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By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

A six-story, 126,428 square foot personal storage facility at the corner of Harlem Avenue and Harrison Street was approved Monday by the Forest Park village council in a 3-1-1 vote.

This new U-Haul facility will be across the street from the existing rental and storage facility at 801 S. Harlem Ave. The new facility will replace a truck storage area and a currently unused 9,819 square foot, one-story truck fueling and maintenance facility. The building would replace the current truck storage area, while a new parking lot and truck storage area will replace the building.

The proposal cleared the Planning & Zoning Committee on May 16 with conditions that the village would work with U-Haul to figure out a way to add more greenery and more aesthetically pleasing fencing on the Harlem Avenue side.

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Proviso East honor student Zariaa Herron, middle, laughs with friends during the end-of-the-year picnic given by the Title I Parent Advisory Council in Maywood. More photos, page 5.

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Tap Room liquor hearing scrapped in debate over recording Review says village has no prohibition on recording public meetings

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

A public hearing of the Forest Park Liquor Commission on June 8 to decide if the Forest Park Tap Room, 7321 Madison St., would get its liquor license renewed was halted about an hour and a half into the proceedings after a court reporter took issue with a Forest Park Review reporter recording the meeting.

The court reporter alleged the audio recording of the meeting was improper, saying it was a court proceeding and that she was the only one allowed to make a record of the meeting. Tap Room attorney Mark Johnson argued the proceedings were compromised, claiming that the reporter’s recording might have picked up his private conversations with his client.

Village Attorney Sharon O’Shea told the reporter he had to delete the recording in full view of the court reporter or the village would pursue litigation against Growing Community Media to the fullest extent of the law. The reporter complied, and afterword, attorneys from both sides agreed to scrap the entire hearing and start from scratch on June 23 at 10 a.m.

Forest Park’s village municipal code makes no reference to any kind of limits on recording public meetings, including those of the liquor commission. No statement was made before the meeting began suggesting that recording was prohibited.

Dan Haley, publisher of the Review, later told Mayor Rory Hoskins that the paper would consult its attorney and noted it was common practice these days for reporters to record meetings on smart phones in order to get more accurate quotations.

Don Craven, general counsel to the Illinois Press Association and the Review’s legal adviser in such matters, said, “Until the village adopts such an ordinance limiting recording a public meeting, it had no grounds to end the meeting or to demand the reporter delete the recording.”

“The confusion that led to this hearing being cancelled and rescheduled is in no way the fault of the Forest Park Review or its reporter,” said Haley. “I’m troubled that our reporter was put in this awkward position as we simply worked to report on a public hearing about a matter of considerable local interest.”

The Review’s attempts to reach O’Shea for comment were unsuccessful. Late Monday Hoskins texted this statement to the Review: “Our experienced court reporter raised a concern about your reporter holding a recording device. After speaking with her, we believe Igor’s (Studenkov’s) proximity to the defendants and the likelihood that he recorded privileged conversation is what concerned her. The idea that the privileged communications may have been recorded was also troubling for the attorney representing the Forest Park Tap Room.”

The Tap Room is co-owned by brothers Lance and Hansel Law, who have also owned Berwyn Tap Room, 6330 16th St., since 2019. Since it opened in Forest Park on Oct. 23, 2020, the bar has faced multiple complaints about loud music, fights and violating COVID-19 mitigation limits in place at the time. Those alleged actions resulted in three liquor license suspensions. In August 2021, Hoskins, who serves as the Forest Park liquor commissioner, pulled the license after the bar allegedly stayed open past the time limits in place at the time.

The Illinois State Liquor Control Commission overruled Hoskins, finding that there was no evidence the bar was selling liquor after hours.

The hearing last week, already delayed previously, was convened in response to Forest Park Police Chief Kevin Gross filing a complaint asking Hoskins not to renew Tap Room’s liquor license. He cited the aforementioned complaints, as well as the brothers allegedly lying to the village on multiple occasions. While the owners said they never had any issues at Berwyn Tap Room, the complaint cited a subsequent Forest Park Review investigation which uncovered numerous police calls and a liquor license suspension in Berwyn to prove otherwise.

Much of the testimony reflected what was stated in the complaint. Maria Maxham, a village commissioner and former Review editor, testified about her Tap Room-related coverage and how she obtained the Berwyn police reports. Johnson objected to the testimony, arguing that what happened in Berwyn wasn’t relevant to the proceedings — a point on which Hoskin overruled him. “[Berwyn Tap Room] is a separate entity

owned by my clients that is located in Berwyn,” Johnson said. “This has no bearing nor relevance to these proceedings.”

Tim Gillian, who served as Forest Park village administrator until June 2021, testified that he, Hoskins, then Police Chief Thomas Aftanas, and other officials met with the Law brothers on March 11, 2021 to discuss complaints, and the owners seemed receptive.

“I do remember absolutely letting the Law brothers know that the village wanted this to work,” Gillian said. “The village was looking to be a good neighbor and good partner with what we hoped would be a good business.”

O’Shea also had Kevin Harnett, owner of Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home, 7319 Madison St., testify. The funeral home shares a wall with the building that houses the Tap Room. Harnett testified that, since the bar opened, there have been regular instances of “public urination, vomiting, open alcohol in plastic cups” and that, because people smoked by the doors, “the inside of my funeral home would smell like smoke” in the morning. He testified that he never had such issues with Healy’s Westside, which previously occupied the space.

Harnett said he tried to reach out to the Law brothers using the phone number provided by building landlord Mark Hosty.

He said he spoke to one of the brothers — Harnett said he wasn’t sure which — and appealed to the fact that he and the brothers attended the same seminary and asked them to show kindness and compassion.

While the brother who spoke to Harnett sounded receptive, he said that “things quickly deteriorated,” becoming “absolutely unbearable” in February 2021.

“When I arrived at the funeral home in the morning, there was vomit over my front door, broken glass, full bottles of liquor, cigarette butts everywhere. You would smell the urine everywhere,” he said. “There sometimes would be cars

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that have done burnouts and left huge tire marks, so it would look like BMX tracks after the race.”

Johnson pressed Harnett on whether he could prove that any instances of urination and other issues were caused by people leaving the Tap Room. The funeral director responded that he witnessed it firsthand at least 10 times and photographed the aftermath with his phone.

During the proceedings, the Review reporter was sitting in a chair behind the defendants’ table and used the Samsung Recorder app on his phone to make an audio recording of the proceedings, pausing the recording during breaks in the testimony.

Hoskins called a 10-minute recess about an hour and a half into the meeting. After the reporter paused the recording, O’Shea called him outside, where she and the court reporter confronted him about the recording issue. Johnson claimed that this could be cause for a mistrial, both because the meeting was recorded at all and because the recorder might have picked up privileged conversations between him and his clients.

After a discussion between the attorneys and Hoskins — during which the reporter was asked not to do anything to the phone — the parties demanded the reporter destroy the recording in the full view of Gross and the court reporter. The reporter was also told to testify under oath that no other copies of the recording exist. The court reporter said she deleted the transcription all the way up to when the hearing came back in session.

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Talking shop on Black fatherhood

Black fathers from west suburbs, West Side discuss joys, challenges of parenting during conversation at Austin barbershop

By SAMANTHA CALLENDER Community Narrative Reporter

Last month, in anticipation of Juneteenth and Father’s Day, a small group of men from around the west suburbs and Chicago’s West Side gathered inside of an Austin barbershop to talk about a subject they know best – Black fatherhood.

The roughly two-hour-long chat, held May 29 at Tonsorial Artist Studios, 5939 W. North Ave., was moderated by lifelong Austin resident Jeremy Polk, the single father of a young son.

Polk said he wanted to create a safe space, where Black fathers can come together to speak candidly and transparently about the joys and challenges of fatherhood.

“I’m 72, so I come from a different generation of fathers,” said Freddie Addison, of Little Village. “I’m glad to be able to do something like this.”

Addison, the elder of the group, said he was in his 40s, when his father’s words about family started to make sense to him.

“It was an awakening I had that a lot of dads probably have later in life,” he said, adding that his perspective about his father, who worked a range of jobs, evolved over time.

“My father wore so many hats and had so many responsibilities,” Addison recalled. “It took me a long time to realize just how powerful his position was in our family to provide for all of us.”

Damon McGhee, of Maywood, shared one of the most powerful memories he has about his father. They had taken a trip to Israel after McGhee graduated high school.

“That was the first time I can remember really being alone with him and having deep conversations,” he said. “It was a great experience but also a source of frustration; like, why haven’t we done this before?”

McGhee said that memory has become both a treasure and an inspiration for how he handles his relationships with his own children. He said he makes a conscious effort to be routinely present in their lives.

Daryl Richardson, of Hillside, said that, while having a certain level of transparency between children and parents is something he didn’t grow up with, he hopes that it empowers his daughters.

“Back in my day, the [popular] expression was, ‘Children are to be seen and not heard.’ But I think that when those [un-

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Paul Bradley, of Oak Park, dialogues with Damon McGhee, of Maywood, right, during a May 29 conversation on fatherhood held at Tonsorial Artist Studios in Austin. heard] children become adults, they don’t know how to express themselves,” Richardson said. “I wanted my daughters to be able to express themselves.”

Richardson said that while some people may think he’s too friendly or too familiar with his daughters, he’s glad that he chose to keep that emotional door open.

“One of my daughters is a psychology major and she has no problem asking me how my therapy session went. She wants to ‘unpack’ things with me,” Richardson said, laughing.

In addition to maintaining healthy relationships with their children, the fathers agreed that they also want their children to grow up in safer and more uplifting environments than they did.

“I grew up on the West Side and we [he and his family] live here too,” said Polk. “It’s better than what it was, but I want my kids to not be afraid. [I want them to be] aware of their surroundings, but not afraid or ashamed.”

Addison said that he’s seen the West Side change over time, although many things are the same.

“Some of the communities still look the way they looked when I was coming up,” he said. “The main thing I notice though is we had a strong sense of community [as far as knowing your neighbors and helping each other out]. That is what seems to be gone now.”

Paul Bradley, of Oak Park, said that, while his kids are not growing up in the community he grew up in, he makes sure that they spend time with family on the West Side.

“Sometimes, my wife and I worry, but we know they’re safe

with family,” Bradley said. “It’s important for them to see the different neighborhoods and get to know their family who lives [across Austin Boulevard] on the West Side.”

McGhee said he wants his children to know the neighborhood he grew up in and to share some of the same struggles he experienced growing up.

“I remember telling my son about the distance I’d have to walk to school,” McGhee said. “One day, I took him and we walked the exact route I used to take to school and the time it took to do it. Now, he sees how much easier he has it [than I did].”

Bradley said that, while his father had a “tough-love” approach with him growing up, he can appreciate the softness his dad now has as a grandfather.

“He used to call me soft, but now he’s the one soft with the grandkids,” Bradley said, laughing. “He’s always telling them he loves them and reminding me to show my love. He’s always telling me to be gentle.”

As the men wrapped up the conversation, they agreed that more talks like this need to happen to give Black men a space to share their truths, wisdom and insights.

“Thank you, Jeremy, for having the forethought to do this to raise our consciousness,” said Addison. “It’s a battle y’all.

It can be scary, but this was nice.”

This interactive, citizen-led reporting project was made possible by a generous grant of the Field Foundation.

CONTACT: samantha@austinweeklynews.com

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HONORED AND HUNGRY: Proviso East honor students were treated to an end-of-theyear picnic by the Title I Parent Advisory Council, June 10, in the stadium parking lot.

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel Booker made an appearance with (left to right) Terrace Craig, Title I Parent Advisory Chair Cori Hobbs, and Jessica Mancilla.

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Forest Park School District #91 is seeking applications for a vacant position on the Board of Education. An individual will be appointed to fill the vacant position until the April 2023 elections are held.

Interested persons must submit a letter expressing interest and a resume via email to jbarnes@fpsd91.org no later than Friday, June 17, 2022.

Following a review of the submitted materials, the Board will schedule interviews with selected candidates. Not all candidates for the Board vacancy will be interviewed. If you have any questions concerning the role of the Board of Education and the responsibilities of a Board member, please contact Shannon Wood, Vice President of the Board at swood@fpsd91.org

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Mohr concrete sold; apartments, hotel planned A daycare, multifamily residential complex and possibly more

By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Hinsdale-based real estate company KrohVan has purchased the H.J. Mohr & Sons Co. concrete site with the intention of developing the land as multifamily residential complex of perhaps five stories. A hotel is also being considered for a portion of the site. A national daycare chain is already approved for construction on an additional parcel on Garfield Street.

The Mohr property includes two parcels of land, the larger of which is the 3.29-acre plot at the corner of Harlem Avenue and Garfield Street where the former concrete plant sits. KrohVan purchased that site, as well as a smaller parcel on Garfield Street, which was previously used by Mohr to store concrete trucks.

H.J. Mohr & Sons Co. was one of the state’s oldest businesses, even predating Oak Park’s incorporation in 1902 by nine years. The company’s founder, Henry J. Mohr, served as the first mayor of Forest Park. Originally a coal and building materials supplier, Mohr & Sons transitioned into an industrial concrete manufacturing company. It remained a concrete manufacturer until 2018, when financial woes prompted the business’s closure.

KrohVan closed on the sale June 2, but Illinois property transfer records do not yet show how much was paid for the land.

Mike Kaspar, KrohVan’s head of development, declined to share the purchase price, stating only that it was in the “millions.”

The property had a listing price of $6.67 million when it returned to the real estate market in the summer of 2020. The property was last under contract in February 2020 to an unnamed developer that backed out due to uncertain economic conditions prompted by COVID-19.

Many corporate real estate sales are contingent upon the intended buyer receiving government approval for development projects. Confident in their vision for the property, KrohVan opted against taking the conventional route and purchased the land without first going through the village of Oak Park’s planned development process.

Initial conversations between Village of Oak Park staff and the Oak Park Economic

Development Corporation have gone positively for KrohVan, according to Kaspar.

“Our concept for the site has been pretty warmly received so far in dealing with the OPEDC,” said Kaspar. “Conversations we’ve had preliminarily with the village in virtual format were promising.”

Regardless, KrohVan will still have to go through the village’s planned development process, which includes bringing designs before the Oak Park Plan Commission and the village board. KrohVan intends to build a multifamily apartment complex, roughly five stories tall, on the southern two-thirds of the Harlem Avenue and Garfield Street plot. Kaspar said the apartments would be let at market rate.

For the remaining one-third, KrohVan is proposing a hotel. The hotel would fall under one of the flags the Marriott hotel group, but which has not yet been determined.

“It’ll probably be a select service hotel,” said Kaspar.

A portion of KrohVan’s broader plans has already scored the approval of the Oak Park Zoning Board of Appeals. The developer is planning to open a daycare center

at the former truck storage site. Part of the nationwide Kiddie Academy chain, the ZBA unanimously approved KrohVan’s request for a special use permit, which are required of daycare centers in Oak Park.

Work to convert the Garfield Street lot into Kiddie Academy has already started.

Crews have successfully removed the asbestos from the truck storage site. Crews are currently taking out the building’s utilities in preparation for its impending demolition. Construction of the daycare center will take between six and nine months,

according to Kaspar.

The decision to sell the property has been emotionally charged for the Mohr family.

“It’s been in the family for all these years.

I’m ashamed that under these circumstances that we have to close the doors,” said Dolores Mohr, who goes by Dolly.

The sadness was echoed by her daughter, Karen Richards, who served as a principal in the family company.

“It’s depressing that the place had to go,” Richards told Wednesday Journal.

Mohr’s late husband and Richards’ father, Henry “Bud” Mohr, was responsible for the beloved Christmas decorations that topped the concrete plant year-round. The future of the Santa Claus figure, which became something of an unofficial mascot for the Mohr company, is unknown. Richards hopes to find him a home with the Historical Society of Forest Park.

While understanding how emotional the situation is for the Mohr family, Kaspar said working with the Mohr family was an “awesome experience” due to their kindness, especially that of Mohr herself.

“Dolly is just the sweetest, sweetest person I’ve ever met,” Kaspar said.

The Mohr matriarch is still grieving the sale of the family’s property, but she has faith in KrohVan and Kaspar, whom she called a “very nice gentleman.” Her assurances offer something of a silver lining for the family that, despite the sale, the property is in capable hands.

“I think he’ll do a very good job,” said Mohr.

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Juneteenth Outdoor Movie ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’

BIG WEEK

Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m., Park District of Forest Park LeBron James teams up with the Looney Tunes gang (headed by showbiz veteran Bugs Bunny). Hilarity ensues, and it all unfolds on the movie screen. 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park.

YA Anime Club Thursday, June 16, 3-4:30 p.m., Forest Park Public Library (Young Adult Lounge) Swing by, and bring a friend to watch anime classics.

Recommended for 8th grade through high school. 7555 Jackson Park Blvd., Forest Park.

Juneteenth Storytime Friday, June 17, 10:30-11 a.m., Roos Pavilion Today’s storytime features selections honoring Juneteenth. The event will be held at the Forest Park library in case of rain. 7329 W. Harrison St., Forest Park.

Forest Park Together Walking Group Friday, June 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Forest Park Public Library Walking group for Forest Park neighbors, exploring the neighborhood on foot in unison.

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Reading Awake Book Group: ‘Detransition, Baby’ Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m., Forest Park Public Library Join the Reading Awake Book Group for a special Pride selection. In June, we will be reading Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. This group is intended for adults.

Berwyn Juneteenth Festival Saturday, June 18, Proska Park Berwyn’s second annual free cultural event centered on Black history & culture. This year’s theme is “Food Crosses Many Rivers: High on the Hog.” The event will showcase, food forests and the cooking traditions of African and American cuisine, demonstrated by local vendors.

Juneteenth Parade & Community Picnic Sunday, June 19, 11 a.m., starts at Longfellow Park Oak Park’s celebration of African-American independence will start at Longfellow Park near Jackson Boulevard and continue north on Ridgeland Avenue to Augusta Street. The Oak Park Book Parade and library staff will march along with other community groups.

The parade will end with a community picnic throughout the afternoon at Taylor Park (400 Division St.).

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Forest Park appoints committee to shepherd Altenheim plan 11 members named, monthly meetings planned

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Forest Park’s Village Council voted unanimously on June 13 to confirm the appointment of an 11-member Altenheim Advisory Committee, which will help decide the future of the village-owned portion of the Altenheim property.

The process has been spearheaded by Commissioner of Public Property Jessica Voogd and Commissioner of Public Health and Safety Maria Maxham, who said they wanted any decision regarding the site’s future to be transparent. The commissioners also wanted an advisory body that will be able to look at all the studies and proposals related to the site that have been prepared in the past. During the June 13 meeting, the commissioners said that they were impressed with the sheer quality and the amount of applicants.

Maxham told the Review that, now that the committee has been appointed, they will consult with the members to see what meeting times work best for them. She said that she hopes to have the first meeting by the end of June, and she expects the committee to meet monthly.

Voogd previously told the council that, with all of the proposals that have already been developed, it made sense to put together a committee that would “come together and put it all in one place.”

The two commissioners said they wanted to have a group of residents and stakeholders on the committee. The appointees include interior design consultant David Gulyas, Tree City expert Kurt Hansen, attorney Therese O’Brien, architect and Altenheim retirement community board member Mark Zinni, previous village commissioner Marty Tellalian, and residents Roberto Escalante, Karen Swinger, Scott Presslak, Steven Rouse, Jocelyn Sims and Geoff Smith.

Gulyas, who attended the meeting, said he had a special relationship with Altenheim. He lives at the Grove townhouse development east of the Altenheim site, and his father spent the last eight months of

his life at the Altenheim retirement community. Gulyas said he looked forward to being part of the committee, comparing it to a charette -- a collaborative sessions where designers work together to develop a concept.

“It’s a very important part of the design process,” he said.

Voogd said she appreciated everyone who applied.

“We really appreciate everybody taking the time to apply and chat with us about volunteering on this committee,” she said.

“It’s really great to see everyone in our community coming forward and trying to do what’s right and be transparent in the open way.”

Maxham agreed, saying that she was impressed with just how many well-qualified candidates they got to choose from.

“I’m really, really thrilled with the committee we put together,” she said. “The hardest thing was deciding who to put on the committee.”

Altenheim property The Altenheim senior living community has been a Forest Park institution since it opened in 1886. In 2001, the retirement community downsized, with the village purchasing everything but the two buildings at the heart of the property. Forest Park demolished the outbuildings and did soil remediation throughout 2021. It has been using the north portion of the property closest to Madison Street, which became known as the Grove, for various village events, while the Park District of Forest Park has been using the south portion of the property for its own events.

The terms of the sale included a restrictive covenant that required any future development on the site to comply with R-1 or R-2 residential zoning, and the use of the property can’t “interfere with the reasonable, quiet enjoyment” of the seniors living in Altenheim.

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How big is too big? from page 1 Commissioner Joe Byrnes voted against the project because he believed that the project was too large and didn’t have enough parking. Commissioner Jessica Voogd voted “present” because she took issue with the fact that it didn’t follow the 2013 comprehensive village plan, which called for more fencing and more landscaping. Buildings department director Steve Glinke argued that the plan was meant as a guideline that was nearing expiration anyway, and that putting the fence on both sides made no sense for this project.

As previously reported by the Review, the new facility would operate around the clock, and customers would need to use key cards to gain entry. U-Haul traffic study estimates, based on experience with storage facilities of similar size, concluded the building would have an average of 36 “check-ins” per day, with up to 11 check-ins at the same time during peak hours of operations. The construction is expected to take around 15 months.

The fencing was added to prevent people from cutting through the parking lot. During the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, several members said they were worried that the fencing was too severe, and that U-Haul could do more to make the intersection that serves as an entrance to Forest Park more attractive.

During the June 13 board meeting, Byrnes said that he thought that the building was too big, especially for the village of Forest Park’s size. Glinke responded that the building isn’t that big compared to the Autobarn Volvo dealership on the Oak Park side of Harlem Avenue, 1140 Garfield St., and any redevelopment of the Mohr Concrete site is likely to be several stories tall, too.

“You’re going to have 30 employees at peak period - where do those guys park?” he asked Rick Rottweiler, district vice president for U-Haul’s Chicago service area, responded that many employees take

public transit. The facility is directly south of the Harlem Blue Line ‘L’ station’s main entrance, and Pace route 307 serves the Harlem Avenue corridor south of Grand Avenue.

Voogd said that her issue was that “there’s a couple of things where it’s not fully compliant with the comprehensive plan.”

The comprehensive plan specifically touches on the Harrison Street side of the property, calling for improving sidewalks and other pedestrian amenities, as well as requiring developers to “improve landscaping and screening.”

It calls on any redevelopment of the UHaul site to “minimize traffic impacts on Harlem and negative impacts on properties to the south.” More generally, the plan calls for more landscaping and

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fencing that would reduce the impact of the vehicle headlight glare.

Glinke responded that there was only so much landscaping they could put in, and he argued that putting up fencing on Harrison side “wouldn’t add to the security.”

Village attorney Nick Peppers said that the plan was a guide – and a potentially dated one at that.

“There are parts of it that probably can be updated, should be updated,” he said.

Voogd responded that “the village spent a lot of money to create this as a point of reference” and not following it amounted to a waste of money.

Rottweiler said that U-Haul was still interested in adding more landscaping on Harlem Avenue side – it just hasn’t worked out the details yet.

“We have couple of planters here right now,” he said. “We’re working with the landscape architect. We’re certainly willing to entertain adding more trees.”

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Art Institute’s lions arrive in town for cleaning, waxing

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By JOHN RICE The iconic lions that stand in front of the Art Institute on Michigan Avenue have been transported to Forest Park. They were removed from the museum on June 14 and brought to the Conservation of Sculpture and Objects Studio at 900 Des Plaines Avenue. The studio’s director, Andrzej Dajnowksi, will oversee a thorough steam cleaning of the sculptures. They will then apply a protective wax coating that will make the lions shine.

Dajnowski was not at liberty to discuss the project but Shannon Palmer, the museum’s assistant public affairs director, provided some details. She said the lions last underwent a conservation process in 2001 and the current treatment will take more than a month.

Each bronze sculpture weighs over two tons. They have stood in front of the Beaux-Arts building since May 10, 1894. The sculptor, Edward Kemeys, was America’s foremost animal sculptor. He described the north lion as being “on the prowl” and said the south lion is “in an attitude of defiance.” In 2015, the lions were voiced by actors from Steppenwolf Theatre. Francis Guinan spoke for the south lion and Tracy Letts for the north lion. They portrayed, “gently feuding brothers.”

The lions have since been silenced but their presence is powerful. Kemeys was self-taught and started by studying zoo animals. Then he took trips to the American West to study animals in the wild.

He hunted and dissected some of them to learn their skeletal structure and musculature. The Art Institute lions are modeled on African lions.

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Man impersonates police officer to get info on business

Forest Park police say an unknown man was able to get sensitive financial information about a Madison Street business by passing himself off as a police officer.

On June 9, at 5:56 p.m., the business’ landline got a call from a number that came up as “unknown” on the caller ID. When an employee picked up the phone, a man identified himself as a Forest Park police officer, calling himself either “Officer Johnson” or “Officer Johanssen.”

The man asked the employee to go somewhere private, told her that there was something fraudulent going on in the business, and that they must not accept cash, only credit cards, for the remainder of the day.

After getting her name and cellphone number, the man called her back on her phone from a number those caller ID read “FOREST PRK VILL” and texted her Forest Park Police Department’s non-emergency office phone number. The man said that he did it so that the employee could confirm that he was a police officer.

He then called her cellphone back from another “no caller ID” number and told

her to take the cash out of the register and count it up. The man also asked her if there was any other place where the cash was stored, and she responded that they had a safe upstairs. He also asked her how many employees were working at the shop.

As the employee went upstairs to check the safe, she ran into the shop owner. She told the man that she would tell her boss what was going on. The man asked to speak to the owner, but quickly hung up.

The owner and the employee reported the incident to the police.

Forest Park police help nab robbery suspect A Forest Park police officer played a role in apprehending a robbery suspect who led police from multiple agencies from Lombard all the way to Elmwood Park on June 11 at 7:10 p.m.

The suspect raced eastbound on I-290 in a black 2019 Jeep Wrangler, pursued by the Illinois State Police and Lombard and Villa Park police departments. It exited in May-

wood on 17th Avenue, headed northbound on 5th Avenue and turned eastbound on Madison Street.

A Forest6 Park officer threw a spike strip into the path of the vehicle in the 7600 block of Madison Street, deflating the tires of the car, which continued north on Harlem Avenue and then through Oak Park.

The tires of the car tore apart as it turned west on Grand Avenue, eventually crashing into a tree in the 2500 block of 74th Avenue in Elmwood Park.

The suspect was apprehended and transported to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital for treatment. Police also arrested two passengers. Villa Park police charged the driver with aggravated fleeing and eluding police.

Identity theft A Forest Park woman discovered that someone hacked into her online Walmart store account after she noticed that her bank account was overdrawn.

The victim told the police that, on June 7, she was checking her bank account when

she noticed that it was $245.96 overdrawn.

She then received a text message from Walmart stating that her order was ready for pick-up at the store’s Forest Park location, 1300 Desplaines Ave. The victim told the police that she didn’t make any orders.

After checking her Walmart account, she saw that the pick-up order was for groceries, and that someone placed an order for a 14-foot trampoline slated to be shipped to her home address.

The victim contacted Walmart, and was told that the order was stated to be picked up by someone whose name she didn’t know. She asked Walmart to cancel the order, changed her Walmart account password and notified her bank of the unauthorized transaction.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, June 6-12, 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.

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The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Clerk from February 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk.

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303 N Marion St 947 Forest Ave 225 S Scoville Ave 724 Clinton Ave 228 Forest Ave 126 Clinton Ave 830 N Kenilworth Ave 240 Chicago Ave 936 Chicago Ave 803 Belleforte Ave 901 N Oak Park Ave 1039 N Oak Park Ave 1037 Belleforte Ave 216 S Humphrey Ave 532 N Marion St 1026 Gunderson Ave 1001 N Marion St 245 S Cuyler Ave 240 Iowa St 411 N Lombard Ave 424 Pleasant St 1014 Clinton Ave 711 Carpenter Ave 1221 N Ridgeland Ave 6615 North Ave 1048 S Euclid Ave 726 S Lyman Ave 824 N East Ave 830 N Euclid Ave 511 S Ridgeland Ave 451 Greenfield St 135 S Cuyler Ave 820 Belleforte Ave 1116 Clinton Ave 526 S Humphrey Ave 517 S Highland Ave 1181 S Kenilworth Ave

$950,000 $947,500 $895,000 $871,000 $825,000 $780,000 $775,000 $762,000 $750,000 $744,000 $740,000 $725,000 $668,000 $625,000 $615,000 $615,000 $608,000 $585,000 $555,000 $550,000 $540,000 $532,000 $530,000 $527,000 $525,000 $525,000 $518,000 $512,000 $497,000 $495,000 $490,000 $470,000 $466,000 $455,000 $442,000 $439,000 $430,000

Picchiotti Robert D Riley Kevin Thurman Douglas W Paterick Timothy E Tr Filbin Joan M Tr Engbers Ruud Dols Jason Glavin Matthew Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 391 Barrett Elisabeth R Tr Parmar Paminder S Tr Green Alexander Garvy Maria Tr Amyx Ira Ke Cs Holdings One Llc Lin Patrick Hooper David Ryan Pasha Meghan Bellingham Robert B Irwin Paul Flannery Patricia Tr Gresk Geoffrey S White James R Tr Cornelius Dana Hedayat Samad Tr Mary Walls Cap Llc Moore Christopher A Castellanos Jeanette Foster Trevor Cohen Ashley E Warrior Const Inc Manimala Luke J Kelly Peter C Tr Ray Nicole Carlson Bedrossian Carlos Rochr Kristen Joyce Thomas P Chatz Peter M Bowen Kenneth P Tr Carlson Elizabeth Garcia Tony Tr 101 Bruemmer Cora Bertoletti John C Schmidt William L Bailey John Townsend Sciamanna Andrew D Pfeffer Michael Marek Ryan M Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 21742 6611 Oak Pk Inc Blue Collar Artistry Llc Mccaughey Amanda Ketchum Billy Liss Lauren T Bank Of Amer Na Tr Murphy Ryan J Lane John J Strimaitis Michele Cook Carson R Bougher Ryan K Byline Bk Tr Kasons Prop Inc Perkovich David J Marcellino Peter J Hughes Duane Sanders Tiffany Walsh Susan E Tr Morales Rafael Jr Alger John C Straub Patrick Hasso Jack Kirschner Andrew Jay J Dev Llc Graves Robert S

303 N. Marion St., Oak Park

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1207 Rossell Ave 914 Hayes Ave 1158 S Lombard Ave 731 S Maple Ave 716 S Maple Ave 845 S Kenilworth Ave 715 S Taylor Ave 540 S Elmwood Ave 425 S Oak Park Ave 641 Madison St 932 N Harvey Ave 935 Garfield St 532 Forest Ave 225 S Maple Ave 1108 S Lombard Ave 1038 S Ridgeland Ave 942 N Austin Blvd 804 N Taylor Ave 226 S Maple Ave 322 N Marion St 603 N Cuyler Ave 804 S Cuyler Ave 1130 S Harvey Ave 238 Madison St

$425,000 $422,000 $420,000 $399,500 $385,000 $377,000 $375,000 $360,000 $354,000 $330,000 $330,000 $325,000 $300,000 $300,000 $299,000 $295,000 $295,000 $290,000 $279,000 $266,000 $255,000 $240,000 $237,500 $234,000

Bley Jordan Doss Matthew J Amonson Erik Allen Mark Ketchum Billy D Berger Evan M Davis Justin Dean Escobedo Miguel 229231 S Oak Pk Ave Llc Lillmar Llc Henderson Lynn Long Real Estate Prop Inc Kaftanowicz Andrew Grady Elizabeth A Dean Swapanil Mangler Ryan Tran Thien Sullivan Martha A Buehler Hernandez Noemi Sarahy Garci Isabel Timothy 603 Cuyler Llc Brownlee Anastacia E Tsi Prop Llc Durham Realstate Grp Llc

1028 S Ridgeland Ave 930 Ontario St 930 Ontario St 1016 N Lombard Ave

$233,000 $225,000 $220,000 $215,000

Cutler James L Bloom Mary Ann Kettner Kristopher J Hearne John T Denkovski Tito Roth Bridget Tr Furlette-Koski Sara Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 7539 Powell Charles G Iii Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 3768 Bodzewski Lawrence Glen Hemstreet Donna M Tr Gordon Melissa L Chicago Title Land Trust Co Vasquez Noel Mccarthy Nathan Scott Richardson Tracy Squeo Michael Guy Demay Thomas N Krzyzewski Lori Walker Irea Klenske Madalyn Fannie Mae Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 30069504 Chavez Jessie Gotsch Marilyn H Tr Won Raymond McGuire Donal

Paragon Ventures Llc Spangle Laura Hartman Nancy M Tr Martinez Raymundo

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OAK PARK ADDRESS

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426 S Lombard Ave 425 Home Ave 150 N Austin Blvd 1033 Ontario St 746 S Wesley Ave 220 N Oak Park Ave 920 Wesley Ave 1042 Washington Blvd

$211,000 $195,000 $169,000 $169,000 $165,000 $145,000 $142,000 $140,000

Bartlett Actress J Parker Daniel Roll Ashley Thompson Candace L Mcginnis Jennifer J Otoole Mary K Duncan Kimberly D Rendon Alma Delia

651 South Blvd 232 N Oak Park Ave 232 N Oak Park Ave 228 N Oak Park Ave 425 Wesley Ave 216 S Marion St 430 Home Ave 825 Lake St

$129,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $120,000 $115,000 $90,000 $85,000

Sinclair Barbara Desalvo Scott D Beier Brad Joa Yuleidy Tanaka Amanda Homeric Ping Kranz Denise A Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002371576 Zukauskas Karolis Gallagher Dana M Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc Hartney Robert J Landis Robert B Goggin Michael J Christopher Joy A Hayman Noah Michael

Alexandre-Drake Marie Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc Tabasco Ana Rita Garcia Lascurain Valero Slowikowski Kamil Solis Ramiro Goggin Michael M Bisharat Raed Jeunnette Carol

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1407 Ashland Ave 600 Lathrop Ave 835 Monroe Ave 1407 William St 207 Franklin Ave 911 Lathrop Ave 931 Thatcher Ave 7964 Augusta St 931 Forest Ave 500 S Park Ave 927 Forest Ave 314 Lathrop Ave 1 Gale Ave 7612 Vine St 706 Monroe Ave 348 Ashland Ave 12 Franklin Ave 435 Williams St 1436 N Harlem Ave 410 Ashland Ave 407 Franklin Ave

$1,500,000 $1,300,000 $915,000 $895,000 $762,500 $725,000 $715,000 $662,000 $630,000 $620,000 $550,000 $500,000 $450,000 $440,000 $400,000 $390,000 $306,000 $245,000 $245,000 $240,000 $236,000

Doherty Charles V Tr Fulton Audrea H Kuntz Donald R Paulk Richard L Gee Bernard M Carlson Barbara Ann Manno David Oreste Gardenier Peter W Oneyear James J Di Sabato Diego Schmidt Hildegarde Tr Smith Adam Wolfkiel J Leonard G Tr Brennolt Quinn Michael Guistino Dino Ritchie Jeanne Harvey Jeffrey Burch James G Touhemi Chekib Mohamed Swanson Jason A Peterson Melinda Holm

417 Edgewood Pl 8023 Lake St 1531 William St

$145,000 $140,000 $86,000

Szewc Slawomir Stefanski-Douglas Anne C Unti Agostino Jr

Grining Bradley R Di Sabato Diego Tr Berger Ian D Lepere Andrew J Willert Luke Brauc John Smith Adam Davila-Ruhaak Sarah Blatt Stephen Andrew Pierce Michele R Peterson Melinda Holm Mathes David Carolan Lisa M Godschalk Andrew Paul Mulka Jadwiga Haas Audrea Padgett Marcus Paulsen Lawrence R Tr Reyna Jose Jr Tyner Terese C Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002387975 The Mcdouglass Family Trust Fulton Douglas Evan Gadsby Isabela Grace

235 Circle Ave., Forest Park

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hen it comes to trying to shut down the Forest Park Tap Room, the problematic bar at Madison and Circle, Forest Park keeps trying and losing.

It has suspended the bar’s license multiple times but relented. It revoked the bar’s license, but that was overturned by the state’s Liquor Control Board. The current gambit is to not renew the bar’s liquor license.

Hearings by Forest Park’s liquor commissioner (aka, Mayor Rory Hoskins) have been delayed twice but were finally scheduled to begin last week. That hearing was delayed by an hour as attorneys for the village and the bar had some final conversations.

And that’s when things got really strange and troubling. Somewhat more than 90 minutes into the hearing, a break was called. The court reporter hired by the village to create a transcript of the proceedings then launched into a complaint that the reporter from the Forest Park Review was audio recording the meeting on his phone. Of course he was recording the meeting. That’s what reporters do these days.

Makes for more accurate quotes and an ability to go back and check things against notes.

As we looked at Forest Park’s statutes and then had our lawyer, the general counsel for the Illinois Press Association, look at the same statutes, it was clear. There is absolutely nothing in Forest Park law that prohibits recording public meetings.

This led to a ridiculous and offensive brouhaha in which attorneys for the Tap Room, always looking for a cudgel to beat up the village, made the silly claim that this entirely legal recording by our reporter should result in a “mistrial.”

And more ridiculous and troubling? The mayor and Village Attorney Sharon O’Shea piled on our reporter, demanded that he delete the audio file on his phone, demanded he be sworn in to testify he had not saved the file to the cloud and that he leave his phone with the police chief when he used the facilities. The reporter was told he and the Review would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law if the file was not deleted.

That is a lot of misguided intimidation of the free press when the village did not have a legal leg to stand on. Multiple people in leadership at village hall ought to do some soul-searching and consider an apology.

In a statement to the Review on Monday afternoon, Mayor Hoskins wrote that the court reporter raised a concern about our reporter’s physical proximity to the defendants and their attorneys.

That is not what was expressed to our reporter in real time. It was a concern expressed by Tap Room attorneys. And we’ll never know if the reporter’s recording picked up “privileged” communications as the recording was deleted.

In any case, the hour-plus of the hearing was “abandoned” and has been rescheduled for later in the month. The Review will be back.

Our reporter will be recording the proceedings. And if anyone is concerned about seating arrangements, then move the chairs away from the defendants’ table.

The entire debacle makes it seem as if Tap Room has the village spooked. This hour of overreaction and casting blame on the local paper for reporting the news was not village government’s finest hour.

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Bagger Wagner is back on courtesy patrol

hen I went to Cindy J’s house and discovered they used store-bought garbage bags in their kitchen garbage can, I knew her family was made of money.

See, back then, while I was a bagger at Dominick’s, we would ask every customer, “paper or plastic?” and hardly anyone said plastic. The paper bag that came with your purchase was like a free gift — it fit perfectly in the standard kitchen garbage can.

Cashiers would fight over having me at their bagging deck, I was the fastest and most efficient bagger Dominick’s on Ogden had ever seen. My legendary skills were honed by playing Tetris which was sweeping through as the most popular video game at the time. Pat, with her carpel tunnel syndrome, was the slowest and most miserable cashier. Nancy was paranoid and suspicious about everything. And Beverly, who owned a side escort business, regularly made demeaning references through gestures about me to other employees and the team of regular cashiers I served.

Mike the manager, was really the only pleasant person to work with, and was called to the front to work the register only when we were very busy.

He was a machine; there was no small talk, he just pumped groceries through the scanner, and together we checked out grocery shoppers one at a time.

I really preferred the brief-but-freeing task of collecting carts from the parking lot, at least until we got our first cart corrals. When the corrals came, so came the outfit I was required to don to ensure my safety. While it never occurred to me that I was unsafe while I collected carts between cars, in driving aisles, or when I had to push long

chains of carts with careful maneuvering skills in traffic on hot sunny days, it was a welcome break from the toxic personalities inside.

The outfit included a neon orange vest and matching neon hat of humility, marked with the words, “Courtesy Patrol.” That hat was so ridiculous that Mr. Morrow, whom I babysat for regularly, begged me to steal one for him. He brought it up every week. I later regretted that I didn’t steal one for him, I never could explain to him the complexities involved in saving him from wearing the hat, but I was grateful he at least recognized the absurdness of it.

As life has a way of coming full circle, I have rediscovered my glory days of cart return. Perhaps due to a Walmart customer’s poor mobility or an over-purchasing situation at the superstore, carts can be found loitering at our local bus stops, tipped over at the river, disposed of at the cemetery, parked at the el station, and sometimes even being repurposed as a receptacle for trash. My trained eye enables me to see these carts, every day, sometimes for months, alone, abandoned, unable to get back to the safety of their home corrals without assistance. I know someone out there collects them sometimes because the independently occurring sloppy cart corral that forms at a corner eventually does disappear. Just in the last week, I decided to let go of my pride, metaphorically don the old Courtesy Patrol hat, and join that mysterious person or people who has been returning the carts to their home base over the years.

So to whoever has been removing the carts in the past, my deepest appreciation goes out to you.

JILL WAGNER

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Local artist in the thick of Juneteenth festivities

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rtist Alex Bostic is having quite a year.

In February, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring sculptor Edmonia Lewis, bearing a portrait of Lewis that Bostic painted from a photograph. He purposely gave her a determined look.

Then in May a children’s book titled, Free At Last: A Juneteenth Poem, was published, illustrated with portraits by Bostic. The poem that forms the text of the book was written by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle. It describes the reactions of slaves in Galveston, Texas when they suddenly learned they were free. Some dropped their work implements and went home to rest. Some continued to work to earn a pittance, while others gathered to thank the Lord. At least one young man danced.

Free at Last is the first children’s book Bostic has illustrated. He used family, friends and his former students from Mississippi State University as models for his portraits. He dressed them in period costumes and his son, Kamau Bostic, a professional photographer, took their picture. The tricky part was to keep them from smiling during the shoot. Bostic

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then painted realistic, large-scale portraits of the subjects.

One of his models was Larry Young, the man who cuts Bostic’s lawn. Young looks like a true Southerner, wearing his own overalls for a portrait in which he’s carrying a barrel. A former student named Scott was portrayed with his young daughter walking through a meadow with a horse.

Another former student named Tiffany posed next to a cotton field, wearing a kerchief and carrying a scythe. He persuaded a young man in the school cafeteria to don a period shirt and show off some dance moves. Finally, Bostic and the rest of his family are portrayed in a photo album.

He plans to exhibit six of his portraits at a Juneteenth ceremony. The next children’s book he’s illustrating portrays three Black girls being escorted to school by four U.S. marshals during the 1950s. One of the girls later grew up and purchased the school.

Bostic was the first choice of the author when she was offered a selection of illustrators. Rolle was fascinated by his process and says they were a “perfect pairing.” She is the former poet laureate of her hometown of Santa Barbara, California, and is often invited

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to read her poems at Black History events.

She composed her Juneteenth poem about 30 years ago and has allowed its use at various Juneteenth events.

Free At Last will also be read at a number of Juneteenth events this year. “There’s nothing like reading it aloud,” she said. “There’s a magic about it.” The poem is very personal to her. Thanks to its publication, she has attracted a fan club of 8-year-olds. During the publishing process, she had to make her words more kid-friendly. For example, she changed “saloon” to “dance hall.”

I told Rolle how our mayor was from Galveston, Texas. Thanks to the tradition Mayor Hoskins brought from his hometown, Forest Park has been at the forefront of celebrating this important holiday. Now the communities around us are celebrating Juneteenth with their own ceremonies. It’s even become a federal holiday.

Juneteenth is really about the universal struggle for freedom. As described in Free At Last, there were many ways to respond when slaves learned they were free. Some prayed.

Some sang spirituals. Others fled as far away as they could get. Some simply danced.

If you’d like to hear the poem “Free At Last,” I have the privilege of reading it at the Juneteenth Pool Party this Saturday. I promise not to dance.

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Celebrating a 3-peat on Madison With Michael Jordan scoring the only other points during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals in 1993, the Phoenix Suns were put to rest when Horace Grant fired a perfect pass to John Paxson. Nailing the three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in the game, the Bulls secured their 3-peat championship with a 99-98 victory. Local Forest Parkers took the celebration to the streets for an impromptu victory parade.

Photo by Frank Pinc, Forest Park Review Archives June 20, 1993. After the Chicago Bulls shut down the Phoenix Sun, kids took a victory lap on Madison Street to celebrate.

Jill Wagner

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING Request of bids for the Oak Park Conservatory North Wall Restoration, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park.

Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled deadline.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Alex Michael Rodriguez 2022CONC000657.

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Alex Michael Rodriguez to the new name of: Alex Flores The court date will be held: On July 22, 2022 at 1:30PM at Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 953 7031 0834 Password: 310046 Cook County in Courtroom # 1703 Published in Wednesday Journal June 1, 8, 15, 2022

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: Y22009192 on May 23, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of GRIEF AF with the business located at: 3712 168TH STREET, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: ERIN ANDERSON 3712 168TH STREET, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 JANAE ANDERSON 3712 168TH STREET, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL 60478 Published in RB Landmark June 8, 15, 22, 2022

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: Y22009247 on June 6, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of STUDIO 4-5-6 with the business located at: 407 WISCONSIN AVE APT B, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: RILEY CHATTIN 407 WISCONSIN AVE APT B OAK PARK, IL 60302, USA TAMMY NERENBERG 407 WISCONSIN AVE APT B OAK PARK, IL 60302, USA Published in Wednesday Journal June 8, 15, 22, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Kennedie Lynann Carlson 20224002734.

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Kennedie Lynann Carlson to the new name of: Kennedie Carlson Gill The court date will be held: On 08/09/2022 at 11am at 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood, Cook County in Courtroom #0112 Published in Forest Park Review June 15, 22, 29, 2022

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS: A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packet is available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, or at https://www.berwyn-il.gov/sites/all/ files/pdfs/RFPs/SOQ_PhaseI_Engineering_Services_34thStreet.pdf Sealed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, until the time and date specified below, for: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES – PHASE I DESIGN ENGINEERING 34TH STREET UTILITY AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO: Attention of the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, Berwyn IL 60402, on or before the submittal date specified below. The SOQ shall be sealed and clearly marked on the front “Engineering Statement of Qualifications for Engineering Services”.

FAXED OR EMAILED SOQ WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS IS DUE NO LATER THAN: 10:00 a.m., on June 30, 2022. Proposers shall submit four (4) copies of their SOQ. Published in Wednesday Journal June 15, 22, 29 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NOTICE TO PROPOSERS: A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packet is available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, or at https://www.berwyn-il.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/RFPs/ SOQ_PhaseI_Engineering_Services_26thStreet.pdf Sealed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, until the time and date specified below, for: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES – PHASE I DESIGN ENGINEERING ACCESS TO TRANSIT 26TH STREET UTILITY AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO: Attention of the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, Berwyn IL 60402, on or before the submittal date specified below. The SOQ shall be sealed and clearly marked on the front “Engineering Statement of Qualifications for Engineering Services”.

FAXED OR EMAILED SOQ WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS IS DUE NO LATER THAN: 10:00 a.m., on June 30, 2022. Proposers shall submit four (4) copies of their SOQ. Published in Wednesday Journal June 15, 22, 29 2022

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park will accept sealed bids for the Oak Park Conservatory North greenhouse wall restoration, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park. The project consists of removal of existing wood cladding, vertical windows and vents along the North wall of the Conservatory, removal of side vents and manual drive operators, prime and paint steel structure, install new windows, framing, vertical posts, side vents and motors. The Park District of OakPark will receive individual sealed Bids until 10:00 a.m.

(Central time) on Friday, July 8th, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, IL. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Demand Star website as of 5:00 pm Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The Conservatory is open to view Tues- Sunday’s from 11am-3pm. A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at the Conservatory at 615 Garfield St., Oak Park, IL 60304. Bid bonds will be required by bidding contractors. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Demand Star website at: https://www.demandstar.com/ app/buyers/bids/400339/details For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@pdop.org or (708) 725-2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2022. 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: Chris Wollmuth, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal June 15, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed Proposals will be accepted for: 2022 Village-Wide Traffic Study – Traffic Engineering Services The Village of River Forest is seeking a professional engineering firm (FIRM) to assist the Village with the traffic engineering services for the 2022 Village-Wide Traffic Study. It is the goal of the Village to contract with a qualified FIRM that has substantial experience in this type of work. The RFP is available for download starting Thursday, June 9, 2022 at: www.vrf.us/bids Proposals must be submitted by Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to: Village Hall – Public Works, 2nd Floor Village of River Forest 400 Park Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 Proposals will be considered based on the criteria set forth in the RFP. No Proposal shall be withdrawn after the opening of the Proposals without the consent of the President and

The Village of River Forest reserves the right in receiving these Proposals to waive technicalities and reject any or all Proposals.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 15, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Annual Budget Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Riverside School District No. 96 in the Cook County, State of Illinois, that a budget for said school district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, will be on file and available for public inspection by appointment Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm starting the 19th day of June 2022, at the district’s administrative offices on 3340 South Harlem Avenue in Riverside Illinois.

To schedule an appointment please email fittonj@district96.org.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 7:00 o’clock p.m. on the 20th day of July 2022 followed immediately by the scheduled regular board meeting.

Board of Education Riverside School District No. 96 Cook County, Illinois By: Wesley Muirhead, Board Secretary Published in RB Landmark June 15, 2022

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park—Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302—will receive electronic proposals until Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. for Project: 22-11, Central Pumping Station Upgrades. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, the improvements consist of removal of two horizontal splitcase “Pit” pumps and motors, check valves, demolition of existing concrete equipment bases, and replacement with two new horizontal split-case pumps and check valves, in addition to rehabilitation of the two horizontal split-case “Chicago” pumps, removal of four existing variable frequency drives (VFD) located in the electrical room, replacement of existing electrical conductors between the VFDs and pump motors and replacement with four new VFDs along with miscellaneous items of work.

Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic service starting on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., which can be

found at https://www.oak-park. us/your-government/budgetpurchasing/requests-proposals or at www.questcdn.com under login using QuestCDN number 8134161 for a non-refundable charge of $30.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications to only those contractors deemed qualified. No plans will be issued to prospective bidders after 4:00 P.M. on the working day preceding the opening of bids.

A mandatory pre-Bid Meeting will take place at the Central Pump Station located at 102 N. Lombard Avenue, Oak Park, IL on Wednesday, June 29th at 10:00 AM. Attendance to the pre-Bid meeting is required in order to bid the project. Bids received from contractors who did not attend the pre-Bid meeting will be rejected.

The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer

Published in Wednesday Journal, June 15, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING DATE: July 6, 2022

TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits CALENDAR NUMBER: 16-22-Z

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a variance application filed by the Applicants, Jack and Libby Aronson. The Applicants seeks a variance from Section 9.4 (Table 9-1: Permitted Encroachments Into Required Setbacks) and 9.3 (A)(5)(b) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) which regulates permitted encroachments into required setbacks and requires that a parking pad shall be located no closer to the corner side lot line than the building façade line of the principal structure to permit construction of a vehicle off-street parking pad in the required corner side yard setback and closer to the corner lot line (Le Moyne Parkway) than the building façade line at the premises commonly known as 1201 N. Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-05-200-032-0000 (“Subject Property”) in the R-2 Single-Family Zoning District.

A copy of the application and ap-

plicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The Board will conduct the public hearing remotely with live audio available and optional video. The hearing will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT U-Verse subscribers on channel 99. The remote public hearing is authorized pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person public hearing is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the public hearing due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons Published in Wednesday Journal, June 15, 2022

may provide written evidence, testimony and public comment on the application by email to Zoning@ oak-park.us or by drop off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 6, 2022. An individual’s name and their testimony or comment will be read aloud into the record at the public hearing if received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in-person in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses, present evidence, testimony or public comment by emailing Zoning@oak-park. us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing. Individuals who sign up to participate in-person will receive an email from Village staff with information about how to join the hearing online through Zoom web-conference means or by phone.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

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CLASSIFIED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CROWD LENDING FUND ONE, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

52ND AVE., LLC AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; FOSTER CHAMBERS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 4378 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, July 12, 2022 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. 16-18-420-033-0000.

Commonly known as 1131 SOUTH ELMWOOD 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 Ms. Sheryl A. Fyock at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 422-8000. 35146-03 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3195856 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff, -v.LARSENIA HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12736 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14 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 December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 19, 2022, 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 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0480000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse, attached one car garage.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 20-04687IL_613739 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 12736 TJSC#: 42-1079 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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The 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.

This 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.

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