Labor Day, which we celebrate on Monday and became a federal holiday in 1894, is more than just a day of f for the recently promoted public works director. It is also a day to reco gnize the contributions and achievements of men and women who work with their hands. Stella traces his sense of who he is back to his father who was born in Sicily, moved to the Chicago area in his forties and worked long hours in a factory to support his family. Looking back at life in his working-class family, he said, “I always had what I needed. When I was a kid, I got toys if they could af ford it. Once in a while we
Promoted from within, Stella runs public works
By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter Salvatore (Sal) Stella has been the Director of the Forest Park Public Works Department — what you might call a white-collar management position — for about a year now. When asked if he sees himself differently now that he has been promoted, Stella re plied, “I have a white-collar job but at heart I’m a blue-collar guy.”
See SAL STELLA on pa ge 8 Gallery Walk Where garages become state-of-the-ar t, page 2 Grant-White teachers, parents move to F ield-Stevenson PAGE 5
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The Oak Park-River Forest Historical Society will have its annual “Tales of the Tombstones” on Oct. 16 at Forest Home CemeteryKokenes said Wagner’s vision resonated with her but added, “Local org anizations like the Historical Society and the Ar ts Al liance are already doing great things. But we all have limited resources. If there is a broad interest in beefing up Halloween ac tivities, perhaps we could all put our heads to gether and discuss some options.”
According to Kokenes, the first casket race was held in 2012 and that over time events like a masquerade ball, a Zombie Pub Crawl and Ghoulin’ in the Grove were added to make it a complete day but that all of the additions “fizzled.”
Oct. 4 For adults Kitchen Series with Kristyn Slick: “Perfectly Pumpkin”
Tyler Watkins, addresses attendees at the Tales of the Tombstones walk last year which was sponsored by the Historical Society.
Contributing Reporter Three members of the Ar ts Alliance were chatting at Kribi Coffee about the upcoming Scarecrow Project and ticking of f the many ways in which Forest Park already connects programs and events to its 800,000 dead residents when Rick Wagner, perhaps referencing a statement made years ago by Bridgett Lane, declared, “For est Park should own Halloween.”
Perhaps the best-known Halloween event in Forest Park is the Casket Races sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and scheduled this year for Saturday, Oct. 22 be ginning at 11a.m. The mor ning event will be followed by Trick or Treat on Madison from 12:30 till 2:30 p.m. Trophies, said Laurie Kokenes, chamber director, will be awarded to the first, sec ond and third places winners but also to the most frightfully funny or creepiest casket. There’s also a trophy for the team that comes in “dead last.”
Oct. 3 At the Library for middle g raders “Create Your Own Hor ror Story”
The Forest Park Ar ts Alliance is sponsoring Invasion of the Scarecrows for the second year in a row. The idea is to buy a kit from the alliance, decorate it creatively and stand it up in your front yard.
Oct. 27 For middle graders: Vir tual Field Trip Haunted Places
Oct. 1 At the Grove a family friendly program of music by Mi Amigo Hamlet, storytelling, mini-golf and pumpkin decorating
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In a later interview, Wagner ticked of f many of the ways org anizations in town already capitalize on its five cemeteries but added, “Forest Park does not have a unifying way of linking all the various org anizations, i.e., village, library, chamber, historical society, ar ts and others to coordinate large events.”
Owning Halloween –a vision for Forest Park Already big on Halloween, is there more to do?
By TOM HOLMES
Augie Aleksy, owner of Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, has several books he will be featuring in October. Among them is a three volume series with the titles The History of Withcraft and Demonolog y, The Werewolf in Lore and Le gend, and The Vampire in Lore and Le gend. The books were published in the 1920s by Summers who was a Catholic priest. Library staf f member Alicia Hammond re por ted the library has two kits available during the month of October — for adults, mini pumpkin painting and for kids fallthemed Make & Take Kits The library also has planned a full schedule of events throughout the month. (See sidebar)
One low investment idea the Chamber director suggested is a shared poster with all the org anizations promoting their Halloween events to gether on one poster with a cute tag line like “Forest Park the best place to celebrate Halloween.”
Halloween at the library
“It became evident,” said Kokenes, “that the Casket Races were the big hit along with trick or treat on Madison, so it makes sense to focus all our ef for ts there.”
Oct.19 At Twisted Cookie for middle graders: Ghostbusters vs. Goosebumps
Pokemon Go Walk
Calling all Pokemon fans! The Forest Park library is taking this iconic game out of doors. Par ticipants will walk in a loop around Forest Park and by the park district playing with the Pokemon Go app (available as a free download from the Google Play and Apple App Store). For those of you who remember playing when it rst came out, be sure to check out the new and improved version (with a greater variety of Pokemon available to catch.) Designed for age 6 and older and their families. Children under the age of 10 should be accompanied by an adult for safety. You will need to bring a device or gadget (phone, tablet, etc.) with the Pokemon Go app installed to participate. If you need help installing the app, don’t hesitate to bring your device to the library before the event for assistance. Additionally, ever yone will need to bring a device or gadget with the Pokemon app to participate. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.
Author Visit: Keli Stewar t Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m., Oak Park Public Librar y Hear author Keli Stewart read from her debut poetr y collection, Small Altars. In the traditions of Gwendolyn Brooks’ A Street in Bronzeville, Lucille Clifton’s Good Woman, and Nikki Giovanni’s Love Poems, Small Altars renders a self-por trait in spirals and snapshots—sometimes with humor, sometimes with sentiment and memor y—about the body, desire, motherhood and place around her identity as a Black Tai Chi For Ar thritis (Senior Ser vices)
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Gammy Birds Book Group
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Forest Park Public Librar y If you are interested in par ticipating in this book discussion group, please contact Sandy at sandraheitzman@hotmail.com or register to par ticipate in this program. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park
Monday, Sept. 5 and Wednesday, Sept. 7, 9:30-10:30 p.m., Oak Park Township Ever y Monday and Wednesday, this group gets together to relieve bodily pains through Tai Chi. To register, call Kristin Norman at 708-383-8060 (x133), or e-mail at knorman@oakparktownship.org. Space is limited. 130 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park. Friday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s The hits of Fleetwood Mac were a constant car radio soundtrack in the ‘80s: “Rhiannon,”“Dreams,”“Say You Love Me.” Second Hand News will play all of those songs and more. 6615 Roosevelt Road, Ber wyn.
teachers, parents move to Field-Stevenson Grant-White to be used for teacher development, adulteduccitizenshipation
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Alvarez said that this school year, the dis trict is using the building for teacher coaching and other professional development activities The district has also par tnered with Triton Colle ge to of fer English language and citizenship preparation classes for immigrant families, and those classes will be held in the building as well. Bo gdan told the Review that she was happy to have an in-person open house at all for the first time since the star t of the pandemic, and that she saw many excited kids running around. “I think things have been going remarkably well,” she said. “It’s actually been great to see the [Grant-White and Field Stevenson] community come to gether The students transitioned very well, and they look to be very excited to see their friends from the other schools.”
Bo gdan said that, so far, she’s been getting good feedback from teachers and parents.Many for mer Grant-White teachers praised the principal for helping with the transition.“Honestly, [the transition is] better than I expected,” said 3rd grade teacher Jer ry Ryan. “It was a very big change, for sure. Principal Bo gdan has been great, and the Field staf f has been very welcoming.”
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In Forest Park, the elementary schools have been divided into primary schools for grades K-2 and inter mediate schools for grades 3-5, with Forest Park Middle School, also at 925 Beloit Ave., serving students in grades 6-8. Last spring, the board of education proposed restructuring the entire system, tur ning Garfield Primary Elementary School, 543 Hannah Ave., into the district’s one preschool and kindergar ten school, putting all grade 1-4 students at Field-Stevenson and putting all the grade 5-8 students in the middle school while closing Grant-White and Betsy Ross primary elementary, 1315 Marengo Ave. The plans were scaled back amid concer ns about accommodations and services for students with disabilities, but the board hasn’t taken them of f the table entirely.Thechanges that were implemented mean that all grade 3-5 students now attend Field-Stevenson. To accommodate families that live nor th of the Eisenhower Expressway, the district of fered free bus services. Throughout the process, district of ficials emphasized that, if the student population grows, Grant-White may reopen as a school again, and that they had no intention of selling the building or leaving it empty
Frank Thom, a Grant-White parent, previously spoke to the Review during the May 19 Nor th Side Ar t Festival, the last event the school held. At the time, he said that, while he and his wife were sad to see the school close, especially since their son, a third grader, only went there for one year, they were excited about what Field-Stevenson might bring. During the open house, he told the Re view that he liked what he has seen so far.
“It seems like everything has been really great,” he said. “Everything seems really org anized. So far so good.”
Two days into the new school year, former Grant-White teachers and parents said they are happy with the transition to Field-Stevenson Inter mediate Elementary School. 925 Beloit Ave. On May 12, the Forest Park School District 91 Board of Education voted to close Grant-White Elementary School, 147 Circle Ave., and transfer the students and teachers to Field-Stevenson school on the other side of town. This was part of the ef fort to consolidate facilities in the face of declining enrollment. According to Supt. Dr. Elizabeth Alvarez, Grant-White is currently be ing used for teacher development and other programs.TheReview attended the Aug. 24 Field Stevenson open house to try to get a sense of how the for mer Grant-White faculty and families feel about the transition. There was a sense of optimism, even if sometimes a cautious one, with teachers and parents saying that, so far, things have been going well. Many teachers who spoke to the Re view said they felt welcomed, and they ap preciated the support they got from Susan Bo gdan, Field-Stevenson’s principal.
Jeremy Jones went to Grant-White as a kid and now has a son going to 5th grade at Field-Stevenson. He said he was sad to see the school close because it “means a lot to me,” but he said his son was doing “g reat,” which pleased him.
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Field-Stevenson Elementary School held their open house in Forest Park on Aug. 24. ey welcomed students and parents from Grant-White.
High marks as Grant-White
“We’ re just on Day 3, but I think, so far, the transition is going well,” she added. “I do think some of the students are excited to all be to gether in one building.”
“[Bo gdan] has been so amazing with us teachers from Grant-White, helping the school coming to gether, and just making us par t of our new school, “said 4th grade teacher Erica Conwell, adding that she was pleased with how the principal listened to teachers and students Elizabeth Robinson, a resource teacher who star ted her first year at Field-Stevenson after working at Garfield, said that she felt that “Field-Stevenson has been very welcoming to Grant-White staf f and tried to make them feel connected.”
Jenny Barbahen, a Proviso High School District 209 parent and a member of the Proviso 209 United Board of Edu cation candidate slate, said she came to the event to hear more about Doss’ platform. She said that, generally speaking, she believes that all Proviso Township mayors should be more involved in what’s going on with the district.
Tom Baloue, a retired banker, said that he suppor ts Doss because “he is the man of the people” who “has been work ing in the gover nment for a long time” and “he has a sense of what we need to do to make us better.”
Barbahen declined to share her opinion on Hoskins
Greg Castongue, who said he was Doss’ friend and worked seasonally for the public works de par tment in the past, described Doss as “the best candidate ever for the job” and Hoskins as “no good.”
IGOR STUDENKOV/Sta Repor ter MEET AND GREET: John Doss kicked o his campaign w ith an event at Doc Ryan’s on Sunday. His grandson is one of his big gest supporters.
For mer village commissioner Mark Hosty, who most
Doss cur rently serves as president of the Park District of Forest Park Board of Commissioners. He worked for the De par tment of Public Works between 1985 and 2021, not counting the years he worked part-time in high school. He was named public works chief in 2008. He was first elected park commissioner in 2007.
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
“I have nothing to say to the Forest Park Review,” he said, re peating the statement five times.
Some 100 people tur ned out for mayoral candidate John Doss’ of ficial campaign kick-off fundraising event, which was held at Doc Ryan’s bar, 7432 Madison St., on Aug. 28 at 1 p.m.Some simply stopped by to talk to the candidate and get a better sense of what he stands for, but most came there to suppor t Doss. Both on and of f the record, they praised him as a family man who has roots in the community and has experience in the village gover nment. They believed that Doss would make the village more fiscally responsible and generally take the community to greater heights.
“[Hoskins’s] not for the people,” Castongue said. “He has not helped the people. If there’s a problem, he runs away.”
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“In order for us to be safe as a community, [things] need to be safe for our planet as well,” Doss said.
For many suppor ters, the connection is personal. There were several family members and in-laws in attendance, and several suppor ters said that their personal history with Doss was a major motivating factor.
Julia “Chickie” Malone said, showing about half of the height of the table she was sitting at. “I want him to be mayor. He’s been a great park commissioner. I want Forest Park to go back to being Forest Park.”
Doss and incumbent mayor Rory Hoskins are currently the only candidates running for mayor in the spring 2023 municipal election. In a pre-launch interview with the Review, Doss said his priorities would be to improve public safety, bring some of the practices he saw work in the park district to the village, work to attract businesses to all village commercial cor ridors and make some headway around the long-dor mant village-owned portion of the Al tenheim retirement community property During his kick-of f speech, he placed additional emphasis on fiscal responsibility, saying that the De par tment of Public Works had “the biggest budget in the village,” while also adding that he would support investment in village trees and environmentally friendly infrastructure, framing it as another way to improve public safety
Doc Ryan’s campaign kicko event attracts around 100 people
recently finished third in the June 28 Cook County Board of Commissioners District 9 Re publican primary election, was in attendance.
Doss said that, while he respected school boards’ inde pendence as other taxing bodies, he would support candidates who he believed would benefit the community. He said that he would share the specifics at a later time, as more candidates enter the field.
“Both he and I are homeowners, we understand the community,” he said. “And he’s the man who walks the street. I don’t think I ever ran into [Hoskins] myself, and I’m out there all the time.”
“I think it would be great if all Proviso mayors got in volved in our schools, because it impacts our taxpayers and our communities,” she said. “[They should] be more suppor tive and make sure there’s accountability. The big gest chunk of the [property] tax bill goes to schools, so the mayors should care.”
“I’ve known him since he was about this high,” retiree
Supporters say John Doss would be fiscally responsible
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Prospective Doc Ryan’s owners plan to introduce more upscale menu, cocktails Owners hope to implement changes next spring
Matt Sullivan didn’t respond to the Review’s request for comment by deadline Veselik said he’s friends with Sullivan, which is how they got a shot at purchasing the bar. He and Barz did not elaborate on the ter ms of the deal.
Kevin Lowe, Mike Barz and Craig Veselik
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“We’ re looking forward to bringing new energ y to [Doc Ryan’s], to Madison Street,” Barz said.
Hoskins was also among a group of Illinois residents who were invited to attend the Edg ar Fellows Program, which was star ted by for mer gover nor Jim Edg ar 10 years ago. There were 160 nominees for the conference and only 40 were chosen. “We had 20 Democrats and 20 Re publicans,” said Hoskins, “because the conference is about building bipartisanship.”
For five days, Hoskins and the others attended workshops at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. “We met in groups of six and the rosters ke pt changing so we could meet as many new people as possible. It was a very diverse group and it was really rewarding.”
When asked about their experience in the bar or restaurant industry, Barz said they have hospitality industry experience, but neither he nor Veselik elaborated any further Veselik said the expanded menu would be “traditional American-style food,” but they are “hoping to make it more elevated” compared to typical bar fare They also plan to of fer a similarly elevated cocktail menu. Barz declined to elaborate on what the menu would look like, saying that their mixolo gist previously worked at a Michelin-star red restaurant, and they didn’t want to share their identity on record without their permission.
RORY HOSKINS
The White House invitation came amid of flur ry of invitations Hoskins has received in recent months These include an appointment to the Intergovern mental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade (IGPAC)
“IGPAC is an org anization that sets trade policy for the Unite States,” said Hoskins. The appointment was made by Assistant Trade Re presentative Sophia Sokolowski. “I was contacted 18 months ago and met with Sophia,” Hoskins re counted, “I told her about my trip to Mauretania. That’s why I was appointed.”
Doc Ryan’s bar, 7432 Madison St., is in the process of being sold to two friends of current owner Matt Sullivan, but the process is contingent on the successful transfer of the li quor license and some other procedural issues Brothers Matt and Sullivan bought the from long-time owner Shaw, who retired in the of 2007. Rumors that the changed hands star ted culating this spring. Sullivan’s name appeared on Doc Ryan’s April 29 ter tainment license application.But in a recent intervie Craig Veselik and Mike said they are “in the process of taking [Doc Ryan’s] – a process that, Veselik be g an in March. He that they are waiting for transfer of the liquor license to go through, as well some other issues. Both owners in waiting said that they were looking to move the menu beyond classic bar food, as well as to introduce a larger cocktail menu – but, assuming the remaining le g al processes are complete, they don’t expect customers to see any changes until next spring. Originally opened in the 1950s, Doc Ryan’s is one of Forest Park’s larger bars. For mer mayor Anthony Calderone hosted several election night victory par ties at Doc Ryan’s throughout the 2000s While police have occasionally gotten calls about customer misbehavior over the years, during the July 26 hearing on the status of the Tap Room bar’s liquor license, police chief Kevin Gross testified that Doc Ryan’s doesn’t have significant issues.
Contributing Reporter Mayor Rory Hoskins will make his first trip to the White House in Se ptember He has been invited to be par t of a celebratory signing of the Biden administration’s hard won Inflation Reduction Act Hoskins said he was unclear why he was invited be yond having been an early backer and convention delegate for Joe Biden during his 2020 Democratic primary.
By JOHN RICE
Hoskins gets White House invite to key bill signing Mayor plans outreach to White House liaison to the Pentagon
Hoskins, who will fly out to Washington DC early on Se pt. 13, said in addition to hopefully meeting the president that he intends to connect with a White House liaison to the Pentagon to discuss the village govern ment’s interest in a military facility on Roosevelt Road
“I hope to meet President Biden and shake his hand,” said Hoskins. He also hopes to meet with other dignitaries “I plan to reach out to the White House liaison to the Pentagon to discuss the ar my facility on Roosevelt Road.” The now vacant property is being of fered to public and private developers through a complex swap that would require bidders to invest in infrastructure at another military site in order to be gifted the Forest Park location.
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Although it’s a non-paid appointment, Hoskins could see local businesses profiting from his position. “I can advocate for companies in the Near West suburbs that expor t to other countries.” These would include several Forest Park based companies, including Ferrara Candy and Kribi Coffee.
Local luminaries including Speaker of the House Chris Welch, Cook Count Board President Toni Preckwinkle and WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling addressed the conference Edg ar attended every session. Hoskins estimated there were 8 to 10 Illinois mayors in attendance. Hoskins will be attending the White House event on his own. The invitation did not come with a “plus one.”
“I was put in here to keep the good work going and as long as we do our work, everything is going to smoothlygo.”
Unions - Stella was a member of Teamsters Local 705 for over two decades, and now he is on the other side of the ne go tiating table. “I don’t think unions are bad,” he said. “They keep things in order in the workforce and make sure everyone gets their fair share.
“I was a little anxious when I was promoted re garding my relationship with the guys, I had worked with for so many years,” he admitted, “so I had a pe p talk with my guys and I told them that I wasn’t put in here to fire people or crack heads. I was put in here to keep the good work going and as long as we do our work, ev erything is going to go smoothly.”
“It all boils down to respect and trust. In the past, the ne gotiations with village have for the most part been civil. Now as a director I get along with the Teamsters very well.”
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Promoting from within - “I get that when management wants to hire from the outside,” he said, “they are looking for a change in the de par tment. But under John Doss, my predecessor, nothing was broken. The village hired me from within to keep the good work going on. My work ers want to work for me, because they know who I am. I grew up with a lot of these guys.” Attitude - Stella pointed out that his blue-collar guys have a good work ethic. They are not into climbing the promotional ladder as much being proud of what they do and serving the village “Even though I am a white-collar worker now,” he said, “whenever I get a chance I’m out there in my orange shirt helping my guys out. I give them respect. I’m still one of them.”
Colle ge - “When I was growing up,” Stella be g an, “there was always that sense that you have to go to colle ge. Nowadays that’s not the case, especially with the way the economy is. I see so many kids getting out of colle ge, having tremendous student loans, not finding a job they were trained to do and working for Target or Walmar t.” Stella himself wrote a check for $250 every month for10 years to pay of f his student loan.
SAL STELLA
“Don’t be ashamed to go into the trades,” he added. “You are going to make good money They are looking for people right now. You will make good money And you get a good pension when you retire.”
SAL STELLA
za on Saturday when they had the money Other times we ate whatever was in the house.”Having lear ned a strong work ethic from his dad, Stella got a work permit at 15 years old and went to work at Caruso’s hot do g stand at the at the cor ner of Six teenth and Central in Cicero. He got a job at Dominick’s where he moved up the ladder from bagger to manager. He was then hired as summer help at public works where he worked during the day while working at Domi nick’s at Meanwnight.hilehe went to Triton Colle ge for two years to save money and finished up at DePaul ear ning a bachelor’s de gree in marketing. During his senior year at DePaul, a fulltime position opened up at public works, so he went full time there and went to classes at night. It was these blue-collar jobs to gether with his work ethic which enabled him along with financial aid to pursue his goal of getting a white collar job. Then 9/11 happened, the economy went south, white collar jobs were hard to find, and the young colle ge graduate continued working as a blue-collar guy towards the be ginning of his 25 year commitment to serving in public works.
New public works director from page 1
You might say that nowadays Stella’s collar has both blue and white stripes, which gives him a unique perspective not only on the meaning of Labor Day but also on some of issues in cur rent society
Sal Stella, the director of Forest Park’s public works.
“White-collar people,” Stella added, “sometimes don’t know what it is to be a blue-collar guy, but once they get into it they find that it’s enjoyable. It’s just as good of a job.”
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Mentoring young people - This summer Stella oversaw 10 students sponsored by the Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action (PLCCA). They did manual labor cleaning sites in the village. They experienced what it’s like to get up every mor ning and get ready to punch a time clock. Perhaps most impor tant, they worked alongside public works de part ment people who modeled for them what a good work ethic looks like Along with the students, Lincoln Smith, a coach at Proviso East and what Stella referred to as a white-collar worker, was par t of the summer crew “On his last day,” Stella said, “he told me he enjoyed working here and that I was one of the best bosses he has ever had.”
The police caught up with the victim on the 1100 block of Circle Avenue, bleeding from the head. He declined medical attention, declined to provide the police any in formation, and walked away Retail theft
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A man intervened to help two women who were threatened by a man with a brick – but he ended up with a head injury after the man with the brick walked away and he kept chasingAccordinghim. to witness testimony and security camera footage, on Aug. 22 at around 5:26 p.m., a woman and her daughter, as well as two other women, were standing in front of the currency exchange at 7202 Roosevelt Rd. when a man approached them, holding a brick in his hand, and began yelling at them. About a minute later, a dark-colored sedan pulled into the currency exchange parking lot, and the victim got out, approaching the man with the brick. The two argued, with the latter man holding the brick in the air. The man with the brick walked away, but the sedan driver got into the car and dr ove after the man with the brick.
A tenant at an apartment building on the 100 block of Marengo Avenue discovered that someone stole a rug from his storage locker, put in other items and replaced the lock.The victim discovered the theft on Aug. 28 at 12:45 p.m. He said that he last checked the locker about six months ago. The victim used the locker to store a 1991 rug valued at about $2,800. Since he last checked the locker, someone broke into the locker, removed the rug, replaced the lock with a similar looking lock and put in “four brand new tires, a printer, a bag of salt and a shovel.”
On Aug. 24, a garage of a building at the 500 block of Ferdinand Avenue was broken into, with the burglar stealing a grocery bag full of party supplies, garbage bags, padlocks and personal protection equipment such as gloves, masks and wipes. The victim said she was unsure if she left the garage door unlocked. She also said that she noticed scratches on the car that weren’t there before These items were obtained from police re ports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Aug 22-28, and re present a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these re ports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.
As the man with the brick headed west on Roosevelt Road, the victim followed, alter nating between sprinting and driving after him. The camera last recorded him chasing the man with the brick on foot at around the Roosevelt Road/Marengo Avenue intersec tion, running south on Marengo Avenue
A 34-year-old man was shot in the hand in the Submarine Tender fast food restaurant parking lot, 200 Desplaines Ave., on the night of Aug. 27 at around 1:45 a.m. The man and his girlfriend drove up to the restaurant and parked nearby. The two said that, as they were approaching the restaurant entrance, they saw 2 to 3 people arguing in the restaurant parking lot. Then, the victim said that he heard a loud “pop” and his ears began ringing. He didn’t realize right away that he’s been shot through his left hand, The victim’s girlfriend wrapped the wounded hand in a scarf and transported the victim to Rush Oak Park Hospital, 520 S. Maple NeitherAve.person was able to describe any of the people in the parking lot.
An Oak Park police officer caught the alle ged offender in Oak Park, at 927 Wisconsin Ave. As he was processed, it was discovered that he failed to complete his sex offender re gistration in Park Ridge. He was charged with retail theft and failure to re gister as a sex of fender.
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When the employee started following the alle ged offender, he quickly left the store, stopping at the nearby Shell gas station to take the medications from his pants and placing them in a grocery bag. He then fled north on Maple Avenue
On Aug. 25, a 28-year-old Park Ridge man was caught shoplifting $358 worth of medications from the Walg reens location at 7200 Roosevelt Rd. At around 1:57 p.m., an employee spotted the alleged offender enter the store. When she spotted him in the medication aisle, the man was walking with a limp that he didn’t have before, his pants were bulging, and she said she heard the sound of medications rattling in the bottles
Each $40 ticket to this 21 and over event includes 15 wine tasting tickets. Choosing which wines to savor will be the only challenge attendees might face during the leisurely evening. Among the wines offered through the village sponsored event, Cooper and Thief is set to bring bourbon barrel aged “dark and jammy” red wines with notes of vanilla, while Silk and Spice Winery promises a red blend with notes of fruity plum and blackberry pulled from a trio of
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“People in Elmwood Park are passionate about good food and drink,” said Elmwood Park Mayor Angelo “Skip” Saviano. “Our food festival, Taste of Elmwood Park, is hugely popular in the region and we thought that a wine tasting was a logical way to build upon the success of our dining scene.”
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Wine lovers are invited to descend on Elmwood Park to sample sips from 60 wineries on Sept. 9 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Village of Elmwood Park, the first ever Sip N’ Stroll event fits right in with the community’s vibrant dining scene and expands on their annual food festival — the Taste of Elmwood Park. The outdoor event, held at 75th Avenue and Fullerton, will feature live music, food vendors and a commemorative wine glass.
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grapes native to Portugal. White wine drinkers should check out Conundrum, a versatile white blend known for tropical fruit notes or Pomelo Wine Company’s crisp and refreshing citrusforward Sauvignon Blanc. Vintages from perennially popular Joel Gott, Kim Crawford, and Mondavi will be available for those preferring more familiar sips along the stroll. Proximo Spirits will be onsite serving up tequila tastings for those looking to add a stronger libation to their mix.As ticket holders travel between the 10 tents to select and sample wines, they will enjoy musical stylings from the Yazz Jazz Swings and will have the opportunity to purchase food from Elmcrest Banquets and Massa Café Italiano. And if any participants would like to purchase a bottle of wine after sampling, they will be able to order a bottle at the event through Binny’s Beverage Depot. “There are a lot of people in Elmwood Park who are passionate about wine and winemaking,” said Saviano. “We’re excited to try something new and look forward to bringing more events like this to our community in the future.”Tickets are available for purchase at sipnstroll.eventbrite.com.https://elmwoodpark-
First time wine tasting event brings 60 wineries to Central Park
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Forest Park Review, August 31, 2022 11 FILE For more culinary delights, visit OakPark.com and click on EATS. SPONSORED CONTENT 14 Hands 7 Deadly Zins FreakshowFerrariFalescoErathEmmoloCupcakeCoppolaCooperConundrumColumbiaClosChtChloeCaymusCampoBrancottBonanzaBeroniaViejoSuisunSteMichelleDeLosSieteCrest&ThiefCarano MontecilloMonsantoMondaviMionettoMerMenageMeiomiMarquesLUCLiquidLemonadeKimJoshJoelJImageryH3GnarlyGazelaFrescobaldiHeadLohrGottCellarsCrawfordStandLightBelaireDeRiscalATroisSoleilPrestige Noble Vines Petite UnshackledThreeTheSutterStellaSofiaSimiSilkSEASchmittSaldoRuffinoRelaxRedPrisonerPrimusPomeloPetitSchoonerSohneSun&SpiceBlancRosaHomePaleRosePears Sip N’ Stroll: Featured wineries SIP N’STROLL ELMWOOD PARK Come out and enjoy Elmwood Park’s newest event. Sip N’ Stroll in Central Park will be held on Friday, September 9th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Ticket price is $40.00 which includes 15 wine tasting tickets and commemorative wine glass. Tickets are available now https://elmwoodparksipnstroll.eventbrite.comat:oratVillageHall,11ContiParkway There will be 10 tents will options from the following wineries: Must be 21 years of age or older. NO REFUNDS. Questions? Contact 708-452-3900 or village@elmwoodpark.org Food will be available for purchase from Elmcrest Banquets & Massa. Tasting of tequila spirits available from Proximo. Music by Yazz Jazz Swings. Thank you to our sponsors: Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, Ideal Consumer Events, and Binny’s Beverage Depot. Excludes Holidays. Expires 09/15/22 Excludes Holidays. Expires 09/15/22 ELMWOOD PARK 1621 N. Thatcher Ave. (Thatcher Ave at North Ave.) Catering available, call for details Join Us in Celebration of Our 92th Anniversary
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A PACE bus departs from the Forest Park Blue Line Station at Despl aines Avenue.
“The project will accommodate both existing Pace service and routes planned in the future,” he added. Pace Route 757, a rush-hour commuter shuttle, which linked the Harlem/Lake CTA Green Line station in Oak Park, the Forest Park Blue Line terminal and office parks and hotels in the northwest suburbs, used I-290, but that service has been suspended since early in the pandemic. Pace route 604 uses most of the Route 53 portion of the Dalycorridor.Skogsbakken said Pace couldn’t comment on the future of the suspended routes, including Route 757, until the budget 2023 budget process begins this fall. However, she said that Pace’s experience with similar services suggests that riders will flock to express routes that are competitive with driving time. She said Pace asks IDOT for bus-onshoulder improvements for potential future service. For now, their first priority is the Desplaines to Mannheim portion, since IDOT already indicated that it was planning to refurbish that stretch.
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As for the rest of the corridor, Daly Skogsbakken said Pace is preparing to do a “full system analysis and really look at the high-level view” of how the pandemic affected ridership demand region wide. The highway portion of the program also includes funding for a number of west suburban projects. Around $28.4 million has been earmarked to re place Ridgeland Avenue bridge over I-290, replacing the retaining walls and signals for the railroad tracks below. Around $5 million will go toward re paving Roosevelt Road from Desplaines Avenue to the Belt Railway embankment in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, with the plan stating that the work will take place in 2023. Another $585,000 will go toward accessibility improvements for the section of Desplaines Avenue between Madison Street and Roosevelt Road scheduled for 2023. A total of $8.06 million is earmarked for re placing the I-290 bridge over Des Plaines River.Atotal of around $3.19 million will go toward signal improvements and re paving the section of Harlem Avenue between Armitage and North avenues, with $9 million going toward re paving and accessibility improvements for North Avenue between I-294 and Harlem Avenue. Another $900,000 will go toward construction engineering for improvements for North Avenue between Cicero Avenue and York Road in Elmhurst.Ina statement to the media, Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman touted the plan as “perhaps the most consequential in the history of IDOT” due to increased state and federal investment.
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The latest Illinois Department of Transportation capital improvement program for fiscal years 2023 to 2028 includes funding for a number of west suburban projects – including something that may allow buses to ride past rush-hour traffic from Forest Park to as far north as Palatine. The highway portion of the plan includes around $11.74 million to rebuild the shoulders of I-290 and Route 53 between Desplaines Avenue and Lake Cook Road in northwest suburban Palatine. The improvement will allow buses to ride on the shoulder during rush hour and other slow traffic conditions, something that Pace buses already do on I-55 and I-94 expressways. The plan also includes funding for various bridge re placement projects, sidewalk accessibility improvements and traffic signal improvements, many in Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest. But it may be a while before riders see Pace buses serve the entire corridor. Pace spokesperson Maggie Daly Skogsbakken said the transit agency is currently in the early stages of doing the market analysis for the section of I-290 between the Forest Park CTA terminal and Mannheim Road. The specifics of that service, as well as any use of the shoulder further northwest, won’t be decided until later time. According to IDOT spokesperson Guy Tridgel, “the general scope of work consists of restriping, resurfacing, signage and rumble strip modifications.”
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Since their ridership data was pre-pandemic, Pace wanted to make sure that any service they launch fits the current commuting patterns, where employees don’t go to the office as much as they used to. Daly Skogsbakken said that the study is currently” in the early stages,” and the rest of the timeline will depend on when IDOT makes the improvements and the results of the market study.
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Guy Fieri, Food Network celebrity chef, is exactly he seems to be according to Emily Paster, River Forest dent, cookbook author and contestant on a recently e pisode of Guy’s Grocery Games The shopping cooking g ame show has aired for 30 seasons and pits home cooks against each other in speed rounds designed their creativity and cooking prowess for a panel of “There is nothing fake about Guy Fieri,” said Paster the Food Network star who also hosts Diners Driv e-Ins Di ves. “I really appreciate how he suppor ts small nesses through his work and admire that he is self-made.”
CONTESTANT COOK: Emily Paster in her kitchen at home in Ri ver Forest. ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer Paster holds up a pl ate she received a er competing in ‘Guy’s Grocery Games.’
Known for writing books that embrace global Jewish cuisine, Paster found her way to Guy’s Grocery Games through a casting company that had been considering her for another cooking show on the Food Network years prior.
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Cookbook author hits the aisles on ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’ Emily Paster of River Forest contestant on Food Network show
Paster’s e pisode filmed in January and aired in August. show took 12 hours to film pitted her against three Fieri “super-fans” who were asked to put their own spin on dishes inspired by recipes in his many books. The first challenge forced Paster and her fellow contestants to deal with a redacted blistered pe pper burger recipe and the second allowed them to rif f on one of a small number of Fieri’s recipes
Paster is a fo rmer Wednesday Jour nal freelancer and the author of four cookbooks: “Instantly Mediterranean” (Tiller Press 2021); “Epic Air Fryer” (Harvard Common Press 2019); “The Joys of Jewish Preserving” (Harvard Common Press 2017) and “Food Swap: Specialty Recipes for Bartering, Sharing & Gi ving” (Storey 2016). Her e pisode of Guy’s Grocery Games (Season 30; e pisode 10) is available to stream on Prime Video
“I think they plucked me from a file they had on hand,” said Paster “The application was extensive, and I went through several interviews before they made the decision to bring me out to tape the e pisode. I didn’t believe it was really going to happen until I had a plane ticket.”
Guy’s Grocery Games is a lentlessly positive show and contestants, even those who ma struggl e, are never humiliated, berated for er rors. No one is as a villain and Paster felt like ing on a show that was rooted fun and cooking had no downside risk, but she was still deter mined not to make a fool of herself fur ther complicate matters eve challenge is ke pt a complete prise to the contestants until ments before they are unleashed into the “F lavortown Market” a frenzied ingredient-sourcing shopping spree They have just 30 minutes to shop for ingredients, cook and plate their dish in each round.Self-described as nervous by nature and detail oriented, Paster went “over the top” when preparing for the show. After being selected as a contestant for the e pisode entitled “Cooking the Books,” Paster said she became laser focused on how she would make it through the competition without letting herself down. applied her intellect and passion for recipe development identify proteins that would quickly enough to meet stee p time constraints faccontestants and committed special attention to presentation since it counted for her total score.
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Paster said she was prepared for vague assignments but felt slightly intimidated by the professional cooking equipment she had at her disposal while competing. She qualifies herself as a competent home cook and had never used equipment like the deep fryer, overhead broiler, and scorching hot g rill available to her during filming. Nevertheless, Paster tur ned out a top-rated burger in the first round and some seriously crispy fish tacos in the second. Despite being a formidable opponent, Paster missed first place honors by just one point. “It was so much fun to be on the show and I would ab solutely do it again,” said Paster “I am still astonished by the sheer number of people it takes to make an hour of television.”
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For almost all of the 40 years I’ve lived here, our village has of ficially promoted itself as having big city access and small town char m. That, of course, is no longer suf ficiently descriptive, nor does it market who we are very well. “Big city access” seems to imply that Forest Park is a place to leave and the city, with all its attractions, is the place to go to. Now the reverse is happening. People are coming from Chicago to Forest Park I checked city stickers on the wind shields of the cars in Living Word’s parking lot, for example, and half of the thousands who worship there every Sunday are from the city. Meanwhile, Madison Street has become a destination. Chicago TV stations have done se gments on Accents by Fred, Brown Cow and Escape Factor, and Augie Aleksy was just featured in the Trib. One columnist called Forest Park “the new Wicker Park.” The word “char m” might still apply to a degree, but to my ear that’s a little too quaint to accurately describe the creative, cooperative energy I feel all around town. My problem in trying to come up with a new, marketable identity statement is that the words I play around with are always inadequate to describe the many facets of our relatively small town.
Facet One, ShowerUp. Our village is small enough to identify needs and respond more quickly than big cities. The library, community center and village of ficials partnered with Loyola, Housing Forward and the Night Ministry to provide showers for homeless folks in a village-owned parking lot at the end of the Blue“CharLine.m” is not the word to describe that facet. First, our village is experiencing big-city issues like homelessness and gun violence, and second, we are marshalling resources in ways that require big-city savvy and skill.
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Things we like Last week’s Garage Galleries was an unqualified hit. This gathering of 70 artists, mostly local, displaying their art in 28 spruced-up garages across the village is so fabulously Forest Park. It resonates on every front. Grassroots. Welcoming. Diverse. Fun. Unexpected.Kudostothe Forest Park Arts Alliance for this perfect creation. Our Tom Holmes writes this week about the concept that Forest Park ought to “own Halloween.” Casket Races. Cemetery tours. The Scarecrow Project. The library deep into it. Trick-or-Treat on Madison. So many dead people — can it really be close to 800,000?! Here’s our conclusion. Forest Park already owns Halloween. Now it is up to the many organizations already involved to simply claim it and promote the hell out of it
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t’s a neat trick to close a neighborhood school and have the early responses of impacted parents and teachers be hosannas and not curdled doubts and wor ries. That appears to be what Forest Park’s District 91 elementary schools have accomplished. The decision last spring to close Grant-White School at Circle and Randolph, an intermediate grade center for the nor th side of town, was met with concer n and a fair nostalgia for those who had invested in this school, who had brought their kids there each day. Those connections, happily, were profound
However, no reasonable person can look at the hemorrhaging enrollment statistics at D91 over a decade and support a status quoTheresponsedecision, urged by the still-new administration of Supt. Elizabeth Alvare z and ratified by the school board, reflected the intersecting issues of the costs of running a school with so few students at Grant-White and the challenges of maintaining a community of teachers and families with such small numbers of students.Thehard solution was to close Grant-White and combine its constituency of teachers and families with those already at Field Stevenson Inter mediate School at 925 Beloit. Would the decision rankle and divide, or could it — properly, empathetically and enthusiastically handled — create new energy and possibilities? Well, it’s early We’re about a week into the new school year. But the reporting of the Review’s Igor Studenkov at an open house last week at Field-Stevenson is more than encouraging. Conversations with newly arrived teachers brought broadly positive comments about feelings of welcome and team building. Principal Susan Bogdan was repeatedly singled out for her inclusive ef forts. Parents we talked with were also positive about the transition. While expressing sadness at losing Grant-White as their home school, parents also cited the smoothness of the transition from an administrative standpoint and the welcoming atmosphere their kids were feeling in the first days of the year. Hard decisions made. Executing on the details. Understanding the potential that this merged choice can offer. District 91 has more tough decisions ahead as it works to hopefully be gin to gain enrollment momentum. And that will be more fun than this example of well-managed consolidation.
Time to reframe Forest Park’s identity statement?
Facet Two, Garage Galleries. “You gotta check out the special section on Garage Galleries in the Review,” I said to my wife. “The quality of art and the number of artists working under the radar in this town is amazing.” Facet Three, seven drag queens. I happened to be eating breakfast with John Corzine, a for mer CEO of Goldman Sachs, a month ago, and when I told him about the pride event in Constitution Court where 300 folks watched seven drag queens perfor m, this guy who keeps company with big shots on Wall Street was impressed. “Char m” is not the right word to capture the magic that happened that evening. Facet Four, Salvatore Stella is a whitecollar professional who identifies himself as a blue-collar guy. He, in some ways, embodies the sensibility of this town. The number of residents over 25 years old with colle ge degrees is 51%, yet like Stella, who has a bachelor’s de gree from DePaul, most of us are not afraid to get our hands dirty doing manual work. In fact, now that I think of it, we find it enjoyable Facet Five, race and religion. Forest Home Cemetery was established in 1876 and is “populated” with a diversity of resi dents, including the Haymarket martyrs, Roma and lots of Ger mans. Lately resi dents along Jackson Boulevard frequently witness long funeral processions with predominantly Black folks coming from the city In a way, the cemeteries create a metaphor for the character of our town. According to the Forest Park Historical Society, Ger man Waldheim (aka Forest Home) was advertised in the 1870s as a non-denominational “final resting place to all persons of all beliefs, backgrounds, ethnic race, or Fraternal association.”
Facet Six, the Prog ress Center, L’Arche, and Empowering Gardens are all located here. Facet Seven, paradoxical complexity. We tend to vote Democratic, but progressive Kina Collings almost primaried moderate Danny Davis We have white-collar demographics but blue-collar sensibilities. Most of our business owners don’t live here and most of our residents don’t work here, but somehow both cohorts love the community So if the old brand no longer fits right, what words would you put together in a one-minute elevator speech that includes all of the above facets?
“Big City Access and Small Town Char m,” catchy and short. See if you can reframe our evolved identity in just seven words.
This is in contrast to Oak Park which promotes itself as being progressive, which it now is, but in the early 1900s, the town tried to prevent the Catholic Archdiocese from buying land to build a church, and in the 1950s Oak Park Temple, a Jewish synago gue, had to purchase the land they now own through a thirdHerparty.e,our village became 27% Black with almost no one resisting the demographic change or making a big ideological deal about it. Our living population is as diverse as our dead one.
Another example involves people with back pain. Those who had been subjected to stress were better equipped to deal with the pain and become productive again. Those who hadn’t were more likely to rely on painkillers and be slower to resume nor mal activities As parents, we attempt to protect our kids from stress We don’t place them in demanding situations, where they may fail. However, kids who haven’t been tested by stress are more likely to become de pressed. Sometimes when we’re trying to shield our kids, we’re actually holding them back. Some parents won’t allow their kids to walk to the park. They also have kids ride buses rather than walk the shor t distance to school. We’re not doing our kids any favor if we don’t toughen them up a bit.
As for adults, Rober tson recommends relieving stress by setting modest goals. It could be something as simple as taking a walk. He encourages us to rejoice in small accomplishments. There are also some physical exercises we can do Rober tson has clients take five long deep breaths to change their brain chemistry. We can also re-boot our brain by squee zing our right hand for a minute or so. Just the simple act of standing up straight can relieve our anxiety Rober tson said we can prepare ourselves for stressful situations, by imagining them in advance. If we have to confront a co-worker, we can imagine how uncomfortable it’s going to make us feel. Then, when we’re actually facing the situation, we can use relaxing techniques to cope Can you imagine a life without any stress? Sounds boring, right? A social worker said that if we didn’t have any stress, we’d sit and eat and watch TV. I be lieve some of us are doing this. However, those of us who are feeling overloaded by stress should find ways to reduce it. Stress causes weight g ain, for example, because it slows our metabolism. It can also weaken our immune system. It can kill us, rather than make us stronger The best stress-reliever for me is taking walks. While I’m walking, par t of me feels that I should be retur ning phone calls or listening to music. The other par t thinks that walking is entertaining enough and that being alone with my thoughts is a good thing. We’re for tunate to live in a very walkable community and I have many chance encounters with people I know.Serendipity overlook the bene ts of stress bids were re for the demoli tion and reconstruction of Forest Park Village Hall on Desplaines Av enue and an addition to the fire station for a second floor. The original village hall served the community for 60 years. It was dedicated in 1915 by Mayor Henry J. Mohr His grandson, Mayor Howard R. Mohr dedicated the cur rent village hall in 1975. Jill Wagner
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We can all ag ree these are stressful times. We are being rocked by political and economic tur moil. Stress is such an enemy, we do what we can to relieve it. We knit and color and take yo ga. Some resort to consuming pills and alcohol.Butwhat if a cer tain de gree of stress is good for us? That’s the belief of Irish psychologist Ian Rober tson. In a Tribune ar ticle, Robert son claims that job wor ries, money problems and social difficulties can make our brains work better. He says, “The brain needs to be challenged to be improved.” He tested his theory on sub jects in their 70s. Those who had recently suf fered stressful events had less memory loss. Moderate stress sharpens our memo ry, while severe stress impairs it.
Speaking of students, I was talking to a colle ge professor, who told me many of her students prefer to lear n remotely. They got a taste of this during the pandemic. Now they prefer staying home and lear ning through Zoom.
To me, there’s no substitute for in-person lear ning. It’s also very tough on teachers to have half their class in-person and the other half on a computer screen.
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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.
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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.
CROSSING GUARD The Forest Park Police Department is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Crossing Guard. This position requires flexible hours during days when schools are in session. A background investigation and drug screening will be conducted prior to consideration for the position. Applications available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue or on-line at www.forestpark.net and should be returned to Vanessa Moritz, HR Director, at Village Hall. For additional information, contact Dora Murphy at 708-615-6223 or write Applicationsdmurphy@forestpark.net.accepteduntil position is filled. EOE. MARKETPLACE Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic –CARS WANTED CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc. Collector James 630-201-8122 CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc. Collector James • 630-201-8122 CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, GARAGE SALE Brookfield TWO MOVING SALES MULTIPLE FAMILY GARAGE SALES ALL ON ONE BLOCK! 3829 ARDEN AVE FRI SEP 2 & SAT SEP 3 9AM-3PM Furniture, dishware, many power and construction tools, electrical wires, bikes, kitchen appliances, snowblower, lawnmower, many vintage items, and much more! GARAGE SALE Oak Park GARAGE SALE 123 S. 9AMSATRIDGELANDSEPT3-2PM Vintage items, bed frames, tools, bikes, holiday decorations, toys, exercise equipment, office desk and much more. YARD SALE Oak Park COMMUNITY YARD NINETEENTHSALECENTURYPARKINGLOT178FORESTAVESATURDAY9/109AM-2PM More than 15 sellers! Rain date: 9/17 POLICEPROMOTIONALSERGEANTORIENTATION
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7. Communicate effectively both orally 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
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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.
The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator in the Health Department/ Village Manager’s Office. This position will coordinate disaster response, crisis management and medical countermeasure dispensing/ distribution activities for the Village of Oak Park, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This single class position is also responsible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and local response processes and grant management. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 5, 2022. The Village of Oak Park is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Fire Inspector Part-Time in the Fire 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 http://www.oakpark.us/jobs
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.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Mayor and the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be received for the following Improvement(s): 15 th Street Sewer Separation Project from Circle Avenue to Marengo AvSaidenue.bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time, on the 13 th day of September, 2022 at the Village Clerk’s Office in the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, and will be publicly opened and read at that time. The bidding forms and documents are available from Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., at www. questcdn.com using login #8181404, upon payment of the sum of Thirty and 00/100 DOLLARS ($30.00), which is not refundable. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No proposals will be issued to bidders after 10:00 a.m., on the 13 th day of September, 2022. Dated at Forest Park, Illinois this 23rd day of August, 2022. Mayor and Council Village of Forest Park By: Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor Attest: Vanessa Moritz VillagePublishedClerk in Forest Park Review August 31, 2022 OF
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE TION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 1418DefendantsCH12736DIVISION STREET, # 14 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 4, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-048The0000real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse, attached one car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior 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 Uponcourt.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.
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Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following VILLAGEproject:OF BROOKFIELD, ILLIPUBLICNOIS WORKS BUILDING ROOF TRUSS REPAIRS
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MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite Chicago1200 IL, lectionNOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:312-346-908860602pleadings@mccalla.comFileNo.20-04687IL_613739ARDCNo.61256Code.61256Number:18CH1273642-1079PursuanttotheFairDebtCol-PracticesAct,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 12736 I3199199 THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY US BANK CIATION NOT ITS FOR CITIGROUP OF ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS; US BANK NA SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO REGENCY SAVINGS BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PUBLICNOTICE22Defendants,CLAIMANTS;NONRECORDCH1440OFSALENOTICEISHEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-323-052-1003 AND 16Commonly07-323-052-1007.known as 424 S. WISCONSIN STREET, UNIT 3N, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inForspection.information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3571125. INTERCOUNTY22-00544 JUDICIAL SALES I3201083intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-RP4; SCOTTvs.Plaintiff, SCHEMMEL; SVETLANA KAPLIN AKA SVETLAN KAPLINA; VILLAGE
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discriminationRightsdiscrimination.eIllinoisHumanActprohibitsinthe sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain calldiscrimination,ofHUDtollfree at: 1-800669-9777.
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If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
The Village of Brookfield reserves the rights to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals.
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BY THEORDERPRESIDENT AND BOARD OF VILLAGETRUSTEESOF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS
HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 19, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly16-17-322-023-0000.knownas1113 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL The60304.mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inForspection.information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 20-001990 ADC
This project includes improvements to the Village of Brookfield Public Works Building located at 4545 Eberly Avenue consisting of structural repairs to the existing building roof truss Sealedsystem.bidswill be received up to the hour of 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 14 th day of September, 2022, in the office of the Village Manager in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read at 11:00 A.M. on the same day, Wednesday, the 14 th day of September, 2022, at the Village Hall.
The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards.
Electronic copies of bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal, project specifications, and project plans are available from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154. Bidding documents can be requested by emailing info@ ehancock.com and a non-refundable fee of Fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be required to obtain bidding documents. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided and will only be accepted from bidders that have obtained bidding documents from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Company. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, the 7 th day of September, 2022. A mandatory site inspection will be required between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. on Friday, the 9 th day of September, 2022 for all potential bidders interested in submitting a proposal for the work. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work, and the local conditions affecting the contract and understands all the requirements for the performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The bidder shall not take advantage of any error or omission in the plans or proposal. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Village Manager and plainly marked “Village of Brookfield – Public Works Building Roof Truss Repairs Project” on the outside of the envelope. All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in an amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into, and the performance of the contract properly secured. Checks shall be made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or Anycheck.bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum issued by the VilInlage.the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be emailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued.
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MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORAOneTIONSouth 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.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASCARLAvs.Plaintiff,SOCIATION;L.NIETO AKA CARLA NIETO; ALVARO M. NIETO AKA ALVARO NIETO; PORTFOLIO
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THIS TWO STORY HOME was gutted down to the walls and totally rebuilt from within. New 1" water service plus all new copper water lines running throughout the whole house. Three and a half brand new custom tiled bathrooms with walk in showers and custom glass partitions. An open concept living room/dining room/kitchen. High end Bosch stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom backsplash, premier SiteLine cabinetry including designer panels and a built in pantry. Two beautiful mud rooms with custom woodwork, one in front and one in the back of the house. Four bedrooms, ample closet space, walk in closets, en suite for main bedroom. Brand new 4 inch oak flooring on second and first floor. Top of the line Marvin windows. Closed cell and open cell spray foam insulation throughout entire home. All new 200 amp panel and wiring throughout the whole house. New french drains, weeping walls, and sump pump. New premium Navien tankless water heater. Brand new high efficiency Trane furnace and A/C plus all new ductwork. Brand new Hardie board siding over the entire structure. Brand new custom built porches on front of home and porch off kitchen. Primary bedroom has a private deck as well. Top it all off with a brand new asphalt shingle roof! Prime location next to downtown Forest Park mom and pop shops, restaurants, Starbucks, and Chipotle. This home is right in the heart of town with easy access to the Eisenhower expressway and blue and green line "L" stops................................................$699,000 7444 Adams St, Forest Park Cozy and affordable one bedroom in the heart of Forest Park! This is an extremely cozy unit in a wonderful building. Just one block South of bustling Madison Street restaurants, shopping, and nightlife. This condo is also just three blocks from the blue line "L" stop. As you walk into the front door you enter the living room which has the open layout to the recently rehabbed kitchen. The bedroom is large enough for a king sized bed. There are hardwood floors throughout the entire unit. All the trim, cabinetry, and flooring are in wonderful shape. In unit laundry in the kitchen makes this unit a must have for anyone in the market! No parking for this building, but village lot is a half block walk. $99,500 UNDER
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