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After more than 40 years, Starship on the market Selling Madison Street’s oldest business could take years

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fter 41 years, Starship Restaurant & Catering is on the market, although owner Paul McKenna stressed this isn’t the end of the enterprise. Madison Street’s longest-running business will stay open while a broker talks to interested parties — a process that could take years — and McKenna said he is looking for a new owner interested in building out the business.

McKenna has been fighting the “incredible, emotional decision” of selling the business for at least 10 years. The July death of Val Camilletti, the iconic owner of Val’s Halla Records in Oak Park, cemented the decision for him.

“Before Val passed, she said to me two years ago on the phone, ‘I want to leave here in a box’ because she loved what she did,” McKenna said.

“I don’t want to leave here in a box. I do love what I do, but I gotta find something else.”

McKenna, 62, said he is putting the soup and sandwich restaurant on the market now while he and partner Henry Laskowski, 60, are in good health. Starship is listed for $799,000 and purchase of the building with the restaurant included is $1,648,000, according to the Loopnet See STARSHIP on page 10

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Forest Park Middle School’s Curtis Horras (21) fights for the ball against a L. J. Hauser Jr. High School player on Thursday, Sept. 13, during a co-ed soccer game against at Veterans Field at the Park District of Forest Park on Harrison Street.

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Forest Park Review, September 19, 2018

You never know what you’ll find in Forest Park alleys

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’ve long heard that some Forest Parkers are living in garages that have been converted into homes, but I was never sure about that until I finally found one at 7723 Adams.

The property owner, Ralph Romero, said the garage was built in 1923 and converted into a cozy cottage during World War II. There was a housing shortage and homes were especially needed for munitions laborers who worked at the Amertorp ordinance plant on Roosevelt Road (where the mall is now located).

Ralph said the home is all of 400 square feet and every inch is utilized. It still has the old-fashioned folding doors but they are sealed shut. The cottage/garage features oak floors and a small addition was constructed to accommodate a bathroom.

And he pointed out some other alley dwellings on the block.

He believed one of them was built to accommodate railroad workers. I checked out the coach house at 7734 Monroe but the current resident didn’t know much about its history.

However, when I visited the two-flat fronting the alley at 7742 Monroe, I stumbled on

a trove of surprising information. Al and Marge Bucholtz are the longtime owners. Al told me the two-flat was originally a stable.

It was built by his uncle, A.E. Winteroff, who was in the beverage business and used it to house the horses that hauled the beer. Next door he had an ice house, where he stored beer and Canada Dry ginger ale. The ice house was filled with sawdust, which was used as insulation.

He recalled there was sawdust everywhere when they tore it down.

Al’s father and brother, both plumbers, converted the stable into a two-flat. He recalled it still had grooves in the cement floor to keep the horses from slipping. There are also grooves in Al’s driveway leading to the former stable.

There was another structure on the alley where train crews stayed overnight, and also a station, where passengers could board a train to Wisconsin.

Al knows so much about Forest Park history because he’s a life-long resident. He was born at 426 Marengo in 1921. He attended St. John Lutheran School before going on to Proviso High School. As a teenager, Al

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he had an ice house, where he stored beer and Canada Dry ginger ale.

worked at the old post office at 314 Circle.

He rode his bike making special deliveries and later landed a job at the Electro Motive plant. During a 42-year career, he worked his way up from file clerk to manager in the parts department.

At Electro Motive, he met Marge, who was a secretary. They married and lived in the two-flat for seven years. Their daughter, Kathleen, was followed by their son, Ken. They later moved to the spacious house on the front of the property and have fond memories of sitting on the porch in the evenings, waiting for the kids to come home when the streetlights came on.

Al and Marge have now been married for almost 70 years. They may have lost some mobility but mentally they’re as sharp as ever. Al still drives and Marge says, “He better not stop.” They’re transitioning from their house to a condo.

At their condo building, they both joined bridge clubs. Marge plays with a group that likes to socialize, while Al competes with more serious players. He talked about how he’s learning many new things about the game.

Learning new things. That’s what I want to be saying at 97.

■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

Progressive Dinner highlights village’s past Combining current and historic pleasures, the Historical Society of Forest Park held its first Progressive Dinner on Sept. 15, highlighting the newly-renovated Roosevelt Road.

Forty-five neighbors and friends kicked off the night at McGaffers for appetizers and stories about the Harlem Racetrack, Blind John Condon, the marble statue titled “Death of Cleopatra,” the golf course, the torpedo factory and the mall. McGaffers proprietor, Pat Malone, even shared a 1938 video of what is now McGaffers from one of his beloved patrons, Adolph.

Guests then progressed over to the warmth and generosity of Tom and Charlie Tzouras and the staff of the Golden Steer for a feast. Stories were shared, from Elizabeth Taylor’s visit to tales from the days the Steer was known as the Pink Clock to the regular visits from Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass. The Golden Steer is getting ready for its 50th year serving great food and exceptional French onion soup this year.

The final destination, Nadeau’s Ice House was a show-stopper, with ice cream from Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor served in a specially carved block of ice. Owner Jim Nadeau wowed the crowd with a historic

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Progressive tour attendees at McGaffer’s patio admired the work of Edmonia Lewis, who hand-carved the marble statue “Death of Cleopatra” that once marked the entrance of the Harlem Race Track at Hannah and Roosevelt. It was later donated by the Historical Society of Forest Park to the Smithsonian Institute where it is on permanent display. ice-carving demonstration in honor of the Historical Society visit. Visitors enjoyed a game of bags with custom-made bean bags tossed on ice-carved headstones.

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Forest Park Review, September 19, 2018

D91 board votes to appoint new member President calls Greg Mitchell ‘a new voice’ with ‘new perspective’

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Members of the Forest Park School District 91 Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Greg Mitchell to a vacant board seat at their meeting on Sept. 13, amid some outcry over Mitchell’s seemingly lack of community and school involvement.

Mitchell, who has lived in the village for more than three years, takes the place of Blake Harvey, who announced in July he was moving to Oak Park.

In an interview after the meeting, Mitchell pointed to his professional experience negotiating with vendors and working with numbers -- he serves as vice president of the program management office at the Fay Servicing financial services firm, according to his LinkedIn profile -- experience as a father of three children, and passion for service as benefits to the board. He said he talked about D91’s need for greater public relations during his interview with the board.

“I certainly don’t have any kids in the district, but I think the schools are important not just to parents but to the entire community, because it’s a public impression of our community,” he said. “I take this very seriously. This is not for me. I have no other political aspirations.”

Mitchell said he was “tentatively” planning on running for election in April 2019 when Harvey’s unexpired term is up. Seats occupied by board members Christina Ricordati

Proviso East homecoming parade On Saturday, Sept. 22, 9 a.m., Proviso East High School will host its annual homecoming parade. The parade will assemble at 8 a.m. in Forest Park on Circle Avenue, proceed westbound on Madison Street through Maywood to 9th Avenue, turn right onto 9th Avenue and proceed to Washington Boulevard, turn right (eastbound) back to 1st Avenue, turn right and proceed to the school. This is the first time the parade will pass through Forest Park.

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and Shannon Wood will also be up for re-election during that time.

“Measure me with my actions and not just, you know, what I say in a meeting,” Mitchell said. “Notice I’ve been to school events already. I will continue to go to school events and meet these parents, because ultimately they’re the ones that we, as a board, have to answer to.”

He invited community members to email him at gmitchell@forestparkschools.org.

In an interview after the meeting, board President Mary Win Connor said Mitchell was chosen because he was the best candidate.

“He is a new voice, and because he is someone who brings a new perspective, I think that would be good,” Connor said.

“I had no life experience, other than having children in school. He had children in school. Very few people have life experience for a school board position.”

In an email, Connor said that five people had applied for the open board position, and all were interviewed. She said one of the applicants had attended a board meeting prior to applying, three had a “footprint in the community” and one was an acquaintance of a current board member. She did not define Mitchell’s relationship with the board or community.

During the public comment portion of the meeting, resident and D91 parent Julianne Bonwit outlined her expectations for all board members, saying officials must respect parent and children’s concerns, come to school events and

embrace the economic and racial diversity in Forest Park.

Students at D91 are majority black, 22 percent white, 13 percent Hispanic and 4 percent Asian, according to the Illinois Report Card.

“I had honestly hoped the school board would use this opportunity to try to appoint someone that would reflect this diversity,” Bonwit said. “It is so important to have children to see and interact with leaders that look like them.”

Connor said in an email that, of the four men and one woman who applied for the open board position, none was a person of color.

Resident and D91 parent Maria Maxham, meanwhile, used the public comment portion of the meeting to question who Mitchell was and why he applied for the position since, to her knowledge, he had never attended a D91 board meeting.

She criticized the board for his appointment, calling Mitchell’s appointment “problematic” and “strange,” and said she wished their decision-making process was more transparent.

“I really hope there is no political agenda involved in this,” she said.

Maxham added: “In the past, there have been very committed, involved people who have applied for positions and were told, ‘Sorry but your footprint in the community just isn’t big enough.’ And these are people who have been here for five-plus years, who are very involved in the schools, the community, regularly attend meetings.”

Later in the meeting, board members voted unanimously to appoint Eric Connor as school board secretary, a position Harvey formerly held; Mitchell was not seated as a board member at the time of that vote.

Maxham added in her public comment that Eric Connor’s appointment to board secretary was “weird and inappropriate,” since he is married to President Mary Win Connor.

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Forest Park Review, September 19, 2018

Progress Center for Independent Living The Elmcrest Banquet Hall Thursday, September 20, 2018 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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30th Anniversary Liberty Gala Progress Center invites you to our 30th Anniversary Gala

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EVERYDAY: The new Harvest Grill restaurant offers six different cuisines.

International-style buffet opens on Roosevelt

Celebrate three decades of work to support the independence of people with disabilities in Suburban Cook County. Progress Center will honor the work of US Representative Danny Davis, Tom Holmes of the Forest Park Review, and Cambiando Vidas.

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Harvest 365 lunch and dinner customers receive 10 percent off through December

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Harvest 365 Restaurant and Fresh Grill opened on Sept 12, an international buffet named for the notion that “God provides harvest 365 days a year,” as well as the restaurant’s goal of providing fresh food daily, said Kim Clay, communications director at Living Word Christian Center.

Harvest 365 is owned by Living Word, which is head by Rev. Bill Winston, a businessman/minister who owns the Forest Park Plaza mall.

“It was always in the heart of Dr. Winston to have a restaurant and be able to offer this kind of restaurant to the community and also to employees and to the church,” Clay said.

Harvest 365 opened at 7620 W. Roosevelt, replacing the old Crazy Grill and Buffet Asian fusion restaurant. Officials started work on the space in mid-July — repainting the interior in warm earth tones, installing all new lighting, updating the bathrooms — and two months later, their work is complete.

The buffet is separated into six different cuisines, “Taste of Italy,” which offers pasta and more; “Comfort Zone,” which features fried chicken, sweet potatoes and macaroni and cheese; “South of the Border,” where diners can sample Mexican specialties;

“Tropical Hut Station,” for Caribbean-inspired jerk chicken and fish; “International Station,” which offers Asian fusion cuisine; and “Veg,” for those who don’t eat meat or dairy. There is also a salad bar.

“Dr. Winston has a heart for the nations, heart for giving nationalities,” Clay said.

“I think it just kind of spills over into his vision for the restaurant. We would appeal to not just one nationality but to a lot of people.”

Since opening, Clay said business has been “doing great.”

The “All You Care to Eat Price,” which includes unlimited food and drink, is $17.99 per person, with discounts for children, veterans and seniors age 55 and older. The “Premium” option includes all the buffet stations, unlimited drinks and the choice of a grilled steak, salmon or shrimp for $27.99.

Diners who visit for lunch between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., or dinner from 5 to 7 p.m., will receive 10 percent off their order until Dec. 31, Clay said. Harvest 365 is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

“I’m not sure how other restaurants prepare their food or select their ingredients,” Clay said. “I don’t know if they use already frozen food. Ours is all fresh, no freezer bags. I think that makes us pretty unique.”

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Forest Park Review, September 19, 2018

Madison Street businesses cut use of plastic straws Move to cut plastic consumption makes planet more sustainable

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

When Jayne Ertel and Heidi Vance opened Counter Coffeebar and Lounge five years ago, they remodeled the space with repurposed metal from a friend’s farm building.

They used reclaimed metal office chairs.

The bar top is made out of wood from a tree that had to be cut down after it was hit by lightning.

Ertel and Vance have always been ahead of the sustainability curve—all coffees, hot chocolates and other hot drinks are served in biodegradable cups, recyclable lids and sleeves made entirely from recycled fiber.

Their latest move to make the planet more sustainable has been to switch from plastic straws to straws made from paper.

“We had done some research on pricing and learned that paper straws are three to four times the cost of plastic straws, but the impact on the environment is worth the extra expense,” Ertel said.

Plastic straws can’t be recycled, and once they are in the environment, they never disappear. Straws and stirrers comprise approximately 7 percent of plastic in the environment, according to the Better Alter-

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ROUGH WATERS: Concerned over enviroment, some businesses cut the use of plastic straws. natives Now pollution research nonprofit.

Remember the viral video of blood streaming from a sea turtle’s nostril, as researchers worked to dislodge a four-inch plastic straw?

A recent report by the World Economic Forum projects that by the year 2050, the plastic in our oceans will outweigh the fish.

“We’ve never used styrofoam, even though it’s a fraction of the cost,” Ertel said. “We also recently added new food items - paninis and breakfast sandwiches- made with humanely-sourced meats, cheeses, and eggs in an effort to avoid supporting factory farming because factory farms are one of the big-

gest contributors to climate change.”

Counter Coffee even sells sets of reusable steel straws, complete with a pipe cleaner.

The coffee shop at 7324 Madison St. is not the only business in town aware of how bad plastic straws are for the environment.

Across Madison Street, Mark Hosty, manager of Healy’s Westside, became aware of plastic straws impact to the oceans when the Shedd Aquarium commissioned a mural on the side of 7321 Madison St. several months ago.

Now each table at Healy’s has a cardboard table tent which reads, “#SheddTheStraw.

We are collaborating with Shedd Aquarium to protect our waters and the animals that call them home. Deciding not to use a straw in your drink seems like a small gesture, but the 500 million plastic straws Americans use every day add up to a big problem for our oceans, lakes and rivers.”

Hosty said he decided not to go with paper straws because, when used with alcoholic drinks, the chemical interaction can change the flavor of the drink. Instead, Healy’s serves all their drinks without straws and will provide them only if a customer requests them to do so.

Vance and Hosty both said that customer response has been “overwhelmingly positive.”

Last black-owned bank on the West Side closes Forest Park branch of Liberty Bank one of the few left

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

After 40 years in business, Liberty Bank & Trust and Co. has exited Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, where it was the last black-owned bank on the city’s West Side.

The New Orleans-based bank closed its brick-and-mortar branch at 1111 S. Homan Ave. on Sept. 14, leaving its Forest Park branch as one of the few remaining brick-and-mortar Liberty Banks in the Chicago area, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.

Liberty Bank represented the most popular bank in the area and, along with offering mortgages and wealth building services, operated with the aim of strengthening and stabilizing the North Lawndale community.

The branch held $34 million in deposits as of June 30, 2017, which represented 6 percent of Liberty’s total deposits of $554 million, according the most recent data available from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Forest Park held just $3.3 million during the same time frame.

In a statement, Wendy Ryce-Smith, regional vice president, said Liberty closed the West Side branch because it was “underutilized” and will focus on its electronic transactions business.

“We are updating our operations to better accommodate our customers and allow them the freedom to manage their money wherever they are,” Ryce-Smith said in a statement.

“We are mindful that many of our customers are not tech savvy, and we plan to work with them in the transition. We will maintain ATM service in the Homan neighborhood, and we will continue personal banking operations at our Forest Park branch.”

Liberty Bank opened in 1898, and offered its first mortgage for just $1,800.

In February 2013, Liberty Bank paid more than $58 million to buy the assets of the then-Covenant Bank. Covenant had been purchased by Living Word Christian Center in Forest Park in 2008. Prior to Living Word’s ownership, the bank existed for 30 years as Community Bank of Lawndale, its founders a group of black investors who launched the bank after Sears Roebuck & Co. moved its headquarters and banking operations from the West Side to the Sears Tower in the early 1970s.

Living Word acquired Community Bank of Lawndale for $3 million in 2008, much of it coming from relatively small investments made by more than 3,000 church members. U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (7th) was one of the bank’s early investors and a depositor.

In a written statement, Rev. Bill Winston, the businessman who heads Living Word and the Joseph Business School, said he purchased Community Bank of Lawndale as a way to provide black entrepreneurs access to capital. He planned to open a second branch in Forest Park, where Living Word devotees would deposit, and which he said would provide a

continuous revenue stream to stabilize the North Lawndale branch. But in 2008, Covenant ran out of capital because of the “mortgage crisis,” Winston said, and regulators denied his request to open a second branch locally.

The roughly 3,000 church members who bought shares of the bank lost their investments when the bank failed, although depositors continued to have access to their funds, which were insured by the FDIC. At the time, Chicago Banking Attorney James Hannon of the firm Gozdecki, Del Guidice, Americus, Farkas told the Forest Park Review that Covenant’s deposit scheme was not typical, saying “a typical community bank has a group of business people in the community and they invest larger amounts.”

“Typically, there are between 100 and 150 investors, and they’re sophisticated people; they understand the risks,” Hannon said.

Customers of Liberty Bank can access their funds at 7610 Roosevelt in the Forest Park Plaza, the mall that is also owned

by Living Word. Liberty Bank in Forest Park is one of six remaining brick-and-mortar locations in the Chicago area.

“As a legacy financial institution, Liberty is committed to Chicago,” President Alden McDonald Jr. said in a statement.

“We will continue to provide affordable mortgages, low rate Visa cards, convenient loans, and quality banking services for the people of Chicago. We look forward to a brighter future for our people.”

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Sept. 19 - 26

BIG WEEK Opportunity Knocks Classic Softball Tournament Attend the 12th annual Opportunity Knocks Charity Softball tournament from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St.

Dodgeball Tournament and Chili & Beer Fest The Park District of Forest Park will hold its Dodgeball Tournament and Chili & Beer Fest from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 at 7501 Harrison. Participation in the tournament costs $40 and registration closes Sept. 22. Email Athletic Supervisor Andrew Doss adoss@pdofp.org or call at 708-366-7500 for more information.

Banned Books Week Family Read-In Celebrate the freedom to read by dropping in and reading with your family. Enjoy snacks and a special appearance by therapy dogs. A prize will be awarded to the family who reads the most books during the read-in. Read-In runs from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Business After Hours The Forest Park Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, 7623 Roosevelt.

Proviso East Homecoming Parade Proviso East High School will hold its 107th Homecoming Parade at 9 a.m. on Sept. 22.

If you would like to participate, call Rodney Smith at 708-449-9281.

Pig Roast

WaistWatchers: The Musical Join officials from the Howard Mohr Community Center in traveling to The Royal George Theater from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. Attendees will enjoy lunch at Carnivale, and cupcakes from Swirlz Cupcakes on the way home. $88 for residents; $90 non-residents. Reservations required. Call 708-771-7737 to sign up.

Explore Forest Park: Carver Innovation Center

Pig out at the ninth Pig Roast benefitting the TK Camp Fund, a fundraiser for children who suffer from Crohn’s Disease and Colitis. $40 ticket buys unlimited food and drinks.

Visit tkfampfund.com for more information or to make a donation. Party runs from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Doc Ryan’s, 7432 Madison St.

Author Discussion with Kim Brooks Join officials from Centuries & Sleuths and the Forest Park Public Library in welcoming Kim Brooks to town, author of “Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear.” The New York Times-noted article will read a section from her book and then discuss it with audience members. Talk runs from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sept 18 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Local cop tops Rib Fest

Explore the Carver Innovation Center with officials from the Forest Park Public Library, and learn how inventors, small businesses and hobbyists can create with a 3D printer, Laser designer and cutter and a signage vinyl cutter. Fun runs from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Carver Innovation Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt Rd.

Puberty 411 for Parents Time to talk to kids about puberty but unsure about how to start the conversation?

The Forest Park Public Library is holding a class for guardians of youth aged 8 to 13 that will provide information, tools and strategies to give parents the skills to discuss the topic comfortably. Class runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

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Forest Park Police Sergeant Christopher Chin is a man of many talents, as evidenced by his first-place finish in the village’s annual Rib Fest on Sept. 8.

For the event, Chin and his partner chef, Juan “Smoke Artist” Silva, roasted a whole hog with slices of pineapple. The duo also offered baby back ribs with mole sauce. The two operate the familyowned Beach Avenue BBQ catering business.

“Two guys, a pig and a first place trophy!” Beach Avenue BBQ wrote on Facebook on Sept. 8. “Forest Park Rib Fest rocks!”

This isn’t the first time Beach Avenue BBQ has finished first. In September 2017, Beach Avenue’s autumn chili — which comprised smoked pork, chorizo and hominy corn, topped with avocado aioli — earned top honors at the Park District of Forest Park’s annual Chili & Beer Fest.

Beach Avenue BBQ products can often be found at the Brookfield Farmers Market, National Night Out events and more. Order online at beachavenuebbq.com. A portion of their profits benefit Chicago’s homeless population by providing clothes, meals and self-care products.

James Bowdry placed second in the 2018 Rib Fest and Harold Decuir placed third.

Nona Tepper

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DUI, no driver’s license, and spilled beer Truck fire at National Roofing Company Forest Park police and fire officials extinguished a fire in the bed of a truck about 1:38 a.m. in the yard of National Roofing Company on Sept. 12. The fire department’s preliminary analysis found the fire was caused by smoldering construction material that ignited in the bed of the truck. The truck was owned by National Roofing Company, 1237 Circle Ave. in Forest Park.

Cannabis, gun uncovered from idling car Police responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle about 3:47 p.m. on the 800 block of Elgin on Sept. 13.

Officers approached the car, and smelled fresh marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The driver handed police his driver’s license, and a valid firearm owners identification (FOID) card. He told police he had a gun in the glove compartment, and a bag of cannabis underneath the driver’s seat.

Police found an unloaded Glock 21 in a gun bag in the glove compartment.

Officers transported the man to the For-

est Park Police Department, where he told officers he had smoked marijuana earlier in the day, was waiting for his friend prior to police arrival, and that the gun had been in his glove box for a few weeks.

The man was cited for possession of cannabis.

Police recover cannabis at traffic stop Police observed a car turning north on the 100 block of Harlem without using its turn signal about 9:21 p.m. on Sept. 12.

Officers pulled the driver over, asked for his driver’s license and insurance, and the man told officers he did not have his license but provided his name and date of birth.

Meanwhile, police smelled cannabis coming from the vehicle.

They searched the vehicle and found nothing. A search of the passenger uncovered less than 10 grams of suspected cannabis in his pocket.

The man was cited for possession of cannabis.

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A Chicago man was arrested for driving under the influence about 3:12 a.m. on the 2400 block of Harlem, Sept. 13.

Police observed a BMW speeding on the 1400 block of Harlem, traveling 64 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone. Officers nearly caught up to the vehicle at the intersection of Harlem and Cermak when the driver sped through a red light. Police activated their emergency lights and siren, and pulled the BMW over at 24th Street.

When police approached the driver, they saw an open bottle of beer, its contents spilling onto the back passenger side doormat.

Officers asked the man for his driver’s license and insurance, and the man handed police his state ID card.

The card identified him as Peter Ramos, 34, of Chicago, and a computer check found he has never held a driver’s license.

Ramos failed the field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI. At the station, Ramos provided a breath sample, which revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.127 in his system, a level above the legal limit of 0.08.

Ramos received a felony DUI charge, and was citing for not holding valid driver’s license or insurance, illegal transportation of open alcohol, disobeying a red light and speeding.

Three homes burglarized ■■Between

11:45 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Sept.

12, a man walked into his townhome on the 7300 block of Franklin and found a man in his bedroom. The burglar fled through a sliding glass door, with a PS4 gaming system in hand. The burglar entered through a window, police say.

■■Sometime between 12 and 1 p.m. on Sept.

12, someone broke into a home on the 800 block of Marengo and stole seven pieces of jewelry, valued about $4,000 total. The victim told police she kept a spare key under a flower pot in the backyard, which is now missing.

■■At some point between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 12, someone broke into a home on the 100 block of Marengo and stole a half-empty bottle of Jose Cuervo and plastic container filled with change.

Lawnmower, bolt cutters stolen from garage A burglar stole a lawnmower and pair of bolt cutters from a garage about 6 p.m. on the 1500 block of Elgin on Sept. 8. The victim said he left his garage door open.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Sept. 11-16, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

Compiled by Nona Tepper

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D91 has its own Algebra I plans A D209 pilot program in Bellwood, Broadview schools not necessary in D91, says supt.

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 officials launched a new pilot program during the 2017-18 school year that involved 8th graders in two of D209’s feeder districts taking an Algebra I course taught by a Pro-

viso East teacher.

According to a memo drafted by D209 officials, “the Office of Academics is working closely with all foundation school districts to make 9th grade algebra options available for all their academically ready students.”

In a recent email statement, however, Forest Park School District 91 Superintendent

Louis Cavallo said that no one from D209 has so far approached D91 about offering the program to Forest Park students.

“However, we are likely not going to participate,” Cavallo added. “Our current strategic plan is to teach algebra to ALL of our 8th graders by 2021. We currently have about a quarter of our 8th graders taking algebra in 8th grade and we intend to increase that number each year as we increase the rigor of math instruction in all grades. “ Last school year, five students from Lindop School District 92 in Broadview and five students from Bellwood School District 88 in Bellwood participated in the pilot program, which, in a memo, district officials described as successful.

“All five students from Lindop successfully passed the course and expressed satisfaction with their experience,” the memo noted.

“We will spend the 2018-2019 school year developing curriculum, guidelines and procedures,” D209 officials noted. “It is expected that most districts will be able to offer 9th grade algebra at their respective middle schools taught by t CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Nonprofit fundraises for Hurricane Florence victims Forest Park resident Beti Atilano is spending the month of September collecting goods for North Carolina victims devastated by Hurricane Florence. If Atilano’s name sounds familiar, that’s because she spearheaded “Forest Park 4 Puerto Rico,” a fundraiser in April that raised at least $10,000 for World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit comprising celebrity chefs who raise awareness and donate food to the hurricane-devastated island.

The day after the fundraiser, Atilano travelled to Puerto Rico for the first time to survey the landscape, network with nonprofits and see how her skills could best be put to use. Her dedication to helping the locals earned her the nickname “Beti the Mexican.” She has since founded Global Citizen USA, a nonprofit that focuses on global disaster and extreme poverty relief.

Atilano is currently collecting goods for victims in North Carolina, which she visited on Sept. 14. She said she will return to Forest Park on the weekends to collect pallets of goods, load them, and send off all donated items within 30 days. She aims to send 10 semi-trucks filled with donated goods to North Carolina.

She is also sending 16 pallets filled with donated beans and rice to Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, to benefit Venezuelan refugees “who are currently starving to death,” she

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Atilano holds a stray dog she found in northeastern Puerto Rico. In addition to providing disaster relief aid, she is also collecting food for stray animals. wrote to the Forest Park Review. Some pallets will also be sent to Guatemala to benefit families displaced by the volcano eruption.

“I love doing disaster relief,” she wrote to the Review. “Just need funding.”

Global Citizen USA is currently seeking sponsors or donors to help cover transportation and distribution costs. The nonprofit is also accepting donated goods.

Water and non-perishable foods are the

nonprofit’s top priority for victims in North Carolina, although hygienic and bedding items are also important. Text 1-800-6195258 if you are interested in helping the nonprofit collect goods in the Chicago area.

Visit “Global Citizen USA” on Facebook to donate goods and learn more. Make a taxdeductible donation at Paypal.me/GlobalCitizenUSA.

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Planning ahead from page 1 commercial real estate site.

“We don’t have to sell this place; however, something could happen tomorrow. Then we might be desperate and do anything to get out. I don’t want to be in that position,” McKenna said. “Someone once said to me, ‘It’s important to deal with a position of power.’ That’s how I feel right now.”

Starship opened at 7618 W. Madison St. on Nov. 4, 1977, as part of the effort to build up the village’s downtown commercial corridor. He said the village was looking for businesses that would add value to the street and let him and his business partner buy the building for a bargain, refurbishing the shuttered Custard’s Best Stand with the aim of offering great sandwiches for a reasonable price.

ST. BERNARDINE’S Keeping the faith from page 1 more than 1,000 identifiable victims of abuse over the last 70 years—Montez said she is not surprised because she was physically abused at St. Bernardine’s in first grade.

“I can walk into that school and have flashbacks to the day that I was thrown around the cloak room, and picture the mean look in that nun’s eyes, who was gone the next year,” she said, naming Sr. Angela as her abuser. “No child should go through that. It made me not trust adults at an early age, and I lost two years of schooling because of that. I really don’t remember learning until third grade.”

Neither St. Bernadine’s nor the Archdiocese of Chicago responded to an interview request about the incident. St. Bernardine’s is the only Catholic church in Forest Park.

Montez made a comment that might partially explain why many Catholics were not aware until recently of abuse within the institution. She said that she never told her parents about how she was abused until she had children of her own.

“Maybe I put it in the back of my mind,” she said. “Unfortunately there was no counseling back in the day, you just had to suck it up and move on.”

Montez looks back on those painful years, saying she suffered the lingering effects of abuse, and concluded, “It’s funny how one incident in your life can change the innocent person I was. But on the other hand, it made me the strong and persistent person that I am today.”

Today Montez said she struggles with staying Catholic. But she ultimately has stuck with the religion because she feels she knows the practice, it brings her peace and she believes everyone needs faith. She

The two opened Starship Enterprises Inc., a name that later got them in trouble with the law.

Two years after opening, Paramount Pictures released Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The studio was trademarking all Trek-related terms, and the Forest Park restaurant’s name appeared to them to be a copyright infringement. Fortunately, a loyal Starship patron was also a lawyer. The firm represented the restaurant for free and negotiated a compromise with Paramount to drop Enterprise and call the business Starship Inc. Named anew, Starship has since lived long and prospered, to borrow a phrase. Today the business offers 149 different kinds of soup. The sandwich menu has more than tripled from the six original sandwiches to about 30. Catering now comprises a good portion of the business, with delivery drivers traveling as far as Peoria, some 160 miles away in central Illinois; or Hammond, about 38 miles across the border in Indiana.

raised her three children Catholic, sending them to Fenwick and Trinity High Schools.

But another reason why Montez is still a Catholic is because the Catholic Church has changed, especially since Vatican II, she said.

“I enjoy the Mass with our new Pastor, Father Stan,” Montez said. “He makes the Mass fun for the children, and that was what the Catholic religion was lacking years ago. I always felt it was a fear-based religion.”

In contrast is Jim Murray, a member of St. Bernardine’s who has been a Catholic his whole life, and who felt skeptical when he first heard reports of sexual abuse by Catholic priests. Growing up, he said his experience in the church was gratifying, and that he never heard stories of anyone who was abused.

But his skepticism turned to anger as report after report appeared in the news.

“My anger,” Murray said, “is not so much directed at priests themselves but at the hierarchy who covered this up and didn’t get rid of these guys.”

He said he is adamant in his belief that celibacy is the root cause of sexual abuse in the church. He noted that the majority of the children who have been abused are boys.

“Most of the straight, well adjusted males who go to seminary don’t stay and many who get ordained leave the priesthood soon thereafter,” he said. “I think a lot of the guys who are left in the priesthood are confused about their sexuality.

We have to stop that.”

Murray said he remains a Catholic because he has always been one—he’s not sure where else he would go.

“I’m a cultural Catholic more than a theological Catholic,” he said. “I go to church to pray to God and be with my friends and neighbors.”

Like Murray, Julia Doloszycki, who has been a member of St. Bernardine’s since 1951, said that she is still a Catholic be-

cause her congregation feels like her extended family.

“I feel the same comfort at St. Bernadine’s,” she said, “that I felt there when I was a child. The people are very friendly and warm.”

Doloszycki initially also found the reports hard to believe, although now she does believe survivors. She too had good experiences in the church, singing in the children’s choir and feeling a sense of peace and comfort.

“I felt I was in the presence of God,” she said.

Doloszycki likewise remains committed to the institutional church partly because it is changing, and slowly allowing women to have positions of leadership, she said.

She serves on the Archdiocesan Council and on the executive committee of the Archdiocesan Women’s Council. As a sign that the church is open to gradual change she said that leaders in the women’s council are talking to the archbishop about allowing women to give homilies.

Meanwhile, Gino Pisani has spent the last 10 years as part of the planning team for St. Bernardine’s annual Kingdom Retreat. Sensitive to protecting children because of his work with special needs children at Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest, Pisani called sexual abuse intolerable in the church and anywhere else.

Although he was disillusioned by the reports of abuse, Pisani said he still goes to Mass almost every day.

“One big reason I’m a Catholic today at the age of 65,” he said, “is that my parents raised me as a Catholic, but also because there I find some peace of mind. Also, I’m a creature of habit.”

Pisani then added: “Everyone has to reach a point in their lives when they realize that no one religion is going to fill all of their needs. You have to pick and choose.

I stayed with the Catholic faith because I found comfort there.”

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OUT OF THIS WORLD: Just a year before, Starship celebrated four decades in business.

Over the years, some 20 loyal employees have kept the restaurant running — their longtime employment a rarity in the fast food industry, McKenna said.

“I’ve been to the funerals of their parents, baby showers for their kids; it’s kind of turned into a family,” he said.

McKenna said his two daughters worked at Starship while they were in high school, and that Laskowski’s son worked there while he was on break from college.

“We don’t want to pass the legacy on,” McKenna said. “The idea of selling it to a family member, I don’t want that for my kids. One of them is a nurse at a hospital, the other is a bio conservation major.

They’ve got their own dreams, own aspirations, own ambitions. I don’t want to say, ‘Oh, well, here’s the restaurant.’”

McKenna aims to sell to someone with a vision of keeping the destination sandwich shop largely the same but expanding the business. He wants a buyer who will create more opportunities for his current employees, perhaps by franchising the business.

“We’re not looking for somebody who is going to come in and dim the lights to save money on the electric bill,” McKenna said.

“We want someone to come in, maybe remodel the front and make people freak out that it’s so much cooler than it was when Paul and Henry owned it.”

As for the future, McKenna is unsure of what retirement holds for him.

“With my brain in this place 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week, I can’t even think about, ‘Oh I’ll do this,’” McKenna said. “I have a lot of things I could do; I like to write, I could do music, I’m a creative person. My business partner, he’s the same way.

He has choices to make. I just know that as long as the restaurant holds up, we’re going to be all right.”

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29th Saturday, September 30th 11am Dodgeball Tournament begins

12pm Food and Beer Truck opens

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Video gambling isn’t the financial windfall promised

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wonder if anyone else has noticed an unfortunate trend of late here in Forest Park? That trend is an increase in village fees and business closures.

Several establishments that once had video gambling (VG) have closed. Many folks are upset with their hefty property tax hikes. Vehicle sticker costs have increased by almost 50%. Municipal parking spot rentals have jumped by 62% from $40 to $65 each month, yet parking is not even guaranteed. If a neighbor can’t find an open spot and must park on the street, I pray they don’t end up with a parking ticket; those have increased by 100% and are now $50.

This is not some doomsday future of a “Forest Park without Video Gambling” as threatened by some pro-VG folks. This is the village we live in now and we’ve had video gambling for almost two years.

While our village council overruled their constituents and a handful of bar owners, along with a few contentious gambling proponents, worked to suppress our right to a vote, the evidence was accumulating. We see that video gambling isn’t the financial

windfall that was promised. They had estimates of $250-$300K from the machines alone. The village has stated their combined video gambling revenue for fiscal year 2018 was $165,141.36. This kind of revenue will barely fund the village for a day or two, let alone make a dent in any budget deficits.

Three years of debate and we have yet to see any comprehensive plans from our village council. The Mayor vowed two years ago that VG revenue would fund police and fire pensions, economic development and infrastructure. Where is a public plan detailing how VG revenue will be applied to the village budget? When will they account for how the money thus far has been spent? Where are the proposals seeking to monitor gambling and its effects on Forest Park? Our village has failed to offer any VG policy or information. We must do our own research.

Yes, studies mention the prospect of tax revenue, but the benefits seem to end there.

On average, for every dollar of revenue accumulated, three dollars are spent on social costs. Warnings regarding the impact of gambling on the local community

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include crime associated with an uptick in compulsive gambling, bankruptcy, decreased property values and a possible shift in nearby businesses. For instance, local, non-gambling businesses might be replaced by storefronts aligned with gambling. Do we need a wave of pawnshops and predatory lending groups lining Madison Street before we look beyond the paltry revenue the village receives? I don’t wish to play the wait-and-see game of how high are the social costs? or how low will our property values sink? while a few machine operators get rich.

I own a home in Forest Park and I want to see my community thrive. While it is unfortunate to see local establishments fail, I am excited to witness new, inventive businesses coming to Forest Park. This gives me hope for our village. When we offer our small-town charm and embrace establishments that set us apart from surrounding cities, we will continue to see Forest Park succeed and grow.

I have weighed the evidence. I know in my heart the best way to support our village is to vote Yes to prohibit video gaming in Forest Park.

Jessica Voogd is a Forest Park resident.

Park District head says thanks After almost 30 years, on October 5th, I will be retiring from the Park District of Forest Park. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing me to work for the Park District. I have had the honor of meeting many of you and I hope that the Park District has been of service to every resident.

I want to thank the Mayor, Village Boards and staff, School District Boards and staff and Chamber of Commerce for their cooperative effort in making this an amazing village. When we all work together so much can get done. I also want to thank our Legislators for their support over the years.

I especially want to thank the Park District Boards and staff. As a result of the family like atmosphere that has always been present at the district, it has always been an unbelievable pleasure to come to work every day.

Again, thank you for the all the opportunities that the last 30 years have brought, and I look forward to seeing you on Madison Street!

Larry Piekarz

Director of the Park District of Forest Park

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D91’s unstable board

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oing back a couple of decades — and trust us, we do — the problem on the school board at Forest Park’s District 91 public elementary schools was that board members went on the board and never, ever came off. People served term after term, ran unopposed, every one of them a sincere soul, but it led to stagnation.

These days on this board we could use a little stagnation. Over the past decade we have lost track of how many mid-term resignations we’ve reported on this critical board. Too many. And most often when the reason for the resignation was that the school board member had schoolage children and was leaving town. Not a show of faith in this district.

This all comes to mind as last week the school board again filled a mid-term vacancy and, happily, for once, it stirred a little tension among parents who are following the appointment process closely.

Greg Mitchell was the unaniunanimous choice of the school board as it acted on the recommendation of two of its members who had interviewed each of the five resi residents who had come forward for consideration. The rub on Mitchell is that he is more or less a newcomer to the village, has older children who obviously did not attend school here and, up till now, he has not been active in the district or the village.

In an interview with the Review and in a lengthy Facebook post responding to critics, Mitchell acquitted himself very well, first acknowledging the basis for the criticism and then explaining his professional background, including graduation from West Point and a distinguished military career. His explanation, that he and his wife have come to much appreciate Forest Park and wanted to become involved, rang true to us.

That said, we fully agree it is problematic that this school board is all-white in a district that is majority black, 13 percent Latinx, 4 percent Asian, and just 22 percent white. And, we believe, there was an invested Latinx candidate in the group.

Our advice is that Forest Park welcomes Mitchell (who will have to run for election anyhow next spring) and then we focus on finding vital, diverse and committed candidates for the other two slots open on the board in April.

How about we aim high and hope for an actual contested election where sincere debate raises real issues.

We have watched with astonishment and enthusiasm these past three years as citizen activists have captured the school board at the long-troubled Proviso Township High Schools. They have made change real and rapid.

We need to see that same energy and intensity brought home to D91. This is a good school district with frayed connections to its town. This is the moment to change that.

There’s nothing new about discussing

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hortly after incorporating as the town of Harlem, a village ordinance was passed, granting the Chicago Fair Grounds Association “the full right and privilege to conduct a place of amusement, which shall consist of maintaining a Driving Track and Race Track, where running, trotting and other meetings may be held,” and 12th Street (now known as Roosevelt Road) from Hannah to Lathrop became a destination. “Blind John” Condon, whose motto was “Every man has his price, somewhere between a cigar and a million dollars,” took full ownership of the Harlem Race Track for $180,000 and ran the track from 1894 to 1917.

Condon, who lived in a stone mansion along the original Chicago “Gold Coast” at 2623 S. Michigan Ave., was reportedly “down-to-earth” and a “very kind boss” to lifelong Forest Park resident Loretta Woeltje’s father, Henry Licht, who worked for the golf course.

Some would go to the track, others resorted to handbooks at poolrooms, which were furnished with blackboard, telephone, telegraph and ticker tape and the day’s issue of the Chicago Racing Form. Names of horses scratched and the odds were communicated over the wires a half hour before each race and again 10-15 minutes before starting time when a final summary of odds was placed.

While some sources report the last race on the Harlem Race Track was with automobiles in 1905, there are several reports of races on the track after 1905. Sometime between 1912 and 1917, the track was closed, chairs were donated to the fledgling congregation at St. Bernardine Church, and the track was converted to a golf course, with creeping bent greens. It was the first private club to allow women to join. Despite being a golf course, there were still reports of racing in the 1920s Forest Park Review.

In 1927, just as discussions to widen Roosevelt Road were popping up in the news, rumors that the race track might reopen with backing from William Wrigley or the New York Syndicate showed up in the Review. Quickly, protest meetings were organized and Harry J. Bannow expressed sentiment for the race track, sharing that “Forest Park had never been so prosperous as in the race track days and there was less crime then than [today]” (i.e. 1927). The rumors died down and Forest Park kept humming along.

Then in 1935, just as the park board was preparing to purchase the 16 acre property at about 11 cents per square foot for the future Park District headquarters, the pages of the Forest Parker returned to the discussion of gambling.

After John Sutherland, editor and publisher, spoke out in August against “the evils that threaten the citizens and good name of the village,” his car was subjected to vandals who slashed his upholstery, punctured the roof and poured linseed oil in his engine after he parked at Circle and Franklin for less than an hour.

Letters to the editor, averaging 100-200 words took up full pages of the then-12 page Forest Parker for weeks. Some quotes: “Forget the moral angle of it … see the facts, and consider things from the cold and logical standard of economics,” or “Another evil is the use of signboards where they are of little enough use as advertising but constitute a grave eyesore,” and “Do not think it is only the men and boys who are being hurt by gambling machines, for the girls are being hurt too … young girls going into taverns and spending money on drinks and gambling” and “Why is it that village officials feel it necessary to withhold their support from a newspaper … and avoid the vice which inevitably follows gambling?”

On Aug. 22, 1935 the Forest Parker published a “Secret Poll” to get the input from “residents on the condition now existing and promising to exist in Forest Park.”

Unfortunately, the next issue of the Forest Parker is missing from the archives, and mysteriously the following issues from September 1935 and beyond (which are in the archives) make virtually no comment on gambling. There are no more letters, and the whole conversation goes silent.

We may never know the results of the Secret Poll, or why suddenly the discussion went silent.

But these gambling discussions are a part of the DNA of Forest Park, flaring up one way or another every few decades.

JILL WAGNER

Gambling

discussions are a part of the DNA of Forest Park.

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Religion Guide Check First.

First Congregational Church of Maywood

400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message.

Refreshments and fellowship follow the service.

708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.

You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130

William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

Nationwide

WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community.

Interfaith families are welcome.

Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org

Methodist

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship

All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m.

Childcare Available

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship Presbyterian

Fair Oaks

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

Child care available 9-11am

fairoakspres.org OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

Grace Lutheran School

Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

Christ Lutheran Church

607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m.

Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m.

Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Friday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue.

Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish.

Our Mass is family-friendly.

We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy.

Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8.

For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

The

Tour

The Changing Aging Tour is coming to Oak Park on October 10th. Some local favorites are hosting great dinner and show deals exclusively for ticket holders!

Visit one of the restaurants below and show your Changing Aging ticket to receive a special treat.

Rustico - FREE Dessert & Limoncello drink with the purchase of an entree

Brick’s Pizza - 20% off pizzas for the day & a free fountain drink with any sandwich or entree

Traditional Catholic

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

Our Lady Immaculate Church 410 Washington Blvd Oak Park. 708-524-2408 Mass Times: Sat. 8:00am Sun. 7:30 & 10:00am Operated by Society of St. Pius X. Confessions 1 hr. before each mass

IL Vicolo - FREE dessert with purchase of any entree

Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed

Upcoming Religious Holidays

Sep 19 Yom Kippur Jewish 21 Ashura Islam 22 Equinox Mabon-Ostara Wicca Northern and Southern hemispheres 24-31 Sukkot Jewish 27 Meskal Ethiopian Orthodox Christian 29 Michael and All Angels Christian Oct 1 Shemini Atzeret Jewish 2 Simchat Torah Jewish 4 St Francis Day Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals Christian 8 Thanksgiving - Canada Interfaith 9-16 Navaratri Hindu

Oak Park Brewing 1 FREE pint of OPB beer with each dinner purchase Tickets for The Changing Aging tour are still available at www.oakpark.com/ changingaging - $5.00 off by using WJSUB

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Forest Park Review, September 19, 2018 New local ads this week

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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST Darwill Inc. seeks Business Intelligence Analyst. Mail resume to 11900 W Roosevelt Road, Hillside, IL.

ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Must have own transportation. Call for more info 708-738-3848.

SAL’S POWER WASHING PART-TIME, FULL-TIME Seeking to fill 3-5 Fleet Washing positions. Positions Require: —Clean Appearance —Drug-Free —Valid Driver’s License —Clean Driving Record —Ability to Speak English $10.00 PER HOUR STARTING PAY CALL 708-351-5236

SERVICE COORDINATOR FOR MILLS PARK TOWER Mills Park Tower is a 198-unit Public Housing residence located in downtown Oak Park that houses a population composed predominately of seniors. The Oak Park Residence Corporation seeks a Service Coordinator to establish, organize, manage, and maintain the newly created HUD Ross Grant Service Coordination Program.

Reporting to the Manager of Mills Park Tower, position responsibilities will include: -Create and manage program to help link MPT residents to needed services offered by agencies and organizations throughout the community and beyond.

-Establish strong alliances with community service providers and develop an array of on-site pro- grams and services as well as a broad network of referral options.

-Attract residents to utilize these services, conduct assessments of resident needs, develop service plans and provide case management services.

-Maintain comprehensive records and file accurate and timely re- ports in compliance with all requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Candidate Requirements -Minimum 2-3 years of experience in social service delivery for seniors and/or people with disabilities.

-Bachelor’s degree, with a strong preference for candidates with a Bachelor of Social Work or a degree in Gerontology, Psychology, or Counseling.

A full position description is available at: https://www.oakparkrc.com/work-oprc Interested candidates may direct a cover letter and resume to ken@ oakparkrc.com

SENIOR GUIDE SERVICES FOR SENIORS Light housekeeping, errands, paperwork organization, decluttering, meal prep & more. Contact me for full brochure. Honest, caring, patient, dependable, mature, local. $15/hr–2 hr min.

Weekly/bi-weekly spots available.

708-628-7171 or ServForSeniors@gmail.com

HELP WANTED

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE

902 S. 3RD AVENUE

JUMBO 2 UNIT 6 Bdrms, 2 Baths

SUBURBAN RENTALS OAK PARK SMALL 1 BR Downtown Oak Park. Hardwood floors throughout. All utlities included. $800 per month.

Call 708-657-4226.

(2 blks W of 1st Ave & 1 blk N of Madison)

5832 W. Superior St. Chicago

CITY RENTALS

Reserve your own affordable 2 or 3 BR condo unit of 1000+ sq ft of living space being built on this historic site. You’ll benefit from a unique 12 year tax freeze and lower monthly living expenses from energy saving systems/appliances, and you can help design your own individual unit.

Plans also include building 5 new townhomes onsite. For details Call 708-383-9223.

SELLER WILLING TO ASSIST with closing COST on reasonable offer. Spacious units w/ high ceilings, sep LRs & DRs, lg kitchens. Enclosed back porches.

Spacious fin’d bsmt w/lg BR and storage. 2 laundry rms. SEPARATE UTILITIES. Newer roof, and many other updates. .....$296,900 Samuel Jones A. Vision Realty and Mgmt Co. (708) 236-5111 | (708) 732-1907 sam_j_mgmt@msn.com

WEST GARFIELD CLEAN 2 BR APT LR & DR. Heat & appliances included. $900 per month. Deposit & Background Check Required.

312-590-2951

SELLING YOUR HOME

BY OWNER? Call Us! 708/613-3333

HELP WANTED

Substitute Teachers Needed for River Forest Public Schools District 90. Must have Valid Illinois Teaching License; Professional Educator License with Endorsements (PEL); or, Substitute Teaching License (SUB); or Educator License with Stipulations with a Para-professional Educator Endorsement (ELS).

Required Certification: Current State of Illinois Professional Educator License or Substitute License Certificate must be registered in West Cook Region 06.

Working Conditions: Available to work on an as-needed basis for Early Childhood through 8th grade classrooms, including core subjects, art, music, physical education and special education.

Position not eligible for benefits.

Selection Process: If your qualifications meet the District requirements, a District administrator will contact you directly for an interview and to pick up a document packet from the District office.

NOW HIRING AT: 7575 S KOSTNER AVE. CHICAGO IL 60652

6 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms

2 Units

SELLER WILLING TO ASSIST with closing COST on all reasonable offers -JUMBO 2 unit,Spacious units features -high ceilings ,Separate living &Dining rooms,Large kitchens,And Enclosed back porches. Beautiful & spacious finished basement,Includes 1 large bedroom and plenty of storage space.2 separate laundry rooms.SEPARATE UTILITIES.Newer roof,and many other updates.

Samuel Jones

A. Vision Realty and Mgmt Co. 4415 W. Harrison Hillside, IL 60162 Office:(708) 236-5111|Cell:(708) 7321907|Fax:(708) 236-5113 sam_j_mgmt@msn.com

A. Vision Realty and Mgmt Co.

List office: A. Vision Realty and Mgmt Co. (708) 236-5111

All measurements and figures are approximate. Source of information is deemed reliable, but not verified.

SUBURBAN RENTALS OAK PARK 2 BR GARDENT APT 2BR 1BA Garden Apt near Longfellow school. Freshly decorated with hdwd floors, tiled bath and beautiful backyard. includes heat, private parking, washer/dryer on premises. $1300 plus 1 mo. security. Background check required. Call 847-561-2699 OAK PARK 3BR 519 N HUMPRHEY 2nd floor of 2-flat. Hardwood floors throughout. Parking avail. Laundry next door. Month to Month. $1390 per month. Call 312-927-4725.

Wednesday Classified 3 Great Papers, 6 Communities To place an ad, call: 708/613-3333

ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up.

773-637-5957 Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt.

773-378-8888

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M&M

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WALK INS ARE WELCOME!

7776 Lake Street, River Forest, IL 60305 708-771-8282 • www.district90.org

HELP WANTED FULL TIME ADMINISTRATION/SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR CLERK’S OFFICE/BUSINESS OFFICE

email us: classifieds@ForestParkReview.com

Chicago Offered at $296,900

In this quiet residential neighborhood

Application Procedure: Interested candidates should complete the on-line application available at district90.org. Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e.; cover letters, resumes, etc. to River Forest Public Schools.

Applications are available at the Clerk’s Office in Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL. Completed applications should be returned to Vanessa Moritz, Human Resource Director, Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL, 60130. Inquiries should be directed to 708-615-6202. Applications accepted until position is filled.

EOE.

MLS #: 10019447

5832 W Superior Street

NEW CONCEPT FOR MAYWOOD

Rate of Pay: $110/day for 1-20 days $120/day thereafter

The Village of Forest Park is seeking FT help in entry-level position.

Duties include, but are not limited to, operating the Village switchboard, customer service at cashier window, documenting customer concerns and work orders, sorting and distributing mail, processing of all Village bank deposits, maintain and update Cable Access Information, assist with maintaining the Village website, office supply ordering and oversight, performing various administrative duties, performing general office functions, and entering data into the accounting program. Working computer knowledge, especially Springbrook Software, Microsoft Word, and Excel as well as cashier experience preferred.

Bi-lingual skills are a plus. Salary $29,568.00.

CITY REAL ESTATE

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Wednesday Journal, Inc., is looking for an energetic self-starter for the parttime position of Distribution Coordinator. This person is responsible for data entry, coordinating drivers for pickup of both weekly and monthly publications, management of our warehouse space, fielding customer service calls and attending community events.

This position requires: strong customer service and problem-solving skills, some college preferred, basic computer skills (Windows), a valid driver’s license, reliable and insured vehicle and the ability to lift 20-30 pound publication bundles.

This position is 20-25 hours per week including Tuesday evenings. Paid vacation and holidays.

Send resume to circulation@oakpark.com.

HOUSING WANTED HOUSING NEEDED TO RENT 58 yr old, Conservative Baptist , non smoker, Needs housing in or near Forest Park. Room/ apt pref with some storage and kitchen privileges can pay $550 willing to trade chores-shovel snow etc..In Neighborhood watch. Also seeking a roommate( so can do 2 bdrm if ur patient til I get one), I work for the village of Forest Park as a crossing guard contact me : 539-1276 / stuartkaren984@yahoo.com

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OAK PARK OFFICE SPACE Private office (approx. 100 sf) for lease at 1100 Lake Street, Oak Park. Includes desk & chair; high speed Wi-Fi; coffee, tea and water service; nightly cleaning; corporatestyle conference room; reception area. Parking in attached garage (with covered access to building) is free for first 1.5 hours or purchase monthly pass from VOP. $375/ month. Includes heat, AC, electric.

Available now. Call 708-267-8072.

For pictures and more info, search “6686478994” on Craigslist.

GARAGE/YARD SALES Brookfield

MOVING SALE 3920 GROVE AVE SAT 9/22 9AM TO 2PM

Misc furniture, Household items, Tools, Garden tools and much more!

Forest Park

GARAGE SALE 908 BELOIT AVE SAT 9/22 8AM-1PM

Lots of vintage kitsch, housewares, garden, construction materials, tools. Furniture. Some MCM pieces.

Lots of eclectic goodies!

River Forest

GARAGE SALE 1431 LATHROP SAT 9/22 9AM TO 2PM

EVERYTHING PRICED TO SELL!!!

Furniture, quilts, sewing machine, fabric, sewing supplies, house wares, pizzelle iron, coffee pot, fans, picture frames, purses, suitcases, books, CDs, DVDs VHS. Riverside

GARAGE SALE 439 SHENSTONE RD

(3 blks N of Burlington tracks, 1 blk W of Harlem)

Find your new apartment this Saturday from 10 am – 4pm at 35 Chicago Avenue.

Or call us toll free at 1-888-328-8457 for an appointment.

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SAT 9/22 9AM TO 3PM

Raindate 9/29 Stiffel lamps, furniture, crystal, glassware, books, microwave/convection oven, bread machine, coffee maker, tools, pictures, mirrors, food processor, draperies, wallpaper, custom Laura Ashley bedding set incl. comforter, shams, drapes & fabric, beautiful handmade sweaters from Vietnam circa 1960s.

O P O P O P O P O

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CLASSIFIED GARAGE/YARD SALES Riverside

GARAGE SALE 348 NUTTALL RD FRI 9/21 & SAT 9/22 9AM TO 4PM

Furniture, household/kitchen items; collectibles; vintage hats and ties; current & vintage clothes; linens; books; kids items; and lots of free stuff.

NEXT WEEK ESTATE SALE Oak Park

ESTATE/MOVING SALE 631 N. KENILWORTH SAT 9/29 9AM TO 4PM ONE DAY ONLY!

Everything Must Go! Furniture, tools, beautiful frames, books, toys, collectibles, records and much more!

WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers-lead plastic-other misc. toys. Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

CEMETERY LOT FOR SALE 2 WOODLAWN CEMTERY PLOTS Two (2) Woodlawn cemetery plots for sale (side-by-side). In Birchwood section. $5,300 for both, includes transfer fees. Contact Andy 847858-7726

AUTOS FOR SALE FORD FUSION 2010 Ford Fusion. 81k miles.

Excellent condition. One owner, garage-kept in Forest Park. $5000 firm. Call 312-659-1505.

PETS While you’re away, your pets are okay . . . at home

CERTIFIED WIND SURFER Full Size, with cover and sail $130.00

ITEMS FOR SALE Slightly used Daewoo compact frig with freezer, veggie drawer; 20X21X33—$80 2 very sturdy all wood sheath back captain chairs, generous seating area;$150 GE microwave, 10X12X14, $25 Call 708-415-8298 PIANO MUSIC Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann piano concertos, ensemble piano music and piano trios.

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Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Tuesday September 25, 2018 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be publicly opened and read at 2:15 p.m. prevailing time on that date. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked: Oak Park Elementary School District 97 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: LINCOLN & LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS & 2019 LIFE SAFETY WORK - BID PACKAGE 1 Scope of work for Bid Package 1 generally includes, but is not limited to: General Trades, Concrete, Structural Steel/Metal Deck, Elevators, Excavation and Site Utilities.

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond shall be payable to the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All

documents and information required by the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted with the bid. Incomplete, late or non-conforming bids may not be accepted.

No bids shall be withdrawn, canceled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consent for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of bid opening.

The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available Monday September 10th, 2018 and may be purchased from Springer Blueprint Services â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1640 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 773-2386340. The Bidding Documents are available for viewing/ download online without cost or purchase at the Bulley & Andrews, LLC FTP Site, https://ftp.bulley.com, username: LincolnLongfellow, password: bulley1891.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make an award that in the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole opinion is in the best interest of the District.

The site will be available for visits by appointment to be coordinated with Bulley & Andrews, LLC. Interested parties may inspect the existing conditions. Schedule an appointment with Jason Hayhurst of Bulley & Andrews in advance if you wish to visit the sites.

All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all Contractors working on public works. If during the time period of work, the prevailing wage rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount. All bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws.

For additional information on the project, contact Jason Hayhurst of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at jhayhurst@bulley. com or 773-645-2110.

Dated: 09/07/2018 Jason Hayhurst Bulley & Andrews, LLC

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A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL LIBRARY TAX FOR BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1. The Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park, by Resolution dated August 20, 2018, has requested the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park to levy an additional 0.02% tax for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, in order to include the sum of $72,222.00 in the Village’s 2018 tax levy ordinance as the 0.02% Library Building and Maintenance levy.

Section 2. The corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park hereby determine and propose to levy such additional 0.02% tax for the year 2018, subject to the provisions of 75 ILCS 5/3-4.

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Section 3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution in the Forest Park Review, a newspaper with a general circulation within the Village of Forest Park, said publication to occur within fifteen (15) days of the adoption of this Resolution.

Section 4. Pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, notice is hereby given that if a petition requesting a referendum signed by 981 or more electors of the Village of Forest Park is filed with the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park on or before October 19, 2018, which is thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Resolution, then the question whether this Resolution shall become effective shall be submitted to the electors of the Village of Forest Park at a general or special election to be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Illinois in force at the time of such election. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

Section 5. In the event no petition is filed with the corporate authorities within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Resolution, then this Resolution shall be effective and the additional library tax shall be levied accordingly, and included in the Village’s levy ordinance for library purposes.

ADOPTED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois this 10th day of September, 2018.

AYES: Calderone, Mannix, Byrnes, Novak, Entler NAYS: None ABSENT: None APPROVED: /s/ Anthony T. Calderone Anthony T. Calderone, Mayor

Received 08-17-2018 FILED 08-17-2018 Oneida County Register in Probate 2018PR000070 STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ONEIDA COUNTY PROBATE BRANCH IN THE MATTER OF: THE ARTHUR R. ABBOTT Case No. 2018-PR-70 REVOCABLE TRUST ORDER AND NOTICE FOR HEARING ON PETITION TO REMOVE CO-TRUSTEE, ORDER SALE OF MINOCQUA PROPERTY, APPROVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNTS, AND REIMBURSE THE EXPENSES OF THE REMAINING TRUSTEE Allison Moran, as Co-Trustee of the Arthur R. Abbott Revocable Trust, by her counsel, Boardman & Clark, LLP, by Kathryn A. Harrell, has requested a hearing on her Petition to Remove Co-Trustee, Order Sale of Minocqua Property, Approve Trustee’s Accounts, and Reimburse the Expenses of the Remaining Trustee.

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: The Petition will be heard at the Oneida County Courthouse, 1 South Oneida Avenue, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, before the Honorable Michael Bloom, Circuit Court Judge, Branch II, on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.

Notice shall be given by mailing at least 20 days before the hearing a copy of this Order to every person entitled to notice.

Electronically signed by Michael H. Bloom Circuit Court Judge 08/17/2018 F:\DOCS\WD\39516\1\A3195985.

DOCX Published in RB Landmark 9/19, 9/26, 10/3/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18155388 on September 7, 2018.

Under the Assumed Business Name of AMY K’S CONFECTIONS with the business located at: 9111 29TH STREET, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: AMY R KACZMAREK, 9111 29TH STREET BROOKFIELD, IL 60513 Published in RB Landmark 9/12, 9/19, 9/26/2018

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.TAISHA L. FOSTER, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 008084 611 N HUMPHREY AVE 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 October 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 2, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 611 N HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-319-0290000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

REAL ESTATE FOR isSALE If this property 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.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-07208.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can 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 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-07208 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 008084 TJSC#: 38-7011 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I3097463 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.PATTY JENNINGS, VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, CAPITAL ONE BANK

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AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 3316 208 WASHINGTON BLVD 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 July 3, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 15, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 208 WASHINGTON BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-314-0370000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property 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

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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.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-02650.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can 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 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-02650 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 3316 TJSC#: 38-5717 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Defendants 18 CH 02849 1209 N. HARLEM AVENUE, APARTMENT #3 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 May 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 16, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1209 N. HARLEM AVENUE, APARTMENT #3, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-120-0441005.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $67,412.01.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2006-3 Plaintiff, -v.JILLIAN A. KREIMAN, BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 110340.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 110340 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 02849 TJSC#: 38-4611 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property 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.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15366.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can 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 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-15366 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 16630 TJSC#: 38-5994 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector

attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-12-14848.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can 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 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-12-14848 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 019546 TJSC#: 38-7184 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8 LE MOYNE PKWY, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-106-0300000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property 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.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-10569.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can 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 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-10569 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 15175 TJSC#: 38-7477 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890.

(630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F17110139 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3099058

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.SHAUNTEL POTTS, 1205-07 N. HARLEM AVENUE CONDOMINIUM Defendants 2017 CH 16630 1205 N HARLEM AVENUE 6 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 July 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 23, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1205 N HARLEM AVENUE 6, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-120-0451006.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JESSIE BRUMFIELD Defendants 12 CH 019546 1526 N. AUSTIN BLVD. 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 September 11, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1526 N. AUSTIN BLVD., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-106-020; 16-05-106-021.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property 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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MARY MARGARET T. CALFA, MARY MARGARET T. CALFA, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARY MARGARET T. (KRAMER) CALFA DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 5/ 17/05.

Defendants 17 CH 15175 8 LE MOYNE PKWY 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 April 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 19, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

FRANCESCO MANCINI; JENNIFER MANCINI AKA JENNIFER MCLEAN; LIONS GATE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 17 CH 15605 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 29, 2018 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. 16-07-315-029-1005.

Commonly known as 336 South Maple Avenue, Unit 2B, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 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 discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

WEDNESDAY JOURNAL Forest Park Review, Landmark

MORTGAGE DIRECTORY

MORTGAGE RATE DIRECTORY LENDER COMMUNITY BANK OF OAK PARK - RIVER FOREST

(708) 660-7006 1001 Lake St., Oak Park IL 60301 www.cboprf.com

AMOUNT

RATE/YR

80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80%

4.875% / 30 yr. fixed 4.750% / 20 yr. fixed 4.375% / 15 yr. fixed 4.750% / 5 yr. ARM 4.750% / 7 yr. ARM 4.875% / 10 yr. ARM

POINTS/ APP. FEE 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550

A.P.R.

4.949% 4.851% 4.502% 5.059% 5.015% 5.040%

· Approved IHDA Mortgage Program Lender · Financing available up to 97% LTV Construction Loans and Home Equity Lines of Credit available – call for terms.

Mortgage rates are accurate as of Monday afternoon. Due to the fluctuation of mortgage rates, the rates may vary before publication. Contact your mortgage lender for complete details. Mortgage rates vary in APR and other qualifying factors.

To Advertise your Mortgage Rates, call Mary Ellen Nelligan: 708/613-3342

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(708) 366-8989 7342 MADISON ST, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130

310 LATHROP

NEW LISTING! 2,450 S.F. OF LUXURY! Center unit! 4 floors of living! Enormous

on the top floor in the heart of Forest Park! This is a nice clean unit including appliances, one deeded parking space, a storage locker, and all in an elevator building! Located just one block from downtown Forest Park shopping, restaurants, night life, and local transportation. Just a couple blocks from the blue line "L" stop. The building is a well managed and financially sound property. All electric building. The mortgage and assessment together are cheaper than any rent around!! Come take a look and make us an offer, definitely won't last long! ................................................................................................. $49,900

1016 CIRCLE AVENUE Six year young remodel top to bottom! Three bedrooms on the main floor and one in the fully finished basement. NEW plumbing/windows/HVAC/ electric/and two car garage in 2012! Totally refinished kitchens and bathrooms!

Granite counter tops, stone back splash, custom trim work. Just one block to the amazing park district tennis courts, aquatic center, and brand new fitness center! A short walk to the blue line "L" stop and downtown shopping, restaurants and night life! ................................................................................ $269,000

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Jump right in at this price and add your creativity to this little two bedroom one bath charmer. Living room, eat in kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms plus bath on the second floor. There is also an unfinished basement. Super lovely and private yard plus two car garage! Very close to blue line "L" stop, Forest Park aquatic center, brand new fitness center and tennis courts! ................................................................................................$204,900

NEW LISTING! WELL MAINTAINED 2 FLAT with a 5 room and 4 room apt.

Separate gas forced air furnaces with C/A on the 1st. floor. Separate hot water heaters, 100 amp circuit breaker panels. Coin operated washer & dryer. Refinished hardwood floors in both apartments. Parking for four cars. The property has a flood control check value .$318,000 Price Reduced! ........$279,900

master with a soaking tub and enclosed shower, walk in closet, and a private balcony.

2nd fl. offers 2 additional large bedrooms, walk in closet, storage, and full bath. 1st fl

CE I R P D E C U D E R

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is all oak flooring, living room with a fireplace and eating area, and an eat in kitchen. Bedroom #4 is located in the fully finished basement with a family room area, and full bathroom. 1 space garage. This is the LARGEST TOWNHOME on the market IN FOREST PARK!! ...............$389,000

631 MARENGO NEW LISTING! IT DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER than this home! A true Forest Park gem that checks everything off of your wish list. Highlights include: walk-

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NEW LISTING! This is a great opportunity to either move right in or gut and rehab! Built in equity for the savy buyer.

Ready to go, come make us an offer! $239,900

steel appliances, and 42" kitchen cabinets in eat in kitchen! This home is turn key and ready for new owners! .................. $549,000

ZIMMERMAN-HARNETT FUNERAL HOME Since 1905

Family Owned & Operated

Located in the heart of Forest Park KEVIN P. HARNETT Owner-Director

366-2200

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Wednesday Journal and A Tribe Called Aging welcome

The

Tour

Wednesday, October 10th Pilgrim Congregational Church | 460 Lake St. Oak Park A day long, 3 part event, blending medical science, storytelling and live music The ChangingAging Tour shatters our culture’s damaging myths about aging. This is a beautiful day and evening that fills one with hope and excitement for the future.

Disrupt Dementia - ChangingAging Tour Disrupt Dementia 2:30-4:00pm | $20* This immersive and transformational non-fiction theater experience weaves film, music and first-person stories with groundbreaking research turning convention on its head by focusing on what we can all learn from people living with dementia, rather than from experts. This performance is designed for people living with dementia and their allies.

The Lobby Experience - ChangingAging Tour Lobby Experience 4:00-7:00pm In the lobby Dr. Bill Thomas and his friends have created an interactive experience for you to engage with the ideas presented in the afternoon performance, get plugged in with local culture changers’ and connect with others in your community. Dining options available on campus (within short walking distance) between performances.

Life’s Most Dangerous Game - ChangingAging Tour Life’s Most Dangerous Game 7:00-8:30pm | $20* Dr. Thomas’ signature “non-fiction” theatrical performance features original music, storytelling, poetry and groundbreaking insights on aging and care. Featuring musical guests Nate Silas Richardson and Namarah McCall.

*Purchase the whole day pass for just $30

Get tickets at: oakpark.com/changingaging Sponsors:

Proud Heritage

400 Park Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 708.366.8500

A TRIBE CALLED

AGING