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The school board at the Forest Park elementary schools reviewed a plan for spending remaining federal stimulus funds during its Aug. 11 meeting. All three COVID-19 federal stimulus funding pack ages included money for schools that were distributed through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. District 91 already spent its ESSER 1 funds – the money that came from Coro navirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the first stimulus package. In order to spend the funding from the remaining two stimulus packages, it is required to release the plans in a public meeting and give residents the opportunity to comment. The Illinois State Board of Education then either approves or denies the plan. ESSER II funds must by committed by September 2023 and ESSER III funds must be committed by September 2024. District 91 proposes spending the money to help pay for summer school, student tutoring and other support services. The money would also go toward improving See D91 on pa
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Back-to-basics approach is key to su rvival for the Forest Park burger joint
that a restaurant should be known for doing a few things well, O’Brien is focusing his Madison Street restaurant on smash burgers. The “Scratch smash,” of fered as a single or in double or triple stacks, will feature ¼ pound house-ground beef patties. Each patty is smashed and hard seared on a hot g riddle before being topped with American cheese, pickles, and “smash sauce.” Optional toppings including bacon and a fried egg will allow for limited customization.
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By MELISSA ELSMO Oak Park Eats Editor After being temporarily closed for eight months, Scratch Kitchen and Lounge, 7445 Madison St., Forest Park, is inching closer to slinging burgers and canned beers once again. An autumn reopening could happen as early as Se ptember and comes as a relief to Patrick O’Brien, chef owner of Scratch Restaurant Group. “This closure has felt like a dark cloud,” said O’Brien, “It has been way too long, but I am still pinching myself that we are close to re opening.”O’Brien has been plagued by the kitchen staf fing issues many restaurants are grappling with and has endured a long search for a competent cook to bring Scratch on Madison back to life Though he is willing to pay up to $60,000 a year for an experienced cook it has proven dif ficult to find someone to lead his Forest Park kitchen. In an ef fort to survive the pandemic, O’Brien per manently closed District Kitchen and Tap in Oak Park’s Har rison Street Arts District and temporar ily closed the Madison Street location while kee ping both Scratch on Lake, 733 Lake St. in Oak Park, and Lathrop House, 26 Lathrop in Forest Park, open forO’Brienbusiness.is quick to point out that a full restaurant doesn’t necessarily mean an establishment is profitable. Many factors are cutting into profit margins — labor costs have doubled and everything from cleaning supplies to ing redients have made comfortable margins a thing of the past. Supply chain issues are also an ongoing prob lem. O’Brien points out a case of potatoes has jumped from $21 to $48, and it is impossible to get certain ingredients, especially srira cha, into his restaurants “The cost of goods is up 10 to 15%, but I can’t charge any more for a burger than I already am,” said O’Brien who went in search of a creative solution to his problem. With profit margins essentially “gone” because of sup ply, food and labor cost increases, Scratch Kitchen and Lounge will debut with what O’Brien has dubbed a “sur vivor menu.” The restaurant will of fer a highly edited selection of classic Scratch creations This back-to-basics approach maximizes ingredient usage, controls costs and gives Scratch Kitchen and the tunity pand its menu as business increases and staf
MELISSA ELSMO/Eats Editor Patrick O’Brien, ow ner of Scratch Kitchen and Lounge in Forest Park, discussed his hopes to reopen his agship restaurant this fall thanks to a limited me nu, late-night kitchen and live music.
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local live music draw guests to his Forest Park restaurant. He aims to host a DJ every Thursday and live bands on Friday and Satur day evenings. Though the restaurant will likely only be open from Wednesday through Sunday, he is hoping to attract industry work ers by kee ping the kitchen open until midnight. “I don’t think there will be a line out the door, but there is a need for people to get a real meal late at night and nothing around here is open late,” said O’Brien. “We want to be that place where people can get a good meal after work.”Though the ongoing challenge to find and retain kitchen staf f for Scratch Kitchen and Lounge is a source of stress for the veteran restaurant owner, O’Brien is hopeful these creative solutions will serve him well as he makes good on his commitment to reopen his flagship restaurant in Forest“TPark.enyears ago, this 40-seat restaurant, this little shop, gave me every oppor tunity to build the Scratch name,” said O’Brien. “Sure, I have closed restaurants in the past, but this place is my baby, and it needs to be here.”
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Creative Open Gym (a/k/a Ar t Club For Adults) uesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m., Outta Space Ar tist, dabbler, creator, crafter or just someone who wants to chill, chat and explore ar t? The Creative Open Gym u. Bring your own ar ts & crafts supplies, projec ts or just walk in and fool around with our supplies provided. Bar is open– delicious cocktails, local tap beers and spirits will owing Featuring guest DJs and live music as well on Tuesdays. $5 suggested donation, 6840 32nd St., Berw yn.
Neighbors in Forest Park get together to explore the neighborhood on foot Weather permitting, ever yone will meet in the vestibule. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.
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Joel Paterson & Friends Wednesday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s his eet- ngered guitar picker erases the boundaries between blues, jazz, countr y and 1950s rock & roll. His music is the fect live soundtrack for sipping sodas (and other libations) on the outdoor patio, especially on a summer evening. 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berw yn.
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The preliminary budget notably doesn’t include federal stimulus fund allocationsThedistrict also expects to get $205,000 in Cor porate Personal Property Re placement tax revenue, one of the taxes the state collects on local taxing bodies’ behalf. There are a few unknowns, including the ulti mate outcome of the property tax appeals. Hibbird told the board that several factors may change, including what the inter est payments would actually look like and how many teachers they end up hiring.
District 91 voted unanimously on Aug. 11 to approve the purchase of 10 exterior and interior security cameras for Forest Park Middle School and Field-Stevenson Elementary School. The two schools are located at 925 Beloit Ave., with a hallway connecting the two. This year, the elementary school will welcome students from GrantWhite Elementary, which closed after last school year. While the full contract wasn’t publicly available by deadline, according to the board agenda, the contract went to Downers Grove-based ITR Systems, which submitted the second lowest bid. Robert Hibbird, asst. supt. of finance, said neither school currently has security cameras ITR already handles school security, so having them install cameras made sense. He also said the lowest bidder had issues with meeting prevailing wage laws and their license costs added an extra expense in the long run. Hibbird described the cameras as part of the long-ter m ef fort to improve dis trict security. He said D91 is currently looking into putting cameras on buses, something, he said, that bus drivers have long requested. The board may vote on that in either September or October.
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Security cameras w ill go to Forest Park Middle School, Field-Stevenson
Forest Park School District 91 currently expects to end the 2022-2023 school year with a sur plus of around $9.5 million, ac cording to the preliminary budget unveiled during its Aug. 11 board of education meeting.Under state law, school districts must present preliminary budgets for public re view 30 days before adopting the final in Se ptember. Assistant Superintendent of Finance Robert Hibbird told the that the budget will undergo several ments before the final approval, including some new hires and up-to-date inform on investment ear nings. The board hold the budget public hearing on Se 6:30 p.m. at Forest Park Middle School, Beloit Ave., with the vote taking place ing the re gular meeting, which will star 7 p.m. at the same location. Under the preliminary budget, the trict expects to spend around $8.35 million on salaries for teachers, with around million going toward benefits. Another $1.87 million in salaries and $261,256 would go toward salary and benefits for support services. About $1.86 million would be spent on supplies and materials The dis trict also expects to spend $75,000 on com munityHibbirdservicessaidthe district expects to spend at least $44,000 on professional teacher de velopment programs, with $35,000 of that going toward two-year training with Oakland, Califor nia’s National Equity Project. The coaching organization describes its mission as “increasing the capacity of people to achieve thriving, self-deter mining, educated, and just communities.”
The district still needs to hire a kindergarten teacher, some instructional assistants and the Assistant Director for Special Education. Hibbird also said the salaries for certain “designated employee groups” may be Lateradjustedduringthe meeting, he mentioned that one of his long-ter m priorities is taking a deep dive into “our finances, how we distribute funds along our schools, among dif ferent subgroups of students.”
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District 91 budget process results in a surplus
Board President Kyra Tyler said she wanted to assure the parents and the school community that they had nothing to wor ry about. “One thing I want to make clear — it can feel like, oh my gosh, we’re getting cameras,” she said. “[We are] trying our hardest to control our environment in the way that keeps our students and staf f as precisely safe as possible. This is really about true safety, as opposed to just surveillance.”
The district expects property tax reve nue to increase by 5% and a $3,000 increase in interest ear nings. It assumes that D91 would get at least $1.35 million from the state — the minimum it is entitled to under the funding allocation for mula — and at least $431,433 from re gular federal grants for school lunch programs and services to low-income students and students with special needs
The board approved the release of the preliminary budget without discussion.
To contact Hudson to speak about the history behind popular cocktails or host an in teractive cocktail conversation email him at pourealtions@gmail.com. His books are available for purchase on Amazon.
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The ABC’s of Alcohol according to Dave Hudson
By MELISSA ELSMO Oak Park Eats Editor Forest Park resident and playwright in residence at The Actor’s Garden, 909 S. Lombard Ave. in Oak Park, Dave Hudson, tur ned his attention to cocktails during the pandemic. A cocktail enthusiast and historian, Hud son transformed his passion for mixology and storytelling into a miniature libation library His most recent book, “The Alcohol ABC Book,” is a whimsical picture book for cocktail lovers — it joins “A Year of Magi cal Drinking: Cocktails in the Time of Co vid” (co-authored with his wife Gigi Hudson, owner of the Actor’s Garden) and “A Year of Magical Drinking: Another Round” self-pub lished in 2021 and 2022 respectively.Awriterof original musicals, Hudson put his wordsmithing to use when coming up with the playful alliterative text in “The ABC’s of Alcohol.” To illustrate the book, he tur ned to DALLE, an innovative AI program that creates detailed art images based on natural language instructions. Hudson prompted the program to create pic tures like “a unicorn drinking an unusual cocktail,” “A jack alope drinking some Jack Daniels” and “a penguin Drinking a Pimm’s Cup.” The re sulting images are fanciful and fun making the book a whimsical addition to any bar cartThose looking to test out Hudson’s cocktail recipes should also grab copies of his “Year of Magical Drinking” books. Hudson’s first cocktail book, based on a year of Covid im bibing, enjoyed a week as the number one small cookbook on Amazon in December 2020. The second book (“Another Round”) takes Hudson’s love of spirit history further by focusing on specific distilleries and offering multiple price points for spirits used in his original recipes. “The dirty secret no one wants to believe is that all vodka is the same,” said Hudson matter-of-factly “It’s true It’s all the same; you pay extra for branding. The same cannot be said for other spirits like whiskey, bour bon and Hudsongin.”started out as a wine cooler drinker before graduating to craft beers and wine; in time he found his way to cocktails and began digging into the history behind the spirits he had grown to love He is already working on his fourth book dedicated to gradually building a bar cart It is a serious book as compared to The Alcohol ABC’s but reflects Hudson’s nuanced and thor ough approach to his passion projects He is quick to point out that cocktails are meant to be fun, but there is a meticulousness re quired when crafting them.“There is truth in the statement that drinks are poured, and cocktails are measured,” said Hud son. “Serious cocktail makers always measure.”On a recent af ter noon, Hudson whipped up his Ruth Bader Gins-Burg cocktail while enthusiasti cally sharing tips for mixing a memorable drink. He pontificated about the value of using an angled measuring jigger and spoke about the benefits of holding a shaker horizontally when mixing a drink. He spoke confidently about the importance of using fresh fruit whenever possible as he cut and juiced a grapefruit for use in the gin and Aperol cocktail.When asked to pick his perfect cocktail Hudson hesitated only briefly before naming an Old Fashioned as his drink of choice He opts to use Evan Williams Bottled in Bond bourbon in his classic cocktail made with a smidge of simple syrup and garnished with an orange slice and a Luxardo cherry. Served up in a sturdy rocks glass the cocktail is an example of measured simplicity “Drinking has been a ritual since the dawn of time,” said Hudson. “For me it is about the ritual of gathering around the glass and what it means to share that experience. Our grand fathers told stories around these spirits.”
Drink the Book Ruth Bader Gins-Burg Sip the drink Dave and Gigi crafted to re present Se ptember 2020 in “A Year of Magical Drinking: Cocktails in the Time of Covid.” According to Hudson, the ad dition of Aperol, an Italian aperitif, is a subtle nod to Ginsburg’s longtime friend ship with fellow Supreme Cour t Justice Antonin Scalia. 1 ½ ounces London dr y gin ¼ ounce sweet vermouth ½ ounce Aperol 1 ounce grapefruit juice Shake over ice and pour into a coupe glass. Gar nish with a lime twist. Serve on a 6-inch doily with a 4-inch circle of felt in the center. Hudson’s tip: Take care to add the ingredients to the shaker before adding ice to prevent excess dilution. Hold the cock tail shaker horizontally when shaking to maximize contact with the ice
MELISSA ELSMO/Food Editor Dave Hudson toasts his trio of cocktail cookbooks
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MELISSA ELSMO/Food Editor e Ruth Bader Gins-Burg, recipe courtesy of Dave and Gigi Hudson
PART Y TALK: Dave Hudson mixes a cocktail in his Forest Park yard dur ing a discussion of Alcohol ABC’s.
Lower level to be closed throughout the fall
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Library plans repairs, elevator upgrade
Forest Park Public Library construction projects will leave the lower level closed until at least November. The construction project involves relatively routine interior re pairs The library will re place the elevator, redo lighting and ceiling tiles on both the lower and main level, re place doors at the entrance, re pair windows and do some other minor maintenance. But this will require the lower level to be closed during the first phase of the project, which is expected to last between Se ptember and November Patrons will still be able to check out materials from the lower level – they will just have to ask staf f to retrieve Accordingthem.tothe
project page on the li brary website, the first phase will be lowerlevel renovations, while the second phase will involve re pairs on the main floor. Dur ing Phase 1, the main community room will function as a temporary youth servic es space While most of the teen materials will still be stored at the lower level, some will be available in the community room. Because of this, patrons won’t be able to re serve the Community Room starting Aug. 26.Shelly, the library turtle, will be moved to the community room during Phase 1. The lower level will reopen during Phase 2, but areas may be closed of f during re pairs. This phase includes completely re placing both the outer doors and doors to the main area and re place the windows, along with the same kind of lighting and ceiling tile re placement as the lower level. The study rooms and the Quiet Room will be of f-limits to general patrons starting Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, respectively, for the duration of the project. Those spaces will be used as temporary staf f spaces and for storage While the Young Adult Lounge will continue to operate, it will be used for library board meetings and some programs.Dueto the space limits, the library won’t be acce pting donations starting Aug. 26. The library is paying for the project using its existing capital budget. While it hopes to complete Phase 2 by December, the project page is upfront about the fact that construction projects sometimes run into unexpected delays, so it may take longer.
The project comes two years after the library completed $1.35 million in more substantial renovations. Most notably, that included expanding the youth services sec tion, building a new, se parate teen area on the main floor, moving the staf f of fices to the lower level, and building four new study rooms and the Quiet Room. The proj ect be gan in Se ptember 2019 and ended in late January 2020. The library describes this project as smaller updates that it was always planning to do a few years down the line FILE
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“Phase 2 is scheduled to begin in November but the exact timeline will de pend on how smoothly Phase 1 goes,” it states. “The entire project is scheduled to be completed in December assuming we do not run into unanticipated delays.”
Above: Director Richard Corley watches the production come to life during the Saturday night per formance at the Altenheim Grove
Le : With picnic baskets and law n chairs, a crowd enjoys a cool summer evening of outdoor theater.
SHANEL ROMAIN/Sta Photographer Innogen, v irtuous princess of Britain, played by Lauren Littlejohn, is being tricked by villainous Iachimo, played by Forest Parker Avery Fountain, while Innogen’s husband, Posthumus, is exiled dur ing the Forest Park eatre per formance of “Innogen, a Heroine’s Journey.”
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Adapted from Shakespeare’s Cymbeline at the Forest Park Theatre production in The Grove.
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Le : Forest Park eatre recreates the British royal family w ith King Cymbeline (Phillip Fox) on stage.
Above: e audience along the perimeter of the open air theater in e Grove follows the proceedings.
Hot-headed, self-absorbed Clotten, played by Emma Linder, is looking to pick a ght as First Lord (Tyler Sherrod) looks on.
A total of $197,000 will be spent to continue summer school and extended learning programs. It would use $611,280 to hire additional coaches and social workers, as well as cover eight days of staff professional development. $75,000 would go toward mentoring and tutoring, and $125,000 would be used to help implement a STEM curriculum for all grade levels A total of $255,741 would be used to pay for cleaning and PPE related expenses, with $110,741 of that going toward the salaries of two additional cleaning staff who were hired in the wake of the pandemic.
“When I spoke to our superintendent of buildings and grounds, [he said] there are still some AC units that need to be repaired,” Hubbird said. Kyra Tyler, school board president, said that while Grant-White isn’t being used as a school starting this, 2022-2023 school year, the district still plans on using the building for another purpose, but didn’t elaborate any further. The Review previously asked the district what the building would be used for but hasn’t received a re ply by deadline Hubbird told the board that the district is still working out the details of what “extend ed learning opportunities” the district will offer, but he used a possible collaboration with the Forest Park Theater as an example. For around $1.58 million in ESSER III funds, the district plans to spend a total of $201,654 on replacing 232 Chromebooks, tablets and other devices. Hubbird said that, given the 3-4 year life cycle of those devices, as well as the greater use they got during the pandemic, some replacement is inevitable. He also mentioned that the funding could be used to buy security cameras
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Finally, $87,639 will be used for staff de velopment and “parent university” – free certification courses offered to all district parents. Hubbird said that it could include Microsoft program certifications and C++ programming certification.
10 Forest Park Review, August 17, 2022 air conditioning at Field-Stevenson, 925 Beloit Ave., and Grant-White, 147 Circle Ave., elementary school buildings, replacing student Chromebooks and other devices, and funding for teacher training and “parent university” certification programs. While the board members didn’t object to the plan overall, they did ask the district administrators to come back with a more detailed breakdown of how the money would be spent and how many expenses are directly related to the effects of the pandemic. According to the presentation by Dr. Robert Hubbird, assistant superintendent of finance and operations, the district spent $186,259 in ESSER I funds to cover salaries for summer school teachers and instruc tional assistants, to pay for technology to facilitate remote learning, cover the cost of subscriptions to online remote learning ser vices, and to pay for cleaning supplies and Personal Protection Equipment. Hubbird said that, for $703,107 in ESSER II funds, the district plans to spend $75,825 to buy 116 replacement Chromebooks, $390,280 to continue paying the four instructional coaches the district hired to address learning loss, a total of $127,000 to cover summer school and afterschool “extended learning opportunities” for students, and a total of $110,000 to improve air conditioning.
Board secretary Monique Cotton-Yancy said that she appreciated that the district wants to spend money on training teachers to tutor and support students, noting that many parents simply can’t af ford private tutoring[Thisservicesway]you can just send kids to public school,” she said. “It’s amazing, it’s awesome, and I’m happy to see it budgeted.”
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The victim listed the car, which he bought six months earlier, on the Facebook Marketplace. A woman messaged him, asking to test drive it on Aug. 12 in the 1200 block of Marengo Avenue. When a victim arrived, a woman and a man met him, and the man was the one who did the test driving, with the victim riding in the front passenger seat. When they reached the intersection of Harrison and Desplaines av enues at around 8 p.m., the driver told the victim to get out of the car. While the victim didn’t see the male suspect show any weapon, he said that another car was following them by that point.
Former employee of the Hartg rove Hospital in Chicago’s Island neighborhood, 5730 W. Roosevelt Road, alle gedly threated to shoot up his for mer place of work on Aug.The12.Forest Park man was fired on that date after several alle ged instances of him being aggressive with patients and ignoring his supervisors’ instructions to “leave patients alone after heated exchanges.”
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The man re por tedly attempted to enter the hospital and at around 7:30 p.m., he alle gedly called the hospital and threatened to shoot employees and their families, saying that he had bullets with employee names on them. Hartg rove staf f asked the Forest Park police to do a welfare check. The man refused to open the door, and he denied ever working at Hartg rove or making threats. Vehicle theft
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A 16-year-old Ukrainian immigrant was robbed on the Pace bus Route 307, with the man stealing his gold chain with a cross.
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A 30-year-old Chicago woman was arrested on Aug. 8 after alle gedly pointing a gun at her 34-year-old ex-boyfriend. The victim said that, at around 5:33 p.m., he was returning home from Westchester when he stopped at the Forest Park Domino’s Pizza location, 7658 Madison St., to pick up his order. He said that, as he waited outside the pizzeria, he spotted his ex’s car, a gray 2014 Ford Escape. The woman then alle gedly rolled down her window and pointed a gun at the victim.
The victim said that the chain was given to him at birth, to be worn for life. The teen estimated that it was worth around $1,000.
The victim was riding the Harlem Avenue bus on Aug. 9 at round noon. As the bus passed the Madison Street stop, the man sitting next to the victim demanded that he hand over the chain. After the victim refused, the suspect re por tedly pulled the chain off the teen’s neck and fled the bus.
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Draws from Forest Park, Oak Park, River Forest, looks to add more West-Siders By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Every morning, men from Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park and, occasionally, from Chicago’s West Side communities, gather outdoors at the crack of dawn, rain or shine, to work out. F3 Oak Park is part of the Freedom, Fellowship and Faith (F3) national network of exercise groups. As the name suggests, the goal isn’t just physical fitness, but to build positive, supportive male friendships and work together to do something positive for their communities. The “faith” aspect is left up to the members’ interpretation.
The group exercises in virtually all weather, no matter the season, to encourage accountability and “expand your mind beyond your comfort zone.” “Even in the ne gative 20 chill, we bring hand-warmers, we’re very active, always moving, making sure no one is standing around too much.” Andersson said. “Lightening is the only reason we might call it of f. When it rains, the first exercise will be on the ground. We’re going to get wet anyway, so we might as well start with some situps.”That said, Andersson emphasized that they wanted to make sure everyone feels welcome and supported. “We want to make this group available to all men, we want to also make sure, no matter your fitness level, you won’t get left behind,” he added. Osta estimated that most members come from Oak Park and River Forest, with a smaller portion coming from Forest Park and Riverside. Osta said the group made connections with 773 Peace Runners, an East Garfield Park running group that also does outdoor workouts, joined in on occasions, and some other West Siders joined in on occasion. The members agreed that this is one area where they’d like to grow. “We’ve had, not a ton, but a few [Austinites] join us for workouts, and I would say it expanded my circle and my point of view what is my community – it’s not just Oak Park, but the surroundings,” said Champaneri.All three organizers said they appreciated the friendships they made in the group.
Andersson said he was able to build deep friendships simply because the group met in the same place 4 to 5 times a week, saw each other struggle and supported each other which helped build deeper connections.“You do pushups with somebody, and you show these vulnerabilities -- it really opens up some friendships,” Andersson said. Osta said when his basement was flooded, he put out a call for help on the group’s Slack channel – and he got a response within 45 minutes. He also said there have been many instances when the group rallied around members in need. whether it’s delivering meals or moving furniture. “I’ve definitely been an amateur mover at times,” Osta said. “It’s a nice thing, to take a few minutes and to be helpful to someone else and you know the favor will be returned. We help each other.”
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Champaneri said this spirit of mutual assistance expands to the community. F3 Oak Park volunteered at East Garfield Park-based Breakthrough Urban Ministries, helping with food donation distribution and youth programs, as well as doing some maintenance at the nonprofit’s Men’s Center, 402 N. St. Louis Ave., and Women’s Center, 3330 W. Carroll Ave., supportive housing facilities. They have also volunteered with Beyond Hunger. Osta said they don’t want to stop there. “There’s a lot of great organizations in the area -- we want to make sure we become more visible to them, so we can make ourselves available to them,” he said. For more information about F3 Oak Park, visit www.facebook.com/F3OakPark
The network was founded in 2011 in Charlotte, N.C., and the local group launched in 2019. While the group organizers said they get physical benefits, what they appreciated most was the bonds they form along the way. They also said being in the group expanded their worldview and led them to volunteer in Oak Park and on the West Side of JoshChicago.Andersson of Oak Park got involved with a Chicago F3 group before deciding to form an Oak Park version in 2019. It started with six members, but that number dropped to 3 or 4 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were observing social distancing [and other precautions], but we knew we needed the group, because the fellowship was so important,” said Andersson. “Just getting together, having social interaction was vital to the four of us. It was a highlight of my day, to be honest.” David Osta, also of Oak Park, who joined the group around late November/early December 2019, ag reed. “It was absolutely a way to stay connected and avoid isolation, socially,” he said. “Even if we were physically distant, we were building connections.” Andersson said the group’s membership grew, slowly at first, then picking up speed as COVID-19 vaccines became widely available Today, the group has around 60 people, and they grew to having an average of 2 workout sessions a day. Andersson said there are usually anywhere between 35 and 40 people per session.
The workouts are held at four Oak Park locations – Ridgeland Common, 415 Lake St., Pilgrim Cong re gational Church park ing lot, 460 Lake St., the south side of Lindberg Park, 1150 N. Marion St., and at Washington Irving School’s parking lot, 1125 S. Cuyler Ave. They also work out at River Forest’s Priory Park, 7354 Division St., near Forest Park’s Kribi Coffee Roastery, 7324 Madison St., and in Austin at the Columbus Park golf course parking lot, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. The groups usually meet at 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on weekdays and 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Saturdays. Andersson said the exercises are held in the morning because it’s a good way to start a day and because it’s easier to talk oneself into not doing them after work Oak Parker Mrunil Champaneri, a member since July 2020, said that he personally found it “Exercisebeneficial.isagreat way to start of f many days, you get up early, you do some hard work, and it kind of gets you in the good frame of mind,” he said.
Running group builds male friendships, encourages community ser vice
Champaneri also said that exercising in Columbus Park broadened his worldview. “I’ve been in Oak Park for 21 years, and I realized how insulated I was,” he said. “We live a mile away from Columbus Park, which is a beautiful park, but it’s east of Austin Boulevard, and I never ventured east of Austin Boulevard, it’s a bit of an invisible barrier.”
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Members work on their boxing at the Wreck Center Bootcamp dur ing one of the F3 free, peer-led workouts for men outside the Ridgland Common Re creation Center.
Open up on Army Reserve land
We’d go further and say there are two other gob-smacking holes in this Mayor Rory Hoskins-led process We believe this critical property has to produce taxes for Forest Park. Property taxes. Sales taxes. Liquor taxes. Hotel taxes. Some sort of tax income for the financially pinched village. And that means the entire parcel cannot be given over to use by the village as a new municipal center Also, how about some sort of architectural and financial assessment of just how viable the current non-descript buildings on the site would function as a village hall, police and fire depar tment, and public works facility. How much — ballpark — would it cost to convert the buildings to new uses? What would be the gain financially if Forest Park sold of f the properties which currently house its workforce? Finally, and perhaps most frustratingly, just what is this weird military swap meet that does not allow Forest Park to simply bid to buy this local property? Instead the village could be gifted with the property if it ponies up an untold amount of money to invest in a notable water-related infra structure project at the military’s Fort Sheridan property in the north suburbs Here we need Hoskins to open up about what he knows. The mayor is inclined to hold info rmation close to the vest. Won’t work here, Mayor. Committing Forest Park taxpayers to pay for what — sewers, retention ponds, fountains? — without explaining the scope and cost of a potential obligation, is not going to fly. Not with a majority of the village council, the Forest Park Review or with citizens A thorough public presentation of all phases of this bold conce pt has to happen. Sooner than later. The mayor should look at this as an oppor tunity, not an intrusion on his limited authority. Sell the plan. Make the case. Ear n public buy-in.Andin the meantime, tell the military there will be no forward movement until the site is fully open to environmental review.
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You wouldn’t buy a home without a home inspec tion.Forest Park should not consider purchasing the multi-acre Ar my Reserve site on Roosevelt Road without a thorough environmental review and some sort of structural assessment of the ste p-up from dilapidated buildings currently on the site
WAGNER Ladontis Turner, Chelsee Wilson, Ty rique omas and Brandon Dav is
It was good news recently when the military g ranted an extension until Nov. 1 for Forest Park to enter a bid for the now vacant property. But the additional news that the mili tary will not allow the village, or any other bidder, to find out what environmental hazards exist in the buildings or the extensive grounds has to be a red flag and a deal breaker. It appears to be just that for three members of the village council — Joe Byr nes, Maria Maxham and Ryan Nero. They’ve said there can be no bid without adequate environmental review. Good for them. Common sense
The year we pulled o the pants … and an upset win Forest Park Review, August 17, 2022 13 OUR VIEW
‘They snapped their pants of That’s the moment Ry said he knew his dreams of five-peat was threatened in the 2016 casket race It was years in the making, years of watching the juggernaut park district team, with runners from all cor ners of community, take down every cask striving for the top trophy.
Although I tried to convince our jour ists and suppor t staf f to train for the race they just lacked the dedication needed to win the big race on Beloit Avenue page from the winning team and decided to assemble my own collection of unaf talent over 18, committed to running. That naturally led me to the Concordia University track team, the fastest young men and women in a 10-mile radiusItwas an outlandish fantasy to convince our local Cougars to push the redecorated water heater, but I believe in miracles and one that was delivered in the basement of First United Church at Elgin and Harvard. While waiting for the Montessori Spanish class to end, I sat in the room with another parent, Phil Kopinski. While we both had boys in the class and Cub Scouts, we had never actually officially met. So I struck up a conversation, inspired by the embroidered polo shir t he was wearing with “Concordia University,” asking if he worked there, and his re ply, “I’m the Concordia Track coach,” sent a ripple of sunlight into the room, a hum from the organ above, and a flight of birds into the sky. He pledged to see if any of his sprinters would be interested, and we would reconnect in October The scheme was hatched. Our publisher here was more concer ned about “ringers” and ethics, but I insisted he keep his naivete on that side of Harlem. I screenprinted a whole slew of T-shirts, prepped face painting, foot massages, water, pickle juice, whatever the team might need to bring home the prized concrete skull. When Brandon Davis, Chelsee Wilson, Ladontis Tur ner and Tyrique Thomas ar rived with their shor ts hiding under their quick release snapped pants, Captain Russ and I locked eyes for a moment across the preing lot and I knew the y that has echoed for years. The re astonishing and left a trail of dust that is still settling. This was a one-of f, peated. The 2016 Casket Race Review-Concordia team still fills me with delight. The Concrete proudly watches all who come rounded by a shrine ear I am pouring my miracle ing a giant pumpkin for the Scarecrows. Planted the seed in the spring and am monitoring the sunlight, water, nutrients and animal activity like a helicopter mom. This cl ever fundraiser for the Historical Society and Ar ts Alliance sold out last year and the hot scareow kits will be picked up in just a little over a week — at Garage Galleries.Thisfriendly neighborhood scarecrow invasion will have a rule this year to limit stuf fing the ballot by allowing people only one ote per person, we are on this side of Harlem, but we have our limits.Anyone will be able to vote one time for “Most Artistic,” “Most Historical,” “Most Forest Park Pride,” and “People’s Choice.” In the inaugural year last year, Ghoulia Child, Bat-scrow, Munch’s Scream, Anansi, Shakespeare, Shrek, and Turnip Head were some of the delightful displays about town. The Golden Girls on the rooftop, Forest Park firefighter climbing a ladder in honor of breast cancer survivors, Scarecrow Watering with Color and Adolph Luetger t, the Sausage King took top honors If all goes well, my pumpkin will be the center of the “Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” scene for my Scarecrow Invasion, but not to worry, I’m not eligible to be in the running for one of the prize baskets. I look forward to the creative handiwork throughout the village as our townies embrace the Invasion of the Scarecrows and suppor t art and history
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Students and their families also had “heaven in their hear ts” and added their own tributes. “Ms. Valerie was an intelli gent person,” reads one of the hand-printed signs. “She also helped me cross the street. She greeted me every time I went to school. I miss her.”
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chool is starting and crossing guards are retur ning to their posts. There is one special person, though, who will not be at her post at Thomas and Jackson. Valerie SivelsJones has been the smiling presence there for three years, greeting the students and staf f of Garfield School every mor ning. “Ms. Valerie,” a small woman with a big hear t, died on June 20, 2022. After her death, her big sister, Cardean Jenkins, wanted to honor her memory. The Forest Park police gave Jenkins permission to decorate the park bench on the northeast cor ner in memory of “Ms. Valerie Jenkins” in a plaque that reads, “Because someone we love is in heaven, there is a little bit of heaven in our hear ts.”
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Early transportation In the earliest days of Harlem (now known as Forest Park), transpor tation on the Dummy line, a track of railroad that was laid from 40th Street in Chicago in 1881 that extended west on Randolph Street, through the villages of Oak Park, Harlem and River Forest until it reached the Soo line tracks then curved back eastward on Har rison Street. It stopped at Wisconsin Avenue in Oak Park; Park Av enue in River Forest; and Desplaines Avenue and Har rison St. in HundredsHarlem.ofChicagoans used this means of transpor tation to and from the cemeteries, later the Amusement Park, and people from this area commuted to Chicago. The line was owned by a company headed by H. Vander Cook, of Austin. The steam engine took water through a hose in a ditch along the side of the tracks at Oak Park Avenue and Randolph Street. Jill Wagner
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Many miss Ms. Valerie, especially her family. She had three sisters and began life in the Cabrini-Green housing project. When she was 8, her parents moved the family to the West Side. She attended Westinghouse High School and later studied at trade schools. She developed the skills that enabled her to serve as a pediatric administrator at Cook County Hospital.Afterworking there for many ears, she became a Human Re sources representative at Rush Oak Park Hospital. But she felt bur ned out by administrative work and preferred to work outdoors as a crossing guard. Forest Park was a natural fit because Ms. Valerie had already lived here for 22 years, with her husband Kenneth Jones and their foster son Kenneth Jr Instead of buying a house in Forest Park, they had their own built. Ms. Valerie liked everything about the village but the prop ertyShetaxeswas very close to her sisters and they gathered for birthdays and monthly dinners. She was also very active at King David Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught the New Member class for many years.Ms. Valerie was only 4-feet-11, but she had a great spirit. She was “meek, mild and humble” said Jenkins. She loved the students she protected and many gave her hugs.Asone of them wrote, “Ms. Valerie was such a special person. She knew all the kids’ names after the first week of school. She appreciated every day, no matter the weather. She is loved and she will be missed. She always got us across safely. She made sure we watched the alley for traf fic. Rest in peace. We will miss you.” It was characteristic of Ms. Valerie to never complain about health problems She didn’t even tell her sisters. Jenkins has great memories of attending her 60th bir thday par ty on April 2, 2022. Ms. Valerie hosted a sit-down dinner and “danced all night.” She was happy and laughing as always. Few people knew she was ill until she passed away Jenkins re gularly visited Ms. Valerie at her post and still stops there on her way to and from work. The police told her the shrine to Ms. Valerie could stay up as long as she wanted. Jenkins was touched by the tributes left by Garfield kids and their families. When they met at the shrine, they gave her hugs and shared condolences Jenkins will soon be taking down the windmills and the other festive touches she added. Because a new person will be standing there to protect the kids as they crossMs. Valerie, no doubt, would approve.
2. Assist with the custodial maintenance of all Park District facilities.
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.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Essential duties and responsibilities
PREPAREDNESSEMERGENCYANDRESPONSECOORDINATOR
• Manage the flow of traffic
4 Assist the recreation department in set up, construction, and repair of all special event props. Qualifications: 21 years of age. A valid Illinois State Driver License (Class A). In good physical condition with sufficient strength to lift and hold 50 Interestedpounds.candidates shall submit an application in person or by email: John Beto, Director of Parks 401 Thatcher Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 jbeto@rfparks.com708-366-6660x103
MARKETPLACE GARAGE SALE Forest Park GARAGE SALE 1425 MARENGO FRI – SAT – SUN 8/19 – 8/20 – 8/21 9AM TO 5PM Some furniture, clothing, shoes, tools; some dishes, some jewelry. Rain or shine. Forest Park GARAGE SALE 1244 S MARENGO FRI AUG 19 & SAT AUG 8AM-4PM20 Electrical tubes, clothing items, household items, guitars, DVDs, CDs, and more!
WANTED TO BUY WANTEDITEMS:MILITARY Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic –other misc. toys. Call Uncle 708-522-3400Gary
• Valid Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School Psychology
• Comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions
VB Modernscripts.office procedures, methods and computer equipment. Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages. Ability to: Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following: - Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time - Operating assigned equipment - Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without -assistanceWorking in and around computer equipped vehicles Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: - Making observations - Communicating with others - Reading and writing - Operating assigned equipment and vehicles Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others. Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance. Work overtime as operations require. Experience and Training Experience:Guidelines 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 PossessionNetworking.of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of Vaccinationappointment.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.
Other important responsibilities and duties 1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.
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.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 5, 2022. Cloud Platform Engineer sought by UncommonX Inc. in Chicago, IL to ensure automation to architect solutions internally & for clients using OpenStack & Public Clouds (AWS & Azure). Reqs: Bach Deg in Comp Sci or rltd field & 3 yrs exp in job offd or rltd systems engg or dev-ops role. Must also possess working exp with/ Kibana, Kafka, Kubernetes, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Kops, Jira, & Confluence; dvlpg s/ware solutions w/ Python, C#, PowerShell, Shell, Ruby, or Perl; Cloud architecture technologies: AWS & Azure; & 2 yrs exp bldg Kubernetes infrastructure resources in private & public clouds & leveraging infrastructure as Code technologies. Apply online at: https://uncommonx.com/ careers/ FIRE INSPECTOR
HOURS: 9:00 A.M.– 5:00 P.M. MON–FRI BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 | BY FAX: (708) 467-9066 BY E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG Deadline is Monday at 5:00 p.m. HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. DEFINITION To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.
11. Prepare, create and update user/technical solutions.recommendation13.datanetwork,12.computerdocumentationsprocedureandprovidetraining.Assemble,test,andinstalltelecommunicationandequipmentandcabling.Participateinresearchandoftechnology
The North Riverside Police Department is looking for a dependable person to fill a School Crossing Guard position. Your job is to ensure the safety of children and other pedestrians as they cross the street before and after school. While wearing your safety vest and holding a light-weight stop sign, you will check for oncoming traffic, step into the road, and direct vehicles to come to a stop before instructing people to cross. You must be comfortable working outdoors in various types of weather. There will be an interview by the Police Chief and/or his designee. You must be able to pass a background and drug test for this position. Rate of pay will be discussed during the interview process.
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5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.
c. Landscape maintenance: Soil grading and preparation, tree planting, tree trimming, tree spraying, tree watering, mulch bed maintenance, and flower bed maintenance. d. Construction: Installation of park/ playground equipment, park benches, park signage, retaining walls, and drainage systems.
3. Assist with any equipment repairs for the Park District. This includes but not limited to vehicles, tractors, any facility, or program equipment.
• Assist children, parents, and other pedestrians as they cross the street before and after school
7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.
Department. This serves the public through enforcement of Village fire & life safety codes and ordinances; through inspections of residential, commercial and industrial properties; and provides consultation and information to residents, architects, attorneys, fire services personnel and builders regarding laws, rules, regulations and policies relating to fire and life safety. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website Prod.http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.Dev.Associatesought by Amount Inc in Chicago, IL to write effcnt & elgnt cde bsd on sftwre reqs. Tlcmmtng is prmttd. Apply at jobpostingtoday.com Ref# 12991. Quantitative Researcher sought by Magma Capital Funds LLC in Chicago, IL to conduct statistical analysis of mkt data, historical trends, & relationships across multiple assets. Reqs: Master’s Deg in Computational Finance, Fin’l Engg, Maths, Statistics, or a closely rltd field & 1 yr exp in job offd or rltd analyst position. Must also possess exp w/using prgmg langs using Python, C++, R, or Matlab to carry out research & production in quantitative directed envrmt; bldg machine learning, deep learning models, & popular machine learning/statistical packages such as sci-kit learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow; & etc. Apply online: capitalfunds.com/careers/https://magmaCROSSING 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 dmurApplicationsphy@forestpark.net.accepted until position is filled. EOE.
2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.
Qualifications:
Starting Salary Range: $17.50$20.38/HR plus full benefits Working Hours: The Park Specialist is a full time non-exempt position working 40 hours per week, plus overtime. The scheduled work hours for this position are Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, including ½ hour unpaid lunch. Hours may be shifted occasionally to accommodate specific Summary:tasks. The Park Specialist is responsible for assisting the Director of Parks with the maintenance operations of the Park District grounds, facilities, and equipment. The work includes, but not limited to: 1. Landscape maintenance operations for the Park District. This includes but not limited to: a. Turf maintenance: Mowing, irrigation, fertilizing, seeding, weed control, and trash removal. b. Athletic field maintenance: Baseball diamond infields, soccer fields, football fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and installation and maintenance of necessary apparatus of each field use.
8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery 9.planning.Assistend-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system 10.needs.Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware, software and other forms of systems and data.
• Communication Skills
1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.
School Crossing Guard Duties and Responsibilities
The Village of Oak Park is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Fire Inspector Part-Time in the Fire North Riverside Police Department (Crossing Guard Application) School Crossing Guard Job Summary
3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.
6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.
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4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.
River Forest Public Schools District 90 is seeking an experienced School Psychologist
• Prefer at least 5 years of successful educational experience in both general and special education; and at least five years of successful experience in evaluating students, collaborating, and problem-solving with school and District teams.
• Master’s Degree preferred. Demonstrates knowledge of special education legislation and acts in accordance with those mandates; follows policies and procedures of the District. Develops and implements activities that encourage students to be life-long learners. Identify and assess the learning, development, and needs of individuals and groups, as well as, the environmental factors that affect learning and school success. Uses assessment data about the students and their environments in developing appropriate interventions and programs. Conducts appropriate individual psychoeducational assessments for children who have or are suspected of having a disability and provides written reports of assessment results. Participates in all staff conferences of students having received psychological evaluation or re-evaluation, including hospital discharge. Provide support to special education personnel including assisting staff with development of functional behavioral analysis and behavior intervention plans, modeling “best practices” and assisting special educators with instructional practices. For a complete list of duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/employment Interested candidates should complete the online application available at www.district90.org.
2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports. 3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies. 4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer 5.systems.Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and 6.configurations.Completeprojects on a timely and efficient manner.
*To inquire about this job position call the North Riverside Police Department@ 708-762.5414, or Email Commander C. Boenzi cboenzi@northriverside-il.org If you want to fill out a job application for this position visit the North Riverside Police Department -2359 S. Desplaines Ave. North Riverside Illinois 60546.
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• High School diploma or GED certificate
and in writing. 8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. 9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. KnowledgeQUALIFICATIONSof: Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical commandandcomputerPrinciplesauto-attendant.PBX,communication,technology,TelecommunicationsandserialCAT5/6,CablingswitchesincludingconfigurationNetworkOS,OSofincludingserversconfigurationHardwareanalysis.andsoftwareof.computers,andmobiledevices,computingenvironmentWindowsServerandDesktopandapplications,Unix/LinuxVMware,iOS/Android.protocols,security,andadministration,firewalls,routers,andwirelesstechnology.andwiring,includingfibernetwork,telephone,communication,termination,punch-down.theoryandincludingVoiP,serialwirelessprotocols,analog,fax,voicemailandandmethodsofprogramming,codingtesting,includingpowershell,scripting,macros,and
7. Communicate effectively both orally
• Availability during the school week/hours
• Report suspicious activity School Crossing Guard Requirements and Qualifications
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PUBLIC COMMENTS Any comments concerning the proposed substantial amendment may be submitted in writing to the Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, via: email to Vanessa Matheny, Grants Supervisor, at vmatheny@oakpark.us, or at the virtual Public Hearing to be held from 1:00PM2:00PM on September 19, 2022. Please send a request to the above referenced email address to attend the virtual hearing. Rea sonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-English speaking per sons, as needed.
The Village of Oak Park will re ceive sealed proposals from qualified companies at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boule vard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Septem ber 15, 2022 for the following: Village of Oak Park Water Distribution Leak Detection System Project Number: 22-124 Proposal documents may be obtained from the Village’s web site at http://www.oak-park.us/ bid. For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours.
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PAINTING CLASSIC PAINTING Fast & Painting/Taping/NeatPlasterRepair Low Cost • 708.749.0011 INVESTMENT SECURITIES ADVICE WHO DO YOU TRUST? • Former Investment Banker, Advisor, and Fund Manager, Now Retired • 50 Years Experience • Education Backgroud: Economics and Law Army Officer, Vietnam Veteran • Residence: Last 15 Years Riverside, over 50 Years in River Forest • Will Advise No More than 5 Accounts • Minimum Account Size Value $500,000 EMAIL CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION: mikend7412@gmail.com Published in Wednesday Journal, August 17, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED 2nd SUBSTANTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT • PROGRAM YEAR 2021 ACTION PLAN Date of Publication: August 17, 2022 Village of Oak Park 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 383-6400 A revised Public Notice is hereby given of a proposed Substantial Amendment to the Community De velopment Block Program (CDBG) Program Year (PY) 2021 Action AdditionalPlan. funding allocations us ing $136,000 in returned CDBG PY2020 funds to the following CBDG Infrastructure projects car ried out by Village of Oak Park Public Works to be completed in PY2021: An additional $136,000 for street resurfacing for the al ready approved PY2021 project. These projects will be completed in Low to Moderate Income Areas. On October 25, 2004, the Vil lage of Oak Park granted a loan through its CDBG-funded Revolv ing Loan Fund to Oak Park Resi dence Corporation in the amount of $135,663 that was secured by a mortgage against the title to 7 Van Buren St., Oak Park, IL. On Octo ber 25, 2024, The Village of Oak Park is scheduled to forgive the entirety of the loan amount with no future payment owed, and the Village of Oak Park shall record a release of mortgage for said loan at the Cook County Recorder of TheDeeds.proposed substantial amend ments are on file at the Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 and is avail able for public examination and copying weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST from August 17, 2022 5.p.m. to September 16, 2022.
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PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) – PHASE I ENGINEERING NOTICE TO PROPOSERS: The City of Berwyn (hereinafter City) is seeking Phase I Engineering Services for the project listed below. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packet is available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, or at https://www.berwyn-il.gov/ sites/all/files/pdfs/RFPs/SOQ_Phase I_Engineering_Services_26thStreet_revised.pdf Sealed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, until the time and date specified below, for:
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12 Gilbane Building Company, Construction Manager, for and acting on behalf of The Board of Education of Proviso Township High School District 209, is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project This release includes the following: Proviso West • Pre Purchase Unit Ventilators
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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES – PHASE I DESIGN ENGINEERING ACCESS TO TRANSIT 26TH STREET UTILITY AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO: Attention of the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, on or before the submittal date specified below. The SOQ shall be sealed and clearly marked on the front “Engineering Statement of for Engineering Services”. FAXED OR EMAILED SOQs WILL 10:00 a.m., 2022. shall three (3) one (1) flash drive of their SOQ. Wednesday
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IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal August 10, 17, 24, 2022 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 2022-2023 BUDGET PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District Number 97, Cook County, Illinois, that it will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget for the 20222023 school year on the 27th day of September, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. The hearing will be held at the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302. Such proposed budget shall be on file conveniently available for public inspection from and after August 17, 2022, in the Business Office of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. The Board of Education intends to adopt the proposed 2022-2023 budget following the public hearing. /s/ Jung OakBoardPresidentKimofEducationParkElementary School District Dated:97 August 17, 2022 Published in Wednesday Journal August 17, 2022
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less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website beChallengesapplicableunlesstheconsideredasorCompanyDistrictTheduties.allthemustrenderingAllRules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx.https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Laws-at:contractorsandsubcontractorsservicesunderthiscontractcomplywithallrequirementsofAct,includingbutnotlimitedto,wage,noticeandrecordkeepingProvisoTownshipHighSchool209andGilbaneBuildingreservetherighttorejectanyallbids.AllinformationsubmittedpartofthisprocessshallbepublicinformationunderStateFreedomofInformationActspecificallydisclosedontheinformationbytheBidder.tosuchexemptionsshalldefendedsolelybytheBidder. PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) – PHASE I ENGINEERING NOTICE TO PROPOSERS: The City of Berwyn (hereinafter City) is seeking Phase I Engineering Services for the project listed below. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packet is available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, or at wyn-il.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/RFPs/https://www.berSOQ_Phase vices_34thStreet_revised.pdfI_Engineering_SerSealed Statement of Qualifications
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The Proviso Township High School District 209 and Gilbane Building Company reserve the right to reject any or all bids. All information submitted as part of this process shall be considered public information under the State Freedom of Information Act unless specifica ly disclosed on the applicable information by the Bidder. Challenges to such exemptions shall be defended solely by the Bidder. The bid documents will be distributed to bidders on or about Thursday, August 18, 2022 An online Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. local time via a virtual Teams meeting. The proposals will be due on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. local time via IBidPro at www.ibidpro.com To bid this project, bidders should register with Gilbane Building Company. The qualification application is to be submitted via Compass at BIDDER”.ININVITATIONTHE“FAILUREwithTheawardedofequalMaterialofbidders.ofanBidibidpro.com.arecom/auth/registehttps://compass-app.r.Thebidproposalstobecompletedonlineatwww.securityintheformofabidbondinamountequaltotenpercent(10%)thebasebidisrequiredfromallGuaranteeBondsintheformaPerformanceBondandLaborandPaymentBondinanamounttoonehundredpercent(100%)thebidwillberequiredfromtheBidder.workwillbedoneinaccordancetheContractDocuments.TOCOMPLYWITHREQUIREMENTSOFTHISTOBIDMAYRESULTTHEDISQUALIFICATIONOFTHE This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no (SOQ) will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, until the time and date specified below, PROFESSIONALfor: ENGINEERING SERVICES – PHASE I DESIGN ENGINEERING 34TH STREET UTILITY AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO: Attention of the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, on or before the submittal date specified below. The SOQ shall be sealed and clearly marked on the front “Engineering Statement of Qualifications for Engineering Services”. FAXED OR EMAILED SOQs WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of: Tequilla S. Liddell, Petitioner, and Albert Jamon Henry, Respondent, No. 2022 D 002785. The requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Albert Jamon Henry, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Tequilla S. Liddell, for Dissolution of Marriage and that said suit is now Now,pending.therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your Appearance and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before August 31, 2022, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.
Gilbane Building Company, Construction Manager, for and acting on be half of The Board of Education of Proviso Township High School District 209, is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project. This release in cludes the following: Proviso Pre-PurchaseWest Unit Ventilators
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The bid documents wil be distributed to bidders on or about Thursday, August 18, 2022 An online Pre Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 11:00 a m. local time via a virtual Teams meeting. The proposals will be due on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. local time via IBidPro at Towww.ibidpro.combidthisproject, bidders should register with Gilbane Building Company The qualification application is to be submitted via Compass at https://compass app.com/auth/register. The bid proposals are to be completed online at www.ibidpro.com Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required from all bidders Guarantee Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid will be required from the awarded Bidder. The work will be done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID MAY RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER”.
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This contract calls for the construction of a “public work, with n the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website at: https://www2.illinois gov/idol/Laws Rules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.
THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS IS DUE NO LATER THAN: 10:00 a.m., on August 25, 2022. Proposers shall submit three (3) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in PDF format on a flash drive of their SOQ. Published in Wednesday Journal August 17, 2022
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APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a special use permit application filed by the Applicant, H & H Legacy, Inc. dba It Takes a Village in Oak Park, LLC, to operate a day care facility pursuant to Section 8.3 (“Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance at the property located at 6139-6147 North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-05-103-002-0000 in the NA North Avenue Zoning ADistrict.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 Thep.m. 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 Alloutbreak.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 September 7, 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 Thephone.public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.
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BARRACO, BANK OF AMER ICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, OAK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
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The real estate is improved with a res Saleidence.terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursu ant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real es tate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the fore closure sale, other than a mortgag ee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Con dominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclo sure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC TION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification is sued by a government agency (driv er’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corpora tion conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) THE794-9876JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA OneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no rep resentation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are ad monished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclo sure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest com munity, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORT GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification is sued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclo sure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure Forsales.information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s At torneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 402910. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA OneTION South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 lectionNOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:Fax217-422-1719#:217-422-1754CookPleadings@hsbattys.comFileNo.402910Code.40387Number:18CH0834841-2137PursuanttotheFairDebtColPracticesAct,youareadvised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 18 CH 08348 INI3199894THECIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DEUTSCHEDIVISIONBANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MOR GAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-HE7 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES GARY-v.-Plaintiff,2007-HE7HOLMAN, PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Fore closure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 13, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 29, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 846 WESLEY AVE APT 2, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-226-036-1012 The real estate is improved with a resi dential condominium. The judgment amount was $125,856.02. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursu ant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real es tate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSO CIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWN ER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET ROSE-v.-Plaintiff,TRUSTM.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE closure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 13, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chi cago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 747 SOUTH HUM PHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-122-034-0000
ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 7472022DefendantsCH00988SOUTHHUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Fore license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclo sure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure Forsales.information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA OneTION South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 NOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:630-794-5300pleadings@il.cslegal.comFileNo.14-22-01316ARDCNo.00468002Code.21762Number:2019CH0811742-2262PursuanttotheFairDebt Col lection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2019 CH 08117 INI3199280THECIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DIVISION NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC SARA-v.-Plaintiff, DANKER, CORNERSTONE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE CORNERSTONE CONDOMINIUM, CITY OF OAK PARK 84618DefendantsCH08348WESLEY AVE APT 2 OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Fore closure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 7, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 405 S HOME AVE, #202, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-323-048-1009 The real estate is improved with a res Saleidence.terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursu ant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real es tate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no rep resentation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are ad monished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclo sure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest com munity, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORT GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification is sued by a government agency (driver’s
18 Forest Park Review, August 17, 2022 CLASSIFIED BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 BY FAX: (708) 467-9066 BY E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 lectionNOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:630-794-5300pleadings@il.cslegal.comFileNo.14-22-00302ARDCNo.00468002Code.21762Number:2022CH0098842-1923PursuanttotheFairDebtColPracticesAct,youareadvised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to col lect a debt and any information ob tained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2022 CH 00988 INI3199376THECIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL AS CARLAvs.Plaintiff,SOCIATION;L.NIETO AKA CARLA NIE TO; ALVARO M. NIETO AKA ALVARO NIETO; PORT FOLIO PUBLICNOTICE20Defendants,ASSOCIATESRECOVERYLLC;CH1035OFSALENOTICEIS HEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Mon day, September 19, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chica go, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly16-17-322-023-0000.knownas1113 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL The60304.mortgaged real estate is im proved with a single family resi dence. 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 Condo minium 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 in Forspection.information call Sales Depart ment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 20-001990 ADC INTERCOUNTYF2 JUDICIAL SALES I3200592intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION
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the buildings still standing are 7403-05 Madison St., which houses NRebozo and Moss; 7429 Madison St (Forest Park Liquors); 7244 Madison St. (O’Sullivan’s Public House); 7446 Madison St. (Epyk Luxury); and 7506 Madison St. (Macdaddy Salon). Some 20 years later, Fiddelke played a role in designing Oak Park’s commercial district with his design for the Parkside Building in the 1000 block of North Boulevard in 1916. Named through a newspaper competition, the building was designed for local businessman Leo Barr who owned a dry goods company. Today, The Beer Shop and Careful Peach are among the retailers utilizing the building.
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Chances are, if you live in Oak Park, River Forest or Forest Park, you’ve driven by or walked into one of the many designs of architect Henry Fiddelke. While the architect’s name might not be quite as famous as that of his contemporary, Frank Lloyd Wright, his work in the near west suburbs shaped the residential and commercial landscapes of severalBornvillages.in1865 in Matteson, he started working in the architecture offices of Joseph Silsbee in Chicago in 1885. Fiddelke later worked for the office of Jenney and Mundie before becoming a licensed architect himself. By 1894, he was working in the Oak Park office of architect Frank Ellis. Fiddelke started his own fir m in Oak Park in 1895. Though born in Illinois, Fiddelke was of Ger man heritage and was an active member of the German Baptist Church, at Harlem Avenue and Dixon Street in Forest Park. His work in the late 1800s on commercial buildings on Madison Street in Forest Park exists today and gives the popular strip of restaurants and stores a German flair. Many of these designs feature a brick first floor with highly ornamental designs in the details of window trim, brackets, arches and bays Among spotlight: Henry Fiddelke Park, River Forest Forest Madison Madison 509 N. Oak Park
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PROVIDED Original Holmes School in Oak Park FIDDELKE Designed Hemingway home from page B1
B4 View more at OakPark.com/Real-Estate ■ August 17, 2022 Like the Forest Park buildings, the Park side Building shows Fiddelke’s flair with or namental details in the corbels and door and window surrounds. Fiddelke also designed the original Holmes School in Oak Park at Chicago and Kenilworth Avenues. The school was razed in 1958. Over the decades that he worked in Oak Park, much of it from his offices at 203 S. Marion St. (later Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home), his work spanned a variety of styles In the 1890s, he worked with Frank Ellis to design the John Seaman House at 139 S. Grove Ave. One of the area’s most expensive homes when it was built for Seaman, who was a barrel-maker by trade, the house’s Victorian interior was decorated with many different varieties of woods and Victorian flourishes throughout. signs is the Burton Hales Mansion, at the corner of Oak Park and Chicago Avenue in Oak Park. The Tudor Revival limestone home measures roughly 9,500 square feet and was designed in 1903 for Hales, who was the chair of the Northwest Malt and Grain Company. The house was Fiddelke’s largest residential job in Oak Pa rk. Shortly after this commission, Fiddelke worked with Hales to design several smaller, speculative homes behind the Hales Mansion on Grove Avenue in 1910. Dr. C larence Hemingway hired F idd elke to d esign his f amily ’s new home at unador ned Prairie style. Clad in stucco, it features a deep front porch. Ernest Hemingway lived in the home from the age of 6 until he left Oak Park at the age of 20. His mother Grace lived in the home until she moved to River Forest in 1936. That same year, Fiddelke designed the home at 547 N. Euclid Ave. for the family of W.A. Walters. Constructed of Roman brick, the Prairie style home has Arts & Crafts detailing in its art glass. The impressive brick home appears to be influenced by the work of one of Fiddelke’s for mer coworkers, George Maher, who designed Oak Park’s Pleasant Home. On that same block, Fiddelke’s designs show his breadth of styles. The home at 507 N. Euclid Ave. was designed in the early 1900s for E.P. Jennings, and the white Neoclassical style home sports large columns
FILE e John Seaman House at 139 S. Grove Ave., Oak Park
ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer 547 N. Euclid Ave., Oak Park
FRANK L LOYD WRIGHT TRUST/James Caul eld Heming way Boyhood Home at 600 N. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park
August 17, 2022 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review B5 and porches fronting Chicago Avenue. At 517 N. Euclid Ave., the W.G. Adams Home was built in the 1890s. The Queen Anne Victorian style home sports a decorative pediment over the front steps of the home’sOtherporchblocks in Oak Park also showcase the depth of Fiddelke’s design skills, such as the 500 block of North Elmwood Avenue in Oak Park, where he designed several residences.TheAlbert Johns House, designed in 1912, and the George Fritts House, designed in 1908, show different decorative flourishes in the ornamentation on their porch columns and window surrounds. Fiddelke also worked with families on multiple homes, for multiple generations He designed a Queen Anne style home for William Ruppert in Oak Park in 1902, and then designed Ruppert’s second home in Oak Park in 1906. In 1896, he designed a Queen Anne style home for Charles Kannenberg in Oak Park Ten years later, Kannenberg converted that home to rental units, and in 1910, Fiddelke designed Kannenberg’s new Oak Park bungalow. Kannenberg’s son, Baldwin, hired Fiddelke to design his River Forest bungalow in 1916. Few of the school and bank buildings that Fiddelke designed remain standing, but his commercial buildings continue to contribute to the historic charm of the western suburbs. More than 50 of his homes survive in Oak Park with more throughout the western suburbs. He re tired in 1929 and died in 1931. ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer 507 N. Euclid Ave., Oak Park ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer W.G. Adams Home, 517 N. Euclid Ave. Oak Park ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer 542 N. Elmwood, Oak Park KATH Y & TONY IWERSE N 708 772.8040 708 772.804 1 ton yiw er sen @atprop erties .com 726 PARK, RIVER FOREST :: $579,000 :: 3 BED, 2.5 BATH Classic center entrance colonial in mint condition, with beautiful screened-in porch 139 S GROVE, OAK PARK $1,179,000 : 6 BED :: 4.5 BATH Majestic Victorian in central Oak Park Historic District HISTORIC BEAUTY 846 KENILWORTH, OAK PARK $674,000 : 4 BED :: 2.5 BATH American Four Square, a great family home SOLD SOLD Our Community Needs Community Journalism Reporting local news, telling local stories and keeping local o cials accountable is more important now than ever before. Let's keep informed. Read and Support your community news source. Partner with us. Donate at GrowingCommunityMedia.org Growing Community Media NFP is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization
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August 17, 2022 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review B9 Oak Park home sells for $1,495,000 The following property transfers were re ported by the Cook County Clerk from April 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk. ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER OA K P ARK ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER 334 N. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park 1118 N Austin Blvd Unknown Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp The Bk Of New York Mellon Tr 425 S East Ave Unknown Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp Federal Natl Mtg Assn 420 Home Ave Unknown The Judicial Sales Corp Jpmorgan Chase Bk Natl Assn 638 N Kenilworth Ave $2,150,000 Milburn James Clubb Aaron M 334 N Kenilworth Ave $1,495,000 Caudell Scott Stevens Jennifer 1101 N Elmwood Ave $1,305,000 Goldhaber Steven Tr Weber Jonathan P Tr 314 N Maple Ave $1,250,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 11143 D&D Prop Enterprises Llc 845 S Lyman Ave $1,100,000 Eastgate Prop Oak Pk Llc Bold Investing Grp At 845 Lyman Llc 311 N Grove Ave $1,050,000 Quinn Michael E Farley William F 716 S Scoville Ave $881,500 Esposito Jennifer Tr Coburn Alexander 815 Wenonah Ave $850,000 Garcia Yazmin Davenport Allison M 725 N Oak Park Ave $800,000 Mccreay Linda L Tr Modrak John David Iii 209 S Euclid Ave $790,000 Melville-Gray Ryan James Spitzer Jonathan 1041 S Oak Park Ave $780,000 1906 S Highland Llc 1138 Kadams Llc -1041 S Oak Pk Ave Llc 133 S Scoville Ave $775,000 Rasmussen Timothy L Owolewa Adebayo A 639 N Ridgeland Ave $763,000 Hohmann Samuel F Hado Andrew 934 N Grove Ave $750,000 Bisterfeldt David R Figuly Ian E 1030 Wenonah Ave $749,000 Benoit John William Briscoe Kevan 1001 Fair Oaks Ave $749,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8523 Kimmig Lucas 1019 Erie St $730,000 Puhalovich Robert Chandar Beth 1101 S Oak Park Ave $729,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 131933 Three Musketeers Prop Llc 711 Thomas St $725,000 Adams Muriel E Tr Calicutt Gregory 1032 N Euclid Ave $725,000 Fuhr Kevin Charles Tr Holding Trust 1115 N Kenilworth Ave $710,000 Halvorson Robert A Tr Holland Richard 1115 S Taylor Ave $690,000 Garcia Hector Tr Grimaldi Salvatore 208 N Harvey Ave $680,000 Wassertrom J Andrew Tr Montenaro Peter L Iv 727 S East Ave $655,000 Halper Matthew J Tr Baxter Justin Brock 232 N Taylor Ave $642,500 Werner Nathaniel J Tr Hopkins Elena M 621 S Grove Ave $625,000 Galler Mark Salk Benjamin R 1112 Linden Ave $625,000 Verni John C Tr Greene Linda Ann 1112 S East Ave $625,000 Mceachen Ronald A Christopher Anand 621 N Kenilworth Ave $615,000 Meacham Darlene L Parlett Michael W 914 N Marion St $610,000 Prendergast Mary Ann Sullivan Thacker Brian E 1017 Mapleton Ave $600,000 Oles Brian Rumler Edward 7009 North Ave $589,000 Boblick John K Loyola Univ Med Ctr 747 S Ridgeland Ave $575,000 Shaulis Richard J Jensen Andrew Scott 1001 Mapleton Ave $570,000 Seifter Ari Quraishi Rehan 460 Lenox St $560,000 Amusa Gbolahan Cecero Jonathan 1156 Wenonah Ave $559,500 Davis Timothy Tr Depriest Katherine A 834 N Lombard Ave $550,000 Nadimpalli Vamsi V Tr Grimes Astrid 1123 Schneider Ave $530,000 Souter Gavin Buhler Adam 528 S Taylor Ave $525,000 Bonick Michael Bodette Julia J 804 S Harvey Ave $519,000 Sjm Partners Llc Edgar Sarah 329 S Harvey Ave $509,000 Goodwater Douglas M Schneider Daniel 716 N Taylor Ave $505,000 Sagal Peter D Ojikutu Bayo Olayinka 1018 Wisconsin Ave $490,000 Thompson James R Sanye James J 824 S Grove Ave $490,000 Meyers Matthew K Young Je rey 1138 S Grove Ave $470,000 Ekwurtzel Martha A Spillane William 1108 Home Ave $465,000 Grimes Peter Sorensen Theodore 738 Woodbine Ave $455,000 Palfy Denise A Tr Mordach John 1128 N Ridgeland Ave $455,000 Thompson George I Tr Hayden Kristy Ann 941 S Elmwood Ave $446,000 K D Grp Enterprises Llc Faccy-Phillips Askale M 1121 S Taylor Ave $445,000 Cornell Daniel P Pasquier Monette 1159 S Harvey Ave $430,000 Silos Kris Gerard Nardone Hanah Rose 1018 Mapleton Ave $425,000 Magee Edward K Arendt Erik A 1111 N Lombard Ave $425,000 Ficca Lyndal Darlington Wendy S 22 Le Moyne Pky $415,000 King Geo rey Rosen Peter Jeremy 19 Le Moyne Pky $415,000 Larocque David Giubilino Marcelo G 1039 Wesley Ave $410,000 Kostopulos Patricia Decd Willey Nathan 325 N Oak Park Ave $399,000 Walsh Marietta A Tr 1 Clough Janet 131 Francisco Ter $383,000 Wallace Barbara A Logerquist Lynn 1213 N Lombard Ave $379,000 Ellis William R Nielsen Dan 916 S Lyman Ave $360,000 Moon Louise Ho meyer Alex R 729 S Taylor Ave $355,000 Liss Lauren Oriega Amy M 1036 S East Ave $355,000 Johrison Robert B Grober Andrea T 1115 S Oak Park Ave $355,000 Gradel Joyce Ford Tr Javor Kenneth PROPER TY TR ANSFERS OA K P ARK See PROPERTY TRANSFERS on pa ge B10
B10 View more at OakPark.com/Real-Estate ■ August 17, 2022 ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER 1032 S Harvey Ave $336,000 Ulin Erica Lyn Figueroa Michael 268 Madison St $325,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 7988 1138 Kadams Llc-268 Madison Llc 1135 Schneider Ave $307,500 Robel John Johnson Mimi 222 N Marion St $300,000 Tse Kwok-Tuen Schiess Ronda S 540 Harrison St $280,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002376904 Lisle Kaitlin 1040 Erie St $275,000 Keefer Thomas J Tr Barnes Thomas 1025 Randolph St $265,000 Kadlec Randall J Samardzija Milan 1025 Randolph St $265,000 Fasanq Barbara A Scacco Mary Rose 1009 N Harlem Ave $255,000 Jaques Michelle Vargas Victor 845 Erie St $246,000 Zaander Brian C Johnson Shelena E 201 S Maple Ave $243,000 Lam Ryan King Yu Aliu Fatima 433 S Kenilworth Ave $235,000 Cochran Kevin B Baker Bennett L 1176 S Harvey Ave $227,500 Rohde Daniel Colantoni Alexandra 722 Erie St $225,000 Knight Anna Smith Reta Hayley 1423 N Harlem Ave $224,000 Diaz Carina Scott Rosalina 224 S Oak Park Ave $222,000 Scanlan Patrick Tr Oconnell Michael R 427 S Taylor Ave $212,000 Bianchi Raymond Dermody Michael 165 N Kenilworth Ave $210,000 Shen Chen Daoud Ishaq A 1036 Washington Blvd $192,500 Allen Matthew Gonzales Dakota A 104 S Scoville Ave $188,500 Fisher Amanda Fields Summer 950 Washington Blvd $175,000 Bien Gail C Ruan Guocong 1040 Ontario St $169,000 Munoz Ryan Devo Mary C 840 S. Oak Park Ave $169,000 Schimnoski Ingrid K Overbeck Jillian 1409 N Harlem Ave $158,000 Us Bk Trust Natl Assn Tr Lee Hong 248 S Marion St $156,000 Garland Skylar Lee Hyunsoo 115 Gar eld St $149,500 Johnson Patricia Hezekiah-Onwukwe Deirdre Louise 853 Pleasant St $149,000 David Alan Schultz Trust Kubalanza Teresa Marie 420 Home Ave $114,000 Jajic Nikola Parker Edmond T Tr 425 Wesley Ave $108,000 Shi Yixin Serrano Anais 1107 Washington Blvd $100,000 Conroy John C Nowak Tim 1103 Washington Blvd $84,000 Bentefour El Hassane Reeves Marcus 211 N Marion St $80,000 Miller Diane Tr Gonzalez Javier 714 N Austin Blvd $70,000 Spearman James Chase Zachary RIVER FOREST RIVER FORESTOA K P ARK 1147 Forest Ave $1,300,000 Mercado Marc A Halper Matthew 1111 Lathrop Ave $1,185,000 Durpetti Anthony A Tr Weber Ryan 1205 Ashland Ave $983,500 Halperin Daniel A Murayi Revocat 842 William St $980,000 Fitch James Heater Matt 1038 Keystone Ave $950,000 Economos Holly A Tr Bisterfeldt David 731 William St $950,000 Mcneill William T Thrower Lawrence 925 Keystone Ave $865,000 Druss Lissa Elizabeth Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002388451 830 Monroe Ave $796,000 Starr Byron D Tr Conroy Joseph 1443 Jackson Ave $780,000 Gerin Virgil P Adelowo Solomon 122 Gale Ave $722,000 Rice William Tr North Michael 234 Gale Ave $720,000 Hoisington William A Legac Kurt 1005 Bonnie Brae Pl $672,000 Tef Investments Llc 140 Euclid 507 Gniady Susan Tr FOREST P ARK 1539 Harlem Ave $13,600,000 Payne Debra Madera Gian Carlo Abel Diaz 7659 Wilcox St $655,000 Carey Kaneenat K Tr Pickering Michael 508 Marengo Ave $549,000 Hofmann Gerhard Shea Stephanie 631 Marengo Ave $510,000 Taute Lindsay Mcca rey Joshua 829 Harlem Ave $450,000 Cameron Sean Crump Kayla M 842 Thomas Ave $430,000 Gniady Susan Gasik Daniel R 832 Lathrop Ave $405,000 Johnson Robert E Jr Hubbell Adam C 1124 Hannah Ave $391,500 Tenuta Daniel C Beri Rohit 927 Harlem Ave $364,000 Williams Nathan C Red nnow Borrower Llc 1106 Ferdinand Ave $320,000 Ladner Benjamin G Baeza Stephanie 1339 Elgin Ave $315,000 Rippener Arnie Schuler Robert 813 Circle Ave $305,000 Espinosa Michael Gill Kevin J 629 Harlem Ave $290,000 Mallof Edward G Midwest Resid Llc 1302 Marengo Ave $285,000 Wilz Caroline Mccowan Ronald 1017 Dunlop Ave $265,000 Mcelroy Caitlin Divane Laura 1124 Des Plaines Ave $232,000 Dutton Terence J Peete Latia 834 Circle Ave $225,000 Tef Investments Llc Cir Cill Dara Const Llc 807 Thomas Ave $220,000 Devlin Brian Lashmann Janice L 215 Marengo Ave $195,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 4035 Largent Michael D 933 Elgin Ave $173,000 The Judicial Sales Corp V & T Inv Corp 7718 Harvard St $172,500 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp Thomen Philip C 938 Ferdinand Ave $140,000 Cicchetti Gina Rae Tr Svt Const Inc 1105 Hannah Ave $134,000 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp Jacak Andrzej 320 Circle Ave $128,000 Chavez Jesus Solis Fernanda 300 Circle Ave $121,000 Arciniega Roman Parker Veronica 1101 Harlem Ave $118,000 Hearne John T Whitten Patricia A 1541 Harlem Ave $110,000 Cortes David Khawshaba Ortenca 115 Marengo Ave $108,000 Arnaez James Nedbalcova Jitka 7432 Washington St $105,000 Kogan Leonid Salas Maribel 315 Marengo Ave $87,000 Barrett Alfred Andrade Maria E 7214 Jackson Blvd $85,000 Largenterprises Llc Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002388247 850 Des Plaines Ave $73,500 Ortolano Patricia O Tr Davis Megan Josephine PROPER TY TR ANSFERS Continued from page B9 ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER 7426 Iowa St $645,000 Barker Jane E Delano Ashley 410 Ashland Ave $292,000 Como Bethel M Zmora Nurith 407 Ashland Ave $275,000 Donahue Patricia Cunningham Tr Rauh Mary C Tr 1414 N Harlem Ave $260,000 Decicco Daniel J Jr Woodru Kelsey J 1424 N Harlem Ave $217,000 Mcnally James R Tr Odriozola Etien 1421 Bonnie Brae Pl $210,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 116301 Coco-Damiano Karen Ciara Trust 1553 Monroe Ave $147,500 Salgado Gabriela L Maabich Ismail 7210 Oak Ave $115,000 Wang Lu Joanna Banales Rosaura 434 Clinton Pl $110,000 Yelvington Scott M Tr Northrup Gary A 1540 Park Ave $103,000 Varchetto Frank D Bonner Chelsea C 7212 Oak Ave $96,000 Lane Jennifer R Beacom Mary Helen 7208 Oak Ave $79,500 Schaal Jamie F Carmona Salvador
August 17, 2022 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review B11 Thanks to Melissa’s passion and experiencing our coffee first-hand by “cupping”, we thank Oak Park Eats for the positive exposure! - Jacques, Kribi Coffee, Forest Park Keep up with Melissa Elsmo and what she’s cooking up at: ForestParkReview.com/category/forest-park-eats/ Jacques Shalo, Kribi Coffee Enjoy a cup at KribiCoffee.com
B12 View more at OakPark.com/Real-Estate ■ August 17, 2022 Stop looking, start finding® atproperties.com 1011 SOUTH BOULEVARD 1116 S MAPLE AVENUE, OAK PARK 1116SMAPLE.INFO Fantastic home situated on an over-sized 50x170 lot in ideal Oak Park location. $589,900 RYAN PARKS • 773.387.3010 • ryanparks@atproperties.com 424 N HARVEY AVENUE, OAK PARK 424NORTHHARVEYAVENUE.INFO Gorgeous bungalow-style home with huge addition in central Oak Park location. $600,000 LISA PASQUESI • 708.288.2621 • lisapasquesi@atproperties.com 1323 JACKSON AVENUE, RIVER FOREST 1323JACKSONAV.INFO Beautiful French Normandy home situated on an oversized lot with plenty of space and excellent features. $1,325,000 HASEMAN/CURRAN • 708.606.8896 • greer@atproperties.com 518 KEYSTONE AVENUE, RIVER FOREST 518KEYSTONE.INFO A rare opportunity awaits with the Solomon Thatcher Jr. Home, one of the first built in River Forest, just one block from Keystone Park. $1,575,000 MICHAEL O’NEILL • 708.267.8995 • mikeoneill@atproperties.com
