Forest Park Review 061924

Illinois Report Card shows only 1.7% of students are ‘pro cient’ in math

By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter

Could requiring a fourth year of math help students increase their proficiency in the subject? Proviso East Principal Rodney Hull thinks so.

During a June 11 board of education meeting, Hull presented a “4th Year of Math Justification” to the board.

According to Hull’s presentation, East and West only require three years of math while Proviso Math and Science Academy requires five years.

The Illinois State Board of Education requires a minimum of three years of math.

The most common math courses taken at East and

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West are “Inte gr ated Math 1,” “Integr ated Math 2,” and “Inte gr ated Math 3” with a dditional math c ourses optional for four-year classes

According to Hull’s presentation, the district’s STAR Data, wh ich measures student’s reading and math skills, reinforces the need for that a dditional year of math, showing that at E ast 36% of stud ents scored below gr ade level.

A dditionally, the incoming score fo r freshman students in math was more than three years below gr ade level.

Hull also said that almost 40% of freshman students have an “F” in the subject

According to Hull, E ast lost out on being able to offer pre-algebra to freshmen who needed a dditional suppo rt as it was not able to fill the two open teaching positions, wh ich we re gr ant f unded. Th e high school also purchased pre-algebra b ooks for freshmen students who needed i ntensive suppo rt

Many students also t ry to make up math during the summer, added Hull.

“We have shown growth, but it is not as much as it c ould be if the students had the suppo rt from day one,” Hull said. “We are playing catch up.”

Hull was not able to be r eached fo r c omment.

Board member David Ocampo said he is f ully suppo rt ive of a dding a fourth year of math at East and West.

“I am for it,” Ocampo said, adding he hopes to speak with the rest of the board to try to figure out what is needed to push that forward. “Mr. Hull had a point. By the time they are doing the ACT test they have only done the equivalent of Algebra 1. You need more rigor for that test, especially as we are moving towards our foundation schools adopting STEM. We can’ t bridge that gap; we don’ t have the resources for students to easily transition.”

T he district is stuck in an “outdated” era, said Ocamp o.

Ocampo said looking i nto a dding a fourth year would require a task forc e, c omposed of administrators and educator s, along with a master schedule

“They would need to g et to g ether and d etermine wh at to implement when and wh at is the impact,” he said. “Kids are

going to g et affected but you have to draw the line somewhere. ”

He said he is hopeful the rest of the b oard ag rees.

“I f you g et the right p eople, especially at the b oard level,” Ocampo said. “I think it ’s sufficient to say that everyone on the b oard would probably be in favo r of it, it j ust de p ends on implementation.”

According to E ast’s 2023 I llinois Re po rt Card, only 1.7% of j uniors scored at each of the performance levels for the SAT, c ompared to the state average of 19.7% for math. T he district’s average for 2023 was 8%.

“Meets S tandards,” a ccording to the Illinois Re po rt Card we bsit e, means that the “student has met the proficiency level and d emonstrates adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills needed relative to the I llinois L earning S tandards.”

Only 1.7% of students at E ast we re “proficient” in math c ompared to the state’s average of 26.9%.

T he district’s proficiency rate for 2023 was 9.2%, with West having 3% of stud ents proficient.

To help students who might be struggling, Hull said East teachers are providing freshmen with suppo rt along with offering paper tutoring, after school tutoring, and online suppo rt . Administration also analyzes STAR data to pr ogr ess monitoring and grouping as well as utilizing Imagine Math and STAR Math resources to suppo rt growth and the lear ning of the required skills.

Hull also brought up that E ast cu rrently offers four years of social studie s along with four years of English.

“Social studies is not a tested subject , whereas math and science are, wh ich fu rther justifies the need for it,” Hull said.

T he I llinois State Board of Education only requires two years of social scienc e, wh ich needs to include one year of U. S. History or a c ombination of U. S. Histor y and A merican gove r nment and one semester of civic s.

Only two years of science are required . I nterim superintendents A lexander Aschof f and Lu ke Pavone did not respond to requests for comment.

IN O THER MATH NEWS

Aschof f presented an info rm ation i tem to the b oard re ga rding Imagine L earning, a supplemental K-8 platfo rm that was used for the 2023-24 school year to help raise math scores.

Cu rrently, the district has a few c oncerns re ga rding Imagin e, said Aschof f, including that it only g oes up to Algebra and that the diagnostic test p laced all students at a freshmen level ve r sus p lacing them based on their skills

T he district is c onsidering shiftin g g ears to another progr am IXL L earning , another progr am that was piloted durin g this past school year.

According to Aschof f, the pilot perio d r an from Fe b. 15 through May 24 with two teachers at E ast, four at West, and seve n at PMSA.

T he platfo rm includes video lessons, scripted lessons, and a live d ashboard to see wh at students are wo rk ing on.

“We did see a much higher increase in

student growth percentile for those stud ents using IXL,” Aschof f said.

Aschof f said they also saw a much higher student usage on IXL ve r sus Imagine.

According to Aschof f there was a total usage of 671 hours for IXL versus three hours of Imagine usage at Proviso East. T here were 925.5 hours of usage for IXL at West compared to 5 hours for Imagine. PMSA had a total of 500 hours of usage for IXL and zero hours of usage for Imagine.

“This is something that students are doing well with, and students want,” Aschof f said.

Aschoff said the item can be presented as an action item for the July BOE meeting.

Correction

An article titled “Growing Community Media takes home Illinois Press Association awards” that ran in print June 12, 2024, misstated the number of first place awards the organization won. That number is 16. We apologize for the er ror.

rest Park PRIDE Celebration

June 21, 5 - 7 p.m., Constitution Court

Let’s celebrate love, diversity and equality in Forest Park. Grab a chair and get a front row seat to aN evening of live music, drag performances, food, drinks, and so much more. Pride Fest is proudly cohosted by the Village of Forest Park, OPALGA+, Play It Again Sports and Rober t’s Westside. Constitution Court, Forest Park

Forest Park Pride Festival

Af ter Part y

Friday, June 21, 7 p.m., Rober t’s Westside

Join us for the o cial Forest Park Pride Festival After Party featuring Felix & Fingers Dueling Pianos and a dance par ty with DJ Zeetus Lapetus. This event promises an unforgettable night of music and fun. Purchase tickets at https://tinyurl.com/bdf93xza, 7321 Madison St., Forest Park

Af terhours at the Roos

Friday, June 21, 7- 9 p.m., Forest Park Public Library - Roos Recreation Center

Blow o some steam with us at the Roos Recreation Center! Eat pizza, play games, and enjoy some downtime with your friends. Registration is required to guarantee entry. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park

Stoop Sessions featuring Yng Romance

June 25, 7 - 8 p.m., 926 Marengo Ave.

Held on a neighbor’s front porch, these mini-concerts are free and open to the public. Next up is Yng Romance. Grab a blanket and chair and join your neighbors for an enjoyable and enter taining summer night. Location: 926 Marengo Ave., Forest Park (rain date Thursday, June 13). 4

BIG WEEK

June 19-26

Summer Concer t Series at the Park & MART

in the Park

June 26, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Pavilion at the Roos Center

Classical Blast kicks o the rst concert in the Park District of Forest Park’s Summer Concert Series at the Pavilion behind the Roos. They combine musical genres to create new and exciting sounds and band members have impressive recording and performance street cred. Classic Rock ... with a little Bach. 7329 Harrison

German Fest Forest Park

Friday, June 21, 4 - 10 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 12 - 10 p.m.

Enjoy German food and drink, live music, and games and activities for kids and adults at this authentic German festival. https://www.facebook.com/ germanfestforestpark. 7824 Madison St., Forest Park

Forest Park Public Library

In honor of Pride Month, we’re celebrating love, personal expression, and families of all shapes and sizes with music and movement. Designed for ages 6 and under. Adults must be accompanied by a child to participate. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mvewv5b2 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park

Law Enfo rcement Torch Run

June 22 @ 8 - 9 a.m., Van Buren parking lot Witness the dedication of law enforcement ers and cheer them on as they carry the torch to raise funds and awareness for

Special Olympics. You can also donate to support Team Proviso https://support.soill.org/give/f5517879/#!/ donation/checkout. Van Buren parking lot, Forest Park.

Kevin Farley brings improv to Forest Park’s backyard

e brother of actor Chris Farley appeared at Oak Park’s Comedy Plex

By KATHERINE FRAZER Contributing Reporter

Actor and comedian Kevin Farley made his way back to Chicago for smiles and laughs with stand-up performances at the Comedy Plex Comedy Club in Oak Park last weekend

Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Farley got his start in comedy doing improv shows at The Second City. Today, he splits his time between New York and Florida when

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BJ Richards, 77, an ccomplished and er, and lasting children and families in the vileacefully une 12, 2024, suramew education ounseling she did with proon — more during pper Manhattan with six toddlers in a small cooperative in space provided by Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers union at their headquarters in New York. Her magnetic character and commitment to young children quickly found an enthusiastic community base with New Yorkers desperate for quality child care in the early days of feminism with large numbers of women working outside the home.

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he is not traveling for work To Farley, being back in Chicago reminds him of the start of his career when he was just getting started and lear ning the ropes.

“We used to do these improv shows that are in people’s basements, and we’d be in this van, going across the country to colleges,” Farley said. “So, we didn’t make a lot of money, but it was a lot of fun and it’s a time in my life where comedy was done primarily for fun and to lear n.”

Today, Farley mainly does standup comedy, like his shows at the Comedy Plex. For Farley, his approach to standup comedy varies greatly from the start of his career in improv.

“Stand up is different because it’s a lot more crafting of jokes, and making jokes

work and doing them over until you get them perfect,” Farley said. “They can be a little play on words or the way you say it, so it’s a lot more refined.”

Audience members can expect a set centered around observations from the comedian’s busy life. Farley said his set runs the gamut – ranging from his relationship with his wife, his battle with food, his observations on politics, and his life with seven dogs. His favorite part of his set is when he has the chance to talk about his relationship with his wife.

“She’s quirky, and we have a very wild relationship,” Farley said.

Farley, who has starred in shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “It’s Always Sunny

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Ayers, who worked at BJ’s Kids for eight years as he and his life partner Bernardine Dohrn raised three sons in New York, said, “BJ was largely self-educated, having read widely and deeply in child development and early childhood education. The fact that she never attended college surprises colleagues because of her broad knowledge of and huge reputation in the field.”

She was a remarkable observer of children. Each day, by hand, she wrote keen observations of each child’s activities, expressed feelings, remarks and evolving friendships in a notebook for each child that the parent could review at pick-up or take home to inform that night’s discussion with their partner and/or child. Later, as the inter net appeared, this became a daily email.

On weekends, BJ spent countless hours helping families deal with their concerns and problems around child-rearing. The solutions she offered were neither simplistic nor prescriptive, but based on inquiry and joint problem-solving.

In New York, BJ’s Kids quickly became known to celebrities and activists for its anti-bias and child-centered approach to early learning. Gloria Steinem visited and profiled BJ in Ms. magazine. Pete Seeger did a concert as a fundraiser for the program. Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks spent a morning with the kids and became a supporter. Dr. Benjamin Spock visited and wrote about her work. Marlo Thomas of the groundbreaking TV special Free To Be … You and Me became a supporter and friend In 1987, when she adopted her infant

daughter from an or phanage in Brazil, she sought a fresh start. She moved from New York to Chicago where she started a family childcare program in her new home in Logan Square. Her upstairs neighbor and friend, Judi Minter, also ran a home childcare program. The two providers had a collaborative community-based approach to nur turing the lives of a diverse group of families. The two programs shared the yard.

Next, she brought her program to 225 N. Taylor in Oak Park in 1995 and she and Judi co-located again in a second residential twoflat and immediately attracted an enthusiastic community of Oak Park families.

BJ loved going to brunch at her regular spots around town before a matinee at the Lake Theatre. She had a love for interior design shows on HGTV. She and Dandara would often go on drives to admire Oak Park and River Forest architecture. She loved handing out candy at Halloween from her front porch, looking at the costumes and reveling in the joy on kids’ faces when she dropped candy in their baskets. She was an avid fan of Broadway musicals, Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Springsteen.

She enhanced BJ’s Kids with local musicians, storytellers, yoga teachers and elderly helpers. Graduates of her program often returned as teen assistants. Learners became teachers infor med by their knowledge of her evolving offerings to youngsters. An organic community organizer with a commitment to nurturing growth and seeking fairness at the center of her life, her activ-

in Philadelphia,” is in the middle of filming a movie in Texas. Titled “Pickleball,” the film is set for release in 2025. He is also inching toward the release of his book “Growing Up Farley,” a comic book centered around his rowdy childhood as the brother of the late comedian Chris Farley.

Amid the busyness of filming a movie and releasing a book, Farley plans to spend the rest of the year touring the United States doing standup. After his stop here, Farley heads to Connecticut for another weekend of laughs.

Fans can visit Farley’s website, https:// www.kevinfarleyofficial.com, for updates and information about his projects and touring dates.

ism extended into neighborhood activity planning, volunteering for committee work with Oak Park’s visionary Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education, and serving on the board and recruiting families to The Children’s School, a progressive alternative school with a similar anti-bias and self-directed learning philosophy.

She shared her legendary children’s picture book collection by lending out books to parents, doing annual workshops on quality literature for kids’ development, and ultimately in retirement donating much of the collection to the local center, Kindness Creators Intergenerational Preschool on site at the Oak Park Arms retirement home.

She lived at Bella Terra, a nursing home in Morton Grove for the last four years of her life. She continued mentoring and advising teachers, providers and parents on the internet, and loved visits from Dara, Alex and their two “grand-dogs,” Remi and Millie. Last winter, she was elected president of the Residents Council and was hard at work in improving the care at Bella Terra when she was hospitalized on June 4.

BJ is survived by her daughter, Dandara Richards and her son-in-law Alex Cullen; her Oak Park resident “family by choice,” Judi Minter and John Ayers, Maya Minter and Dede Minter; her sisters, Catherine Richards and Patricia Richards Tebeau; and her brother-in-law, Larry Tebeau. She was preceded in death by her brother Randall Richards in 2008.

A memorial celebration is being planned for later this year

Hemingway Foundation’s scholarship expands beyond Oak Park

A Proviso student is a 2024 recipient

By AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ Staff Reporter

For the first time since the Hemingway Foundation Scholarship was for med, applications were opened to students outside of Oak Park and River Forest.

According to the Foundation’s website, the scholarship essay contest is open to all juniors at OPRF High School, D201 BerwynCicero, D209 Riverside-Brookfield, D209 Proviso Township and D401 Elmwood Park.

“There are a lot of resources already for students in Oak Park River Forest,” said, Keith Strom, executive director of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. “Not so much in some of those collars. It was always my intention at some point to have a scholarship that would expand to some of those areas, and it just worked out, our board agreed that we should just expand it.”

Strom said students can apply the schol-

arship to whatever the “next step of higher lear ning” is, including trade school.

Sinai Arreola from Proviso Math and Science Academy was the recipient of the 2024 Hemingway Foundation Scholarship for excellence in writing for the prompt “What is your escape.”

“Hers [Arreola] was just above and beyond the others we received for sure,” Strom said.

Arreola did not respond to requests for comment.

The foundation was founded in 1983 to increase Hemingway’s le gacy in the village

“A lot of the scholars ne g lected hi s first 20 years; they go straight to when he was in Paris,” Strom said. “The p eople of Oak Pa rk said, ‘ hey wh at about the firs t 20 years?’”

The Foundation also created a scholarship program for students, which was reintroduced in 2016 for junior level students with “the intent of discovering and fostering writing talent.”

Strom started in 2017 and said he “expanded the mission” to support artists of today in various realms including music, performance and writing.

For the writing scholarship, Strom said students submit an essay, usually between 500 to 600 words and must have a minimum 2.5 GPA.

The recipient receives a $1,500 colle ge scholarship at graduation, and they also receive a one-year mentorship with the foundation’s writer in residence for their senior year.

Strom said this year’s writer will be determined in July.

Past writers in residence have included Scott Nations, a best-selling author and decade-long contributor to CNBC, Rebecca Morgan Frank, author of four poetry collections including “Oh You Robot Saints!” and “Sometimes We’re All Living in a Foreign Country.”

This year also marks the first year the foundation is offering $1,500 for each scholarship, raising its awards by $500 because the cost of college tuition continues to rise.

“It is my hope that in the next few years we will g et the scholarship progr am to the point where it is endowed and we will actually raise the level on that as well,” Strom said.

Along with financial support, Strom said that the foundation also continues to work with schoolteachers, hoping to be a resource for them to be able to reach more students and also help promote the scholarship.

The Foundation also offers the Allan O. Baldwin Memorial Student Scholarship, which is open to seniors at OPRF, D201 Berwyn-Cicero, D209 Riverside-Brookfield, D209 Proviso Township and D401 Elmwood Park

The student is awarded a $1,500 colle ge scholarship.

To be eligible, students must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA.

The 2024 Allan O. Baldwin Memorial Student Scholarship was awarded to Alexa Vateva of Elmwood Park High School.

Both scholarship recipients will also have their winning submissions published in the Foundation’s annual Hemingway Shorts literary journal publication, which was first published in 2016.

“The student essays are in there as well,” Strom said. “Normally it works out to be their first published work.”

Parkway Dispensar y to open this summer

Forest Park’s rst dispensary is launching in Doc Ryan’s old building and is minority-owned

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Forest Park will soon get its first cannabis dispensary.

Parkway Dispensary is likely to open next month.

Parkway Dispensary is a product of the 1937 Group, a vertically integrated company that grows cannabis and distributes it to more than 170 Illinois dispensaries.

The 1937 Group opened Parkway Dispensary in Tilton late last year to sell its own products. The Parkway in Forest Park will be the business’ second location, and the first and only dispensary on Madison Street following a village council vote to cap the number of dispensaries along the corridor.

The 1937 Group bought Doc Ryan’s in September, after a different dispensary was set to buy the building and pulled out of the deal in March 2023.

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Based on Chicago’s South Side, the 1937 Group is minority- and veteran-owned. It’s named after, the Marijuana Tax Act of the same year when the federal gover nment criminalized the drug that has disproportionately affected people of color

Despite similar rates of cannabis usage, Black people are more than three times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than white people, according to a 2020 report by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Earlier this year, construction started to turn Doc Ryan’s bar, which has been on Madison Street for about 70 years, into the Parkway Dispensary.

“It was important to retain as much of the character of the space as possi ble,” said Ambrose Jackson, chairman and CEO of the 1937 Group. Though the building’s interior got a facelift.

The inside of the building is two floors, with the lower level housing Parkway Dispensary. Jackson said the second floor will host a separate business, although the 1937 Group hasn’t yet settled on one. The layout, he added, will be open, including a skylight leading up to the second floor

“Natural light in a dispensary is something that is not common,” Jackson said. “When folks walk in, I think they’ll be wowed by what they find.”

‘A more inclusive cannabis environment’

The 1937 Group was created after Illinois’ 2020 Cannabis Social Equity Program, which

“Looking at the history of legalization, we see that there has been a lack of diversity,” Jackson said. “We started the 1937 Group in order to fill that void and help to try and prompt a more inclusive cannabis environment.”

The 1937 Group will bring this vision to Forest Pa area the company knows Jackson said. Its 52,000-squarefoot manufacturing facility in Proviso Township.

“We already have a presence in this Jackson said, adding that they have a strong following throughout Illinois. “There’s number of reasons why we’d want to come to Forest Park, but the first one being want to make sure our customers can us and access our products in a safe and convenient way.”

Jackson said Parkway Dispensary’s opening will likely take place in July, although it depends on factors like when the state can do inspections.

The dispensary has onboarded a general manager, who is starting the hiring process with the rest of the management team.

Sonia Antolec, the 1937 Group’s chief gal counsel, previously told the Review tha Parkway Dispensary will employ about employees, and wants to hire as many as they can from Forest Park

“There is a real need in that area for dispensary that’s locally owned and op erated and re presents the community,” Jackson said.

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Happy Juneteenth!

Forest Park turned up Saturday for the village’s 15th Annual Juneteenth celebration and family pool party.

Hundreds of people turned up for the festivities at the Aquatic Center that featured refreshments sponsored by the Kiwanis Club

The celebration honors Juneteenth, sometimes known as “Emancipation Day,” and for many African Americans, is a second day of independence.

Photos by JILL WAGNER

Help Wanted - Bus Driver

The Village of Forest Park has immediate opening for a responsible fulltime PACE Bus Driver to transport senior citizens, disabled residents and school children. Must have a valid Illinois Driver’s License, and a good driving record. In addition, must be physically fit and submit to criminal background check, annual physical exam and drug and alcohol testing.

M-F Days Starting salary $36,687 with excellent benefits. The position is a non-exempt, AFSCME union position.

Apply in person at Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park. 708-771-7737.

Help Wanted - Crossing Guard

The Forest Park Police Department is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Crossing Guard. This position requires flexible hours during days when schools are in session. A background investigation and drug screening will be conducted prior to consideration for the position. Applications available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue or on-line at www.forestpark.net and should be returned to Vanessa Belmonte, HR Director, at Village Hall. For additional information, contact Dora Murphy at 708-615-6223 or write dmurphy@forestpark.net.

Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE.

Hourly Rate of Pay $18.30

Regular hours 7:30 am to 8:30 am, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm; Occasional half days 7:30 am to 8:30 am and 11:00 am to 12:30 PM

Megan Roach hired as ma cutive assistant

Megan and Paul Roach recently moved back to Forest Park

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

The Village of Forest Park has a new executive assistant for the mayor’s office. In March, Megan Roach filled a position that has been vacant since Rachell Entler was appointed village administrator in January.

Roach is now assistant to Mayor Rory Hoskins and Entler. This role includes creating press releases, writing newsletters and keeping their schedules. In this position, Roach hopes to convey the goings-on in Forest Park to locals

In a May newsletter, for example, Roach included an image and short story about the fire department rescuing a family of baby ducks from a storm drain

“I don’t think that’s something you get in a larger gover nment agency,” Roach said. “You can’t really be calling saying there’s a bird or duck stuck.”

Forest Park’s small-town ac cessibility is just one of reasons that the Roaches mo back from Chicago ing here for 15 years. missed their friends and who live in Forest Pa

“I think what I missed the most is running into know,” Roach said, w felt more anonymous living in Chicago. “I feel a lot less isola now that we’re back.”

“Our people are back “Our life is in Forest Pa

Moving home

Roach grew up in Chicago. She and her husband, Paul Roach, moved to Forest Park in 2005 to raise their three daughters.

In 2022, Paul, a veteran of the Afghanistan War, got a job at Lovell Federal Health Care Center, a Veterans Affairs hospital in North Chicago. So, the Roaches sold their Forest Park home and started renting in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood, near a Metra stop and where one of their daughters lives.

eel like a small, ommunity,” Roach ound ourselves drivhere to do stuff,” she said about the village y, the Roaches rest Park after Edward Hines Administration who worked at Tea Merchants oaches first lived in ame across a job opening from the village.

“When I heard that they needed help, I felt andidate, given my experience knowing the village,” Roach said. Roach knew many of the commissioners from her time in town. She said she was a girl scout leader with Maria Maxham, the commissioner of accounts and finance. The Roaches went to church with Entler at St. Bernadine. And their daughters played soccer with Hoskins’ children, she added. Besides the people, Roach said she and Paul missed the attentiveness from Forest Park’s public works department. In Chicago, Roach said, no one plowed their alley when it

snowed. And leaf pickup was easier in Forest Park, where residents put out yard waste for free between April and November. In Chicago, residents have to call 311 to request free yard waste collection.

“There were a lot of things that I missed about a smaller gover nment,” Roach said. “And now that I’m working there, I see what it takes.”

“Look at all these people brainstorming how to make our village better and more efficient,” Roach added. “I just enjoyed living here [before], not really realizing how much was going on at Village Hall.”

Now that she’s a part of Village Hall, Roach said she has plans for what she hopes to contribute to Forest Park

“What I’d like to bring to the community is a positive image of Village Hall,” Roach said. “Sometimes, I don’t think residents are aware how much everyone there is doing.”

Roach said she sees Hoskins, Entler and the commissioners regularly networking and driving to Springfield, Illinois to lobby for more money for Forest Park

“I feel super for tunate to be back in Forest Park and to be working at the village,” Roach said.

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CRIME

Couple nds juvenile standing in backyard after attempted break-in

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

woman, who she said had a relationship with her man. According to the police report, the woman was uncooperative and refused police assistance. But she requested an ambulance and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where she refused to sign complaints against the offender. When police located the offender, she told them that her and the woman had previous arguments. On June 10, the woman started punching her and pushed her to the ground, so she took out her pocketknife in self-defense, according to officials. The offender was taken to RUSH Oak Park Hospital for her injurie s, where she signed complaint refusal forms.

Theft

On June 7, two people arrived at their home on Marengo Avenue around 2 a.m. to find their garage door and gate to the yard open. They re ported they told police they closed them before leaving. When they went to the backyard, a young man was standing there before he fled into the alleyway and got on a bike, according to a police re port. The couple said nothing was missing from the garage or yard. Officers located the young man in the 1500 block of Circle Avenue. The victims positively identified the man, who is a juvenile. According to the police re port, a juvenile intake officer said the offender could be detained and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center. He was not identified and it is not clear whether he was detained.

Battery

Police were dispatched June 9 for re ports of a battery at Dunkin’ Donuts. An employee told police that the man came in asking for free water. When the employee told him it would cost $1.10, the man became angry, started bothering customers, then stole a bottle of water, according to the police report. When the employee followed the man, and attempted to grab the water from him, the man punched him in the face. The man fled the scene, and the victim was taken to the hospital, though he didn’t sustain any serious injuries.

Stabbings

Police were dispatched to the Forest Park Blue Line station June 10 to address reports of a stabbing. A CTA employee identified the offender to police, who searched him and found a bloody knife, according to police When officers questioned the man, he told them he stabbed another man after he hit him in the face with a bike lock. The stabbing victim had fled the scene and the offender had a laceration on his face, according to the police report. No one was arrested

Also, at the CTA Forest Park Blue Line stop June 10, police responded to a woman with a gash on her arm. The woman told police that she was stabbed by another

While riding the CTA Blue Line toward Forest Park June 11, a man was approached by another man who asked for $20, according to the police re port. The man gave him the money and ke pt giving him funds totaling $200 throughout the train ride. When the train got to Forest Park, the man grabbed his wallet with an estimated $1,000 in it, and his phone, and got of f the train, officials said. The man told police that he would sign complaints if the offender was located.

Criminal sexual abuse

On June 12, a woman was riding the CTA Blue Line when a man sitting behind her reached under her seat and put his hand down her pants, according to a police report. She yelled at the man and got of f the train. The woman was taken to RUSH Oak Park Hospital for evaluation. The offender hasn’t been located.

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated June 7 through June 12 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

More math, no leader

In a school district that seemingly does not know who its superintendent will be when schools reopen this fall, it was refreshing to hear a presentation at the June 11 school board meeting from an educator talking about an academic issue

Rodney Hull, principal of Proviso East, made the case for adding a fourth year of math to the district’s graduation requirements. Right now the District 209 Proviso Township High Schools mandate just three years of math to graduate. That is problematic, given the stunningly abysmal math test scores that students at both East and West are posting. And those scores are more alarming when you consider the low-level math courses many, many students are taking and failing.

How bad is it? On the 2023 state report card just 1.7% of juniors at East are at the necessary performance level in math to succeed on the SAT test. We’ll note that, statewide, a still discouraging 19.7% of Illinois juniors are math proficient. The problems in math most certainly begin in the district’s feeder schools. That’s reality and the township high schools have to deal with it better than they are now.

Hull noted that the district was unable to hire two teachers for grant-funded posts, who would have taught pre-Algebra to freshman. What does that say about the district that it could not find teachers to hire?

Right now the Proviso High Schools require four years of English and four years of social studies to graduate. East and West should match that in math.

David Ocampo, a school board member, offered support for making that change. Rightly, though, he noted that such a substantial change should come through a process, a task force, which includes administrators and teachers.

That won’t happen because this district still does not have a permanent superintendent. The school board necessarily bounced James Henderson from that post a year ago. He had to go. A series of interim superintendents filled the gap last school year while a search was conducted. Now that search has gone sideways. No one is talking about next steps. And D209 may well enter a second year without a per manent educational leader. We’d be stunned if this wasn’t all so predictable from this failing and flailing institution.

Yes, on local grocery tax

It is some political sleight of hand. J.B. Pritzker gets credit for eliminating the state tax on groceries. And his budget deal allows the local towns that lose income through this action to impose their own local tax on groceries.

Fair enough. Forest Park needs to move forward with such a tax. Losing $400,000 in annual revenue from Walmart, Living Fresh — and soon, Aldi — is not an option. Forest Park’s village gover nment operates on very thin margins right now. No one will object to this new tax. Mostly no one will notice

OPINION

A story worth sharing

Amonth or so ago, I ran into Joe Byrnes early in the mor ing at the Roos Center. He shared that members of the American Legion had v the night before to close their door long journey of heart and pers had led to this next chapter.

As a member of the Historical Society of Forest Park, I naturally felt it was our duty to preserve the historical ar tifacts from the Legion, especially the plaques on the walls listing the men who served in World Wars 1 and 2 from our town. In addition, a plaque, handcarved with the Gettysburg Address, which welcomed visitors to the Legion

also reached out to three local vetere Rummel, and ohn Johnson who all, without hesitation,

oung men, Jah gner who, without hesitation, said yes they would help pulled our own resources, Joel Albright, Mark Boroughf, Ned Wa gner without hesitation, of fered to help, by renting a

ot a single volunteer asked for anything in return; no one wanted a drop of fame or recognition.

Jennifer Wolfe, who was helping to man-

Hall, was also earmarked for the Historical Society These are not ordinary plaques; each is a work of art. The cases were custom-designed to fit perfectly in the hall. One, built shortly after war’s end in 1918, is 4 by 6 feet; the other, built after 1945, is 12 by 6 feet. With Uli Leib, our Historical Society treasurer, Mike Thompson leading the Legion and member Joe Byrnes, we met to discuss the prospect of removing, preserving and maintaining the plaques

We needed help. Not just ordinary help We needed craftsmen who would have the skill and experience to plan the removal. Without hesitation, Jim Flanagan, Tim Flanagan and Vincent Casey all said yes they would help.

We reached out to Mayor Hoskins, Rachell Entler and Sal Stella for help to store, and possibly display in the future, at village hall. All, without hesitation, said

age the sale of the building was also on board, without hesitation, giving her support every step of the way.

So on Saturday at 8 a.m., we met at the Legion and, in a matter of an hour or so, made a difficult task seem like light work, preserving the plaques and storing them for future display for future generations. Adding an extra note of respect, Vincent Casey played bagpipes and Joel carried the flag and we walked the Gettysburg Address plaque down Adams to the Historical Society’s home base. The pipes provided a fitting, honorable closure to the day, the years and the century of service the Legion represented

While this story is not unusual — and none of the volunteers who shared their talents and kindness on Saturday expected anything in return for their service, much like the names of the Forest Parkers who are on the plaques — it is worth sharing,

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Welcome to the University of Life, where the old learn from the young and vice versa. Here is a list of our upcoming courses:

Offline Shopping: Our veteran instructor will introduce students to the concept of making purchases from local shops. Students will learn how shopping at these businesses recycles revenue back into their community. Some walking, talking and standing required.

The University of Life

Mastering the Smart Phone: Our team of teenage instructors provide tutoring to seniors who don’t know what an app is and are constantly taking pictures of their ear Course only available to students who have completed “Remote Control 101.”

Common Decency: Our professor emeritus will conduct a review of the “magic words,” and students will lear n how to compose and mail “Thank You” cards. Knowledge of cursive needed. There will also be instruction in Online Etiquette, introducing students to the “Reply” option when they receive an e-mail.

Beyond Bar Soap: Grad students grossed out by the thought of washing with a bar of

soap introduce early-seniors to iquid hand soap, body wash and facial scrubs. Students will also receive instruction in the use of a loofah.

Non-Google Research: etired librarian will lead students to a local library, where they will be introduced to books printed on paper and heavy olumes known as dictionaries and encyclopedias. Note-taking and knowledge of the alphabet a must.

Text Lingo: Advancedage students will lear n chat acronyms such as: BRB (be right back) L8R (later) OIC (Oh, I see) and STBY (sucks to be you). This will enable them to understand what their kids are texting and may cause them to LOL.

Commuting, Unplugged: Classes will be conducted on buses and trains. Students not allowed to have any electronic devices. They will learn alter natives such as newspaper reading, staring out the window and chatting with their seatmate. This exercise can lead to students booting up their personal super computer, previously known as the brain.

Eating Well: Seniors accustomed to cooking with corn oil, will experience the

wonders of gluten-free, organic and vegetarian cooking. They will learn the value of choosing free-range chicken and socially conscious lettuce. Course especially challenging for students living on fixed incomes.

Seeking Human Interaction: Veteran professor will show students the value of walking past the ATM to the teller window and going into restaurants instead of driving thru. Conversation coaches available to teach eye contact, gestures and ice-breakers, such as, “I really like your uniform.”

Exploring Social Media: Young instructors living virtual lives will introduce seniors to the matrix of social media. Students will learn how to post photos, send invitations and gather a group for a smash-and-grab. Emphasis will be on leaving no thought unexpressed and showing friends and family you have a better life than they do

Fresh Air Fun: After undergoing extensive background checks, seniors will lead kids in outdoor exercises such as playing sports, hide-and-seek and snowman-building. They will also experiment with freerange activities, allowing age-appropriate children to walk to the store, the park and the library. Some knowledge of kick-the-can, hopscotch and double-jump required We urge young and old to register soon. Otherwise, we might have to cancel “NonGoogle Research.”

The Suburban Electric railway

The town of Harlem, which was incorporated in 1884, included today’s Forest Park and areas of River Forest. The Harlem Post was a local German weekly newspaper for Harlem’s German population. According to the publisher, a German weekly was necessary because Harlem, based on its population at the time, “is considered one of the most German settlements in Illinois, because the large German papers do not reach this area, and because most residents are not able to understand the English weekly papers.” Its first edition was published on Sept. 12, 1895.

The June 4th, 1896 edition included the following article, translated into English, about “Die Suburban Electric”: When we stopped by at the office of the Suburban Electric train last week, spokespeople for this corporation informed us that they have rented the following train lines for several years: The old Harlem and Batavia line, which runs through Oak Park, and the Southwestern Line, which has tracks running along Harlem Avenue and to the racetrack. The officials explained they would like to take over these two branches of the Chicago & Northern

Pacific as soon as possible. However, they also explained that this takeover will lead to considerable changes. The power station will need to be significantly expanded, and the required changes will lead to a delay of the expansion.

Translated by Uli Leib

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION

DOCKET NUMBER: PC 24-04

HEARING DATE: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits

LOCATION OF HEARING: Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL (Room 201)

SUBJECT PROPERTY

ADDRESSES: 1106 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 3, 4 and 5 in Subdivision of Lots 65 to 68 both inclusive, and Lots 71, 72 and the Alley between in Block 5 in Scoville and Niles Addition to Oak Park in Section 7, Township 39 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

P.I.N.s: 16-07-322-024-0000, 16-07-322-025-0000, and 1607-322-026-0000

PROPERTY OWNER: Fellowship Christian Church, C/O Ed Ruiz, 1106-1110 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302

PETITIONER(S): Interfaith Housing Development Corporation, 411 South Wells Street, Suite 401, Chicago, IL 60607

REQUEST: The Plan Commission will conduct a public hearing on a planned development application (Keystone Apartments) for a five (5) story 36-unit permanent supportive and affordable housing multi-family building in the MS Madison Street Zoning District. The Petitioner seeks the following allowances from the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance associated with the Planned Development application: 1) Article 5 – Table 5-1 Commercial Districts Dimensional Standards; an increase in height from an allowed 50 feet to 56 feet-

4 inches, 2) Article 5 – Table 5-1 Commercial Districts Dimensional Standards; a decrease in the minimum lot area requirement from 27,000 square feet to 9,474.31 square feet, because of the proposed density increase from 12 dwelling units to 36 dwelling units, 3) Article 5 – Table 5-1 Commercial Districts Dimensional Standards; a reduction in the street setback requirement along Madison Street from three (3) feet to zero (0) feet, 4) Article 10 – OffStreet Parking & Loading, Table 10-2 Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Requirements; a decrease in required parking spaces from 36 to 6 off-street parking spaces, 5) Article 9: Site Development Standards, Section 9.2 Exterior Lighting, B.1 Maximum Lighting Regulations; an increase the illumination along a total of 9’-0” of the front property line from one footcandle to 5.7 footcandles. A copy of the application and each of the applicable documents are on the Village Website at www.oak-park.us and also on file and available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during current business hours, Monday through Thursday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The Plan Commission may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Anyone with questions about the application may contact the Village by phone at 708-358.5420 or by email at planning@oak-park.us.

Published in Wednesday Journal, June 19, 2024

PUBLIC NOTICE

Village of Oak Park 2024 Annual Action Plan

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Oak Park Program Year (PY) 2024 Draft Annual Action Plan is available for public review and comment, the Plan can be reviewed during business hours Monday-Friday, effective June 20, to July 23, 2024, from the Oak Park Village Hall, Neighborhood Services Department, 123 Madison Street; the Village HousingGrants webpage https:// www.oak-park.us/villageservices/housing-programs/ community-developmentshelter-grants and at the Public Library, Main Branch, 834 Lake Street. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-English speaking persons, as needed. This Action Plan was previously subject to a public notice and related public hearing and comment period, as published on June 19, 2024.

Comprising year 5 of the Village PY 2020-24 Consolidated Plan for Housing & Community Development (Con Plan), the Draft PY 2024 Action Plan contains goals and objectives for implementing the Village’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, as well as a description of proposed projects to be undertaken in PY 2024 as part of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Village received $1,581,724 in CDBG funding, along with other program funds to utilize for the Plan.

Any comments concerning the Draft PY 2024 Action Plan can be submitted in writing to Vanessa Matheny, Grants Manager, at grants@oak-park. us, or in person at the Draft Action Plan Public Hearing to be held at Village Hall Room 101 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on July 23, 2024 at 123 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 19, 2024

Invitation to Bid

The Park District of Forest Park (“Park District” or “Owner”) will receive bids for The Administration Building 2nd and 3rd floor Hardwood Floor Replacement, located at 7501 West Harrison Street, Forest Park, Illinois 60130. Bid Documents, including Instructions to Bidders, Drawings, Technical Specifications, General and any Special Conditions, and Bid Forms, including required Contractor Certifications and Prevailing Wage Determination and Supersedes Notice, are available at Park District of Forest Park Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130 commencing on June 10, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A Pre-bid Meeting will be held at Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois, at 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2024. This meeting will be used to review the Specifications and give any Bidders the opportunity to discuss any concerns with the Owner and Architect.

Attendance at this meeting by all persons desiring to bid on this Project is highly recommended. Each bid shall be placed in an opaque sealed envelope and clearly marked “The Administration Building 2nd and 3rd floor Hardwood Floor Replacement.” The envelope shall be addressed and delivered to and received by the Park District at the following location: Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130. No responsibility shall be attached to any person for premature opening of a bid not properly identified.

Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. June 28, 2024. Immediately thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after that time or at a different location will be rejected and returned to the Bidder unopened.

The Park District of Forest Park reserves the right to waive technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, and/or to accept only portions of a bid and reject the remainder. Owner will award the Contract to the lowest most responsible and responsive Bidder, as determined by Owner.

In considering the Bidder’s responsibility, the Owner may evaluate, among other factors, the ability of the Bidder to provide experienced labor sufficient in numbers to timely and properly complete the services, the financial capability of the Bidder, and the performance of the Bidder on other projects.

Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in, or totally consumed in the prosecution of the Work. A tax exemption certificate will be furnished by the Park District at the request of

the Bidder. The Park District’s tax exemption number shall only be used by the successful Bidder for the Work of this Project.

After the bid opening time, no bid shall be withdrawn or canceled for a period of sixty (60) calendar days.

The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. A prevailing wage determination has been made by the Park District, which is the same as that determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for public works projects in Cook County. The Contract entered into for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workmen, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (or the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic.

The Contractor(s) selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity.

Direct questions to Karrie Schlichting, Facility Coordinator, Park District of Forest Park, kschlichting@pdofpstaff.org

Published in Forest Park Review June 19, 2024

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 24-14246 16” SOFTBALL FIELDS

Notice is hereby given to potential Bidders that the Park District of Forest Park will be receiving sealed bids for the Site Improvements at 7501 W. Harrison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130.

The scope of this project is as follows and identified in the document.

1. Demolition & Removal

2. Grading & Drainage

3. Turf Restoration

Specifications may be obtained beginning at 10:00 AM on June 17, 2024 through the BHFX planroom, https://www.bhfxplanroom.com between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. A non-refundable fee will be charged for each requested bid package. See BHFX’s planroom for the cost of both a printed copy and PDF download, or $60.00 for only a PDF download.

Each bid must be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Sealed Bid: 16” Softball Fields” and addressed to the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 W. Harrison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130, Attention: Jackie Iovinelli, CPRP. Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. on July 2nd, at which time the bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud

at 7501 W. Harrison Street, Forest Park IL.

The Board of Park Commissioners reserves the right to waive all technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, to accept only portions of a proposal and reject the remainder. Failure to make such a disclosure will not result in accrual of any right, claim or cause of action by any Bidder against the Park District.

Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials and equipment to be incorporated in, or fully consumed in the performance of, the Work. An Exemption Certificate will be furnished by the Park District on request of the Bidder, for use in connection with this Project only.

The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. A prevailing wage determination has been made by the Park District, which is the same as that determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for public works projects in Cook County. The Contract entered for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workers, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (or the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic.

The Contractor selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity.

A Certified or Cashier’s check payable to the Owner, or a Bid Bond in an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of the total bid amount must accompany each bid. In addition, each Bidder shall submit a proof of insurance demonstrating the Bidders insurability. Failure to provide a Bid Bond or proof of insurance shall render the bid incomplete and rejected. The Owner will require the successful bidder to furnish a satisfactory Performance and Materials Bond for the total contract amount. Once submitted, no bids will be withdrawn without written consent from the Owner’s Attorney.

The following projected timetable should be used as a working guide for planning purposes. The Park District reserves the right to adjust this timetable as required during the course of the bid process.

Questions will be answered in the form of written addenda and provided to all Bidders, as per State of Illinois statutes. Submit questions regarding the bid in writing to sarah.dreier@ jsdinc.com, no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 24, 2024

Published in Forest Park Review June 19, 2024

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: G24000214 on June 11, 2024 Under the Assumed Business Name of KEVIN M SHORT PUBLISHING & CONSULTING with the business located at: 1919 MAIN ST #6, MELROSE PARK, IL 60160. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: KEVIN MICHAEL SHORT 1919 MAIN ST #6, MELROSE PARK, IL 60160, USA.

Published in Forest Park Review June 19, 26, July 3, 2024