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Reiger Park project gets state funding Renovations expected to start in Spring 2023

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff reporter

Charise’s ashes find rest Story on page 8

The Park District of Forest Park received a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) state grant on July 8, allowing it to restart the longdelayed Reiger Park renovations.

While the park district originally hoped to complete the renovations at Reiger Park, 16th Street and Circle, this summer and fall, the state delays in processing grant applications left the project in limbo. Now that the funds are available, the park district will finalize the design, with the construction expected to start in the spring of 2023. Jackie Iovinelli, park district executive director, told the Review that there will be “plenty of time” for residents to give input on the final design.

OSLAD grants are issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to help municipalities and park districts renovate their parks and facilities. Each grant can fund up to 50% of the project costs, and the grant can’t be more than $400,000. It is funded through a portion of Real Estate Transfer Tax revenue. Iovinelli said that the funding will cover a little less than a half of the project’s $881,400 budget, with the park district covering the rest out of its capital funds.

In a March 18 letter to the applicants, IDNR indicated that, because of staff shortages in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, it didn’t expect to be able to announce grant See REIGER PARK on page 8

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Council makes recreation, fire & police board appointments Mayor hopes to fill final rec board vacancy by August

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

The Forest Park Recreation Board came one step closer to getting out of its quorum quagmire on July 11after the Forest Park Village Council voted unanimously to fill one of the board’s two vacancies, appointing leadership coach Heather Vickery.

The rec board is responsible for managing two pocket parks that are still under the village’s jurisdiction, coordinating and supporting volunteer efforts and advising the village on how it should handle its trees.

But the board’s past two meetings had to be cancelled due to a lack of quorum. Commissioner Jessica Voogd, who serves as the village council’s liaison on the board, said that the Review’s coverage of the quorum issue led to a surge in interest, and the council will fill the second vacancy after reviewing the applications for the remaining spot.

According to the resume submitted to the village, Vickery served as an event planner for the American Cancer Society, Special Olympics Illinois and W Hotels before becoming a business coach in 2014. She also founded and ran the Greatest Expectations Special Events and Weddings company from 2001 to 2019.

Vickery’s term, as well as the term of whoever fills the remaining rec board vacancy, will expire on April 30, 2026.

Voogd said that six people expressed in-

terest in the remaining vacancy, though not all submitted applications. She said that she wanted to give them more time to complete the submission process. Depending on how long it takes, Voogd hopes that the council will be able to appoint the new member at either the July 25 or Aug. 8 council meeting.

During its July 11 meeting, the village council also appointed former Cook County Circuit Court Judge Cara Smith to the Forest Park Fire and Police Commission, which is responsible for recommending hiring, promotion and firing of firefighters and police officers.

Smith has had a long career in Illinois law enforcement, serving in various capacities in the Office of Cook County Sherriff, the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Most recently, she been serving as a

director of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Office of Statewide Pretrial Services since September 2021. Smith served as a Cook County Circuit Court judge between 2019 and 2021.

Fire and Police Commission board members serve for three-year terms.

Several commissioners said that they were eager to fill other committee vacancies. Most notably, Ryan Nero, the commissioner of streets and public improvements, brought attention to the fact that the Safety and Traffic Commission, which advises the village council on traffic-related issues, has three out of seven seats vacant.

Appointments to Forest Park advisory boards and commissions are made by the mayor and confirmed by the village council. With the rec board vacancies, Voogd was the one who reviewed the applications and made recommendations.

Commissioners vote Tap Room hearing delayed, this time for COVID to bid fire station New hearing date to be announced roof repairs

By IGOR STUDENKOV

Village administrator says more station repairs are also needed

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff reporter

The Forest Park Village Council voted unanimously during its July 11 meeting to go out to bid for the fire station roof repair contract, which Commissioner of Public Health and Safety Maria Maxham said was long overdue.

During the June 27 budget meeting, roof replacement was described as one of the priority projects the village hoped to get done this fiscal year. Village Administrator Moses Amidei is recommending the staff use up to $125,000 in American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funding to cover the expense. He told the Review this figure represents the upper limit, and he hopes bids will come in lower.

According to the staff report, the roof of the fire station, located at 7637 Wilcox St. next to village hall, is past its useful life, and repairing the roof needs to happen before any other maintenance on the building, including replacing the rooftop See FIRE STATION on page 7

Staff reporter

The public hearing on the renewal of Forest Park Tap Room bar’s liquor license has been rescheduled to July 22 at 10 a.m. after, according to Mayor Rory Hoskins, one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19.

The hearing was previously rescheduled from June 23 to July 8 after one of the witnesses had a scheduling conflict. It’s the sixth hearing date that has been scheduled since Forest Park Police Chief Kenneth Gross in April filed a complaint asking Hoskins, who also serves as the village’s liquor commissioner, not to renew Tap Room’s liquor license.

The latest delay was announced on July 7, one day after the city of Berwyn held its own liquor license hearing for Berwyn Tap Room, which shares ownership with the Forest Park Tap Room, over the bar having patrons drink after closing.

Berwyn Mayor Robert Lovero, who acts as his city’s liquor commissioner, placed the bar under a 60-day probation that included reduced hours, and the owners had to a pay $1,000 fine.

The Forest Park Tap Room, 7321 Madison St., is coowned by brothers Lance and Hansel Law, who have also owned Berwyn Tap Room, 6330 16th St., since 2019

with real estate investor William Rivera.

The Forest Park bar has had its liquor license suspended three times since it opened due to Tap Room’s alleged failure to control crowds and prevent fights, as well as violating COVID-19 related capacity restrictions.

In August 2021, Hoskins revoked the Tap Room’s liquor license after ruling the bar stayed open after hours. But in January, the Illinois State Liquor Control Commission reversed the village’s ruling, stating there was no evidence the bar was selling liquor after hours.

Gross’ request to deny Tap Room a license renewal cited the bar’s history of complaints, and he also alleged the brothers lied to the village on their original liquor license application. They Laws reportedly stated on the application that they never had any issues at Berwyn Tap Room, but Gross’ complaint cited a Forest Park Review investigation which uncovered numerous police calls and a liquor license suspension in Berwyn to prove otherwise.

The Forest Park Tap Room’s license was scheduled to expire on April 30, and Village Clerk Vanessa Moritz told the Review that their liquor license is essentially in limbo pending the outcome of the hearing.

If Hoskins rules against the Tap Room, the license will lapse, but if he rules in their favor, the license will become active – though the owners would have to pay the late fees and the license fee.

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Fenwick teacher ousted after misconduct allegations Accuser says it took school 20 years too long to act

dents feel safe and supported.”

On July 7, one day after Fenwick released its statement and outcome of the investigation, Pasin posted a new video to YouTube to share her thoughts.

“All along, my mission was to get this predator out of the school, and finally Fenwick has done the right thing,” Pasin said in a three-minute video. “It definitely took way too long. It took 20-plus years, and the damage he has caused is probably immeasurable, but at least we got this one predator out of the school.”

Pasin said she and Seavey have not received a formal apology from Fenwick, pointing out they both remained unnamed even in the schoolwide emails.

In the statement on behalf of John Quinn, Thomas Quinn argued his brother

By F. AMANDA TUGADE Staff Reporter

Fenwick High School has chosen not to renew the contract of longtime teacher John Quinn. The school announced its decision July 6 following the result of a months-long investigation that “uncovered clear and unequivocal violations” against some students.

Quinn, a veteran educator and decorated basketball coach, was placed on administrative leave in late March after allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment surfaced from at least two former female students.

Helen Quinn Pasin and Emma Seavey, both Fenwick graduates, took to YouTube, publicly detailing their experiences where Quinn allegedly touched them inappropriately or made inappropriate comments.

On July 7, a day after Fenwick announced its decision to oust Quinn, Pasin released a new YouTube video saying that Fenwick had finally done the right thing but that it took 20 years too long.

In one of three videos initially posted to YouTube, Pasin called Quinn her “abuser” and described instances where he hugged her tightly and afterward ran his cheek against her face while asking about her “love life.” In one instance, Pasin said, Quinn looked her up and down, hugged her “and [made] noises that sounded like he was growling.” Seavey shared similar encounters, one in particular where Quinn allegedly wrapped his arms around her and “slid his hand under my bra strap over my blouse.”

In a July 6 email, John Barron, chairman of the high school’s board of directors, said the school sought legal counsel who oversaw a “third-party” investigation of Quinn, which has now concluded. The investigation was led by Lisa R. Callaway, a partner of the Oakbrook-based law firm Engler Callaway Baasten & Sraga, a spokesperson for Fenwick said.

“We are writing to notify you that Fenwick will not be renewing Mr. Quinn’s contract for future school years. Our investigation uncovered clear and unequivocal

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violations that warrant Mr. Quinn’s immediate departure,” Barron wrote in a schoolwide email. “This decision was made based on a comprehensive review of the findings of the independent investigation.”

John Quinn issued a statement through his attorney, his brother Thomas Quinn, denying the allegations against him (See Viewpoints, Page 25). Thomas Quinn claimed that Fenwick’s public statement left out “critical” pieces of information – that the investigator “completely exonerated John from any sexual misconduct whatsoever” and said the school has yet to provide a copy of the investigation report to his brother.

Fenwick and the law firm employed to do the investigation have yet to confirm Thomas Quinn’s claims. A Fenwick spokesperson, however, referred to the school statement, again repeating that there were “clear and unequivocal violations that warranted Mr. [John] Quinn’s immediate departure.”

Barron said the school is planning to make major changes in its policies, including “implementing an ongoing, comprehensive review of our confidential reporting systems, strong governance and oversight procedures, and a renewed training program for faculty and staff.”

“Fenwick High School is steadfast in our commitment to providing students with a safe and inclusive environment to learn and grow,” Barron said in the email. “We promise you that we will always act transparently in our efforts to ensure our stu-

interpreted a phrase in Fenwick’s statement to mean something else.

“Although Fenwick has refused to provide John with a copy of the investigator’s report, John understands that the ‘clear and unequivocal violations’ to which Fenwick refers in its communication to be alleged instances in which John patted students on the back or shoulder,” Thomas Quinn stated.

Thomas Quinn maintained that his brother had always “conducted himself in a moral and ethical manner, and his record is one of honor, integrity and distinction.”

“John is deeply disappointed that he will not be able to continue his teaching career at Fenwick, but he will always treasure the joys of teaching or coaching thousands of Fenwick students.”

Fenwick’s Moland departs to be principal of boyhood school in Bellwood From Fenwick to McKinley, educator Raymond Moland sets his sights on childhood school district

By F. AMANDA TUGADE Staff Reporter

A Proviso Township native is heading back to his hometown to become a principal in his childhood school district. Raymond Moland, a longtime educator who grew up in Bellwood and is a product of Bellwood School District 88, was recently named principal of McKinley Elementary School.

Moland spent almost a decade at Fenwick High School in Oak Park holding multiple administrative roles. He said his return to Bellwood and District 88 is a homecoming of sorts. While Moland attended Lincoln Elementary School as child, he told Wednesday Journal over social media that he landed his first teaching position at McKinley after graduating from college.

“I taught sixth grade there for three years,” he said via Twitter. “It is always a pleasure when my career and Bellwood come together. This principal position is such a blessing and a ‘full circle’ event in my life.”

At Fenwick, Moland’s other alma mater, he served as senior dean of students, chaired the health and physical education departments and became the first diversity, equity and inclusion director and spearheaded a leadership team.

Early last month, Moland took to Twitter to publicly share the news of his latest role at D88.

“I am happy to finally announce that I am officially the Board approved, [sic] new Principal of McKinley Elementary School,” he tweeted. “I am humbled and excited to offer myself to my hometown and childhood school district.”

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BIG WEEK Community Photo Walk Monday, July 18, 7-8 p.m., Forest Park Public Library Photographer Alexis Ellers will lead a tour around the neighborhood, giving camera tips and tricks while focusing the lens on Forest Park. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.

Hackensaw Boys with Al Scorch Thursday, July 14, 8:30 p.m., FitzGerald’s This veteran string band will be joined by Al Scorch, one of Chicago’s finest practitioners of traditional mountain music. $20, 6615 Roosevelt Road., Berwyn.

Bear Williams Trio

Joel Paterson & Friends

Wednesday, July 13, 7 p.m., Dominican University This show is part of a series of free summer concerts on the Dominican quad. Bear Williams is the alter ego of Larry Kimpel, a longtime bassist and musical director with Frankie Beverly & Maze. Bear’s own music is described as a cross between Delta blues and “a modern uptake on originals and famous favorites,” with a touch of social commentary.

7900 W. Division, River Forest.

Wednesday, July 20, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s One of Chicago’s top guitarists works his blend of blues, jazz, rockabilly and country into a seamless whole. Watch those fingers go! 6615 Roosevelt Road., Berwyn.

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

■ Send details to Wednesday Journal, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, 60302 ■ Email calendar@wjinc.com

Plant-Forward Cooking Bilingual Storytime Monday, July 18, 10:30-11 a.m., Forest Park Public Library These storytimes will be accentuated with music and movement.

Ages 5 and under. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.

Tuesday, July 19, 6-7 p.m., Oak Park Public Library (online) This online chat tells you how to incorporate plants into a basic meal.

Vegetables, beans, fruits, whole grains and other ingredients will be discussed. Register now at //oppl.org/calendar.

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ShowerUp, a team effort, helps the homeless A collaboration between nonprofits, the library and village hall

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Taking a shower in the morning is something most of us take for granted, but for homeless people living on the street, it is a luxury.

On Thursday, June 30 a 20-foot ShowerUp trailer with three shower stalls, air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter, was spotted in the parking lot owned by the village of Forest Park, just north of the Blue Line Station.

Sergio Ortiz, operations manager for ShowerUp Chicago, reported that 12 homeless people took advantage of the service that first night and his 501c3 nonprofit has provided 800 showers during the past year at various sites in the Chicago area.

“The Loyola Street Medicine team,” Dr. Theresa Nguyen, co-director of Loyola Street Medicine explained, “has been working closely with Housing Forward and The Night Ministry over the last few years at the Blue Line station to help provide medical and social outreach to the homeless population.”

Working together, the three organizations provide medication refills, evaluation of recent injuries, dressing changes for chronic wounds, blood pressure and blood sugar checks. The Night Ministry provides social workers that help with getting IDs and insurance. They also provide outreach workers to provide food, clothing, and harm-reduction supplies, including needle

exchanges, sharps containers, clean pipes, Narcan, etc.

“The Night Ministry staff,” added Burke Patten, a spokesman for the agency, “inform the individuals we are assisting about the availability of ShowerUp’s facilities and even walk them over to the mobile unit when needed. We are grateful for everyone who has come together to provide access to showers and additional services at the station.”

The second half of the story is about how these services came to be.

Pilar Shaker knows the need for a place to shower very well and has been struggling to find a way to address it for years as director of the Forest Park Public Library where many homeless people hang out to keep cool in the summer and stay warm in the winter.

Many sleep on Blue Line train cars at night and the library is half a block away from the station at the end of the line on Desplaines Avenue.

Shaker knew the need but didn’t have the time or funding to meet it. Then the library got an intern, named Jessie Olstad, in January from the Loyola School of Social Work.

Shaker now had a person with the time to do research and find a nonprofit like ShowerUp, which had just opened a branch of its operation in the Chicago area.

After meeting with ShowerUp in February, it became apparent to Shaker that “the library did not have the physical infrastructure, including enough parking and a place for folks to gather outside while waiting for their turn, to host the service.”

“Jessie was eager to not give up on the idea,” Shaker continued, “so she punted it over to Housing Forward.”

They did not have a magic solution either, but what they did do, according to Michelle

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The portable showers from ShowerUp in the parking lot of the Forest Park Blue Line station off of Desplaines Avenue.

Ptack, Housing Forward’s director of communications, was convene a meeting of all the potential stakeholders, including the library, Housing Forward, The Night Ministry, ShowerUp, and Steve Glinke, director of Building Planning and Zoning for the village of Forest Park, to explore space near the Forest Park Blue Line stop.

The village came through with the parking lot near the Blue Line station, a perfect spot to park the three-shower trailer, which will be located there from 8 p.m. till midnight every Thursday.

Ortiz said he strings together almost 200 feet of hose between his trailer and the Mohr Community Center which is the source of water for the showers.

A sociologist named Patrick Sharkey coined the term, “collective efficacy,” to describe how the institutions work together to create community. In that regard, Shaker said, “Our library team feels stupendously lucky to be operating in a community that has organizations and village staff who are so open to collaboration and idea sharing.

It really makes Forest Park a great place to work in.”

Libraries have become much more than a place to check out books. They’ve also become locations for the delivery of social services. Olstad, the library intern, is working toward a degree not just in social work, but

library social work in particular.

ShowerUp Chicago was launched as an organization in 2021. The website states that 80,000 people in the metropolitan area are categorized as “unhoused.”

“ShowerUp serves those who are the most in need to give them access to basic hygiene and personal care. Beyond that, we want to bring dignity, hope, and love to our friends who are experiencing homelessness. Our outreach includes a mobile shower unit, shower kits, socks, underwear, and everything needed by our unhoused brothers and sisters in Chicago.”

Dave, who has been homeless for two months, says living on the street is hard. After making use of the ShowerUp facility, he expressed gratitude for the opportunity to be “refreshed.”

Edwin has been homeless since 2014 and stays in a tent community in Humboldt Park in the summer and in abandoned buildings during the winter. Sometimes, he said, friends will let him sleep at their place for a night or two, but “it’s not my house, not my key, not my home.”

He volunteers at ShowerUp even though he himself is homeless because “I asked them if there was some way I could give back for the help I’ve received from so many people. Even in my situation I can help out.

I like it and at the same time I help myself.”

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Pirate Pride built on history, struggle and fun, alums say Proviso East High School All Class Alumni Picnic, held July 9 in Miller Meadow, reunites thousands who ‘bleed blue’

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The 1918 Proviso Township High School yearbook notes that Quinella Bernice Watson is “quiet and unassuming, but still water runs deep.” On another page, Arwilder Marie Lyles is “ready to help at any time.”

Watson and Lyles were among the first Blacks to graduate from Proviso, which was founded in 1910. The school would eventually become Proviso East in 1958, when Proviso West High School in Hillside was established.

On Saturday, during the high school’s All Class Alumni Picnic, held in Miller Meadow forest preserve in Forest Park, the grandchildren of Watson and Lyles beamed with pride.

Watson’s grandson, Grady Rivers, Class of 1977, said his grandmother was also among the first Black graduates of Washington Elementary School. She would eventually marry Walter Hathaway, the first trustee in Maywood.

“The athletic program we had at East was

FIRE STATION Repairs past due from page 3 air-conditioning units, replacing the windows, and redoing building insulation.

Staff recommended repairing the roof as soon as possible.

During the July 11 meeting, Maxham said she felt that the project “should have been done a long time ago.” About 5-6 months ago, she learned there was a leak on the roof and asked Fire Chief Phil Chiappetta to give her a tour. She was “pretty alarmed” by what she saw.

“Water spots on the ceiling, bins out there collecting water, yard signs stuck for, I don’t know, insulation or whatever,” Maxham said. “I feel really bad that this is

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Proviso East alums enjoy the Proviso East High School All-Class Alumni Picnic. second to none,” said Rivers. “You had state champions in wrestling, track, basketball and baseball. There were four future NFL players on the football team I played on at East.”

Pirate Pride runs so deep that Rivers’ younger brother, former NBA player and Philadelphia 76ers Coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers, Class of 1980, sang the high school’s above the living quarters of firefighters, and wish this was done sooner, and I’m really glad that we’re doing it now.”

Amidei said he recommended using the ARPA funds to pay for roof replacements because he expected it would take a few more years for the state funding for these kinds of projects to materialize. He emphasized that the village council has to approve any ARPA expenditure.

In his proposal for ARPA budget spending, Amidei also recommended using another $10,000 for project consulting services. Once the roof replacement project is done, he recommended using $45,000 to replace the roof air-conditioning units.

For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which will begin in July 1, 2023, he recommended using $50,000 to upgrade fire station insulation and $90,000 to replace the fire station windows.

Amidei emphasized that those figures are preliminary as well and subject to the village council approval.

fight song at their mother Bettye’s funeral in 2015.

Robert Fowlkes Jr., Class of 1969, won the state championship in wrestling the year he graduated from East — the same year that the high school won its first state championship in basketball.

Fowlkes, Arwilder Lyles’ grandson, recalled hanging out in Argo, Ill., about 8 miles from Maywood, the day before the massive championship parade that feted the basketball team.

“I led that parade off,” Fowlkes said.

“Back then, the buses didn’t run on Sundays and the parade was on a Sunday. I walked all the way back from Argo just to start that parade off.”

William “Billy” Fowlkes, Class of 1980, Robert’s cousin and another grandson of Lyles, said he had just moved to Maywood from Memphis the year Robert won state.

“That’s when my daddy [William Fowlkes] took over as athletic director for District 89 at Irving [Elementary School],” William recalled. “He was the one who changed the mascot to the Tigers. Before that, they were called the Crusaders.”

William said his father was athletic director for District 89 while Robert’s father, Robert Fowlkes Sr., was the first Black dean of students at Proviso.

Their grandfather, William Fowlkes, Arwilder Lyle’s husband, was a prominent Maywood civic leader who was a precinct captain for the local Republican Party for

20 years. He was also the first Scoutmaster of Troop 78, “known nationally for its first class workmanship,” according to his Maywood Herald obituary published in 1953, the year he died in an automobile accident.

Billy Fowlkes’ son, Londell, married Nashi Fowlkes, Class of 1991, and a member of the Linyard family. A Linyard has been enrolled at Proviso in every decade dating back to the 1930s, family members said.

They said the immense Pirate Pride traces, in part, to the rich lineage, the fun times and the memories, sometimes painful. That’s particularly the case for Proviso East alumni who attended the school in the 1960s and 1970s — decades of racial strife and transition.

“We had riots,” said Lynn Howell, Class of 1972, who remembers the tension following the 1969 assassination of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton, Class of 1966.

“I remember my daddy wearing a gray trench coat coming to get me,” Howell said.

“I wanted to be in the mix!”

In another tent, Connie Divers Bradley, Class of 1951, spoke with her niece, Reatha “Sue” Henry, Class of 1965.

At 88, Bradley was most likely the oldest Proviso alum at Saturday’s picnic. She was born at home, because at the time “there were no hospitals around then that Blacks could go to.”

She grew up during the Great Depression, has lived through “about 11 different presidents, starting with Roosevelt,” can recall the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and the murder of Emmet Till.

Bradley said she had a different high school experience than younger alum like Henry. She said there were only about 50 Blacks in her graduating class of roughly 700 students. Henry recalled a similar paucity of Blacks at East when she attended the school.

“Some classes I had, there was not another Black person in my class,” recalled Henry.

But Bradley said her generation did not experience the racial tension or, for that matter, the very visible racial pride among Blacks that would flare up a few decades later.

“We were the Silent Generation,” Bradley said. “We just stayed in our place. The Black guys couldn’t join the wrestling team.

They could play football, track and basketball. But they didn’t allow them to wrestle.”

In a way, Proviso’s rich historical ironies and tensions seemed to come full circle on Saturday.

“This is a lot of history,” Billy said.

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Charise’s ashes find rest at Forest Home

REIGER PARK

Improvements planned from page 1

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Charise Kotkoski died alone at the age of 61 in a house fire in Will County in 2012, and no one showed up to take care of her remains. Alone in life and alone in death, her ashes remained on a shelf in the Will County Sheriff ’s office for the last 10 years.

What transformed this story from tragedy into redemption is a series of serendipitous connections. When Bill and Sue Kushnerik of Oak Lawn learned about Charise’s ashes from a friend who recognized Charise’s name in an article in an obscure magazine, they realized that Charise was actually Bill’s stepsister.

As a result of an acrimonious divorce, Bill’s stepfather, Art Kotkoski had been barred from any contact with his daughter; therefore Bill had never met Charise.

Nevertheless, the Kushneriks wanted her to have a Christian burial, and contacted their parish church, St. Linus in Oak Lawn, for advice on how to proceed.

They did all of the necessary paperwork at the Will County Coroner’s Office to obtain Charise’s remains. Then someone at St. Linus learned that two graves at Forest Home Cemetery here in Forest Park had recently been donated, so Bill and Sue went through the St. Vincent de Paul Society to find a contact in Forest Park, which turned out to be longtime Forest Parker Jim Murray, to help set up a graveside committal service. According to its website, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul “is a worldwide organization of lay Catholics,

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Ashes are blessed with holy water on July 6, during a burial service for Charise Kotkoski at Forest Home Cemetery. following Christ’s call to serve the poor, the suffering, and the deprived.”

Jim contacted John Walters, a permanent deacon at St. Bernardine Catholic Church on Harrison Street, who agreed to preside at the committal.

So on July 6 at 11 a.m. under overcast skies, the Kushneriks, Jim and his wife Ann Murray, Deacon Walters, this reporter and a photographer from the Review gathered at a grave site near the entrance

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to Forest Home.

Since no one present had even met Charise, what amounted to a eulogy by the Kushneriks focused on Charise’s father and Bill’s stepfather whom Sue said was a “good guy.” Regarding Charise’s life, Sue said, “I don’t think it was a very happy one.”

Deacon Walters picked up on that thought and wondered if Charise had ever felt abandoned, even by God. He said that even though it may feel that way sometimes, God is always with us, that even though the chain of events leading up to the graveside committal might be viewed by some as serendipitous, he saw them through the lens of faith as evidence of God’s hand at work.

The Kushneriks seemed to feel a sense of closure at the end of the 15-minute service and thanked the other five people present for being there. The prayers Deacon Walters read included the words, “Charise has gone to her rest,” to which everyone present responded with a heartfelt “amen.”

After the service, Jim Murray noted Forest Home’s history of accepting people who didn’t fit in mainstream society, like the Haymarket Square rioters, Gypsies and now Charise Kotkoski.

awardees until fall. Iovinelli told the Review at the time that any work on the project would jeopardize the grant, so the park district shifted gears to make improvements on two other pocket parks - Remembrance Park, 7341 Randolph St., and Popelka Park, 501 Thomas Ave. – which it could cover with its own funds.

IDNR ended up issuing a total of $30.3 million in OSLAD grants for 87 projects. The Reiger Park project is the only project located in the west suburbs.

In 2020, the Village of Forest Park leased four pocket parks, including Reiger Park, 1526 Circle Ave., to the park district for a symbolic $1 a year, with the park district taking over responsibility for improving and maintaining them. In Aug. 19, 2021, Naperville-based Hitchcock Design Group shared two prospective improvement concepts for Reiger – the “urban-themed” Option 1 and the more “nature-themed” Option 2. The majority of the residents who spoke to the Review at the time said they preferred the latter.

Option 2 maintains a similar layout to the current set-up, the playground in the northern half and a more open field in the southern half. Unlike Option 1, it doesn’t explicitly include a soccer field, but Hitchcock officials indicated that there is enough room to accommodate a smaller, U6 size field for children’s games. It calls for a “water play” feature, the playground equipment that “channels water” rather than a water fountain or a slash pad, directly south of the playground. The south edge of the park would have a stage feature that can be used for neighborhood get-togethers and events.

Hitchcock officials told the Review at the time that the final design wouldn’t necessarily be one or the other – depending on the feedback they get, they could incorporate features from both.

In a statement to the media, Iovinelli said the park district was glad to finally get the funds.

“We want to thank our residents for their input and support during this process,” she stated. “We would also like to thank our Representatives in the Illinois General Assembly for protecting these dedicated funds and for continuing to make the OSLAD Grant program one of its top priorities. We are also very grateful to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for their ongoing efforts and commitment to ensuring these dedicated matching grant funds are awarded for muchneeded park improvement projects that benefit our community.”

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Hibachi and a history lesson at New Star in Elmwood Park Restaurant Row mainstay brings fiery flair to daily fare

MELISSA ELSMO Food Writer

More than 30 years ago, Jinny Zhao took her first job at a Chinese restaurant.

Eventually she bought the place and grew the staff from

five to more than 150 before retiring.

Thankfully, retirement did not stick for the dedicated restaurateur -- Elmwood Park and surrounding communities have benefitted ever since.

Zhao left her leisurely lifestyle behind in favor of purchasing New Star, 7444 W. North Ave., in 2015. The veteran restaurant owner immediately turned her attention to updating the Elmwood Park mainstay. After all, New Star had been serving up traditional Cantonese cuisine since 1954. While Zhao is proud to carry on the New Star traditions started by the Moy family decades ago, she eagerly expanded the cuisines available at the North Avenue establishment bringing both Thai and Japanese dishes to the menu.

In 2017, Zhao turned her attention to the banquet room in the back of the

Hibachi dinners are at the heart of New Star in Elmwood Park MELISSA ELSMO

Jinny Zhao, owner of New Star, oversees her state-of-the-art hibachi room in Elmwood Park.

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restaurant. The outdated space was underutilized, and Zhao had a vision to bring entertaining hibachi dinners to New Star. Today the fiery meals are drawing customers by the hundreds seven days a week. On busy nights the room welcomes more than 300 hungry hibachi fans.

“I am always improving my restaurant,” said Zhao. “There was no hibachi in the area, and I thought offering the meals would be attractive to younger people and bring a new generation to New Star.”

A little bit of reading on Japanese Food Guide (japanesefoodguide.com) revealed the North American interpretation of hibachi is far different than the heating device of the same name that dates back to the Heian period (794 to 1185) in Japan.

Evocative of a flowerpot and commonly stashed in a corner, homeowners would

fill a traditional hibachi with hot coals to help warm a chilly room. More elaborate versions of the hibachi would offer means to warm water for tea before electricity was readily available and by the 1800’s hibachi use evolved to grill meats and snacks in Japanese households. The slow cooking charcoal hibachi was far from flashy, but Teppan grills, first used in Japan in the early 1900s, made their American debut in 1945 and brought the flair commonly referred to as “hibachi” today.

Zhao’s investment into the former banquet room brought eight state-of the-art cooking tables to New Star. The renovation took six months, and Zhao, the passionate owner, is particularly proud of the floor ventilation system that keeps smoke away from customers while keeping sightlines clear in the well-appointed dining room that boasts vaulted ceilings. Each table seats 10 and the flat top griddles allow for

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Golden Shrimp as served at New Star in Elmwood Park

Every hibachi dinner at New Star comes with a bowl of soup and a fresh salad with ginger dressing as well as noodles, chicken fried rice and vegetables.

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high heat cooking that brings flames and flavor to every meal.

Every table features a trained hibachi chef who puts on a show while deftly cooking dinner. Flaming onion volcanos and fried rice beating hearts enchant guests while tossing delicate eggs and flipping full bowls of fried rice draw applause from onlookers. Every hibachi meal at New Star comes with a soup and salad and sides including a vegetable medley, chicken fried rice and soft long noodles. Zhao points out the teriyaki steak is the most popular protein selection among patrons because of the fresh meat and skilled preparation.

Note that lines to enjoy a hibachi dinner at New Star are often long; guests have been known to wait more than two hours

for a table. To minimize wait times Zhao suggests calling to see if reservations are available on the evening you are hoping to dine and always advises arriving for an early dinner is the single best way to dine without a wait.

“I worry that long wait may disappoint customers, but our hibachi is popular because our chefs cook right in front of you,” said Zhao. “We want to be the place where your mom can have chop suey, you can order sushi and your kids can have hibachi.”

Zhao’s respect for both tradition and innovation are a key reason New Star remains a destination for both special occasions and everyday fare in Elmwood Park.

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Woman reports being robbed in garage

A group of teens allegedly robbed a 68-year-old woman on July 10 around 4:10 p.m. as she went inside her garage in the 800 block of Dunlop Avenue.

The victim told police she parked her car in her garage, but as she exited, she saw a pair of teens who went into the garage right behind her. They reportedly demanded her car key fob, and when the victim initially refused, one of the offenders slapped her across the face several times.

One of the offenders ended up grabbing the key fob while a third offender allegedly entered the car but didn’t take anything.

A neighbor overheard the shouting at the victim and called police. When the officers arrived, the suspects fled the scene through the alley, with one teen running to the Forest Home Cemetery. A total of eight teens were detained.

The suspect who ran into the cemetery was found with a key fob in his pocket, which the victim confirmed was hers. The teen reportedly said, without prompting, that the group “didn’t take anything from her.”

The victim could not identify anyone positively and most of the suspects, all between the ages of 12 and 16, were released, except for the teen with the key fob, who was questioned but later released without being charged after the victim couldn’t positively identify him.

Car stolen from repair shop A silver 2014 BMW Sedan was stolen from the Forest Park Foreign Car Repair shop, 7400 Harrison St., after it got repaired.

On July 6, the shop put the repaired car out by the service bay doors, with the key fob in the car’s cupholder. At some point between noon. and 1 p.m., an unknown person got into the car and drove off. After the repair shop verified that the car owner didn’t take the car off the lot, they called police.

The car has been reported as stolen. It hadn’t been recovered at the time of the report.

Catalytic Converter Theft The catalytic converter was stolen from the silver 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander parked in a visitor parking space of a condo building in the 7200 block of Madison Street. The theft occurred on the morning of July 8, at

some point between 5:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Vehicle break-ins ■ Forest Park police reported that on July 3 around 1:38 a.m., two people ransacked a car parked on the side driveway a home in the 7200 block of Dixon Street. The victim’s

Ring door camera captured the incident.

The victim said that she wasn’t sure whether she locked her car, but there was no signs of forced entry. The offenders stole a small amount of currency, a phone charger and five blank checks. The victim said that, as of the morning of July 5, no one attempted to use checks.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, July 4-10, 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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Fenwick’s challenges

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ast week, after being publicly called out by female grads on allegations of repeated, observable and actively ignored misconduct by a longtime teacher and coach toward young women, the school finally announced that John Quinn would not be returning to the school this fall.

Quinn had been on paid administrative leave since March when two students bravely took to YouTube to speak forthrightly about the harassment they faced and about the long-term pain it caused them. The school began what it termed an independent third-party investigation by a law firm, and last week announced that Quinn’s contract was not being extended.

An email to the Fenwick community from the board chair cited “clear and unequivocal violations” by Quinn toward students. The statement promised the school would work to build a “safe and inclusive environment” and that the administration would put in place confidential reporting systems for students, strong governance and oversight, and undertake renewed training for staff and faculty.

All good, but only if it is proved, explained, and lived.

A century-old Catholic school, all-male until three decades ago, does not change readily. And Fenwick has failed to anticipate the depth of the cultural morass it has created, allowed and not consciously fought to change.

A few years back we heard the same issues of culture raised around race in terms of welcome, equity and fairness at Fenwick. The school, at that time, promoted a dean to a new post as director of diversity, equity and inclusion. Raymond Moland, is now leaving the school. Last week the school announced its longtime principal was stepping down and returning to the classroom. Hard to believe all this is uncon-

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And a statement from John Quinn’s attorney, his brother Thomas Quinn, claimed that the school is overstating the conclusions of its own report and that he was somehow “exonerated” of sexual misconduct charges by the independent report.

If Fenwick is going to start new, be transparent, and lead its way to a better future, then it is going to need to release at least relevant portions of the report quickly.

Finally, we close by saying that we believe Helen Quinn Pasin and Emma Seavey, the two former students. Fenwick’s actions going forward need to prove they also believe in the truth these women spoke.

Music against hunger

In another healthy sign of connection between Austin and Oak Park, the first annual Food Aid Festival is coming very soon.

The two-day musical event will include venues on either side of Austin Boulevard, benefit food-insecurity nonprofits in Oak Park, Proviso Township and Austin, and feature talent with roots in all these communities.

As our Melissa Elsmo reported last week, the festival will raise money to stock the community fridges already running in our communities and it will benefit nonprofits, including Beyond Hunger, A House in Austin, Austin Coming Together, Best of Proviso Township and the Westchester Food Pantry.

Day one, July 22, will feature a Friday evening of music held at the remarkable and refurbished Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd. This place is a gem, ready to be discovered and enjoyed. On Saturday, July 23, the music shifts the School of Rock Oak Park at 219 Lake St. in Oak Park.

Tickets are just $25 per day. Buy yours at foodaidfestival.com.

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am in a state of general decay. It’s OK. Father Time is undefeated, all good things …, over the hill, et cetera and so on. It’s showing up in the little things — the way my shoulder hurts when I extend my arm to read normal-sized print, the steady upward trend in the percentage of my friends routinely expressing strong opinions about doctors, the swiftness with which I adjusted to glasses. It is a gentle, gradual downslope from here.

It’s cool. I’m aware of the passage of time. All part of the experience. I’ve even looked forward to this part. This is supposed to be the restful part, the autopilot at cruise altitude. Birth, climb, peak, chill, death. I am aware I’m in decline, and I’ve known this since it became clear that I was headed for baldness when I was about 16.

When a civilization knows when it’s in decline is a much harder question, I think. What year d’you think was the last time a Roman citizen picked up a news scroll, sighed to once again see BARBARIANS ADVANCE or SENATOR CONVICTED, and thought “I wonder when things will go back to normal?”

Me, I’m gonna guess Rome coasted on reputation with normal Romans of average temperament for maybe 500 years past where they were when you stopped learning about them and Mrs. Krabapple moved on to the Magna Carta.

Lemme be clear: I’m not here to clutch my pearls. I don’t care if American civilization is declining or not. I don’t really have a rooting interest, no matter how I mix and match all the different things routinely cited as signs American civilization is in decline. Some things that happen add hope and some things that happen subtract hope. I understand there’s a balance and a rhythm to all this that works on timescales beyond one lifespan and that the narrative of life is woven by the brain from mostly random events. We’re all just along for the ride, which is how I have come to assume you, too, have been thinking about the decline of civilization lately.

Here’s what I’ve been idly thinking about: At what point in the decline of a civilization, any civilization, does the general populace understand that they are part of a civilization in decline? What has to happen? Mixed results from Western Europe. Brexit would seem to indicate the English have not yet generally grasped that the sun set long ago. France and Italy seem to have mostly settled calmly into comfy irrelevance, though, and I don’t get the sense there’s a lot of Make Spain Great Again sentiment hoping to reclaim South America or anything.

When d’you think it was that the average English person was taught … no, not “was taught.” What I wonder is when it was that the average English person simply understood that England was a country whose time on top had come and gone, forever. When did the Mongol Horde recruitment office start having a tough time meeting application quotas?

At what point did roads start leading places other than Rome?

I guess what I wonder is, if one were part of a civilization genuinely in decline, would one know?

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Righting wrongs, recognizing the ignored

t took 160 years but a great injustice has been righted.

The last member of Oberlin College’s Class of 1862 has finally graduated.

Mary Edmonia Lewis received her “Posthumous Diploma of the Ladies’ Course.” And it would never have happened without the tireless efforts of the Town Historian of East Greenbush, New York.

Roberta “Bobbie” Reno had never heard of the sculptor Edmonia Lewis, who was born in East Greenbush in 1844, until she took the job as historian.

Since then, she has spread the word about Lewis and was the driving force behind the commemorative stamp that was issued to honor her.

Bobbie didn’t stop there. After Lewis’ grave was located in London, she hired a company to restore the gravesite. They installed a small slab bearing Lewis’ name and dates of birth and death. The sculptor had specified this modest grave marker in her will. But it was the “incident” at Oberlin College and the way Lewis was treated that always bothered Bobbie.

Lewis was ready to finish her final semester of senior year when she pulled a prank that went horribly wrong. She slipped Spanish fly into some spiced wine she served to

two of her white classmates.

Marie and Christina became deathly ill.

As a result, Lewis was beaten by a mob and charged with two counts of attempted murder.

After she was acquitted, Lewis expected to continue her studies and obtain her degree. Instead, she was accused of stealing art supplies and forced to leave Oberlin. It was a huge disappointment that lingered long after she recovered from her injuries.

Bobbie believed that Lewis had been a victim of racial and gender discrimination and deserved her degree. On Nov. 18, 2020, she wrote a letter to Dean David Kamitsuka requesting a posthumous honorary degree in the Arts for Lewis. “We owe it to history and the present to right the injustices we encounter,” wrote Bobbie.

Her request went before a committee that awards honorary degrees but the pandemic slowed the process to a crawl. On May 28, 2021, Bobbie sent another letter inquiring about her request. Finally, in April 2022, Oberlin sent the reply that brought tears to her eyes. The college wasn’t going to give Lewis an honorary degree. They were granting her an actual degree.

The letter invited Bobbie to attend the

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An update on Jackie ‘Talk of the Town’ Schulz

For nearly 50 years, Jackie Schulz wrote a weekly column in the Review called “Talk of the Town.” Her infectious giggle and million-dollar smile charmed locals into sharing weddings, vacations, births, promotions, recipes and local events that would fill her column week after week. She had a breezy style that was akin to a warm hug.

A public school teacher, she started at the Review office on Madison Street in 1970 with Bob Haeger, using a typewriter and posting her phone number in every issue. With her four-legged companion, Callahan, she would walk around collecting tips and little life updates from everyone she met.

Jackie is still enjoying her Forest Park home and keeps busy on her back porch with her trusted companion, Barkley, who is walked daily by neighbors and friends. She is still lighting up the room with her sparkling eyes, infectious smile and making the most of her retirement.

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commencement and stated, “We are elated to extend this diploma to Edmonia Lewis.”

Bobbie wasn’t able to attend the ceremony on June 5, 2022 but watched the live feed.

President Carmen Ambar declared, “We are here to right a previous wrong.” Later that month, Bobbie received the diploma.

She applauds the college for admitting their mistake and rectifying it. She described Lewis as an intelligent woman who adapted to college after living a life in the wild. Lewis worked hard for her degree and fought racial and gender discrimination her entire life. Bobbie believes the incident fueled Lewis’ determination to become an acclaimed sculptor. It put a life-long chip on her shoulder.

Bobbie is understandably pleased that her efforts to publicize Lewis have paid off. She said her gravesite is now attracting visitors. They are surprised to find the fresh slab among all the ancient headstones.

We have our own gravesite to honor right here in Forest Home Cemetery. I have been tasked with having the grave of Professor Joseph Corbin placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Corbin was a Black educator who founded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. We need to get this done in time for his 150th birthday, Sept. 27, 2023.

No matter how long it takes, wrongs must be righted and the ignored must be recognized.

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Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance.

Work overtime as operations require.

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

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

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

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Animal Control Officer in the Health Department. This position will perform a variety of duties involved in enforcing Village ordinances governing the care and keeping of animals in the Village; and to impound, care for and assist with redemption of animals as appropriate. Applicants are encouraged to apply using the following link: https://secure.entertimeonline.com/ta/6141780.careers?ApplyToJob=218333253. For additional information on the position please visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

This position is open until filled.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

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

SEASONAL FARMERS’ MARKET ASSISTANT

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Seasonal Farmers’ Market Assistant in the Health Department. This position will provide administrative support to the Farmers’ Market Manager to allow growers and producers of food to sell directly to the public within established guidelines. This position requires work in inclement weather conditions; some heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds; walking or standing for sustained periods of time. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Open until filled.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOREST PARK, IL

The Forest Park Police Department is seeking Part-Time Parking Enforcement Officer(s); Shifts to be filled are 8:00pm – Midnight or Midnight – 6:00am. The position is a rotating schedule assigned by the Supervisor – 4 days on and 4 days off which includes weekends and some holidays. Eligible candidates will be required to pass an aptitude test and an extensive background check.

Qualifications include high school diploma (or equivalent), a valid driver’s

license, knowledge of basic parking regulations, and good verbal and written skills.

Open until filled. Applications are available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. or at www.forestpark. net and should be returned Attn: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Email: vmoritz@forestpark.net.

PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK LANDSCAPE SPECIALIST

HELP WANTED

Mechanical Engineer sought by Ayulla Inc. in Chicago, IL. The candidate must have a Bachelor degree in Engineering - Mechanical, Manufacturing, Systems and at least one year experience as Engineer or Engineering Analyst. Send resume to hr@ayulla.com.

Aitysh Master (Arlington Heights, IL) Prep, dsgn, & implmt a curriculum to teach & transmit of Aitysh to younger generations; instruct individuals or groups Aitysh principles, rules, strategies, & techniques; demonstrate fine forms of Aitysh to the students; prep & administer written, oral, & performance tests, & issue ratings in accordance w/ performance; plan, organize & conduct practice sessions & competitions; perform Aitysh at annual Kyrgyz Festival & other cultural events organized by Kyrgyz Community Center. Bach deg in Acting, or Education reqd. Must be fluent in Kyrgyz lang & have official certifications of the participations in Aitysh competitions & being an Akyn (a performer of Aitysh). M-F, 40 hrs/ wk; Send resumes (by mail only) to Iliias Nazaraliev, Kyrgyz Community Center, 1114 N Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

RIVERSIDE, IL - POLICE OFFICER

The Park District of Oak Park is hiring a Part-time Landscape Specialist with an hourly pay rate of $15.00. To view the full job description and apply online please click the following link:

Application deadline: Aug. 15, 2022 4 P.M. (CST)

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4 /ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=66642 &clientkey=41D830018490 6117978771C10E755DC6

Orientation and written test is Sep. 17, 2022, 8 a.m. at Riverside Township, 27 Riverside Rd. Riverside, IL.

Find more detail at IO Solutions at https://iosolutions.com.

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator in the Health Department/Village Manager’s Office.

This position will coordinate disaster response, crisis management and medical countermeasure dispensing/ distribution activities for the Village of Oak Park, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This single class position is also responsible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and local response processes and grant management.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 5, 2022.

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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 Moritz, 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.

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WANTED TO BUY WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic – other misc. toys.

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Public Notice: Your right to know Available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year • OakPark.com • RBLandmark.com • ForestParkReview.com • AustinWeeklyNews.com PublicNoticeIllinois.com PUBLIC NOTICES

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY.

Request of Vance 2022CONC000446.

Clark

Jr.

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Vance Clark Jr. to the new name of: Lavance Williams The court date will be held: On August 11, 2022 at 10am Via Zoom ZOOM MEETING ID:986 9592 1385 ZOOM PASSWORD: 539505 CALL IN: 3126266799 Published in Wednesday Journal June 29, July 6, 13, 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: Y22009340 on June 28, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of SHE SPEAKS THE WORD with the business located at: 318 N. SALEM AVE APT !A, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: SHE SPEAKS THE WORD, 318 N. SALEM AVE APT !A, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005 Published in Wednesday Journal July 6, 13 & 20, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Maylee Cruz Case Number 20224003032 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Maylee Cruz to the new name of: Roxas Amajiki The court date will be held: On August 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at 1500 Maybrook Drive, Maywood, Cook County in Courtroom # 0112 Published in Forest Park Review July 6, 13 & 20

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING DATE: August 3, 2022 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits CALENDAR NUMBER: 17-22-Z APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a special use application filed by the Applicant, Jeremy Storey, to operate a vehicle repair/ service – minor business, BM Custom, LLC pursuant to Section 8.3 (“Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance at the property located at 6212 Roosevelt Road, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-17327-038-0000 in the RR Roosevelt Road Form-Based District.

A copy of the application and applicable 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 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 August 3, 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.

Published in Wednesday Journal, July 13, 2022

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Request of NYCHOLAS XAVIER DIAS 2022CONC000964.

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: NYCHOLAS XAVIER DIAZ to the new name of: NYCHOLAS XAVIER RODRIGUEZ The court date will be held: On October 7, 2022 at 10:30am at Via ZOOM: Meeting ID: 958 9492 1843 Password: 226532 Cook County in Courtroom # 1707 Published in Wednesday Journal July 13, 20, 27, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE Bid Notice The River Forest Park District will receive sealed bids for 2 components of the Keystone Park Batting Cage Project: Keystone Batting Cage Project, Concrete Keystone Fencing

Batting

Cage

Project,

Bid Documents may be obtained beginning at noon on Friday, July 8, 2022 at www.rfparks.com, About Us, Bids.

Bids are due on Friday August 4, at 10 AM. Bids shall be sent to Michael Sletten at the River Forest Park District, 401 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305.

Scope of Work: Excavation & installation on a concrete pad, and installation of chain-link fence unit for 2-60’x16’ batting cages.

All questions should be directed to Michael Sletten via email at msletten@rfparks.com In all work performed under this Contract, the Contractor and all of its subcontractors shall comply with the current provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act of the Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 48, Sections 39s-1 et seq.

Bids will be considered firm for a period of ninety (90) days. The River Forest Park District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or portions of bids/portions of work and to waive any technicalities in the bidding if it should be deemed in the public interest.

Published in Wednesday Journal July 13, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES 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: YY22009347 on July 1, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of THE BALANCED MYSTIC with the business located at: 830 S. AUSTIN BLVD APT. 3J, OAK PARK, IL 60304.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: CRYSTOL MARIE DEJOHNETTE 830 S. AUSTIN BLVD APT. 3J OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA Published in Wednesday Journal July 13, 20, 27, 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: Y22009334 on June 24, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of HELPFUL TECH MEDIC with the business located at: 805 LAKE ST PMB 401, OAK PARK, IL 60301.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MELVENA L SANDERS 805 LAKE ST PMB 401 OAK PARK, IL 60301, USA Published in Wednesday Journal July 6, 13, 20, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TVC FUNDING IV, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

NETWORK CONNECTION, LLC; BOBBY JONES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 20 CH 2792 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, August 9, 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. 16-08-104-004-0000.

Commonly known as 53 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. F19120231 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3197556

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MILLENNIUM TRUST COMPANY, LLC AS CUSTODIAN FBO PRIME MERIDIAN NPL, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

52ND AVE., LLC - 841 LOMBARD LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; FOSTER CHAMBERS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 4618 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, August 9, 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. 16-05-303-023-0000.

Commonly known as 841 N. LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302.

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 Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3571125. 21-02137 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3197560

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Lisa Grimes I 708-205-9518 lisa.grimes@cbrealty.com

Deborah Wess | 708-212-1122 deborahsellsoakpark4u@gma

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