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Forest Parker shares lessons learned from garage burglary

Recommends serial numbers, investing in alar ms, befriending your neig hbors

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

When Forest Park resident Burhan Syed reached out to the Review about his garage getting burglariz ed earlier this month, he said he didn’t expect to get his belongings back — but he hoped that, by sharing his story with the media, others could learn from his mistakes.

The burglary happened on Oct. 31 at 7:34 a.m. — Sy ed knew the exact time because he had a security camera, and it happened so quickly that he didn’t immediately realize what happened. The burglar stole the mountain bike and leaf blowers. While the image was clear enough to get the suspect’s face, Syed didn’t realize until he filed the police re port that he didn’t have the serial numbers for any of the stolen items.

Since then, he upgraded the security and made sure he had every serial number of every item on hand. He

Senator Tammy Duckworth visits Forest Park

Michelle Melin-Rogovin, candidate for Forest Park Village Council, spoke to guests attending the 209 S cholarship event on Nov. 10 at the Foundr y.

209 Scholarship shines at Forest Park fundraiser

Event raises funds for Proviso Township high school graduates

By MELISSA ELSMO Forest Park Eats Editor

The Foundry, 7503 Madison St., bustled with familiar faces on the evening of Nov. 10 when 209 Scholarship hosted its third Great Chefs: Educated Palates event. The food-focused, music-filled gathering raised approximately $20,000 for the scholarship fund established in 2015.

“We are really pleased with how the event went,” said Michelle Woehrle, 209 Scholarship board member. “It is a relaunch, having taken a break since 2019, so we weren’ t sure how it would go But we definitely felt the love from the community towards the students attending and graduating from Proviso District 209 high schools. We feel really excited about what the future holds for continuing to sup por t these young people.”

Attendees were treated to dishes from seven vendors including N Rebo zo, Fiore Pizzeria & Bakery, Zesty Cater ing, Couture Kitchen, Azucar Rococo, Blackall Events and

GOING ONCE…: Kristen Lyons, vice president of the park board, encouraged attendees to bid on sile nt auction items.

Habrae Thai Café & Eatery. Hardworking and happy chefs served up hear ty meatballs, chili glazed shrimp crackers, lobster mac n’ cheese, and delicate cauliflower soup while “celebrity bar tenders,” including Isaiah Brandon, Cara Car riveau, Kathy Grzelak and Tim Gillian, served up drinks with a smile

Debra Vines, founder and CEO of The Answer, Inc., served as emcee for the evening. Her high-energy approach added to the spirit of soiree as she embraced the oppor tunity to introduce past scholarship recipients. Past awardees who recently graduated with their bachelor’s de grees spoke at the event. Marquan Jones and Labake Oyetayo both shared the dif ference 209 Scholar ship made in their lives. Jones, a 2016 awardee, graduated from Cor nell Uni versity and is working as a management consultant and is par t of a non-profit fashion star t up While Oyetayo, a 2018 recipient, graduated from the University of Illinois and is now preparing for her MCATS.

Guests also had fun posing by an ice sculpture, made by Nadeau’s in For-

est Park and donated by 209 Scholarship board president April Baker Org anizers said the eBike donated by Play It Ag ain Spor ts in Forest Park was a big hit in the silent auc tion, as was the Taste of Proviso basket that included swag and gift cer tificates from Proviso Township restaurants. Event org anizers are looking forward to hosting the event again in 2023.

Great Chefs:

Educated Palates sponsors

Dan Matas / Key Mortgage

Jyll Rademacher and Nancy Williams

Dr. Ansu Shah

Andrea and Ralph DiFebo

The Gillian Baker Team

Allison & Jeff Holtman

Kiwanis Club of Forest Park

Amy & Geof f Binns-Calvey

Behavioral Lear ning, Ali Car ris

State Farm/Of fice of Mark Hanson

Ken Snyder and Rebecca Vnuk

Chris Parker/Wintrust Proviso Bank

Real Foods Collective

PAUL GOYETTE/Photographer

Eileen Oliv ier and Sandra Hixson, candidate for the Prov iso D209 school board, attended the Educated Palates event at the Foundr y in Forest Park.

PAUL GOYETTE/Photographer

Friday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.; S unday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m., Dominic an University, Lund Auditorium

Based on A Midsummer Night ’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Deep in the forest, a magical world of faeries and re ies comes to life. Through movement, circus, and Shakespeare, enchanted sprites cast spells and play tricks on four young lovers and an unsuspec ting clown troupe of amateur actors. Tickets $18; FREE to students. 7900 W. Division St., River Forest. www.dom.universitytickets.com

Forest Park Review welcomes notices about events that Forest Park community groups and

The Histor y of Unit y Temple

Monday, Nov. 21, 1:15 -2:15 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club

The Unity Temple Restoration Foundation (UTRF), founded in 1973, is a secular, non-pro t organization whose mission is to restore and preser ve Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and provide ar tistic and educational programming. Heidi Ruehle, UTRF executive direc tor, will present the histor y of Unity Temple and a deeper dive into the comprehensive $25 million restoration of the building, completed in 2017. The presentation will conclude with an over view of the UNESCO World Heritage designation (2019) and its impor tance to Oak Park and national signi cance. Free, but with a voluntar y suggested donation of $15 for non-members. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

Open Mic Blues Jam

Wednesday, Nov. 23, 8:30 p.m., Harlem Avenue Lounge

For any musicians without a gig, yet want to keep in practice before the holidays heat up, this midweek jam is for you. 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Ber w yn.

Los Gallos

Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s

Local Tex-Mex band that fuses traditional Mexican sounds with country, blues and rock. 6615 Roosevelt Road, Ber w yn.

Oak Park Concer t Chorale presents A Feast of Carols

Sunday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m., St John Lutheran Church

OPCC Christmas concerts return. We present carols and Magni cats spanning from the 13th to the 21st centuries

Organist Andrew Schae er will be featured along with premiere per formances of works by composers Har vey Hahn, Carl Schalk and Paul Lindblad. 305 Circle Ave., Forest Park.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h8wdk

Zoom Event With Author & Annotator Leslie S. Klinger

Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., Centuries

& Sleuths

Leslie S. Klinger will discuss Rober t Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The current edition of this tome has been annotated by Klinger, an Edgar Award-winning editor and noted Victorian literature exper t.

Spice up your life: Chubby’s Hot Chicken heads to Forest Park

Owner of Austin’s Big Shrimpin brings a Nashville vibe to Madison

By MELISSA ELSMO Forest Park Eats Editor

Listen up hot heads, Prentiss Har ris, Oak Park resident, OPRF dad and owner of Big Shrimpin, 5963 W. Madison St. in Austin, is poised to bring his version of Nashville hot chicken to Forest Park Chubby’s Hot Chicken, is mere weeks away from opening in the for mer home of Small Batch Barbecue, 7441 Madison St.

For food lovers in the know, this won’t be the first time they’ve tasted Harris’ hype worthy fried chicken. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, he opened Chubby’s Char House, known for burgers and chicken sand wiches, in the same location that now houses Big Shrimpin

Harris closed Chubby’s in favor of embracing a more streamlined seafood menu to cut down on prep and staffing needs during the challenging time for restaurants. With hand battered shrimp, catfish, and signature Cajun salmon flying out of the Austin counter service establishment, Harris set his sights on opening a second restaurant where he could bring his passion for serving pristine fried chicken front and center.

The entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in Harris who grew up in Cabrini Green, falling in love with music and eating food prepared by his mother and grandmother His mother was known for being experimental in the kitchen and tur ned-out uncommon meals and scratchmade baked goods.

“She was a really good cook,”

said Harris. “I mean everyone thinks their mom is a great cook, but I realized when I was older and started eating at other people’s houses that she really was one of the best.”

Following in his mother and grandmother’s footsteps, Harris began his own cooking jour ney when he was just eight years old He took early inspiration from cartoons, teaching himself how to flip pancakes for his siblings by watching Looney Toons, The Smurfs, and even Disney’s Gummi Bears. As he started embracing his natural abilities in the kitchen, Harris made his way to the library to get his hands on picture-laden cookbooks to fuel his creativity.

Harris credits his artistic side to being a Pisces — he was drawn to making music, cutting hair and drawing nearly as much as he enjoyed cooking. Despite his varied interests, Harris, a self-described “open book,” admits he tur ned to the streets

“There was so much money to be made out there and we didn’t have roles models in many other careers,” said Harris “Desperation breeds mistakes and I made some mistakes, but I never gave up on my restaurant dreams.”

After a period of deep reflection Harris hanneled his in direction. He

EXPANDING: Prentiss Harris, ow ner of Big Shrimpin in Austin and the fo rthcoming Chubby’s Hot Chicken in Forest Park, talks about his road to restauran t ow nership.

focused first on making music with considerable success and ultimately opted to fulfill his childhood dream of opening his own restaurant. Initially he wanted to open a hot dog and burger stand, but one trip to Roost Chicken and Biscuits, 2011 W. Roscoe St. in Chicago, shifted his focus to chicken.

“I had never had Nashville fried chicken before and the Roost made these hot chicken tacos,” said Harris “ I just loved them and thought I could make something like it.”

Just like he did as a boy in the library, Har ris threw himself into researching the differences between Nashville and Chicago fried chicken recipes. Eventually he created a unique approach all his own. Enter the Foghor n Leghor n, the hot fried chicken sandwich Harris named after a cartoon character he adored as child.

The sando is bound to be a standout on Madison Street in Forest Park just as it was in Chicago. A duo of perfectly fried Nashville style hot chicken tenders are served on a bun with house-made cucumber jalapeno slaw. Chubby’s Hot Chicken will also offer fried bone-in breast and leg quarters as well as sides in cluding collard greens, coleslaw, fried okra and macaroni and cheese.

“I want people who visit Chub by’s to understand the amount of

You need to know

■ Before embracing the culinary side of life, Prentiss Har ris, was part of the Chicago based hip hop duo, Dude ‘n Nem. They snagged a record deal and their 2007 single “Watch My Feet” made it to number 20 on the Billboard Mag azine Bubbling Under Hot 100 list. You can give it a listen on Spotify.

■ Har ris visited Nashville for the first time after he opened his restaurant in 2020. He said he “visited every chicken place twice” before deter mining his hot chicken was “spot on” and left feeling like a “country boy.”

■ The Fo ghor n Le ghor n, as served at Chubby’s Char House, made Melissa Elsmo’s list of best dishes of the year on Oak Park Eats in 2021.

love that goes into everything we do,” said Harris “I want people to know we buy the best ingredients and sell our food at a good price. We make consistency a priority in ev ery item that comes across the counter.”

Chicken heads should expect Chubby’s Hot Chicken to open in the coming weeks. Harris is planning a month-long “soft opening” with limited menu options Diners can expect Chubby’s to be open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

MELISSA ELSMO/Food Editor

MELISSA ELSMO/Food Editor

e Foghorn Leghorn features fresh jalapeno slaw and a spicy Nashv ille chicken.

More than 45K proper ties in County’s delinquent sale

18,000 owners owe under $1,000 in taxes

To prevent properties from being of fered for auction at the Cook County Tax Sale that runs Nov. 15-18, Cook County Treasur er Maria Pappas is urging 45,088 property owners to pay their delinquent bills Prop er ties with unpaid 2020 property taxes (due

in 2021) will be of fered at the sale

The total due on delinquent homes, businesses and land in the county is more than $169 million. Owners have been sent notices via cer tified mail infor ming them that their unpaid taxes could be auctioned, which would put a lien against their prop er ties. However, more than 14,136 bills were retur ned by the U.S. Postal Service. In addition to the mailings, the Treasurer’s Of fice

published delinquency property tax lists in area newspapers.

Less than $1,000 is owed on 12,163 proper ties in Chicago and 6,100 proper ties in sub urban Cook County Pappas said homeowners need to make sure they are up to date on their taxes and getting all the exemp tions they deserve.

Owners can avoid the Tax Sale by paying the delinquent taxes and interest before

the sale be gins Check to see if your taxes are delinquent by visiting cookcountytreasurer.com. Use the box on the home page labeled “Avoid the Tax Sale” to search for your home or other property by entering a Property Index Number or an address Property owners can also use the website to make sure they are receiving the exemp tions for which they qualify. These include the homeowner, senior and senior free ze exemptions

If you do, you should know how important foot care is. Over time, diabetics risk developing foot complications. When the nerves are damaged from chronic high blood sugar, feet can become numb or painful with burning or tingling. is is called diabetic neuropathy. When diabetes a ects the arteries, circulation to the legs and feet may be compromised. Either of these conditions may lead to serious problems including ulceration, even amputation.

e key to prevention is early diagnosis of diabetes, and regular foot exams from a podiatrist. Diabetics who receive regular foot care, including paring of calluses and debridement of thick fungal toenails, are almost four times less likely

to undergo an amputation than those who do not seek treatment.

Medicare and some private insurances cover 1 pair of diabetic shoes and 3 pair of protective insoles each calendar year. Dr. Lambert has been a supplier of diabetic shoes since 2002. e shoes come in 30 di erent styles each for men and women. ese include boots, lightweight colorful athletic shoes, and dress shoes. Even patients who are not diabetic love the look and comfort of the footwear. Diabetic socks, slippers and compression hosiery are also available.

Protecting your feet with appropriate footgear is an important aspect of preventive care for diabetics.

Forest Park commission form of government, explained

e Review looks at what it does, how it can be changed, other options

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

While there have been many discussions over the years about whether Forest Park should keep its commission form of gover nment, incumbent commissioner Maria Maxham has put it back at the forefront as she made it par t of her campaign platfo rm for the April 2023 elections.

Mayor Rory Hoskins told the Review that he was open to reconsidering Forest Park’s form of gover nment. He said that in February 2021, while the village was looking for a new village administrator to succeed Tim Gillian, he ar ranged for a re presentative of the Illinois City/County Management Association to give a vir tual presentation on all for ms of gover nment possible in Il linois.

“The council at the time couldn’t really decide which [for m of gover nment] they felt strongly about,” Hoskins said, so it didn’t go any fur ther

Moses Amidei, the village administrator chosen in that process, previously served as village manager in the nor th suburban town of Highwood, which has a village manager form of gover nment. He previously told the Review that he doesn’t have strong feelings about Forest Park’s form of gover nment one way or another, saying they both have their strengths and weaknesses

With that in mind, the Review decided to take a dive and explain exactly what makes the commission form distinct, what other options are out there and what it would take to change the form of gover nment.

What is the commission form of government?

In Illinois, any municipality that’s incorporated as a village, gets the trustee-village president form of gover nment by default. The village of Harlem, precursor to Forest Park, was of ficially incorporated in 1884 and it was no exception. Voters approved the cur rent commission form of govern ment in 1911, four years after the village’s name was changed to “Forest Park.” The first four commissioners and the mayor were elected in 1913, with H.J. Mohr serving as both the village’s last president and

its first mayor.

The powers of each form of govern ment are set down in the Illinois Munici pal Code, with the rarely used commission form of gover nment mostly spelled out in Chapter 4.

It should be since Forest Park first hired a village administrator an infor mal hybrid of a c ommission form with strains of a manager form has evolved The biggest dif ferenc e between the c ommission form of govern ment and other go that each commissioner is put in charge of a village de par tment, with the power to hire and fire their de par tment employees While the municipal code is mostly silent on de par tments in other for ms of govern ment, it specifically de par tment that can mission form of gove & Finance, Public Health & Public Improvements and Public Af fairs Ma missioners of public does give the village “deter mine the powe perfor med by each de lage council decides gets to head which of de par tments in the first election, but voters can that would require candidate to run for a specific de

There are also cer and procedural dif ferences linois library code, responsible for appointing local municipal library tice, Forest Park ma the library trustees council either approving selections, the way they appointed boards, commissions mittees

Any ordinance or resolution that deals with “any street improvement or sewer, or making or authorizing the making of any contract, or granting any franchise, right, or license to occupy or use the streets, alleys, highways, bridges, viaducts, public property, or public places in the munici pality for any pur pose” must be approved by the village council. In towns with the manager form of gover nment, it isn’t unusual for village elected of ficials to dele gate the authority to ap prove smaller scale contracts and expenditures to the village manager, but that option is of f the table for Forest Park.

The municipal code also requires the vil lage council to meet at least twice a month, and either the mayor or two commissioners can call special meetings, so long as

form of gover nment or a strong mayor form of gover nment. In the manager form of gover nment, a village manager would handle most of Forest Park’s day-to-day op erations, including hiring and firing of de par tment heads. Under the strong mayor form of gover nment, the mayor has veto power and can appoint some de par tment heads without village council approval.

Of municipalities near Forest Park, Brookfield, Maywood, Oak Park, River Forest, Riverside and Westchester all have the village manager form of gover nment, while Berwyn has the strong mayor form of gover nment.

Voters can also change, via referenda, whether village le gislators are elected at large, from wards, or some combination of both.

Voters would also have the option of adopting the manager form of govern ment without doing away with commissioners alto gether. That would transfer the commissioners’ powers to oversee the de par tments to a village manager but keep features like the structure of the village council, the ability to appoint the library board and ter ms of of fice the same.

MARIA MAXHAM RORY HOSKINS

Metra keeps passes after board backlash

Move expected to increase 2025 budget shortfall by $2 million

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

The Metra Board of Directors voted unanimously on Nov. 11 to approve a 2023 budg et that includes kee ping the popular $100 Super Saver monthly pass and both all-system and three-zone day passes until at least the end of next year.

The initial budg et proposal called for Metra to do away with the Super Saver pass, which works system-wide, in favor of re tur ning to zone-based monthly passes, as well as re placing the current day passes with zone-based day passes that would cost the equivalent of two one-way tickets.

The proposal drew a backlash from several directors re presenting the collar counties and par ts of suburban Cook County, who argued that retur ning to zone-based

passes was the opposite of what Metra should be doing: making the fare system simpler and more user-friendly.

The proposed changes were designed to strike a balance between attracting riders and putting more money in Metra coffers as federal stimulus funding is expected to run out in 2025. The commuter rail agency has been using the funds to make up for passenger revenue shor tfalls, and Metra Chief Financial Of ficer John Mor ris told the board that, if the status quo is maintained, it would add around $2 million to the 2025 budg et hole But the board and staf f ag reed this isn’t the last word on fare changes as Metra continues to look for ways to attract riders

At $100, the Super Saver pass is cheaper than zone-based monthly passes on most lines, including all the lines serving this newspaper’s coverage area. The previously proposed fare changes would have lowered the cost to $68 a month for Forest Park, Oak Park, River Forest and Galewood riders, and $88 a month for Brookfield and Riverside riders But it would have also raised monthly pass prices for suburbs fur ther

out. While much of the backlash during the Oct. 12 meeting came from Metra directors re presenting the collar counties, board member Stephen Palmer, who re presents most of west suburban Cook County, also argued against it, saying that the Su per Saver has been popular with his constituents

Since the Super Saver pass was introduced in July, the sales of monthly passes increased every month. According to the Nov. 11 ridership re port, as of October, the sales more than tripled compared to June, going from 10,141 tickets to 30,703 tickets Sales of day passes have been dropping during the same period, but as of October, they still account for 28.5% of all ticket sales, with 19.8% of all sales coming from the system-wide $10 day passes.

During the Nov. 11 meeting, Mor ris said he estimates that, with the status quo fares, the 2025 budget hole will be $45 million. He also war ned that the law requiring Metra to get at least 50% of its revenue from fares, which the state waived for three years at the star t of the pandemic, will retur n in 2024. Metra currently gets around 43.5% of

its revenue from fares.

Now that Metra has passed the budg et, it will need to go before the Re gional Transpor tation Authority Board of Directors for the final approval — but that ste p tends to be a for mality, especially when the budg ets are approved unanimously.

Palmer said he appreciated the staf f making adjustments after he and the other directors “threw you for the loop.”

“I know that the budg et we passed was a budg et for the people, saying we want you to come, we want you to ride with us,” he said. “We know that, right now, we made the right decision for the time we’re in and the environment we’re in.”

Metra board member Stephen Palmer

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Learning the hard way

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urged other residents to invest in alar m systems, even if it’s something cheap, and try to get to know each other. In the end, Syed reflected, there is only so much anyone can control, and having your neigh bors look out for you goes a long way.

Syed moved to Forest Park in Se ptember 2021 after taking a job in Chicago. He didn’t think he would experience the sense of community and camaraderie he found in the village anywhere else. Since then, he has tried to be involved in the community, attending village council meetings and holding movie nights and parties on the 300 block of Elgin Avenue On Oct. 28, Syed held a Halloween party attended by 20-30 people

On Halloween mor ning, he woke up, went downstairs and heard his do gs bark ing. Syed thought they were simply excited to see him. A few minutes later, he saw that the garage door was open — but even then he thought he forgot to close it the night be fore It wasn’t until he checked the security lo gs that he realized what happened The burglar took a mountain bike, two

leaf blowers, three leaf blower batters and three battery chargers Syed estimated they were collectively wor th at least $1,400.

When he went to re port the incident to the police, he thought he was prepared. He brought in the video footage and got the stills with the burglar’s face.

“The mistake I made is that I didn’t have the serial numbers for everything,” Syed said, reflecting that it simply didn’t occur to him until the police of ficer asked him about it

“I thought I had all my bases covered,” he reflected. “I really thought to myself, ‘there’s nothing valuable in the garage,’ but there was.”

In addition to jotting down the numbers, he has since photo graphed every single potentially valuable item and put in door sensors that will immediately aler t him if someone tries to open any door While the sensors may not fit everybody’s budg et, Syed said, taking the photos with a phone is a simple ste p — and so is getting “even the cheapest alar m system.” Syed also urged people to “get to know their neigh bors.”

“I know what I can control,” he said. “I’ve taken photos of everything. All it took was a little bit of time.”

While Syed doesn’t hold out hope that he will ever get his property back, he said that, if the burglar is caught, he can press

charges.

“Not out of revenge,” he said. “There are a lot of seniors who live on my street. [The thought of them getting burglariz ed], that’s what scares me.”

Syed said that, while the burglary left his wife feeling “very violated” and distrustful, it hasn’t af fected the way he feels about

the community And so far, his faith has been justified — when he accidently left a garage door open earlier this week, he got a text from his neighbor a few minutes later.

“I still trust de eply in people,” Syed said. “I still love living here. The best we can do for Forest Park is get to know each other, and respect each other.”

LET TERS Village makes changes to flood-proofing grants to reduce wait times

Candidate pro les are helpful

Thank you for your profile of Commissioner Maria Maxham and her election platfor m [Maxham sets six priorities as she launches candidac y, News, Nov. 9]. It was very informative and I appreciate the opportunity to lear n more about candidates before making my voting choices. I look forward to further in-depth stories about the other candidates in the race in the coming months

Applicants can start work before approval, tightens document requirements

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Editor’s note: Thanks for the good word. The Re view has previously profiled John Doss, a candidate for mayor, and Michelle Melin-Rogovin, another candidate for village council.

The Forest Park Village Council on Nov. 14 unanimously approved the changes that should speed up and simplify the process of applying for home flood-proofing grants

The grant program, which was launched in September 2010, reimburses owners of single-family homes and two-flats for part of the costs directly related to reducing

flooding.

Under the changes approved during the council’s Nov. 14 meeting, applicants will no longer need to wait for village approval to complete their improvements and requires the applicants to submit all documents.

Village Administrator Moses Amidei said in a memo to the council that applicants sometimes have to wait months before their applications are processed, and he hoped that the changes would reduce the backlog.

The grant program is available on first come, first served basis, The village reim burses the residents for $1,500 or 50 percent of the costs, whichever is smaller For lowincome households, the limit is raised to $2,500. Applicants who didn’t get processed this year will get first spots in line next year.

Commissioner Ryan Nero said the village allocated $45,000 a year for the grants.

According to Amidei, the document re quirement was put in place to save village staf f time trying to get all the paperwork. The program previously required applicants to submit their plans to the village before starting work. Doing away with that requirement means flooding issues can be addressed faster. The applicants must in stall exactly what they listed in the application in order to get reimbursed

In another, smaller change, applicants were previously required to submit three quotes, but the village council now made it a simple recommendation.

Nero said that, while the program got “a lot of applications,” the village was able to approve all but five of them

“This is a great program in the village of Forest Park,” he said. “Let’s keep it moving.”

ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer

AN EDUC ATION: Burhan Syed lear ned some lessons when his ga rage was burglarized, which he’d like to share.

Kris McCoy Forest Park

New indoor-outdoor primate habitat planned for Brook eld Zoo

$50 million project to break ground next year, with completion in 2025

By BOB UPHUES Staff Reporter

When it opened to the public, Tropic World – Brookfield Zoo’s indoor recreation of the tropical rainforest featuring the animals in habiting it – was a marvel.

“The $9 million re-creation of a rain forest is the largest indoor zoo exhibit in the world and is already being hailed as a prototype of the zoo of the future,” a Chicago Tribune re porter who visited prior to the grand opening remarked.

That was in May 1982, a full 40 years ago. Tropic World was an enor mous undertaking and had been under construction since 1975. The following year, 1983, an Asian rainforest habitat would come online Tropic World’s stars were the gorillas and visitors from around the world came to see them.

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, in Chicago for a fundraiser on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund in November 1982 made it a point to visit Tropic World and ob serve its star primate, Samson, 23, who ar rived two years earlier as the gorilla troupe’s new silverback

Next year, Brookfield Zoo officials plan to break ground on a $50 to $60 million expansion of Tropic World – the centerpiece of the first phase of major improvements planned for Brookfield Zoo in the run up to the centennial of its opening in 2034.

“We’re running really fast on a design schedule right now, bu our intent is to be through construction drawings by the end of March to April of [2023] and tr to break ground next year with an anticipated opening in 2025,” sai Dr Michael Adkesson, president and CEO of the Chicago Zoologica Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, during an interview with the Landmark last week.

When it is complete, the zoo’s great ape collection, which includes gorillas and orang utans, will have its own exclusive indoor/ outdoor habitat, which will wrap around the north and west sides of Tropic World, an area

New

primate habitat

New outdoor primate habitat

World

comprising about 2.15 acres.

A new two-story building west of Tropic World will house an indoor habitat on the ground floor with space above for a primate conservation center housing the King Conservation Leadership Academy, the Chicago Zoological Society’s high school, college and career-readiness program.

Running along the north side of Tropic World and extending about half zoo’s West Mall will outdoor primate habiide-open, mesh-netted exhibits will have no

natural landscaping greenery will feature of glass allowing zoo nose-to-nose with the

eally trying to foster personal connections,” Adkesson said. “The whole design has been taken in mind that you’re always kind of looking away from Tropic World, not at it, so that you’ve got kind of a natural greenspace be hind you rather than seeing the giant Tropic World right there in front of you.”

According to Adkesson, the outdoor habitat

Tur tle habitat

Mac aw habitat

will include two gorilla spaces, one for orang utans and one for monkeys. The new setup will also allow Brookfield Zoo to expand its gorilla group.

“Right now we have a family troupe with a silverback, some females and young ani mals,” Adkesson said. “Then we’ ll also have a second troupe that will just be an all-male troupe.”

A challenge zoos face, said Adkesson, is that it is often dif ficult to find space to house male gorillas, who in the wild would be off on their own looking to establish their own troupes

Where there is space available, zoos have had success maintaining all-male troupes of between three and five gorillas, said Adkesson. The expanded outdoor habitat will allow that at Brookfield Zoo.

“These are huge silverbacks,” said Adkesson. “They’re impressive animals that visitors love to see and tell really powerful stories and let us expand what we’re doing.”

When the gorilla troupe leaves Tropic World proper, their habitat will likely house African monkey species, which could also ro tate in and out of the outdoor habitat

“A constantly changing landscape keeps them busy, keeps them active,” Adkesson said.

Building the new primate habitats, which

will impact the crucifor m for mal garden de sign of the zoological park, is an example of a more animal habitat-centric approach Brookfield Zoo officials are expected to take over the next decade.

Adkesson said that while the large-scale improvements, like the new primate habitat, will generate a lot of talk, they’re already moving to populate “dead” spaces in the park by converting them into smaller per manent or temporary animal habitats.

Just south of Tropic World, tucked into a space behind the new Hamill Family Nature Plaza, plans call for the construction of a new aviary that will showcase North American wild birds, such as sandhill cranes, prairie chickens and kestrels

Within the nature plaza the zoo is converting raised planting beds into habitats for Blanding’s and box turtles, species the zoo has been working with Cook and DuPage counties to conserve in the wild.

There’s also a plan to erect a pair of artificial trees, one at the southwest corner outside The Swamp and one at the southwest cor ner outside the Conservation Leadership Center (the old Reptile House) where more than a dozen Macaws will be on display when the weather

DR. MICHAEL ADKESSON

e gorilla habitat inside Tropic World (above) was a marvel when it opened in 1982. When the gorillas vacate the space in 2025 for their new indoor/outdoor digs, the habitat will be used to house African monkey species, which can then rotate in and out of the two habitat areas

Introducing animals into those spaces, which are all close to one another, fills a void.

“You can come in the South Gate and you can walk all the way down to the Living Coast and not see anything other than a peacock or a goose,” Adkesson said. “One of things we’re trying to change is to bring some animals back into this space.”

Another huge project on the drawing board, one that’ll be addressed after the Tropic World project, is reimagining the northwest corner of the zoo, which is now a disjointed collection of areas that include the Pachyderm House, the Habitat Africa yards, The Australia House and the hoofed stock yards along 31st Street.

Adkesson said he sees the area as a huge, integrated African safari habitat that will emhasize habitat er the traditional, eomet-

ric layout of the park, with its long vistas and open lawns.

“It’s [an idea] that we have a lot of thought still to put in to,” Adkesson said. “We know that whatever we do it’s going to cost a lot.”

That vision for the future will take shape next year as the Chicago Zoological Society dives into its master planning effort Last week, zoo officials interviewed planning firms, one of which it will choose by the end of the month to lead that process.

“That will be about a six-month journey for us that will be utilizing staff, volunteers, board trustees but also the community,” Ad kesson said. “We’ ll have some community listening sessions as part of this to really have people share what they want to see.

“That process over the next six months will eally set our course for the next decade

BROOKFIELD ZO O/Chicago Zoological Society

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PAGE TURNER POSSUM WAS GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS:

For years, Page had dutifully read every inch of the Forest Review. She prided herself on being well informed and made sure to relay her findings to her neighbors every week.

Until now. As the seasons changed, Page needed to do more with less, and was unable to pay for her weekly subscription. She had just begun to make peace with it, vowing to have Frog I. Phone share their tips for staying informed, when she heard a knock on her door.

“Good morning Page,” said Delivery Duck, handing Page a Forest Review.

“You’ve made a mistake, I had to cancel my subscription,” said Page.

“Well that’s strange!” Delivery Duck showed Page that indeed the paper was for her, then paused in thought. “I did notice that your paper was added late to my stack. Maybe you should check-in at the office!”

Page agreed and set out to find Reporter Raccoon, whose keen instincts and observations were sure to provide some clarity.

Reporter Raccoon was fascinated by Page’s story.

“If your paper was added late, the culprit must have ordered it at the last minute!” Reporter Raccoon suddenly remembered someone at the office on Tuesday afternoon. “I didn’t get a good look at them,” she said, “but they were very still in the office lights, until suddenly, and gracefully, they fled.”

“Very odd.” Said Page. Reporter Raccoon led Page to Ad Rep Rabbit’s desk to see what else they could uncover

“Yes I talked to her.” He admitted. “But I can’t say too much. She was very soft spoken and I barely caught her name before she handed over the bucks.”

“Hmm… Quietly generous.” said Reporter Raccoon. “Curious.” “I know just who it is!” burst Page. “And I am going home.”

Who sent Page the Forest Review?

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CRIME

Scammer claims to be an ICE agent, steals $2,000 worth of Target gift cards

A scammer who claimed to be a U.S. Im migration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent threatened an immigrant with arrest – and it wasn’t until he paid off the supposed agent with Target gift cards that he realized something was amiss

The scammer contacted the victim, who lives on the 100 block of Belvidere Avenue, on Nov. 10 at 4:12 p.m. The scammer claimed that, if the victim didn’t cooperate with him in two criminal investigations, he would be arrested. The victim is in the process of applying for a per manent residency “green card,” and he didn’t want to risk getting ar rested.

The scammer told the victim to download the Process Control Software to gain access to his phone He also had the victim send him a selfie and a photo of his driver’s license

The scammer then told the victim that he would either get arrested or have to pay a bond. The victim chose to pay the bond, and the scammer told him that the only way to pay the bond was via Target gift cards.

The victim bought four $500 Target gift cards and the scammer had him read the card numbers over the phone. The scammer

then told the victim that the cards expired, and he’d have to buy another set of cards. By that point, the victim realized that he was being scammed. The perpetrator said that a Chicago police officer was around the cor ner from his house, and that the victim would be arrested if he didn’t comply But the victim, now sure that it was a scam, told him not to contact him again.

The victim contacted Target about the matter and reset his phone to try to get rid of the RNC software. The police advised the victim to alert his bank to ensure that his personal information couldn’t be used for further fraud

Vehicle thefts

The trend of car thieves trying to steal Kia’s and Hyundai’s didn’t abate in Forest Park last week -- but they weren’t always suc cessful.

On Nov. 7, the owner of a grey 2020 Kia Sedan found that someone tried to steal her car over night. The car was parked near her home on the 900 block of Lathrop Avenue The rear passenger window was smashed,

and the steering column was peeled

On Nov. 10, the owner of a silver 2017 Hyundai Sonata parked at his home on the 7200 block of Jackson Boulevard said the car was broken into over night, with the rear window smashed and the steering column peeled

Later that day, at 9:12 a.m., an Oak Park police officer on routine patrol saw a black 2018 Hyundai Sonata in the parking lot at the 7-Eleven at 205 S. Harlem Ave. The of ficer noted that its rear passenger window was broken. The car went south on Harlem Avenue before tur ning east and racing down Madison Street.

Subsequent investigation deter mined the car was stolen from the parking lot of a near by apartment building on the 7200 block of Dixon Avenue.

Check fraud

Forest Park saw two cases of checks drawn from Huntington National Bank accounts being stolen from mailboxes and suspects trying to either cash them or deposit them.

On Nov. 6 at around 5 p.m., a resident living

on the 800 block of Lathrop Avenue dropped a letter containing a $1,600 check in the mailbox at the Harrison Street/Circle Avenue intersection. On Nov. 7 at around 3 p.m., the bank contacted the victim and said that someone tried to cash that check, and the amount written on it was changed to $3,600. Huntington didn’t cash the check and put a hold on the victim’s account.

Also on Nov. 6 at around 5 p.m., a resident living on the 100 block of Marengo Avenue put a letter with a $580.61 check into a mailbox at Marengo Avenue/Randolph Street intersection. Huntington Bank contacted the victim on Nov. 9 to let her know that her check amount was changed to $6,706.40 and was deposited via a mobile app to a Bank of America account.

These items were obtained from police re ports filed by the Forest Park Police Depart ment, Nov. 7-10, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

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Page Turner Possum rapped on the door of her neighbor, Donor Doe. She appeared with Frog I. Phone, their other neighbor, who was visiting for tea.

“I know it was you!” Page said and held up the paper with a smile.

Blushing, Donor Doe told her story, explaining that with her keen ears she had heard Page Turner Possum cancel her paper. She knew she wanted to help, because she loved their weekly chats about the forest news, but

didn’t want to put herself in the headlights, er, spotlight, so she visited the Forest Review and gifted a subscription.

When Frog I. Phone heard, they also wanted to help, and just that morning had made a donation in Page’s name, because they knew how much the paper meant to their neighbor. Page thanked them both for their kindness and promised to always share the news with Donor Doe and Frog I. Phone, saying, “we neighbors have to stick together!”

Spotlight on animals

Brookfield Zoo will celebrate the 90th anniversary of its opening to the public in a couple of years, which means there are very few people indeed who don’t remember when there was a time without it being a star attraction.

Though it’s a constant in the lives of anyone who grew up around here, it’s also true that the zoo has been ever evolving. Gone are the days when polar bears would rear up on their hind le gs and snatch marshmallows – thrown from across the moat by enthralled kids and adults alike – out of the air.

The old children’s zoo, which you entered by crossing a bridge over a little man-made stream, was a go-to for families with little kids until it was bulldozed.

Another big attraction was the Primate House, or more accurately the jail cell-like cages at the rear of the building where understand ably surly gorillas would be pelted with peanuts and occasionally hurl a fistful of dir t toward the crowd lined up at the rail, out of reach.

It’s almost unimaginable nowadays how visitors interacted with animals in those days, and it took 40 years for the zoo to put a stop to the practice of letting visitors feed animals junk food (though the ban was flouted for a bit more time).

The opening of Tropic World in the 1980s came as a revelation – you could observe great apes interacting with one another in a family group in something approaching a native habitat. This was no longer simply cheap entertainment but a story of conservation.

The focus shifted to animal welfare instead and also education. While the zoo has continued to evolve with great new habitats such as Great Bear Wilder ness, there’s also been a sense the zoo was becoming more interested in the park as an attraction, an event space with a g rand carousel, spaces to host weddings and cor porate soirees, concer ts and the like.

Now, however – perhaps not coincidentally with the appointment last fall of Dr. Michael Adkesson, who oversaw the Chicago Zoologi cal Society’s veterinary programs and hospital operations – the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward animals

The first large-scale project is the construction of a vast new indoor-outdoor habitat for the zoo’s primate collection. The great apes will be given more room to roam, their numbers will be expanded and visitors will be able to get up close and personal with the animals, like they can at Great Bear Wilder ness and other exhibits at the zoo

The footprint of the outdoor exhibit appears to be about as big as Tropic World itself. Slated to open in 2025, it will set the tone for other large-scale changes – putting animals at the forefront in the next decade.

We can’t wait to see the new ape habitat and witness the continu ing evolution of Brookfield Zoo

OPINION

Discovering Myrtle Hurst in the pages of Provi

When I went to the Eagles Hall to be trained on the vintage bingo desk that takes center stage there, I welcomed walking into the time war p. The local aerie chapter 1344 was founded in 1906, when the Harlem Racetrack was still in business, a year before the changed its name to Forest Pa and neither the Forest Park ment Park nor Proviso High School existed.

I had volunteered to lear n how to use the machine as I was g ranted the prestigious position of Bingo caller for the Historical Society Member ship Appreciation Party. My instructor, David Glass, is the re gular Wednesday night caller, and he went through the behind-the-scene switches, blowers and lights that I needed to know.

The member appreciation party was an after noon of giving back to the people who suppor t, contribute and value Forest Park history. It seemed appropriate to be in a historical space playing a nostalgia game on vintage Bingo cards. People filled the hall on Sunday, enjoyed Smokey Joel’s chili, beef and classic Chicago hot do gs, not to mention the live music. We paid homage to Dr. Frank Orland, our founder, and reco gnized our for mer president, Augie Alesky, with the prestigious Orland Award.

It is through the support of our members that I get to travel down historical worm holes preparing for “lookbacks” to bring to the weekly pages of the Review. A few years ago when my husband brought me a 1923 Provi yearbook that was left behind by a family at Belmont Village, I had the oppor tunity to dive deeply into the 13th class at the high school and see teens of Forest Park families like Zimmer man and Schwab. While only the senior class had headshots, those photos provided and window into the Proviso of the past.

Proviso opened its doors in 1910, serving the entire Proviso Township community. In the 1923

ho was not the black woman, rette on the side of her head and demure smile: Myrtle

gnized as the first Black family in Maywood, Iva and Amanda, had moved there in the 1880s and had six Iva Belle (who al, Sydney,

earbook, each senior had a single quote, words to be remembered by. While some of the seniors around her chose their senior quote to be, “I chatter, chatter as I go,” or “I can live without books,” Myr tle, a Black woman, perhaps the only one in the school, chose to make a more poignant statement: “Sin writes history, silence is goodness.”

At a time when less than 20% of people com pleted high school, Myrtle, not only would com plete high school, she was awarded the bronze scholarship metal. Her granddaughter, Gayle, confir med that Myrtle was a bright woman with both reservation and will. It was Myrtle who took her to dance lessons with Katherine Dunham, brought her to Ebony, and was a steady, measured woman and a wonderful g randmother. Gayle also confir med that the quote sounded like something her g randmother would say.

When Wednesday Jour nal and Village Free Press highlighted the Hurst family who recently lost Sydney Hurst Jr., Myr tle’s ne phew, the pieces fell into place and I was able to connect with the Hurst family.

There is something special about our Forest Park Historical Society, and as we enter the season of reflection and gratitude, it seemed ap propriate to use our platform to share Myrtle’s words.

As Dr. Orland would often say, “everyone has a story,” and through studying the past we can understand the present and help shape the future.

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The Senator visited with Forest Park veterans, including D91 school board member Ste ve Rummel who served in the Marines, Park District Director Jackie Iovinelli who served in the Ar my, and Forest Park resident Erik Treese who served in the Ar my. Senator Duckworth also met with kids attending day care, answering questions about her prosthetic le g and explaining to them how technologically advanced de vices allow her to walk. It was very much a lear ning experience for the kids. The Forest Park Senior Club met with Senator Duckworth, with one senior (below left) ev en serenading the history-making senator.

Also in attendance (below right) were Cook County Clerk Karen

A L OOK BA CK IN TIME

The fth child of the rst Black Maywood family

Here is Myr tle Hurst’s senior class photo and quote from the 1923 Provi, the Proviso High School year book. Myr tle was the fifth child of Iva Van Hurst and Amanda Ema Croucher, the first Black family in Maywood.

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DEFINITION

To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential duties and responsibilities

1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.

2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.

3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.

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5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.

6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.

7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.

8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning.

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Other important responsibilities and duties

1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems.

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6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

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9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

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Knowledge of:

Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis.

Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android.

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology.

Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant.

Principles and methods of computer programming, coding and testing, including power shell, command scripting, macros, and

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Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

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- Working in and around computer equipped vehicles

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- Operating assigned equipment and vehicles

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Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance. Work overtime as operations require.

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

ACCOUNT CLERK II

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Account Clerk II. This position performs a variety of accounting clerical duties involving financial record keeping and/or transactions including accounts payable and receivable and to provide a variety of accounting support to the Development Customer Services Department. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. First review of applications November 4, 2022.

NURSERY SUPERVISOR AND CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a warm, welcoming and experienced Nursery Supervisor and Childcare Coordinator to work with the youngest among us on Sunday mornings in the nursery as well as coordinate babysitting for congregational events outside of Sunday mornings. This is one job with two different roles. As Nursery Supervisor, this person will provide a compassionate and consistent presence in caring for our babies and toddlers during the Sunday morning worship service times, supervise, train and schedule other nursery staff, maintain the nursery as a safe and clean environment, welcome and orient new families to the nursery, and build relationships with and communicate effectively with parents. The nursery hours are Sundays from 9:30–11:30am, and approximately one hour outside of Sunday morning worship service.

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple. org/job -postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@ unitytemple.org indicating “Nursery Supervisor / Childcare Coordinator” in the subject line.

PART-TIME ASSISTANT FACILITIES MANAGER

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park 324 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park

First United Methodist Church is seeking a part-time Assistant Facilities Manager to work the following hours:

- Sunday mornings 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

- Two Mondays per month from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

- Every Wednesday evening from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The position will also cover additional hours for weekdays and occasional weekend hours as needed.

Responsibilities of this position include:

- Opening and closing procedures on Sunday mornings and at the end of other church or guest events.

- Locking and unlocking appropriate doors for each event

- Overseeing the loading and unloading of bulky items through church doors

- Setting up and breaking down tables

- Directing guests to legal parking options

- Providing security for church events

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Qualifications:

• Valid Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School Psychology.

• Prefer at least 5 years of successful educational experience in both general and special education; and at least five years of successful experience in evaluating students, collaborating, and problemsolving with school and District teams.

• Master’s Degree preferred.

Demonstrates knowledge of special education legislation and acts in accordance with those mandates; follows policies and procedures of the District. Develops and implements activities that encourage students to be life-long learners. Identify and assess the learning, development, and needs of individuals and groups, as well as, the environmental factors that affect learning and school success. Uses assessment data about the

students and their environments in developing appropriate interventions and programs. Conducts appropriate individual psychoeducational assessments for children who have or are suspected of having a disability and provides written reports of assessment results.

Participates in all staff conferences of students having received psychological evaluation or reevaluation, including hospital discharge. Provide support to special education personnel including assisting staff with development of functional behavioral analysis and behavior intervention plans, modeling “best practices” and assisting special educators with instructional practices.

For a complete list of duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment

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- Contacting emergency medical, police or fire personnel when required

- Ensuring snow removal contractors arrive in time to clean sidewalks, or removing snow on private sidewalks if needed

- Accessing items in storage as needed, such as power strips, proper tape

- Handling minor repairs and contacting the Facilities Manager, Trustees or directly calling contractors when necessary

- On occasion there is some cleaning required of spaces used

This individual must present himself/ herself to the public in a professional manner as a representative of our church.

May fill in when needed for the Facilities Manager or the Custodian This position reports to the Facilities Manager, Trustees or the Pastor as needed. Must be willing to serve on rotation for emergency response from our Burglar system or the Fire Department.

Successful completion of background checks must be completed prior to work. Covid vaccinations are required.

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FULL TIME HELP WANTED

SPOTLESS CARWASH at 7343 Roosevelt and 7802 Madison St in Forest Park is in need of an attendant. We are looking for someone who likes to be outside and is friendly and likes people.

The duties are to meet and greet customers, make change, sell tokens, automatic and self serve wash instructions, keep the lot, equipment room, and perimeter clean.

Pay is $13.00 per hour to start. The hours an attendant is on duty are 9 – 11 and 12 – 5 on weekdays, 9 – 11 and 11:30 – 4 on Saturday and Sunday. Looking for Wednesday through

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

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

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River Forest Public Schools, District 90 is seeking an experienced part-time School Psychologist

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss

Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Allocation of ERICA KENYATTA THOMAS, Petitioner and DERRON ANDRE BARNETT, Respondent, Case No. 2022D005669.

PETITION FOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SOLE ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES, CHILD SUPPORT, AND CONTRIBUTION TO CHILD-RELATED EXPENSES

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Temporary and Permanent Sole Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Child Support, and Contribution to Child-Related Expenses; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before November 30, 2022, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Temporary and Permanent Sole Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Child Support, and Contribution to Child-Related Expenses entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 2, 9, 16, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

2022 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be read at 2:15 p.m. CST 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: SD97 - SUMMER 2023 LIFE SAFETY WORK

Bid Opening will be held at 2:15pm CST within the board room:

Scope of work for Bid Group 1 generally includes: Electrical, Mechanical, Roofing, Plumbing & General Trades

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, cancelled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Board’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 Thursday October 27th, 2022 and are available for viewing/download online without cost or purchase on the Bulley & Andrews, LLC One Drive, located at the following link. No username or password is required https://tinyurl.com/ysfudxfr

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 Board’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 Michael Damato 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 Michael Damato of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at mdamato@bulley.com or 847-602-9512. Dated: 10/25/22 Michael Damato Bulley & Andrews, LLC

9, 16 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR

REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY.

Request of Olivia Rose Reynolds Case Number 2022CON001315

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Olivia Rose Reynolds to the new name of: Oliver Winchester Reynolds.

The court date will be held: On December 19, 2022 at 9am via Zoom at 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, Cook County, Meeting ID: 96525616475 Password: 553663.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009829 on November 7, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of WRITE 2 READ RIGHT with the business located at: 5931 WEST MIDWAY PARK UNIT 2E, CHICAGO, IL 60644. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MICHOL MARLENE WHITNEY 5931 WEST MIDWAY PARK UNIT 2E CHICAGO, IL 60644, USA.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN

Attorney for Petitioner 722 W. Diversey Parkway, Ste. 101B Chicago, IL 60614

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of: Laura Gonzalez, Petitioner, and Noe Ayala, Respondent, Case No. 2021 D 005047.

The requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Noe Ayala, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Laura Gonzalez, for Dissolution of Marriage and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your Appearance and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before December 14, 2022 default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk. November 16, November 23, and November 30, 2022.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMONS (Family Law)

CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar)

CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO): HF22125609

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT

(Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): KALASH KIRTAN

You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Lo han demandado. Lea la información a continuación y en la página siguiente.

Petitioner’s name is: Nombre del demandante: SATNESH S. PRASAD

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the

California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 días de calendario después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE—RESTRAINING ORDERS

ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO—LAS ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN SE ENCUENTRAN EN

LA PÁGINA 2: Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier agencia del orden público que haya

recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 24405 AMADOR STREET, HAYWARD, CA 94544 - FAMILY LAW DIVISION

2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): SATNESH S. PRASAD, 607 LONGWOOD AVE., HAYWARD, CA 94541

Date (Fecha): MAY 27, 2022

CHAD FINKE, Clerk, by (Secretario, por) C. GALLO, Deputy (Asistente)

[SEAL]

Published in the Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, December 7, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Processed USDA Commodities and Commercial Food Products

The Northern Illinois Independent Purchasing Cooperative will be receiving offers on its Request For Proposals for: Direct to Manufacturer Processed USDA Commodities and Commercial Food Products. RFP’s must be received by Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. in the Business Office, Room 2136, of Oak Park and River Forest High School, 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. RFP documents may be obtained by contacting Micheline Piekarski at niipcinfo@gmail.com or by phone at (708) 434-3142. RFP’s should be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Processed USDA Commodities and Commercial Food Products

ATTENTION: Micheline Piekarski, Food Service Director.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

PROVISO EAST (See specific bid packages listed below)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR NOTIFICATION OF BID FOR PROVISO SCHOOL DISTRICT 209 – SECURITY EQUIPMENT

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

Township High School District 209, is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project. This release includes the following:

PROVISO WEST (See specific bid packages listed below)

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

PROVISO MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (see specific bid packages listed below)

PROVISO MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (see specific bid packages listed below)

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners.

PROVISO EAST (See specific bid packages listed below)

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

BP # DESCRIPTION

28B Security Equipment Proviso East/West/PMSA

• The bid documents will be distributed to bidders on or about November 11 2022

• The bid documents will be distributed to bidders on or about November 11, 2022.

• The proposals will be due on November 30 2022 at 10:00 a.m. local time via www.ibidpro.com

PROVISO WEST (See specific bid packages listed below)

• The proposals will be due on November 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. local time via www.ibidpro.com.

To bid this project, bidders should prequalify with Gilbane Building Company via Compass at https://compass app.com/auth/register The bid proposals are to be completed online at www.ibidpro.com

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required from all bidders. Guarantee Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid will be required from the awarded Bidder.

To bid this project, bidders should prequalify with Gilbane Building Company via Compass at https:// compass-app.com/auth/register. The bid proposals are to be completed online at www.ibidpro.com.

Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required from all bidders. Guarantee Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid will be required from the awarded Bidder.

The work will be done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID MAY RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER”.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LOUIS G APOSTOL, AS SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, ANTHONY MCGHEE, AS LEGATEE OF THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, PAWS ANIMAL SHELTER, AS LEGATEE OF THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, CITIZENS BANK, N.A. FKA RBS CITIZENS, N.A.

closure 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).

The work will be done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID MAY RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER”.

This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website at: https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Laws-Rules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx. All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.

This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website at: https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Laws Rules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.

Defendants 22 CH 02162 916 N. HUMPHREY AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60302

NOTICE OF SALE

The Proviso Township High School District 209 and Gilbane Building Company reserve the right to reject any or all bids. All information submitted as part of this process shall be considered public information under the State Freedom of Information Act unless specifically disclosed on the applicable information by the Bidder. Challenges to such exemptions shall be defended solely by the Bidder.

The Proviso Township High School District 209 and Gilbane Building Company reserve the right to reject any or all bids. All information submitted as part of this process shall be considered public information under the State Freedom of Information Act unless specifically disclosed on the applicable information by the Bidder. Challenges to such exemptions shall be defended solely by the Bidder.

Published in Forest Park Review, November 16, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 16, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 19, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 916 N. HUMPHREY AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0140000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $154,625.54.

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) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 1640900.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

Attorney File No. 1640900 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 22 CH 02162 TJSC#: 42-3560

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will re ceive 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 Friday, December 2, 2022 for the following:

Village of Oak Park 2023 Village of Oak Park

Emergency Street Lighting & Traffic Control Repair Work Bid Number: 23-105

Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/bid.

For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 2022

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the fore-

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 # 22 CH 02162 I3206920

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.

e 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.

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

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

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800669-9777.

GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA

ADVERTISEMENT FOR NOTIFICATION OF BID FOR

PROVISO SCHOOL DISTRICT 209 SECURITY EQUIPMENT

Gilbane Building Company, Construction Manager, for and acting on behalf of The Board of Education of Proviso

Township High School District 209 is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project This release includes the following:

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