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Maryanne Burke (left), of North Riverside, and Cathy McMahon, of Oak Park, get moving in between games of bingo during the North Riverside Library’s “Bingocize” program for senior citizens on Feb. 20, which combines bingo with some low-impact exercise.

Deficit spending plus building improvements will spend down reserves

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Members of the Riverside Elementary School District 96 Board of Education are taking a deep breath and reassessing their plans for improvements to the district’s four elementary schools afSee D96 FINANCE on page 14

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As retail slumps, North Riverside hires planning expert Mayor forms advisory group on economic development

By BOB UPHUES Editor

With the village experiencing the exodus of several high-profile big-box retailers from

prominent commercial locations in the past couple of years, the North Riverside Village Board on Feb. 18 voted unanimously to hire a retired municipal planning veteran to analyze the challenges the village faces and rec-

ommend possible actions for the future.

The man tapped to prepare the report is Robert Kallien, who has nearly 40 years of municipal planning experience, including 18 years as development services director in

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Brookfield hopefuls talk direction, finance and more Trustee challengers say it’s time for fresh perspective

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A slate of candidates hoping to make inroads into the PEP Party’s dominance over Brookfield government since 2005 says the village needs someone to “sell” the village to developers and companies looking to invest in the Chicago suburbs.

Meanwhile, the three candidates running under the PEP Party banner say the PEP-dominated village board has laid the foundation for development that is already beginning to occur and for the implementation of a new comprehensive plan.

Economic development was at the forefront of the discussion between the candidates at an endorsement interview hosted Feb. 22 by the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark at the newspaper’s offices in Oak Park.

All six candidates appeared for the roughly hour-long session, including the Brookfield Community Party’s slate of Mark Rogers, Joshua Jones and Tom Galbraith and the PEP Party’s slate of Brian Conroy, Katie Kaluzny and David LeClere.

Earlier in the week, on Feb. 19, the candidates spoke briefly and answered questions from the audience at a meet-and-greet hosted by Indivisible Brookfield, where many of the same topics were addressed.

“I think Brookfield could really take off in terms of development across small business, real estate, commercial, retail, whatever the case might be,” said Rogers, who finished fourth in a field of nine candidates for three trustee seats in 2015. “We just need the right people on the right bus in the right seats, and I don’t think we have the right people on the bus.”

Rogers in particular singled out Nicholas

Greifer, the village’s director of community and economic development, for criticism.

“Nick, I think, is more of an analyzer than a producer or a go-getter,” said Rogers. “He likes to analyze the deals as opposed to go out and be a sales person and producing in that way.”

Galbraith also appeared to be referring to Greifer when he said the village is “paying a lot of money on payrolls for people to chase business and we’re not getting it. We need to bring developers in, give them incentives to come.”

But LeClere, who served as a village trustee from 2007-11 and was elected again to a full term in 2015, defended the way PEP has handled economic development, including the creation of three TIF districts, which he voted for.

“We finally took a step in a direction we thought was right in starting that Ogden TIF,” LeClere said. “I was on the board at that time, and I was really proud, because nobody was going to take any steps on it.

“I think we’ve set the table with Ogden, the other TIF districts and the fourth one we’re looking at, and then some of the plans and people that we do have in place, so that when developers and people may be interested in selling, we have structure kind of in place to make those moves.”

Kaluzny, who was a member of the Brookfield Comprehensive Plan steering committee, said the next board will be the one to implement the plan and identify the right people to start working toward its goals.

“I believe there’s some technical assistance and training from [Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning] that is coming up this year to make that implementation plan and start addressing that with the or-

ganizations, individuals and even the clubs in Brookfield to help move those pieces forward,” Kaluzny said. “So it’s not all on staff, all on the board, but really other parts of the community and assets of the community to help move those pieces forward.”

Both Jones and Galbraith decried the local property tax burden, with Galbraith saying of the solution to the village’s present budget crunch, “We can’t keep taxing ourselves out of problems.”

He was referring to a host of increases for fines and fees and a proposed new places-foreating tax to help wean the village off of its practice in recent years of using motor fuel tax revenues to balance the village’s operating budget.

All three Brookfield Community Party candidates criticized the PEP board’s handling of the village budget, which has been balanced the last several years with MFT transfers to the general fund.

Last summer, in the face of cash-flow issues, the village opened a line of credit at First National Bank of Brookfield and moved to bi-monthly water billing to ease the crunch.

“If you took from your savings account every month you’re going to run out, and then you have to issue debt or take out a loan to balance the budget,” Jones said. “That’s not acceptable in life. We should not allow our public servants to do that.”

Conroy, who is currently finishing up his sixth year as a member of the BrookfieldLaGrange Park School District 95 Board of Education, argued that the village’s portion of the local property tax bill – less than 20 percent -- was a “bargain” for the services it provides.

“It’s about $133 a month, which is equiva-

lent to my ComEd bill … and it’s about half of what I pay Comcast, so as far as what we’re actually paying Brookfield from our taxes, I think it’s a great deal compared to the surrounding communities.”

Jones, whose candidacy petitions for trustee were successfully challenged by a PEP Party surrogate in 2010, said it was past time for someone not from PEP to represent Brookfield residents on the board.

“I don’t believe that having one party run the town for 14 years is good in any sense, and there needs to be a good, healthy argument about things and good compromise about things,” said Jones, who added PEP was “good at keeping people out.”

Asked how to explain why PEP candidates keep getting elected to exclusion of all others, Rogers said recently it’s been the result of ill-prepared or too many candidates in races, as well as PEP’s strong base of support in the village.

“They know how to work it,” said Rogers of PEP’s electoral leverage.

LeClere said PEP does have a good base of support, but also argued that the party presents qualified people for office, people who are active and visible regularly in the community.

Kaluzny said one of the things that impressed her about PEP was when she was starting her group, Go Green Brookfield, which focuses on sustainability issues. At an early meeting of the group, a village trustee showed up to express interest and offer support. Kaluzny later was recruited to serve on the village’s Conservation Commission.

“These guys being new [referring to Conroy and Kaluzny] are not just showing up and running for village trustee,” LeClere said.

MWRD sewer project will wrap up in 2019 First-Forest intersection projected to be restored mid-summer

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A three-year, $44 million project by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to repair the 90-year-old, 6.2mile long Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer No. 2 is about 99 percent complete and should be completely wrapped up by mid-summer, according to the project’s engineer.

Gone are the roadway barriers and detour signs that had spring up in North Riverside, Riverside and Brookfield since 2016, but some work remains to be done both underground and topside, said Ryan Bright, project engineer from Kenny Construction, which was hired by the MWRD as the gen-

eral contractor for the work.

During the project, the old sewer pipes – which range in diameter from 10 inches to 7 feet – were impregnated with flexible resin tubes that were cured in place. Apart from the presence of the roadway barriers, which protected sewer access points and served as staging areas, residents in Riverside wouldn’t have known that workers were busy toiling away inside the pipes under Forest Avenue, and Longcommon and Riverside roads.

With the lining in place, Kenny Construction televised the entire length of the sewer to pinpoint any remaining leaks. They have shared that information with MWRD, which will direct Kenny to make additional repairs, if needed.

“With a $50 million project, those punch list items can take a while,” Bright said. “[MWRD] is in the reviewing stage. After that we’ll inspect and patch things accordingly.”

According to Bright, workers installed 5 million pounds of resin liner within the Riverside segment of the project alone.

Until all of the punch list items are completed, Kenny Construction will need to keep the intersection of First and Forest avenues under their control. A pump station located underneath First Avenue at that location needs to stay active as repairs are made.

“Any time we go into the sewer, that’s the furthest upstream area, so we need the pumps to keep it dry,” Bright said.

Kenny Construction will also be responsible for restoring any sections of parkway, sidewalk or roadway that were disturbed by the project. Near First and Forest, the company will restore about 25 sidewalk squares, portions of the curb and the roadway itself.

“It’ll look like a regular road,” Bright said of First Avenue where a drop shaft has been covered by metal plates for the past three years. “There will be a manhole, but everything else is underground and we’ll restore the road totally.”

At that time, the temporary traffic signals will also be removed and the ones installed as part of an intersection improvement project before the sewer work began will go back into service.

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Brookfield trustee candidate under fire for Facebook posts Confronted about hateful content, Galbraith addresses social media use

By BOB UPHUES

government. Often the memes come from right-wing websites such as Zero Hedge, Judicial Watch, LifeZette and Breitbart.

One meme Galbraith shared last DeA Brookfield village trustee candidate cember, purportedly depicting facts about came under fire last week for posts on his health care in Venezuela, was taken from personal Facebook page that promoted the Facebook page of ACT for America, an right-wing conspiracy theories, demonized organization labeled as an anti-Muslim hate immigrants and denigrated women. group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Tom Galbraith, who is running as part Asked if he understood that by of a slate calling itself the sharing such posts publicly peoBrookfield Community Parple might get the impression, he, ty, defended the posts as rein fact, did support the content, sponses to left-wing friends Galbraith replied, “Not by people and family members who that know me.” criticized President Donald Asked how Brookfield’s HisTrump, whom Galbraith panic population, which is supports. roughly 20 percent, might react He also tried to downplay to posts pushing conspiracies their significance, claiming about drug trafficking and viothe posts didn’t represent lent crimes being committed by his real views and that Face“illegal” Hispanic immigrants book didn’t reflect reality. in particular, Galbraith told the Galbraith’s Facebook page Landmark they would probably was public until earlier this agree with him. month, when he made it pri“I bet a lot of them would agree vate. that they would prefer to have il“Facebook is not a reallegal immigration stopped,” Gality, and I don’t think people braith said. realize that,” said Galbraith Galbraith’s running mates, in response to being conMark Rogers and Joshua Jones, fronted by Brookfield resiattempted to defuse the criticism dent Mark McCann about FACEBOOK but also acknowledged it. his social media presence Among the memes shared on Facebook by Galbraith are ones targeting “We work for everybody in at a candidate meet-andHillary Clinton, like the one above. town no matter your backgreet hosted by Indivisible ground, ethnicity, preferences,” Brookfield at Slager’s on the words “It was at this moment Becky said Rogers, who added he feared for Gal47th on Feb. 19.

“I post things on Facebook against the knew she should stick to making sammi- braith’s safety at the Indivisible meet-andgreet after samples of Galbraith’s posts were people that are posting kill Trump and kill ches.”

Another meme Galbraith personally emailed to him. “You come to us, we’re going Trump and kill Trump,” Galbraith said, shared showed former President Bill Clin- to help.” “just to show that it goes both ways.”

Jones said he had talked with Galbraith Galbraith, 48, repeated that message dur- ton sitting next to his daughter, Chelsea. ing the Landmark’s endorsement interview Bill Clinton is depicted as saying, “I didn’t about his social media habits and explained with all six candidates for village trustee at rape that ugly one, did I?” To which Chelsea to him that others’ perceptions of Galbraith a meeting Feb. 22 at the Landmark’s offices, Clinton responds, “Dad, that’s mom,” in ref- based on his posts would be their reality.

“There is always that view of what you where he also said he had nothing to apolo- erence to Hillary Clinton.

Commenting on a Business Insider article post is what you are,” Jones said, “and it gize for.

“I don’t apologize for what my beliefs are,” he shared about Michelle Obama and Mela- was a valuable lesson, and it was a tough said Galbraith at the Landmark interview. nia Trump, Galbraith refers to the former lesson to learn. … What is portrayed and what someone’s perception of someone “My whole family’s progressives, liberals … first lady as “Moochelle.”

Other memes shared by Galbraith push is, that’s the reality. If their perception when they post things that are so far off the various right-wing conspiracy theories of a situation is tough or you’re mean, or wall from the far left, I throw out the stuff from the far right. That doesn’t mean that about illegal immigrants voting in large you’re rude, or you’re racist, that’s their numbers, engaging in drug trafficking and reality. And we’re going to work better to that’s the way I live my life.

As an example of how the posts didn’t sex trafficking and receiving cash from the change that.”

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reflect his own values, Galbraith said he coached girls as old as 17 and 18 years old and that “I push them to be stronger women physically and mentally and to know they are the best and can do anything they want.”

Last October, he commented “that’s awesome” to a meme shared to his Facebook timeline depicting a woman falling off a ladder while cleaning the side of a house with

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A 20-year-old Brookfield man has been charged with three counts of criminal damage to property after allegedly spray painting two vehicles and the overhead door of a garage owned by a neighbor.

Police responded to the 9000 block of Sheridan Avenue on Feb. 23 at about 5 a.m. after getting a call from the alleged offender, who told them he witnessed the vandalism from an upstairs bedroom window. He told police he saw two people wearing black hoodies leaving the scene through the alley behind the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard.

According to the police report, the vehicles had circular patterns sprayed on them with blue paint. They also found a garage door with the word “scum’ spray painted in blue. The vehicles belonged to the owner of the garage.

Police also noted that they had responded several times in years past to mediate neighbor disputes between the “witness” and the victims.

When police went to inform the victims about their vehicles and garage, they showed an officer surveillance video from a camera mounted on their garage. In the video someone who looked like the offender is seen walking up to the garage and vandalizing it.

Police reportedly asked the alleged offender if they could view the crime scene from his bedroom window. While in the room, they noticed a pair of sneakers that looked like the ones on the person who spray painted the garage and were able to match the pattern on the soles to footprints in the snow next to the garage.

Confronted with that evidence and the video, the man reportedly confessed to the vandalism.

Riverside condo break-ins ■ Riverside

police are investigating daytime break-ins last week at two condominium units inside a large complex at Longcommon and Herrick roads on Feb. 19.

According to the police reports, the incidents took place while the owners were at work, and entry appeared to have been gained at two different entry doors to the complex by prying them open.

Once inside the complex, the offender pried open a rear door to a unit in one section of the building and ransacked it, taking several items, but leaving behind others of value, including a cellphone, a camera and model automobile.

Meanwhile, police were also notified that the front door of a unit in another part of the building had been forced open. Drawers were open inside the condo, and papers were scattered across the floor.

The owner expressed surprise at the items that were missing – hair care products, soup and a few other items. Valuable electronics and other items were left undisturbed. The break-in occurred between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

One witness reportedly noticed a white vehicle occupied by a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt outside the complex at about 10:30 a.m.

■ Riverside police responded to a condo building in the 3600 block of Harlem Avenue after a condo association president called to report a break-in on the afternoon of Feb. 18.

The rear door to one of the condo units was pried open. Most of the rooms appeared undisturbed, but drawers were open in the master bedroom and in the bathroom. The condo owner told police he didn’t have anything of value in the unit except for electronics, which were not taken.

OD victim revived Brookfield police and paramedics used Narcan, an opioid antidote, to save the life of a 33-year-old Mount Morris man who was suffering the effects of an apparent heroin overdose in a room at the Brookfield Motel, 8809 Ogden Ave., on Feb. 23 at about 11:45 p.m.

Police arriving at the scene found the victim on the floor, unresponsive and not breathing with his lips turning blue. Police administered two doses of Narcan, which did not revive the man. Paramedics arrived and gave the man Narcan intravenously, which was able to counter the effects of the heroin. They subsequently transported the victim to LaGrange Memorial Hospital for treatment.

No gunshot, just a truck Brookfield police responded to the 9100 block of Plainfield Road on Feb. 24 at about 8:10 p.m. after someone called to report possible shots fired.

Police did find a 66-year-old Berwyn man standing next to a running semi-tractor truck parked in a lot at the location. The man told him his truck was having trouble starting and had backfired.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Feb. 1524, 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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Riverside board to hash out term-limit question in March Board could approve resolution for referendum in April

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The Riverside Village Board will discuss a proposed referendum question to limit the terms of the president and trustees at their next meeting on March 7 and could vote in late April to approve a resolution that would place such a question on the March 2020 primary ballot.

When the matter comes back to the board next month, the question they’ll debate – and which they could change or reject entirely – will ask to limit the president and trustees each to three consecutive terms.

That draft question was proposed by Trustee Doug Pollock, who does not favor limiting terms, saying he hadn’t heard a compelling reason for doing so by proponents.

“What are the substantive reasons? Show me in a logical fashion, step by step, how we would benefit from this,” Pollock said. “And I have yet to hear that.”

During two consecutive village meetings in February trustees debated the merits of limiting terms for elected municipal officials, with trustees Michael Sedivy and

Wendell Jisa expressing strong support for term limits.

Both Sedivy and Jisa favor limiting trustees and the village president to two consecutive terms and for the question to be retroactive, meaning it would apply to elected officials already sitting on the board at the time the referendum was approved for a vote.

“I still feel this is the perfect board to decide on this, because we have three folks leaving the board that have nothing to win or lose in the decision,” Jisa said.

Sedivy in particular pushed for a specific question to debate at the March 7 meeting in order to allow enough time for the present village board to act before a new board is sworn in. The sitting board will convene four more times before Sedivy and trustees Scott Lumsden and Joseph Ballerine, who also favor term limits, leave the board.

One of the reasons for the urgency to act, Sedivy said, was that the Riverside Community Caucus at present is not involved in vetting and endorsing candidates for office.

While the Caucus did not rule out a third term for elected officials, it discouraged the practice – so effectively that it only happened once in almost a century.

“It’s been 90 years where the Caucus directed it and it’s happened, to the best we can tell, one time,” Sedivy said. “That’s not because no one wanted to do it three times, it’s because the Caucus discouraged it and encouraged other people to get involved, and people honored that.”

The idea of term limits has received firm pushback by President Ben Sells as well as Pollock, both of whom would be affected by the new law if Sedivy and Jisa’s preferred model is approved by voters.

Neither Sells nor Pollock has stated they will run for a third term, but Pollock has said in the past he’d like the choice, just like any other resident.

Asked directly whether they wanted to prevent a sitting board member from running for a third term, Sedivy said that was not his intent.

“I absolutely disagree with the thought that experience is more important than fresh faces and ideas,” Sedivy said in an email to the Landmark. “This is not rocket science and we have professional staff.”

Sells criticized what he called an attempt to fix a system that wasn’t broken, and he also questioned the timing of the election – a pres-

idential primary in March 2020 – for such an important issue.

In the last presidential primary, voter turnout in Riverside Township was 34 percent.

“Why do we choose a presidential primary, when you have less turnout ... and you make it extremely difficult for independents to weigh in on the issue?” Sells asked. “So, if you’re going to do it, I say do it right.”

Ballerine, who supports the concept of terms limits, was open to longer limits and the possibility of making a referendum question prospective. His vote might be the swing vote for approving a resolution in April, because Trustee Elizabeth Peters’ opposition to the question appeared to harden on Feb. 21, reiterating her opinion that she didn’t believe limiting terms necessarily would prompt more people to run for village office.

“I’m not seeing the demand to get on this board,” Peters said.

Ballerine acknowledged that instituting term limits would be a significant change for Riverside government, and said he needed more time to think it over.

“Once this bell is rung, it’s hard to un-ring it,” Ballerine said.

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BIG WEEK February 27-March 6

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Mellow cellos

Ascension Lutheran Church, 400 Nuttall Road in Riverside, continues its 2019 music festival on Sunday, March 3 at 4 p.m. with a concert by Cellisimo, a youth cello ensemble featuring musicians from Western Springs School of Talent Education and the Naperville Suzuki School.

Parking is available around Ascension and Ames School. A freewill offering will be collected.

Get loose with Seuss

Brookfield Parks and Rec invites families to celebrate one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time with Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Party on Saturday, March 2 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the lower-level recreation room at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Enjoy an imaginative day of games, music, books and, of course, birthday cake. All kids will take home a goody bag.

The cost is $5 per person. Pre-register at rectrac.brookfieldil.gov.

And more Tallgrass Sudbury School, 85 Kimbark Road in Riverside, presents “Free Range Parenting,” a talk and discussion about using freedom to teach your child independence on March 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. To RSVP, visit www.tallgrasssudbury.org and click on the link at the top of the page.

Brookfield Parks and Rec continues its monthly movie series for seniors with “The Notebook,” starring Gena Rowlands, James Garner and Rachel McAdams, on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. in the council chamber of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Free popcorn and coffee.

The Riverside Covenant of Churches will hold its monthly CommYOUnity event for families on Feb. ■

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RBHS presents ‘Newsies’ The Riverside-Brookfield High School Theater Department presents the Disney-inspired musical “Newsies” on Feb. 28, March 1 and March 2 at 7 p.m. and on March 3 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, 160 Ridgewood Road in Riverside.

The play follows a group of newsboys and a young female

28 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 400 Nuttall Road in Riverside. Adult seminar topics will center on history, culture and justice. Light meal at 6 p.m. followed by programming for adults and children at 6:30 p.m. RSVP for the meal and child care at AscensionRiverside@ gmail.com. No RSVP needed for the programming.

Riverside School District 96 will host kindergarten registration night (for kids who will be 5 on or before Sept. 1) on March 7 at 6 p.m. (last name A-L) and 7 p.m. (last name M-Z) in the auditorium at Hauser Jr. High, 65 Woodside Road in Riverside. Visit www.district96.org/apps/pages/registration for more info.

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents “Undiscoverable Country,” featuring the works of Kate McQuillen and Gina Hunt, and “Nomads,” featuring the work of Lynn Basia. “Undiscoverable Country” in ■

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reporter as they fight to “seize the day” in 19th-century New York City.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students and can be purchased at the door or online at rbhsnewsies.bpt.me.

the Freeark Gallery runs through March 30. “Nomads” runs through April 27 in the outdoor sculpture garden. Free. Gallery hours Tues.-Sat. from 1 to 5 p.m.

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., hosts Choosing Healthy Meals as You Age by Chef Lilly on Feb, 28 at 1 p.m. Recipes and samples provided. Register at 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or www. brookfieldlibrary.info. Kids of all ages are invited to a STEAM Playdate on March 2 and March 10 at 4 p.m.

Drop in and play.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on March 1 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday. There’s also, “The Golden Years,” a humorous take on the facts vs. fiction of aging by Cantata Adult Life Services on March 5 at 2 p.m. Free.

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to Stress on Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m.; Coloring Club (supplies and coffee provided) on March 2 at 10:30 p.m.; and Crafternoons: Lemon Vanilla Bath Bombs on March 2 at 1:30 p.m. To register for senior and adult programs, call 708-447-0869 or visit www. northriversidelibrary.org/events.

For kids, there’s Lapsit Storytime (through age 5) on Feb. 28 at 10:30 a.m.; Dr. Seuss Bingo (grades 1+) on March 1 at 4 p.m.; Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2-5) on March 5 at 10:30 a.m.; Pajama Storytime (all ages with adult) on March 5 at 6:30 p.m.; and Bilingual Storytime (ages 2-5) on March 6 at 10:30 a.m.; and Ozbot Mania (grades 5-12) on March 2 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and March 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The community is invited through March 22 to jog, walk or run inside on the indoor track at the ■

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Pritzker signs of $15 minimum wage bill First increase will take effect in January 2020

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

Mardi Gras Talent Night

Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, 250 Woodside Road in Riverside, invited the community to its 8th Annual Mardi Gras and Talent Night fundraiser benefiting summer youth service projects on Saturday, March 2. Food service begins at 6:30 p.m., with the talent show flowing at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets in advance and at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 10-under. Beverages available for purchase. For tickets and information, call 708-442-5250.

Mother/Son Dinner Dance

North Riverside Parks and Rec invites moms and their sons (ages 5-12) to the Under the Sea Dinner Dance on Friday, March 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Enjoy delicious food, music and dancing. Tickets are $10 per person. The registration deadline is March 2. Call 708-442-5515.

Lyons Township High School South Campus fieldhouse, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs, from 6 to 7 a.m. on days when school is in session. Free.

Aging Care Connections hosts a free Memory Café program through September on the second Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Young at Heart Adult Day Services Center, 6504 Joliet Road in Countryside and the third Tuesday of each month at Salerno’s Pizzeria & Sports Bar, 9301 W. 63rd St. in Hodgkins. Call 708-354-1323 for more information.

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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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the Governor’s Mansion on Feb. 19, declaring his first major legislative victory “a time to celebrate.”

“For nine years there were many forces that were arrayed against giving a raise to the people who work so hard to provide home care for seniors, childcare for toddlers, who wash dishes at the diner, and who farm our fields,” Pritzker said. “Today is a victory for the cause of economic justice.”

The signing represents a delivery on one of Pritzker’s major campaign promises a little more than one month into his tenure as governor – albeit without any support from Republican lawmakers.

Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, a Maywood Democrat who ushered Senate Bill 1’s passage through the Senate, said Pritzker “got done in 30 days” what she has been trying to accomplish for 10 years.

“I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to just stay the course,” she said.

Lightford, whose 4th District includes all of North Riverside, all Brookfield north of 31st Street and a portion of Brookfield south of 31st Street, has sponsored several minimum wage increases since 2010, when Illinois’ minimum wage last saw an increase of 25 cents to the current rate of $8.25. If any of those bills had passed, the current minimum wage would be more than $10 hourly today.

A bill she sent to former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017 would have made the minimum wage $15 by 2022, but he vetoed the proposal.

Pritzker, Lightford and Illinois Restaurant Association President Sam Toia called the bill a compromise between business and labor interests, but Republicans blasted the effort in a news release shortly after the signing.

“This is only the beginning of J.B. Pritzker’s war on taxpayers and small business,” Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said in a statement. “Nearly doubling the minimum wage will destroy entrylevel jobs, raise prices for consumers, and bust budgets at every level of government.”

The Illinois Retail Merchants Association and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association have openly criticized the fast-tracked passage of the bill as well.

But Toia, whose restaurant association members employ more than 577,000 people in the state, said he was thankful for being at the table for negotiations.

“The legislation signed by the governor today is a reasonable, balanced approach that takes into account many of the concerns of the restaurant industry,” he said. “This was a compromise. I rebut anyone that says this wasn’t a compromise.”

Photo by Jerry Nowicki | Capitol News Illinois

GOING UP: State Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-4th) applauds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signing of a bill to increase Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 by 2025 during a ceremony on Feb. 19 at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. Lightford has sponsored several minimum wage increases since 2010, when the state’s minimum wage hit its current hourly rate of $8.25.

The rollout of the increase will begin in January 2020, when the wage goes from $8.25 to $9.25 before hitting $10 on July 1. From 2021 to 2025, the wage will see a $1 bump every January until it levels off at $15.

Toia praised the bill for maintaining a tip credit which allows employers to pay tipped workers 60 percent of the minimum wage if tips make up the other 40 percent.

A training wage for teen workers is also included in the bill, allowing employers to pay 50 cents to $2 less than the regular minimum wage over the six-year rollout to workers under 18 years of age who work fewer than 650 hours for an employer in a calendar year.

Small businesses with less than 50 fulltime equivalent employees will also be able to take advantage of an income tax credit which allows employers to keep 25 percent of the increased money paid to minimumwage workers from the previous year.

The 25 percent credit will decrease by 4 percent each year, leveling off at 5 percent for two years and extending an extra year for businesses with five or fewer full-time equivalent employees.

Lightford said an added benefit for business is the infusion of more money into the economy for those most likely to spend it.

“I want to put a little shout out to all the little boys and girls whose parents get up when they’re still sleeping … so they can have a roof over their head and make them happy,” she said. “I’m just hoping that they’re able to take their little children to catch a movie or do something fun, because now the economic engine will be turning.”

But Republicans and business owners said Democrats are overlooking possible repercussions of the bill, including a potential loss of 93,000 to 96,000 jobs in the state, according to the conservative Employment Policies Institute and the National Federation of Independent Business, a small business advocacy group.

Democrats have rebutted the job loss numbers, and Pritzker touted his own business background and pointed to his budget address as containing business-growing measures, although he did not offer specifics.

“There are so many other things we need to do, like create jobs in the state, like allow small businesses the opportunity to access capital so they can grow those businesses, like helping us innovate and create new businesses in the state,” Pritzker said. “I understand very acutely the importance of growing the economy.”

He also said he “continues to work with” Republicans about issues facing the state, although the Illinois GOP chairman remained critical.

“Pritzker pledged to govern differently and listen to all parties and stakeholders, but those turned out to be meaningless words,” Schneider said.

With Democratic supermajorities in the House and Senate, Pritzker might not need Republican support for his progressive agenda, which he rededicated himself to implementing Tuesday.

“We make no little plans, so stay tuned,” he said.

Email: jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com

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Whiskey, craft beer, sports on tap at new Brookfield bar Sebastian’s to replace Brookfield Ale House this week

By BOB UPHUES

ture karaoke on Wednesdays, DJs on Friday nights and will highlight broadcasts of UFC and boxing events, with no cover The doors to Sebastian’s Ale and Whis- charge, on Saturdays and NFL football on key House, the newest addition to down- Sundays.

Mucha told village trustees that she has town Brookfield, are slated to open soon at 8900 Fairview Ave., which for the past two- worked in the business for 18 years, startplus years has been home to the Brookfield ing out as a server and working her way up to bartender before being tapped to manAle House.

The new tavern’s Facebook page states age Overtime Bacon Bar in Lombard for the past 10 years. that it will launch its soft open In addition to the changes on Feb. 28. at the taps, behind the bar and Brookfield trustees approved in the kitchen, Mucha said the liquor license for Sebasshe does plan on applying for tian’s earlier in February, and a video gambling license from the new owner, Nichole Mucha, the village and the state of Ilhas been at work transforming linois. the Ale House into her more Because the establishment sports bar-centric vision while will run continuously during waiting for the changeover to the changeover from the Ale become official.

House to Sebastian’s, the new “I want to go to a high-end establishment won’t count as sports bar/community ale NICHOLE MUCHA a “new” business and Mucha house where everybody in the Owner of Sebastian’s Ale will not have to wait 12 months local communities can come to and Whiskey House before she can apply for a gamand enjoy,” said Mucha. ing license from the village.

Sebastian’s Ale and Whiskey House will have 56 beers The village board in 2018 had on draft featuring local craft approved a video gambling libeer and will offer a “large, vast amount of cense to Brookfield Ale House owner Steve whiskey” – to tune of 350 different choices Landrey, but he never installed any games in ranging in price per drink from $6 to $450. the business.

“In the local areas, there’s no other bar Unlike Mucha, who has had years of exthat has something similar to this,” Mucha perience both in front of the house of a bar said. and in the back, Landrey was a newbie to the Sebastian’s, said Mucha, will offer a food/drink industry when he opened Brooklarge variety of food items, from steaks to field Ale House in November 2016. pasta, seafood to gourmet burgers. In ad“It’s been an incredible journey,” said Landition to daily food and drink specials like drey, who had envisioned the Brookfield Ale Taco Tuesdays and Trivia, the bar will fea- House as a restaurant first and a bar second.

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“In the local areas, there’s no other bar that has something similar to this.”

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NEW LOOK: Sebastian’s Ale and Whiskey House will be more of a sports-centric establishment with lots of TVs, more than 50 beers on tap and more than 300 whiskey offerings ranging in price per drink from $6 to $450.

“I’m a better person than I was going in. It’s humbled me.”

Landrey said the business is in good, experienced hands with Mucha and her team, which has ties not only to Overtime Bacon Bar but Crazy Pour Sports Bar in Villa Park.

A look at the websites of those establish-

ments indicates Sebastian’s will be a sports bar along those lines.

“I see their operation and I think they are going to do very good there,” Landrey said.

“I’ve learned more from them in the past three months than I did in two years running the restaurant.”

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Lincoln School principal placed on leave Kristoff reportedly disciplined for insubordination

By BOB SKOLNIK

tion request for a copy of the letter, but Patt said that the district would deny the request, citing an exemption that applies to personnel The principal at Lincoln School in Brook- records. However, district officials did not field is on paid administrative leave after be- question the accuracy of the letter to Kristoff published in the Desplaines Valley News. ing accused of insubordination.

At the meeting Kristoff apparently didn’t Principal Tara Kristoff was placed on leave on Feb. 14 by Co-interim Superintendent Rob- do what exactly what the superintendents told her to do. ert Madonia one day after his fel“There were some issues with low co-interim superintendent, directives and issues that were Patrick Patt, attended a Lincoln supposed to be dealt with at the School staff meeting that Kristoff meeting and it didn’t happen, and held with teachers. then it didn’t happen again,” said Kristoff being placed on leave school board President Marge Huwas first reported by the Desbacek plaines Valley News.

Madonia and Human Resources The letter sent to Kristoff offiDirector Kim Ontiveros confrontcially placing her on paid admined Kristoff on Feb. 14 and wanted istrative leave, published in the to have a meeting with her. KristDesplaines Valley News, stated TARA KRISTOFF off apparently replied that she that Lyons-Brookfield School Diswouldn’t have a meeting with trict 103 administration is investigating allegations that at the Feb. 13 meeting Madonia without having her lawyer present.

Kristoff made “derogatory and false state- Then Madonia relieved her of her duties. He ments about the District’s Interim Superin- and Ontiveros escorted her out of the building, said two sources with knowledge of the tendents to staff members.”

The letter also says that district is investi- situation but asked not to be identified.

Kristoff did not respond to a request for an gating whether Kristoff engaged in “unprofessional and insubordinate conduct” and did interview. The letter informing Kristoff that she was being placed on leave ordered Kristnot follow the agenda for the meeting.

The Landmark filed a Freedom of Informa- off not to discuss the allegations against her Contributing Reporter

with anyone other than her attorney.

Board member Shannon Johnson said that Madonia, who has had the prime responsi- she is reserving judgment until hearing from bility for supervising Kristoff, was the super- all sides. intendent in Frankfort School District 157C “I can’t make a decision until I get all the when Kristoff was a parent in the district. facts,” Johnson said. “I want to hear both Madonia would not comment sides of the story,” Johnson said. on his interaction with Kristoff Kristoff is in her first year at in Frankfort except to say that Lincoln School. She was hired Kristoff asked him to be her sulast June after working for repervisor for a graduate school gional office of education. She practicum. replaced Theresa Silva, who was Madonia and Patt wouldn’t say a popular principal in her only much about why Kristoff was year at Lincoln School, but she placed on leave. resigned last year after it became “I can’t really speak to personapparent that she would not be nel issues, but there is a public rehired. Silva is now serving as news article that had that dethe interim principal at Lincoln ROBERT MADONIA tailed in a letter,” Madonia said.

School in Oak Park.

Co-interim superintendent Patt was also tight-lipped.

Former longtime Costello “Basically it’s a personnel School Principal Andrea Maslan, matter and we’ll just see what who has been working as partevolves,” Patt said. time curriculum consultant for Kristoff, who has a one-year District 103, has been serving contract, is now on indefinite leave. It is un- as acting principal at Lincoln School since clear whether she will return to Lincoln Kristoff was placed on leave.

Madonia, Patt, Hubacek and Johnson critiSchool.

“It’s hard to predict until we see how this cized whomever leaked the letter placing Kristoff on leave to the Desplaines Valley unfolds,” Madonia said.

Kristoff, probably accompanied by her law- News.

“I don’t know why somebody thought they yer, is expected to meet with the school board should share that letter,” Hubacek said. in closed session on Monday Feb. 25.

“It’s hard to predict until we see how this unfolds.”

Riverside to fast track entry point cameras Village board wants Harlem Ave. surveillance ASAP

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside’s police chief will accelerate a plan to bring surveillance cameras to village entry points after President Ben Sells and trustees encouraged him to install them as soon as possible.

“You know where the locations are that are most likely to help you,” Sells told Weitzel at the village board’s meeting on Feb. 21. “I would say those are the locations you should concentrate on instead of using an alternate location just because it happens to be less money.”

Sells was referring to the two-phase plan Weitzel rolled out to the village board earlier in the month. At that time, Weitzel said the first phase of the plan to bring surveillance cameras to key points of Riverside would concentrate on the downtown area and the intersection of Woodside Road/ Kimbark Road/Park Place.

The second phase, which included entry points along Harlem Avenue would come later in 2019. In early February, the village board voted unanimously to approve spend-

ing $130,000 for the installation of surveillance cameras this year. The first phase of the project was estimated to cost about $65,000.

Sells and trustees indicated they felt the major entry point cameras were a priority, since those locations were areas where vehicles involved in criminal activity enter and exit the village.

“It seems like if we do something in the interior and then have to come back and do those [entry point] spots anyway, it seems like we’re doing things backwards,” Sells said. “We should cover the hot spots first.”

In response to that direction, Weitzel told the Landmark that he still plans to move ahead with the cameras downtown at the train station, but that he will now try to include several entry-point cameras into the first phase of the project.

“I’m letting the vendor know that the board is very much interested in getting cameras at the entrances moved up,’ Weitzel said. “I want to expand the first phase to include that.”

A consultant from Griffon Systems, which the village has chosen as its vendor for the

camera project, will meet with Weitzel next week to pinpoint locations along Harlem Avenue for inclusion.

Other locations for proposed cameras include First Avenue and Ridgewood Road, where Weitzel said he’s approached Riverside-Brookfield High School about installing a camera; 31st Street and Desplaines Avenue; and the north side of the Barrypoint Road bridge.

Locations along Harlem Avenue that could be in play are at 26th Street, Longcommon Road and Ogden Avenue.

While the Harlem Avenue intersections at East Burlington Street and Quincy Street are also obvious locations, Weitzel said those areas are tricky unless the village can partner with a private property owner and can position the cameras high enough to successfully send a signal to transmitters that he’s proposing to mount on the communications antenna at the Riverside Township Hall.

Those transmitters could capture signals coming from Harlem Avenue and Barrypoint Road, Weitzel said. The Riverside School District 96 Board of Education,

meanwhile, approved allowing the village to place a transmitter atop the smokestack at Central School to capture signals coming from the west and north.

The Riverside School District 96 Board of Education voted 3-2 with two abstentions to allow the transmitter to be placed on the smokestack. Voting in favor were Lynda Murphy, Rich Regan and Dan Hunt. Voting against were David Barsotti and school board President Jeff Miller. Shari Klyber and Joel Marhoul abstained.

Along Harlem Avenue in particular, the village faces hurdles in accessing electricity for the cameras. The street lights are in the right of way controlled by the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad won’t allow the village to tap into circuits that control the Harlem Avenue crossing gates, Weitzel said.

By the end of the summer, Weitzel will also prepare a long-range plan for surveillance camera installation in future years.

That document will help the village board budget for additional cameras in 2020 and beyond.

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iverside School District 96 passed a referendum back in 2004 that infused cash into its reserve fund at such a rate that the school district has been carrying reserves of well over 100 percent of total annual expenditures for more than a decade.

Since 2004, the school district has undertaken some pretty significant initiatives, including upgrading technology throughout the district, building and life-safety improvements, the purchase of three properties and an expansion of the district’s central administration.

Even with all of that, at the end of the 2017-18 school year, the school district still carried more than $31 million in cash reserves, more than 120 percent of annual expenditures.

The district has launched a campaign to expand and improve all of its elementary schools, and the preliminary price tag is roughly $22 million. Work was targeted to begin in 2020.

Now school board members are having some second thoughts about spending down its cash reserves to about 35 percent of annual expenditures, a level that many school districts would love to have.

There are concerns over future impacts to the school district’s bottom line, over possible changes to pension funding, among others.

Those uncertainties are real, but the school district has some real needs with respect to its elementary school buildings, and the district’s reserve funds are not a bank account where the goal is to amass as much money as possible.

Local school districts account for the lion’s share of local property taxes, and school boards can’t continue to hoard money at this rate in the face of unknown future threats.

The school district should move ahead with its school improvement plans, spend down reserves to a comfortable level – 40 percent of annual expenditures is a generous cushion – and consider supplementing using cash reserves by issuing some debt for large capital expenditures.

But to keep carrying such large cash reserves is unfair to taxpayers, who might want to look at reserving some funds themselves.

TIF-ready?

Now that the Brookfield Village Board has hired a consultant to investigate the feasibility of creating a TIF district in the Grand/Prairie area, it’ll be interesting to see the justification for such a designation.

Typically, TIF districts are created only when if it’s determined that “but for” the TIF, development would not take place.

Yet, that clearly is not the case in the area in and around downtown.

At this very moment, there are no less than three developments under review in that area and one that has been completed within the past couple of years. Paisan’s has undergone a significant remodel and new businesses like Burger Antics, the Brookfield Ale House (soon to be Sebastian’s), Little Owl Social Club, Gosia’s coffee shop and others have opened their doors.

Our guess is that the consultant will find some sort of justification for a TIF; it is always thus. But such designations do impact local taxing bodies over a long period of time, so we’d really like to see some convincing evidence before fully supporting such an initiative.

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The Landmark, February 27, 2019

A Coonley Estate by any other name? Well, yes

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rowing up Riverside, I was never much aware of the historical significance of so many of the homes. If so-and-so lived there it was their home and was not known by the name of previous or early owners. However, I did at some point become aware and now realize how much architecture makes Riverside what it is.

Let’s look at the Coonley Estate on Bloomingbank Road, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright around 1908.

Growing up we referred to it as the Kroehler estate. The Kroehlers, I believe, had something to do with furniture. At some point when the property was for sale there was talk of it being razed by a developer and the property subdivided for development, not a good idea.

While the property was subdivided and homes were built on the new, vacant parcels, the main building was saved, divided by a fire wall.

After the Kroehlers, there were more names to add to the list of owners. I am familiar with the Shepros; the James and Joan Dublinski family, who lived in the part of the residence on Scottswood Road and the Sahlas family who lived at the Bloomingbank address.

Owning a house of this significance can be a burden

to owners. One resident told of people looking in their windows or knocking on their doors. It was not uncommon for requests to use the home for meetings and events, even though the owners were not eligible for membership in the organization.

So it was no surprise when the estate was granted national landmark status in 1971 that no one wanted the plaque to be affixed to their structure. Those of us on the Riverside Historical Commission settled the problem by placing a stone with the plaque in a small park on Scottswood Road.

A small dedication ceremony was held much to the satisfaction of the residents, since it prevented more intrusion on their home and property.

The estate has survived a fire, renovations, modifications and personal changes, some not to the liking of purists of Wright homes, but one thing is certain all owners have taken pride in ownership.

The story of the Coonley Estate continues with new owners being added to the list of those who have enjoyed owning a home of significance. While it is now always called the Coonley Estate, for those growing up Riverside it also is remembered by those we knew who lived in one of Riverside’ architectural jewels.

JOANNE KOSEY

OBITUARIES

Richard Dudek, 81

Carol Nelson, 81

Truck driver

Worked for telephone company

Richard Dudek, 81, of LaGrange Park, died on Feb. 18, 2019.

Born on March 2, 1937, he was a truck driver in the transportation industry.

Mr. Dudek was the husband of Joan Dudek (nee Nash); the father of Rich (Ruth) Dudek, Len (Linda) Dudek, Michalene (Michael) Crowley and Jeff Dudek; the grandfather of Ryne Dudek, Ashley (Ryan) Lavskis, Jessica Dudek, Erin (Nwaf) Alramli, Kara Dudek, Eric (Christine) Dudek, Danielle Dudek, Michael Dudek, Amber (Brandon) Lamore, Tyler Crowley, Brittnay Crowley, MadRICHARD DUDEK die Crowley, Megan Dudek and the late John Dudek; the great-grandfather of Alex, Ariana, Alexis, Mackenzie, Dahlia, Nadiya, Henry, Skyler, Lucas and Harper; the brother of the late Fred (Roberta) Dudek and Michael (Betty) Dudek; the uncle of Alan Mercado, Fred Dudek, Jon Dudek; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Services have been held. Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Carol A. Nelson (nee Potsic), 81, died on Feb. 12, 2019 at her Riverside home.

Born on June 12, 1937 in Berwyn, she was an office worker at the telephone company.

Ms. Nelson was the wife of the late Edward R. Nelson and a cousin and aunt to many.

CAROL NELSON Visitation is on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside.

Funeral is on Thursday, Feb. 28, with lying in state at 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service, 10 a.m., at Good Shepherd Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 6717 19th St. in Berwyn.

Interment is at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Stickney.

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Blackhawks honor Riverside WWII veteran

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man who landed on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. he Riverside American Legion Post #488 member Don FarnFarnham’s appearance on the ice marked ham, was honored for his service nearly 74 years to the day of his landing on on the ice at the United Center dur- the black sands of Iwo Jima. ing the National Anthem prior to the Chicago Blackhawks’ game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Feb. 16.

On Jan. 28, the Brookfield Police DepartBefore every home game, the Blackhawks roll out the red carpet and invite three veter- ment presented a plaque to members of ans to honor for the anthem, which is sung by Brookfield Elks Lodge #1510 for their dedicated commitment to aiding the village through operatic baritone Jim Cornelison. contributions and serves.

“It’s awesome,” Most recently the Farnham said of his club donated a therexperience. “I was mal smart monocureally impressed. lar device to the poI can’t say enough lice department. The about it. I appreciate device allows users it no end.” to see in the dark and Accompanying through smoke for Farnham at the up to 875 yards. game was his adult The $2,300 gift was grandson, Ryan Farnham. In addifunded by an Elks tion to standing at atNational Foundation tention and saluting grant and donations the flag during the from individual anthem, Farnham members.

Among and the two other those present to be veterans honored recognized by Police that night were given Chief James EpisDON FARNHAM brief video profiles copo on Jan. 28 at the on the scoreboard. When Farnham’s story Brookfield Village Board meeting were club was described, he got a standing ovations chairman Robert Rolewicz, Marie LeGros, from the crowd. club president Vicki Rolewicz, Frank Clark “It was the greatest thing in the world,” and vice president Mark Roegner.

Farnham said. “At 93, I don’t expect many more.”

Farnham was instrumental in getting Riv■ Brookfield resident Libby Creek graduerside’s Cable TV Commission off the ground and remained one of its commissioners until ated from Hofstra University with a bachelor’s degree in video/television at the school’s 2016 – retiring at the age of 90.

He’s was an Emmy Award-winning cam- winter commencement ceremonies in Deeraman for ABC-TV for 45 years, a career that cember 2018 in Hempstead, New York. She was inspired by his time as a U.S. Marine, was also named to the dean’s list for the 2018 where he was a naval artillery spotter/radio- fall semester.

Brookfield Elks recognized

On campus

RBHS senior a National Merit finalist

ELISE WOJACK

Riverside-Brookfield High School senior Elise Wojack has been named a finalist in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, putting her in a position to qualify for a Merit Scholarship.

About 1.6 million students across the country entered the 2019 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/

National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. About 15,000 of those competitors, including Wojack, have been recognized as finalists for their exceptional academic promise.

National Merit Scholarship awards will be announced this spring. About half of the finalists will win a scholarship.

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THANKS: Police Chief James Episcopo (far right) recognized Brookfield Elks Club members (from left) Robert Rolewicz, Marie LeGros,Vicki Rolewicz, Frank Clark and Mark Roegner.

■ Rachel Heuel, of Riverside, received a Bachelor of Science degree with high distinction in nursing from the University of Iowa following the 2018 fall semester at the Iowa City school.

■ Michael Rouleau, of Riverside, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology at their winter commencement ceremonies in December 2018. He was also named to the school’s honor list for the fall semester.

■ Riverside resident Cassidy Rayfield was among the more than 1,000 students who received degrees during the winter commencement ceremony in December 2018 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Rayfield graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology.

■ Nisi Diaz, of Riverside, was one of 124 students from Bradley University in Peoria to participate in the White Coat Ceremony, which honors sophomore nursing students as they begin a concentrated supervised clinical experience.

■ Grace Knowski, of Brookfield, was named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at Millikin University in Decatur for earning a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale for the grading period.

■ Gloria Corona, of Brookfield, was named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Findlay (Ohio) for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5.

■ Samantha Doornebos, of Riverside, was named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at Hofstra University for earning a GPA of at least 3.5 during the semester.

■ Riverside resident Erika Sterner was named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Nebraska for attaining semester GPA of at least 3.75 as a senior mathematics major in the College of Education and Human Sciences.

■ The following local students have been named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Iowa in Iowa City for at-

Happy 100th birthday North Riverside Public Library Senior Services wished a happy 100th birthday on Feb. 13 to its patron/crafter Alice Kutta, of Berwyn, at a String Heart Yarn Crafts program that day.

Crafters took time out ALICE KUTTA to sing “Happy Birthday” to Alice and enjoy some birthday cake with Alice, her daughter Sharon Kutta and her caregiver Rose.

taining GPAs of at least 3.5 for the grading period: Brookfield residents Alex Contreras, Marissa Cruz and Ajla Smajlovic and Riverside residents Sara LaMantia, Anna Milleker and Caroline Willinger.

■ Riverside residents Guillermo Arroyo (mechanical engineering), Haley Legan (biomedical sciences), Margaret Lyons (nursing), Riley Mullen (criminology and law studies) and Lucille Roudebush (exercise physiology) were named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

■ Riverside residents Evan Jones and Nicole LaBelle were named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, for ranking in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students in their division.

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■ Coulter W. Greenwell, of Riverside, last month for final culminating concerts and was named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s an awards ceremony. The students included list at Clemson (South Carolina) University Zachary Picton (All-State Honors Choir); for attaining a semester GPA of at least 3.5. Kate Culloden, Tess Obuchowski and Eric Greenwell is majoring in financial manage- Watson (All-State Chorus); Abigail Morment. Meanwhile, Riverside resident Grace risey (Orchestra); and Emily Ruvoli (Band).

Tucek was named to the Clemson University ■ Lyons Township High School senior Japresident’s list for achieving a semester GPA son Fung, of Brookfield, and fellow culinary of 4.0. She is a political science major. teammates are headed to a national cooking competition after being named ■ Marcus Canada, of Brookstate champions at the 18th Annufield, was named to the 2018 fall al Illinois ProStart Invitational. semester president’s honor roll Fung and his teammates are at Oklahoma City University for enrolled in the Professional Cookmaintaining a GPA of at least 3.9. ing, Baking and Service program ■ Jeremy Kolasa, of Brookat Technology center of DuPage. field, was named to the 2018 fall His teammates include two stusemester dean’s list at Olivet Nazdents from Wheaton North, one arene University in Bourbonnais from Lake Park and one from for attaining a semester GPA of at Glenbard West. least 3.5.

JASON FUNG ■ Brookfield residents Amber ■ Four Brookfield residents Bittourna and Lydia Olson were were among the 20 Lyons Townamong those named to the dean’s list for the ship High School students named to the 2018 fall semester at the University of Ala- Technology Center of DuPage’s A-Team for bama for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5. outstanding achievement during the first semester of the 2018-19 school year. Among ■ Brian Kulaga, of Riverside, was named to the 2018 fall semester dean’s list at the Uni- those recognized were Jason Fung (profesversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Kulaga is sional cooking), Jonathan Guadalupe (criminal justice), Christina Pina (criminal majoring in business. justice) and Andrew Rojas (computer infor■ Several RBHS students were selected as All-State Musicians and traveled downstate mation systems/game design).

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D96 FINANCE

Concern over reserves from page 1 ter receiving a sobering five-year financial forecast from the district’s finance director.

James Fitton, the district’s director of finance and operations, presented the forecast to the board at its Feb. 20 board meeting. It shows that under current plans, the district could spend nearly $22 million in the next couple years on additions and improvements to its school buildings and campuses.

That spending, as well as budget projections showing deficit spending in the next five years would cause the district’s cash reserves to fall from the current $30.5 million to $10.28 million by 2025.

While $10.28 million in reserves in 2024 would represent 32.8 percent of the district’s projected operating budget, a level generally considered adequate, District 96 board members, accustomed to having very healthy reserves, expressed reservations at the level of spending and don’t want to draw their reserves down to that level.

At the least, board members seemed to agree that it is not a good idea to try to do additions on each of its elementary schools in the summer of 2020, as had originally been anticipated.

CONSULTANT 10-week study from page 1 development director for Naperville.

“I have experience dealing with communities with significant retail, just like North Riverside,” Kallien told the Landmark in a phone interview last week.

The purpose of his commercial area analysis for North Riverside will be to create benchmarks – where the village is today and how the village might address the changing face of big-box retailing in the future.

It’s the kind of study that one might find as part of a broader comprehensive plan, said Kallien.

“It’s a sub-area plan for the community,” he said.

Kallien said it will take him about 10 weeks to deliver the commercial area study to the village board. The village board has approved spending $11,400 for the work.

According to Kallien, North Riverside is “very, very fortunate” to have the North Riverside Park Mall as an economic engine, and that the addition of Costco a few years ago was “a gold mine.”

“I don’t think everything projections but invariably they should happen all at once,” go up, they don’t go down,” said board member Lynda said board member Joel MarMurphy. houl.

“Nobody looks at this chart Board members want to and goes, ‘Let’s spend $22 miltheir architect to look for ways lion the next two years.’ That to cut costs, perhaps by elimiwould be ridiculous.” nating a planned elevator for The school board finance Central School. committee chairman, Rich Re“Maybe we’ll have to pare gan, who serves with Murphy down our solutions,” Murphy on the district’s facilities advisaid. sory committee, which recomMarhoul said the district mended plans for expanding should focus on needs, not three of the district’s schools, wants.

JOEL MARHOUL also said that board should re“We should be challenging Board member consider its options given the our architect to provide the financial forecast. most cost-effective solutions,” “My reaction is to slow down Marhoul said. and take a look at what’s proposed,” Regan Board member David Barsotti expressed said. concern about spending so much money Current projections, which are still pre- on the large addition at Ames that there liminary because no final building plans wouldn’t be enough money left over to do have been approved, estimate that a large the recommended work at Blythe Park and addition at Ames School would cost about Hollywood.

“I don’t want us tying our hands and not $11.2 million, small additions at Blythe Park and Hollywood schools would cost about $2.4 being able to do the other schools,” Barsotti million each, and improvements and reno- said.

Board President Jeff Miller suggested vations at Central School would cost about that the board set an amount they are will$3.8 million.

Improvements to the Hauser Junior High ing to spend on physical improvements to campus to separate play areas from parking the schools.

That led to a discussion about what level of are estimated to cost about $1 million.

“There are a lot of unknowns in these cost cash reserves the board wants to maintain.

All board members agreed that the district can spend down a large part of the district’s current high level of reserve, which stood at $31.22 million, or 120.5 percent of the district’s operating budget as of June 30, 2018.

District 96 has been racking up operating surpluses ever since a tax referendum was approved in 2004, but that will change in coming years, Fitton said. The district has spent significantly in recent years to upgrade its curriculum.

Murphy and Barsotti said that they would be comfortable maintaining reserves at around 40 percent of the annual operating budget, while Miller was even more cautious, saying that he preferred keeping reserves at about 60 percent to preserve financial flexibility. Miller said that he was concerned about spending the majority of the district’s reserves over the next decade.

“Many things could happen in the next decade that could affect our financial future,” said Miller.

Board member Shari Klyber also wanted to maintain very strong reserves.

“It may seem like we’re saving too much, but I don’t want to have to cut programs,” Klyber said.

Murphy said she was comfortable with a reserves of 40 percent of the operating budget, a level considered very healthy by most school districts.

“I want to make sure we’re not overly cautious,” Murphy said.

from outside who could come in as a way of guiding us,” said Hermanek. “Scheck mentioned he knew somebody from Oak Brook with a reputation for development in Oak Brook, Aurora and Naperville. So I gave him a call.”

According to Hermanek, he and Village Administrator Guy Belmonte met with Kallien late last year before inviting him to appear before a meeting of the village board’s finance committee on Feb. 11.

At the committee meeting, which all members of the village board attended, trustees agreed that Kallien’s services would be beneficial. The contract was awarded on Feb. 18, though the matter was not listed on the village board’s meeting agenda that night.

“To have a professional come in and get some ideas that are out of the box can’t hurt,” Hermanek said.

trustee will be ending in April. He was not slated for re-election by the VIP Party.

Hermanek described the commission as “a think tank of residents and business leaders in the village.” He said Bianco was given latitude to recruit members to the commission.

Among those chosen to serve on the volunteer committee were Lenora Giurini, a resident who works in the insurance industry; Monica Pineda, a resident who works in the mortgage business; Todd Gidd and Rick Wagner, a pair of residents who work in the IT industry; Koula Michalopulos, a resident who works in banking; George Georgopoulos, a contractor who also serves on the village’s Citizens Recreation Committee; Paul Porter, the president of MB Financial Bank in North Riverside; Michael Dropka, a resident and Riverside Township GOP committeeman; Mark Schottler, a local attorney; and Karrie Garza, a local resident.

Bianco said he wants any resident who is interested to attend the group’s meetings. A specific schedule has not yet been finalized.

“Each person has a vested interest in the community,” Bianco said. “There’s no other agenda than wanting us to be successful in the future. We need to evolve and diversify our economy.”

“We should be challenging our architect to provide the most cost-effective solutions.”

“Most communities in the Chicago area don’t have that,” Kallien said.

That said, the days of tenants lining up to lease big-box retail spaces that have been vacated are gone. Kallien’s study will be able to point generally to directions the village might take in confronting the changing retail scene, but more in-depth analysis might require additional work.

For example, he said if there comes a time where traditional commercial retail property might be ripe for redevelopment, how would the village handle that redevelopment process?

“How do you do it, through an RFP process or reaching out to developers?” he said.

“It’s going to be a challenge.”

Given the experience of recent years, however, Kallien said the village should start confronting that future.

“I think they have to have those discussions,” he said. “It will be my job to lay out a couple of alternatives. If the political winds are right, they might want to go down one of those paths.”

Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. said he was made aware of Kallien last year by former North Riverside Mayor Richard Scheck as the two discussed the recent wave of retail departures from the village.

“We wondered if there was someone

New advisory committee created Also on Feb. 18, the village board voted unanimously to create an Economic Development Commission, made up of residents and local business owners, to discuss matters related to commercial development in the village.

The chairman of the commission will be Jason Bianco, whose term as village

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Nazareth levels Lindblom in supersectional Stritzel drops 34 points on overmatched Eagles; 3A state semis next

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The Nazareth Academy girls basketball team defeated Lindblom 60-23 in the Class 3A Concordia Supersectional on Monday, Feb. 25 in River Forest. The Roadrunners (31-3) advance to the state semifinals this weekend.

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efore Ed Stritzel became head coach, the Nazareth Academy girls basketball program had never won a sectional or supersectional.

His mission was to make the Roadrunners relevant in the sport, and winning both the sectional and supersectional in consecutive seasons will certainly do the trick.

Nazareth defeated Lindblom 60-23 Monday, Feb. 25 at the IHSA Class 3A Concordia University Supersectional in River Forest to advance downstate for the second year in a row.

“We hope we’ve put Nazareth on the map

as a powerhouse. That was a goal of mine and we want to keep it there,” Stritzel said.

“We’ve got a great group of girls. As great as we were last year, last June people said because we wouldn’t have the height, we wouldn’t be as good this year. The girls took it personally. They want to be great and it’s a fun group to coach.”

Although Nazareth (31-3) entered the supersectional as heavy favorites, Lindblom got off to a fast start as Marshay Kellum and Jumee Henderson (team-high 8 points) connected on consecutive 3-pointers to give the Eagles a 6-0 lead just 78 seconds into the game. However, the Roadrunners scored the next 10 points and gradually took control.

A primary reason for the turnaround was the continued stellar play of guard

Annie Stritzel. A Harvard recruit and Ed’s daughter, the senior scored 13 of her gamehigh 34 points in the opening quarter to give Nazareth a 17-11 lead.

In the second quarter, Stritzel continued her hot hand, pouring in 11 more points as the Roadrunners increased their lead to 30-17 at halftime. She made 15-of-20 shots (75%) from the field and had five rebounds.

“Annie is going to go down as one of the all-time winners,” Ed Stritzel said. “She’s been downstate three times now in her career. She just wins games and I wouldn’t trade her for anybody. I think we’ve got the best all-around player in Illinois on our team.”

And like most great players, Annie Stritzel makes her teammates better.

“Playing with Annie is really great,” Nazareth senior guard Jovanna Martinucci said. “Once you get her the ball in the first half, she opens up so much for everyone else and it’s really exciting.”

Any designs Lindblom (21-8) had of a comeback were shredded in the third quarter as the Roadrunners held the Eagles to two made free throws. In fact, Lindblom made only one basket in the second half, an Ann-Marie Lawrence jumper with 7:27 left in the fourth quarter. The Nazareth defense held Lindblom to 7-for-33 shooting overall (21%) and forced 18 turnovers, including 11 steals.

Nazareth shot 56 percent (23-for-41) from the floor. Martinucci had a solid all-around game with nine points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals.

“Jo is not only smart but she’s a great athlete as well,” Ed Stritzel said. “It’s hard to press us because she’s so quick and fast.

She’s a great player.”

Senior Sophia Cullotta (5 points, 6 rebounds), junior Kaylen Evans (5 points) and junior Francesca Metz (3 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals) also played well for the victors.

Annie Stritzel received a state third-place medal her freshman year while at Trinity on a team coached by Ed. She transferred to Nazareth before her junior season when Ed became the Roadrunners head coach, and earned a state runner-up medal. Heading into this weekend, Annie has just one thing in mind which is winning the program’s first state title.

“We kept thinking this whole season about how we gave it away at the end,” Annie Stritzel said of last year’s state finals loss. “Especially us seniors, we never want to have that feeling again, so we’re going to do everything in our power to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Martinucci feels the experience the Roadrunners gained last season will help this year.

“We’re going to be excited, but we’re also going to be calm and relaxed because we’ll have an understanding of what it’s like to be downstate,” she said. “We really want to win state. It would be huge to bring a title to Naz.” Nazareth faces Morton (IL) in a 3A semifinal Friday morning at 11 at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena. The other semifinal will pit Glenbard South against Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin. The thirdplace game is set for Saturday at 11 a.m., with the title game at 12:45 p.m.

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LTHS swimming takes 5th at state Four-medal winner Walsh powers Lions, while Nolan and Rosa lead RBHS

By MARTY FARMER

In other individual events, Breitenbucher earned eighth in the 100-yard freestyle (46.41) and Thorell was 11th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.11).

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Michael Walsh took his turn this season. After Spencer Walker and Henry Claesson led the Lyons Township High School swimming team to a runner-up finish at the 2018 state finals, Walsh took home four medals during Saturday’s state meet at New Trier.

His signature performance powered the Lions to fifth place in the state, capping off a season in which many characterized LTHS in a relative rebuilding mode.

Prior to this season, the Lions won state championships in 2016 and 2017 coupled with the aforementioned second place-showing in 2018.

On Saturday in Winnetka, Walsh finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.93 seconds) and third in the 50yard freestyle (20.65), while also swimming a leg on the Lions’ state title-winning 200-yard medley relay and fourthplace 400-yard relay.

The 200 medley team of Jack Thorell, Walsh, Will Duerr and Bryson Breitenbucher recorded a time of 1 minute, 31.46 seconds. Walsh, Ben Lynch, Thorell and Breitenbucher swam the 200 free relay in 1:24.09, good for fourth place. The Lions closed out a terrific day for their relays as Thorell, Lynch, Duerr and Breitenbucher earned ninth in the 400yard freestyle relay (3:06.71).

Two Bulldogs medal at state RBHS freshman diver Nolan Harrison capped off his excellent debut campaign with a fifth-place score of 480.25. Senior Michael Rosa touched the wall at 57.78 to claim 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke.

The Bulldogs tied Downers Grove North and Woodstock North for 23rd place with 13 points apiece.

Hutchinson wins 500 free Fenwick senior swimmer Liam Hutchinson fulfilled a goal he’s been working on for the last four years at Saturday’s state finals hosted by New Trier.

The Notre Dame-bound Hutchinson won a state championship in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4 minutes, 24.47 seconds.

“To become a state champion was a great feeling. It had been something that I had been aspiring to accomplish since coming into Fenwick as a freshman,” Hutchinson said.

“Coming into senior year I knew it would be my last chance, so I feel I put in the proper preparation to win this year.”

Hutchinson just missed winning another state title in the

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The LTHS swimming team placed fifth in the state finals at New Trier.

200-yard freestyle, placing second with a time of 1:38.16 on Saturday.

Hutchinson, from Glen Ellyn, also swam a leg of the Friars’ 400-yard freestyle relay team, which took fourth at 3:06.66. Dan Bajda, Connor McCarthy and Mike Flynn were his teammates in the final race of the day.

Fenwick scored 55 points to earn 11th in the team standings.

Bulldog boys primed for playoffs Fresh off a historic regular season, RBHS is good to go in stacked sectional

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

With an 82-54 victory over visiting Ridgewood last week, the Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball team set a school record for most wins in a regular season with 26. Fittingly, all five starters reached double figures in scoring for the balanced Bulldogs, who have won 13 games in a row.

Additionally, RBHS won the Metro Suburban Conference championship (its 17th league title in the past 18 seasons) and its own Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic.

Several of the senior-laden Bulldogs’ top players have been playing together since fourth grade. Reigning conference MVP Zach Vaia is averaging 15 points and six assists, while Andrew Veon puts up 13.5 points and nine rebounds per game. Patrick Hanley (13.5 points, 93 made 3-pointers on 43 percent shooting), Reggie Loury (8.5 ppg) and Charles Terry (8.4 ppg, 6 rpg, 3 apg) complete the starting lineup. Top reserves Ryan Cermak and Sam Grivetti are also skilled seniors.

“We made history at RB for most wins in a regular season which is something I’ll always remember,” Loury said. “We have great ball movement on offense and play strong half-court defense.”

The Bulldogs are also 4-0 against teams in the Proviso West Sectional of the Class 4A state playoffs, which begin this week. However, the victories against teams Oak Park-River Forest, Kenwood, Fenwick and Morton won’t

mean much now entering arguably the toughest sectional in the state.

“I’m very pleased with our regular season and how the team performed throughout the year,” RBHS coach Mike Reingruber said. “However, you can throw the records out now in the state tournament. Every team is 0-0; it’s survive and advance.”

The slate is not only clean but daunting for RBHS in a sectional that includes Curie, Whitney Young, York and Lincoln Park (seeded one through four) followed by RBHS as the No. 5 seed. OPRF, Proviso East, Kenwood and Fenwick cap off the impressive list of top 10 seeds.

While Curie and Whitney Young are top contenders to win the sectional and possibly a state title, any of the aforementioned squads could conceivably go on an extended postseason run.

The battle-tested Bulldogs welcome any and all comers.

“I love competition and I’m glad we get to go against the best,” Terry said. “Each game is going to be a dogfight. Our goals are to win regional and sectional championships.”

The Bulldogs open the playoffs on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. against the winner of a game between regional host Morton and Chicago-Hubbard. If Morton wins, which is likely, the Mustangs get another shot at RBHS when it matters most. The Bulldogs beat Morton 69-63 at the VandeMerkt Classic early in the season.

Lincoln Park likely awaits the RBHS/Morton winner in the regional championship game on Friday, March 1.

Tip-off is 7 p.m. at Morton East High School in Cicero.

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RBHS senior Charles Terry averages 8.4 points and 6 rebounds per game this season.

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UNION SUBCONTRACTORS Henry Bros. Co. is seeking qualified Section 3 union subcontractors & suppliers for the HUD/IHDA funded Forest Oaks Senior Apartments project. Sec 3 targets economic opportunities from HUD assisted projects to lower income residents and businesses where HUD invests public sources. To register or bid, please visit our website at www.henrybros.com or call 708-430-5400.

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VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking applicants for part-time, seasonal employment from approximately April through September. Duties are primarily outdoors and include landscape, streets, building and water/sewer maintenance and other duties as assigned. Hours of work are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License and a high school diploma or equivalent. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/ alcohol screen.

Applications will be received until all positions are filled. Applications are available for download from the Village web site–www.riverside.il.us or can be obtained at Riverside Village Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to Riverside Village Hall.

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SUBURBAN RENTALS FOREST PARK 3BR 3bd, 2 bath, $1600.00, heat included, Landry in building, parking available thru village. Near transportation, 2 blocks away from Harlem stop in Forest Park. Call for showing. 312-437-0147.

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RBLandmark.com | PublicNoticeIllinois.com PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION PERMIT Public notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Historic Preservation Commission of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7 p.m. in Room 10 of the Koehneke Community Center on the Concordia University Chicago campus, 7400 Augusta Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: Application #19-01: Certificate of Appropriateness application for the DEMOLITION of the single family residence located at 1123 Franklin Avenue, River Forest, IL, a structure listed on the Village survey of architecturally or historically significant properties.

The applicant is: Mark & Sara Wienkes 1123 Franklin LLC Residents are welcome to attend the March 14, 2019, Historic Preservation Commission meeting and will be provided an opportunity to address the Historic Preservation Commission regarding the proposed project. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. A copy of the application and meeting agenda can be found at Village Hall and on the Village website at www.vrf. us. If you cannot attend the Historic Preservation Commission meeting but would like to provide comments to the Historic Preservation Commission, you may submit comments in writing, via letter or email.

Comments must be received no later than Friday, March 8, 2019 and can be sent to jpape@vrf.us or 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305. Please call 708-366-8500 with questions.

Jonathan Pape Staff Liaison Historic Preservation Commission Published in Wednesday Journal 2/27/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday 18 March 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9 of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to consider an amendment to Section 9-1-5 “Definitions�

(Personal Grooming Services) and Section 9-4C-1 “Use Regulations�

(DBD) that will permit “incubator kitchen� as a permitted use in the Downtown Business District (DBD).

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Kerry McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in Forest Park Review 2/27/2019

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LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS

LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield will hold a public hearing at 6:30 P.M. on March 11, 2019 at the Edward Barcal Hall in the Municipal Building of the Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 on the Village’s proposed appropriation ordinance, which will serve as the basis for the Village’s 2019 Annual Appropriation Ordinance.

The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Paul A. Harding, FAIA and Cheryl Harding, owners of the property at 559 Ashland Avenue, who are proposing to construct a detached Garage.

The applicants are requesting a variation to Section 10-9-7 that would allow the roof overhang of the proposed garage to project 2 feet into the required setback at the south side of the property. The Zoning Code requires a 3-foot side yard setback for accessory buildings which are located in the rear thirty percent of the lot, but allows the roof overhang to project 1 foot into the required yard setback.

The applicants are also requesting a variation to Section 10-9-6 of the Zoning Code which limits accessory structures to eighteen feet in height.

The applicant proposes to construct a garage with a height of 20 feet 4 inches.

The legal description of the property at 559 Ashland Avenue is as follows: LOT 34 IN BLOCK 2 IN PART OF RIVER FOREST, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 12 AND 11, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SURVEYED FOR THE SUBURBAN HOME MUTUAL LAND ASSOCIATION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 23, 1890 IN BOOK 43 OF PLATS PAGE 20, AS DOCUMENT 1291334, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall.

Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 2/27/2019

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: Y19000578 on February 13, 2019.

Under the Assumed Business Name of LENDEZ with the business located at: 2429 S 2ND AVE, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: RICHARD ALVAREZ 2429 S 2ND AVE NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546.

Published in RB Landmark 2/20, 2/27, 3/6/2019

The proposed appropriation ordinance will be on file in the Village Clerk’s Office for at least ten (10) days prior to March 11, 2019 and copies thereof will be conveniently available for public examination and copying.

Brigid Weber, Village Clerk Published in RB Landmark 2/27/2019

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the River Forest Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, on the following matters: 1.A Text Amendment to Chapter 10-8-7(C)(2) of the Zoning Ordinance regarding changes to the regulations regarding side yard setbacks that would allow a wall that maintains a nonconforming side yard setback to be increased in height and that would allow the eave of an addition to be constructed within the required side yard setback; and 2.A Text Amendment to Chapter 10-21-3: Appendix A of the Zoning Ordinance adding Child Daycare Centers as a Special Use in the PRI Zoning District; and 3.A Text Amendment to Chapter 10-19-3(K) of the Zoning Ordinance regarding changes to the standards for review for Planned Developments.

Petitioner: Village of River Forest, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305 All are welcome to review the proposed text amendments, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and testify at the public hearing. For further information or for a copy of the proposed text amendments, please contact Assistant Village Administrator Lisa Scheiner at (708) 714-3554 or at lscheiner@vrf.us, or visit the Village’s website at www. vrf.us.

Respectfully submitted by: Clifford Radatz Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 2/27/2019

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK SOUTHWEST, N.A. F/K/A WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB F/K/A WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.JOHN E. STROTH, VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Defendants 18 CH 05417 520 N. OAK PARK AVENUE 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 January 3, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 5, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 520 N. OAK PARK AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-419-006.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 14-18-04360.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-04360 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 05417 TJSC#: 39-187 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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B. Plaintiff, -v.EDNA R. MCCOY, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 10/17/1990 A/K/ A TRUST NO. 1182-CH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 00566 205 S HARVEY AVE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 205 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-307-0160000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney:

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-18077.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-18077 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 00566 TJSC#: 39-958 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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21 E. BURLINGTON ROAD, RIVERSIDE | MYBURLINGTONREALTY.COM | 708.447.7207

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3033 Sunnyside Ave, Brookfield $339,000

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125 Bloomingbank Road, Riverside $769,000

3311 Madison Ave, Brookfield $525,000

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273 Maplewood Rd, Riverside $995,000

52 Cowley Rd, Riverside $465,000

294 Northwood Rd, Riverside $685,000

278 Northwood Rd, Riverside $659,500

460 Shenstone Rd, Riverside $479,000

332 Olmsted Rd, Riverside $725,000

10E Burlington Unit 4A, Riverside $749,000

157 Gage Road, Riverside $750,000

172 Maplewood Rd, Riverside $729,000

293 Longcommon Rd, Riverside $1,150,000

Burlington Realty is #1!

Our dollar sales volume in Riverside is more than the next four offices combined! List with the LEADER! *BrokerMetrics® 2015 for brokerage firms in the city of Chicago and Illinois including Residential (Detatched Single, Attached Single, 2 to 4 Units, Mobile Homes).

FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK • OPEN SUNDAY 12-1:30PM W NE

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178 Akenside Road, Riverside CHARMING ENGLISH BRICK COTTAGE Full Of Character. 5BD/3BA located in prime, central location, one of WTTW’s 10 Towns that Changed America. No streets to cross from preschool to eighth grade! 3 Blocks to Metra. Main floor living room w/fireplace, large dining room, kitchen w/custom cherry cabs, granite countertops & ss appliances, breakfast room looking out backyard, 2 BRs & full bath. Second floor has master bedroom w/bath plus 2 additional bedrooms, 3rd full bath & loft space. Full basement has family room, sauna. 2 Storage/work rooms & laundry room. New front stamped concrete porch, new rear patio, concrete driveway, fenced backyard & 4 car tandem garage! Easy walk to downtown, metra, schools, library & parks! ....................$539,000