the Proviso Township Mental Health C ommission to bring to g ether west suburban mental health and socia l service providers for a mental health expo tentative ly scheduled to take p lac e May 6 at Mohr C ommunity C enter, 7640 Jackson Blvd.

T he g oal of the fair is to let Fo rest Pa rkers and other west subu rban residents lear n about the resources that are already available in their c ommunities Th e org anizers also hope to do their pa rt to ease the stigma around mental health i ssues and enc ourage p eople to see it as they would any other health i ssues. T hey are still looking for vendor s, but they hope to attrac t as many org anizations as p ossible to cove r as many d emo gr aphics as p ossibl e.

C ommissioner of Public Health and Safety Maria Maxham said the fair grew out of discussions she had with Public Health & Safety Director St eve Glinke and Mohr C ommunity C enter Director Karen Dylewski. T he village d oesn’t heave a mental health de pa rtment, nor d oes it have the resources to set up one, but it was still something that affected the village Fo r example, Glinke’s de par tment had to respond to hoarders

who p assed aw ay, and individuals d ealing with mental health i ssues often go to the c ommunity center

Maxham said the three of ficials reached out to the Oak Pa rk Townshi p Community Mental Health Board fo r advice – and the of ficials suggested they reach out to the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission.

T he c ommission uses i ts own proper ty tax levy to provide assistance to the social service nonprofits throughout Proviso Townshi p. It also shares info rm ation about those providers and raises awareness about mental health i ssues in the c ommunity, including substance abuse.

Maxham said that, unti l that meeting, she didn’t realize the c ommission even existed .

“I do n’ t know if, historic ally, the village has had a really g ood relationship with the Proviso Township Mental Health C ommission,” she said. “I think we probably neve r reached out to them.”

T he t rio, along with Vi llage Administrator Moses Amidei and Rachell E ntler, the mayo r’s executive assistant, r eached out to c ommission executive director Jesse Rosas. Fo rest Pa rk and the Provis o c ommission ag reed to c ollaborate. One of the first things they did was take stock of wh at ’s already there, so Fo rest Pa rk ca n have a list they c an use to refer residents in need .

“We’ re p utting to g ether a list of local resources for p eople who are strugglin g with mental health i ssues, food i nsecurit y, housing i nsecurity and substanc e abuse,” Maxham said. “We’ re going to publish the list on our we bsite and pu t to g ether a pamphlet. ”

S he said they want to make sure the resources would wo rk for a w ide variety of group s, including youth, veterans, seniors and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Fo rest Pa rk and the Proviso c ommission also ag reed to do a mental health expo to bring those providers to g ether in one p lace and let residents see wh at they of fe r. Maxham said that, wh i le there has b een some progr ess in d estigmatizin g mental i llness, it ’s still something that has to be addressed

“I think we have a long way to go, and for p eople to understand that it ’s OK to ask for help, and not look at it as a ba d thing, and to sor t of have gr ace when talking about the i ssue,” she said. “We mentioned that we want to do this health care with PMHC, and they said they ’d be happy to wo rk with us.”

Since May is Mental Health Awareness month, Maxham said, it made sense to schedule it early in the month. S he sai d they hope to g et p eople not j ust from Fo rest Pa rk and other Proviso Townshi p municipalities, but from Oak Pa rk , Rive r Fo rest and other “neighboring communities.”

Maxham said that they are still looking for vendor s. Anyone i nterested in pa rt icipating should reach out to E ntler at rentler@forestpark.net.

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“I think we have a long way to go, and for people to understand that it’s OK to ask for help, and not look at it as a bad thing, and to sort of have grace when talking about the issue.”

M ARIA MAXHAM

Commissioner of Public Health and Safety

New Festival Theatre artistic director brings youth, diversity

Andersen promises fresh looks at classic plays

By KELLY POLLACK Contributing Reporter

Growing up in Milwaukee, Peter G. Andersen knew from a young age that he wanted to work in theater. After graduating from Emerson Colle ge in Boston, he spent time working in the Chicagoland theater community including at Ste ppenwolf Theatre Company as the multicultural fellow and at Writers Theatre in Glencoe as the education manager. In December, he ear ned his Master of Fine Ar ts (MFA) from Car ne gie Mellon University and has now retur ned to Chicago as Oak Park Festival

Theatre’s new artistic director.

Founded in 1975, Oak Park Festi atre is one of the oldest theater in the area. It currently has season: a Shakespeare production summer in Austin Gardens and play in the fall that is an immersi typically perfor med throughout park district’s Cheney Mansion ant Home.

“When I lived in Chicago pre had heard amazing things about Theatre from friends. The festi bines the best of both worlds summer stock experience, but have to live in actor housing,” said sen. He had always planned to retur n to Chicago after graduate school, so when he saw the job posting for ar tistic director, it

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felt like a rare opportunity.

“I’m really interested in the history of Oak Park and in how inte grated it is, which is unique not just to Chicago but to the country as a whole. It gives us an opportunity to create a diverse and inte grated audience. I’m excited to lead a company that is striving for that diversity while telling classical stories, especially because that’s my background. I spent most of my twenties working with Shakespeare festivals. This job is the perfect match between my background and a desire for a more diverse experience. It was really serendipitous.”

Barbara Cimaglio, president of the Festival’s board of directors, said, “One of our goals in hiring a new artistic director was to broaden our scope and seek a person who could lead us in becoming a more diverse organization. Peter’s background with several area theater groups, as well as his connections with the national theater community through his education at Carnegie Mellon and his East Coast experienc e, made him the ideal candidate to help us move into the next phase of our theater’s development.”

Tom Arvetis, who became Festival Theatre’s managing director in January 2022, echoed Andersen’s and Cimaglio’s desire to create a more diverse experience. “We can only expect our community and our audience to grow in [diversity, equity, and inclusion] if we are doing that work ourselves. It’s intentional work that doesn’t just happen because we say we want it to happen. … It’s a terrific challenge and one that I’m very excited to work with Peter and our board of directors to undertake.”

Another challenge that Andersen and Arvetis are working to embrace is finding ways to include more young people in the

theater experience. They both come from arts education backgrounds and have some new ideas to eng age a younger audience including a teen event night for a performance, matinees for school groups, and an education program that includes summer camps. Arvetis said, “We are fulfilling a social role in encouraging young people to be courageous, to build their confidence, and to reco gnize that most accomplishments are a group ef fort The arts have a role to play in developing a sense of civic life. We want to be seen as an important resource to our community in this re gard.”

In the short term, however, as they head into the upcoming season, Andersen is excited about working with designers he knows from the East Coast. “I’ll be bringing in designers whose resumes are stacked. They do incredible work in scenery, costumes, light and media, and sound. It’s going to be a really strong team. So in addition to seeing fresh faces on the stage, the stage itself will feel fresh.”

Revisiting Shakespeare with an eye toward modern sensibilities is a theme that Andersen continually returns to. “The thing I love about Shakespeare is that the plays are set outside of our cultural and political climate. It allows for really diverse casting. You can invite all sorts of folks into the plays in a way that contemporary plays don’t allow,” he said. “I hope we can continue to find new and interesting ways to tell these classic stories — to continually try to crack them open and reexamine them.”

Oak Park Festival Theatre will be releasing information about its annual summer and fall productions soon. Visit www.oakparkfestival.com for details of the 2023 sea-

COMEDY CLUB

Bringing stand-up to Forest Park

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up world. She already runs the BAPS Comedy Club organization, which holds public and corporate comedy events throughout the Chicago area. Now, Ramire z wants to open an actual comedy club, and she said she specifically wants to open it on Madison Street because she fell in love with the corridor since she first saw it while walking around town with her husband. Ramirez is still in the process of buying a location, and she plans to secure a liquor license before opening it. In the meantime, she is launching a monthly comedy open mic series at Kribi Coffee’s Forest Park location, 7324 Madison St., which will take place every first Tuesday of the month from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The series will kick off on March 7, and Ramirez said she wants to use it to not only introduce Forest Park to her brand but give local comics an opportunity to perform without having to travel to downtown Chicago and further-flung suburbs. She said she wanted it to be an event where some topics may touch a nerve, but where performers and audience members would ultimately feel safe and comfortable Ramirez was a ballerina for 10 years before transitioning to musical theater. But something was missing. She has always been interested in stand-up comedy, and she decided to take sketch comedy writing classes from the Second City comedy club.

“When I was learning about writing it, I just really fell in love with it,” she said. That led to Ramire z trying her hand at performing sketch comedy.

“I did stand-up while on tour for the Phantom of the Opera,” she said. “It wasn’t something where I thought – oh, I was going to be great at it. But I was like – I’m only going to be in each of those cities for two weeks. If I bomb, they’d never see me again.”

When Ramirez returned to the Chicago area, she went into comedy full-time, writing sketches, taking more classes and per-

forming. But as time went on, she realized that, while ballerinas and actors had union contracts that provided some guarantees and protections for performers, nothing like that existed in sketch comedy.

“I want to bring some of that polish into the comedy world,” she said. “There are amazing comedians in Chicago, but there’s a crazy amount of hustling for them to succeed.”

Ramirez also wanted to create a space where female comics wouldn’t face harassment and even assault.

comedy events, as well as private corporate events.

BABS performers rehearse – something that, Ramirez said, was unheard of in the comedy world. Ramire z drew upon friends and contacts she made over the years, and she screened the perfor mers carefully.

“I would never [hire] someone who’s like – he’s a bully and he yells at everyone, but he’s the funniest person in the room,” she said. “No, you can be funny and not a bully.”

Through it all, Ramire z made plans to

and not want to live downtown, it gives me my place to do my thing and other people to do their thing.” Ramirez said the club will serve alcohol – as she saw it, a sober comedy club “is a business model that doesn’t work that well.” The staf f will be professionally trained on how to de-escalate dangerous situations.

“The kind of comedy that we do – we can get blue and racy, but it can be familyfriendly too, and, depending on where in the week it is, we can cater to different crowds,” Ramire z said.

She said that she is currently considering two possible sites on the street.

In the meantime, Ramire z is launching the Highly Laffinated [sic] Standup Open Mic to both introduce herself to the community and to give comics in the area an opportunity to practice and refine their craft.

“I’ve been trying to gently introduce myself to the area and just kind of ease them into bringing something fun on their block,” she said.

Abbey Brumfield, Kribi’s director of operations, says they have been looking to host events in the downstairs lounge, which many people don’t realize even exists.

“We were all completely on board with [the open mic],” she said, adding that she loved the name. “We weren’ t worried about the money aspect – we just wanted a community space. Building the community is one of our biggest missions at Kribi Coffee. The community really helped us get through [the pandemic], so we wanted to really be able to reach out and support it.”

The lounge can seat up to 35 people, which, Brumfield said, suited everyone just fine, given the atmosphere Ramire z is aiming for.

Ramirez said she wouldn’t apply the kind of screening she would have at BABS events, because she wanted it to be open to anyone interested in comedy. But she said that she planned to set the tone before every show.

In 2020, she launched That Time of the Month, a monthly comedy show featuring “women and female-identifying performers.”

“I always paid them, and part of the proceeds always went to Sarah’s Circle [women’s homeless services organization],” Ramirez said. “I believe artists should be paid for their work.”

That evolved into the BABS (short for Bad-Ass Bitches – a reference to a Saturday Night Live sketch), which continued to put on That Time of the Month and other

open her own comedy club – and the first time she and her husband visited Madison Street, she knew exactly where she wanted to open it.

“I was like – I love this street,” Ramire z said. “It was such a fun, mixed community, which is so nice for a comedy club.”

She said she enjoyed the thought of having people from dif ferent backgrounds and different tastes come together and bond over comedy.

“For people like me, who are comedians, who move here and who want to do comedy

“I can’t speak to any ability or experience to those people, you might hear something offensive to you, but it’s a free country,” she said. “We’ re just here to practice.”

Ramirez would encourage performers to stay after and talk to each other.

“I encourage people to stay after and talk about their sets, and learn from each other,” she said. “People, a lot of them, describe the stand-up world as this do g-eatdog place. It doesn’t need to be. You’ re going to succeed if you’ re good, and that’s it.”

IGOR STUDENKOV\Sta Repor ter Emily Ramirez hosts open-mic stand-up at Kribi Co ee.

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There are amazing comedians in Chicago, but there’s a crazy amount of hustling for them to succeed.”

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Discover the food of Laos

Laos to Your House, a new West Sidebased kitchen featuring Lao cuisine, is now offering pickup and delivery within a five-mile radius of its base at The Hatchery Chicago, 135 N. Kedzie Ave.

Stacey Seuamsothabandith, an owner, says this is a family-owned kitchen with roots in an immigrant experience as family left Laos in the 1970s amid war and political unrest. Eventually settling in America the family worked to gather a Lao community around them while connecting with American neighbors. While language was a barrier the family found connection

by sharing Lao culture and especially Lao cuisine.

Determined that Lao dishes should not be the “forgotten Asian” cuisine, the family has moved to share its recipes and culture with a growing and devoted following.

The mission of the familyowned kitchen is to share the story, culture and cuisine of Laos. The dishes feature fresh herbs and the natural spices of chilis. They also recommend “a nice shot of cognac” with their meals.

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Customer attacks CTA terminal convenience store clerk with baton

A customer alle gedly attacked the store clerk working at the Desplaines Convenience store on the mezzanine level of the Forest Park Blue Line CTA terminal, hitting the victim with a baton.

The incident alle gedly took place on Jan. 23 at around 12:21 p.m. The victim said that the suspect was a frequent customer at the store. The victim and the suspect got into a fight on Jan. 18 at around 2 p.m. On Jan. 23, the suspect confronted the victim at the station mezzanine and threatened to kill him. The two fought, and the suspect pulled out a collapsible baton, hitting the victim 5 or 6 times as the victim raised his left arm to try to protect himself. The suspect then fled the scene, exiting through the station’s north doors.

Two other Desplaines Convenience employees on the scene corroborated the victim’s story. None of the employees could provide a good description of the offender. The victim had multiple red marks on his left arm where he was struck.

Ray Paulin, 89 Military and community service

Raymond “Ray”

Joseph Paulin, 89, of Forest Park, died on Jan. 9, 2023, at Ascension St. Vincent in Kokomo, Indiana. Born to the late Isidore and Alice Auroré (Socquet) Paulin on Nov. 28, 1933, in Montague, Massachusetts, he is survived by his wife, Janet War ner Paulin. They were married on June 12, 1965 and celebrated 57 years of marriage, supporting each other through all of life’s trials and rewards

Ray graduated from Turner Falls High School in 1952 where he played the flute. He went on to proudly serve in the U.S. Ar my from 1953-1956, earning the rank Specialist Third Class. While he started his military career in radio repair school, the Ar my quickly moved him to installing and re pair-

Forest Park police asked CTA for the security footage, but were still waiting to receive it at the time of the re port. A search of the area failed to tur n up the suspect.

Catalytic converter theft

A couple witnessed a thief running of f with a pair of catalytic converters stolen from trucks parked at the Sync Communication fiber company truck yard, 7238 Roosevelt Rd. photo graphing the escape vehicle in the process.

The witness said that on Jan. 28 at around 4:50 p.m., she and her husband were driving south on Circle Avenue when they saw a young man crawling from under the truck yard fence, carrying two catalytic converters. The witnesses turned their car around to try to photo graph the suspect. The suspect ran toward a black 2007 Hummer SUV of unknown model, tossing the catalytic converters in the back seat and climbing inside. Another person was in

the driver’s seat and the car took of f, heading north on Circle Avenue. The witnesses were able to take a picture of the SUV as it fled.

Police officers were able to follow the suspects’ footprints in the snow to find the two trucks that had the catalytic converters removed. The other trucks in the yard were undamaged.

The SUV was caught on a security camera at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and 1st Avenue. The footage was good enough to get a shot of the suspect and capture the license plate, which is re gistered to a person in Detroit.

Rearview mirror thefts

A woman living at the 1100 block of Ferdinand Avenue had the driver’s side rearview mirror stolen from her grey 2018 Kia Soul five times, all while her car was parked at her building’s parking lot. The latest theft took place overnight on

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ing Nike missiles on the East Coast.

After the military, he worked as clerk of works, plant engineer and campus police at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts while he put himself through college, culminating in a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Clark University in 1966.

Ray met his wife-to-be, Janet, while ballroom dancing. After graduating from college, they said their goodbyes to Massachusetts and moved to Forest Park, while Ray was working for Sears. He then worked for Montgomery Wards and General Electric, where he retired after a career in data processing

As a resident of Forest Park, he served as a representative of the District 91 School Board Advisory Council on the Community Education Council from its origination in 1974. He also served on the village zoning board for 30 years.

He joined the Civil Air Patrol, a nonprofit and an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, in the late ’50s and flew fire watch missions as a volunteer. Later he served as the commander of the local squadron. In addition, he and his wife were involved in the leadership of

the cadet competition drill team. Many people knew him as a tall man with a military, no-expression approach, but his dry humor could always be expected.

Bearing the affectionate title, “Mayor of Ferdinand,” he loved his neighborhood and welcomed everyone into it, especially the dogs. The neighborhood dogs (and grand dogs) quickly adopted him as their second favorite person.

No matter how big or small, he was there, lending a helping hand. His gratitude and love shined the most for his grandchildren, proudly watching them grow up brought even more joy and happiness to his life There wasn’t an event, birthday party or graduation that he didn’t make every effort to attend

Ray Paulin is survived by his wife, Janet Paulin; his children, Rand (Marjo Maisterra) Paulin, Jennifer (Dan) Powell, Julie (Lee) Fitzgerald, Justin (Sonia) Trottier, and Robert (Jane) Trombi; his grandchildren, CJ, Garet, Brin, Grant, Devin, Michael, Dominic, Ethan, Eva, Zach, and Greg; his brother-in-law, Larry Cadran; his nieces, Anne, and Linda; and his nephew, David.

Jan. 24 to 25, with the victim discovering the theft at 8 a.m. An extra watch was posted in the area.

Garage burglary

A man living on the 400 block of Hannah Avenue discovered that his garage door was open when he came home from work on Jan. 24 at 5 p.m.

The victim discovered that someone removed an older green lawn mower and a Road Gear Pro brand hitch mount bike rack. He was unable to provide the make and model of the lawn mower.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Jan 23-29, and re present a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these re ports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

Compiled by Igor Studenkov

He was preceded in death by his parents, Isidore and Alice Paulin; his sister, Irene Cadran; and his aunt, Sr. Irene Socquet. Stout & Son Funeral Home in Russiaville, Indiana handled arrangements with cremation. Messages of condolences may be left online at www.stoutandson.com.

A military honors ceremony will be perfor med at 2 p.m. with a celebration of life to follow for family and friends from 2-6 p.m. at the Howard Mohr Community Center at 7640 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park on Feb. 18.

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OUR VIEW

OPINION Innovation and collaboration

As a small village with limited funds and sometimes notable ambitions, Forest Park needs to be innovative in how it tackles challenges that fall outside the nuts and bolts of plowing snow, policing and collecting the trash.

We are seeing that in action right now on two fronts as the village looks to allocate more of its federal COVID relief funds.

On the business development front, Village Administrator Moses Amidei seems receptive to a request from the Forest Park Chamber for an increase in marketing funds. And the chamber may also be tapped to administer a small business g rant program. The village council rightly wants more details on how the chamber would manage these funds.

That said, it is long past time for villa ge gover nment to finally stop yo-yoing the chamber in relation to its annual funding. Forever and more there is an annual tug over whether the chamber is going to get funding and the always-modest amount is never cer tain. Not much of a par tnership if the village is intentionally relying on the chamber to function as its de facto business recruiting and retention ar m, as its marketing lead, and now to oversee a small business grant program.

Hard for the chamber to ever make more than a 12-month plan or build out any sort of staf fing infrastructure. And that means momentum is hard to achieve while motivation to lead is diminished.

This is a relationship that needs nurturing and steadiness.

Meanwhile, a small fund — $30,000 — may be created out of ARPA funds to get Forest Park modestly into the critical area of mental health services. The village cer tainly does not have the capacity, financial or otherwise, to provide such services directly. But in a moment when the need for such services is on the rise and the stigma that prevented people from seeking help is finally diminishing, Forest Park is seeking to be a connector of existing services. That’s a worthy role

And as our Igor Studenkov re por ts today, the village is also at work building a collaboration with one other taxing body, the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission, to stage a mental health expo in the spring. We are cer tain there are other collaborations to be built.

This is good work. And it is staged at a level that fits Forest Park’s capacity and its heart.

‘Iwonder how I would have reacted,” Eric Anderson admitted “You mean if you were in a nightclub and you saw a guy by the door prepping an automatic weapon?” asked Dominique.

The conversation at the Main Café about the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California had been going on for 20 minutes by the time Eric asked the question that had been lurking in the back of the minds of the eight men sitting at the big round table in the back of the cafe

Ryan Becker made a confession. “I’m embarrassed to say this,” he began. “When I heard about what happened in Monterey, I felt nothing. No shock; no sadness; no anger; no empathy. Nothing.”

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“I hear you Ryan,” said Asch, the octogenarian to his young friend. “This is what, the 39th mass shooting in 21 days?! But when we’re watching the news, my wife Dorothy almost always chokes up at first and then starts cussing. Lots of mixed feelings.”

“There you liberals go again,” said Alice as she refilled coffee cups. “You’re so damned woke you won’t admit that if any of those people at the dance club had been carrying a gun, what’s his name — Huu Can Tran or something like that — would have been dead after firing one shot.”

Most of the men at the table were at least semi-woke but decided not to argue with their longtime and opinionated waitress

But they weren’t woke enough to admit that there was at least a little truth in what she had just said.

“But that’s not my point,” said Eric Anderson. “My question had to do with what I would have done in that situation. I mean, that young man, Brandon Tsay, said he didn’t even think about what to do. He said he just reacted.”

“Makes me think that there was already something inside that young man,” said Asch, “that launched him into action.”

“You mean like character?” asked Dominique.

Mitty decided to steer the discussion toward religion and asked, “Or years of Sunday school and hearing Bible stories?”

“Maybe,” Asch re plied, “but way back when I was in basic training, we were actually conditioned to react without thinking.”

When he got home, Mitty called his neighbor, Michael Rosenthal, as he usually did when unanswered questions wouldn’t leave him alone

“So what would you have done?” asked Pastor Walt af-

ter summarizing the discussion at the Main.

“I know what I would like to have done,” his good friend replied, “but I can’t honestly say I know for sure.”

“Honestly, I think I’m where you are — not sure what I’d do,” Mitty said.

“You know,” said Michael, “what you said Asch said, about conditioning, I’m wondering if we need more conditioning these days, I mean the good kind.”

Mitty laughed. “I just imagined a football huddle in which the quarterback asks everyone for their opinion and then takes a vote regarding the next play

“But I see your point, and that makes me think of 9/11 and all those first responders running toward the burning buildings while everyone else was running away.”

“So, Walt, do you just explain behavior like that by operant conditioning or does it have to do with character, too?”

Mitty pondered the question and did some thinking out loud. “I’m preaching on the Sermon on the Mount tomorrow, and in that chapter Jesus says things like, “You have heard that it was said, do not resist an evil-doer. If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.”

“If you take that literally, that eliminates any thought of bringing a gun to a Saturday night dance party, doesn’t it?” was Michael’s response and then added, “if you take it literally.”

“That’s always a problem with interpreting the Bible,” said Walt, again thinking out loud. “On the one hand, the biblical texts were written 2-3 thousand years ago, so I have to apply them to today’s reality, but at the same time Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos and all the rest of the prophets were not worried about making their message palatable to their contemporaries. Their only concer ning was speaking God’s truth.”

Now it was Michael’s tur n to laugh. “Rabbi Levine likes to say that the Ten Commandments are not the 10 suggestions.”

“So he and I are on the same page regarding the authority of Scripture,” was Mitty’s next “out loud” thought, “but I can’t think of anything in the Hebrew Bible that encourages pacifism.”

“So do you have to be violent sometimes in order to stop violence?” asked Michael.

“Are you saying that turning the other cheek doesn’t work?” Mitty asked his friend.

“Didn’t seem to work 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem,” Michael responded, “and it doesn’t seem likes it’s working there right now.”

Would we be heroes or turn the other cheek?

Language and literacy literally improve lives

I’m an English tutor at Triton College. I assist ESL and GED students with their language and literacy skills. The Access to Literacy program is funded by an adult literacy grant through the Illinois Secretary of State. So these tutoring sessions are free

The program’s current coordinator is Katayun “Kathy” Kianzad. For her, this is not a job. It’s a mission to help immigrants like herself assimilate to American life. When she lived in Iran, Kathy already knew how to read and write English. She learned it while ear ning her engineering degree but did not know how to speak it. She and her husband immigrated to the U.S. in 2007. She experienced firsthand how difficult it is to master English.

Kathy found the Access to Literacy coordinator position to be perfect and started working as the coordinator on April 4, 2022. It’s a challenging job. She visits ESL and GED classes as part of her efforts to recruit students for the tutoring program. Then she matches each student with a tutor.

ESL students come from countries all over the world, Mexico, Italy and Mongolia to name a few. Recently, there has been a large

influx of Ukrainian students here are over 400 students from this war-tor n country who pplied for ESL classes this pring. They are not the only immigrant group that needs help with English.

Tutors range in age from 18 to 85 but most are retired. One of the retirees was bored at home He is now tutoring 10 students he Access to Literacy program provides free training to these tutors. For mer teachers or tutors are not required to take this training

Students are tested to determine their English level. They also set goals for what they want to accomplish — measurable goals like getting their library card. The program also helps students with citizenship exam prep, written driving tests and filling out forms. It assists them with job applications and prepares them for job interviews Some students are learning English so they can help their children with school assignments and read to them.

As for the tutors, Kathy is looking for people who are compassionate, people who care about the students. She finds that tutors and students form a bond and often become friends. Tutors need to be punctual

and respond to emails in a timely manner. They need to select teaching materials that are enjoyable for both the students and the tutors, who commit to a minimum of two hours per week.

One of the advantages to being a volunteer tutor is the flexibility. Depending on the student’s schedule, tutors can meet with them days or evenings. They can meet their students at Triton or at a public library. Kathy visits the libraries in the district to pass out flyers about the program.

I was prepared for my position by tutoring ESL students at St. Augustine College for five years. I also taught French-speaking college students how to write in English for three years. I found both jobs rewarding.

I tutor at Triton two days a week for a total of four hours. I have two Ukrainian students and one American who is taking GED classes. We found teaching materials that are challenging for both of us We have a lot of fun and their language and literacy skills are quickly improving.

“I work with good dedicated people,” Kathy said. “The students know we care about them.”

If you would like to be a volunteer tutor at Triton, please call Kathy at 708-456-0300, Ext. 3365, or email her at accesstoliteracy@ triton.edu.

Congressman, you have the oor

Danny K. Davis was elected as U.S. re presentative from Illinois’ 7th congressional district which he has served since 1997. The 7th district includes Forest Park, as well as other wester n suburbs and the Loop. This photo from August 2002 shows Cong ressman Davis speaking to constituents at a town hall meeting for Forest Parkers and River Foresters at the River Forest Community Center. Also in attendance was Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone, River Forest Village President Frank Paris, state Senator Don Har mon and state Re presentative Karen Yarborough.

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Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential duties and responsibilities

1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.

2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.

3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.

4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.

5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.

6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.

7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.

8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning.

9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs.

10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,

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software and other forms of systems and data.

11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training.

12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling.

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties

1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems.

5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations.

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis.

Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android.

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology. Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant.

Principles and methods of computer programming, coding and testing, including power shell, command scripting, macros, and

VB scripts. Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment. Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to:

Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:

- Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time

- Operating assigned equipment

- Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance

- Working in and around computer equipped vehicles

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:

- Making observations

- Communicating with others

- Reading and writing

- Operating assigned equipment and vehicles

Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others. Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance. Work overtime as operations require.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment. Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Public Health Department. This position provides a variety of responsible administrative and analytical functions; records and monitors department budget and fiscal requirements of grant-funded programs; oversight of Accounts Payable process; prepares reports and serves as a resource for computerized office applications. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

IT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of IT Operations Specialist. The ideal candidate is responsible for the effective operation of information technology services and support across the organization. The IT Operations Specialist serves as a technical expert for the implementation, maintenance and support of systems and networks. The IT Operations Specialist plans and carries out various complex assignments and develops new methods and approaches in a wide variety of IT specialties. Evaluates new and enhanced approaches to deliver IT services; test and optimize the functionality of systems, networks, and data; and define technical requirements. The IT Operations Specialist is responsible for providing various forms of computer-related technical assistance and improving the efficiency of the work of the staff through the use of technology. Interested and qualified applicants can visit our website at http://www.oakpark.us/ for more details.

Top rated firm Alpina Manufacturing LLC founded in 1992, locally owned beautiful campus in Galewood, near Mars candy, 3 blocks north of Oak Park. We build and sell display framing systems to customers nationwide including Wal-Mart, Verizon, Circle K, Hospitals, CTA Apply in person M-F 8am to 4pm • Alpina • 6460 W Cortland St Chicago, IL 60707 www.fastchangeframes.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE II

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Customer Service Representative II in the Development Customer Services Department. This position provides customer service to the public by providing a variety of responsible and difficult customer service and receptionist work including high volume telephone traffic; and to perform the more difficult and complex customer service duties depending on the department including but not limited to service requests, permits, parking passes, block party permits, accounts payable processing and vehicle stickers. This position is crosstrained with the other Customer Service Representative IIs in the Village.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online at https://secure.entertimeonline.com/ta/6141780.careers?ApplyToJob=537079168 or visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www. oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications January 20, 2023.

Director of Internal Audit sought by Pangea Transfer Company, LLC in Chicago, IL to own intrnl audit of cntrls to mtgte rsk to cmpny. Apply @ jobpostingtoday.com #28950.

Airfield Civil Engineer III (Chicago, IL) F/T - Lead the dsgn & dvlpmt of multi-million-dollar projects utilizing complex civil engg principles to dsgn, rehabilitate & upgrade airport runways, taxiways, aprons, bituminous & concrete pavement, stormwater & utility infrastructure, drainage, landsides & other airport projects in compliance w/ agencies’ reqmts. Collaborate & represent the company w/ Federal Aviation Administration. Use in-depth knowl of FAA & other federal airport regs & operations. Evaluate engg reports & specification criteria for a variety of complex projects. Achieve engg dsgn & facility dvlpmt, dsgn detailing, code analysis, construction document production, construction administration, coord’n w/ project team, & client communication. Lead the application of engg principles to dvlp the dsgn & layout of runway edge lighting infrastructure to plan details & compilation of project docs & to dvlp technical specs, engineer’s report(s), cost estimates, quantity takeoffs & coord’n w/ consultants. Reqmts are Bach deg (or foreign educational equiv) in Civil Engg or closely rltd field + 12 mos of work exp as Airfield Civil Engineer I, Airfield Civil Engineer, or closely rltd. Also reqd is Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of Illinois or ability to obtain w/in 6 mos of hire. Email resume to RS&H, Inc., Attn: Kristin Behrens, HR at: careers@ rsandh.com w/ job ref code ACEIII.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a full-time Director of Finance & Administration, who will manage the administrative and financial matters of the congregation in collaboration with church leadership and board officers. This person will participate on and advise the Executive Team and advise governing board on a wide range of financial matters at both the strategic and operational levels including the operational budget and stewardship planning. They will also oversee and adjust processes and operations as necessary to ensure efficient and effective implementation and creation of policies and procedures, as well as supervise some other staff members.

Core Competencies:

● Organization and Planning: Organize and oversee people, funding, materials, and support to accomplish multiple, concurrent goals and activities. Project management and excellent organizational skills

● Vision and Purpose: Commitment to and knowledge of Unitarian Universalist Principles, values, history and worship.

● Trust and Integrity: Is widely trusted to keep confidences, admit errors, and adhere to a transparent set of personal and professional values that are congruent with the ministry of the congregation

● Conflict Management: Recognize and resolve conflicts effectively, applying principles of active listening, collaboration, and equity for both congregants and staff

● Proficiencies: Working knowledge of business and church related software (Google Drive. Constant Contact and Realm or other church database software). Must have excellent project management and professional communication skills. Working knowledge of HR and accounting practices.

You can find out more information about the position at https://unitytemple.org/job-postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to jobs@ unitytemple.org indicating “Director of Finance & Administration” in the subject line.

PARALEGAL

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Paralegal. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of responsible duties in support of the Law Department, including research, document preparation, administrative support to Law Department staff and other related duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled.

Oak Park Residence Corporation is hiring and inviting candidates to apply for:

• Case Manager – HCV Program

• Accounting Clerk (PT)

• Assistant Property Manager – The Oaks and The FarrellyMuriello Apartments

• Property Assistant/Cleaner –Mills Park Tower

We offer benefits such as 401(k) with employer contribution, Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Short-term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, EAP, FSA, Professional Development Assistance as well as these added Benefits:

- PTO, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Vacation, and Paid Holidays

- Tuition Reimbursement

- A Collaborative, Supportive, and Fun Work Environment

For a complete job description please go to our website: Work for OPRC –OPRC (oakparkrc.com) or to apply send cover letter and resume to bswaggerty@oakparkrc.com.

OPRC strives to provide a positive and meaningful work experience, where you can make a positive difference in the lives of others.

Oak Park Residence Corporation is a community-based, non-profit organization. For over 46 years, we have led the way in promoting Oak Park’s housing diversity and economic balance by offering quality apartments at affordable prices.

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

Request of Lindsey Ann Brewer Case Number 2022CONC001598

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Lindsey Ann Brewer to the new name of: Lynzy Ann Bailey

The court date will be held: On February 3, 2023 at 9:30am at 50 W Washington, Chicago, IL, Cook County in Courtroom #1730

processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Jeremiah Boyle, Assistant Vice President for Community and Economic Development at (312) 322-6023; to request a copy of an application, contact Colette A. Fried at (312) 322-6846. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period.

Published in RB Landmark

February 1, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

documents must be approved by the Village prior to obtaining bidding documents. A non-refundable fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be required to obtain bidding documents. Proposals will only be accepted from bidders that have obtained bidding documents from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Company.

All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in an amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. Checks shall be made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 21 February 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a request for conditional use approval to open an adult use cannabis dispensary at the following described property.

CIRCLE PLAZA II

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 IN BLOCK 1 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLIONOIS

Commonly known as 7200-7212 Circle Avenue & 25 South Harlem Ave Forest Park il. 6010

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive bids from qualified electrical contractors for the Police Dept. Prisoner Area Heat Improvements Project. Bids will be accepted at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 11:00 a.m. local time on Friday, February 17th, 2023.

Request for Bids

Village of Oak Park Police Department Prisoner Area

Heat Improvements

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

FIFTH THIRD BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. CITIZENS BANK NA FORMERLY KNOWN AS RBS CITIZENS NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BNAK NA; JOEL A. VERHOFF; RAELIN M. VERHOFF; RANDOLPH CROSSING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNONW OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 6637

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.MELANIE MARTIN, 300 CHICAGO CONDOMINIUM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HAZEL J. ANTHONY, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR HAZEL J. ANTHONY (DECEASED) Defendants

2022 CH 04036

300 CHICAGO AVE 4N OAK PARK, IL 60302

NOTICE OF SALE

In re the marriage of Deborah C. Amaro, Petitioner and DiRefugio Carlos Acosta, Respondent, Case No. 2022DN000698.

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 Will 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 February 24, 2023, 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.

ANDREA LYNN CHASTEEN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal January 25, February 1, 8, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FORMATION OF A BANK HOLDING COMPANY

Brookfield Bancshares, Inc., 9136 Washington Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513, has applied to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to form a bank holding company and acquire control of First National Bank of Brookfield, located at 9136 Washington Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of banks we own in helping to meet local credit needs.

You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. The comment period will not end before March 3, 2023 and may be somewhat longer. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield will hold a public hearing at 6:30 P.M. on February 13, 2023 at the Village Board Room in the Municipal Building of the Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 on the Village’s proposed appropriation ordinance, which will serve as the basis for the Village’s 2023 Annual Appropriation Ordinance.

The proposed appropriation ordinance will be on file in the Village Clerk’s Office for at least ten (10) days prior to February 13, 2023, and copies thereof will be conveniently available for public examination and copying.

Brigid Weber, Village Clerk

Published in RB Landmark February 1, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following project:

LINING 24” SEWER AT VETERAN’S CIRCLE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS

This project will consist of work necessary to improve and rehabilitate portions of the combination sewer system on Grand Boulevard using inversion lining and all other appurtenant work to properly complete this project in accordance with the specifications and bidding documents.

Sealed bids will be received up to the hour of 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 15th day of February, 2023, in the office of the Village Manager in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read at 11:00 A.M. on the same day, Wednesday, the 15th day of February, 2023, at the Village Hall.

Electronic copies of bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal, project specifications, and sewer tapes are available from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154. Bidding documents can be requested by emailing info@ehancock.com. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Friday, the 10th day of February, 2023.

All bidders wishing to obtain bidding

Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum issued by the Village.

In the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be mailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued.

The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards.

The Village of Brookfield reserves the rights to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals.

BY ORDER

THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS

Published in RB Landmark February 1, 2023

PINs:. 15-12-405-019, 15-12-405002,15-12-405-021, 15-12-405-006, 15-12-405-020, 15-12-405-003, 1512-405-004, 15-12-405-022

The applicant for this petition is Emerald Coast LLC. The owner of the property is Bern Builders of Il. LLC Circle Plaza LLC.

Signed: Marsha East Planning and Zoning Commission Chairperson

Published in Forest Park Review February 1, 2023

Bid Number: 23-111

Issuance Date: 2/1/23

There will be a pre-bid meeting in the lower level of Village Hall in the Police Dept. lobby located at 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Bid forms may be obtained by calling 708-3585714 or by e-mailing fgutierrez@ oak-park.us between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. M-F.

The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK

Published in Wednesday Journal February 1, 2023

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February 21, 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. 16-07-408-026-1012.

Commonly known as 612 RANDOLPH STREET, UNIT #2, OAK PARK, IL 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)

(4) of Section 9 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. 6722185734

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3211098

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 17, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 300 CHICAGO AVE 4N, OAK PARK, IL 60302

Property Index No. 16-05-321-0341007

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 the 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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 (driv-

er’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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES,

P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630)

794-9876

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.

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. 14-22-03237

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 04036

TJSC#: 43-258

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 04036 I3212613

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Plaintiff, -v.-

MORRIS SMITH, HUMPHREYWASHINGTON CONDOMINIUMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS

Defendants

22 CH 4119

341 S HUMPHREY AVE UNIT 3N 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 November 30, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 341 S HUMPHREY AVE UNIT 3N , OAK PARK, IL 60302

Property Index No. 16-08-316-0301015

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $125,375.04.

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 the Abandoned Residential Property

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

TJSC#: 42-4789

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 foreclo-

sure 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 The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 22-096166.

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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 22-096166

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 22 CH 4119

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 # 22 CH 4119 I3212084

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

e Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.