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Sarah’s Inn is on the frontline in the ght against domestic violence

e organization held a rally to raise awareness during Domestic Violence Community Action Month

By TOM HOLMES

Contributing Reporter

About a hundred people gathered at the south end of Scoville Park in Oak Park last Thursday to participate in a rally sponsored by Sarah’s Inn.

Carol Gall, the Executive Director of Sarah’s Inn, explained, “October is Domestic Violence Community Action Month, and for seven years we have held a kickof f event like this in a public space to raise awareness about the issue and to call people to action throughout the month.”

Speakers included a victim of domestic violence who gave a testimony re garding how Sarah’s Inn helped her not only escape the violence she was experiencing, but also a neurophysicist who detailed how blows to the

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Village stops payments to lobbyist GPG Strategies

e rm is led by Michael Axelrod, son of former President Barack Obama’s chief strategist David Axelrod

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

The Village of Forest Park stopped payments to lobbyist GPG Strategies after the company failed to submit detailed reports two months after Commissioner Jessica Voogd asked for them.

Voogd previously told the Review that the reports the firm has been submitting lacked detail, and she pushed the issue during an August meeting. The council approved a July payment on the condition that GPG submit

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According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), “On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.”

A counselor at Sarah’s Inn named Wanda confirmed that men are victims of domestic violence as well as women. The NCADV re ported that “1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic str ess disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.”

Wanda, whose last name has been withheld to protect her privacy, said she has been working with victims of domestic violence for 20 years. She said she works in close collaboration with the police officers in the area.

“Most of the time,” she said, “the police

a more detailed report in the future. Since then, the village hasn’t made any payments — something that interim village administrator Rachell Entler confirmed was a result of GPG not supplying the requested report

“I am withholding payments at this time per the council’s request,” she said.

She didn’t respond to follow-up questions about whether the consulting firm still lobbies for the village, or about what would happen if GPG doesn’t submit any reports in the future. GPG didn’t respond to a request for comment by deadline.

GPG is headed by Michael Axelrod, son of for mer President Barack Obama’s chief strategist David Axelrod. Before GPG’s hiring in August 2021, for mer village administrator Matt O’Shea served as the village lobbyist for eight years. The commissioners and Mayor Rory Hoskins agreed that while O’Shea made detailed reports, GPG’s reports have been sparse.

According to the village’s contract with

GPG, the firm gets paid $2,000 a month, plus expenses. If the village doesn’t pay the invoice within 30 days, GPG will charge interest of 1.5% a month. Assuming there are no expenses, and that the contract is still in force, this means the village could owe it $4,030.

The contract can be dissolved with a 30-day notice from either party. It doesn’t include any requirement that GPG provide any kind of report on its activities.

Voogd told the Review that she has been asking for detailed reports for years, and that she expected to receive one in July.

During the August meeting, she moved to take the payment for GPG out of the resolution approving payments of bills for the preceding two weeks. The council ended up approving the bills – but other commissioners said they shared Voogd’s concern, and that they were interested in seeing detailed reports as well.

Hoskins defended Axelrod’s record, saying that GPG was “instrumental” in securing the

grants to demolish the buildings and clean up the village-owned portion of the historic Altenheim retirement community property, and that it helped secure grants at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, “at the period where the state was really reassessing a lot of its grant-making.”

“We got what was due, and I would just suggest to you that the lobbyist provides quite a bit of value,” Hoskins said. “I think you’ll see it in the report, and I think it would be fairly soon.”

During the Aug. 14 meeting, he said that the council should get the report by “late August.” But payments to GPG weren’t included in any of the payments of bills resolutions for Aug. 28, Sept.11 and Sept. 26 meetings.

In an interview after the Sept. 26 meeting, Voogd said that she had no idea what was happening with the payments and whether GPG submitted any reports. She said that if the payment was included in the bill approval, she would move to block it again.

are the first responders on the scene. They call us when the client is out of danger, and the police want to know what to do next. The discussion is about where to refer client, to a hospital or the agency or a shelter. We do our best to work together.”

When counseling clients, after establishing rapport, her main objective is to determine what the clients’ needs are and then work with him or her to figure out how those needs can be met.

Clients come to Sarah’s Inn sometimes by calling their crisis line, while at times friends or family members them. Many come through the court system. Sarah’s Inn places advocates in the court houses in Cook County to work people seeking an order for protection from a judge. Gall said that there are judges in the family court who are trained re ing how to respond to domestic violence and the advocates can help victims sort out their legal options.

“We do not have an on-site shelter,” Gall said, “though we are beginning to provide transitional housing and rapid rehousing in collaboration with Housing Forward for victims and their families. Additionally, Sarah’s Inn provides emergency financial assistance to clients for rent, mortg age and utilities to help them stay safe and stable.”

She said that Sarah’s Inn serves 23,000 people a year. In the agency’s intervention

make sure they are up to date with the current laws at least once a year, so they feel comfortable and up to date with changes in the law.”

Sarah’s Inn was founded in 1980 by a group of concerned professionals at a time when not many services were available for victims of domestic violence and their families. The first service put in place was

Many in attendance at the rally were motivated to come because, they said, they had seen the effect of violence on their families or friends.

To volunteer, call 708-386-3305 or email volunteering@sarahsinn.org.

All victims who are in need of services or support should call the agency’s 24-hour crisis line: 708-386-4225

Sarah’s Inn’s signage for the “Take Action To End Domestic Violence” Rally.

Oc tober 11-18

BIG WEEK

McAdam Pumpkin-Palooza

Saturday, Oc t. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., McAdam Nurser y & Garden Center

Huge Halloween bonanza that includes hay rides, a pumpkin patch, ghost stories, sweet treats, pumpkin painting and much more. Every child will receive a free pumpkin, and everyone (including adults) are encouraged to show up in full costume. 2001 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park.

Luigi ’s Mansion 3 gameplay

Saturday, Oc t. 14, 3 - 4 p.m., Forest Park Public Library

In honor of the spooky season, help Luigi catch some ghosts and save his friends by playing the game Luigi’s Mansion 3 together. Ages 8 to 10. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.

Beth Hyland: ‘Seagulls’

Previews Oct. 12-15, Performances Oct. 16-Nov. 19, Pleasant Home Oak Park Festival Theatre’s rst-ever indie-rock Seagulls explores how friendship, ar t, and love can bind you together or tear you apar t. Join us for this one -of-a-kind production. Tickets: oakparkfestival.com. 217 Home Ave., Oak Park.

Conversation With Your New Commissioner Michelle Melin-Rogovin

Wednesday, Oc t. 18, 7 p.m., Forest Park Public Library Village Commissioner Michelle Melin-Rogovin will begin her commitment to actively engage in community meetings with residents on a regular basis. This is a community conversation with the commissioner and a chance for her to listen to residents.

Pumpkin Carving Techniques

Sunday, Oc t. 15, 2 - 3 p.m., Forest Park Public Library Austin Room

Join us at the library as Kristen Lovett goes over techniques, tips, and tricks of pumpkin carving as she gives a demonstration of what has worked for her. 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.

Discussion & Signing For Four Authors

Sunday, Oc t. 15, 2 p.m., Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore

Lori Rader, Erica Ruth Neubauer, Jess Lourey and Tony Wirt will be on hand to discuss their newest novels. 7419 W. Madison Street, Forest Park.

Soup & Bread Forest Park

Tuesday, Oc t, 17, 6-8 p.m., Exit Strategy

Soups, salads and breads from local chefs and restaurants, plus live music from the Szurko Trio. All proceeds bene t local food outreach programs. Visitors are urged to pay what they want at the door. 7700 W. Madison, Forest Park.

Listing your event

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

■ Send details to Wednesday Journal, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, 60302

■ Email calendar@wjinc.com

Park District seeks Grant-White to ease overcrowded facilities

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Mayor Rory Hoskins proposed turning the Grant-White Inter mediate Elementary School into a youth center in September. The thing is, the Park District of Forest Park made its own pitch long before that.

Now Forest Park School District 91 is reviewing both plans along with feedback from the community it solicited earlier this month.

Amid it all, one clear issue is emerging: Youth programming has never been hotter in Forest Park. What’s not clear is what will happen with the school building.

The park district had long planned to build a new indoor space at 7400 block of Harrison Street, across from its main park, in order to expand its day camps and other programs

“We desperately need space,” said Executive Director Jackie Iovinelli. “We’re maxed out on space.”

The park district operates a 20-acre main park and four pocket parks, but it doesn’t have much indoor space aside from an administration building and two banquet rooms. The opening of the Roos Recreation Center in 2018 wasn’t enough to solve the space problem.

“Within six months, we grew out of it,” Iovinelli said.

This past summer, they had to turn 50 kids away from the day camp because of the limited capacity, she added.

The park district planned to use the ne w building on Har rison for more programming space and share it with West Suburban Special Recreation Association, which provides activities for people with physical and mental disabilities. WSSRA also needed space and wanted a more central location. So, it was perfect for both of them, Iovinelli said.

The park district estimated that it needed about $10.5 million to build a new facility, but so far has only $5 million on hand, with half coming from a state grant and half coming from its own capital budget.

“We have a plan and expertise and partner and funding,” she said. “We’re ready to go.”

The park district demolished the buildings on Harrison Street last fall, and the land serves as public open space — beautiful open space, which no one expected, Iovinelli said.

Grant-White closed at the end of the 2022 school year as part of the district’s plan to manage declining enrollment – although D91 still uses it for summer programming, afterschool activities, board meetings and events

Iovinelli said they realized that using Grant-White would allow them to open the facility quicker, save money and provide synergy with the neighboring Remembrance Park, which slated for a major renovation next year. The cleared land on Harrison Street, which has been used as a makeshift open space, would remain an open space, a kind of gift to the community.

Iovinelli said the park district approached the school district

On Saturday, Oct. 14� McAdam Pumpkin-Palooza

Over the years, the McAdam PumpkinPalooza has become an annual autumn staple of fun (and free) family activities.

This coming Saturday, October 14, it’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at our Nursery & Garden Center, 2001 Des Plaines Ave. in Forest Park: a pumpkin patch, hayrides, ghost stories, sweet treats, pumpkin painting, and more!

Every child will receive a free pumpkin and we encourage everyone—kids and adults alike—to wear costumes.

early in the year with a proposal to lease Grant-White for 30 years. The grant permitted them to use $2.5 million for renovations of any underused building, and the proposal contained that information. By May, the school asked the park district for a letter of intent. They submitted it and made a presentation before the board in August. Then in September, Mayor Rory Hoskins presented his own proposal to move some programs from the Mohr Community Center into Grant White. And in the beginning of October, the district held workshops to solicit community feedback. Youth programming was a clear interest among the participants.

“We didn’t realize the mayor was interested at all,” Iovinelli said. “We’re at kind of a crossroads and I feel kind of bad for the school district. We don’t want to put any pressure on them.”

At the Au g ust board meeting, member Kyra Tyler asked h ow much of the demand for summer camp is driven by Fo rest Pa rk kids

“I’m really struck by this, because the reason for this predicament is that our enrollment is falling,” she said. “What’s happening there?”

Iovinelli responded that 80% of the kids in the camps are Forest Parkers, and they always prioritize local kids on waiting lists.

Board member Steve Rummel said that he had reservations about the proposal, because it could mean D91 wouldn’t be able to retur n Grant-White to school use if the enrollment does rebound.

“In my head, it feels like defeat,” he said. “This is something I would struggle with, the people in the community would struggle with, so it’s a story that we’d have to deal with.”

The district did not respond to requests for comment by publication. The next school board meeting is Oct. 12. The issue is expected to be discussed then.

During this special occasion, we will offer huge fall discounts on all trees, shrubs, and perennials that are in stock. And for those looking to know what they can still plant, professionals will be on hand to give tips on how to winterize your garden. Particularly with plants that have been growing in the same containers all year long, this is a good time to landscape. Before next summer’s heat comes around, it’s very beneficial to give new plantings upwards of six to eight months to get established.

A half-mile south of Roosevelt Road, the McAdam Nursery & Garden Center is open until midNovember. Whether you have a question about Pumpkin-Palooza or anything else, we’re always just a phone call away at 708�771�2299.

O cials pitched the school board in August. en the mayor proposed another plan.

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Woman attacked, vehicle vandalized by boss’s jealous wife

A Forest Park woman said that her car was damaged and she was attacked because her boss’s wife believed she was having an af fair with her boss.

The victim said that on Oct. 2, she got calls and texts from the unknown number accusing the victim of having an af fair with her husband, who is the victim’s boss. After the victim didn’t respond, the boss’

wife texted the victim, threatening to kill her and saying that she would harass the victim at her job.

A day later, around 6:49 a.m., the victim was awakened by her neighbor, who saw a woman walking by the victim’s car and heard what he thought were sounds of glass breaking and tires deflating, then saw the woman drive of f. The victim checked

the car and found that driver’s side front and rear windows were smashed, and all four tires were slashed.

Almost 10 hours later, at around 4:59 p.m., the victim was in a blue Nissan she rented to substitute for her damaged car. According to the victim and witness accounts, the boss’s wife and another woman approached the victim, the wife opened the

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Nissan’s front door and punched the victim in the face. A landlord of the nearby building called a tenant for help, and they broke up the fight. The boss’ wife and her companion fled in a red Dodge Charger.

While the officer was interviewing the victim, the victim got a call from a different unknown number. The victim responded, addressing the caller by the wife’s name, and the caller threatened violence before hanging up.

When the person called again, the officer picked up, identified himself as the police officer and told the caller that she would be facing charges if she continued harassment.

When the police officer checked on the victim later that evening, she said that the boss’s wife and a woman who identified herself as the friend of the wife continued make threatening phone calls.

Recovered stolen vehicle

A 21-year-old River Forest man was arrested by Forest Park police officers for stealing a car in Chicago.

A Forest Park police officer was on routine patrol when he got an alert about a stolen white 2023 Nissan sedan was traveling east on Eisenhower Expressway under Desplaines Avenue. According to the Chicago police, the man carjacked the Nissan.

As the officer raced to intercept the car, he spotted it heading north on Harlem Avenue and approaching Jackson Boulevard. The officer said that the driver made eye contract with him and quickly raced of f, as the officer followed. With the help of other units, they were able to stop him on the Oak Park side of the 1000 block of North Harlem Avenue.

The search of the driver revealed the car’s key fobs, bank cards and personal IDs belonging to the victim. The stowed car was towed, and the River Forest man and the recovered property were turned over to Chicago police.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Oct. 1-7, 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 Igor Studenkov

7351 Lake St. (Just west of Panera Bread)

Dr. Linda Lambert

Let us now eat more plants

Amerikas serves wonderful looking and tasting plant-based Mexican food

By DAVID HAMMOND Oak Park Eats Blogger

October is National Vegetarian Month, so last weekend I did something I almost never do: I ordered a vegetarian dinner at a restaurant, Amerikas (734 Lake St., Oak Park). Because I’m trying to eat mostly vegetarian at home, when we go out, I go for what I like most: beef

I dream of hamburgers, I really do, but I know it’s probably best for personal and planetary health

But Amerikas’ menu nods to many food groups.

“We try to balance the menu,” chef/ owner Armando Gonzale z told us, “with one-third meat, one-third fish, and onethird ve g etables.”

At Amerikas, the ve getarian options are available throughout the day. At dinnertime, we had several standout dishes Acorn squash stuffed with creamy mushroom risotto is perked up with piquant chile peppers that balance the richness of truf fle butter. Cauliflower (“our number one best seller,” said Gonzalez) comes with carrots, farro (a variety of wheat), a flavorful reduction of hibiscus and chile, and Manchego cheese. Guacamole, a Mexican restaurant standard, is here served with chips of tlayuda, a flat, crisp, almost brittle tortilla, very popular in Oaxaca, sprinkled with flowers. It looks and tastes fantastic. To suggest a rita with me zcal, another product

it’s getting easier than ever to eat a mostly ve getarian restaurant meal. Oak Park has long been home to Munch (104 N. Marion), which specializes in ve getarian and ve gan food, and places like Jerusalem Café (1030 Lake) and Papaspiros (728 Lake) always have plantforward menu options.

Earlier this month, in an article about Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Oct. 9), I mentioned Mexican food as one of the most prevalent and readily available Native North American foods, a culinary tradition that’s been going for millennia and is largely vegetable-based.

soon going to be making our zcal,” Gonho is also from Oaxaca, told are very eato try the spirit available. Meat was once on of luxury, not something many every day. r-industrieedlots make ossible to deliver a low dollar amount. Heck, a cheeseburger on McDonald’s “dollar menu” is a buck. But the price you pay for eating too much beef, delicious as it may be, can come at a high cost to personal and planetary health. Perhaps ironically, eating the fruits of the earth is one of the simplest ways to save the Earth.

Not preaching here, just saying.

You’d be surprised how easy it is, and how good you’ll feel, after a dinner of mostly vegetables. Maybe it’s time to try a plant-based meal or two, whether you’re eating at home or in a restaurant.

Meatless Mondays are a good way to start.

AMERIKAS Cauli ower, carrots and farro.

Fresh flavors are the star at New Star

Small touches, fresh ingredients make New Star shine

By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR

Contributing Reporter

Freshness is the most important element in New Star’s success, according to owner Jinny Zhao.

That is the way to ensure the best quality and consistent flavors. When she bought the restaurant almost a decade ago, Zhao transformed the kitchen to follow that rule. And it guided her as she turned an underused banquet room into a hibachi steak house.

Tucked in the back of New Star are eight teppan grills, where chefs cook in front of diners. It’s dinner and a show. More than one group of diners sit together around each grill, so it’s best to make reservations if a larger group wants to be seated

together.

Japanese steak houses are famous for flaming onion volcanos, acrobatic feats with eggs and even whole bowls of fried rice. While New Star doesn’t disappoint on the stage show, the real draw is the quality.

“Japanese style cooking uses fresh meat, fresh everything and just cooking for you. People love it,” says Zhao.

To keep improving the dining experience, New Star doubles down on freshness by making its own hibachi sauce. Better known as Yum-Yum sauce, the ingredients include fresh apple, fresh peach and tomatoes.

“Even myself, I put some on a bowl of rice, my Yum-Yum sauce, and just eat it. It tastes so good,” says Zhao.

That joy comes through in everything Jinny Zhao does. As she updated the restaurant space and menu, she wanted to attract a new generation of customers looking for even more options.

“I was thinking that the young people, they do love sushi,” says Zhao.

So, she added a sushi bar and an extensive Thai menu. Both of those benefit from the freshest vegetables. None come from a can at New Star. Generous portions are standard too. There is a full bar which features tropical drinks. This expansive take on Asian foodways means that diners at one table can sample many different styles at one meal.

The smallest detail does not go unnoticed by Zhao. She designed the colorful bags covered in sunflowers that await take-out customers in the warmer months. When the weather takes a turn for the chilly, the restaurant switches to a zipped, insulated bag. The investment in high quality take-

out bags is worth it to Zhao.

“Chinese foods need to keep warm. If you order in cold weather like Chicago, when you get home, I don’t want it to get cold,” she says.

For dine-in customers there are special touches too. Coloring pages, crayons, and even small toys to keep children occupied while they wait for their adults to be done talking. But it’s the rack of umbrellas that really sets New Star apart when it comes to customer service.

Years ago, when Zhao was on vacation in Taiwan with her children, she was caught in the rain and needed to make a run for it to get to the airport on time. A kindly store owner told her to take an umbrella. She insisted that she couldn’t because she would be unable to return it. Zhao took the umbrella and returned with a lesson in customer service.

“I came back to the United States, thinking, wow, I should do something like that. When older people or people with kids come in, when it’s raining, we say take one and bring it back next time when you visit.”

The location on Elmwood Park’s North Avenue restaurant row creates an atmosphere and advantage for customers that Zhao loves.

“The people you can walk up and down here and say, ‘Hey, I want to eat this. I want to eat that.’ Also, we’ve got a parking lot on the corner.”

The parking lot actually belongs to Zhao. It came with the restaurant when she purchased it, but she shares it with all the restaurants on the row. What is good for the customer is good for New Star, says Zhao.

Zhao, who had previously owned another restaurant, came out of retirement to undertake the challenge of New Star.

She is proud of what she has accomplished, “I am enjoying doing this.”

The details

• newstarrestaurant.com

7444 W. North Ave., Elmwood Park

• Hours:

Monday – Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Friday – Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Sunday noon to 9:30 p.m.

RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR

New Star owner Jinny Zhao.

In D91 workshop, community dreams up big ideas for Grant-White

e workshop comes amid proposals from both the park district and Mayor Rory Hoskins

By EREZ BEN-AKIVA Contributing Reporter

Dozens of Forest Park community members turned out at Grant-White Tuesday to create and propose plans for the now-shuttered school.

The workshop comes about three weeks after Mayor Rory Hoskins pitched a proposal to turn the school into a new center for youth and about two months after the park district proposed using it for its own youth programming. District 91’s board of education hosted the community workshop

“We’ re excited to kind of get the word out to the community re garding what could be of the space,” District 91 director of eng Re say that but the reality is how

to be proactive in figuring out what could be, and the first step in that is getting that community input aside from those targeted proposals that we’ve already received.”

Grant-White is not fully empty. The building hosted summer programs earlier this year and is used for some district offices and assemblies, according to UcetaRamos. It’s also used for board of education meetings.

“I would love for it to continue to be a space for children, and I think that's where the board is at as well is — whatever the space does end up being used for — that at the end of the day, it can still support and impact students and families of the community,” Uceta-Ramos said.

sponses on poster board paper that lined on both ends of the gymnasium.

Questions ranged from inquiries about funding and costs for possible re purposGrant-White to how changes in ould affect future plans. Others asked whether the district would consider selling the property to a developer or whether future functions and uses of ould be limited to school-

“Is the District focusing on a revenueopportunity, a community collaboration, or both?” one person asked. suggestions included turning into a youth or community center, a media, arts or STEM complex, a educational or health and wellamming, or a rentable space for

Board of Health member

Leah Shapiro said she wants to see theater and mental health programming involved s future usage ot this gorgeous space,” Shapfor um. “You don’t want to underutilize it. That’s what I’m seeing. I mean, this is ideal.”

During small-group discussions, one attendee said that she would like to see Grant-White be a multi-purpose building fered programming and activities for teenagers.

Shapiro said the village needs a teen center and recreational activities for children. She said families in Forest Park need a safe place with programming for kids to go to after school.

“Anything positive that we can do to reach out to the community and provide good, quality activities is very important to me,” Shapiro said. “I think that’s one of the main reasons I came, because I want to see that happen.”

Another group brainstormed a vision to use the building as an arts center that offers programming to all ages and people with disabilities or suffering from mental health issues. Multiple tables suggested using Grant-White in ways that would serve and retain the village’s community.

Forest Park resident Jeremy Horn said the event was a “stepping stone” for parents and community members. He said he hopes the board of education can collaborate with the village and other entities, like the public library and District 209, to find a solution that accommodates Forest Park “This is a landmark, and so many children live here,” Horn said after the event. “It was kind of heartbreaking when they closed this, and it should be reopened.”

The District 91 board of education next meets Oct.12 at Grant-White. The issue is expected to be discussed then.

IGOR STUDENKOV

Communit y members brainstorm ideas for Grant-White

IGOR STUDENKOV

OPINION

Fulton Market, so trendy it’s familiar

Future of Grant-White

The school board for District 91 elementary schools is about to face a complex-but-interesting decision: What to do with Grant-White, the Randolph Street building the district closed as a school in 2022. The district closed the building for school use due to steadily declining enrollment. While it is in use for meetings and some extracurricular and summer programs, a long-term resolution is necessary as it appears unlikely that enrollment will rise dramatically and there are costs associated with maintaining an older building.

There appears to be a consensus that using the building for services focused on youth would be a strong outcome. In a community meeting last week there were also voices urging an arts and mental-health component.

We see every possibility that those multiple uses could be blended if there is a spirit of collaboration.

The interesting twist here is that, while we re ported last week that village government has made a proposal to the school district to use GrantWhite for teen programs, the Park District of Forest Park, a month earlier, had made a more thoroughgoing proposal to the schools for the building that would include a range of indoor programs, ranging from daycare to teens to space for the West Suburban Special Recreation Association.

Each proposal has merit and each proposal works to solve a complex building need for the entity making an of fer.

Village government would shift teen-related programs to Grant-White from the relatively decre pit Mohr Community Center. That building is eventually going to need a lot of work or a re placement. And village finances will make such upgrades challenging.

The park district sees Grant-White as a shortcut to its plans to construct a new facility to house a range of indoor programs. It has a plan, still short of funds, to build anew on Harrison Street, adjacent to its main park campus. Officials there say the recently acquired land on Harrison could remain a green space while new programs at Grant-White could be up and running quite quickly.

As happens under the leadership of Mayor Rory Hoskins, proposals from the village can come out of the blue and without a full consensus from other village of ficials or a plan for funding or operations We think about the half-baked notion to move all municipal functions to military property on Roosevelt Road. How to acquire the land, how to pay for it, how to inspect it for environmental worries were all unaddressed when the story went public.

The park district however has been successful, thanks to generous local taxpayers and effective ef for ts to garner grant funding, in growing its footprint, adding programs and executing effectively. Plus the park district is in the business of providing recreational and social programs for a range of locals and it has $5 million banked to invest in Grant-White.

Good that the school district has options. Good that this critical public facility on the north side of town will have a public use going forward. We hope the school board moves steadily toward a decision.

Ihad occasion fairly recently to take a tour of Fulton Market. I’m not going to give too many more details than that because I’m going to complain a little bit, so bear with me.

Fulton Market is the cu rrent hotter- than-hot neighborhood in the West Loop. It has gone, in the last 20 years or so, from a place you could go to buy wholesale meats and secondary-market drug s, and possibly take out a c ontract on someone, to one of the youngest ZIP codes in America.

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It’s the kind of neighborhood where it’s hard to walk around without feeling like you’ re looking for your grandchildren. Nightclubs, uber-cool hotels that look like the kind of place you would stick a recr uitment scene in a heist movie, Goo gle, restaurants that would charge you a cover just to get in, if you could get in, which you can’ t because you have to make a reservation five months out and pass several screenings for hipness … you know, the usual crowd. The city declared it an “innovation zone” or something like that some years ago, which means “no company there pays any taxes at all.” I think it is very nice of the city to support struggling startups like Goo gle.

Anyhow, the tour: Our guide, who several times mentioned being retired and was very nice, spoke about “young people” during his tour as though a) the point of the tour was to view these mysterious and elusive “young people” in their natural environment, a la Jane Goodall, and b) in a manner that was deeply f amiliar to me but took a while to figure out because only about halfway through did I realize he was speaking of them the way someone who works for the Forest Preserve District or possibly the National Park Service speaks of an invasive species that we have given up on trying to control because the g ame is over. (“This stream used to be great for trout fishing, but that was before the Asian carp ar rived in 1977.”) It was like a gentler, af fectionately resigned version of the scene

in Fear and Loathing in Las Ve gas herein the district attor ney’s antidrug convention is describing the vior of dope fiends and hippies.

(“The Dope Fiend fears nothing. He will attack, for no reason, with every apon at his command — includours. BEWARE. Any of ficer apprehending a suspected marijuana addict should use all necessary force immediately,” etc.) The circle of life goes around, I guess

Everything we saw seemed to go through the lens of what these “young people” did. Did you know “young people” enjoy expensive nightclubs? What about riding bicycles? We couldn’t pass a bike rack without having it noted that “young people” tend to prefer to ride bicycles more than drive and park cars. We went past a bar with the assistant theme of beer and video games, and it was noted that “young people” today enjoy video g ames. This is where I pointed out that during all the years I would have counted as young, I too enjoyed video games immensely, and when appropriate I also enjoyed drinking beer. It doesn’t seem like an unusual combination hobby to me, is what I am saying.

While we’re here, just so I’m not endlessly complaining about everything (a known habit of “old people”): I did not notice the exact moment when decorating for Halloween as ornately as we do for Christmas became A Thing, but I am 100% in favor. There are Griswold-grade Halloween displays up all over the place and I can’t get enough of it. Inflatable demons, gold skeletons, dioramas I think y’all spend the other 11 months of the year planning … I don’t know where you people have been until now, but my gosh, keep it up. I’m too old for Fulton Market but not old enough for Boca Raton, so I gotta find something to brighten the next few months. Add Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day and suddenly we have lights and festivity from early October all the way until we break the back of winter in early March.

Can we make this happen?

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Once a hippie … always a Forest Parker

I’m proud of the hippie values we adopted in our youth and happy to see these values continue to shape our society Forest Park, in particular, has become a community influenced by hippie culture and values.

What are hippie values? Let’s start with protecting the environment. Hippies hate littering. They don’t just refrain from tossing their garbage on the sidewalk. They participate in villagewide cleanups. They recycle, collect rainwater in barrels and fill compost pits with organic material. Many grow plants in their front yards to avoid the waste involved in maintaining a lawn.

Hippies promote tolerance and value diversity. We advocate for the rights of women and minorities. We recognize how our land was once home to Native Americans and we acknowledge how Europeans stole this land for themselves. We are nature-loving and campaign for adequate greenspace.

Whenever possible, we support local businesses, especially the homegrown mom-andpop places We value the interaction that takes place. Small business owners become our friends and we are loyal to them. At the same time, we reject materialism.

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Chair Judy Gre n

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ADDRESS 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302

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Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Forest Park Review,141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302-2901. Periodical rate postage paid at Oak Park, IL (USPS No 0205-160)

In-county subscriptions: $34 per year. $55 for two years, $69 for three years. Out-of-county subscriptions: $42 per year.

We advocate for non-violence and some of us have protested unjust wars. We also pro-

test intolerance, like the recent ally against book-banning at the library We love public gathrings for parades, concerts and estivals. We support public art, ke murals and repainting the Circle Bridge. We attend community theater productions and gather to listen to storytellers. We try to eat healthy by avoiding fast food and other processed unk. We buy our food fresh to prepare that day. When we are ooking, music is playing to add to the festive atmosphere. We have many vegetarians and some who embrace holistic medicine. We are walkers and bicyclists and appreciate living in a town where driving is not required. Our town’s walkability makes it an ideal training ground for the visually impaired.

Hippies promoted the use of recreational drugs until marijuana was legalized and became part of the mainstream culture. Hippies triggered a revolution against for mality and conformity. We favor casual, colorful, comfortable clothes, like Hawaiian shirts and yoga pants. Our tastes have influenced fashion and the arts

We are supportive of the many artists in our community We appreciate live music, attending concerts whenever possible. We enjoy many kinds of music, from folk and rock to classical. We help fill concert halls

Construction was scheduled to start, November 1956, on the new $5 million Proviso West High School. Proviso West was to serve students in Bellwood, Berkeley, Hillside, Westchester, parts of Northlake and Stone Park. The twoyear construction at the corner of Wolf Road and Harrison Street was designed for an eventual enrollment of 4,000. Plans included 60 classrooms, swimming pool, four gyms, orthopedic gym, dance studio, nine locker rooms, two study rooms, counseling offices, vocational auto shop, drawing rooms, art rooms and a music room.

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and sit on lawn chairs at Stoop Sessions. We also decorate scarecrows and display them in our front yards.

We do our best for the less fortunate. We have provided food and clothing to the homeless. Local businesses and organizations conduct toy drives. They hold softball tournaments to raise money for other charities.

The hippies started out as a countercultural movement that rejected mainstream traditions. We were mostly middle-class, white baby boomers. We protested oppression by the gover nment. We valued freedom and expressing our individuality

By 1980, hippies were giving way to a new generation who were intent on building business careers. Yuppies. Hippie culture, though, has become part of the fabric of American society. It has also inspired millions of people throughout the world.

When we moved to Forest Park in 1980, it was a very traditional community. Hippie values were not a big part of the culture. There was a strong military presence and residents flew American flags in support of the Persian Gulf War.

We are still patriotic but are quicker to question gover nment policies. I’m proud to be part of a movement that was derided in its day but has now found acceptance. It is part of what makes Forest Park such a unique place to live Peace.

Panoramic view of Proviso West High School in Hillside, as proposed by Perkins & Will architects, approved by the Proviso 209 Board of Education, featured in the Oct. 18, 1956 Forest Park Review.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

“An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y23011011 on September 20, 2023

Under the Assumed Business Name of GRATEFUL GOURMET TO GO with the business located at: 535 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARGARET A CVERCKO 535 S HARVEY AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA

Published in Wednesday Journal September 27, October 4, 11 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Village of Riverside Open House Public Information Meeting Notice for Quincy Street Improvements (Central Business District Streetscape Improvement Project)

The Village of Riverside invites you to attend the Open House Public Information Meeting for the Phase I Engineering and Environmental Study for the proposed streetscape and resurfacing of Quincy Street from Riverside Road to the Central Business District Limits. The proposed improvements consist of streetscape and resurfacing of Quincy Street from Riverside Road to the Central Business District Limits. Additional improvements include curb bumpouts, curb and gutter modifications, decorative lighting, and sidewalk modifications. The purpose of this meeting is to present the proposed improvement plans and provide an opportunity for public comment. The details of the Open House Public Meeting are as follows:

Date: October 17, 2023

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Location: Riverside Parks & Recreation Facility 43 E. Quincy St. Riverside, IL 60546

The meeting will be conducted in an open house format, meaning interested persons can attend at any time between 4pm and 6pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to view exhibits and submit comments. Village representatives and project consultants will be present to discuss the project and answer questions.

For additional information, please contact: Ashley Monroe Assistant Village Manager Village of Riverside 27 Riverside Road Riverside, IL 60546 Phone: 708-447-2700

Published in RB Landmark October 11, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE’S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Riverside, Illinois will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in Riverside Township Hall Room 4, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, 60546 on the Tentative Annual Budget for the

2024 fiscal year of the Village of Riverside, Illinois, commencing January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024.

Public comments on the Proposed Annual Budget are welcome at the public hearing. Emailed comments may be sent to Village Clerk Ethan Sowl at esowl@riverside.il.us. Written comments may be submitted to the attention of the Village Clerk at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois. Emailed or written comments should be submitted prior to 5:00 on October 19, 2023. While emailed or written comments are strongly encouraged, comments may also be made in person.

The Proposed Annual Budget will be available for public inspection on and after, October 20, 2023 at the Finance Department of the Village of Riverside, Illinois, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, 60546 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for any day being a legal holiday.

Disabled persons needing assistance to attend said hearing should contact the Office of the Village Clerk before the hearing by calling (708) 447-2700.

Said hearing may be continued without further notice except as required by the Illinois Open Meeting Act. The tentative annual budget may be further revised and passed without any further notice or hearing.

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS

By: Ethan Sowl Village Clerk

Published in RB Landmark October 11, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD

Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission

October 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM

NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday,

October 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application from Li Dong for a Special Use Permit for a Massage Establishment use at 9211 Broadway Avenue (PIN 1534307024).

Legal Description: LOT B IN MRAZ SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 1 IN PORTIA MANOR, BEING FREDERICK H. BARTLATT’S SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 34 TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 and at kportillo@brookfieldil.gov. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours.

Please reference PZC Case 23-13. Public hearings may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required

under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation in order to participate in any meeting may contact the Village of Brookfield at (708) 4857344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (south) entrance of Village Hall. By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

Published in RB Landmark October 11, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD

Notice of Public Hearing

Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission

October 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM

NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application from The Windemere LLC for a special use permit for an adaptive reuse of a vacant existing building formerly used as a religious school at 8900 Windemere Avenue to become an attached multi-unit residential building; and an application for variances for number of parking spaces, 2-way circulation aisle width, and the bulk requirements of minimum green space and building coverage to maintain an existing building at 8900 Windemere Avenue (PINs 1803204032 and 1803204036).

Legal Description: LOTS 24,25,26, AND 27 IN BLOCK 1 IN RICKER’S ADDITION TO BROOKFIELD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST ½ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 and at kportillo@brookfieldil.gov. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours.

Please reference PZC Case 23-14. Public hearings may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation in order to participate in any meeting may contact the Village of Brookfield at (708) 4857344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (south) entrance of Village Hall.

By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

Published in RB Landmark October 11, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CALENDAR NUMBER: 19-23-Z

HEARING DATE: November 1, 2023

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

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a variance application filed by the Applicant, OP Office Partners, LLC, seeking a variance from Section 10.4 (A) (Table 10.2: Off-Street Parking Requirements) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance that requires 37 offstreet parking spaces located on a lot within 250 feet of the Subject Property, to reduce the number of required off-street parking spaces from 37 spaces to zero (0) parking spaces at the premises commonly known as 1010 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-07-120-064-0000 (“Subject

Property”) in the DT Downtown Zoning District.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in-person in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses by submitting a cross-examination form or by emailing Zoning@oak-park.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal, October 11, 2023

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 informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

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

GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 for the following:

Village of Oak Park

Stone & Sand Materials

Bid Number: 24-100

Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oakpark.us/bid. For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 11, 2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CALENDAR NUMBER: 16-23-Z

HEARING DATE: November 1, 2023

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

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“ZBA”) will conduct a public hearing on an application filed by the Applicants, Michael and Katherine McDonald, seeking a variance from Section 9.3 (N)(2)(a) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance where one detached garage is permitted per lot, and the property is grandfathered with two detached garages on the lot. The variance would permit the demolition of the south garage and replacement with a similarly sized garage at the premises commonly known as 329 S. Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-07-412-023-0000.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in-person in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses by submitting a cross-examination form or by emailing Zoning@oak-park.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal, October 11, 2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CALENDAR NUMBER: 18-23-Z

HEARING DATE: November 1, 2023

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

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“ZBA”) will conduct a public hearing on an application filed by Children School of Oak Park (the “Applicant”), seeking a variance from Section 9.3 (A) (5)(b) of the Oak Park Zoning

Ordinance requiring that accessory structures must be located no closer to the front or corner side lot line than the front building façade line. The variance would allow outdoor classroom accessory structures (kids playground equipment) to encroach into the front yard between the building façade of the church and Oak Park Avenue at the premises commonly known as 820 Ontario Street,

Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-07-117-008-0000.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in-person in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses by submitting a cross-examination form or by emailing Zoning@oakpark.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing. The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal, October 11, 2023

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Plaintiff, -v.RONALD CAILLOUET, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD

CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN

OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN

HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SUSAN L. CAILLOUET, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUSAN

L. CAILLOUET A/K/A SUSAN CAILLOUET (DECEASED)

Defendants 2022 CH 04542

31 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 July 12, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30

AM on October 25, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 31 LE MOYNE

PKWY, OAK PARK, IL 60302

Property Index No. 16-05-112-007-

0000

The real estate is improved with a 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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 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. 14-22-09308

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 04542

TJSC#: 43-2890

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.

Case # 2022 CH 04542

I3229738

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-

RP1

Plaintiff,

-v.-

ADRIENNA BELL-CADE, BANK OF AMERICA, NA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANDREW CADE, SR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CHRISTOPHER BROWN, ANDREW CADE, JR., DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANDREW CADE SR.

(DECEASED)

Defendants

2022 CH 05424

845 S. HARVEY OAK PARK, IL 60304

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 3, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 845 S. HARVEY, OAK PARK, IL 60304

Property Index No. 16-17-126-0360000

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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

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. 14-22-01405

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 05424

TJSC#: 43-3379

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.

Case # 2022 CH 05424

I3230230

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.-

FELICIA DEGRAFFENREID, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, ILLINOIS HOUSING

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Defendants

20 CH 01174

1540 N. ROHDE AVE. BERKELEY, IL 60163

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 6, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 17, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 1540 N. ROHDE AVE., BERKELEY, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-08-113-0500000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $130,373.67.

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, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 403024.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE