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January 4, 2017

Holiday hoops Holida RBHS girls gir finish 3rd Holida Classic Tourney at Holiday PAGE 14

2 followed to Brookfield from casino, robbed PAGE 8 North Riverside police fatally shoot robbery suspect PAGE 7

Sears looks to lease lower level in North Riverside Company seeks to shed expenses amid big losses

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate investment trust created in 2015 to buy and then lease back more than 250 Sears and Kmart stores throughout the country, is looking to lease the lower level of the Sears store at North Riverside Park Mall.

The company is also looking to lease the Sears Auto Center and build two restaurants in the parking lot north of the store, according to North Riverside Park Mall General Manager Harvey Ahitow.

Sears Holding Company sold about 265 stores to Seritage in 2015, including the one in North Riverside, netting the holding company a much-needed $2.7 billion at the time. The department store giant continues to hemorrhage cash, however.

In December, the company reported that it lost $748 million in the third quarter of 2016.

One strategy Sears has employed in order to reduce the rent it’s now paying is to lease portions of its bigbox stores to other tenants and shrink the Sears footprint.

See SEARS on page 8

WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

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Cop’s crusade: get impaired drivers off the road Brian Greenenwald has made more than 500 arrests for DUI since 2007

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside police Officer Brian Greenenwald usually works the midnight shift, but on Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m. he was on duty when he was called to help investigate a crash on Harlem Avenue

caused by a suspected impaired driver.

It turns out the driver, who showed signs of intoxication but whose breath test came back .000, was under influence of at least three drugs – heroin, prescription pills and cannabis -- according to a report released later.

Greenenwald was summoned to the

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Bill for township treasurer’s lawsuit against LTHS: $1 million Dispute over agreement in 2000 headed to trial

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The Lyons Township Trustee of Schools treasurer’s office, commonly known as the TTO, and Lyons Township High School District 204 are embroiled in a contentious lawsuit in which the treasurer’s office claims that District 204 hasn’t paid its bills to the TTO for at least 13 years and owes it a little more than $4.6 million.

LTHS officials reject the allegations in the suit, which was filed three years ago and is now in the discovery phase.

And it hasn’t been cheap for taxpayers.

TTO board President Mike Thiessen estimated that TTO has already spent about $900,000 on the lawsuit, while LTHS Superintendent Tim Kilrea estimated that LTHS’s legal fees in the case have amounted to somewhere around $150,000.

LTHS has rebuffed the TTO’s offer of settlement talks or mediation.

“We want to prove that we’ve done nothing wrong,” Kilrea said. “We intend and we expect to win.”

The whole lawsuit may come down to what the meaning of the word “accept” is.

TTO officials claim that LTHS owes the TTO $2.8 million because they say LTHS did not pay its share of the TTO’s operations for more than a decade.

The lawsuit also claims that LTHS received close to $1.6 million in excess interest income from the TTO and that the TTO paid just over $500,000 to cover audits for

LTHS. The paragraph before All school districts in the record of the vote Lyons Township share outlines an agreement in the cost of running whereby the TTO would the TTO, according to a absorb costs LTHS informula based on their curred by LTHS to do its revenues. own payroll, accounts “Up until about 2013 payable and computer they had not paid their processing costs. financial services pro The agreement came rata bill to the TTO since after years of complaints by LTHS offi2000,” TTO Treasurer cials, who felt they paid Susan Birkenmaier said. too much to be part of “We feel it is our responthe TTO and didn’t need sibility to try to recover MIKE THIESSEN the TTO’s services. They those funds.”

Board president were threatening to However, LTHS offileave the TTO. cials say that they had TTO officials argue reached an agreement that the March 21, 2000 with the Lyons TTO vote is inconclusive and under which the TTO that the meaning of the would give District 204 a word “accept” is unclear. credit for work that the “The language that our board has is district did itself.

“In 1999 the treasurer’s office and the their minutes says that the proposal they LT board reached an agreement that said presented was accepted, so the interpretasince we’re not performing those things, tion of the word accept is what is at crux we’ll pay you for performing those servic- of the disagreement I believe,” Birkenmaes,” said Kilrea. ier said.

LTHS officials point to a March 21, 2000 Birkenmaier said the minutes reflected meeting of the Lyons TTO board in which that the TTO wanted to make sure that the three-member board voted 2 to 0 to “ac- workman’s compensation costs were covcept the proposal given to the Lyons Town- ered for LTHS employees and that evaluship Trustees of Schools by Cook County ations of the District 204 employees hanHigh School District 204” according to the dling payroll and bill paying functions minutes of the meeting. were forwarded to the TTO.

“Those contracts have to be boardapproved by both boards.”

Thiessen downplayed the vote in 2000, questioning whether the agreement was even valid.

“That’s not a contract,” said Thiessen, who was not on the TTO board in 2000.

“Those contracts have to be board-approved by both boards. At the end of the day, they didn’t do a board vote on this.

Their finance committee cannot do anything that’s binding.”

Thiessen says that the District 204 Board of Education never formally approved any agreement with the TTO. LTHS officials point to correspondence from former TTO Treasurer Robert Healy and to the TTO noting the precise amount of the charge-off each year. For example LTHS’ share of the costs of the TTO bill for the 1999-2000 was $165,476. In July of 2000, District 204 sent the TTO a check for $59,073 to satisfy its share.

“We do our payroll, we print our checks and bring them over to them and they run them through a printer with the signature on them and we’ve doing this for decades,” Kilrea said. “It’s not like this just started.”

Since the TTO filed suit against LTHS in 2013, LTHS has begun paying more to the TTO, but they still do not pay their entire fee. In the most recent year, the TTO billed $395,000, but LTHS paid only $250,000.

“They’re billing us for legal fees to sue ourselves, but they’re also billing us for some software costs for software that we don’t have access to,” Kilrea said, pointing out why LTHS did not pay its full bill.

Lyons Twp. School Treasurer makes its case to districts TTO facing resistance In District 102 and 204, which want to leave it

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

In recent weeks top officials of the Lyons Township Trustees of Schools Treasurers office, known as the TTO, have been visiting local school boards trying to convince school boards of the value of the obscure office, which handles cash management and bill payment, including payroll, for local school districts.

TTO officials told the local school boards that the office gives local school districts significantly higher investment returns than the districts could achieve on their own, because the TTO takes advantage of economies of scale and pools all the districts’ money to get better returns.

“We are able to invest longer, we are able to invest in higher-quality instruments with greater diversification,” said Lyons TTO

Treasurer Susan Birkenmaier.

The Township Treasurer of Schools system in Illinois dates to 1819 and now only exists is suburban Cook County, having been eliminated in the rest of the state.

A few townships in Cook County, Oak Park Township being one, have abolished their school treasurer’s office.

Four elementary districts that feed into Lyons Township High School, including LaGrange-Brookfield Elementary District 102, have passed resolutions saying that they would like to withdraw from the TTO if it becomes legally permissible to do so.

Lyons Township High District 204 has long sought to withdraw from the TTO, but a bill allowing it to do has long been stalled in Illinois State Senate.

The Lyons TTO has sued District 204, saying that the district owes it $4.7 million (see accompanying story).

The only way districts can withdraw from the TTO is by an act of the state legislature or if all the elementary school districts in a township vote to do so.

Lyons-Brookfield Elementary District 103, most of whose students attend Morton High School District 201, and other districts that do not feed into LTHS do not seem to have a great interest in withdrawing from the TTO. “I think the school board is currently pleased with the work that the township treasurer is currently doing on behalf of the school district,” said District 103 Superintendent Carol Baker. “I don’t think our school board is interested in separating from the [TTO] at this time.”

However, District 102 school board members expressed skepticism when TTO officials made the case that their work was worth the cost to District 102, which was

$188,000 last year, a cost that was higher than normal because the TTO recently purchased a new financial software package. In 2014, District 102 paid $110,000 to the TTO. “We don’t think we’re getting value for the fees we pay,” said District 102 school board President Matthew Scotty.

Earlier District 102, tired of waiting for the TTO to upgrade its antiquated software, purchased its own financial software which is not compatible with the TTO’s new software, creating more work for both the school district and the TTO. District 102 officials say that they believe they could handle their own bill paying and investing.

School board member Brian Anderson said that he didn’t think the district needed the services of the TTO. “I think it’s redundant,” Anderson said of the TTO.

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Brookfield Library to display works by local artists First eight-week exhibit went up Jan. 2

By BOB SKOLNIK

annual Taste of Brookfield. West was bartending at the time. He and Coughran had discussion about the proposal and the details were In 2017, the Brookfield Public Library will eventually ironed out.

West is happy that art will be displayed at begin displaying the work of local artists in partnership with the Community Arts Ini- the library.

“I feel wonderful about it,” said West. “I’m tiative. Works of art will be displayed on the walls surrounding the library’s Story Room really happy that I kind of kick-started something like this. I’ve noticed that and above the shelf to the right of more and more artwork and crethe circulation desk. ativity has started to pop up everyWorks of a particular artist will where [in Brookfield] and I think be displayed for eight weeks and that the best place to see that is at then the work of a different artist the library, because everyone goes will go up. to the library. It’s going to bring in“We’re doing this because the artist community reached out to spiration and more culture to our us and the library is responsive neighborhood.” and hopes to be enriched by the The first artist to have her work display of public art work,” said displayed will be Georgia VelisaGEORGIA VELISARIS ris, who grew up in Brookfield.

Brookfield Library Director Kimberly Coughran.

Velisaris specializes in nature The idea for displaying art at the Brook- photography and mixed media photo collages. field Public Library came from Jason Michael “She does this brilliant computer collageWest, a Brookfield resident and artist who type stuff with various materials put on to the works at Burger Antics on Grand Boulevard. photographs,” West said. “She’ll make someWest said that he noticed that some libraries thing that just kind of a mundane building or display the work of local artists. He brought whatever look like something out a Van Gogh the idea to a library representative this sum- painting.” mer at the library’s tent at the farmer’s marVelisaris work went up on Jan. 2 and be disket. played for eight weeks. A reception to mark A couple of months later, Coughran visited the kickoff of the program will be held on FriBurger Antics while promoting the library’s day Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. The second artist to have Contributing Reporter

his work displayed will be West, who specializes in surrealistic art often with scientific themes.

The artists will not have to a pay a fee to have their work displayed, and of art displayed at the library will not be available for sale at the library. No pricing information will be provided, but it is likely that information about how to contact the artist will be provided in case someone is interested in purchasing a work of art that is on display.

“I would probably say that an email address will be provided,” West said.

Artists who wish to have their work considered for display at the library should contact Coughran or West. They will jointly choose the artists whose work will be displayed.

An application form for artists is available on the library’s website at www.brookfieldlibrary.info. Applications should include three to five high-quality jpeg images, a brief biography of the artist, and a link to the artist’s web site (if applicable). Only two-dimensional art work will be exhibited. Applications can be submitted to Coughran at kcoughran@ brookfieldlibrary.info or to West at musicandunity@gmail.com.

The library will not be responsible for any damage, loss, of theft of art works that are on display and the library reserves the right to reject requests for any reason and to remove exhibits and displays at any time.

School board candidates face challenges Petitions face scrutiny in D103, D204

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The fate of candidacies for two people running for school board positions will be in the hands of a county electoral board, because their nominating petitions are being challenged.

In a bid to avoid a possible change in the ruling majority on the Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 Board of Education, a Brookfield resident has filed a challenge to the petitions of incumbent Sharon Anderson.

Anderson is aligned with two others who are hoping for a three-person sweep to retake the board majority from a group backed by Lyons Village President Christopher Getty.

A Getty-backed slate won election in 2015 and has made sweeping changes in the district’s administration.

Running with Anderson are Marge Hubacek, a former longtime District 103 administrative assistant, and Shannon John-

son, a second-grade teacher in another school district. The latter two are not facing a challenge.

But Anderson’s paperwork is being challenged by Brookfield resident James Koc, who was elected to and briefly served on the Lyons Public Library Board of Trustees in 2015. He is also listed as a “village staff ” member of the steering committee in a draft version of a 2014 Lyons Comprehensive Plan document.

“I’m not sure what the motivation is,” Anderson said of the challenge.

Anderson admitted that of the three people on her slate, she was the one with the fewest signatures, making her prone to a challenge.

“I’m the easiest to pick off,” Anderson said.

According to the challenge filed Dec. 27 with the Cook County Clerk, Koc claims Anderson’s petitions contain less than the minimum 50 valid signatures. He is challenging the validity of 16 signatures Anderson submitted.

He also claims Anderson did not file a Statement of Economic Interests as required by law and improperly identified the office for which she was running.

Cassidy paperwork challenged in LTHS race In Lyons Township High School District 204, where there are presently five people vying for four seats on the board, a challenge has been filed against papers filed by Willow Springs resident William Cassidy, who is the only non-incumbent running.

The challenge was filed Dec. 27 by Burr Ridge resident Robert K. Brogan, who claims Cassidy did not file a statement of economic interests in the same year he filed his nominating petitions, as required by law.

Others running for seats on the LTHS school board are incumbents George Dougherty, Jessica McLean, Molly Murphy and President Tom Cushing.

Both Cushing and Brogan are on the executive board of the Legacy Guild, a charity organization started in 2012 to provide college scholarships to District 204 students who have had a parent die.

The Cook County Electoral Board was scheduled to hold a public hearing at the county’s administration building in Chicago to consider the challenges on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m., after the Landmark’s press time.

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Hearing called for proposed Harlem business district

Riverside’s plan to buy vacant dry cleaner’s hits a snag

By BOB UPHUES Editor

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Riverside’s board of trustees took the first step toward creating a business district along a portion of Harlem Avenue last month, voting unanimously to convene a public hearing on the matter in February.

The public hearing for the Harlem Properties Business District will take place at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m., immediately prior to the regularly scheduled village board meeting.

The proposed business district includes nine separate zoning parcels, along with public rights of way bordering them, including the properties at 2704 Harlem Ave., the former TitleMax building; 2710 Harlem Ave., the former Riverside Cleaners; 2720-28 Harlem Ave., a strip mall recently purchased by a dentist; and 539 Longcommon Road, the Marathon gas station.

If approved by the village board this year, the business district would be in place for up to 23 years and a special sales tax of up to 1 percent within the district can be used to provide revenue for public infrastructure improvements, building rehab and construction costs, and assembling property, among other things.

The earliest the village board could vote on an ordinance creating the business district is Feb. 16.

Business districts are different from tax increment financing districts, which also seek to spur redevelopment of blighted areas, in that there are no property tax implications. However, business districts allow municipalities to exercise certain powers to help development occur, such as eminent domain, issuing bonds and establishing the special sales tax.

Riverside officials targeted that stretch of Harlem Avenue, which essentially serves as a main eastern gateway to the village, as ripe for redevelopment. Right now, most of the buildings between Berkeley and Longcommon roads are uninhabited.

In 2016, the village put out a couple of requests for proposals, one seeking to begin the evaluation process for creating a business district, a formal process guided by

state statute. Riverside chose the financial consulting firm Kane, McKenna and Associates as the firm to lead that process.

“This area is like a poster child for a business district,” said Phil McKenna of Kane, McKenna and Associates during a presentation to village trustees on Dec. 15.

The village also sought development plans from real estate developers but received only one – from Dr. Milad Nourahmadi, who bought the strip mall at 2720-28 Harlem Ave. in October for $500,000.

The plan, obtained by the landmark through a Freedom of Information request, seeks to combine the strip mall property with the dry cleaner building at 2710 Harlem Ave. and contemplates the possibility of also including the property at 2704 Harlem Ave. Riverside has made no decisions regarding any plan to redevelop property in the proposed business district. Each of the properties in the proposed district still is privately owned by different owners.

The village entered into a contract to purchase the dry cleaner’s by the end of 2016, but only after doing further soil testing to make sure the site wasn’t contaminated. A sale didn’t materialize, however, and McKenna indicated during his December presentation to the village board that there were “environmental problems” within the proposed district boundaries.

The Landmark subsequently filed a Freedom of Information request to obtain the final environmental assessment of 2710 Harlem Ave. That report concluded that the site “requires further remediation” and that dry cleaning chemicals in the soil extended south into the area immediately next to the building at a depth of 14 to 16 feet below ground.

Deigan and Associates, the firm that completed the assessment, recommended “complete excavation and off-site removal of the soil.”

Village President Ben Sells indicated last week that the owner of the dry cleaner’s had been uncommunicative in recent months.

He confirmed that the village had a closing date on the property before Nov. 30, but the closing never took place.

“We’re still waiting to hear from [the owner],” Sells said.

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Fundraiser blends creativity with compassion Riverside youth assists local family’s fight against childhood cancer

for the Veselsky and Torres families.

“I decided that I should do something and I saw all the gold ribbons around Riverside and that really inspired me,” Emma, a fifthgrader at Ames School, said.

Michelle said Emma simply started making bracelets for Gio’s family and didn’t origiBy JACKIE GLOSNIAK nally plan on selling them.

Contributing Reporter “Emma is very artistic, and then just one While many preteen girls are playing with day out of the blue, she came home with friends, one young Riversider has spent the these beads and said, ‘Mom, could I make a last several months doing her part to fun- gold bracelet for you, me, Mrs. V [Gio’s granddraise and support one local family going mother] and Gio’s mom, so that when they don’t see the gold ribbons, they could look through a health crisis with their.

Earlier this summer, when 11-year-old down and see a gold bracelet and know we’re Emma Udelson discovered her neighbor Jen- thinking of them,’” Michelle said.

However, after giving the family the bracenifer Veselsky’s infant grandson, Giovanni “Gio” Torres, was battling a rare form of can- lets, the wheels in Emma’s head started spincer, she decided to think of a unique way to ning and she decided she wanted to help the raise money for the family and spread aware- family financially.

During the summer, Emma shared her idea ness amongst locals as a means to show comwith her family, friends and Girl Scout troop, munity support.

Initially, Udelson was having fun making making gold beaded bracelets to sell locally her own beaded bracelets when she told her and online for Gio’s family.

According to Emma, each beaded bracemother, Michelle, that she wanted to help make a few gold bracelets for Veselsky and let takes about 15 minutes to make. After a bracelet is made, Emma puts them in a gold her family as a way to offer support.

Emma had seen gold ribbons tied around bag with a business card sharing information trees in the neighborhood — gold being the about the cause and sells each for $25. Twenty national color for childhood cancer — along dollars from each bracelet goes directly to FHS_2015_JournalAd_Oct_R4.pdf 1 10/14/15 AM and Emma saves the rest to purwith “Go Gold for Gio” signs to show support Gio’s9:58 family

chase bracelet-making supplies.

To promote the bracelet fundraiser, Michelle created a local Facebook page for neighbors and friends join. So far, Emma has sold more than 130 bracelets and raised over $2,000 for Gio’s family.

Gio, who turned 1 on Nov. 26, was diagnosed with a rhabdoid tumor on his liver when he was just 6 weeks old.

The cancer was discovered when Gio’s mother — Veselsky’s daughter, Amber Kobela — felt a lump in Gio’s side. She took Gio to the emergency room at Hinsdale Hospital, where doctors performed ultrasounds and found a tumor on his liver.

Following Gio’s most recent CT scans, he has five total tumor spots in his body, including a small spot on his lung. Because Gio’s body was not responding well to chemotherapy, last fall went eight weeks without treatment as his family and doctors were working to try and come up with other treatment options that may work more effectively.

Veselsky says she, her daughter Amber and Gio’s father, Tyler Torres, of Brookfield are grateful for Emma’s fundraiser to help offset the costs of treatment for Gio and rally moral support.

“I teared up,” Veselsky said about the moment she learned of Emma’s fundraiser. “It was an emotional thing to have this little girl

at 11 years old, amidst kids that are selfish these days, who wants to make these bracelets and raise money for Gio. Emma is the sweetest.”

Emma says the time she has dedicated towards making the bracelets is worth it when she sees the positive impact it has helped bring the Veselsky and Torres families.

“It’s really important to me, because I know that they’re going through a really hard time and I want to make them happy and not pay so much attention to the bad things and think of the bright side,” she said.

Jennifer Udelson says she is happy to see how her daughter came up with the idea on her own to support a local family in need. “[Everyone] coming together has been so beautiful for us to see, but also for Gio’s family,” she said. “When Emma first started this, we really didn’t know what to expect.”

Veselsky says she is grateful for Emma’s assistance to the family and for the Riverside and Brookfield community’s support, both from purchasing the bracelets to tying the gold ribbons around trees and spreading the word on social media.

To join Emma’s Facebook group, search “Emma’s Jewelry for Gio.” To learn more about Gio and donate directly to the family, visit pages.giveforward.com/medical/page7z8xcs5/.

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2017 SOFTBALL ASSESSMENTS

FARM, MINOR, MAJOR, JUNIOR & SENIOR DIVISIONS The purpose of Assessments is to assess each player’s skill level to ensure an equitable distribution of talent across all teams within a Division. Players will be assessed on their ability to run, throw, catch and bat.

To be eligible for Little League All Stars, a player is required to attend one of the two Assessments at the RBHS Fieldhouse. Players must be registered for the 2017 season in order to participate in Assessments.

January 14th & January 28th • 12-4PM Riverside Brookfield High School Fieldhouse

Farm: 12-1:30pm - Minors: 1:30-3pm - Majors: 3-4pm • No try-outs for T-Ball & Prep

Softball Divisions of Play T-Ball + Prep (Ages* 4-6)** Farm (Ages* 7-8)**

Farm is a split seasons with 1/3 coach pitch, 1/3 coach and player pitch, and 1/3 player pitch. This Division provides the foundation for game fundamentals and skills. The Farm Division is focused on development versus being competitive.

Minor League (Ages* 9-10)**

Minor League play is competitive play. Most players have completed at least one season in any of the lower leagues, but there is always time to instruct girls who have an interest and knowledge of the game. Minor League is player pitch only.

Major League (Ages* 11-12)**

Major play is competitive play. Most players have completed seasons in any of the lower leagues, but there is always time to instruct girls who have an interest and knowledge of the game.

Junior (Ages* 12-14) and Senior (Ages* 13-16)**

Junior and Senior League is a bridge from Little League to Senior League and is an extension to provide a continuing activity within the framework of Little League. *players age at 12/31/16 **exceptions can be made based on skill level and National Little League guidelines

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Two arrested after high-speed chase in Brookfield Brookfield police charged Blake Williams, 18, of Bellwood, with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, criminal trespass to a motor vehicle, reckless driving and 13 traffic citations after he led police on a high-speed chase through LaGrange and Brookfield on Dec. 28, a little after 1 p.m.

The vehicle Williams was driving was stolen in Melrose Park earlier that day, according to police. A Lombard woman told police she’d left her purse and keys inside her unlocked 2000 GMC Yukon for less than 10 minutes outside of her mother’s home.

A Brookfield police officer pulled over the SUV after reporting it traveling at 65 mph while southbound in the 3800 block of Kemman Avenue. As the officer approached the stopped vehicle, the SUV sped away into LaGrange and police followed at speeds of more than 60 mph as it headed back east into Brookfield along Shields Avenue, blowing through six stop signs between DuBois Boulevard and Forest Avenue.

The vehicle slowed at Forest Avenue, where two subjects bailed out while the car was still moving. A 22-year-old Berkeley man, who ran south in the 4300 block of Forest Avenue was apprehended at Vernon and Shields avenues at about 1:20 p.m. He was charged with criminal trespass to a motor vehicle.

Williams was arrested at gunpoint by a police officer at Forest and Shields. A third subject, who bailed out of the car from the passenger side fled northbound through an alley.

Police set up a perimeter and enlisted the aid of a Cook County bloodhound and Chicago police helicopter, but the third subject eluded capture, police said.

Paroled burglar back in jail

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A 52-year-old Chicago man on parole for a 2016 burglary is back in jail after being charged with burglarizing a vehicle in the 200 block of Woodside Road late on Dec. 24.

The victim called police shortly after the burglary took place, reporting that his iPhone was stolen. Police were able to map the location of the phone to Addison and Cowley roads and other locations in Riverside.

Police located suspect on Michaux Road and began chasing him on foot to Nuttall Road then to Bartram up to Delaplaine, where he was tackled in a rear yard in the 300 block of North Delaplaine.

According to police, officers found several items from other burglaries strewn along the trail of the foot chase. The offender was identified as Martin Daniels, who reportedly told police he’d ridden a stolen bike from Chicago to Hauser Junior High, where he parked the bike.

Daniels then allegedly walked yards and

driveways looking for vehicles that were left unlocked. A laptop computer recovered by police was traced to a victim in the 100 block of Longcommon Road.

Police said Daniels has a long criminal history that includes 41 arrests for robbery, burglary, theft, assault and weapons offenses. He is being held at Stateville prison in Joliet as he awaits trial on the new charges.

Drugged up A 39-year-old man who caused a crash in the 2900 block of Harlem Avenue on Dec. 23 at about 6:30 p.m. reportedly was under the influence of heroin, cannabis and Xanax at the time of the incident, according to Riverside police.

When police arrived the driver of the offending vehicle was walking around the area, mumbling and acting strangely. A breath test concluded the man wasn’t under the influence of alcohol, but he appeared to be impaired and later admitted to taking the three drugs throughout the day, police said.

He reportedly was smoking cannabis when the crash occurred. No one was injured.

The offender was booked for DUI, possession of heroin and cannabis and cited for several traffic violations.

Bad idea Paramedics responded to a residence in the 9500 block of Washington Avenue, Brookfield, after a woman called 911 to report she had possibly burned her face while trying to ignite a fire in her backyard, using gasoline as an accelerant.

After examining the woman’s face, paramedics concluded she hadn’t been burned but firefighters reported that a plastic gas can near the fire appeared to have exploded.

Firefighters dumped snow on the flames to extinguish them.

Stroller stolen A resident of the 3300 block of Oak Avenue, Brookfield, called police on Dec. 23 to report that between 10 a.m. and noon someone had stolen a Britax City 3 jogging-type stroller valued at $250 from the front porch of his home.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Dec. 2329, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

—Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Police fatally shoot man suspected of bank robbery Suspect allegedly used elderly man as human shield to avoid capture

By BOB UPHUES Editor

North Riverside officers shot and killed a 41-year-old suspected bank robber after he reportedly ran from police and then used an elderly man as a human shield as police tried to arrest him during an incident at the North Riverside Plaza early on the afternoon of Dec. 27.

Paramedics transported Alfonso D. Lopez, of Berwyn, to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead at 4:59 p.m., according to Police Chief Lane Niemann.

No other bystanders or police officers were injured.

Police responded to the shopping center after receiving a report of an attempted bank robbery at TCF Bank, 7201 24th St., at 12:28 p.m. Officers reported locating a suspect, later identified as Lopez, walking north along a row of stores in the shopping center and ordered him to the ground.

Instead, according to police, Lopez pulled an object from his pocket and pointed it at the officers before running from them and entering Burlington Coat Factory, 2208 Harlem Ave. As officers chased Lopez around the store, he again reportedly pulled an object out of his pocket several times and pointed it at the officers.

As officers drew near, Lopez allegedly grabbed an elderly man and held a knife to him, using him as a human shield. When the elderly man pulled away, two officers shot Lopez, according to police.

Because the shooting involved a police officer, the case was turned over to the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force.

A day after the incident, the Chicago bureau of the FBI linked Lopez to the robbery of an MB Financial Bank branch at 7727 Lake St., at 11:34 a.m. on Dec. 16.

In that incident, the offender concealed part of his face with a scarf.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHICAGO FBI

The Chicago FBI released this photo of the man suspected of attempting to rob the TCF Bank at Jewel/Osco in North Riverside on Dec. 27. The suspect, later identified as Alfonso Lopez, was killed by North Riverside police after Lopez allegedly used an elderly man as a human shield.

Marrello won’t seek second term on D 96 board All three from slate recruited and elected in 2013 bow out

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Rachel Marrello has decided that four years on the school board is enough.

Marrello did not file nominating papers to run for another term on the Riverside Elementary School District 96 Board of Education.

“I decided not to run again as five excellent candidates stepped up to the plate,” Marrello said. “I will continue to stay engaged with the board and the district in different capacities.”

School board President Jeff Miller is the only incumbent running for re-election in April. The other four candidates are David Barsotti, Dan Hunt, Nick Lambros and Joel Marhoul.

Miller that he was disappointed that Mar-

rello decided not to run for a second term.

“It’s unfortunate because she had all this experience, but I understand,” Miller said.

“I would have been very, very happy if she had decided to run.”

Marrello was not afraid to ruffle feathers, asking tough questions and speaking her mind. She was a leading critic of former Superintendent Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, who was forced out by the school board after two drama-filled years as superintendent.

She made waves, and changes, in her first year on the board. Marrello criticized the amount of money the district spent on an end-of-year employee recognition dinner and questioned the spending on food for teachers at a welcome back institute day at the start of the school year. Practices were changed to reduce costs after her criticism.

“She’s an out of the box thinker,” said Mary Rose Mangia, who was elected alongside Marrello in 2013. “She understands public corruption. She understands what her role is versus the administration’s role.”

Marrello, who works for the Cook County Inspector General’s office, was aggressive in pursuing former Superintendent Jonathan Lamberson for what appeared to be questionable expenses. She brought the matter to the attention of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, which opened an investigation but didn’t file any charges.

In 2013, Marrello ran for the school board on a slate along with Randy Brockway and Mangia. The three were elected, with Marrello as the leading vote getter, defeating two incumbent board members, at a time when the district was roiled by a controver-

sy involving the principal of Ames School.

In 2015, two candidates backed by the three were defeated, possibly backlash resulting from the controversy over Sharma-Lewis.

Brockway and Mangia announced before this year’s filing period that they would not run again.

Activist Chris Robling, who along with some others, played a key role in recruiting Marrello, Brockway, and Mangia to run four years ago, said that the district was better off because of their time on the school board.

“Not one of those people we spoke to four years ago were intending to run,” Robling said. “They were all alarmed by Lamberson and what had happened in District 96. … I believe without them [District] 96 would be facing far more vexing challenges than it is facing today.”

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Two beaten, robbed after being followed from casino Masked men target mom and son after Indiana gambling trip

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Two men beat a 45-year-old Brookfield man and his 71-year-old mother and robbed them of $613 after apparently following them from a Casino in Hammond, Indiana, at about 3 a.m. on Jan. 2.

The two victims had just driven back to the son’s home in the 3800 block of Arthur Avenue from the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, where they’d been gambling since about 5 p.m. on Jan. 1. As the son fumbled with the key to a side door in the gangway, two men wearing ski masks approached them from the street.

One of the men, described as standing about 6 feet tall and wearing a dark hooded jacket, pushed past the elderly woman and

GREENWALD

‘Wonderful resource’ from page 1 pairment, but they also take vital signs and provide expert testimony in court cases involving drugged drivers.

Getting impaired drivers off the road has been something of a crusade for the 31-yearold Greenenwald, who was hired in Riverside in 2007 and made a personal request to Chief Thomas Weitzel in 2010 to be placed permanently on the midnight shift, where the bulk of DUI incidents happen.

“Every year that goes by, I get a little more tired, but I enjoy it,” said Greenenwald, who is married with a young son. “It makes sense for our family right now.”

Greenenwald says he gets about five hours of sleep when he’s scheduled to work, due in part to the amount of time he spends in court after his shift ends at about 7 a.m.

“I spend so much time in Maywood [where the Maybrook courthouse is located] that it cuts into my sleep schedule,” he said. “I enjoy the court aspect. I have a good working rela-

SEARS

90,114 s.f. for lease from page 1 Seritage has enlisted CBRE Inc. to market a portion of the Sears department store and auto center in North Riverside. According to listing information on CBRE’s website, Seritage is looking to lease 90,114 square feet of space, including the lower level of the present

struck her son on the head with a hard object. The other man, described as standing about 5-foot-9 with a thin build, struck the woman as she lay on the ground.

As the male victim got back up to defend his mother, the first offender reportedly struck him over the head and yelled, “Give me the cash from the casino!” The other offender demanded cash from the woman, but she’d left it in the car in her purse.

When she said it was in the car, the offender seemed confused and said, “What? No, give me the cash from the casino.”

The woman’s son threw his wallet on the ground and told the men to take it. One of them grabbed it and the two fled on foot toward the street.

The male victim tried calling police on his cellphone, but it was covered in blood

and he couldn’t get it to work immediately.

After a time, he was able to dial 911 and police and paramedics responded to the scene.

The two victims were taken to Loyola University Medical Center for treatment of their head injuries.

Both victims told police they hadn’t noticed anyone following to their vehicle in the casino parking lot when they left sometime after 2 a.m., though the woman said that at one point a man sat next to her at a slot machine but didn’t play, which she said seemed suspicious.

As the woman and her son were leaving, she stopped at a ticket exchange machine near the lobby to cash in a $350 slot machine ticket. The woman’s son told police he’d taken $1,000 with him to the casino but left with $613, the amount stolen by the two

masked offenders.

His mother told police she also remembered two male subjects standing by the elevator as she and her son were leaving, but the men didn’t get on the elevator with them.

Police continue to investigate the robbery. Chief James Episcopo offered a reminder to people visiting casinos that they can attract people looking to prey on people they know are carrying large amounts of cash.

“Any time you are carrying cash, please have a healthy awareness of your surroundings,” Episcopo said. “Crimes of opportunity like this can happen anywhere.

If you feel you’re being followed or that something is not quite right, call 911 or drive to a police station.”

tionship with all of the assistant state’s attorneys and enjoy the case law aspect.”

When it comes to being able to get convictions in DUI cases, something Greenenwald does at an 88-percent clip, according to Weitzel, “You have to know your craft and the ins and outs of the law.”

A graduate of Lyons Township High School and a LaGrange Park native, Greenenwald is the son of longtime former Komarek School teacher Jan Greenenwald. He went to Illinois State University intending to be a music major but came out with a criminal justice degree. He’s since earned a master’s degree in criminal justice administration from Lewis University.

Greenenwald said his interest in DUI enforcement was sparked when Michael Gordon, a former Riverside cop and the son of former Riverside Deputy Chief Robert Gordon, was killed while on duty as a Chicago patrolman by a drunk driver. That incident happened in 2004, when Greenenwald was in college.

“It was an eye-opener,” Greenenwald said.

There is no other police officer in the history of the Riverside Police Department who has made as many DUI arrests – for both alcohol and drug impairment – than Greenenwald.

In November, Greenenwald logged his 500th DUI arrest, which places him in select company in Illinois. According to Weitzel, out of the roughly 41,000 police officers in the state, only 200 or so have made that many DUI arrests.

“Without question, in my opinion, he has saved lives,” Weitzel said last month when he presented Greenenwald with a certificate of appreciation from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) for hitting the 500 arrest milestone.

“It’s hard to quantify that because he’s preventing something from happening, so there’s no stat I can go to to tell you. But his pulling over impaired drivers has literally saved residents’ lives and residents of Cook County and the state of Illinois.”

While Greenenwald has held his DRE certification since January 2014, in the past six months Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel has made Greenenwald available as a resource to neighboring departments, to help solidify cases against suspected drugged drivers.

In that time he’s been called out to assist officers in conducting drugged-driver evaluations in North Riverside, Brookfield, Broadview and Berwyn.

“Brian is a wonderful resource for our de-

partment,” said Brookfield Deputy Police Chief Edward Petrak. “Not only has he assisted us with complicated drug-related traffic arrests, he’s also spent time training our patrol officers.”

Riverside hosted a DUI seminar for area police agencies a couple of years ago, Petrak said, and Greenenwald was the instructor.

With incidents of drugged-driving on the rise, having a DRE nearby is increasingly handy.

“It’s a great comfort knowing he’s available to help us with these very complex incidents,” Petrak said. “He’s a true expert in this field and we’re lucky to have him right next door.”

There are just a handful of certified DREs in the Chicago area and less than 100 actively doing DRE evaluations in the entire state.

Some officers who have completed the rigorous training required for certification have not maintained the certification. DREs must recertify every two years, which involves eight hours of drug training and evaluation by an instructor.

The next step for Greenenwald is to become a DRE instructor himself, but the training is held just once a year and in 2017 is in far downstate Collinsville, so that’s unlikely this year.

store and the 26,000-square-foot freestanding auto center to the northwest.

Ahitow said that Seritage is looking to lease the lower level area to between one and three tenants. Sears would consolidate its store into the upper level of the anchor location at the north end of North Riverside Park Mall.

Tenants have yet to be determined, Ahitow said.

With the success of Miller’s Ale House and strong sales at Olive Garden in the parking lot northeast of Sears, Seritage would also

like to see one or two restaurants in the lot immediately north of Sears, Ahitow said. A couple of years ago, LongHorn Steakhouse was rumored to be going into that lot, but the deal never materialized and the restaurant ended up at the Cermak Plaza in Berwyn.

With the future of Sears up in the air – the company has closed nearly 2,000 Sears and Kmart stores in the past five years and plans on closing more in 2017 – Ahitow said leasing the lower level of the North Riverside Sears would be welcome news.

“We’re excited, because assuming Sears

survives, and this is a good store for the company, we’ll have Sears in the upper level and new tenants in the lower.”

Elsewhere in the mall, Ahitow said management continues to negotiate an agreement with Classic Cinemas, which operates the movie theatres at North Riverside Park Mall, to increase their footprint.

While Ahitow said management would like to have sealed the deal in 2016, he remains optimistic that it can be done. “[Classic Cinemas] is still very bullish on expanding to the north,” Ahitow said.

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BIG WEEK

KOSEY CORNER

Time to ring in 2017

January 4-11

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ell here it is: 2017! Hope you all celebrated and are ready for the New Year. It started out great for us celebrating with Nancy and Joe Dvorak at The Chew Chew; congratulations to us, we all stayed awake. How could we not? We were with good friends, had good food and were close to home.

New Year’s Day usually finds me doing important things like changing the calendars and watching football games. Unfortunately, my football season, collegiate and pro, ended early this season.

Bears items, usually a good gifts, were on sale before Christmas, but the way they played this season half price was not low enough. But Cubs merchandise was worth it at any price.

I used to enjoy the college bowl games, but now there are so many it almost assures any team a chance for postseason play. Have to love the bowl names! I’m waiting for the Toilet Bowl sponsored by either Lysol or Scrubbing Bubbles. There could be a Lemon Bowl for the teams with the worst records of the season followed by a small farewell party for the outgoing coaches and staffs.

Since disappointment was getting to me, I started channel surfing and went to two of my “go-to” stations, RBTV’s Channel 16 and Riverside TV’s Channel 6. Both are on 24 hours a day and present some good programing. I happened to catch “Riverside Memories” on Channel 6 featuring interviews with longtime Riverside residents, which I highly recommend. It is to be a continuing series with more interviews being slated.

What can you look forward to here in this space in 2017? Very soon I will tell you the story of a house here in Riverside that was home to families that only had girls for more than 70 years and an interview with Dave Moravecek, who won the prize of being a column subject in a raffle. I will also answer some of the questions I get asked that may be of interest to readers.

Of course if you have a question or something you would like to see written about, just let me know; you know where to find me.

Happy New Year!

JOANNE KOSEY

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Winter break activities for kids

The thunder overhead The “L” rumbles over the streets of downtown Chicago and out into its neighborhoods and suburbs. It’s part of everyday life in the city, but how much do you know about its history?

On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m., Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, hosts “The Chicago ‘L’: Chicago’s Biggest Mover and Shaker” in the Great Room of the library.

Greg Borzo, author of the book The Chicago L, reporter/editor at Modern Railroads magazine and professional tour guide for the Chicago History Museum will talk about the rail systems growth and development in a way that will inform, entertain and provoke memories of travel around Chicago.

And more

2401 Desplaines Ave. Concession available. $5 fee at the door.

“Good Machines,”an art exhibition highlighting connections between humans and technology continues thru Jan. 7 at Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., Riverside. Free. Visit www. riversideartscenter.com for gallery times.

The Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. minimum cash payout of $2,275 a night, plus pull tabs, lightning, tic-tac and raffles.

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Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) hosts a town hall meeting on Jan. 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway. Lipinski will ■

North Riverside Parks and Recreation hosts a supervised open gym for teens every Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Village Commons, ■

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts Messy Mornings for Munchkins for ages 2 and up every Tuesday in January at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy short, active stories and messy fun in this hands-on program.

The Youth Service Department will also host Lapsit Storytime for babies and toddlers with an adult on Thursdays in January at 10:30 a.m., beginning Jan. 5. On Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m. kids 2 through 5 are invited to Tales & Treats, where they can snack along to fun stories and make a craft to take home.

Also on Jan. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. middle school and high school students are invited to play Wii games and watch movies. Also plenty of iPads to play individual games like Pokemon Go. Pizza and snacks provided.

On Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. kids of all ages can enjoy Pajama Storytime. Meets at the fireplace on the main floor. And on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 11 at 3:30 p.m. kids in first grade and older (kindergarteners may attend with an adult) can attend the LEGOs Club (LEGOs provided).

Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, invites kids (under 7 must be accompanied by an adult) to watch the film Secret Life of Pets on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. Free.

Turning 65 soon and thinking about healthcare coverage? Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, hosts a Medicare information seminar on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Great Room.

Learn about Medicare changes, how to select the best Medicare supplement plan and Part D drug plan and how to avoid making a mistake in selecting a plan.

Bill Scanlon and Courtney Erb of Access Benefit Plan Consultants will present the information.

talk about his work in Congress and take questions from audience members. Staff will be on hand an hour before the meeting to assist with Medicare, Social Security and veterans’benefits.

The village of North Riverside provides $6 haircuts for seniors at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Open to residents and non-residents. Call the Recreation Department for details and appointments at 708-442-5515.

Upcoming date Jan. 9.

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CALENDAR EVENTS ■ As you’ve likely noticed, our

Calendar has changed to Big Week.

Fewer items, higher profile. If you would like your event to be featured here, please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published. We can’t publish everything, but we’ll do our best to feature the week’s highlights.

Email calendar@wjinc.com.

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THE LANDMARK VIEW

Bring it on

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hat was the biggest surprise of the last week? It was that no candidates running for municipal office in either North Riverside or Brookfield had their nominating petitions challenged.

In both villages there were last-minute filings. In North Riverside it was a former ally of one of the candidates filing papers to be an apparent spoiler. In Brookfield, it was an entire slate of candidates challenging the PEP Party, which otherwise would have gone uncontested next April.

The only challenges are coming in a pair of Lyons Township school board races. The current board majority in District 103 is looking to ensure that it holds onto power by challenging one of the members of a slate that could prove troublesome if they head into April intact. But the race in District 103 would remain competitive at any rate.

In Lyons Township High School District 204, a successful challenge to the one non-incumbent would make that race uncontested.

Competitive races are good for voters, because no matter who is running, it forces slates and candidates to publicly make their cases and outline their priorities. Candidates who refuse to disclose important positions or give the old “trust me” approach with no prior work to point to or evidence to back up their claims rightly ought to be looked on with extreme caution.

But it’s a way for voters to keep even the most firmly entrenched powers on their toes by asking for proof of their claimed successes and making sure their priorities are in line with what the community wants and needs.

Go ahead with business district

The creation of a business district is not exactly one of the sexiest things a municipal government can undertake to accomplish.

But in the case of a stretch of Riverside along Harlem Avenue between Berkeley and Longcommon roads, it could provide village officials with some tools to encourage redevelopment of that area, which has been something of an eyesore for many years now.

One of the tools is eminent domain. While municipalities are loath to use it, it could provide motivation for property owners to work toward consolidating property, which would improve the prospects for redevelopment of that area.

As currently arranged, the parcels themselves are small and oddly shaped. But put together, there might just be enough room to bring in uses that could provide not only a better look to the area but also some additional property and sales tax revenue.

Because an official business district lasts 23 years, a special sales tax collected there could also help fund public infrastructure improvements in the future. At this point, creating such a district is worth a shot, because that part of Harlem Avenue sure needs a face-lift.

Opinion LETTERS

Libraries help keep local history alive Apparently, Mr. Joseph Baar Topinka is not very observant about local history. Contrary to his assertion that “the Eastland Disaster has not really been in the public consciousness for decades,” (Opinion, Dec. 21, 2016), the Eastland Disaster was all over the news when the Eastland Disaster Historical Society honored the centennial in 2015.

For instance, the North Riverside Public Library had members of the society give a presentation about the Eastland Disaster in March 2015. The society had a weekend of events in Chicago, including on July 24, the actual anniversary. Members of the society also gave presentations at the Riverside Township Village Hall as well as other libraries that year.

As part of its mission to promote lifelong learning,

the North Riverside Public Library presents local history programs often. For example, on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m., President Abraham Lincoln (as portrayed

by Lincoln Presenter Kevin Wood) will talk about the early history of the United States as well as his own story.

Visiting museums and memorials are exciting in learning about history but don’t forget about public libraries. We offer free local history programs by knowledgeable speakers as well as history books, newspapers, magazines, movies and documentaries.

We are doing our part in discussing and keeping local history alive.

Mary Cooper, adult services librarian North Riverside Public Library

Suggestion for getting budget passed In regard to getting a budget passed in Illinois, I think that all employers in the state should put all the money that they withhold

from their employees for state income taxes into an escrow account and keep it there until they pass the budget.

You better believe how soon we would get a budget here in Illinois.

Ted Schwartz Brookfield

OBITUARIES

Terry L. Adams, 77 Brookfield resident Terry L. Adams, 77, of Brookfield, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.

He was the husband of Sandra L. Adams (nee Micheles), for a loving 55 years; the father of Debe (Rob) Weinberger, Cathy (Mike) Battistoni and Rebecca (Chad) Newell; the son of the late Ira and the late Phyllis (nee Lindsey) Adams; the son-in-Law of Lorraine and the late Robert Micheles; the grandfather of Stephanie (Nick), Ali, Blake, Alise, Carlee, Ella, Steven (Kaila), Brandon and Ethan; the great-grand-

Donna J. Kociara, 73 Home economics teacher Donna J. Kociara, 73, of Brookfield, died Dec. 27, 2016 at Amita Hinsdale Hospital.

A resident of the area since 1957, Ms. Kociara graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School in 1960 and spent 35 years as an educator, teaching home economics in Morton High School District 201 in both Berwyn and Cicero. She retired in 1999.

father of Hannah, Bentley and Maddox; the brother of Dale (Louise), Jean (the late Ray) Micklewright, Phylis (the late Jerry) Maughan, Butch (Vicki), Sherry (Bill) Linville and the late Marge (the late Ed) Petitgoue; the brother-in-law of Diane Denneny; the nephew of James (the late Pat) Lindsey; the uncle, great uncle and great-great uncle of many; and a cousin and friend to many.

Visitation is on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Russo’s Hillside Chapels, 4500 Roosevelt Road, Hillside (located between Mannheim and Wolf Road). A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at Mater Christi Church, 2431 10th Ave. in North Riverside. Interment will be private.

Ms. Kociara was a member of the Centennial Quilters Club in LaGrange and the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. She also enjoyed reading and traveling.

She is survived by her siblings, Norine Kociara and Robert Kociara. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank S. and Jessie M. (nee Nejedly) Kociara.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 31, 2016 at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Johnson Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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OBITUARIES

Santa Panko, 86 Retired assembler Santa Panko (nee Campana), 86, of North Riverside, died Dec. 27, 2016.

Ms. Panko was born March 4, 1930 and worked as an assembler for a manufacturing company prior to retirement.

She was the wife SANTA PANKO of the late Leroy Panko; the mother of Fiore (Harriet) Materazzo and Rosella (Karl) Kingsley; the grandmother of Anthony (JoAnn) Materazzo, Christina Hoak, Jason (Lindsay) Hoak, Michelle (Zachary) Frankenbach, Marietta (Chris) Gorniak, Anthony (Virginia) Crafton and Charles (Jo Ann) Crafton; the great-grandmother of Luca Materazzo, Marco Materazzo, Olivia Frankenbach, Liam Frankenbach, Christopher Gorniak, Melissa Crafton, Brianna Crafton, Angelina Crafton, Joseph Crafton and Michael Crafton; and the great-great grandmother of many.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 3 at Mater Christi Church in North Riverside, followed by entombment at Queen of Heav-

en Cemetery in Hillside.

Memorial donations are appreciated to Mater Christi Church, 2431 10th Ave., North Riverside, 60546.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Sandra Yost, 73 Legal secretary, professional organization CEO Sandra “Sandy” Yost (nee Durward), 73, of Chicago, died Dec. 24, 2016 at Rush Medical Center.

Sandra Lee Durward was born to Merle and Lucille (Hunter) Durward in Morrison on May 21, 1943. She married SANDRA YOST Lloyd Yost in February 1963, and they later divorced. She is a 1961 graduate of Morrison High School and a 1986 graduate of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. She also earned her MBA from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 1999.

Ms. Yost had two successful careers. She started her professional life as a legal secre-

tary who served as president of the Illinois Legal Secretaries Association and the National Association of Legal Secretaries.

After many years as the office administrator with Braud, Warner, Neppl & Westensee, a law firm in Rock Island, she moved to Chicago for other career opportunities. She was a consultant with a law office management consultant firm, and then marketing manager for a law firm in Chicago.

In 1994, she left the legal world to work with doctors as the CEO/executive director for the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP-now known as the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators), where she worked tirelessly for almost 20 years retiring in July 2013. Sandy received numerous honors in her life including Legal Secretary of the Year and the President’s Award of Excellence from AADEP. Sandy loved to travel and visited most of Europe as well as parts of Africa and Australia over the last 10 years. However, she experienced some amazing North American travel riding the rails through the Canadian Rockies and visiting many of the national parks in the United States.

Sandy is survived by C. Roger Streeter, with whom she shared a lot of adventures and a lot of love; her children, Bryan (Joan) Yost and Michelle (fiancé Kevin Fink) Belsey, of Brookfield; her granddaughters, Parley Belsey, Taylor Yost, Gibson Yost, Lauren

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Belsey and Hayley Belsey; her sister, Marjorie Luther; and numerous cousins and friends.

A celebration of life party for Sandy will be held Saturday, Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. in Salon A of the Grand Ballroom at the JW Marriott Chicago, 151 W. Adams St. Memorial donations are appreciated to Veritas Medicus, c/o International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators, P.O. Box 1537, Elk Grove Village, 60009-1537. Contributions may also be made in memory of Sandra Yost to support Prentice Women’s Hospital, c/o Northwestern Memorial Foundation, 251 E. Huron St., Galter Pavilion 3-200, Chicago, 60611.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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Longcommon Road home sells for $750,000

The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from Nov. 1 to Nov. 14, 2016. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

Brookfield ADDRESS

PRICE

SALE DATE

SELLER

3311 Park Ave. 3126 Maple Ave. 3205 Sunnyside Ave. 3117 Vernon Ave. 3415 Maple Ave. 2624 Forestview Ave. 8632 Riverside Ave. 4607 Eberly Ave.

$215,000 $170,000 $185,000 $175,000 Unknown $300,000 $330,000 $185,000

10/27/2016 10/21/2016 10/11/2016 10/20/2016 10/20/2016 10/27/2016 11/1/2016 10/21/2016

2229 Hainsworth Ave. 8959 Cermak Rd.

$165,000 $17,000

10/27/2016 10/24/2016

Kenny, Barbara T Decd Stavroupoulos, Paul N TR

2316 4th Ave. 2307 Hainsworth Ave.

$220,000 $231,000

9/30/2016 10/11/2016

Cvetezer, Ernest Jr TR Galindo, Carlos

Fitch, Megan Wisniewski, Peggy Waterloo, Lynn Dimitropoulos, Gregorios Cook County Clerk Kavalin, Nada Partyka, Joseph C Episcopo, Joseph

North Riverside

BUYER Gallas, James Neumann, John W First Grade Prop Inc Raymond, Elissa V Brookfield Dominguez, Ruben B Fingerhut Geoffrey A American Prop Invest LLC

Hernandez, Felipe Flores Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 11918 Dinu, Vasile Soto, Salvador

243 Longcommon Rd., Riverside

Riverside ADDRESS

PRICE

SALE DATE

3810 Stanley Ave. 21 S. Delaplaine Rd. 3842 Washington Ave. 499 Kent Rd. 335 Selborne Rd. 243 Longcommon Rd. 162 Northgate Rd. 3809 Stanley Ave. 3802 Stanley Ave.

Unknown Unknown Unknown $450,000 $334,500 $750,000 $395,000 Unknown Unknown

10/28/2016 10/26/2016 10/31/2016 10/25/2016 9/26/2016 10/24/2016 6/23/2016 11/7/2016 11/8/2016

SELLER Novak, John C Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp Head, L Eugene Posluszny, John Judicial Sales Corp Caltabiano, Joseph S Wells, Fernando ATG Trust Co TR L014 166 Klikas, Steven L

BUYER Cook County Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC Cook County Kivett, Raymond E V&T Inv Corp & Cirrus Inv Grp LLC Thomas, Justin Hall, Matthew B County Cook County Cook

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Bulldogs take third at own tourney

Led by Bloom, Hoyd, Shereck and Meehan, RBHS wins 4 of 5 games

By MARTY FARMER

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Sports Editor

ith three upcoming conference games to ring in 2017, the Riverside-Brookfield High School girls basketball team will know soon enough where it stands in terms of title contention.

The Bulldogs are 14-4 overall and 4-0 in the Metro Suburban, but the latter mark will be tested with upcoming road games at Glenbard South, Timothy Christian and Illiana Christian.

Regardless of what happens during their mini-gauntlet, the team produced a successful first half of the season. The Bulldogs capped off 2016 well, winning four of five games to earn third place at its own Riverside-Brookfield Girls Holiday Classic.

“Finishing third in a field of pretty strong teams at our tournament is a nice accomplishment,” RBHS coach Dallas Till said. “A lot of girls have been contributing to our success. We have some tough conference games coming up, but we’re cautiously optimistic about the rest of the season.”

The Bulldogs beat Shepard [55-36], De La Salle [51-40], Hinsdale South [53-40] and South Elgin 48-45.

Tournament champion Glenbard West defeated RBHS 55-25 for the latter’s only loss. Argo placed second at the tourney.

In an opening round win against Shepard, senior guard Samantha Bloom scored 13 points and pulled down four rebounds. Senior forward Maggie Shereck finished with 11 points and eight rebounds while senior guard Lyndsey Hoyd chipped in nine points.

“Shepard is in our sectional so it’s a good win for (sectional) seeding,” RBHS coach Dallas Till said. “We played well

WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

Madeleine Meehan(11) of Riverside-Brookfield High School goes up against Glenbard West at the Riverside-Brookfield Girls Holiday Classic on Dec. 29, 2016. and led from start to finish against Shepard.”

Bloom also led the team in scoring with 10 points against De La Salle. Meehan just missed a double-double with eight

points and eight rebounds. Hoyd scored seven points.

Bloom was selected to the all-tournament team and Hoyd scored the 1,000 point of her career.

LTHS fourth at Wheaton North tourney

Courier earns all-tourney honors; Purcell, Fink and Bugaieski also play well

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Lyons Township freshman Lily Courier has adjusted well to high school girls basketball from her playing days with St. Francis Xavier School.

“I would say it’s a lot faster pace but actually I was playing up (with the varsity) through the summer so it wasn’t too drastic,” Courier said.

2017 brings more challenges for Courier and the Lions. They finished fourth at Wheaton North’s 33rd annual Bill Neibch Falcon Classic after losing 50-32 Dec. 29 to West

Suburban Conference Silver rival Downers Grove North.

LTHS (11-3) nearly played for its first Classic title since 1997 but lost the semifinal with eventual champion Wheaton North 40-37 in double overtime Dec. 28. The Lions had extended their winning streak to seven by beating West Aurora 40-19 Dec. 27 and Waubonsie Valley 49-14 Dec. 26 behind a 17-0 first quarter.

The 5-foot-11 Courier was the only freshman named to the 10-player all-tournament team.

“I was really excited. Since I was a freshman, I wasn’t expecting it too much, but it was a really nice honor to get,” Courier said.

“(The tournament) definitely gave us perspective on what we have to work on and improve. I think we’ll only get better and we will become a much stronger team from this.”

Courier shared seventh among tournament players with 49 points in her four games – 19 against Downers North. Courier shot .500 from the field (22-for-44) with two 3-pointers.

Senior Claire Purcell tied for eighth with 26 rebounds and junior Kaelan Lee tied for fourth with 13 steals. Other top performers included juniors Emma Fink (23 rebounds) and Sidney Bugaieski (25 points) and sophomore Camille Branch (28 points).

“We were on a little bit of a roll. It would have been nice to end the year on a positive note, but at the same time we’re going to see (Downers North Jan. 27) again in conference,” LTHS coach Paul Krick said.

“There are no excuses, no reasons, no LILY COURIER blaming. If we make LTHS freshman a mistake or don’t perform to our ability, then we identify what needs to be worked on, we own it and we get back to work. That’s what we intend to do.”

The losses were even more bitter because the Lions beat Downers North (8-7) 39-36 Dec. 10 and Wheaton North (11-3) 48-34 Nov. 22 en route to winning their own Thanksgiving tournament.

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Best friends through basketball

He laughed. he first time I saw A backcourt of best friends Brent Woods play baswas born. ketball was at Burnett For the next several years, we Park in Jacksonville, were essentially inseparable. It Florida on a sultry was a bromance years before the summer day in 1991. term came in vogue.

I loved his game immediately.

Basketball was our common At 6-foot-3, he was effective denominator. from both the post and perimDuring the carefree days eter with a mellifluous style of of our 20s, we played in mulplay. He glided on the fast break tiple leagues with solid results and finished at the bucket like a throughout Jacksonville. condor in full flight.

Our best shot to win a title As a former high school point occurred in the Jacksonville guard at Fenwick and Bishop Sports Editor Presbyterian Church League.

Kenny High School in JackWe opened the season against a sonville, I considered myself a team called “H.” Their starters pretty good player with a good consisted of guys in their 50s with assorted eye for talent. goggles, headbands, knee braces who An introduction was inevitable.

He was wearing a University of Kentucky reeked of Bengay.

They resembled an uninspiring version basketball T-shirt. As fate would have it, of former Los Angeles Lakers forward Kurt I grew up a huge University of Louisville Rambis. hoops fanatic.

Our team, License to Thrill (unfortunateI had my in. ly, humility was not a virtue among us), “UK, really? You gotta go with the ’Ville, man,” I said to Brent that serendipitous day started the game on a 23-2 run. We never looked back from that 85-42 win en route to at Burnett Park.

MARTY FARMER

Submitted photo

(Left to right) Brent Woods, John Paxson and Marty Farmer enjoyed spending time together at Paxson’s Father-Son basketball camp at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest. a 9-0 record during the regular season.

After dismantling H, Brent and I drank beers in his parents jacuzzi later that night and recapped the victory.

“H, more like BS,” Brent proclaimed under the influence of Miller Genuine Draft. “Remember these times, Mart. This is so much fun. I think we can make a run at the title.”

Brent was close. We finished the season 10-1, losing in the championship game 85-73.

Despite the loss, I remember feeling so close to all my teammates, but especially Brent. We shared so many emotions on the

RBHS gymnastics wins Maine West Invite Bulldogs have won three straight duals and an Invite

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

The Riverside-Brookfield girls gymnastics team won Maine West’s six-team Winter Warrior Wonderland Invitational Dec. 28.

The Bulldogs (93.20 points) finished 2.4 points ahead of Maine East in a format with three gymnasts per event and only one all-arounder.

RBHS senior Campbell Hayes was third in all-around (31.65).

Junior Katie Polanski (7.7), senior Olivia Weimer (7.6) and Hayes (7.45) finished 2-34 on uneven bars and Polanski (7.6) and Hayes (7.55) finished 3-4 on balance beam for the Bulldogs.

Hayes also was third on vault (8.4) and fifth on floor exercise (8.25).

RBHS welcomes Fenton Wednesday, Jan. 11 (6 p.m.) to celebrate Senior Night. Later this month, the Bulldogs will also host the Riverside-Brookfield Invite Saturday, Jan 21 (8 a.m.). Both events will be held in the East Gym at RBHS. Since the beginning of December, the Bulldogs are undefeated with impressive victories against Hinsdale South, Morton

and Glenbard South plus the Maine West Invite title.

Several Bulldogs should contend for the team’s first individual sectional berths since senior Lacey Smith in 2015.

“I’m trying to get all of the (skill) requirements I need,” Hayes said earlier this season. “Floor is probably the thing I

File photo

RBHS senior Olivia Weimer has been a key contributor to the Bulldogs’ success this season. love to compete most. I have a new routine and I love doing it. I have to get a twisting skill.”

court: joy, competitiveness, laughter, adversity, anger and pride.

In a players’ vote, we were selected the best backcourt in the league. Brent averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds and I contributed 13 points and seven assists per game.

Off the court, we took trips to Miami, Tampa, Charleston, Savannah, New York and my hometown, Chicago. Conversationally, nothing was taboo. We would share our thoughts about sports, news, history, philosophy, women, dating, culture and religion.

Although we’ve stayed in touch, it’s become more difficult since we live in separate states with different lives.

About a month ago, his mom texted me with the news that Brent died on Dec. 8 (my birthday). I had to read the text over at least 10 times to process the message. A surreal period ensued with recurrent tears and an unshakeable sense of loss.

Brent told me several years ago that he had a health issue but implied he was getting treatment. I just assumed he would be fine. Other than his parents, he never let on to anybody about his declining health.

While I’m admittedly bewildered and hurt that he never provided full disclosure, I can’t fathom how difficult his situation must have been.

Diagnosed with kidney cancer three years ago, he battled the disease bravely with cross-country doctor visits, several chemotherapy treatments and ultimately he had one of his legs amputated.

Tragically, his sister Kelly (a divorced mom of three children) died six months before him in July.

Brent was 45, Kelly 48.

My heart goes out to their parents, Bill and Christina Woods.

One of my favorite sportswriters, Chicagoan Rick Telander penned a wonderful book, “Heaven is a Playground” about a bunch of pickup basketball players at Brooklyn’s Foster Park.

I’ve always loved the imagery of that title.

I experienced Heaven on earth when I played hoops with Brent.

Basketball was always more than just a game for us; it was a celebration of our friendship and life itself.

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2017 BASEBALL TRYOUTS

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The purpose of tryouts is to assess players. This helps managers create even teams at the draft. Players will be assessed on their ability to throw, catch and bat. To be eligible for the all-star team, a player is required to attend one of the two assessments being held at the RBHS Fieldhouse. Your child must be registered for the 2017 season to attend a tryout!

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On January 5, 2017, the Village of Oak Park (Village) will release requests for qualifications (RFQ) to interested firms (prospective consultants) to provide on an as-needed basis, loan underwriting, monitoring and oversight services related to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for a Business Loan Fund.

The above services are required to implement future Section 108 Loan Fund projects and ensure compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules, regulations and guidelines. The various types of potential loan projects include CDBG Special Economic Development Activities geared toward small- and medium-sized businesses located in Oak Park or seeking to locate in the Village.

Beginning January 5, 2017, the RFQ materials can be obtained at the Village of Oak Park, Neighborhood Services Division, in Room 214 of Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or via email from Mark Dwyer, Grants Supervisor, at mdwyer@ oak-park.us (708.358.5416).

Other than the detailed narrative description, RFQ materials include two attachments: revised Village Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program application to HUD; and draft Section 108 application for businesses (borrowers). Qualifications are due by 5 p.m., February 3, 2017.

Published in Wednesday Journal 1/4/2017

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VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Official notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administration Buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;260 Madison; Oak Park, IL 60301 until 1:30 p.m. local time on January 11, 2017, for the following:

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 26th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Regular Meeting The Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 26th, 2017 in Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Illinois for the purpose of considering and hearing a request for a special use permit for a high school parking lot at the property located at 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, IL 60546 (PINS 15-35-104-017, 15-35104-004, and 15-35-104-016).

Legal Description: Lots 1 to 7 both inclusive and lot 8 (except the south 45 feet thereof) and east 45 feet of lots 9 and 10 all in block 1 in the second addition to Hollywood in the northwest quarter of section 35, township 39 north, range 12 east of the third principal meridian in Cook County, Illinois.

Application materials may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall. Comments, if any, should be provided in writing prior to the date of the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Emily Egan, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513, or in person during the public hearing. Please reference PZC Case 17-01 RBHS Special Use Permit.

Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access may be granted through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall.

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

Published in Landmark 1/04/2017

LEGAL NOTICE OAK PARK TOWNSHIP INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR LIFT EQUIPPED BUS AND LIFT EQUIPPED MED-TRANSIT VAN The Township of Oak Park does hereby invite bids for the furnishing of one (1) 14-passenger Transit bus with two wheelchair positions, equipped with a required wheelchair lift. And (1) 7-passenger Med Transit Van with three wheelchair positions, equipped with a required wheelchair lift.

Bids will be received by Desiree Scully-Simpkins, Director at Oak Park Township Senior Services, 130 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302 by mail or hand delivered from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., through Friday, January 20, 2017. At 3:30P.M. on Friday, January 20, 2017, Bids will be publicly opened and read.

Upon request, one set of SpeciďŹ cations will be supplied without charge to each manufacturer or manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent interested in bidding. In awarding the contract, consideration will be given only to bidders who are recognized manufacturers of vehicles comparable in all respects with the vehicle set forth in the SpeciďŹ cations.

Oak Park Township reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Oak Park Township is in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. E.O.E./M. /F. /H. /V. and the ADA ________________________ Gregory P. White Town Clerk Published in Wednesday Journal 1/4/2017

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OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 LIFE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS & RENOVATIONS BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AT 2:00PM ON JANUARY 11, 2017 AT THE OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 ADMINISTRATION OFFICEâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;260 MADISON STREETâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;OAK PARK, IL 60302.

Scope of work for Life Safety Improvements includes, but is not limited to: site concrete, masonry repairs, roofing, carpentry, doors and hardware, drywall, acoustical ceiling grid and tile, painting, HVAC, plumbing and electrical.

All available bid documents will be available December 21st and may be purchased from BEST Imaging Solutions (312-357-9050)â&#x20AC;&#x201C;55 E. Monroe St.; Chicago, IL 60601. Plans are available for viewing/ download at Bulley & Andrews FTP Site. https://ftp.bulley.com username: D97LifeSafety password: bulley1891 Bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid shall be submitted with the bid. Certificate of Insurance may be required from the successful Bidder.

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, to waive any irregularities or informalities in bidding procedures, and to award the contract in a manner best serving the interest of the Owner.

All Bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages to all laborers, workman and mechanics working on public funded projects.

If during the time period of work, these rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount.

The proposed contract is subject to the requirements of the Equal Employment Practices Commission and the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHA) Illinois Revised Statute, Ch. 69, Par. 1-101, et. seq.

Offers may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after closing date.

Any Bid submitted unsealed, unsigned, fax transmissions or received subsequent to the aforementioned date and time, may be disqualified and returned to the bidder.

The Oak Park School District 97 reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, to waive any irregularities or informalities in bid procedures and to award the contract in a manner best serving the interest of The Oak Park School District.

Dated: 12/21/16 Jason Stonchus Bulley & Andrews, LLC Published in Wednesday Journal 12/21, 12/28/2016, 1/4, 1/11/2017

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Public Notice Pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/11-74.3-2(b) The corporate authorities of the Village of Riverside (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Villageâ&#x20AC;?) will hold a public hearing on February 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., at Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hearingâ&#x20AC;?), to consider whether to designate the following described property (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proposed Harlem Avenue Business Districtâ&#x20AC;?) as a business district as set forth in the Illinois Business District Development and Redevelopment Law, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.3-1, et seq. (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lawâ&#x20AC;?), and whether to approve a business district plan for the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District as set forth in the Law: THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25 AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF BERKLEY ROAD (a.k.a. BERKELEY ROAD); THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF A 16-FOOT-WIDE ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF LONGCOMMON ROAD; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE 16-FOOTWIDE ALLEY TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 1 IN KIRCHMAN AND JEDLANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RIVERSIDE PARKWAY AND HARLEM AVENUE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 2 AND ALL OF LOTS 3 AND 4 IN CIRCUIT COURT PARTITION BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 1 AND THE NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID LONGCOMMON ROAD; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF A 16-FOOT-WIDE ALLEY LYING WEST OF HARLEM AVENUE; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF THE 16-FOOTWIDE ALLEY AND ITS NORTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF AFORESAID BERKLEY ROAD (a.k.a. BERKELEY ROAD); THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BERKLEY ROAD (a.k.a. BERKELEY ROAD) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (PINS): 15-25-407-013-0000 15-25-407-014-0000 15-25-407-015-0000 15-25-407-016-0000 15-25-407-017-0000

15-25-407-018-0000 15-25-407-019-0000 15-25-407-020-0000 15-25-413-013-0000 COMMON ADDRESSES: 2704 S HARLEM; 2710 S HARLEM; 27202728 S HARLEM & 539 LONGCOMMON STREET LOCATION: GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARLEM AVENUE FROM BERKLEY ROAD ON THE NORTH TO THE ALLEY APPROXIMATELY 150 FT SOUTH OF LONGCOMMON ROAD TO THE SOUTH IN RIVERSIDE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS MORE FULLY DEPICTED IN THE MAP ATTACHED TO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT PLAN ON FILE WITH THE VILLAGE FOR REVIEW AT VILLAGE OFFICES, 27 RIVERSIDE ROAD, RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the Hearing. The business district plan for the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District under consideration at the Hearing provides, generally, that the Village may provide or enter into an agreement with developers or business owners and tenants to provide certain public and private improvements in the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District to enhance the immediate area and to serve the needs of development and the interests of the Village and its residents. The Village intends to develop the Proposed Harlem Business District to further contribute to the long-term economic health and vitality of the Village. Proposed Village projects in the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District may include but shall not necessarily be limited to: improvement of public utilities including water mains, sewer related system improvements and storm water retention; property acquisition by contract or eminent domain; environmental remediation and site preparation; rehabilitation of building exterior and interior components; improvement of roadways, alleyways and sidewalks; beautification and installation of identification markers, landscaping/ streetscaping; and relocation and/ or extension of utilities.

A copy of the business district plan under consideration for the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District is available at Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, Illinois, for review. Any party interested in submitting an alternative proposal or bid for any proposed conveyance, lease, mortgage, or other disposition by the Village of Riverside of land or rights in land owned by the Village and located within the Proposed Harlem Avenue Business District, should contact Jessica Frances, Village Manager, at (708) 447-2700. Any alternative proposals or bids must be addressed to and submitted to Jessica Frances, Village Manager, at the above-listed Village Hall address, no later than Friday before the Hearing, January 27, 2017, at 4:00 p.m.

Village of Riverside Jessica Frances Village Manager

Published in Landmark 12/28/2016, 1/4/2017

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D16148969 on December 6, 2016 Under the Assumed Business Name of EN PRODUCTIONS with the business located at: 2729 KENILWORTH AVE, BERWYN, IL 60402. The true and full real name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: NICHOLAS ROBERT PROVOST 2729 KENILWORTH AVE BERWYN, IL 60402.

Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Sergio Jimenez, Petitioner and Silvia Jimenez, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-007640.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before January 24, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 12/21, 12/28/2016, 1/4/2017v

LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Maria Adela Ruiz, Petitioner and Alejandro Reyes, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-011584.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before January 30, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 12/28/2016, 1/4, 1/11/2017

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ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING

Request of bids for Motorized Window Blinds installation at Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex.

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302

The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the installation of Motorized Blinds at the facility’s west elevation windows.

The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 pm Wednesday, January 5th, 2017. Two nonmandatory pre-bid walk-thru’s are scheduled for Friday, January 10th & 17th, 2016 at 10:00 am at Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex, 415 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60302. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-andrfps/ For additional information, contact Bill Hamilton at bill.hamilton @pdop.org or (708) 725 2304.

Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2016. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project.

Park District of Oak Park By: Sandy Lentz, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302

Published in Wednesday Journal 1/4/2017

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES E. FORD AKA JAMES FORD; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 2424 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-330-012-0000.

Commonly known as 1180 Lyman Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60304.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.falillinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F16020148 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

Property Index No. 15-01-403-0471003.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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 14-15-08163. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-08163 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 008268 TJSC#: 36-14645 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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15 CH 10122 1020 Washington Blvd. Unit 1D Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1020 Washington Blvd. Unit 1D, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-316-054-1004. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $160,967.07. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a

condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

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) 422-1719 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) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 10122 TJSC#: 3614173 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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I710283 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MILDRED L. ERAMES, PRIORY POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL 1 INC., MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 008268 7221 W. DIVISION STREET UNIT #3 RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 26, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7221 W. DIVISION STREET UNIT #3, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.BEVERLY D. BELLAMY AKA BEVERLY BELLAMY AKA BEVERLY D. HADDEN AKA BEVERLY HADDEN AKA BEVERLY D. PALMER AKA BEVERLY PALMER AKA BEVERLY D. WALLACE AKA BEVERLY WALLACE, CHARLES E. BELLAMY AKA CHARLES EDWARD BELLAMY AKA CHARLES BELLAMY, EASY STREET CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants

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2709 OAK PARK AVE

Remarkable rehabbed five bedroom, three bathroom octagon brick bungalow. Beautiful Living room with a bay of windows, fireplace with gas logs and bookcases on each side. Classy kitchen with granite counters & stainless appliances. Breakfast room over looks backyard.

Dining room with wainscoting. Two bedrooms on first floor with a full bath. Entire first floor has hardwood floors. Second floor has two large bedrooms with two closets each. Hall bath with separate shower & whirlpool tub. Basement features a large rec room with carpet, a fifth bedroom, bath & laundry area. NEW drain tiles, sump pump, electric, plumbing & new windows. Side drive.

You won’t be disappointed. .......................$359,270