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D209 debates nepotism policy changes By MICHAEL ROMAIN

High Schools District 209 prompted a heated debate between school board members about whether or not the changes are necessary. The changes, introduced by board member Ned Wagner, who heads up the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Policy Committee, would prevent

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During a Nov. 7 regular board meeting, a series of proposed changes to the nepotism policy at Proviso Township

anyone related to, or in business with, a sitting board member from working in the district for as long as that board member is in office. See D209 NEPOTISM on page 11

Firefighter at her personal best in triathlons

She credits craft beer, malort and chilling out for helping her finish fast By NONA TEPPER

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t exactly 14 hours, 21 minutes and five seconds, Lindsey Hankus crossed the finish line in Panama City, Florida, after an exhausting Ironman that included a 2.4-mile swim in the Gulf of Mexico, 112-mile bike ride down a deserted highway and 26.2-mile run through a state park. Hankus achieved her personal best race time at that Ironman in November, which many consider the most difficult race in the world. Her banner Ironman followed a first-place finish at the Chicago Triathlon in August. Hankus, a Forest Park firefighter, was the first woman first responder to cross the line on Columbus Drive. She has run six races this year, mostly half marathons to train for the recent Ironman. But even in those shorter races she set record times. Hankus credits her 2017 races, the best of her career and first time competing since having a child, to a regimen of chilling out, drinking craft beer and not caring

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A passerby checks out the window display for Bliss Fashion Lounge during the annual Holiday Walk and Festival of Windows on Madison Street in downtown Forest Park on Dec.1. See more photos on page 13.

See TRIATHLETE on page 8

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John Rice remembers his brother, Dan

Tom Holmes checks in with Paster Mitty

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Happy birthday, Dan

omorrow would have been Dan Rice’s 68th birthday. My brother passed away on Sept. 26 from esophageal

cancer. Dan was a well-regarded lawyer in Oak Park and Forest Park. He was a sole practitioner for 40 years, handling every kind of legal matter. Between his law practice and musical career, he became a public figure in Forest Park. I couldn’t walk down the street without people asking me if I was Dan’s brother. I would tell them Dan kept me out of jail all these years. They’d have their own stories about how Dan helped them with a legal problem. When people heard Dan was sick, they stopped to ask me how he was doing. Now that he has died, they offer their condolences. Dan and I had a good relationship during our decades in Forest Park. We once shared offices on Circle Avenue, where we helped each other professionally. I also briefly played keyboard for his band, The Lemurs. Music has been our bond since we were kids. Back then, we had a somewhat rocky relationship. Dan was five years older and the only surefire way to get his attention was to take a swing at him. We fought like brothers do, but I have warm memories of sharing a room with him. We had a radio

and listened to Dick Biondi spin the latest hits on WLS. These songs became part of our DNA and he was still playing them at his gigs in Forest Park. We also shared a love of classical music and movie soundtracks since they were the only records we had. During his teen years, though, Dan expanded my musical tastes. He would bring home records by performers with strange names, like Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas & Papas, and Bob Dylan. He wasn’t just content to listen to music; he desperately wanted to play an instrument. Our parents wouldn’t pay for formal lessons, so Dan became the only kid in the family to play our piano. I admired his patience and persistence as he learned songs by ear. He continued to pursue his musical dream as an adult and joined some friends to form The Lemurs. His stage name was Just Dan and he often sang lead vocals while playing percussion. He had a great ability to memorize lyrics. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was one of his standards. The Lemurs had a playful spirit and didn’t take themselves too seriously. After the band disbanded, though, Dan became more serious about his music. It helped greatly that he teamed up with Tam Trutwin, who became his beloved fiancé.

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“Tam & Dan” were fixtures on the Forest Park music scene. They sounded good together and he wasn’t afraid to act silly, wearing a wig, or some outlandish outfit. He also took up the harmonica, under DAN RICE the tutelage of John Milan, and showed steady improvement. Tam & Dan stopped performing when Dan was diagnosed in February. He underwent treatment that he called “hi-tech Medieval.” His condition improved, until he suddenly went downhill during the last month. Tam devoted herself to Dan, staying with him 24/7. I will never forget my last visit with my brother. He could barely speak but, ever the showman, he kept us laughing for 45 minutes. It was the kind of dark humor that the Irish turn to when reality is too painful. I was so touched that Dan wanted us to laugh, despite the dire circumstances. When it was time to leave, we said we loved each other. And tomorrow I will say, “Happy Birthday, Dan.” ■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

Get ready to pay a premium for parking Village officials nearly doubled fees for many parking permits By BOB LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Forest Park officials took a big step Nov. 27 toward closing a budget shortfall of approximately $1 million, voting unanimously at the village council meeting that evening to increase fees for parking permits and parking tickets. The action implements two of many recommendations made at a budget workshop in October. Other recommendations include imposing a sewer tax, increasing the gargar bage fee and charging for parking on MadiMadi son Street and Roosevelt Road. The cost of day parking permits will increase from $20 to $35 per month and from $55 to $100 per quarter. The cost of night parking permits will increase from $25 to $40 per month and from $70 to $115 per quarter. The cost of combination day-night parking perper mits will increase from

$40 to $65 per month and $$115 to $185. Those 65 and older will still receive a reduced rate but their cost will increase from $10 to $15 per month and from $25 to $40 per quarter for day permits; from $20 to $30 per month and $55 to $85 per quarter for night permits; and from $30 to $50 per month and $85 to $145 per quarter for combination daynight permits. In another change, permits are now only available at the Village Clerk’s Office. Village Administrator Tim Gillian said village officials estimate the changes will lead to increased revenue of $170,000 per year. The general parking ticket fine will increase from $30 to $40 and the fines for parking in a no-parking zone between 2 and 5 a.m. will increase from $30 to $50 and parking at an expired meter will increase from $20 to $30. Those who do not pay their fines before hearing dates also will have to pay more. The general fine will in in-

crease from $50 to $80 for failing to pay before a second hearing; from $100 to $120 for failing to pay before a third hearing; and from $150 to $200 for failing to appear at a third hearing. The fine for parking in a no-parking zone between 2 and 5 a.m. will increase from $50 to $125 for failing to pay before a second hearing; from $100 to $150 for failing to pay before a third hearing; and from $150 to $250 for failing to appear at a third hearing. The fine for failing to appear at a third hearing on an expired meter ticket will increase from $125 to $150 but the fine for failing to pay before a second hearing will remain $50 and the fine for failing to pay before a third hearing will remain $100. The changes do not affect the fine for parking opposite a fire door or in a fire lane; for parking in a handicapped zone; or condition of motor vehicle violation or removal or relocation of a vehicle. Gillian said village officials estimate the parking ticket fine increases would generate an additional $250,000 per year. He also said he estimates the changes will take effect Jan. 1.

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East hoops coach anticipates playoff surprise Donnie Boyce touts team’s depth, focus this season

really good job at reaching out to people in the community who are cancer survivors. We lost in the championship game. We jumped out to an early lead on them, but took our foot off the gas. From that game, we really realized we have to play all of our minutes with the right mental focus. We have to apply the right kind of defensive pressure and play together as a team. Losing that game really opened our eyes that we have to compete the whole game.

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Ahead of the team’s home opener on Dec. 1, Proviso East boys varsity basketball coach Donnie Boyce talked about what he’s looking forward to from his team this season. The Pirates feature a core group of seniors that includes Jordan Morris, Michael Wright, Quinlan Bennett, Trevor Moore and Jaelon Hood. Bennett, Boyce said, is still recovering from off-season wrist surgery. He also noted that sophomore guard Michael Osborne, junior guard Devin Spencer and junior forward Aaron Sykes are “playing really well.” Boyce added that he’s waiting for the IHSA to approve the transfer of 6-foot-5 power forward Jeremiah Jones, a senior from St. Patrick High School in Chicago. The addition could add even more depth to his roster. Last year’s record: 16-14 Current record: 4-1 (The Pirates beat Willowbrook at the buzzer on Friday for a 74-72 victory) We sat down with Boyce for a pre-season interview last week: What are your expectations for this season? For us, the expectation has never changed. We have four team goals each year: We want to win every tournament we’re

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Donnie Boyce in — from the Thanksgiving and Christmas tournaments to the conference and state tournaments. We made it to the championship game in the Thanksgiving tournament, but unfortunately we lost. On the team’s most impressive win: It’s still early in the year, so it’s hard to pinpoint the most impressive win, but our common goal in all of our games has been to really establish the tempo and make it tough on the defensive end. We want the other team to feel uncomfortable. So far, I like how we’ve applied pressure. What lessons were learned from your first loss? We lost to Naperville North in the championship game in an Oswego tourney called Hoops for Healing, which does a

What games should we be looking forward to? We play [Chicago] Orr, who won the 2A state title, this month. The Proviso West Holiday Tournament is always a good gauge to see what areas we need to improve in and what we’re excelling in. More importantly, you get the opportunity to test yourself against other elite programs in the area. The kids are really excited to get the opportunity to take back something that we feel belongs to us and that’s the conference championship. What are some promising intangibles you all are banking on? I like our depth. We have several guys who can play multiple positions. We’re always constantly trying to bring in a fresh wave of fresh bodies throughout the course of the game. The guys are also really locked in in the classroom, which is always a great indication. We’re really looking forward to this team’s growth. Hopefully, we can match our potential. We have a good chance to be one of four teams still competing in Peoria. I really believe we’re going to surprise a lot of people. A lot of people are underestimating us.

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Tacabron says goodbye to breakfast But plans to add new specials soon By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

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Little less than a month post-opening, Tacabron has discontinued its breakfast service. “We probably didn’t even get our first customer until 9 a.m. anyways,” said Tosme Rubio, the manager. “Really we weren’t getting anybody, little stragglers here and there, not enough to continue with it that early.” Rubio said Tacabron made the change Nov. 27 because it was losing money on breakfast, which included a limited menu of coffee and four breakfast burritos. The fast-casual Mexican restaurant at 7330 Harrison St. will now open three hours later, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and remain open until 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Rubio said breakfast was always intended to be an experiment for Tacabron. “We weren’t going to do breakfast, but thought let’s see how it would go, right? It wasn’t that good for us,” he said. Specials like Taco Tuesday will replace breakfast, Rubio said, adding that customers can expect more specials to be added soon.

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LETS GET LUNCH: An employee bags a recent take-out meal at Tacabron.

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New 5-year infrastructure plan unveiled Calls for spending $7.2M on alleys, streets and water mains By BOB LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Having completed Forest Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous five-year infrastructure plan a year early, Village Administrator Tim Gillian and Village Engineer Jim Amelio unveiled the next fiveyear plan at the Nov. 27 village council meeting. The infrastructure improvements address streets, alleys and water mains. Whereas the 2014-18 plan called for spending an estimated $16,252,000 on infrastructure improvements, the 2018-2022 plan calls for $7,276,070, a decrease by over half. Gillian attributed the difference to the three major infrastructure projects the village undertook over the past four years, the two Madison Street renovation projects and the Roosevelt Road project, which were supported by $5,507,000 in grants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without the grants, none of those big projects would have taken place,â&#x20AC;? he said. At the Nov. 27 meeting, Amelio explained that all streets and alleys are given grades of good, average, fair and poor, based on ride-ability, drainage issues and potholes with the lowest grades getting priority for improvements. The list can be changed due to grant fund availability and deterioration of conditions, Gillian added, noting that assessments are ongoing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If any official or resident sees a street or alley that needs work, we can move it up the list,â&#x20AC;? he added. The $7 million will include $5,596,910 from the village improvement fund and $1,679,160 from the water fund. Cost estimates per year range from $1,799,401 in 2019 to $1,178,911 in 2021. Plans for 2018 call for reconstructing alleys in the 900 block of Thomas-Hannah, 1000 block of Hannah-Circle, and 1000 block

of Circle-Marengo; replacing water mains in the 800 block of Elgin and 1000 block of Elgin; and resurfacing streets in the 800 block of Marengo and the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Elgin. Plans for 2019 include reconstructing alleys in the 800 and 900 blocks of CircleMarengo, 900 block of Marengo-Elgin, and 1100 block of Elgin-Harlem; replacing water mains in the 400 and 500 blocks of Beloit and the 400 block of Thomas; and resurfacing streets in the 400 to 600 blocks of Beloit and the 400 block of Thomas. Plans for 2020 call for reconstructing alleys in the 900 and 1100 blocks of DunlopLathrop and the 1000 block of Troost-Dunlop; replacing water mains in the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Ferdinand; and resurfacing streets in the 800 to 1100 blocks of Ferdinand. Plans for 2021 include reconstructing alleys in the 1050 and 1100 blocks of Desplaines-Troost and 1050-1100 block of TroostDunlop; replacing water mains in the 7600 to 7800 blocks of Wilcox; and resurfacing streets in the7600 to 7800 blocks of Wilcox and 900 to 1100 blocks of Lathrop. Plans for 2022 involve reconstructing alleys in the 800, 1000 and 1100 blocks of Thomas-Hannah; replacing the water main in the 1500 block of Marengo; and resurfacing streets in the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Marengo and the 1200 to 1500 blocks of Elgin. Amelio estimates 92 of the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 117 alleys have been reconstructed since 2000.

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Pit Zone enters the BBQ fray

Homemade baked beans, collard greens and more By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Obidise Smith never intended to become a BBQ chef, much less a restaurant owner. Even after opening Pit Zone BBQ restaurant on Oct. 28, he kept his day job: He still works 9 to 5 supervising a window manufacturing company. “Right now on weekdays I’m getting 3-4 hours of sleep each night,” he said. Smith, 49, is hoping all these sleepless nights pay off. The Oak Park man dreams Pit Zone will eventually become the go-to place for ribs in not just Forest Park, but the whole region. What’s he banking it all on? “If you elevate, if you spend a little more money and give the customer a quality product, you’ll get better results,” he said. Pit Zone has been a family affair from the start. Years ago, Smith asked his brother to barbeque for him, and hated the results. Smith said his brother kept on burning the meat. So he started “dibbling and dabbling” at barbequing himself, and shared his creations with friends and family. They liked what they tasted. He and his wife Lucretia started experimenting with creative recipes and eventually entered com-

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RAISING THE BBQ BAR: Kalena Green, kitchen manager and chef, makes a pulled chicken sandwich at the new Pit Zone BBQ restaurant on Roosevelt Road in Forest Park. (Right) The sandwich with sauce and coleslaw and a side of fries. petitive events, their first being the Forest Park Ribfest. At these professional events, Smith networked with customers. Many friended him on Facebook as a way to figure out where he’d be grilling next. Smith has 5,000 friends on Facebook. The day before opening Pit Zone, Smith posted on Facebook, “Come one, come all, tomorrow it’s going to happen.”

More than 100 people Liked his post. The next day, a customer travelled from Springfield to try the new place. Unlike many restaurants, customers won’t find the soft-spoken Smith greeting them at the door or serving drinks from behind the bar of 7247 W. Roosevelt Rd. Smith’s cooking up the recipes created by himself and his wife— ribs, hot links, pulled pork and more. Smith also makes homemade jalapeno corn muffins, mac and cheese, baked beans and collard greens. Smith runs the kitchen, while wife Lucretia and four daughters cover the front. Not only has the couple created all of the recipes used at Pit Zone, but they also did all of the interior design and rehabbing. When Pit Zone gets its liquor license—hopefully around Superbowl Sunday, Smith said—he also plans to feature Blues bands every Saturday night. Smith said he located in Forest Park because they “do things and get things done,” and because everyone, from the mayor to village staff to neighbors have been very supportive. “When I was getting ready to open people would stop by and tell me that Pit Zone is a great addition to the neighborhood and that we need more places like this,” he said. “A few neighbors even gave me gifts.” He acknowledged that many people compare Roosevelt Road unfavorably to Madison Street. “I’ve heard about Roosevelt Rd. not being super nice at one time,” he said. “We’re here to make a change. I want to give the community something totally different.” Pit Zone is located at 7247 Roosevelt Rd. and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. except for Tuesday when it is closed.

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Dec. 6 - 13

BIG WEEK Toy Drive

Mayor Anthony Calderone will host his annual Toy Drive at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at Cocina Lobos, 7321 W. Madison St. Bring a new and unwrapped gift, and stay for appetizers and drinks after. Questions? Call the Forest Park Community Center 708-771-7737.

Blood Drive The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at St. John Lutheran Church at 305 Circle Ave. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10. Donations tend to run low in December; this season, think of a gift outside the box, the organization asked.

Proviso East Basketball The Proviso East Lady Pirates will face off against the Dolphins at Whitney Young High School’s annual Chitown Shootout at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Gym at 211 S. Laflin St. in Chicago on Dec 8. The next day, the Lady Pirates will play the Warriors of Willowbrook High School at 4:30 p.m. at 1250 S. Ardmore Ave. in Villa Park. The Proviso East Pirates boys team will play the Mustangs of Downers Grove South High School at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at 1436 Norfolk St. in Downers Grove.

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The Illinois Department of Human Rights will host a fair housing training session at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at the Progress Center for Independent Living, 7521 Madison St. The training will provide a basic overview of fair housing laws, with an emphasis on accomodations and modifications for people with disabilities. RSVP to Gary Arnold at 708-208-1500, ext. 14, or email garnold@progresscil.org.

St. Bernardine Fil-Am Association will hold its annual Simbang Gabi mass at 5 p.m. Dec. 9 at 7246 Harrison St. Simbang Gabi literally translates to “night mass” in English from Filipino. After the mass, St. Bernardine will offer snacks in Fearon Hall.

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Buy a book, get a beer Forest Park Review columnist and contributing reporter Tom Holmes will be holding a book signing at Tacabron at 7330 Harrison St. from 6 to 10 p.m. on Dec. 10. Everyone who buys a copy of his new book, “The Soul of a Liberal Village,” will get a free Mexican beer.

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Ironwoman firefighter from page 1 about what time she crosses the finish line. “So I did my best time for a half marathon [in May], and the night before I was at a beer fest. I got really drunk and woke up and was still a little buzzed,” she recalled, laughing. “I joke I was still buzzed when I started [running] that day. Every picture that was taken has my eyes closed.” Hankus, 36, began 2017 aiming just to have fun and finish the Ironman. She hadn’t raced since giving birth to her son Frank, six years before. Prior to that, she competed in Ironmans in Florida and Hawaii. To train, Hankus joined a local triathlon club. The group met daily, but consistently working out with the group was impossible because of her work schedule. She works a 24-hour shift at the firehouse and then has 48 hours off, week in and week out. At the firehouse, she walks on the treadmill after dinner to keep in shape and clear her head. She said she’s made a lot of important decisions while walking, including coming to terms with how to discipline Frank. “I ran when I could, biked when I could, and swam when I could,” Hankus said of her training. When she trained for the previous two Ironmans, she would spend at least 20 hours

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PERSONAL BEST: Lindsey Hankus’ goal is to have fun first and foremost. a week working out, said Phil Chiappetta, deputy fire chief. He said she tried to spread her time evenly across swimming, biking and running as much as possible. “One of the strengths she has is she’s mentally tough,” Chiappetta said. “In my opinion, to compete in those races, you’ve got to be more mentally tough than physically. The last Ironman she did in 14 hours, you don’t train to work out for 14 hours. Basically, you’ve got to have the mindset to tough it out and finish.” While she was training, Hankus had two bad workouts that stuck with her. She said

a 100-mile bike ride nearly broke her. Another 20-mile run left her walking the last few miles. “I thought from that, the race was going to be a really huge struggle,” she recalled. When Hankus arrived in Florida, she felt pre-race jitters, like always. As she stood on the starting line of Panama City beach, donning a pink swim cap, black bodysuit and goggles, she tried to smile, but instead grimaced. Swimming can often be the most difficult part of these races, she said, because the water temperature, consistency and crowds

are all out of her control. But in this race, swimming was the easiest part. She focused on what she wanted her stroke to look like, reaching up as high as she could go and then forcing her hand down and back to hit her thigh. Soon the swim portion was over. Hankus took a selfie and jumped on her bike. In an effort to keep it casual, she stocked her bike with a huge bag of her favorite candy, Lifesavers, and planned to stop every half mile and enjoy a mint. She also planned to strike funny poses for cameramen along the track. As she biked along the closed, two-lane highway, Hankus started worrying a little more about her strategy for the race, and thinking a little more seriously about her time. She felt a cramp begin to form in her stomach, and those pre-race jitters turned into full-force anxiety. She stopped at a rest station, pulled out an energy gel and ate a salt tab and oatmeal cookie. The calories immediately made her felt better. She thought again about her goal: Have fun and finish the race. Getting back on her bike, she started peddling and hiked up her shorts, so she could work on her tan. Finally, at about 8 p.m., Hankus crossed the finish line. “I think back when I was really working [toward] it, I was always like, ‘I don’t know if this time will ever be in the cards for me; I just don’t know where I’d make up the time’” to finish under 15 hours. “And then, somehow, things just changed for me this year.”

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Variety is the spice of career ... and cookies Joana Fischer’s shop throws a slightly delayed grand opening

By JOHN RICE Contributing Reporter

Twisted Cookie refers to the unique variations Joana Fischer creates with the classic American pastry. Twisted could also describe Fischer’s career path. It has brought her to 7401 Madison, where she opened her shop on March 3. After a nine-month gestation at this location, she is hosting a Grand Opening on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 2 to 5 p.m., featuring free mini-cupcake cookies. A percentage of the sales will go to Forest Park Little League. Fischer has embraced Forest Park, but it’s a long way from where she started. She was born in Bucharest, Romania, where her grandmother was an accomplished pastry chef. “Grandma was a great cook and baker,” Fischer recalled. “I loved to watch her.” When she was 6, her parents, Alexander and Ana, decided to take their only child to America. “They wanted to give me the benefits they didn’t have when they were growing up in a communist country,” Fischer said. “They equated education with success.” Attending school in America wasn’t easy for her at first. “I didn’t speak a word of English,” she recalled. “I came home from first grade crying.” Her school was in Rogers Park, where the family first settled. They later moved to River Forest. One of her classmates was David Offermann. Little did she know that David’s father, former OPRF High School superintendent Don Offermann, would later be her landlord at 7401 Madison. Fischer mastered English, but when she was nine, her life took a tragic turn. Her father died suddenly during a business trip to Paris. Alexander, an engineer, was only 50 years old. Her mother carried on as a draftsman working for an architect. But Fischer still tears up when she speaks of her father’s death. When she graduated from Trinity High School, Fischer was planning a career in public relations and television. After earning a degree in TV Production at Columbia College, “I was hired to be a production assistant for the Jenny Jones Show. I was the worst assistant ever.” This didn’t discourage her as she moved up to project manager. “I planned hair and skin care events for Nordstrom’s.” When that job ended, Fischer asked herself where she was going professionally. She noticed that high-end cupcakes were just hitting the market and that many of these companies had been founded by females. “I loved to bake and always had the entrepreneurial spirit,” Fischer said. “I wanted

and saw a ‘For Lease’ sign.” The location had been occupied by Flavour Cooking School. All the cooking equipment was gone, though, except for the sinks. “The space was raw,” Fischer recalled. “We had to do a complete build-out.” Fortunately, a new investor came aboard. “He TWISTS AND TURNS: Joana believed in me and said, ‘Let’s Fischer, owner of the new take a shot at it.’” They formed Twisted Cookie on Madison a partnership and remain good Street inside her cookie cafe in friends to this day. She needed all the support she downtown Forest Park. could get. “I felt overwhelmed ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer at first. No one had done this before, but I love taking risks.” to do something different — take the cupShe figured if her baked goods cake concept and turn it into a cookie. I looked and tasted good, the shop would be a didn’t know what I was getting into, but ig- success. She now offers a variety of brownnorance was bliss.” ies and cookies, as well as vanilla ice cream She started working out of her house. “I and a selection of hot and cold drinks. She didn’t have the funds to open a storefront,” has two bakers on her nine-person staff and she explained. Her cookies, though, were they put in long hours seven days a week. a hit. “My first client was Nordstrom’s.” It “I love the customers,” she said. “We can was 2009 and Fischer found herself in the tease and joke around. I’ve been invited for wholesale business. Her second client was dinner and drinks.” Fischer has also bethe Buzz Café in Oak Park, and she still sup- friended fellow business owners on Madiplies them with baked goods. son Street, like Tim and Radana Shanahan. “Then I hit up Whole Foods. It was very “When she first moved in, we sent her flowdifficult to get into.” ers,” Radana Shanahan recalled. “Her coffee The chain has high standards for sup- and pastries remind me of Viennese cafes. I pliers but Fischer’s creations were sold at came to the shop for her products but later three locations, including River Forest. started coming for the person. She’s one of “I started developing other products,” the hardest-working women I know. She’s she recalled, wondering, “what else can I there at 10 a.m. and still there at 10 p.m. She do with a cookie?” She developed numerous goes the extra distance for her customers.” variations. The two friends have joined forces. Fisch“I turned pies into cookies. I started dip- er has helped Shanahan with her candy deping and stuffing brownies. They became signs, while Tim Shanahan showed Fischer very popular. I also baked traditional items, how to make toffee for dipping cookies. The like chocolate chip cookies.” pair drop off cookies and candy at village It turned out a group of investors loved hall and the police and fire departments. Alher products. They approached Fischer to though she’s only known her a short time, finance her operation. In 2013, she signed Shanahan enjoys her professional and perthe contract. sonal relationship with Fischer. At the same time, she was approached by Fischer also has longtime friends, like the producers of the reality show, Shark Carol Chaiken, who has mentored her for 16 Tank. She could have gone on the show to years. pitch her products to the celebrity panel. But “Jo is a great example for women who with a deal already in place, she chose not to want to achieve professional success,” Chaicompete with contestants for an investor. ken said. She is a very hard worker. But she “I didn’t think I was ready for Shark has a gorgeous personality and people are Tank. Meanwhile, she disagreed with her drawn to her.” investors about the direction of her busiWhen Chaiken first met her, Fischer ness. “They wanted wholesale but my heart was working for a big cookie company. was in retail. I wanted a storefront. We She watched as Fischer did the research to parted amicably but I had to start over from launch her own line. scratch.” “I saw a genuine winner,” Chaiken said. Fischer decided to pack up her products “She’s inventive and creative. She has perand sell them at craft shows. sistence and a never-give-up attitude.” Chai“I re-launched myself,” Fischer said, sell- ken and Fischer belong to a group of likeing baked goods at weekend events but hun- minded women, who act on their dreams. gering for her own shop. Having grown up in “We all root for each other. We believe in River Forest, she was familiar with Forest prayer and we’re grateful for the opportuniPark. “I knew that Madison Street is a great ties we’ve had. Jo is so real and so kind. Forstreet. I was driving down Madison one day est Park is a perfect fit for her.”

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Davis faces two challengers Counterfeiter says keep the change in 7th District OPRF teacher, South Loop insurance regulator are longshots By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Two idealistic young candidates with little money and scant name recognition outside of Oak Park have filed nominating petitions to oppose longtime Congressman Danny Davis (D-Chicago) in the March 20, 2018, Democratic primary in the 7th Congressional District. Oak Park and River Forest High School special education teacher and community activist Anthony Clark is one of the candidates. Clark, 35, also filed to run against Davis in the race for Democratic State Central Committeeman for the 7th District. Clark said that he is running a grassroots, progressive campaign and that it’s time for new leadership to address issues of systemic racism and oppression of people of color which still exist. “We’re also facing these issues because we’ve allowed current leadership to maintain status quo and to focus on party and career over people,” Clark said. “And I feel to truly make systemic change, we need transformative leadership.” He said that Davis, 76, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, was a former Chicago alderman and has deep roots in independent black politics in Austin, is not a true progressive. “I don’t believe that he’s truly progressive,” Clark said. “I think that he’s a status quo maintainer.” Clark, who grew up and lives in Oak Park, said he supports the legalization of cannabis while Davis does not, and that he will not accept contributions from political action committees while Davis does. Clark also supports free public college and Medicare for all. Clark has been endorsed by an organization called Brand New Congress, which calls for replacing all incumbents, and Justice Democrats, a group that supports left-of-center Democrats. “We’re truly progressive,” Clark said. The other candidate who filed in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District is 33-year-old Ahmed Salim. Salim, a resident of the South Loop neighborhood, came to the Chicago area from Pakistan when he was 2-years-old. He graduated from Hinsdale Central High School, DePaul University and earned a law degree from Western Michigan University. Salim works as regulatory compliance officer for Presence Health. Prior to working for Presence Health,

Salim worked in northern California as a field representative for Congressman Jerry McNerrney, a Democrat. Salim says that Davis has been in Congress for too long. “You can’t stay in office for 20 years and still feel like you can understand the problems of an everyday people,” Salim said. Salim said that, if elected, he would serve in Congress for no more than eight years. He says that he doesn’t believe that people should make a career out of politics. But, Salim acknowledges that he is unlikely to win. “I think a longshot is actually an understatement,” Salim said of his chances. Neither Clark nor Salim has raised much money. As of Sept. 30, Salim had raised only $3,937, while Clark had raised nearly $28,000. However, Clark had spent about $23,000, leaving him with just $4,671.19, according to federal records. Davis, on the other hand, had almost $277,000 in his campaign treasury while his campaign owed almost $59,000. Despite the financial disparity, Davis’s long record and name recognition outside of Oak Park, Clark says that he believes he can win the race. “We really have a chance to win,” said Clark whose campaign has two paid staff members. “Money is not everything. I think the message is getting out there. Of course, now that we’re on the ballot we’re definitely going to have to increase fundraising.” Clark said he plans to walk the length of the district, which ranges from Lake Michigan to the Tri-State tollway and includes substantial portions of the South Side of Chicago, to draw attention to his campaign. “We’re 100 percent individual grass roots donations,” Clark said. “We’re going to ramp up our donations, but it’s not about that. It’s about me working hard and it’s about me connecting with constituents and my neighbors. “I have no doubt in my mind that we’re going to win this. This is a calling for me.” Neither Clark not Salim are quitting their day jobs for the campaign. “I’m literally getting off work and heading out to door-knock,” Clark said. “I’m hosting canvassing events every weekend.” Davis did not respond to a request for comment sent through his field office prior to deadline.

A Forest Park man handed a delivery driver a fake $100 bill and refused to pay for his meal after being called out that the currency was fake. A delivery driver from Luo’s Peking House, 113 N. Marion St. in Oak Park, arrived at a Forest Park address about 8:20 p.m., Nov. 28, according to police. A man about 20 years old and standing about 5-feet10, opened the door and accepted the food delivery, valued at $49.99. The man handed the delivery driver a $100 bill printed with the words “For Motion Picture Use Only” on the front and back and with a consistency that did not feel like real currency. The driver told the customer he knew the money was fake. The offender then asked, “What are you going to do about it?” then told the driver to keep the change before walking away.

Wallet stolen Someone attempted to use a man’s debit card, after his wallet was stolen from the break room in Walmart. At some point between 4 and 10 p.m., Nov. 28, someone stole a Chicago man’s black Polo-brand wallet from an employee break room at 1300 Desplaines Ave., according to police. The wallet was placed under a jacket in a cubby. Inside, it contained a Chase debit card, Money Network card, First Financial Bank credit card, Illinois state identification and driver’s license, and a Ventra card. At 10:10 p.m., the victim received a text message from Chase Bank alerting him that fraudulent charges had been made at Super Save, 101 Madison St. in Maywood; M&M Citgo, 715 Roosevelt Road in Maywood; Falcon Fuel, 201 Roosevelt Road in Maywood; and an AT&T bill payment. Chase declined all charges.

10-person fight A fight between at least 10 patrons armed with pool sticks left the front window at Mugsy’s Tavern broken. Officers arrived at 7640 Madison St. around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 29, responding to a call about a fight and observed several bottles on the floor and broken glass near the back of the bar by a pool table. An officer talked with the bartender, who told police she had no idea how the fight started. She just turned toward the pool table, saw several people fighting with pool sticks and called 911. She then left the scene until police arrived and had no idea how the front window of the restaurant had been broken. A man sitting at the bar, who said he is a regular patron, said he saw a man, described as heavy-set, black, bearded, about 300 pounds, 6-foot-2, wearing a skull cap, black hoodie and jeans, break the front window. The bar patron said the offender was joined by about four other people whom he had never seen at the bar before. The customer said the group started a fight with three regulars who were playing pool. After the fight, everyone left the bar. That’s when the man broke the front window, the custom-

er told police. He then got into a black Dodge Charger and drove off with a heavy-set Hispanic woman, the patron said. The two fled in an unknown direction.

12 laptops stolen Two men recently stole 12 laptops from Walmart. Employees discovered the theft at 1300 Desplaines Ave. during an inventory check, Nov. 29, according to a police report. They reviewed security footage and found that around 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 28, two black males, both heavy, stole 12 HP Chrome laptops, worth a total value of $2,988. One subject took five laptops from the shelf, pushed his cart to the Garden Center and then left the cart against the fence. Shortly after, the other subject reached through the fence from the outside, took the laptops and put everything in a champagne-colored GMC van. The two left the scene, direction unknown.

Theft, possession of meth A man reportedly tested positive for meth after allegedly stealing from Walmart. A Walmart loss prevention employee watched a man put various items in his cart at 2:23 p.m. on Dec. 1, according to police. He pushed his cart to the Self Check Out and started scanning some items but not all. The total value of the unscanned items was about $85. Walmart employees stopped the man and called police. After running his name through the police computer database, officers found an active warrant in Cook County. After searching the man at the police station, officers uncovered two small bags containing about 2.8 grams of a white crystal substance, suspected to be methamphetamine, in his wallet, along with several debit cards. The man said he didn’t remember having “that” in his wallet. An officer field tested the man for meth, and the man tested positive for the drug. Police booked him on possession of a controlled substance.

Car stolen A woman’s car was stolen after she took a trip to Chicago. The Union City woman parked her Kia Sedan on the 500 block of Ferdinand about 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 and took the train downtown, according to the police report. When she returned on Dec. 3 about 2:15 p.m., her car was gone. Chicago police ran the Kia’s license plate twice Dec. 2, at 11:01 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. The vehicle has been reported missing. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Nov. 25-Dec. 3, 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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Celebrating 100 Years known, recuse yourself, so forth and so on.” The district’s legal counsel said he isn’t aware of any specific cases where the district, having prohibited certain people from getting hired under the new nepotism policy, would be in violation of EEOC policies. from page 1 “For clarity, the only kids we’re talking about discouraging from working here are The current nepotism policy only requires ours while we’re board members,” said Althe district to practice “strict scrutiny in reexander. viewing the hiring of any district employee “This is great and I commend Wagner for who holds any familial or business profesbeing brave on this and for taking this on,” sional relationship with any member of the he added. “That [Chicago Tribune] newspaboard or administration,” according to the per article is in my phone saved. […] How policy language. many children lost out because of nepotism Most board members welcomed the propolicies and unqualified people being over posed changes as necessary correctives for a them? We need to separate ourselves from district long marred by patronage hires and that and say there is [a zero tolerance] policy apparent conflicts of interest between board here.” members and employees. Patterson and Kelly, both of whom are Board member Rodney Alexander even longtime Maywood residents referenced, and read verbatim who were also staunch oppofrom, a 2012 Chicago Tribune nents of Welch when he was article which revealed that, board president, said they across the Chicago region, each know many potential “school boards are spending candidates for positions in millions of public dollars emthe district who would be ploying board members’ reladisqualified from getting tives, a practice exacerbated by hired if the board adopts the weak laws, little oversight, and nepotism policy changes. limited disclosure about who “I had two sons who taught gets a job.” in District 89 for a year and The Tribune report referone who went to Proviso enced current state repreWest and worked in the sentative and former District sports program,” Kelly said. 209 board president Emanuel RODNEY ALEXANDER “[My husband and I] “Chris” Welch, who had at least D209 board member taught them to give back at four relatives employed in the the schools for a year before district. starting their careers,” Kelly Alexander said Wagner’s prosaid, referencing her sons. posed policy changes are neces“So if a person comes back sary so the board can “avoid the and they’re qualified, they very appearance of evil.” cannot get a job here?” “This board has a history and “A lot of these people here we need to separate ourselves [on this board] are new people on the board from that,” he added. But board President Theresa Kelly and and don’t have relatives in this area,” Kelly board member Della Patterson argued that said. “They won’t have anyone coming for the changes were unnecessary and could a job. I’m looking at people I know in these even potentially lead to fewer opportunities communities who will sit in this seat one for qualified area residents seeking to work day.” “That’s why we need this policy,” Wagat D209 schools. “I think the whole scope is near-sighted,” ner responded. “We’re not prohibiting kids Kelly said. “It takes away great candidates. I from our neighborhood to come back and don’t think it was well thought-out. Basical- work [in local school districts]. If someone’s ly, the policy is calling for us to hire outside goal for getting elected to this board is to get jobs for their friends and family, then I quesof this community.” “We want to take a very close look at what tion their motive for being on this board. we’re doing because Proviso, as are many This [policy change] is being made for the other places, is an equal opportunity em- future.” Wagner added that the board needs to ployer and when we get to the point that we’re no longer hiring people out of our “make sure there’s no intimidation by community, our community begins to die,” board members,” and “while we don’t have said Patterson, who added that she fears the an issue right now,” the policy change would policy might exclude a certain class of peo- “make sure that [patronage hiring] doesn’t ple from getting jobs and potentially put the happen in the future like it happened in the district at risk of violating laws enforced by past. We want to hold this board to a higher the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- ethical and moral standard than we had in the past.” mission. “When kids come back they should be The board unanimously approved a first treated fairly,” Patterson added. “[A position reading of the policy changes. Wagner said on the school board] is a nonpaying position. members could hold a final vote on whether You have a nepotism policy in place and in or not to adopt the policy changes sometime that policy it clearly states that if you have this month. someone that is of kin you need to make that CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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NOTICE of Proposed Property Tax Increase for the Village of Forest Park. I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Forest Park for 2017 will be held on Monday, December 18, 2017, at 6:45 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Village Hall located in the lower level of 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Village Clerk Vanessa Moritz, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois or at 708-615-6202. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $7,048,745. The proposed corporate and special property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $7,315,741. This represents a 3.8% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2016 were $-0-. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2017 are $-0-. This represents a 0% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $7,048,745. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $7,315,741. This represents a 3.8% increase over the previous year. /s/ Vanessa Moritz Village Clerk Village of Forest Park 517 Desplaines Avenue Forest Park, IL 60130

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December 6 - 31 Stories with Santa Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a. m. to 3 p.m., River Forest Public Library: This holiday program for children from birth to 8 years features stories, crafts and visits with Santa upstairs by the fireplace. Pictures with Santa will be posted to the RFPL website and caregivers may take their own keepsake photos too. Free, drop-in program. Questions: 708-366-5205. 735 Lathrop Ave, River Forest.

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Kwanzaa: A Celebration Tuesday, December 12, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Meeting Room, Dole Library: This Kwanzaa Celebration of Family, Community and Culture features storytellers D. Kucha Brownlee & Baba Tony Brown introducing the symbols and principles of Kwanzaa to learn about Nguzo Saba - unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility and more. There will also be African drumming, shekere playing and audience participation, including singing and playing instruments. All ages groups welcome. More: 708-3869032, multicultural@oppl.org. 255 Augusta, Oak Park.

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Wednesday, Dec. 13, Noon, Cheney Mansion: The gathering starts with social time and a shopping boutique. At 1:00, Ken Bensen, a certified landscape architect, presents “Go Green with Planters.” Containers will be planted as demonstrations and raffled to raise funds for scholarships and civic beautification projects sponsored by the Garden Club of Oak Park and River Forest. Free; all welcome. More: gcoprf.org. 220 N. Euclid, Oak Park.

YMCA 45th Annual Christmas Tree Sale

133 N Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park Holiday Hours: M-F 11-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 12:30-5

Monday to Friday, 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., West Cook YMCA: Buy fresh trees, wreaths and evergreen garlands now through Christmas Eve. Purchases ensure every family, child or adult has access to West Cook YMCA programming - 100% of funds are used for scholarships. And, a portion of purchases are tax deductible. Bonus: buy a tree, join the Y with a $0 Joiner Fee! More: westcookymca.org. 225 S. Marion St., Oak Park.

Ballet Légere’s Nutcracker Saturday, Dec. 9, 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m., Lund Auditorium, Dominican University: Local students of Légere Dance center in River Forest join professional adult dancers from The Cincinnati Ballet for the 33rd annual production of this holiday ballet. $32, premium seating; $27 premium children/senior or general seating; $22 children/seniors general seating. $6, backstage tour following the Saturday, 2 p.m. performance. Tickets: balletlegere.org/tickets, 708-488-5000. 7900 W. Division St., River Forest.

Hephzibah Gift Donations Through Saturday, Dec. 16, Hephzibah Home: Help make the holidays merry for children. Donate a gift for any age child at Hephzibah Children’s Association. Wish List items include remote control toys, Transformer- and Frozenthemed items, LEGOs and craft kits. More: hepzibah- home.org, 708-649-7100. Drop off by Dec 16 at 946 North Blvd., Oak Park.

“A Dickens Carol” Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 3 p.m., through Dec 24, Madison Street Theatre: Oak Park Festival Theatre reimagines the story of Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ point of view and real-life events. Set in London in 1842, it’s a ghost story that promises to melt the heart of any Scrooge. Additional show at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 23. Ages 10+. $30; $25, seniors; $15, students. Tickets: 708-445-4440, oakparkfestival.com. 1010 Madison Street, Oak Park. C O N T I N U E D

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“It’s A Wonderful Life” Cookie Walks Plus Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 to 1 p.m., Irving School: Come to the Homemade Craft Fair and Cookie Crumble. More than thirty local crafters, including Irving students, sell homemade goods. At the Cookie Walk, fill up a box of homemade cookies for $10. Kid’s craft table for holiday card making and gift-wrapping station where kids can secretly wrap up their purchases. 1125 S. Cuyler, Oak Park. Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 to 11 a.m., Pilgrim Community Nursery School: Join the Cookie Walk by purchasing a box for $13 and filling it with home-baked cookies. Homemade specialty treats also available. Holiday and jazz music by the OPRFHS Jazz Combo and prize raffle. Questions: office@ pilgrimschool.net, pilgrimschool.net. 460 Lake St., Oak Park. Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m., United Lutheran Church: At the Cookie Walk buyers choose homemade cookies for $13. Gluten-free cookies, dog cookies, jams/jellies, Fair Trade items and raffle tickets also available. Benefitting Housing Forward and New Moms. 409 Greenfield St., Oak Park.

Holiday One Hundred Opening Friday, Dec. 8, 7 to 9 p.m., continuing through Saturday, Dec. 23, Oak Park Art League: Featuring original artwork by OPAL artist members, priced from $50 to $300. Find homemade gifts and fine art while supporting local artist and the Oak Park Art League, which is raising funds to celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. Info: 708-386-9853, oakparkartleague.org. 720 Chicago Ave.

Out of the Box Art Market Now through Dec. 24, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., across from Scoville Park: Shop creations from 19 local artists, including jewelry, ceramics, photography, textiles, crafts and gourmet chocolate sauce. 146 N. Oak Park Avenue.

Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m., Lake Theatre: Jimmy Stewart’s character may not ever get out of the small town he grew up in, but his angel, Clarence, will show him that life is worth living, no matter where that might be. Prior to the show, pick up free tickets from Community Bank of OPRF at 7751 Lake St., River Forest.

“Home Alone” Friday, Dec. 15, 6 to 8 p.m., Meeting Room, River Forest Public Library: Come and snack, prank and shout along with the characters at this interactive movie. Grades 5 to 12. Register: riverforestlibrary.org, 708-366-5205. 735 Lathrop Ave, River Forest.

“Miracle on 34th Street” Saturday, Dec. 16, 10 a.m., Lake Theatre: Is Macy’s department store Santa real? One young girl sets out to prove it in this Classic. Sponsored by Downtown Oak Park. 1022 Lake St., Oak Park.

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Holiday Brass and Choral Concert Thursday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church: Be swept away by the Music of the Baroque and their wide-ranging ancient, Baroque and contemporary sacred music. $39 – 64. Baroque.org, 312-551-1414. 7300 Division St., River Forest.

Khanike Night Thursday, Dec. 14, 6 to 9 p.m., Buzz Café: It’s Mameloshn’s 20th year at the Buzz Café. There are two seatings for songs and latkes. First, 6:00 to 7:15 p.m., for children; second, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., for teens and adults. Buzz provides latkes, salad and Mameloshn. Guest provide singing and freylach. $7.95 per person. Reserva-

Friday, Dec. 15, 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, ay, Dec. 16, 2 to 5 p.m., Bead in Hand: Make a button wreath ornament simple to make, these wreaths easily adorn a tree or window or can be used as a pendant. Friday, Dec. 22, 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 23, 2 to 5 p.m., Bead in Hand: Create angel earrings or ornaments; make ake a pair for a gift or for yourself. Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Saturday, Jan. 66, 2 tto 6 p.m. daily, Bead in Hand: Drop in and make a beaded snowflake ornament or memory wire bracelet. Info: beadinhand.com. 145 Harrison St., Oak Park.

Holiday Movie, “Miracle on H 34th 3 Street,” at the Lake Theatre (10 a.m.) Th Horse-drawn sleigh rides, Hors boarding boardi at 110 N. Marion. (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Hot Chocolate H t Ch l t att tthe Hospitality Tent (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Roaming Holiday Carolers (noon to 2 p.m.) Santa Claus appearing on Marion St. (noon to 2 p.m.) Free. On Marion St. between Lake St. and North Blvd.

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Home for the Holidays Saturday, Dec. 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Downtown Oak Park:

Saturday, Dec. 16, 11 a.m., Scoville Square: Hear the Pro Musica Youth Chorus along with seeing

everyone’s jolly old man in the red suit. Hosted by Magic Tree Bookstore and Scoville Square. 141 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

Holidays a cappella Sunday, Dec. 17, 4 p.m. Pilgrim Congregational Church: Experience familiar holiday songs in fresh new ways as Chicago a cappella performs solemn and holy pieces to the merry and bright. Hear carols, Chanukah melodies, spirituals and the U.S. premier of a composition by an award-winning Polish composer. $43, all preferred seating; $35, general seating; $30, seniors; $15, students. Tickets/more: chicagoacappella.org, 773-281-7820. 460 Lake St., Oak Park.

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Glove Me: Navy lamb leather and knit gloves with dyed rabbit pom-poms. Show Some Love: Whimsical box clutches with a love motif. York Furriers, 107 N. York Rd., Elmhurst

Not-just-for-fruit Basket: Five ways to fold this copper colored iron wire basket. Brass Necklace & Earrings: Add a stylish touch to your holiday outfits! Ten Thousand Villages, 121 N. Marion St., Oak Park

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Striking and Soft: Ribbon necklace (assorted colors); Sherpa lined infinity scarf Camille et Famille, 7418 Madison St., Forest Park

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Since 1987 we’ve been supplying the Oak Park area with fresh Christmas trees of the highest possible quality. In addition to trees, you will also find wreaths of all sizes, garland, tree stands, etc. Local delivery is available - we can even set it up for you. And to top it all off, we offer free hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies and candy canes!

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4 1. Zach Biggus, left, of Bensenville, and Andy Stees, of Chicago, play together at the Careful Peach Boutique last Saturday, Dec. 2, during the annual Winterfest and Cookie Walk in downtown Oak Park. 2. Participants walk down Marion Street with blue cookie tins. 3. Mike Delaney, left, of Elmhurst plays with Bob Vobornik, of Park Ridge, for customers and participants at Fleet Feet. 4. Gary Cleland, of Berwyn, plays the bass with members of Compass Rose Six at the Careful Peach Boutique. 7

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eason of Giving is a campaign organized by Wednesday Journal and the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation to encourage local charitable giving during the holiday season. It has long

been recognized that when we shop local, our money recirculates through the local economy reaping dividends for the entire community. The same is true for charitable giving. When you donate to local nonprofits, your money goes to work in your own

neighborhood. Your donations feed local families, offer safety and learning to local children, and enrich the beauty and art that surrounds us all. Over the coming weeks, we hope that you will take a moment to look over the listings in this Giving Guide. Find

e connect giving to impact! Animal Care League

Animal Care League offers a safe haven for pets in need. Founded in 1973, Animal Care League takes a proactive approach to animal care and adoption as well as preventative measures to help reduce the number of homeless animals in our communities. With over 1000 pets coming to our doors each year, Animal Care League counts on supporters to ensure that we can provide what is needed from routine vaccinations to life saving surgery. Make a difference in the life of a homeless animal by visiting www.animalcareleague. org where you can sign up to volunteer, make a donation, view our adoptable pets, and learn about upcoming events.

Cantata Adult Life Services As a nonprofit since 1920, Cantata’s mission and vision is to help older adults age successfully, both on our campus and out in their communities. We help them live their best lives by offering a variety of services that meet each individual’s unique needs. This past year, we provided nearly 2,500 services to 1,200 seniors thanks to you and your generosity. Whether it’s the gift of your time or a donation, everything is greatly appreciated and contributes to the successful care and support for aging adults. To donate and make a difference in the lives of seniors in your community, please visit www.cantatahomeservices.org/donate or email george.columbus@cantata.org

Celebrating Seniors Founded in 2010 before launching its inaugural Celebrating Seniors Week in May 2011, Celebrating Seniors is dedicated to honoring, recognizing and serving seniors in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park, Illinois. The organization concentrates on four main objectives:

• To facilitate cooperation between the business community, government agencies and non-profit organizations for the benefit of the senior population.

• To promote senior groups and organizations that serve persons 60 and older. • To raise public awareness of issues affecting seniors. • To generate funds to support at-risk and vulnerable elders. To volunteer to support our Celebrating Seniors Week or to contribute financially to our community mission, visit us at www. celebratingseniors.net.

Cluster Tutoring Program The Cluster Tutoring Program is a communitybased organization that provides free, one-to-one tutoring for youth in grades K through 12 from the Austin neighborhood. Our mission is to help students realize their potential through learning in an environment that strengthens the students, the tutors, and the community. The program’s emphasis is on reading as a means to academic success and the development of mentoring relationships between caring adults and youth. Tutors receive training and ongoing support. Tutoring space is donated by First United Church of Oak Park and Pine Avenue Church. To volunteer or to donate, please contact Kara Kalnitz at 773-378-5530 and visit www.clustertutoring.org.

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Community Foundation We connect donors to impact. Your gift to the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation can benefit one or many organizations locally, regionally or nationally. We accept all sizes of gifts -- gifts of cash, appreciated stock, real estate and through bequests. We work with you to match your philanthropic interests with needs. We manage scholarships for students and provide enrichment grants for young

people. We provide grants to local nonprofit organizations, present Impact Excellence seminars for them and manage many of their funds. We connect our community for collective impact. For more about what we do, please visit us at: www.oprfcf.org, on Facebook and Twitter: @oprfcf. 708-848-1560 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204 Oak Park, IL 60301 Donate online at: https://goo.gl/MeQaon

The Collaboration for Early Childhood The Collaboration for Early Childhood is your resource for early childhood information in Oak Park and River Forest. We provide the connections vital to every child’s opportunity for success in learning and in life. We work with more than 60 organizations so that parents and their children receive critical information and support services, children are screened for developmental delays, teachers in child care centers, preschools and family child care homes provide high quality programs and our most vulnerable children and their families experience a strong web of support. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit us at collab4kids. org or follow us on Facebook.

Concordia University Chicago Founded in 1864, Concordia University Chicago is a comprehensive liberal arts-based Christian university in the Lutheran tradition. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Graduate and Innovative Programs, Concordia-Chicago offers more than 100 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success. Concordia-Chicago equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence and compassion in

an organization that resonates with you. Check out their website. Consider making a donation or volunteering. Spread the word. Don’t just shop local—give Local.

a diverse, interconnected and increasingly urbanized church and world. More than 5,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at Concordia-Chicago, located in River Forest.

Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory The Oak Park Conservatory is a gem in our community. The Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory (FOPCON) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that helps make the Conservatory a community destination. FOPCON has over 150 volunteers and 500 members. We offer guided tours, free children’s programming, and host Uncorked in the Summer. We are proud of our Discovery and Rubinstein Gardens and our partnership with the PDOP in supporting the Conservatory. Please visit fopcon.org to join or donate. 615 Garfield, Oak Park, 60304. Contact Beth Cheng, Executive Director at 708-725-2460.

Oak Park Festival Theatre Since 1975 Oak Park Festival Theatre, the Midwest’s oldest professional outdoor classical theatre, has brought the magic of dramatic masterpieces to generations of our neighbors. Whether performing under the stars in beautiful Austin Gardens as we do each summer or at any of the many local venues where we partner with local philanthropic agencies (such as Housing Forward, Oak Park Housing Authority or Nineteenth Century Charitable Association), Festival Theatre breaths fresh air into timeless texts for Oak Park and beyond. With ticket prices kept friendly for every budget and free admission for all under 13, we rely on the generosity of our audiences to continue our dynamic community dialogue. Donations can be made on-line at oakparkfestival.com or mailed to us: Oak Park Festival Theatre, P.O. Box 4114, Oak Park, IL 60303.

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OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

Community Foundation

nated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

At the Holidays and All Year Long • Hephzibah is Home with a Heart

In 1897, Hephzibah founder Mary Wessels declared her home a “nurturing haven for children in need” and year after year, local Oak Park and River Forest neighbors and merchants have embraced that mission, and responded with generosity, compassion and support -- goodwill that is evident during the holidays and year-round.

here is their first experience with the love, safety, security and comforts of a real home.”

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“Now 120 years later, Hephzibah remains a nurturing haven, a home with a heart for 26 children who come to us to heal, to feel safe and to be loved,” explains Merry Beth Sheets, executive director. “For many, their life

Green Community Connections At Green Community Connections, we believe people are the answer to our serious environmental issues. We provide a deeper understanding of natural systems, build community, and inspire change. Through our largest program, the annual One Earth Film Festival, we raise awareness and inspire action. In 2017, 5,600 people attended our 10-day fest, viewing films, participating in discussion and engaging with community partners and advocacy groups to take immediate action on behalf of our planet.

Hephzibah

Hephzibah Children’s Association was founded in 1897. We serve more than 1,000 children and families each year through innovative, community-based programs. Hephzibah provides a Group Home for children who have been taken from their families due to profound abuse or neglect. Our skilled staff recruits and trains foster parents, and offers ongoing support to help all family members navigate challenges. Our after-school Day Care operates on a sliding scale to serve working parents in Oak Park, with programs based at each elementary school. To make a real difference in the lives of children and families, please donate today at hephzibahhome.org.

Throughout December, individual volunteers and community and corporate groups decorate the house, host parties, provide holiday meals, and purchase and wrap presents for the children. “Without a doubt, Christmas morning at Hephzibah is one of my happiest childhood memories. I will always remember that feeling and am thankful for that memory every holiday season,” a former resident recently shared.

Housing Forward The mission of Housing Forward is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. By emphasizing prevention, supportive services, employment readiness and supportive housing, we are able to offer a comprehensive, long-term solution that moves clients into housing quickly and keeps them there. This housing-first approach to homelessness is more efficient, more fiscally responsible and less traumatic to clients who are typically facing extraordinary hardship. It is also beneficial to the communities being served who do not have to bear the costs of homelessness in the form of expanded social services, health care and public safety costs. We offer an attractive return on your investment — measured in terms of human lives and futures. To donate, please visit housingforward. org/give, or contact Janet Gow, Director of Development & Communications, at 708.338.1724 ext. 262.

L’Arche Chicago L’Arche Chicago is a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together in homes, as family. In our group homes, we strive to merge the highest quality of care and genuine friendship. We seek to create a world that welcomes difference and celebrates the unique gifts of all people, where each person has a genuine place of belonging. Support L’Arche Chicago on #GivingTuesday and help us to create that kind of world. larchechicago.org/givingtuesday

Throughout the year, generous donors and volunteers meet every need including providing new clothes, shoes and backpacks; decorating each child’s room; fulfilling birthday wishes; helping with homework; and spending time playing and reading with each child. “Hephzibah Home is a place for healing, hope and happiness,” Ms. Sheets says, “and grateful hearts as we celebrate this holiday season.”

New Moms New Moms offers services to support moms in the areas of homes, jobs, and family support. These tools empower moms to transform their lives and create strong families filled with stability, health and vision for a strong future. For more information or to donate, visit www.newmoms.org

Nineteenth Century Charitable Association The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association strengthens our community through learning, giving, and sharing our landmark building. We provide community outreach, scholarships, and public programming in five areas: music, art, literature, science, and social sciences. The NCCA is the owner of 178 Forest Avenue, commonly referred to as the Nineteenth Century Club. Our charitable and cultural activities are supported by our members, volunteers, donors, and by the events held at the Club. Programs are open to all and we welcome all ages to join. If you would like information about volunteering, joining or donating, please call us at 708-386-2729 email to info@ nineteenthcentury.org.

OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation Since 1924, community members, alumni and friends of Oak Park and River Forest High School have honored loved ones, cherished teachers, academic achievement,

initiative and leadership through gifts to the OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation. These gifts have made possible the 60+ scholarships which the Foundation awards deserving seniors each year to help defray college tuition costs. With your support, we can help more of our graduating seniors receive critical financial assistance for college. We hope you will join us and make a tax-deductible donation by visiting www. scholarships4oprfhs.org. Please consider making a gift in any amount to fund existing need-based scholarships or visit our website to learn about endowed and annual named scholarship opportunities. Contact scholarshipsoprfhs@gmail.com for more information.

The Oak Park Education Foundation (OPEF) Strong schools are at the heart of a strong community. Established in 1989, OPEF is a privately funded, nonprofit organization that brings artists, architects, scientists, and technology experts into K-8th grade classrooms at every District 97 school. Our professional partners share their passion for learning while conducting free, hands-on residencies with more than 4,200 students annually. OPEF also runs BASE Camp, exceptional summer enrichment. Learn more, volunteer or donate at opef.org. 260 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302 Contact: Tracy Dell’Angela Barber, Executive Director tdellangelabarber@opef.org. 708-524-3023

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OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

Community Foundation

nated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation Oak-Leyden Developmental Services

In 2017, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services helped nearly 600 children and adults with developmental disabilities reach their highest potential. Our multi-disciplinary Early Intervention Program provides therapies to help prepare young children for their years ahead, as well as education that supports the entire family. Our enriching, adult day programs offer community activities, life skills coaching, and vocational training. In our 12 group homes, adults receive residential care, social and recreational opportunities, and access to healthcare providers. Please volunteer, donate items on our wish list, make a contribution, or become an Oak-Leyden Enrichment Partner at oak-leyden.org or call 708-524-1050 x102.

Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry

$1 = 3 meals, is an equation only you can make possible. With your help, Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry has been reducing local hunger for nearly 40 years. Your support means we are able to meet the needs of nearly 16,000 families struggling with hunger each year. It means we can provide over 50 pounds of nutritious food plus access to vital programs and services to help people stretch limited food budgets in healthy ways. It means that even a little goes a long way: every $1 donated can feed a neighbor for an entire day. To make a donation, visit oprffoodpantry.org or send checks payable to OPRF Food Pantry to Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301.

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Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society/ IWS Children’s Clinic Heartfelt Healthcare is a home for the holidays. Everyone wants to be home for the holidays. Family, friends, food and laughter. Comforting, familiar and happy. The warm, welcoming embrace of the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society’s Children’s Clinic is a home of a different kind. We care for children from families that could not find help anywhere else. Children who are living in poverty and have faced difficult circumstances. We provide medical, dental and behavioral services right here from our cozy building on Lake Street. We even help with nutrition, pet therapy, health education and literacy support. We call it Heartfelt Healthcare. Please give generously this Holiday – from your home to theirs. Please call (708)406-8661 or visit www.oprfiws.org.

Opportunity Knocks Opportunity Knocks is dedicated to providing opportunities and resources for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they may pursue their educational, occupational and social interests. Our approach to programming is person-centered, peerled and community-based. Due to challenges in relying on the State of Illinois as a funding partner, we rely on our community for that partnership and support. We are nearly entirely privately funded. That fact makes your support that much more important. To learn more about Opportunity Knocks or to make a donation in support of the Warrior Mission, please visit us online at opportunityknocksnow. org.

PACTT Learning Center At PACTT Learning Center, we believe that the road to a higher quality of life is paved with a quality of opportunity. Providing our participants with access to employment and recreation in the community is critical to ensuring the success of the people we serve. Through personcentered programs that emphasize access, choice and the dignity of risk, PACTT provides a safe environment for

participants to experience a personal freedom grounded in human rights. PACTT programs include a therapeutic day school, residential services for children & adults, a transition program for older teens and vocational training/job placement for adults. To learn more about PACTT or make a donation, go to www.pactt.org or call 773-338-9102 ext. 2424

Pillars Pillars is the largest nonprofit provider of mental health and social services in the western and southwestern suburbs. The agency serves 10,000 people each year through direct client services, including Mental Health, Addictions, Domestic & Sexual Violence, Child & Family Services, and Community Housing. Untreated mental illness and addiction can lead to hospitalization, encounters with law enforcement, violence, and even early death. Pillars’ programs empower people to break out of those cycles and lead healthy, productive, independent lives— which ultimately saves the community money. Stand together as Pillars, with us. Donate online or pledge a monthly gift today at www.pillarscommunity.org/ donate.

Ping! PING! provides the opportunity to experience the many benefits of a music education to students in need in our community. Each year PING! loans musical instruments to students in need in Oak Park River Forest school districts 90, 97, and 200 so that they can participate in the band and orchestra programs at school. PING! also provides music enrichment through workshops for 4th and 5th graders; mentoring, scholarships for summer music camp, and field trips for middle schoolers; and private music lessons for high school students. PING! is a volunteer-run organization that depends on the community for donated instruments, volunteer help, and financial contributions to maintain our instrument inventory and programs. For more information or to make a donation, go to pingoprf.org. If you have an instrument to donate, send us an email at pingoprf@gmail.com.

December 6, 2017

Pets Can Be the Best Medicine

Part of the Animal Care League’s mission is promoting the power the human/animal bond. While it is widely believed that people have a significant impact on the lives of animals, those who have adopted a shelter pet know that it is the animals who have an even larger impact on us. Wanting to give their children the joy of having a dog in their lives, the Shoonveld family decided to adopt Rizzo, a Terrier mix puppy, from the ACL in October 2016. Initially, the hope was that Rizzo would provide companionship for the couple’s four children, the oldest of whom has Down Syndrome, and the others autism accompanied by a list of different health issues. Far more than just a companion, Rizzo became a kind of treatment for the children. With an innate ability to bring calmness to the kids when they are struggling, Rizzo provides emotional support. Sometimes he will even just lay on top of them, the deep pressure of his body providing calm to their nervous systems. The Shoonvelds report that while they have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on therapies and medical treatments for their children over the last fourteen years, it is Rizzo who has been the best treatment for everyone. He has built up the kids’ confidence, socialization, and engagement in their environments. He has helped them develop individual senses of responsibility, fostered independence and given them abundant one-on-one time for love and affection. For more information on adopting a shelter pet, please visit www.animalcareleague.org Also, be sure to visit Rizzo’s social media (created and run by the kids) YouTube Channel (Rizzo the Gizmo https://m.youtube.com/channel/ UChxxizzmCzEASTnSUG8OkxA ) & Facebook page (@RizzoTheGizmo ) or email george.columbus@cantata.org

This Community Giving Guide of local nonprofits will run weekly through December. If you would like information on how to list your organization, email Marc Stopeck at marc@oakpark.com. Coordinated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

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December 6, 2017

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OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

Community Foundation

nated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation Pro Bono Network

Access to justice should not depend upon one’s income. There are simply not enough lawyers to help people in dire need of legal aid. These include safety from an abuser, adequate housing, and the ability to get a job. Pro Bono Network, a locally-grown and new kind of organization, has brought over 250 attorneys to pro bono work by making legal representation practical. As a result over 1500 clients have received legal aid services which often encompass basic human rights. Learn more at pro-bono-network.org. Donating will make a difference! Be a part of bridging the justice gap!

The Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest

We connect giving to impact! Each year The Symphony of Oak Park & River

The River Forest Library Foundation “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people,” said Andrew Carnegie. That’s why he funded thousands of public libraries a century ago to help people help themselves through self-directed learning. Today, the River Forest Public Library (RFPL) carries on that core mission by providing not just books and periodicals but also a wide array of digital resources (onsite and remotely), interactive programs, and other transformative learning opportunities. Honor a family member, a cherished teacher or mentor, a dear friend, or your own love of lifelong learning by giving to the RFPL Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, at 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305 or rfplfoundation.org/donate. Your gift will inspire others and transform the lives of so many in our community.

Sarah’s Inn

Since 1981, Sarah’s Inn has worked to improve the lives of those impacted by domestic violence and to break the cycle of violence for future generations. Our Intervention Program provides bi-lingual services for families affected by domestic violence in order to safely navigate crisis, effectively process trauma and ensure self-sufficiency. Our Training and Education Program creates a network of skilled bystanders to appropriately intervene as first responders and community advocates. Our Together Strong Project was created to prevent relationship violence by teaching youth about the impact of their choices, giving them the tools to lead healthy lives, and empowering them to make a difference in their community. To donate, visit donatenow.networkforgood. org/sarahsinn, or make a tax-deductible donation through postal mail by sending a check to: Sarah’s Inn, PO Box 1159, Oak Park, IL 60304

Forest receives support from loyal patrons and generous friends. Ticket sales provide less than half the funds needed for the Symphony’s performances. Your gift keeps this award-winning orchestra going strong, allowing us to keep our ticket prices low and provide free tickets to students through college to our concerts held at Dominican University. This year we celebrate our 85th Anniversary and your help is needed to ensure our future. We will reward donations of $100 (or more!) with a a free CD. Make your end-of-year tax-deductible donation at symphonyoprf.com, or: P.O. Box 3564, Oak Park, IL 60303-3564.

Thrive Counseling Center Thrive Counseling Center (formerly Family Services of Oak Park) has provided community mental health services for 119 years. Located in the heart of Oak Park, our mission is to build healthy minds, families and communities by empowering people to attain mental and emotional well-being. Hope, resilience and recovery form the heart of our programs and services. Last year we provided critical services to approximately 1,500 friends, neighbors and family members including… • counseling for youth and adults • psychiatric care & medication management • 24/7 crisis intervention • in-home counseling for older adults • case management and supportive housing • psycho-social recovery day program • stress reduction courses To learn more or donate, please visit www. thrivecc.org. or call 708-383-7500, ext. 316

UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago UCP Seguin believes that all people, regardless of ability, deserve to achieve their potential, advance their independence and act as full members of the community. So we stop at nothing to provide life skills training, assistive technology, meaningful employment and a place to call home for people with disabilities, as well as specialized foster care for children. Our goal: life without limits for people with disabilities. Make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Donate online at ucpseguin. org or send gifts to UCP Seguin, 332 Harrison Street, Oak Park IL 60304

West Cook YMCA A life best lived includes helping others experience a better life. When you give to the West Cook YMCA, you give to our community. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to providing scholarships to children, adults, and seniors- your friends and neighbors- transforming their lives through access to health screenings, chronic disease prevention programs, after-school programs, swim lessons, life-skills training for residents, and Y memberships that can open the door to help each person become their best self. Make a difference right in your own community today with your support of the West Cook YMCA’s scholarship fund. To donate, visit WestCookYMCA.org/donate or send your check to West Cook YMCA, 255 S. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302. (708383-5200)

West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) provides recreational programming for individuals with disabilities who reside in Oak Park, River Forest and eight other surrounding communities. Donations to WSSRA, help provide financial assistance to those participating in our yearround programs and summer day camp. To make a donation, please visit wssra.net.

Wonder Works Children’s Museum Creative and imaginative play are vital to a healthy child and Wonder Works Children’s Museum provides countless opportunities for both, giving children a safe space to explore. Wonder Works is committed to providing an environment where early learning flourishes through thoughtfully designed “experience zones” and educational programming. Rachel Rettberg CEO Wonder Works Children’s Museum 6445 W North Ave, Oak Park IL 60302 773.636.7971 rrettberg@wonder-works.org wonder-works.org www.facebook.com/ wonderworkschildrensmus YEMBA

YEMBA Founded in 2007, YEMBA is focused on educating and empowering youth thru life-skills mentoring. We provide free life-skill mentoring workshops to middle school

youth. These workshops are designed to educate and empower them mentally, physically and spiritually. We employ life-long learning and service experiences through group mentorship that will equip them with knowledge and tools for leadership development and ultimately, success in life. Also, we provide training opportunities for high schoolers and adults to explore their philanthropic journey as mentors. We rely on the generosity and sponsorship of individuals like you to help continue this great mission! To help make a difference in the lives of our youth, please visit us at http://www.yembainc.org or follow us on Facebook @yembaInc em

Youth Outreach Services (YOS) Youth Outreach Services (YOS) is a non-profit organization that helps at-risk youth in the Chicago area reach their potential. For almost 60 years, we’ve focused on caring for teens that face challenges at home, in school and in the community. YOS believes all youth are capable of excellence. Our job is to provide the support they need to meet challenges head on, discover their strengths and make healthy choices. We provide comprehensive services from our four service areas depending on each client’s needs: Counseling, Prevention, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice with programs in schools, client’s homes and our offices.

To make a donation, volunteer, or get more information, go to yos.org or call 773-7777112, x 7270.” To make a donation, volunteer, or get more information, go to yos.org or call 773-7777112x7270

This Community Giving Guide of local nonprofits will run weekly through December. If you would like information on how to list your organization, email Marc Stopeck at marc@oakpark.com.

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December 6, 2017

OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

Community Foundation Your GivinG Can Have BiG impaCt Since 2002, the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation has distributed over $26,000,000 to local, regional and national nonprofit organizations. Here are ways for you to get involved and be part of this impact. Create a fund: donor-advised - you recommend charitable beneficiaries locally or anywhere in the USA annually - you select charities that will receive annual contributions from your fund scholarship - you select a purpose and the Foundation connects with the recipients designated

add to an existinG fund: such as the Fund for Now, the Fund for Forever,

the Fund for.......visit www.oprfcf.org for the many funds that welcome your gift. Donate to the Fund for Now

Connect with

Kristin Carlson Vogen or Rhea Yap

Donate to the Fund for Forever

708-848-1560 kcvogen@oprfcf.org | ryap@oprfcf.org 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204, Oak Park or visit us at: www oprfcf.org facebook.com/OPRFCF

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation has partially underwritten the Season of Giving in support of nonprofit organizations serving Oak Park and River Forest.

December 6, 2017

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Celebrating 100 Years

Forest Park Review, December 6, 2017

Holiday Walk 1. From left, Valerie DePriest, Alice Muciek, and Ann Masur, all of Oak Park, play live music for the window display at Team Blonde Salon on Dec. 1, during the annual Holiday Walk and Festival of Windows on Madison Street in downtown Forest Park. The trio is apart of a four-person group called Fleurs de Chanson. 2. Members from the Forest Park Public Library dressed as Star Wars characters. 3. Participants walk past Grand Appliance and TV and look at the Forest Park Reviewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s window display. 4. Participants take photos and video of the window display at Twisted Cookie. 5. Elizabeth Mosley, 5, of La Grange, steps off of the carriage ride. 6. Onlookers check out the window display at Jayne. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Celebrating 100 Years

Forest Park Review, December 6, 2017

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Proviso’s history of nepotism

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his board has a history and we need to separate ourselves from that.” That’s what Rodney Alexander, a new member of the District 209 school board, said last month as the board held an intense debate over a new and tougher policy prohibiting nepotism in hiring. Alexander could not be more on point. On the long list of wrongs needing correction in the Proviso Township High Schools, determinedly, forcefully stomping out the taint of nepotism is a high priority. We’re encouraged that the board’s policy committee, led by Ned Wagner, brought this proposal forward. We are very disappointed that board President Theresa Kelly and newly elected member Della Patterson argued in favor of the board’s current and inadequate nepotism policy. What is currently on the books is more a guide to gaming the hiring process to allow nepotism than it is a ban on this pernicious practice. This school board, over the past two elections, was reconstituted by voters precisely to wipe the many decades of pure political stench from the district. That former board president and current state Rep. Chris Welch had multiple family members on the district’s payroll was plain-faced evidence of who this district was being run to benefit. It wasn’t students. It wasn’t taxpayers. It was for the benefit of politically motivated school board members who worked to hire relatives and pals and steer business to political hacks. Kelly and Patterson know that. They railed against Welch and his political ways. And now that they have the reins, it is incumbent on them to eradicate politics and favoritism from D209. Their argument at the board table that tougher limits on hiring relatives and business associates is an effort to limit opportunities for community members to be hired at Proviso makes little sense. As Alexander noted, “The only kids we’re talking about discouraging from working here are ours while we’re board members.” If you’re local, qualified and not related to a board member or district administrator, we’d support bonus points in any hiring process. Hiring local is a positive effort. Hiring your nephew is the corrupt business-as-usual that Proviso voters so thoroughly rejected these past two years.

Yes, to bike lanes Good for the village council for its unanimous support of an application for a state grant to fund creation of bike lanes on four local streets. The village should know by next summer if it made the cut in the application process. Bikes are now a permanent and positive part of transportation in an urban village such as Forest Park. Actively facilitating safe and sound routes — north and south, east and west — is a boon to both cyclists and drivers who sometimes coexist with some tension. The proposal, not cheap at nearly $300,000, also includes 10 new bike parking facilities. These are more secure and covered locations that will make biking within the village easier and more purposeful. We’ll cross our fingers that this grant comes through.

Their reasoning for the season

t was Small Business Saturday in Poplar Park, so Michael Rosenthal had agreed to meet Pastor Walter Mitty at Bernie Rolvaag’s History/Herstory bookstore after his neighbor was finished with the weekly men’s breakfast a few blocks down the street at the Main Café. It was a nice day for the end of November, so Pastor Walt enjoyed the walk, but he couldn’t stop thinking about what Ash had said a few minutes earlier. The octogenarian had gone off for a long time about how religion is declining in American culture. “I remember,” he had begun, “how at the Christmas Eve service the church would be packed, standing room only. Now we’re lucky if the church is half full. “And look out the window. You see snowmen and Santas decorating Main Street, but there’s not a manger scene in sight. And look how politicians and celebrities are behaving. No respect for marriage ... or telling the truth.” Part of it, thought Mitty as he walked, is that Ash had gotten a little crotchety in his old age, but he had to admit he had the same kind of feelings as the season of Advent approached. In the 30 years since he had been ordained, he felt like the church was slowly being eroded by secular culture, like a glacier receding because of global warming. When he walked in the door of his friend’s bookstore, he found Michael and Bernie deep in a conversation about the meaning of Hanukkah. “Hey, Walt,” Bernie greeted his friend with a smile, “Michael was just telling me about how in a couple weeks the members of his temple will be spinning the dreidel, lighting candles on the menorah and eating potato latkes, brisket and noodle kugel.” Michael interjected, “And I was telling Bernie that lots of my Jewish friends — even some of the members of my temple — keep God pretty much out of the holiday. What many are most concerned about is preserving their cultural traditions and even their identity in a month when they are bombarded with images of snowmen and Santa Claus and with buy, buy, buy.” “Hey,” the bookstore’s owner broke in with a laugh, “I don’t mind the buy, buy part. A fella has to put food on the table and pay the bills. But seriously, Walt, do you know the history of Hanukkah?” “It’s about lighting eight candles, isn’t it?” “That’s a good start, Walt,” Michael began. “But Hanukkah is really about two miracles. You see, in the second century B.C. the people of Israel were a persecuted minority under the political control of Seleucid rulers who tried to force my forebears to worship Greek gods. The first miracle was that God enabled Judah Maccabee and his vastly outnumbered army to drive the Seleucids out of the Holy Land, and the second miracle was that when they went to rededicate the temple, they found only enough consecrated oil to keep the seven-branched candelabrum lit for just 24 hours. But that small amount of oil lasted for eight days until they could find more.” Michael’s history lesson made Mitty think back to what Ash had been lamenting just an hour earlier. “Michael,” he said, “you know what it’s like to be a

minority — Jews make up, what, 2 percent of the population in this country? Do you ever wish you lived in Israel where people wouldn’t look at you sideways if the fringe on your tallit is showing from under your coat or you wear a yarmulke a public?” “I do, Walt, I do. Mostly in my imagination, though. But you two can understand this. Sure, part of who I am is my identity as one of the people — the wandering Arameans if you will — whom for some reason God chose to be his people. And it hurts to see my grandchildren get embarrassed when I wear a yarmulke to their school on Grandparents Day. But part of my identity is being an American. I hope it’s not the biggest part, but this country — even the materialistic part — has been good to me.” Just then Fr. Bob Sullivan walked in the door. “My, my, you three seem to be deep in conversation. Solving the world’s problems again?” “Hey, Bob. No, nothing so ambitious. Michael was just telling us the history of Hanukkah, how God empowered a religious minority to gain freedom from oppression and that made me think about how through most of their history the Jewish people haven’t had that kind of control over their lives and how Christianity in this time seems to be losing its central place in society.” “I hear you,” the Franciscan replied. “Mass attendance at St. Mary’s has been slipping and there are rumors our parish might be consolidated with another. “You know — and Michael, maybe you can relate to this — I’ve always felt like a minority, in both the Catholic Church and in our capitalist society. Imagine what it’s like to take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and believe you’ve been called to the mission of living the Gospel and serving the poor. But people often look at me as if I’m some weird alien from another world.” “You know what?” said Bernie after another minute of silence. “What you said, Bob, made me think of Constantine. “Before he made Christianity the official religion of the empire, Christians were a persecuted minority. And, by most accounts, the time when Christians were a minority were the best days of the Church in terms of spiritual power and really living what they believed.” “Lately,” Fr. Bob added. “I’ve been telling people that when Christians try to gain political power, they lose Jesus.” Michael nodded his head and said, “You know, I’ve come to the conclusion that being part of a minority that is discriminated against can cut in two ways. One way is that it can motivate members of the minority to try to assimilate, to abandon their former identity and try to fit in with the group in power. Or it can make you become even stronger in your sense of who you are. When I talked to Ehud, he said the same holds true for Muslims here.” “So maybe we should not be so afraid,” Mitty concluded, “of losing privilege and power in the hope that in the losing we might be gaining something more important? “Hey, Bernie,” he added. “Do you have a good book on Constantine?”

TOM

HOLMES

Celebrating 100 Years

Forest Park Review, December 6, 2017

Religion Guide Methodist

Check First.

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

First Congregational Church of Maywood

400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.

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

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

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

3:30-4:00pm

Nationwide

WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

“Here is where you belong!” Engage Christian Church Engaging God, His Family, and His Mission 1000 S. Elgin Ave. Forest Park, IL (In First United Church) To stay connected visit our website and join us on social media www.engagecc.org Facebook: @EngageCC Twitter: @engagecchurch Instagram: @engccchurch

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org

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

Fair Oaks

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Lutheran—ELCA

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920

United Lutheran Church

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

708/386-1576

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available

Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

Child care available 9-11am

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

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

Grace Lutheran School

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

Christ Lutheran Church

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship 8:30am & 11:00am Adult Bible Class & Sunday School 10:00am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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

St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue. Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish. Our Mass is family-friendly. We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy. Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8. For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

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The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

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

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

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UNITY CHURCH OF OAK PARK 405 North Euclid Ave.

The Presence of God watches over you. Sunday Services 9 am & 11 am Youth Education 11 am 708-848-0960 — unityoakpark.org

Upcoming Religious Holidays Dec 3-24 Advent 6 Saint Nicholas Day

Christian Christian

Kiwanis Club President Chris Harris

Meets every 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 6:45 pm For more info contact: Chris Harris at 708-689-3180 or kiwanisclubfp@gmail.com

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Celebrating 100 Years

O B I T U A R E S

Jane Holmberg, 90 St. Bernardine choir member, good neighbor and volunteer Jane C. Holmberg (nee Pulfrey), 90, a resident of Forest Park for 83 years, died on Nov. 14, 2017 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Born on Dec. 3, 1926 to Charles and Augusta Pulfrey, she was a good neighbor and friend to many in Forest Park, greeting people as they went past the front porch of her Hannah Avenue home and teaching hopscotch to the neighborhood kids. She was an avid reader and supporter of the Forest Park Public Library, inspiring her son to be a librarian. She was a member of St. Bernardine Catholic Church and a lifelong choir member. For many years, she was a Girl Scout leader and Day Camp director (“Slim” was her nickname) volunteering with the Lone Tree Area Girl Scout Council long after her daughters were out of scouting. A former member of the League of Women Voters of Oak Park-River Forest, she participated in consensus studies of public policy issues. As a lover of animals, whenever the grandchildren visited, the Brookfield Zoo was always on the itinerary, along with the Ferrara Pan Candy retail store on Harrison Street. Jane Holmberg is survived by her children, Susan Brennan (Ken Witcher), Bonita Douglas (Ronald) and Thomas; her granddaughters, Margot Brennan, Ann Douglas Magoffin (Brian) and Carrie Douglas; her great-grandsons, William and Mason Magoffin; her sister-in-law, Constance Pulfrey (George); and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by Harry Holmberg, her husband

of 62 years, in 2009; her grandsons, Paul Douglas and Flint Brennan; and her siblings, Dorothy Schulz, Charles Pulfrey and George Pulfrey. She will be buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. If desired, please donate in her memory to the one of the organizations that she treasured or to the Alzheimer’s Society.

Douglas Peterson, 75

Founder of Peterson Insurance Agency Douglas “Doug” Peterson, 75, of River Forest, died on Nov. 24, 2017 at Loyola Hospital after a fiveyear battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Born on Dec. 7, 1941, he lived on the Northwest Side of Chicago, attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School, Notre Dame High School in Niles, and was a graduate of Marquette University. At Marquette, he joined the NROTC and upon graduation was commissioned as an ensign. He served two years’ active duty stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. After completing his naval service with the rank of lieutenant, he went to work for Allstate Insurance, first as an agent and later in the management program. He left Allstate in 1977 and joined CNA Insurance in Chicago as Midwest Region Sales Manager. In 1982, he founded Peterson Insurance Agency in Oak Park (now Peterson and Associates Insurance)

and, in 2011, the agency relocated to Western Springs. He was an active member of St. Giles Parish and the Forest Park Kiwanis. Doug Peterson was the husband of Luanne; father of Scott, Craig (Heather), Mary (Kevin) Gibbons and Anne Sullivan; grandfather of Grace, Thomas, Matthew, Ryan and Owen Peterson and Clare, Patrick, Timothy and Edmund Gibbons and Joseph, Sean and Colin Sullivan; sibling of Diane (Richard) Fox, Susan (Walter) Hutt, Gary (the late Janice) Peterson, Kathleen (Richard) Kowalczyk, and the late David (Barbara) Peterson; brother-in-law to Mary Phillips and Margaret (the late Tom) Kenny; and uncle and friend to many. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Oak Park’s St. Giles Church, 1045 Columbian Ave., from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by a memorial Mass at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment is private. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates contributions in his memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org). Arrangements were handled by Zimmerman Harnett Funeral Home.

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BACH

JAY FRIEDMAN, Music Director and Conductor

Sunday, December 10th 4pm Chapel of Our Lord at Concordia University 7400 West Augusta Street, River Forest J.S. BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 John Gerson, violin Laurel Tempas, flute David Leehey, harpsichord J.C. BACH – Bassoon Concerto Dennis Michel, soloist J.S. BACH – Suite No. 4 in D major J.S. BACH/arr. Stokowski – Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor “Conversation” at 3 PM with David Leehey Single tickets: $28. All students through college attend free of charge.

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Free parking in the garage at Bonnie Brae and Thomas just east of the Chapel. Call 708-218-2648 for more information.

Dennis Michel

This concert is dedicated to the memory of our late Concertmaster Emeritus, Don Schmalz, who recently passed away.

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Primary Responsibilities Include: * Ability to perform complex billing processes * Light phone work, filing, order supplies Proficiencies: * Microsoft Word & Excel Training will be provided. Logistics industry and /or Quick Books knowledge is a plus. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Qualified candidates can email resume and cover letter to humanresources@icl-na.com Construction Manager (Chicago, IL) F/T 8:00am to 5:00pm. 2 yr exp., high school or equiv., VSI Certificate. Duties Plan and coordinate work of employees and contractors at residential and commercial window, door and siding installation projects. Work includes installing vinyl, Hardie board, LP, cedar, aluminum, shake siding as well as bay windows, bow windows, front doors, patio doors, French doors, garage doors. Oversee organizing work, scheduling and budgeting materials. Resume to Marcin Wsol, New Edge Improvement Co, 7151 W. Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634. Data Analysts sought by GrubHub Holdings, Inc. in Chicago, IL to improve data quality and integrity in databases, platforms, internal tools, and external integrations. For full job description and to apply, go to www. jobpostingtoday.com ref # 12215 DAY CARE TEACHERS & DIRECTORS Betty’s Day Care is seeking teachers and Directors to assist her in her newly remodeled day care facility. Must have an Associate degree or Bachelor degree. Must have good personality and experience in Head Start. Hurry! Call Betty Hughes at 773-261-1433 or fax your resume to 773-261-1434.

INCOME TAX PREPARER Income tax preparer for small accounting firm during tax season (Feb 15 to Apr 15). Experience preferred. Call 708-488-1800. INTERN ARCHITECT Built Form, LLC seeks an Intern Architect. Mail resume to 935 W Chestnut Street, Ste#520 Chicago, IL. NEWS REPORTER WZRU Media Group Corp. d/b/a Radio NVC seeks a News Reporter. Mail resume to 310 Melvin Dr. Suite 17, Northbrook, IL. Sr. Manager, Corporate Development & Strategy sought by Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. in Chicago, IL to evaluate key market segments & provide recommendations on white spaces & logical adjacencies. Must have MS (or ed. equiv) in Bus Admin, Mrktng or Finance & 3 yrs. exp in Job Offd. Alt., will accept BS (or ed. equiv) in Bus Admin, Mrktng or Finance & 5 yrs. (post-degree, progressive) exp in Job offd. W/ either combo of edu & exp must have 3 yrs financial modeling & valuation exp w/Discount Cash Flow Analysis, Leveraged Buy Out Analysis, Comparables Analysis, & Accretion/Dilution Analysis; Exp in transaction svcs–investment banking incl. performing financial modeling, M&A transactions, due diligence activities, business case building & appl of strategic & financial framework tools; & transaction skills including exp in negotiating legal docs. Rqrs. 30% US & Int’l travel to meet w/co officials, attend confs. & perform due diligence. Send resume to Hill Rom Holdings, Inc., Attn: Kevin Coen, Director, HR, 180 N. Stetson Ave, Ste 4100, Chicago, IL 60601 or kevin.coen1@hill-rom. com. Refer to: Job #17124732 You have jobs. We have readers! Find the best employees with Wednesday Classifieds! Call 708/613-3333

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Wednesday Journal Publications is accepting applications for a Media and Event Coordinator. This role supports events and revenue generating activities of Wednesday Journal and Chicago Parent and provides some media and admin support to the Wednesday Journal sales team. Event planning tasks include organizing and coordination of events for Wednesday Journal and Chicago Parent, ranging from space planning, promotion, contract negotiations, and vendor and sponsor support. The ideal candidate will live locally and have strong community relationships. Must be a true go-getter. This position reports to the Associate Publisher. While this position is salaried with benefits, we will consider a part-time arrangement. Please contact Dawn Ferencak at dawn@oakpark.com to express interest.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152742 on November 17, 2017 Under the Assumed Business Name of UNEEK KARDS with the business located at: 1216 MARENGO 1, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: BRENDA HALE 1216 MARENGO 1 FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Published in Forest Park Review 11/29, 12/6, 12/13/2017

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JUAN G. MUNOZ, GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ, DALIA RODRIGUEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 15 CH 015412 815 N. 7TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 2, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 815 N. 7TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-02-324-0020000; 15-02-324-003-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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.

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Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-16236. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-16236 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 015412 TJSC#: 37-9217 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3067530

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 5, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1022 RICHARD AVENUE, Berkeley, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-06-304-0440000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $192,206.66. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm. Please refer to file number 17-081922. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-081922 Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 17 CH 809 TJSC#: 37-9187 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3067359

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR SPRINGLEAF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20132, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2013-2 Plaintiff, -v.GREGORIO SOTO, MARIA GUADALUPE GODINEZ A/K/A GUADALUPE GODINEZ, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS, N.A. Defendants 17 CH 809 1022 RICHARD AVENUE Berkeley, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED, DUANE HORNE, CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MANOR CARE OF HINSDALE IL, LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED Defendants 17 CH 03151 1534 MORRIS AVENUE BERKELEY, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1534 MORRIS AVENUE, BERKELEY, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-08-112-0500000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $119,102.40. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the

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United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-13356. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13356 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 03151 TJSC#: 37-8434 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. I3062642

OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT Defendants 16 CH 09969 2445 N. NEWCASTLE AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60707 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2445 N. NEWCASTLE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60707 Property Index No. 13-30-330-0040000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $139,499.83. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-12621. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-12621 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 09969 TJSC#: 37-10118 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. I3068097

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-06114. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-06114 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006993 TJSC#: 37-10250 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. I3068098

CORPORATION, EMPIRE COOLER SERVICE, INC. Defendants 06 CH 25237 365 EAST DICKENS AVENUE Northlake, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 19, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 365 EAST DICKENS AVENUE, Northlake, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-32-210-0180000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $269,328.92. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 05-9217. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 05-9217 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 06 CH 25237 TJSC#: 37-10312 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. I3068114

the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-3881. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-3881 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 16 CH 10111 TJSC#: 37-10322 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. I3068256

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DAVID PEREZ, BMO HARRIS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FKA HARRIS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FKA HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, CITY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIBANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DEYANIRA DIAZ, NORTHBROOK BANK & TRUST COMPANY Defendants 16 CH 006993 1713 N. SAYRE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60707 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 19, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1713 N. SAYRE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60707 Property Index No. 13-31-317-016. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY F/K/A BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 1, 2001, MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2001-NC1 Plaintiff, -v.GARY J. ECKARDT A/K/A GARY ECKARDT, CITY OF NORTHLAKE, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL BURRELL, ANNA BURRELL Defendants 16 CH 10111 807 S. 4TH AVE. Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 807 S. 4TH AVE., Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-11-353-0160000 Vol. 162. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $218,628.69. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.WILLIE S. WINTERS, FRANCES A. WINTERS, WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL BANK, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants

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17 CH 5112 3621 MADISON ST. Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 31, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3621 MADISON ST., Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-321-1050000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $186,998.24. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 17-4672. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 17-4672 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 5112 TJSC#: 37-10355 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. I3068258

ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.LATROY DIVELL JONES Defendants 15 CH 16454 1501 S. 6TH AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1501 S. 6TH AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-143-0010000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $155,781.21. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C1528961. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. C15-28961 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 16454 TJSC#: 37-10397 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. I3068362

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC. MORTGAGE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006QS14; Plaintiff, vs. RAFAEL AURIOLES; BMO HARRIS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 15 CH 2471 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 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-410-004-0000. Commonly known as 415 S. 17th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. 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 Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400 ext 1200. C1406702 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068512

idence. 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 WA17-0214. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068502

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. 15-16-417-037-0000. Commonly known as 1102 Manchester Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154. 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. 17-032837 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068489

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-D1

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES INC. ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-WCH1; Plaintiff, vs. LILLIE LITTLE AKA LILLIE O. LITTLE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LILLIE LITTLE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 5692 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 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-217-015-0000. Commonly known as 909 Adams Street, Maywood, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family res-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION KONDAUR C A P I TA L CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. PEDRO MALDONADO; MAYRA K. PONCE; PROSPECT MORTGAGE LLC; Defendants, 16 CH 13939 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 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-09-211-020-0000. Commonly known as 328 31st Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. 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. 17-001438 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068485 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs. KARAL EWING; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WESSEL PRENDERGAST; Defendants, 17 CH 6525 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 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY R. STIEBER, MAGDALENA M. STIEBER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 004165 3020 N. 78TH AVENUE ELMWOOD PARK, IL 60707 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 12, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3020 N. 78TH AVENUE, ELMWOOD PARK, IL 60707 Property Index No. 12-25-111-1040000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

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Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02590. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02590 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 004165 TJSC#: 37-9429 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. I3067992

-v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/ OR LEGATEES OF ROBERT D. LINZER, DECEASED, JULIE E. FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROBERT D. LINZER, DECEASED, DANIELLE LINZER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 3362 97 EDWARDS AVENUE Northlake, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 8, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 97 EDWARDS AVENUE, Northlake, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-32-407-0090000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $264,444.37. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-082213. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-082213 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 3362 TJSC#: 37-9979 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. I3067468

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.ADINA PELLEGRINI A/K/A ADINA M. PELLEGRINI A/K/A ADINA M. SHUE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 15 CH 15961 1716 NORTH BROADWAY STREET Melrose Park, IL 60160 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 17, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1716 NORTH BROADWAY STREET, Melrose Park, IL 60160 Property Index No. 15-03-113-0230000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $210,630.00. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 15-076701. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-076701 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 15961 TJSC#: 37-9518 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. I3067544

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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-083365. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083365 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 8279 TJSC#: 37-8913 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. I3067509

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. FERNANDO FAVELA; LORETTA ALMAGUER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FERNANDO FAVELA, IF ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LORETTA ALMAGUER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 9664 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 Friday, January 5, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-17-109-019-0000. Commonly known as 330 Maple Lane, Hillside, IL 60162. 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W16-0502. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068959

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.HARRY L. JONES A/K/A HARRY LEE JONES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 17 CH 8279 225 RICE AVENUE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 16, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 225 RICE AVENUE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-115-0020000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $113,798.82. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, -v.GERARD BRADLEY A/K/A JERRY BRADLEY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICTORIA A. BRATYANSKI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR VICTORIA A. BRATYANSKI (DECEASED), VILLAGE OF WESTCHESTER Defendants 17 CH 006319 1843 BELLEVIEW AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 18, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1843 BELLEVIEW AV E N U E , WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-416-0690000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle

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the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02679. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02679 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 006319 TJSC#: 37-9678 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. I3069338

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. 15-11-322-011. Commonly known as 410 South Second Street, Maywood, IL 60153. 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. 17-031421 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069267

of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-04-400-018-0000. Commonly known as 1417 North 33rd Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160. The mortgaged real estate is a one story masonry residence containg approximately 1,500 square feet with a full basement and a two car detached garage. 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Edward P. Freud at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 263-3890. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069109

Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16020158 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069105

POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 583151554. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 583151554 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 11090 TJSC#: 37-9526 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. I3066336

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY N. HARRIS; ROBIN E. HARRIS; DANLEY’S GARAGE WORLD; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; EQUICREDIT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANTHONY N. HARRIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBIN W. HARRIS IF ANY; Defendants, 15 CH 3229 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 Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. DOMINIC A. ROSATI; ROSEMARIE ROSATI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 7584 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 8, 2018, at the hour

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 8002369200; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES UNDER CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY TRUST AGREEMENT D AT E D SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 8002369200; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 2883 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 8, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-09-313-045-0000. Commonly known as 632 Linden Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104. 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANDRES CARRERA, RODRIGO CARRERA Defendants 16 CH 11090 1938 S 3RD AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1938 S 3RD AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-313-0290000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $143,903.26. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 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

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AEGIS ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-5 Plaintiff, -v.KELVIN JACKSON, BENDETRESE JACKSON, ADVANTAGE ASSETS II, INC, FATHER & SONS HOME IMPROVEMENT II, INC JUDGE HARRY D. LEINENWEBER Defendants 12 CV 7588 1320 N. 35TH AVENUE Melrose Park, IL 60160 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1320 N. 35TH AVENUE, Melrose Park, IL 60160 Property Index No. 15-04-304-010.

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single family residence. The judgment amount was $153,886.81. Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C1392334. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. C13-92334 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 7588 TJSC#: 37-10353 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. I3068360

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Kitchens and baths updated in early 2000s. Each apt pays own heat and electric, 2nd. fl has C/A. Both apts. are leased with 1st fl expiring 06/30/2017, 2nd fl. expiring 09/30/2017. Each apartment has two bedrooms. Property includes a two car garage ................. $235,000

D L O S VINTAGE TOWNHOUSE with master bedroom, his & her closets. Oak hardwood floors, full unfinished basement. Newer gas forced air heating with central A/C. Fenced yard with one car garage. .................................................................... $176,600

417 S. OAK PARK AVENUE

NEW G IN T S I L THIS CLASSIC BRICK 2 FLAT was once a perfect example of Oak Park beauty. After decades of living and a frozen pipe last year, this classic is in need of some serious love. ...................$475,000

WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO BUYERS IN SEARCH OF A THREE BEDROOM MINIMUM, AND AT LEAST A ONE AND A HALF BATH HOME. PLEASE CALL (708) 366-8989 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SELLING.

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Forest Park Review, December 6, 2017

Celebrating 100 Years

5th Annual

Thursday, December 7, 2017 • 5pm - 8pm Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson, Chicago

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