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Gender pay gap closes as village hikes salaries

Female department heads earn notable pay raises

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Half of the depar tment heads at Forest Park’s village hall recently received a 3.75% salary increase, while the other half received increases of anywhere between 6% and 19%

During its Oct. 24 meeting, the village council ap proved the new salary ranges for its non-union staf f, including all of the department heads. According to Mayor Rory Hoskins, the village was trying to bring the salaries up to par with Chicago area villages of similar size, as well as to nar row the salary gap between female and male department heads. But the salary ranges as they were presented didn’t necessarily indicate actual pay raises – they merely established the minimum and the maximum salaries for each position.

At the Review’s request, Village Administrator Moses Amidei provided the actual salaries for the department heads for fiscal year 2021 and the salaries that went into effect after the Oct. 24 vote. While the salary ranges didn’t change for Village Clerk Vanessa Moritz and Finance Director Letitia Olmsted, the comparison of

e Park District of Forest Park last week sc rubbed its newly acquired property on the south side of Harrison Street. Gone, along with memories happy and not happy, are the old Pines Restaurant and its companion Oak Leaf Lounge. Clearing and securing the site was a rst step for the park district which will now focus on raising the funds necessar y to const ruct a new building to be used for park and partner programs

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Cernan Center at Triton marks 50th anniversar y of Apollo 17

Earth and Space Center will run special exhibit through April 2023

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission — the last time humans walked on the Moon. Triton Colle ge’s Cernan Earth and Space Center, named after the mission’s commander, Proviso Township High School graduate Eugene Cernan, is marking the occasion with an exhibition that runs through April 10, 2023.

Cernan grew up in nearby Maywood and Bellwood, and he graduated from what was then Proviso Township High School in 1952. He attended Purdue University, where he earned a bachelor’s de gree in electrical engineering. Cernan died in 2017, in Houston, Texas.

The Cernan Center exhibit features an interactive activity presented on a large, flat-touch-screen-table, Triton officials said.

“The table will run a program called ‘Colonize Mars’ in which multiple users can work to develop a colony on Mars through several stages of objectives,” officials announced last month. “Players can work individually or together to build their colony as quickly as possible.”

The exhibit will also show attendees what Apollo astronauts ate and what equipment they relied on during missions. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ran Project Apollo from 1961 to 1972.

During the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, Cernan left his footprints on the moon’s surface — the last astronaut to do so.

The exhibit has photos from that mission, along with a lunar sample, or moon rock, that the Apollo 17 crew collected. The moon rock is exhibited within a Lucite pyramid and sits on a lit pedestal, which NASA loaned to Triton. Nearby, various exhibits examine lunar geolo gy, the moon’s origin

and the Apollo mission’s effect on popular culture.

Along with the exhibits, the Cernan Center’s Planetarium will feature several shows, including “Dawn of the Space Age,” “Forward! To The Moon,” “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure – Early Explorers” and a holiday-themed laser show, “A Trans-Siberian Christmas.”

Admission to the Cernan Center exhibits is free. The Planetarium admission is $4 for youth ages 2 to 17 and seniors 55 and over. Tickets for adults are $8.

The Triton Colle ge Cernan Earth and Space Center is open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Cernan Center is closed on Sundays.

CONTAC T: michael@oakpark.com

PHOTOS PROVIDED

Eugene Cernan (top right) graduated from Prov iso Township High School in 1952 and was an astronaut aboard Apollo 17, the last NASA mission to the Moon in 1972. Cernan le his footprints on the lunar surface (below) and a moon rock collected by the crew (below right) is on displ ay at the Triton College exhibit.

BIG WEEK November 30-December 7

Author Discussion & Signing With Betsy Edger ton

Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 - 4 p.m., Centuries & Sleuths

Betsy Edgerton, an associate professor of journalism at Columbia College, is the editor of One Woman’s World, a collection of magazine columns written by Lenora Mattingly Weber, famed for authoring a series of books about young independent girls. 7419 Madison St., Forest Park.

Holiday Ar t & Craft Fair

Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.;

Sunday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy and St

The name says it all a showcase of several holidayrelated items to decorate the abode for the coming month. 1101 Columbian Ave., Oak 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

Morry Sochat & the Special 20s

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s

This Chicago jump-blues combo appears in Berwyn as part of WDCB’s “Bluesday Tuesday.” $10 in advance, $15 day of show. 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn.

Josh Rouse

Thursday, Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m., FitzGerald’s

The famed singer-songwriter will perform at this legendary area venue. $25 - $32, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn.

Viewing par ty : It ’s A Wonderful Life

Monday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m., FitzGerald’s

The famed holiday classic that refuses to die! This lm will be shown every Monday through Dec. 19 on three screens! 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn.

Midwinter ’s Tales: Simple GiftsA Bene t Performance For Oak Park Festival Theatre

Sunday, Dec. 4, 3-5 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church This celebration of poetry, scenes and songs incorporates a variety of spiritual and secular traditions. Adults, $40; students, $25. 924 Lake St, Oak Park.

D209 seeks 5% tax levy increase

e full amount allowed under the state’s tax cap

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

During a re gular meeting on Nov. 15, the Proviso Township High School District 209 school board voted 5-2 in favor of approv ing the administration’s recommended 5% tax levy, the maximum the district is allowed to levy under state’s tax cap law.

The board will officially adopt the levy, which is around halfthe district’s total revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, at its next meeting on Dec. 13.

Cedric Lewis, the district’s chief financial officer, said the 5 percent levy would amount to around $67 million in revenue from property taxes. Lewis said if the district doesn’t utilize the full amount it levies, then the administration plans to refund taxpayers.

“We’ re asking for the 5 percent and then we’re going to turn around and refund part ofthe levy back to the community so we can lower our taxes,” Lewis told board members. “You have to capture the base; otherwise, the district loses the money for perpetuity.”

Board members Claudia Medina and Amanda Grant voted against the proposed levy, with Grant arguing that the district should be investing the funds in additional services instead of refunding the money

“So instead ofinvesting that money, as we have in the past, in infrastructure, teacher services and other educational services for our students, you are going to get the full 5 percent so we capture that tax base and the plan is to refund that money [to families and businesses]?” Grant said.

Lewis said that ifthe board decides not to refund the money, then the administration won’t do so.

Board members who voted in favor of the 5 percent levy said that capturing the full amount makes sense in case

the district needs to utilize more funds than it anticipated. School districts in Illinois must abide by the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), which caps their ability to raise property taxes at either the level ofthe change in the Consumer Price Index or 5 percent, whichever is smaller.

The school district adopted its budget for the 2022-23 school year on Sept. 27, with budgeted operating expenditures amounting to $101 million. District administrators said there’s an operating surplus of $20 million.

Prov iso Mathematics and Science Academy in Forest Park.

Medina said that the surplus is largely due to open staffing positions in a district that is bleeding teachers. Many teachers,

students and community members have complained about the district’s low staffing and poor morale under Supt. James Henderson, which has resulted in class sizes ofmore than 40 students in some instances.

CONTAC T: michael@austinweeklynews.com

West Side to get more off-peak, evening Metra service

Changes bring service beyond pre-pandemic levels

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

West suburban and West Side riders will get more Metra service starting Dec. 5, with Oak Park, Maywood and Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood getting more service than they had even before the pandemic.

The new schedule represents something of a return to pre-pandemic service levels for the Union Pacific West Line riders, which serves East Garfield Park’s Kedzie station, Oak Park, River Forest, Maywood, Melrose Park, Bellwood and Berkeley. Similar to what Metra did on other lines earlier this year, the headways were adjusted to be more consistent and service frequency was improved in several stations.

In Oak Park, trains will stop an average of once every 15 minutes during rush hour, an improvement compared an average of 30 minutes under the current schedule and the average of 20 minutes before the pandemic. And while, even before the pandemic, many trains skipped Kedzie, Maywood and Melrose Park stations, all trains except some express trains and late evening trains will now stop there.

During the Nov. 11 Metra Board of Directors meeting, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski announced that the transit agency will be beefing up service for several lines that are still operating below pre-pandemic service levels, including the Union Pacific West Line. At the time, Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said that he hasn’t seen the new schedules, so he couldn’t comment on any details

According to the schedules released on Nov. 22, Metra is adding nine trains in each direction, increasing the number of trips from 40 to 58. It will restore the after 10:30 p.m. evening trains that were suspended early in the pandemic, albeit with slightly

different schedules Metra increased the number of rush hour trains and set more consistent headways, with trains stopping at Kedzie and west suburban stations once every half an hour. For Oak Park, in bound morning rush hour trains will stop every 15 minutes, and outbound afternoon rush hour trains will stop there every 10 to 20 minutes

With a few exceptions, the off-peak and evening trains will stop at each station once every hour. There are currently two-hour gaps in several parts of the off-peak schedule – something that was an issue even before the pandemic.

In a statement to the media, Derwinski described the new schedule as a way to ad

dress the growing travel demand and adopt to the post-pandemic commuting patter ns.

“We are greatly encouraged by the growth in ridership so far this year and are happy that we are able to expand service on the UP-West Line to provide commuters with another option as winter sets in,” he stated.

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Kedzie station outbound platform

Suspects break into U-Haul lockbox, steal rental van

Three suspects broke into a lockbox at the U-Haul facility at 801 S. Harlem Ave. on the night of Nov. 20 and used the stolen keys to steal a U-Haul rental van.

The facility’s security footage caught the suspects standing at the nearby Pace bus stop at 1:28 a.m. Two minutes later, one of the suspects walked backwards, presumably to avoid showing his face on camera, while the other two took positions at the in tersection of Harlem Avenue and Har rison Street to act as lookouts.

Customers use lockboxes to retur n keys for the vans they rented. The video footage captured the suspect getting something out their coat pocket before running to one of the parked vans The lookouts were seen joining them, and they drove of f.

The video wasn’t high enough quality to get a clear shot of any of the suspects.

A U-Haul re presentative who spoke to the police said that similar crimes have oc cur red at the company’s other rental facili ties in Chicago

Stolen River Forest vehicle spotted in

Forest Park

Forest Park police officers tried to chase down a white 2021 Kia Sedan stolen from the River Forest side of Madison Street on Nov. 21.

While on routine patrol at 1:58 a.m., Forest Park police officers spotted two men driving the vehicle east on Madison Street near the Desplaines Avenue and Madison Street in tersection. The officer noticed the broken rear window and, believing the Kia might be stolen, tried to pull it over The Kia sped off, heading south on Circle Avenue, with the officer tracking it all the way to Lexing ton Street. Officers tracked it as it went east on 15th Street, then north on Elgin Avenue, then east on Roosevelt Road, losing track of it as it went north on Harlem Avenue.

The police used the license plate infor mation to find the owner The investigation of the parking lot revealed the shattered window glass

Gas station burglar y

A Citco g as station at 7400 Roosevelt Rd. was burglarized on the night of Nov. 21, with a suspect stealing cigarettes, lottery tickets and memory cards from some of the security cameras

At around 3:27 a.m., the suspect shattered a g as station door with a brick. The suspect was also able to break into the area behind the cash re gister By the time police of ficers ar rived, the suspect was gone.

The g as station owner and the store manager identified the missing items. The owner said he had a second camera system that the suspect didn’t touch. He was still trying to access the footage at the time of the re port.

Motor vehicle thefts

Kia’s and Hyundai’s continued to be popu lar targets of theft throughout Forest Park.

On Nov. 20 at around 3:50 a.m., two men got into a white 2019 Hyundai Elantra parked at

the owner’s home on the 7700 block of Ad ams Street. The incident was captured on the victim’s surveillance camera.

A day later, a grey 2018 Kia Sportage was stolen from the parking garage of an apartment building on the 1100 block of Lathrop Avenue The victim saw broken glass at his parking spot.

A black 2017 Kia Soul was stolen over night from the rear parking lot of a building on the 900 block of Circle Avenue. The victim discovered the theft on Nov. 27 at 8:55 a.m. The review of the security footage from the landlord’s camera didn’t tur n up any re cordings of the Kia being driven away

These items were obtained from police re ports filed by the Forest Park Police Depart ment, Nov. 20-27, 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

PAY EQUIT Y Gender upswing

from page 1

of their actual salaries show notable in creases In fact, Public Works Director Sal Stella is the only male director whose salary went up by more than 3.75%.

Each fiscal year star ts May 1 and ends April 30 of the following year. Both in 2021 and 2022, the salary ranges were approved after the star t of the fiscal year, but Amidei told the Review that they were retroac tive to the star t of the fiscal year.

Name Title

FOREST PARK 20212022 SAL ARIES

FY2021 FY2022 Change Percentage

Moses Amidei Village Administrator

$119,000.00 $123,462.50 $4,462.50 3.75%

Vanessa Moritz Village Clerk/HR $96,150.16 $102,000.00 $5,849.84 6.08%

Steve Glinke Director of Health and Safety $88,961.61 $92,297.67 $3,336.06 3.75%

Sal Stella Director of Public Works $100,000.00 $108,000.00 $8,000.00 8.00%

Letitia Olmsted Finance Director $100,000.00 $117,000.00 $17,000.00 17.00%

Karen Dylewski Community Center Director $83,512.72 $100,000.00 $16,487.28 19.74%

Phil Chiappetta Fire Chief $137,923.45 $143,095.48 $5,172.03 3.75%

Ken Gross Police Chief $137,923.45 $143,095.48 $5,172.03 3.75%

Fire Chief Phil Chiappetta and Police Chief Ken Gross are the highest-paid village de par tment heads. They ear ned $137,923 in 2021 and the latest increase raised their salaries to $143,095.

Amidei himself is the third-highest paid de par tment head, ear ning $119,000 in 2021 and $123,462 in 2022. All three depar tment heads got 3.75% increases.

Hoskins previously told the Review that, with the salary

ranges, the village took experience and the nature of the position into account, so it was impossible to have complete gender parity – but the last two salary increases were meant to nar row the gap between what female de par tment heads and male de par tment heads are ear ning.

Under the 2022 increases, none of the female de part ment heads now ear n less than $100,000. Moritz, who also serves as the village’s HR director, saw her salary increase

by 6.08%, from $96,150 to $102,000. Olmsted’s salary went up by 17%, go ing from $100,000 to $117,000. Mohr Community Center Director Karen Dylewski got a 19.74% increase, the highest salary increase out of all de par tment heads, going from $83,512 to $100,000. And while she previously ear ned less than any other director, that distinction now goes to Director of Public Health & Safety Steve Glinke, who went from ear ning $88,961 to ear ning $ 92,297. That re presents a 3.75% salary increase

Stella’s salary increased by 8%, go ing from $100,000 to $108,000. He previously told the Review that, while the salary range for the position was increased in 2021, it didn’t translate into an actual salary increase at the time.

Hoskins has told the Review that he was satisfied with the most recent salary adjustments

“I think we’re closer to pay equity and I think it’s an im por tant ste p for the village,” he said at the time.

Think local. Forest Park proposes 6% tax levy increase

County likely to reduce in crease once tax rates are con rmed next summer

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

The village of Forest Park is proposing to raise its property tax levy by 6%, but Finance Director Letitia Olmsted emphasized that they expect the actual increase to be smaller than that.

As a non-home rule municipality, Forest Park falls under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), which limits tax levy increases to 5% or the level of the Consumer Price Index, whichever is smaller

The rate at which the individual prop er ties are taxed is set based on a complex for mula that takes into account the change in property values and the new properties that came onto the tax rolls.

The village’s levy also includes the amount it levies on behalf of the Forest Park Public Library. Olmsted told the Re view that Forest Park is proposing to levy $465,392 more, a 6% increase, to account for the library portion. The library portion was set before the taxing bodies had the more up-to-date financial information,

which was larger than what it will actually be able to levy under PTELL.

The village council voted unanimously on Nov. 28 to acce pt the proposed levy A public hearing will be held Dec. 19 at 6:45 p.m., 15 minutes before the star t of the last village council meeting of 2022, where the council is expected to vote to approve the levy

While taxing bodies calculate the levies, they don’t have the final word on what the property owners actually pay. The Of fice of Cook County Clerk calculates the tax rates based on the data from the Of fice of Cook County Assessor. If a taxing body levies more than it’s entitled to, the clerk decreases the levy accordingly, but if a taxing body levies less than it’s entitled to, it gets stuck with the smaller amount.

Nor mally, the clerk issues the levy re por t, which gives the taxing bodies a gener al idea of how much they can levy, in June This year, the re por ts weren’ t issued until November The Forest Park Public Library Board of Trustees, which approved its levy in October, had to use a preliminary re port, which projected a higher levy than

the final re port outlined.

Because the library is subject to PTELL as well, its actual levy will be lower – but, for the time being, the village has to work with the levy that was approved

According to Olmsted’s Nov. 21 memo to the village council, the proposed increase without the library por tion would be $336,523, a 5% increase. The library portion will have a 6% increase, or $128,869 in new revenue.

The memo explains that the levy would put $630,000 more toward pension obliga tions, while also reducing the revenue toward corporate fund, which covers general pur pose spending, and the special revenue fund, by the total of $520,296. Olmsted wrote that this will be done to reduce pension liabilities amid increasing pension obligations.

Olmsted also noted that the Of fice of County Clerk isn’t excepted to release the tax rates until June 2023. Once the rates are released, she said, the actual amount may decrease – something which, she noted, happened to Forest Park last year

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2022 Walk

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Clockw ise from top le : Attendees take rides on a horse drawn carriage; Jackson Regan, the dog, says hello to Santa Claus; Hannah Miller per forms in the window at Schauer’s Hardware; Juliet Harring ton, 8, of Forest Park, walks through fake snow inside of Schauer’s Hardware on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Friday, Dec. 2, Christmas comes to Madison Street

Business owners leverage small town charm to attract customers

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

To capitalize on the holiday season, Jeff Sukoski at Famous Liquors has set up a display of holiday beers — Christmas Ale from Great Lakes Brewing, Fistmas (with ginger and orange peel) from Revolution, Freezing Season from Flying Dog, another Christmas Ale from Anchor, Jingle Bales from Spiteful Brew ing, Holiday Ale from New Belgium, and Christmas Por ter from Three Floyds Heidi Vance and Jayne Ertel, co-owners of Team Blonde have put together gift items that can be curated. For example:

Charcuterie board, charcuterie book, oven mitt, and dish towel; candles that work to end human trafficking, gorgeous glass match holders, and a meditation book; a journal made from recycled books, candle poured in a recycled wine bottle, and a handbag made from re cycled innertubes.

Business owners up and down Madison Street are attempting to surf the consumer spending wave that seems to always happen between Black Friday and January 1. The National Retail Federation “expects Americans to spend 6% to 8% more this 2022 holiday season, bringing overall spending to between $942.6 and $960.4 billion.”

HOLIDAY WALK on pa ge 14

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HOLIDAY WALK

from page 11

That’s why the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce does everything it can to transform Madison Street into the kind of winter wonderland that will attract both residents and out of towners to the small businesses between Harlem and the Desplaines River, and the village supports the ef fort by hanging ice blue banners on the 70 lamp poles along the street and putting up a close to 30-foot Christmas tree in Constitution Court.

According to the website MoneyMentor, each American family plans to spend an average of $833 this holiday season which is slightly above the 10-year average.

Business owners are attempting to take advantage of that urge to spend by offering more than just presents to put under the tree. At the Brown Cow, for example, Connie Brown is featuring gingerbread, egg nog, peppermint and pumpkin ice cream.

Jacques Shalo at Kribi is offering seasonal drinks — Winter Morning Chai, Elf Of f the Shelf Matcha, Coquito Latte and Pe ppermint Mocha — to get his coffee shop into the holiday spirit.

“Grinch is what we are calling a holiday shot special,” said Anthony Crawford, the general manager of O’Sullivan’s Pub-

“Elements Massage is offering a buy one, get one 50% of f deal on gift cards,” Jean Erhardt, the owner, re ported.

Chris Everett the president of Everett Wealth Solutions is giving clients a 20% discount on financial planning fees “before

my’s Place, is joining the other restaurant owners in town in booking Christmas parties.

Pineapple Dance Studio is offering a free Zumba class to all new clients during the month of December.

Empowering Gardens is also offering not a product but an experience. On Dec. 10 Ana and Richard are hosting an ornament painting session for kids. “This is a perfect winter holiday easy craft for your child,” said Ana, “that can become a meaningful fun decoration. The session includes supplies and a snack and will cost $10 person.

Erich Krumrei said Play It Again Sports will decorate its window with spray painted sports gear and lights and will host the Gasse School of Music during the Holiday Walk.

The annual Holiday Walk which Krumrei mentioned will take place on Friday, Dec. 2, be ginning at 6 p.m.

Nothing but good fun on Madison

The Holiday Walk, said Laurie Kokenes, executive director of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce, “showcases Forest Park as a whole as well as our downtown business district and brings folks together

to share some holiday cheer made possible by the generosity of our sponsors.

“Live window displays, merchant open houses, horse-drawn car riage rides, balloon twisting, face painting, Santa & Mrs. Claus and an Ice Sculpture photo op are just part of the magic of this annual Holiday Walk on Madison Street.”

Like the Casket Races, the Holiday Walk is designed to both attract business to the merchants on Madison Street and also to contribute to a sense of community spirit.

“What makes the event so special,” said Kokenes, “is the creativity of the business community and other organizations is shared with the greater community, bringing us all together for a joyful event.”

Speaking of creativity, Rich Schauer claims that he is going to actually make it snow INSIDE his hardware store.

In addition to Krumrei hosting the Gasse School, Augie Aleksy will feature the Medieval Singers at Centuries and Sleuths Book Store during the walk.

Statewide enthusiasm for Holiday Walk

The Enjoy Illinois website raved about the walk saying:

Forest Park’s Madison Street transforms into a vibrant winter wonderland for the annual Holiday Walk & Festival of Windows!

Locals and visitors alike flock to Downtown Forest Park to celebrate the lighting of the village tree, while strolling along Madison Street’s charming collection of boutique shops and eclectic eateries to witness the splendor of live window displays, horse-drawn car riage rides, visits from Santa & his reindeer, festive face painting, and much more

In addition to the unique live window displays lining the block, merchants along Madison Street will be offering special discounts and sales during the event so bring your shopping list and find gifts for everyone on your list!

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Bob and Milady Gerger take a sel e along Madison street dur ing Forest Park’s holiday walk Friday, December 4, 2021

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Photographer

Centur y and Sleuth’s bookstore hosted the Pippens during Forest Park’s holiday walk Friday, December 4, 2021.

The holidays start on Madison St.

It is the most magical night of the year. e Holiday Walk is here.

Live window displays, merchant open houses, horse-drawn car riage rides, balloon twisting, face painting, Santa & Mrs. Claus and an Ice Sculpture photo op are just part of the magic of this annual Holiday Walk on Madison Street.

6 p.m.. . . . . . Santa & Mrs. Claus arrive by fire engine at Constitution Court to light the tree (Madison & Thomas)

6 to 8 p.m. . . Visit Santa & Mrs. Claus at Forest Park Bank for a chat and photo ops. The bank is at 7348 Madison.

6 to 8 p.m. . . Horse-drawn sleigh rides begin at Beloit and Madison and at Elgin and Madison. These are one-way rides from 2 different stops.

6 to 9 p.m. . . Balloon twisting at Foundry/FP

6 to 9 p.m. . . Face painting at Fiore Pizz eria & Bakery and Everett Wealth Solutions

6 to 9 p.m. . . Ice sculpture photos on the lawn at Todd & Holland Tea Merchants

And there’s more

Park District of Forest Park is making s’mores -- while they last -- in Constitution Court. Forest Park Arts Alliance is doing a photobooth at 7251 Madison St. (yes, it’s an empty storefront). Use their props or bring your own.

Mention this ad for one (1) free 30-min lesson in: Cello • Guitar • Piano Viola • Violin (one coupon per person, new students only)

see us perform during the Holiday Walk from 6pm - 9pm at Play It Again Sports, 7443 Madison St.

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Attendees grab free cookies outside of Twisted Cookie on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Gender pay equity at village hall

Over the past year, the Review has covered a series of discussions at the village council related to adjusting salary ranges for de par tment heads at village hall. It seemed like some exercise in inter nal housekee ping that probably had value. But we did not understand the pur pose of the exercise until we finally be g an asking better questions this week.

What’s clear is that Mayor Rory Hoskins, the commissioners, and Administrator Moses Amidei have been working to create a more equitable pay structure for women in key leadership posts in Forest Park’s village gover nment.

Good for them

Forest Park’s history is not unusual. There have been a paltry number of women in top leadership. And neither the posts they have been assigned to nor the individual women in those posts have been compensated adequately over all these years.

Star ting now that has been intentionally changed.

While male de par tment heads received decent pay hikes for the coming year — most saw increases of 3.75% — three women in leadership saw increases ranging from 6% to not quite 20%.

That brings Village Clerk Vanessa Moritz, Finance Director Letitia Olmsted, and Community Center Director Karen Dylewski each to a minimum of $100,000. It took the heaviest bump, 19.74%, to get Dylewski to that milestone number.

The pay hikes approved recently for de par tment heads still re flect reasonable reflections of the roles being played. The chiefs, police and fire, are the top paid administrators in the village Amidei, still somewhat new in his post, got a 3.75% increase and now makes $123,000 to place him third on the payroll.

Olmsted, filling the critical role of finance chief, remains the highest paid woman at village hall.

This important change took fresh eyes from elected leaders who reco gnized the traditional and, until now, wrongly acce pted inequities in pay structure. In a gover nment not swimming in sur pluses, it took conscious ef fort and some fiscal stretching to accomplish this worthy goal.

Hoskins, reflecting on the progress, said, “I think we are closer to pay equity and I think it’s an impor tant ste p for the village.” We fully agree.

See you Friday on Madison

The Chamber’s Holiday Walk is back in full force and splendid spirit this Friday evening all along Madison Street.

Join in for a lovely evening that will tur n your mind toward the holidays, reinforce your pride in our community, and leave you impressed by the resilience of Forest Park’s vital and inde pendent business community

Thanks to the Chamber for all of its work through the year to showcase our village

OPINION

Santa’s lament - problems at the North Pole

‘I

haven’t heard any ho ho hos lately,” said Mrs. Claus to Santa as they were eating breakfast yesterday.

The nor mally jolly old elf sighed, “It’s just not like it used to be. It used to be that an orange and a candy cane in a stocking hung by the chim ney with care would make kids happy. Now 6-year olds are sending me emails saying they want an iPhone 14. Now it’s Magic Mixies Magical Misting Crys tal Ball which I have to pay 60 bucks apiece for!”

OUR VIEW HOLMES

When he could get them, that is With supply chain problems and all the stuff being made in China with so many CO VID lockdowns, Santa didn’t think he could give kids what they wanted. At least this year

“Did you know,” Santa said to his wife after drain ing his coffee cup, “that Yiwu, a town in Zhejiang province in China, manufactures 60% of all the Christmas decorations in the world?!”

On top of that, he used to be able to fit all those stocking stuffers into his sleigh but now that children want so much stuff and the fact that the world’s population has increased from 2 billion to 8 billion in the last hundred years has meant he has to rely on FedEx and UPS to deliver a lot of the presents A logistical nightmare.

And that’s upsetting to Mrs. Claus who is into being green. Reindeer pulling a sleigh don’t leave a carbon footprint, she argues, but all those delivery trucks do. What’s more, the wife is pushing her hubby to buy only fair trade items. Do you know how hard it is to get fairly traded Magic Mixies Magical Misting Crystal Balls?

And that’s if he can get into some areas. The eight reindeer — well nine if you count Rudolf — are refusing to fly over Ukraine or the Taiwan Straights for fear of being mistaken for an enemy aircraft and getting shot down by a missile

And that’s only the shipping part of the problem. Santa has had trouble getting good help lately. Everybody, it seems, has had trouble getting help. How are you supposed to meet the Christmas Eve deadline if you don’t have enough workers?

To make matters worse, the elves are talking about unionizing. What happened is that they like to hang out at the Starbucks in Fairbanks, and the baristas there are all talking about striking if they don’t get better working conditions. Santa keeps arguing that

their shop at the North Pole is a nonprofit organization, but it’s “all about me” for this new generation of elves.

And to add insult to injury, the basement of his workshop is flooding because of melting ice way up in the arctic due to global warming. There are no flooding remediation technicians working anywhere near the North Pole. Perhaps the most depressing thing for Santa, however, is that what he has to offer doesn’t heal the wounds or meet the needs of millions if not billions of people. Like the 80-year old lady living in Forest Park who lost her husband in June and no matter how hard she tries, she can’t get into the Christmas spirit. In fact the holidays seem to amplify her hurting

Like the mom and her three kids who are living at least temporarily in Poland and worry constantly about her husband/their dad who is fighting for his country in Ukraine.

Like for us who are scared to let kids walk to school alone for fear of gun violence and who keep worrying even when they’re in school. Santa is very aware that he doesn’t have the solution to gun violence. A gift card to Target just won’t carry the freight.

Like for children in Ethiopia, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan who are among the 3.1 million who will die from hunger this year.

Some turkey and some mistletoe can’t make the season bright for lots of people no matter how much champagne they drink, no matter how many presents are stacked up under the tree

Santa had to laugh out loud in spite of himself.

“What?” asked his wife.

“That song ‘Walking in a Winter Wonderland’ keeps going through my head,” he replied. “Up here we have a winter wonderland 365 days a year.”

Mrs. Claus, who has a good voice, smiled at her distraught hubby and sang,

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’?

In the lane, snow is glistenin’

A beautiful sight

We’re happy tonight

Walkin’ in a winter wonderland

That brought a smile to Santa’s face. He said, “You know, Sweetie, those who have it good in life don’t really need what I bring them to make their holidays happy, and for those who don’t have it good, what I bring them doesn’t really help that much.”

FOREST P ARK

REVIEW

Repor ter Igor Studenkov

Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Michael Romain

Senior Editor Bob Uphues

Digital Publishing & Technology Manager Briana Higgins

Contributing Repor ters Tom Holmes, John Rice, Bob Skolnik, Jackie Glosniak, Robert J. Li a

Columnists Alan Brouilette, Jill Wagner, Tom Holmes, John Rice

Big Week Editor James Porter

Staff Photographers Alex Rogals, Shanel Romain

Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead

Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea

Designer Susan McKelvey

S ales and Marketing Representatives

Lourdes Nicholls, Marc Stopeck, Kamil Brady

Business & Development Manager Mary Ellen Nelligan

Donor Relations Manager/Food Editor Melissa Elsmo

S ales & Digital Development Manager Stacy Coleman

Circulation Manager Jill Wagner

Editor and Publisher Dan Haley

Special Projects Manager Susan Walker

A sugar cookie and some sweet conversation

If you’re like me, you may be wondering about Jackie Schulz, who retired in 2017 after more than 47 years writing a weekly column. One of Jackie’s neighbors sug gested I just knock on her door.

First, I stopped at Forest Park Bakery because Jackie is partial to sugar cookies. One of the cookies was decorated like a pumpkin, the other was a turkey. When I knocked, her upstairs neighbor welcomed me As usual, Jackie was renting to a family from another country.

Jackie is 92 years old and still lives in the frame two-flat her grandfather constructed over a century ago. She explained that her family originally lived on the South Side of Chicago. She spoke wistfully of her old neighborhood. She said it was dotted with “prairies,” a Chicago euphemism for vacant lots.

When their lease was up on their apartment, Jackie’s parents moved to the two-flat her grandfather, Paul Schulz, had built on Beloit Avenue. Jackie was dismayed by Forest Park. Instead of the wide-open spaces of the South Side, the town had rows of frame houses all crammed together She never ear ned a degree in jour nalism

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ut did obtain degrees in English and Education. She taught for the Chicago Public Schools Her first assignment was teaching Kindergarten at Jenner School in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood.

Jackie taught students in ourth grade and younger. When she wasn’t teaching, she spent summers traveling. She visited Asian countries with a group of teachers. She traveled alone to the Middle East, India and Nepal.

Jackie not only saw the world, she welcomed the world to her door. She takes in renters from all parts of the globe. When these families enroll their children at Garfield School, Jackie writes a note explaining they’re her tenants

When she started writing her column for publisher Bob Haeger, she practiced local jour nalism in its purest form. Her secret weapon was walking a cute dog through Forest Park. “You either need a dog or a baby to get a story. A baby is a lot more work.”

Jackie was fascinated by the people she bumped into. She was also diligent about listing their birthdays in her column. She was ahead of her time by sometimes listing the birthdays of people who were deceased. To

A L OOK BA CK IN TIME

Forest Parkers’ pride

In 1949, Refiners Pride, the local g as station at Randolph Street and Belvidere Avenue, sponsored the local girls basketball team. The Proviso girls featured here in cluded Nor ma Berger, who was known for her pitching in the All-American Girls Baseball League during the 1950 season for the Springfield Sallies. Her older sister, Bar bara, played for the Chicago Colleens and the Racine Belles, and the two were the inspiration for the story of the sisters who are de picted in the 1992 film, A League of Their Own, although they never played against each other in the league.

Jill Wagner

e Re ners Pride girls played the Welco Oil girls in an opener game starting the bene t night held at Prov iso eldhouse recently, which starred the Globetrotter team. Pictured here are Elenor Frank, Carol Hydam, Shirley Hein, Norma Berger and Anata Parlemo. Dec. 22, 1949 Forest Park Rev iew archives

day, people call these “Heavenly Birthdays.” Jackie’s heart is with the salt-of-the earth residents of Forest Park. Unlike a “snooty” relative she had, she doesn’t look down on blue collar workers. She pointed out that without garbage men our community would collapse. She’s also a strong supporter of labor unions.

An only child who inherited her war mth from her Irish mother, Jackie has a dazzling smile and infectious laugh. She never married and once said, “I had some good romances but I wasn’t going to get into it full-time.”

Over the years, Jackie wrote about 2,500 columns for the Review. She never wrote about herself or her travels. She believed the focus should always be on other people. No one was better at finding topics than Jackie. She also took photos to run with her columns

Jackie and I had so many laughs that after noon. There was some reminiscing, but Jackie prefers to talk about contemporary topics. She wonders if there are going to be more changes at the Review. She misses her friends from the newsroom.

If you’re going to visit Jackie, you might want to bring some sugar cookies We ended up sharing the pumpkin one

Jackie planned to give the turkey cookie to “the little girl upstairs.”

Evelyn Krueger, 85

Legal secretary, music director

Evelyn Grace Krue ger, 85, of Forest Park and Oak Park, died on Nov. 20, 2022. Born on April 27, 1937, she graduated from Park College with a bachelor’s degree in Music and was the music director and organist of Waldensian Presbyterian Church. She worked for many years as a legal sec retary and brought joy to so many people through her beautiful music which was the love of her life

A member of the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, she was the music program chair for nine years and an avid supporter of many environmental groups.

Evelyn was the daughter of the late Raymond “Jim” and Anne Krue ger; the sister of Roberta (Peter “King”) DeVuono and Jerry Krue ger; the aunt of Carey DeVuono, Susan Reckert, Richard (Lora) DeVuono, Becky (Rick) Maddalozzo and Michelle Ann Krue ger Vasquez; the great-aunt of 10; and the cousin and friend of many.

Services were held on Saturday, Nov. 26 with private interment at Aca cia Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Nineteenth Century Charitable As sociation (NCCA) at www.nineteenthcentury.org are appreciated.

Arrangements were handled by Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home.

OB ITUARIES

Daniel G. Fedorski, 47

Former Brook eld police o cer

Daniel Gerard Fedorski, 47, a for mer resident of North Riverside and Forest Park who served as a police officer in Brookfield and as a homicide detective in Au rora, died Sept. 30, 2022.

Mr. Fedorski’s children say that everywhere he went he would make a new friend. He had a heart for fathers and encouraged others to invest in their chil dren. He was bold for Christ and never hesitated to share his faith and lead others to know Jesus. One of his favorite sayings was “you can take anything away from your kids, as long as you replace it with yourself.” Every spare moment Mr. Fedorski had was spent with his family, whether it was golfing with his boys on Friday mornings or going shopping with his girls. He loved music, watching sports, the 4th of July, and all things American.

His wife, Dana, and the children will forever

treasure his sense of humor and unending love for them.

Mr. Fedorski was a devoted husband to Dana (nee Brosseau) and a proud, loving father of Abigail, Madison, Daniel, Davis, Benjamin, Samuel, Caro line, and Camden. He was the son of the late Eugene and Mary Fran (nee Halpin) Fedorski; the brother of Jim (Kim) Fedorski, Maggie (Bob) Filec and Tim (Amy) Fedorski; the uncle of Emily (Jeremy) Ber nas, Robert (Sarah) Filec, Frank (Coco) Filec, Mary Filec, Kenny and Katie, Meghan, Hayley, Will and Brynn Fedorski; the great uncle of Francesca and Nora Bernas; the son-in-law of Mike and Mary Beth Brosseau; a brother-in-law to Katie (Matt) Taylor, Mike (Annie) Brosseau, Jen (Travis) Traub, Liz (Greg) Koch; and an uncle to Allison and Meadow Taylor, Maggie Traub, Brady, Bree, and Barrett Koch

A service in Illinois will be held at a future date In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mr. Fedorski’s family at gofundme.com/f/danfedorski.

Deadline is Monday at 5:00 p.m. HELP WANTED

River Forest Public Schools

River

Qualifications:

BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 | BY FAX: (708) 467-9066 BY E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG

HOURS: 9:00 A.M.– 5:00 P.M. MON–FRI

HELP WANTED

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class.

Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

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

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.

4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.

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.

9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs.

10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,

software and other forms of systems and data.

11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training.

12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling.

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

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.

5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations.

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

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

VB scripts.

Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to:

Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:

- Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time

- Operating assigned equipment

- Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance

- Working in and around computer equipped vehicles

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:

- Making observations

- Communicating with others

- Reading and writing

- Operating assigned equipment and vehicles

Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others.

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

Experience and Training Guidelines

Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

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

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Public Health Department. This position provides a variety of responsible administrative and analytical functions; records and monitors department budget and fiscal requirements of grant-funded programs; oversight of Accounts Payable process; prepares reports and serves as a resource for computerized office applications. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

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 Sunday. If you are mechanically inclined please mention it.

Please come to 7343 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park to pick up an application. 708-771-2945.

Thank you

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.

• 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

Interested candidates should complete the online application available at www.district90.org.

Custom Frame Company

HELP WANTED • NETWORK SPECIALIST

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

BERWYN DELUXE 1 BD

32nd st and Oak Park Ave. Huge apartment. Deluxe 3.5 rooms, 1 bdrm. Includes heat, water, storage, parking, appliances, laundry facility, etc. Freshly painted. Close to shopping, parks, hospital, train, stores. 1 month security deposit. 1 year lease. $995 per month.

No pets, no smoking. Avail Nov or Dec. Broker 708-347-2500

PUBLIC NOTICES

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 NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMMONS (Family Law)

CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar)

CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO): HF22130927

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): ANGELO C GALLARDO

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: MERCEDITA M. GALLARDO

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.

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): OCT 21, 2022

CHAD FINKE, Clerk, by (Secretario, por) SARAH GOUVEIA, Deputy (Asistente)

[SEAL]

Published in the Wednesday Journal November 23, 30, December 7, 14, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Riverside School District 96 in Riverside, Illinois will receive sealed bids for:

Blythe Park Auditorium Repurposing Project

Copies of the Bid Documents including plans and specifications will be available starting November 7, 2022. Bidders can download electronic Drawings and Specifications from the BHFX Plan Room, www.bhfxplanroom.com. Printed sets may be ordered and paid for by the contractor.

All bids offered must be accompanied by bid security in the form of certified check or bid bond made payable to the Owner in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the aggregate of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. The successful bidder for the project is required to furnish Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid amount, with sureties to be approved by the Owner, and in the form required by the Bidding Documents.

sufficient time to register at the building prior to being permitted to proceed to the meeting location.

Bids will be received until 1:00 PM, December 6, 2022, at the District office at 3440 S. Harlem Ave, Riverside, IL 60546. A public bid opening will take place afterwards at 1:30 PM, December 6, 2022 at the Hauser Middle School, 65 Woodside Road, Riverside, IL 60546 in the Hauser Auditorium.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof.

Published in the RB Landmark November 23, 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE

The Village of Forest Park will be accepting nomination papers from candidates for municipal office from December 12, 2022, through December 19, 2022, in the office of the Village Clerk, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois 60130.

The clerk’s office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 12 through Monday, December 19, 2022.

For additional information, call Vanessa Moritz at (708) 615-6202.

Published in Forest Park Review November 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 20 December 2022, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9:

Zoning Regulations of the Forest Park Code of Ordinances to amend 9-5A-3: Prohibited Uses in the I-1 Industrial District.

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in the Forest Park Review November 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 20 December 2022, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit to allow the replacement of three existing billboards with new, digital billboards in the I-2 Industrial District on the following described properties(s):

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

The successful bidder is required to pay the general prevailing wage for work under this Contract as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, and shall submit certified payroll records, in compliance with the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130) and the requirements of the Bidding Documents.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on November 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Hauser Middle School, 65 Woodside Road, Riverside, IL 60546 in the Hauser Auditorium. Bidders must allow

That part of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 13, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Northwesterly line of Des Plaines Avenue, a distant 50.00 feet Northeasterly, as measured at right angles, from the center line of the main track of the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad (later the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, now the Chicago and North Western Railway Company), as said main track center line was originally located and estab-

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lished across said Section 13; thence Northwesterly parallel with said original main track center line, a distance of 370.00 feet; then Southwesterly at right angles to the last described course a distance of 25.00 feet, more or less, to a point distant 25.00 feet

Northeasterly, measured at right angles, from the center line of the most Northerly main track of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, formerly the Chicago Great Western Railway Company) as said main track is now located; thence Southeasterly parallel with said last described main track center line to a point on the Northwesterly line of said Des Plaines Avenue; thence Northeasterly along said Northwesterly line of Des Plaines Avenue, to the point of beginning and commonly known as the southwest corner of Van Buren Street and Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park, Illinois.

That part of the East half of the Northwest quarter of Section 13, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, (except the West 33 feet thereof) lying West of a line 50 feet West, measured at right angles thereto, of the center line of Des Plaines Avenue; South of the South right-of-way line of Chicago and Great Western Railroad, and Northerly of the following described line; Beginning at a point in a line 33 feet west of, measured at right angles there too, the center line of Des Plaines Avenue, 160 ft southerly, measured along align 33 feet west of, and parallel with the centerline of Des Plaines Avenue, from the South right-of-way line of said Railroad; thence Southwesterly on a line forming an angle of 54 degrees, 41 minutes, 34 seconds, (measured from South to Southwest from the last described parallel line extended Southerly) 763.81 ft; thence continuing Southwesterly on a straight line to a point in the West line of said East half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 13, 213.75 ft north of the southwest corner thereof.

Commonly known as 711 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL

PIN: 15-13-112-021-0000

The applicant is the Chicago Transit Authority.

Signed: Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in the Forest Park Review November 30, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 20 December 2022, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9 of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to add a Permitted Variation. Additionally, there will be a public hearing for a variation request to allow the resubdivision of two adjacent lots, under common ownership, on the following described properties(s):

Parcel 1: LOT 7 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 30 FEET) AND LOT 6 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 56 FEET) IN BLOCK 7 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM IN THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, IL-

LINOIS.

Commonly known as 118 Rockford Street, Forest Park, IL

Parcel 2:

THE SOUTH 56 FEET OF LOT 6 IN BLOCK 7 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 7515-7521 Dixon Street, Forest Park, IL

PINs: 15-13-407-026-0000, 15-13407-034-0000, 15-12-407-018-0000

The applicant is Jerome Olson.

Signed: Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in the Forest Park Review November 30, 2022

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.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive qualifications submittals via email to the Office of the Village Engineer, at bmkenna@oak-park.us , until 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 22, 2022, for the following: Transportation & Traffic Engineering Services for Transporation Committee

Traffic Calming Petitions & School Safety Plans. The Village is in need of professional engineering services to administer resident-based traffic calming petitions and also to develop and/ or revise any school safety plans on as as-needed basis. The Village is anticipating an initial 3-year term of an agreement for these professional services.

In general, work involves collecting traffic data; developing and generating collision diagrams and various traffic studies or reports; making

recommendations for any traffic calming or other transportation related improvements; preparing and presenting reports to the Transportation Commission and Village Board; and communicating with petition organizers, residents, and stakeholders. The Village currently has approximately twenty claming petitions in-hand to be worked on by the selected consultant as well as any petitions received during the term of the agreement. Work on school safety plans is on an as-needed basis.

The Request for Qualifications may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/bid starting on Monday, December 5, 2022. For questions, please call or email Eric Otto, Civil Engineer, at 708-358-5728 or eotto@oak-park.us

Published in Wednesday Journal, November 30, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 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.

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 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

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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) 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

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-4 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ERIC STARKS, JUSTIN STARKS, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF THE ASPEN G3 TRUST, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 5335

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-222-018-0000.

Commonly known as 464 Lenox Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is im-

proved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SPS001394-22FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3207850

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-PR1 TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. MARY WOLFE; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA; CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 10876

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-331-015-0000.

Commonly known as 1028 South Austin Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60304.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 21-009135

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