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May 31, 2017

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GLAD GRAD RiversideBrookfield High School senior Erika Rodriguez accepts her diploma from Principal Kristen Smetana during the RBHS graduation ceremony on May 26 in the school’s gym. For a full list of graduates and more photos, please turn to page 12.

Superintendent’s new deal appears in jeopardy

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 Board of Education appears poised to vote at a special meeting May 31 to rescind the two-year contract extension that was given to Superintendent Carol Baker by a lameduck school board on April 13.

A lawyer for the firm that now represents District 103 says that the school board appears to have violated the requirements of Illinois Open Meetings Act when it voted 5 to 2, without any discussion or recitation of the details, to approve a contract extension for Baker and a host of See D103 CONTRACTS on page 9

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Eight Corners is ground zero for church’s mission With recent land purchase, businesswoman extends influence

By BOB UPHUES Editor

When it comes to leveraging real estate assets at Eight Corners – the confluence of Grand Boulevard, Maple Avenue and Broad-

way Avenue – in Brookfield, you might argue that First National Bank of Brookfield is the biggest player.

The bank owns three of the eight “corners.” The bank itself occupies one of the corners and a bank ATM drive-through fa-

cility occupies another, across the street.

The third corner the bank owns is an undeveloped triangle commonly known as Progress Park, an unofficial park created by the Brookfield Beautification Commission in 2011.

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Red-light camera official ‘misspoke’ about SafeSpeed formation Crash cited by co-owner took place almost four years later than he alleged to reporters

By BOB UPHUES and BRETT McNEIL Senior Editor and Contributing Reporter

Red-light camera operator SafeSpeed LLC claims a company owner and co-founder misspoke when he recently told reporters for the Chicago Sun-Times and ABC-7 that SafeSpeed was founded after another company official was involved in an automobile accident in 2007.

In fact, the accident involving SafeSpeed President Nikki M. Zollar took place in August 2011, almost four years after the redlight camera firm was founded.

The Landmark obtained Chicago Police Department records for the accident, and a SafeSpeed spokeswoman confirmed this 2011 crash was the event referenced by company co-founder and COO Chris Lai during an interview last month with reporters detailing the growth of suburban red-light camera ticketing.

Sun-Times/ABC-7 reporting showed SafeSpeed operates the most lucrative cameras in the state, including cameras in River Forest, North Riverside and Berwyn. Company cameras yielded more than $70 million in red-light camera tickets between 2014 and 2016, according to that reporting. Under the terms of its vendor contracts, SafeSpeed stood to reap almost $30 million from those citations.

SafeSpeed spokeswoman Yvonne Davila in emailed comments to the Landmark did not explain how Lai, a company principal since its inception and a longtime business partner of Nikki Zollar, misidentified the chronology of SafeSpeed’s founding and the South Side accident involving Zollar and her mother-in-law.

At the time of the August 2011 crash, SafeSpeed was already operating in several suburbs, including Melrose Park and Berwyn, and had recently bid to operate redlight cameras in River Forest.

During his comments to the Sun-Times and ABC-7, Lai appeared to present the accident as an important catalyst for Zollar and her partners in entering the traffic safety business.

Prior to SafeSpeed’s formation in June 2007, three of the company’s owners, including Lai and Zollar, were partners in a business that handled janitorial contract work for the City of Chicago. The fourth partner,

Motorists making illegal right turns on red accounted for more than 90 percent of all red-light camera tickets issued along Harlem Avenue between North Avenue and Cermak Road between Jan. 1, 2014 and Oct. 31, 2016. who was recently bankrupt at the time of SafeSpeed’s founding and controlled his stake through a separate Illinois corporation, had connections to a clout-heavy west suburban municipal lawyer.

Provided with details about the August 2011 accident, Davila sought to walk back Lai’s claims.

“Mr. Lai misspoke,” she wrote, adding that SafeSpeed officials grew increasingly committed to intersection safety following Zollar’s crash in the Hyde Park neighborhood where she lives. “[T]he entire team at SafeSpeed feel extremely passionate about the mission of red-light cameras which grew even stronger after Ms. Zollar experienced, first-hand, alongside her mother in law, the tragic accident that nearly killed them both due to someone’s negligence of running a red light,” Davila wrote.

Chicago Police Department records show Zollar was rear-ended while turning west onto 67th Street from southbound Lake Shore Drive on Aug. 26, 2011. The at-fault driver reportedly made an improper lefthand turn and struck Zollar’s Mercedes

from behind as she made the turn. In his comments to the media, Lai claimed Zollar was T-boned.

Accident records show Zollar’s mother-inlaw, who was 85 at the time of the accident, was transported to UIC hospital for unspecified injuries. Zollar refused medical attention at the scene. The at-fault driver was “taken to Jackson Park Hospital for minor injuries,” according to police records.

Zollar’s mother-in-law later sued the atfault driver and won an undisclosed settlement, Cook County court records show.

Lai’s misstatements were made when he sat for a videotaped interview regarding his company’s role in suburban red-light camera ticketing. The Sun-Times and ABC-7, building on reporting earlier this year by the Landmark, found suburban red-light camera revenues now far surpass Chicago’s and that SafeSpeed operates the most lucrative such cameras in the state.

Eight of the top-10 suburban municipalities for red-light camera ticket revenues are SafeSpeed clients, according to Sun-Times and ABC-7 reporting. The company now reportedly operates in more than 20 suburbs.

As the Landmark reported earlier this year, SafeSpeed was founded in June 2007 by Zollar, Lai, Khaled “Cliff ” Maani and a separate entity controlled by Khaled Maani’s son, Omar Maani.

Zollar, Lai and Khaled Maani at the time were already partners in Chicago-based Triad Consulåting Services Inc. The younger Maani three years earlier had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection while working for the Giglio and Del Galdo law firm of Melrose Park.

An officer in that law firm, Michael Del Galdo, later became an influential adviser to Cicero Town President Larry Dominick and was performing legal work for Berwyn when the city hired SafeSpeed as a Red Light Camera vendor in 2009. Records show the Berwyn camera contract was among SafeSpeed’s earliest and established the firm on Harlem Avenue.

State records show that in June 2009 Del Galdo’s name was added to SafeSpeed’s member list in an annual report. Three months after it appeared in company filings, however, Del Galdo’s name was removed in an amendment filed by the company and signed by Lai.

LAUREN’S REAL ESTATE TIP OF THE WEEK LOOKS DO MATTER! First impressions can have an emotional impact on potential buyers. A freshly painted door, containers of flowers, and neatly trimmed shrubs, all say “Welcome!” and imply that the home has been loved and maintained.

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Mass Schedule Weekdays: 8:00am Monday - Saturday Weekends: 5:00pm on Saturday Sunday: 7:30, and 10:00am • 12:30pm Spanish Mass

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FINAL TOUCHES: Brookfield officials say workers should begin repairs to the collapsed slopes of the above-ground storm water detention facility on Forest Avenue in the first two weeks of June. The work is expected to take less than a week, after which $2 million pump station project with the MWRD will be complete.

Forest Ave. overflow ‘pond’ fix to cost $63,000

Officials now hope work will begin in first half of June

By BOB UPHUES Editor

With concrete and landscape work largely complete on the storm water pump station facility in and around the Washington/Forest intersection, the last piece of the puzzle will be to finish the above-ground storm water detention “bowl” on the west side of the 3500 block of Forest Avenue.

On May 22, the Brookfield Village Board voted to approve spending $63,338 to shore up and regrade the 10-foot deep detention facility, whose southern and western slopes collapsed this winter.

Brookfield Village Engineer Derek Treichel said work to repair the damage is expected to begin sometime in the first two weeks of June, but that rainy weather could delay it.

Once work starts, however, it ought to progress swiftly. Treichel said the work should take four days to complete.

“We just need it to dry out a little bit and then have four days of dry weather,” Treichel told village trustees on May 22.

According to Treichel, workers will first secure a liner that is affixed to the north and east slopes of the bowl with about 300 pins that are 18 inches long and a halfinch in diameter. The liner is covered with 18 inches of top soil, and the pins will be driven through to the soil and into the clay base below the liner “to stabilize the liner and hold it to the clay,” said Treichel.

Meanwhile, the plan for the west and south slopes, which have collapsed is to build them back up with clay and then lay what’s called a “geogrid,” a plastic grid

that looks something like a snow fence, on top of the regraded clay slopes.

Six inches of top soil will go on top of the geogrid and sod will be placed atop the entire bowl. The roots of the grass will grow into the geogrid, said Treichel, giving the slopes additional stability.

When Treichel last explained the structural issues with the above-ground facility on Forest Avenue back in April, he stated that about two feet of rock would be placed at the bottom of the slopes to provide more stability. However, the latest plan does not call for rock to be installed, Treichel confirmed.

Once the repair work is complete, the only thing left will be to erect the six-foot high wrought iron fence around the property. It’s unclear how the facility will be landscaped in the future to soften the look.

Last week, workers finished laying sod and planting trees on the restored parkways on the west side of Forest Avenue and along Washington Avenue. Treichel said that both electrical power for the pump station on the north side of Washington Avenue near Salt Creek and the gas service for the pump station’s generator in case of a power outage have been connected and that the pump station was now fully operational.

The pump station and storm water storage project cost about $2 million to complete, about half of which was funded by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. The village’s portion of the project was paid for by using cash reserves in its water and sewer enterprise fund.

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Riverside waste hauler rolls out new composting program

For extra fee, you can combine food, yard waste in special bin

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside’s residential waste hauler will roll out a pilot food waste composting program, allowing households to combine both food scraps and yard waste in a single container instead of tossing food scraps in with the regular trash.

The village and Flood Brothers Disposal in May put out a call to residents, asking for people to participate in the new program. Individual households can participate by paying an additional $17 per month, or they can share that cost with a neighbor.

“This will be our first community with this type of program,” said Michael Flood, municipal manager for Flood Brothers, which also has contracted locally with both Sawmilly and Riverside Foods on a similar composting program.

“We knew Riverside was a community that cares about its environment, and we thought this would be a good fit,” Flood said.

Those who participate will receive a 95-gallon cart, an under-the-sink collection bucket and a set of compostable bags for food scraps.

The program will coincide with yard waste collection, weekly from April 1 through Nov. 30, and allows yard waste and food scraps – including fruit and vegetable scraps, meat, poultry and fish scraps (plus bones), cheese and dairy, solid food leftovers, bread and grains, egg shells, coffee grounds, solid paper and cardboard – to be combined.

So far, said Flood, about 20 households in Riverside have signed up to take part in the pilot program. Part of the payoff for people participating in the composting program is that they’ll be able to receiving compost from

Flood Brothers for their own gardens.

Right now, the company plans on making 17 cubic yards of compost available to program participants. Those who have already signed up should be receiving their new carts in the next week or so.

“Ideally, our focus is that one day everyone has a garbage cart, a recycling cart and a compost cart,” said Flood, who added that food waste makes up 40 percent of what ends up in landfills.

“It takes time and it’s a matter of how to get out front and educate people about it,” Flood said.

While Riverside is the first municipal customer for whom Flood Brothers has created a composting program, the company has done commercial vermicomposting projects (ones using earthworms to break down food and yard waste) in Carol Stream.

Composting is also a service some other communities, such as Oak Park, offer through their waste haulers. Waste Management handles waste hauling for Oak Park, and rolled out a village-wide composting program in 2013 after a year-long pilot program.

Oak Park resident Sarah Corbin, who has participated in the program since it started, says she swears by it. Corbin lives in a twoflat and shares the cost of the composting cart with the other unit’s tenant. Composting food waste has allowed them to use just one regular trash receptacle for the building, instead of two.

“The first month we used it I was shocked at how much less garbage we had,” Corbin said.

Meanwhile, the compost Corbin is able to get in return for participating is more than anything she can produce in her backyard.

“It’s completely worth it,” Corbin said.

Anyone interested in finding out more about or enrolling in Riverside’s new composting program can visit the village’s website at www.riverside.il.us and click on the “composting pilot program” link in the Trending in Riverside section on the home page.

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‘Voice of RB’ echoes in retirement Sharon Sedivy was the public face of the school for three decades

By BOB SKOLNIK

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or the first 26 years of her career at the school, Sharon Sedivy worked as the receptionist/switchboard operator, where she became the first contact with the school for many parents and visitors.

Now, the woman known for decades as the “Voice of RB” has retired after working for 30 years at Riverside-Brookfield High School.

“She’s always been the face of the school,” said science teacher Dave Monti, who has taught at RBHS for 25 years. “What a wonderful and welcoming person, always made parents and visitors and everybody just feel like this is a great place to be.”

Sedivy grew up in Brookfield, graduated from RBHS in 1957 and married her high school sweetheart a year later when she was just 18. She began working at her alma mater in 1987 after getting divorced after 30 years of marriage.

At the time, she was working part time at the now-defunct women’s clothing store Charles A. Stevens in LaGrange Park. A coworker whose husband was the business manager at RBHS told her the school was hiring.

She’s been at RBHS ever since. She worked as receptionist/switchboard operator for 26 years -- a perfect fit for her friendly nature.

The only current RBHS employee who has worked at the school longer than Sedivy is Gary Prokes, the head of RBTV. “I’m a people person. I love working with the kids,” Sedivy said. “It’s such a great place. I’ve always felt like this school is like a family and everybody that’s new that comes here says that too.”

For many years she was known as “the lady in the box,” a reference to her the former welcoming station by the old main entrance on Ridgewood Road.

She always had a smile and a kind word for every visitor and her friendly nature was infectious. Before the phone system was fully automated, she answered all phone calls to the school and was the point of contact for parents wanting all sorts of updates. She also did typing and copying for teachers.

“I made it a point to know everything that was going on,” Sedivy said.

But four years ago, the school, in a security and cost-saving move, switched to a fully automated phone system where callers to

the school now get automated prompts when instead of a person. Security guards, sitting behind a glass window, man the entrance and check visitors into the building.

Sedivy was switched to a part-time position as an assistant in the nurse’s office.

Many have noticed the change.

“I always thought it was huge mistake getting rid of the personal touch,” said former history teacher Jan Goldberg, who retired in 2012 after 34 years at RBHS. “She really was helpful to everyone: other teachers, other school administrators, parents, kids and she was so friendly. Oh my God, so nice, so friendly.”

District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis said that the change was made for security purposes.

“The entrance at door-A is our main entrance and was made into a security post for checking in and checking out visitors during the school day,” Skinkis said in an email. “ Entrance improvements included installing a bullet-proof check-in window and a door buzzer for lobby access. All the glass doors had a bullet-protectant clear-coat shields applied to their surfaces.

Many of the changes were made at schools across the state and nationally after the Sandy Hook incident in 2012, said Skinkis, who added that RBHS received grant money for the improvements.

Sedivy said the change was hard, but she recognized the reasoning behind the move.

“They were changing everything up front as far as security,” Sedivy said. “They figured they needed more security than an old lady sitting there.”

Sedivy, who had worked full time as the receptionist, cut back her hours in the nurse’s office. She told Skinkis four years ago she was not quite ready to retire and said she’s grateful Skinkis found a spot for her.

“I was glad that Dr. Skinkis gave me something to do,” Sedivy said.

Sedivy has worked for five superintendents in her 30 years at RBHS. Former Superintendent/Principal Jack Baldermann was her favorite.

“He was a mover and shaker, friendly.

He’d give you a hug, a high five in the hall,” Sedivy said. “He’d be out in the hall talking to the students. I’ve never seen, before or since him, a superintendent do that.”

In the nurse’s office Sedivy has had a fair amount of contact with students and always provides a friendly face and sympathetic ear.

“She’s just a sweetheart,” said Rosie Nolan, who graduated from RBHS last week.

“She’s so nice and always just super friendly and nice and very accommodating.”

Sedivy enjoyed interacting with students.

WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

FOND FAREWELL: Sharon Sedivy is leaving RBHS after a three-decade run, most of it as the school’s first desk receptionist. She leaves at the same time her grandson, Brendan Sedivy (right), graduates from the school.

“I’ve had really good times with the kids,” Sedivy said. “You treat the kids with respect. I’ve never had anybody disrespect me.”

Perhaps the most unusual thing Sedivy saw in her four years in the nurse’s office was when a boy had a house fly lodged in his ear. They couldn’t get it out, and it ultimately caused an infection.

A year ago RBHS Principal Kristin Smetana told Sedivy that if she wanted to continue on in her position she would have a obtain certification as a certified nursing assistant or licensed practical nurse.

Sedivy decided that she was too old to do that and, with arthritis bothering her more and more, decided to make this her last year. Sedivy did mostly clerical and administrative work. She could hand out bandages but could not take a temperature or give students medication.

“The requirements for the position changed, because we felt it was important to have a healthcare professional in that role due to some added responsibilities,” Smetana said in an email. “Next year a CNA will take over the nurse’s assistant and the position will become full time.”

Sedivy understood.

“They were nice about that and gave me a year if I wanted to do that,” Sedivy said.

“With this darn arthritis, maybe this would have been my last year without any kind of push along.”

Sedivy will be leaving RBHS the same time as her grandson, Brendan, graduates making her last year at RBHS a little more special.

She has no big plans for retirement except to declutter the Western Springs home where she has lived for the past 53 years.

“I love to work in the yard, but I can’t do that anymore,” Sedivy said. “I think after I get my house in order I’ll have to look for some place to volunteer. You’ve got to have a reason to get up in the morning.”

And she will continue to get together with friends. For the past few years six to 10 members of the Class of 1957 have been getting together for dinner and conversation on Friday evenings. After initially meeting in restaurants now they meet at the Riverside home of Judy Jisa, who was a friend and classmate of Sedivy in high school.

“We were friends back then and we’re friends again now,” Sedivy said. “It’s mostly talking about the old times here at RB and current events and everything. We just go there and sit and talk and have a good time.”

Sedivy said that she was shy when she was in high school. A bout with breast cancer 11 years changed her, she said, although she was outgoing and friendly even before that.

But, she admitted that leaving RBHS will be hard.

“I love it here,” Sedivy said. “I’m going to miss it for sure.”

BIG WEEK May 31-June 7 Concert at Cantata

The Brookfield Jazz Society presents an evening of live jazz featuring the Nuclear Jazz Quarktet on Thursday, June 1 at 7 p.m. in the lower-level “jazz room” of Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road in Broadview.

The ensemble plays “unique treatments of standards, lesser-known jazz tunes and vocals from the Great American Songbook,” according to the band’s website.

The minimum band donation is $7 for Brookfield Jazz Society members. Non-members pay a cover charge of $10. All are invited.

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Friends of the Chicago Portage will host a walking tour of the Chicago Portage National Historic Site, 4800 S. Harlem Ave., on Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Tour guide Jeff Carter will explore Chicago’s “birth story” and how the portage still functions today. The tour is a half mile in length on a gravel path through the woods. Wear long pants and walking shoes/ boots. Rain or shine. Free and open to the public.

The Frederick Law Olmsted Society invites the public to join in at its next landscape workday on June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at Patriots Park on Parkway Road in Riverside. Bring work gloves and a water bottle. All other supplies and snacks provided. Look for the Riverside Public Works truck.

Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., presents Neil Simon’s Rumors from June 1-11. Tickets are $20 and $22. Call the box office at 708-246-3380 or visit www.theatrewesternsprings.com.

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., hosts work of Oak Park artist Anna Kunz and her exhibit “Physical Sunshine” and a solo exhibition of photographs by Laura Husar Garcia, titled “Wishes,” through June 24. Admission is free.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, hosts an Introduction to Ecotourism on June 1 at 7 p.m. in the Quiet Reading Room. Learn to visit forest preserves and parks without causing damage; a Vegetable Garden Design Workshop on June 3 at 2 p.m. featuring Sally Boge. Meet at St. Mary Church’s “Garden of Eden” on Herrick Road; and a presentation on Riverside Sewer Construction by Village Engineer Orion Galey on June 6 at 7 p.m. in the Great Room. Learn about the MWRD sewer lining project and work being done by the village in the First Division.

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., continues its 2017 Brookfield Reads! programming with the presentation “Illinois Rogues’ Gallery: Our Infamous Politicians” by historian David Clark on Monday, June 5 at 7 p.m.

The library also hosts a special after-hours lecture with artist Robin Monique Rios, on Friday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. The artwork of the Chicago native and founder and director of 4Art Inc. is on display at the library through June. To register for the event call 708-485-6917 or visit www.brookfieldlibrary.info.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts Stories and Play (ages 5+) on June 1 at 10:30 a.m.; Saturday Stories and Snacks (ages 2-5) on June 3 at 10:30 a.m.; Craft-A-Palooza (ages 3-6) on June 6 at 10:30 a.m.; Build a Better Mural (ages 7+) on June 7 at 3:30 p.m.; Wii Games and Watch Movies (grades 6-12) June 3 from 1-3 p.m.; Cooking 101 (grades 6-12) on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m.

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Cantata Adult Life Services, 8700 31st St. in Brookfield, will host a free concert by the West Suburban Concert Band on Thursday, June 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the campus’ circle drive. Enjoy a summer evening of music and fun, along with root beer floats.

As a result of recent changes to internet privacy regulations, Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., will host “Going Incognito: Protecting Your Internet Privacy” on Tuesday, June 6 at 7 p.m.

Attendees will learn effective strategies for keep internet data private, including assessing online risks and threats and preventing third parties from tracking your browser history.

The workshop is free, but registration is required by calling 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or visiting www. brookfieldlibrary.info.

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Farmers Market season is back!

Craving those farm fresh fruits and vegetables? You can get your weekly fix at the Brookfield and Riverside farmers markets, which kick off in the coming week and continue through the fall.

The Brookfield Farmers Market will start on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the west parking lot of the village hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. The market will be held rain or shine every Saturday morning through Oct. 14.

In addition to locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods and other items, enjoy live music and other fam-

ily activities. On June 3 there will also be a plant swap and a chance to pick up some free milkweed seeds.

Riverside Farmers Market begins its 2017 season on Wednesday, June 7 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. in Centennial Park in the shadow of the historic water tower at Longcommon Road and Forest Avenue.

About two dozen vendors will sell everything from locally sourced fruits and vegetables to eggs, meat and sweets.

The market runs every Wednesday afternoon/evening through Oct. 11.

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please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published.

We can’t publish everything, but we’ll do our best to feature the week’s highlights.

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LaGrange man charged with DUI in First Ave. crash Riverside police have charged Nikola Cevizovic, 24, of LaGrange, with driving under the influence and multiple traffic violations in connection with a rollover crash on First Avenue just south of Ridgewood Road on the night of May 17.

Cevizovic is accused to speeding at up to 90 mph while southbound on First Avenue and blowing red lights at Golfview Avenue, 31st Street and Ridgewood Road before slamming his 2016 Kia into a 200 Ford SUV that was backing out of a driveway.

The impact of the crash spun the SUV around and rolled it over onto its side on the parkway. The driver of the SUV, a 66-year-old Riverside woman, was treated for minor injuries at Loyola University Medical Center and released several hours later.

Cevizovic, meanwhile, suffered serious injuries in the crash and underwent surgery after being transported and admitted to Loyola University Medical Center. According to the police report, Cevizovic’s blood-alcohol content was .127, which is more than the legal limit of .08.

He was discharged from the hospital into the custody of Riverside police on May 24.

At the time of the incident, Cevizovic was on parole for a 2016 drug possession conviction. It turns out he made it eight days before being arrested again. Cevizovic had been paroled May 9.

D103 CONTRACTS Attorney general ruling pending from page 1 new one-year contracts for other administrators.

All the contracts approved April 13 could be rescinded Wednesday evening.

The Landmark had asked the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau to review whether the manner in which the contracts were approved violated the provisions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The law requires that “final action shall be preceded by a public recital of that will inform the public of the business being conducted.”

Before the vote, only the titles of the positions of the people getting new contracts were read.

“It seems apparent that the board failed to present sufficient information for members of the public to know the specific items of business being conducted – in this case, more than a dozen employment contracts,” wrote Heidi Katz, a partner in the law firm Robbins Schwartz wrote in a

Cevizovic was released from police custody after he posted $100 bond for the misdemeanor DUI charge. He has a June 16 hearing date at the Maybrook courthouse.

Unlawful use of a weapon North Riverside police charged a 25-yearold Chicago man who is a convicted felon with misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon after police found him to be in possession of a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in the 7200 block of Cermak Road on May 19 at about 12:55 p.m.

The officer reportedly stopped the vehicle because of its heavily tinted windows.

While speaking with the driver, a 25-yearold woman, the officer reported noticing the odor of cannabis coming from the vehicle.

Police reportedly recovered a bag of cannabis from the male passenger and a loaded .38-caliber handgun from the glove box. Neither the driver nor the passenger admitted the gun was theirs.

Police reported the passenger, a self-admitted gang member, had been convicted in 2013 with felony manufacture/delivery of cannabis and in 2012 had been convicted of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

In addition to charging the passenger with the weapons offense, police cited the driver for the tinted windows.

Parking spot wars A 20-year-old Chicago woman called North Riverside police on May 21 at about 1 p.m. to report that someone had thrown a brick through the rear window of her 2005 Ford, which was parked in the lot at Yia Yia’s Restaurant, 2250 Harlem Ave. The victim stated that she may have pulled into a parking spot that another car had been waiting for.

Vehicle break-ins ■ North Riverside police reported five ve-

hicle break-ins from May 19-21.

Four of the incidents reportedly took place overnight on May 18-19, three in the 2200 block of 5th Avenue and one in the 2200 block of 6th Avenue. All three vehicles were unlocked and parked on the street. Items taken included sunglasses, a Pioneer radio, new floor mats and a power drill.

One unlocked vehicle was broken into overnight on May 19-20 in the 2200 block of 6th Avenue. Empty lock boxes were taken.

■ Brookfield police responded to the 3900 block of Vernon Avenue on May 23 after a resident called to report that in the prior 24 hours someone had stolen an iPad out of her unlocked vehicle, which was parked outside her residence.

Two vehicles were burglarized and a third was stolen in the 4600 block of Raymond Av-

One of the first acts letter sent to the attorney of the newly constitutgeneral’s office on May 23. ed school board was to The attorney general’s fire the board’s previoffice has not yet made a ous law firm, Odelson & ruling in the case, but new Sterk, and hire Robbins school board President Schwartz.

Marge Hubacek said she Sharon Anderson and believes the school board Joanne Schaeffer voted can act May 31 based on against Baker’s extension the opinion of their law on April 13 and can be firm. expected to join Hubacek “We can rescind them and Johnson in voting based on their opinion, beto rescind last month’s cause their opinion is that board action. they didn’t do it correctly,” Hubacek said that she Hubacek said. doesn’t believe the board Control of the school has to wait for the atboard changed hands on HEIDI KATZ torney general’s office April 27 after Hubacek and D103 attorney to make a ruling on the Shannon Johnson were Landmark’s request for sworn in, replacing defeatreview. ed incumbents Katie BrodThe rules for public erick and Kendra Pierce. recitation of details prior Broderick and Pierce were among the five school board members to a board vote are not clear. Many times, who voted on April 13 to extend Baker’s school boards vote on matters without discontract to 2021 and give her some nice cussion and without much public recital of additional perks such as free health insur- the issues. Often a board member will just ance until she turns 65 if she serves out the make a motion that something be approved term of the contract and doesn’t get anoth- “as presented” in the agenda. er job that provides health insurance.

The agenda for the April 13 meeting

“It seems apparent that the board failed to present sufficient information for members of the public.”

enue, Brookfield, during the overnight hours of May 24-25.

Neither vehicle was locked. Items taken from the vehicles included a wallet, a set of keys to another vehicle, loose change and a driver’s license.

The keys were used to steal a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, which was parked on the street. That vehicle was last seen in Darien on May 25 at about 6:20 a.m., before it was reported stolen. Darien police had run the license plates, according to the police report.

■ A resident of the 700 block of Selborne Road, Riverside, called police on the morning of May 25 to report that someone had stolen a medical bag out of her vehicle during the overnight hours.

The bag was later found by a neighbor stuffed in some bushes. All of the medical equipment was intact, according to the victim. Someone else reported finding the victim’s driver’s license on Kent Road. The license had been in a purse inside the vehicle.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, May 17-26, 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

merely listed administrator contracts as one item. That item encompassed contracts for 15 people. In addition to Baker’s extension, the board on April 13 approved contracts for Curriculum Director Natacia Campbell, Special Education Director Janine Gruhn, Maintenance Director Ryan Grace, Technology Director John Williamsen, all the district’s principals, two other administrators, and Charline Latronica, the assistant to the superintendent.

The board could also vote Wednesday to rescind the approval of instructional coaches and a new case manager position as well as extra-duty stipends for three case managers that were approved on April 13.

Hubacek said that the board would also schedule an evaluation for Baker, who is completing her first year a superintendent in District 103. More than 200 parents and community members have signed a no-confidence in Baker petition that was presented to the school board at its May 22 meeting.

If Baker’s contract extension is rescinded, her original contract, which runs until 2019, would remain in force.

If the contracts for other administrators are rescinded, the school board will have to move quickly, because current contracts for administrators expire on June 30.

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Restaurant coming? from page 1 In late March, according to the most recent information released by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Francis purchased 3453 Grand Blvd., the corner parcel that was the longtime home of Lagori’s diner and most recently housed Nutriworld.

When Francis learned the property was for sale, she bought it sight-unseen for $225,000.

According to Francis and her son, the Rev. Karl Sokol, the plan is to open a restaurant in the former diner space, whose booths and lunch counter have sat untouched since Lagori’s closed. The restaurant would be sponsored by the Methodist Church, Francis said.

“It’s not going to be a business that takes away from any other business in Brookfield,” Francis said.

Her son, who is spearheading the effort to work obtain approvals from the village and recruit a restaurant management team, indicated the restaurant may focus on a healthy foods, Mediterranean-style eatery that would look to source ingredients locally – maybe even hyperlocally, via the church’s community garden plots across Grand Boulevard.

There’s some thought, too, of opening a doughnut shop in the building that formerly housed Kewpie’s at 3434 Maple Ave., which Francis also owns.

Francis views the businesses as part of the local Methodist church’s overall mission to increase its presence and attract people to Compassion United Methodist Church, which is led by her son.

“None of it is for the purpose of making money, but all for the purpose of helping the community and letting people know about the church,” Francis said.

Since 1988, Francis has invested more than $2.2 million in property at Eight Corners, the neighborhood her business, Brookfield Financial Plans at 3439 Grand Blvd., has operated in for decades.

Francis now owns two of the corners, with the other held by a company called God’s Will LLC, which she created in 2009. That year and

into 2010, God’s Will LLC bought up 14 separate zoning parcels on the west side of the 3400 block of Grand Boulevard.

Ownership of all but the four parcels closest to the corner were transferred to the United Methodist Church in the wake of a failed bid to win village approval for a combined community center/church.

With the purchase of the opposite corner, Francis also owns seven of nine zoning parcels closest to the circle on the east side of the 3400 block of Grand Boulevard and the west side of Maple Avenue.

When the other two parcels, which house a two-flat and an adjacent parking area, were for sale in 2004, Francis said she attempted to buy them. She backed off after the former owners, who knew she was looking to assemble parcels, jacked up the sale price.

According to Francis, the current owner isn’t interested in selling, but she’s still interested in buying if it ever comes to that.

“If he sells, it may be an option to buy and make a campus [of the assembled land],” Francis said.

Compassion United Methodist Church, meanwhile, owns two parcels of land at 9210 Broadway Ave., a former dry cleaning business directly west of Progress Park. That space, purchased in 2016, will soon function as a for-profit art gallery that the congregation can use to hold Sunday services. The church currently has no permanent facility for services.

Francis hopes controlling large portions of two corners and part of a third will provide her and the Methodist church with leverage when they inevitably re-approach the village with their community center/church plan.

If the congregation grows, its leverage in the neighborhood will grow, said Francis, who said she’s maintaining ownership of the corner parcels so that if the village attempts to claim them through eminent domain in the future, they’ll have to face off against her and not the church.

The village has not indicated any plans to use eminent domain to acquire property in what is now the Eight Corners Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district.

“There has been absolutely zero consideration of eminent domain at Eight Corners that I have been involved in. Zero,” said

Eight Corners District

Brookfield United Methodist Church

Linda Sokol Francis

God’s Will LLC

Compassion UMC

GROUND GAME: Entities associated with Linda Sokol Francis and the United Methodist Church have purchased large portions of two of Brookfields Eight Corners and have bought part of a third.

Brookfield Village Manager Keith Sbiral.

“Have never even heard anyone suggest it.

There has been no consideration to my knowledge of any property in Eight Corners TIF for eminent domain.”

The village on its Community and Economic Development webpage does list the large parcel eyed for the community center/ church as a key candidate for redevelopment.

Francis and her son told the Landmark they

have asked the village to remove the site from the webpage, since they have no intention of parting with the land. The village has not honored that request.

Sbiral said the webpage is a tool to help developers easily find possible sites for redevelopment. The village’s webpage includes other privately held parcels in key areas of Brookfield, including near Metra stations and along Ogden Avenue and 31st Street.

Riverside tweaks façade grant program The Riverside Village Board earmarked $30,000 in 2017 for a new façade improvement program in hopes it would convince business owners in Riverside’s downtown district to invest in upgrades such as new signage, lighting, windows and awnings.

But almost six months into the year, the village has had no takers so officials have revamped parts of the pilot program to see if they can entice anyone into participating.

In response, the village board on May 18 voted unanimously to make changes to the program in order to see if that will kick start the effort to beautify downtown business facades.

“We’ve received a lot of inquiries regard-

ing the façade improvement program,” Village Manager Jessica Frances told members of the village board at their May 18 meeting.

“However, we have not received any formal applications.”

Under the terms of the program, business owners can qualify for a rebate of up to 50 percent of the total project cost, with a maximum grant amount of $5,000 from the village (and a $10,000 lifetime maximum per business). The village also required that business owners invest a minimum of $1,000 into the project, meaning the minimum match was $500.

The trouble is, said Frances, that not many people were interested in pursuing expensive

projects. They might be interested in projects that didn’t reach the $1,000 minimum cost threshold, but business owners were also leery of a requirement that they receive three bids for the work.

“One of the struggles the businesses seem to be having is that they want a particular vendor to do the enhancement to the façade or the project scope is so small that they can’t find three individual, separate bids,” Frances said.

Village trustees agreed to adopt changes to the program recommended by Frances, including changing the bid requirement to allow business owners to submit just one bid for the work.

In addition, trustees agreed to lower the minimum cost for any façade improvement project to $500 (meaning a $250 minimum village match) to encourage businesses to apply for the grants.

The process for administering the grants is unchanged. Applications first go to the Community Development Department for review.

The department then will make recommendations to the Riverside Economic Development Commission, which will review applications and recommend approvals.

The village manager would make final decisions on applications.

— Bob Uphues

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Riverside set for 2017 street improvements All-in-one bid nets competitive price for sidewalk replacement

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Construction season in Riverside seems like it started last summer and never ended, what with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s ongoing sewer lining project, a major village-led storm sewer project under way in the First Division and the comprehensive roof restoration project at the downtown train station.

June will see construction kick into another gear as the village embarks on its 2017 street resurfacing project, which will be confined to a handful of streets in the north half of the village.

Among the roads slated for resurfacing are Uvedale Road from Selborne Road to Southcote Road, Uvedale Court, Evelyn Road and Northwood Road from Akenside Road to North Delaplaine Road.

On May 18, the Riverside Village Board voted to award Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd., which serves as the village’s engineering firm, an $817,110 contract to serve as the general contractor for the street resurfacing project.

The village is funding the improvements through a combination of non-home rule sales tax revenues and proceeds from a bond issue approved by voters in 2014.

In addition to resurfacing the roadway, crews will remove and replace deteriorated manholes as well as sections of concrete curbs, gutters and driveway aprons. The concrete and manhole work will kick off in mid-June, said Public Works Director Edward Bailey.

The street resurfacing project is expected to wrap up by August, said Bailey.

Big break on sidewalk costs Riverside will also benefit this year by rolling its 2017 sidewalk replacement project into its street resurfacing package.

Typically, the street and sidewalk projects are bid separately and done at different times.

This year, the two projects are being packaged, which has resulted in the village receiving a large break on the cost for exposed aggregate concrete for its sidewalks. In 2016, the village paid $12 per square foot for exposed aggregate. This year the cost is $6.50 per square foot.

The area targeted for sidewalk replacement in 2017 is bounded roughly by Desplaines Avenue, Northwood Road and Delaplaine Road.

The lower concrete cost will allow the village to expand the sidewalk replacement program somewhat this year.

“We’ll be adding another block or two to [the area being targeted for sidewalk replacement] based on the pricing, as long as it’s near that area,” Bailey said.

Parking added on East Ave. This year’s street improvement program will include a small project to remove a sidewalk bump-out on East Avenue in order to add two more parking spaces on that block.

The present bump-out was enlarged as part of an overhaul of the area in and around Centennial Park in 2010 to create an area suitable for outdoor dining on East

Riverside’s road resurfacing program for 2017 is modest, focusing on a handful of streets on the north end of the village including parts of Northwood and Uvedale Roads, Uvedale Court and Evelyn Road.

Avenue. However, the bump-out has never served that purpose and, according to Bailey, is pitched in way that makes it unlikely to ever be used that way.

Township grant for Columbus Blvd.

Finally, Riverside Township has agreed

to provide a grant of up to $15,000 to resurface Columbus Boulevard, a grandly named 250-foot stretch of deteriorating roadway in Riverside Lawn that leads north from 39th Street to the Riverside Public Works facility.

That work is also part of the village’s 2017 street improvement package.

Riverside commission gives thumbs up to ferret shelter Riverside is a step closer to welcoming what may be the nation’s only non-home based ferret rescue organization to a storefront on Harlem Avenue.

On May 24, members of the Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 to 0 to recommend amending the village’s zoning code, allowing animal rescues as a special use in the Harlem Avenue commercial district.

Commissioners also voted 5 to 0 to recommend granting a special use permit to the Greater Chicagoland Ferret Association to occupy the storefront at 3242 Harlem Ave. The Riverside Village Board, which has

final say over amending village codes and granting special use permits, is expected to consider the recommendations at its June 15 meeting, following consideration by the Riverside Preservation Commission.

The Greater Chicagoland Ferret Association presently rents space on Ogden Avenue in Lyons and houses about 100 ferrets that have been abandoned, abused or are no longer wanted by their owners.

Volunteers who travel to the shelter from as far away at Wisconsin and Indiana care for the animals every week and handle adoptions, which the shelter arranges on an appointment-only basis three days per

week.

Ethel Rodriguez, treasurer of the Greater Chicagoland Ferret Association, told planning and zoning commissioners that the shelter is the only one based outside of a private home in the state of Illinois. Shelter Director Steve Malec, who also appeared at the commission’s May 24 meeting, indicated that it may well be the only non-home based ferret rescue shelter in the nation.

Rodriguez told commissioners that the shelter would not impact neighboring businesses. Visits to the shelter are by appointment only, deliveries come via UPS, FedEx or via volunteers and the shelter doesn’t

produce large amounts of waste.

“We’re a low-key storefront because we don’t want anyone dropping anything off when we’re not open,” Rodriguez said.

While the shelter might not provide any particular benefit to Riverside, Rodriguez said the shelter wouldn’t be a detriment and could provide an outlet for people needing volunteer hours.

The space at 3242 Harlem Ave. has been vacant for about four months after the eviction of a furniture restoration business, which had occupied the spot for several years.

— Bob Uphues

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CLASS OF 2017

RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT, MAY 26, 2017 A Madeline N. Ackerman Samantha C. Aguilar Dmitriy J. Aieta Galen A. Alaks Nicholas J. Allegretti Scott R. Andersen Cassidy M. Anderson Esther J. Annoreno Anthony Antonyuk David Arceo-Enciso Andrea Armenta Matthew C. Armenta Diana Arreola Ivan Astorga Edgar S. Avalos Carlos M. Avina Abigail Ayala Sierra C. Azfar

B Ian J. Baartman Kevin A. S. Baginski Bianca E. Bahamundi Brandon S. Bahamundi Nicole A. Bajerek Rachel L. Bakalich Robert Banahan Michael J. Barcal Kate Q. Barlow Angelica Barragan Rebekah A. Barry James D. Bartee Carolyn R. Bartolone Asonte J. Batts Jovita Berzanskyte Johanna Bilek Julian J. Blanco Isabel E. Blando Samantha R. Bloom Sophia A. Bolton Myrecal Bounds Rommel A. Bowen Elena D. Bowie Antonise Boyd Brendan S. Brannick Michael J. Bretz Nicholas R. Bretz Sarah E. Brom Jalen R. Brooks Joanie K. Brosnan

PHOTOS BY JASON SCHUMER/Contributor

Seniors Adam Nie and Ivy Marcucci address their fellow graduates.

Julian W. Brudnak Robert T. Buckley

C Mia Caballero Monique J. Campaigniac-Argueta Luis A. Cardenas Matthew Carmona Sasak Adrian Castro

Carla L. Cavanagh Georgia A. Cinkay Jalen J. Clanton Casey M. Cole John R. Collins Christopher A. Colvin Tremaine P. Conley Joshua C. Contreras Emma W. Conway

D Brandon D’Altorio Gianni D’Altorio Elizabeth Daly Madison N. Darcy Camila Davila Sara A. Degand Valerye A. Del Angel Oscar A. Delgado Jamariea A. Dickenson Luke T. Dickeson Hadley E. Diforti Connor J. Diggins Alexandra A. Dinatale James D. Disantis Jacob E. Dolejs Warren F. Donegan Jacob D. Douglas Nicholas E. Dovel Robert E. Dunn Alyssa M. Dziura

E Graduating seniors enter the gym to receive their diplomas during graduation ceremonies at Riverside-Brookfield High School on May 26.

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Nina Corrigan Natalie M. Cote Patrick R. Coy Marissa A. Cruz Samantha M. Culafic

Jordan K. Eckhart Carleen M. Egan Megan E. Egan Alexander L Escamilla Gabriel A. Espinoza Angelo V. Esposito

of F Louis A. Farina Abigail Favela Peter C. Ferguson Francis G. Filec Clairissa Finnigan Kyle R. Fitzgerald Alexia Flores Marlyn A. Flores Grace M. Fosselman Michael J. Fremgen Christopher R. Funaki

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Steven T. Gaber Mikayla Garbauski Louis M. Garcia Kaitlyn R. Garland Karen H. Garvey Graciela G.Garza Adam J. Gay Zachary M. Georgopoulos Michael C. Georgopulos Natalie Giannini

Kaileen N.Gilhooly Keyair D. Gipson Peter V. Gliozeris John M. Glover David A. Golubok Olivia M. Gomez Andy Gomez Maria Therese Gonzales Di Angelo Gonzalez Jose Gonzalez Micayla A. Gonzalez Patrick W. Goodwin

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P Victoria M. Palicka Nathan C. Palmer Gianna R. Panzani Nicholas Pavlidis Adeline G. Pecis Jake N. Peco Magon M. Pedroza Alejandro D. Pena Rebecca F. Mack Perry Natalia A. Petrenko Matthew E. Pilewski Alexander Poluha Grace A. Pottle Matthew R. Prod

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Alexandro A. Zuniga receives his diploma during the commencement ceremony at Riverside-Brookfield High School on May 26.

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Two-wheel welcome

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hat a difference a decade makes. It wasn’t that long ago that the village boards in both Riverside and Brookfield looked at more bicycle traffic through town as something to be avoided.

Now, both villages are courting county officials to see if they can obtain approval and funding for more ways to bring bicyclists to the area.

In April, the village of Brookfield approached county officials about funding a feasibility study that would look at creating a bike path along the south side of 31st Street that would safely connect Prairie Avenue and First Avenue and serve as a direct connection to the Salt Creek Trail on the north side of 31st Street.

If the plan moves ahead, we also wonder whether the village of Brookfield and Brookfield Zoo might want to take the opportunity to create a bike path through the woods west of Salt Creek, connecting 31st Street and Kiwanis Park.

It would be another safe, family-friendly option for bringing cyclists to downtown Brookfield.

At the same time, the village of Riverside has dusted off a decade-old proposal to have the village’s streets serve as a connector between the Salt Creek Trail and the Ottawa Woods/Cermak Woods Trail.

The plan would direct bicyclists east on Forest Avenue from where the new First Avenue bike trail ends over to West Avenue and then down Pine Avenue into downtown Riverside before exiting over the Swinging Bridge into Riverside Lawn and toward the Cermak Woods.

When the plan was floated by then-Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica 10 years ago, Riverside officials didn’t exactly embrace it, wary of encouraging more bike traffic (which some in the village view as an occasional nuisance) down Forest Avenue.

In the intervening years, Brookfield’s and Riverside’s stances on bicycle traffic have softened. The villages now welcome the annual Wright Ride, sponsored each summer by the Oak Park Cycle Club, through their streets (Riverside serves as a rest stop).

Brookfield just completed its second Bike Brookfield event, inviting cyclists from all over the Chicago area to tour the village on two wheels.

The time appears to be right for both villages to expand their welcome to bicycle traffic, and we encourage the village to maintain good working relationships with each other, Cook County and Brookfield Zoo to increase access to safe bike paths in both communities.

Waste not …

In addition to encouraging eco-friendly tourism, Riverside is about to roll out a new program where residents can participate in a composting pilot program that allows them to separate out food waste which will be turned into compost that they can later use in their home gardens.

Both village officials and officials from Flood Brothers Disposal should be commended for piloting this program in Riverside, and we hope that the extra $17 a month won’t deter too many people from taking advantage.

It’ll be a win both for the environment by directing waste away from landfills and for your own home gardens via the compost you’ll get in return. If nothing else, your tomato plants will thank you.

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Mater Christi Holy Name to host ‘spiritual assembly’

ating back to Feb. 9, 1951 when its first meeting was held, the Mater Christi Parish Holy Name Society has remained one of the most viable organizations for men within the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Their monthly meetings have stayed constant over the years with many of the men second generation members. A plaque in Menarik Hall in the parish school basement displays the names of many of those who have served as president of the Holy Name.

Husband Joe enjoys looking at the plaque where he sees his father’s name as the organization’s second president.

Since that first meeting, the organization has continued meeting on a monthly basis.

Members also receive a monthly newsletter as well as additional information published in the church bulletin, The Word.

They actively sponsor the Boy Scouts and other projects devoted to young people. They have long been supporters of the St. Vincent DePaul Society within the parish.

As with any organization, fundraising is an integral part including the annual Smoker and the Turkey Shoot held right before Thanksgiving. Many is the year

I have spent many dollars to win a prasky from the meat booth or to successfully win a turkey. In any of the many events held at the parish the Holy Name is right there helping.

Because of its success, this year the Mater Christi Holy Name Society will host the Chicago Association of Holy Name Societies 37th Annual Spiritual Assembly Mass on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. at Mater Christi Church at 24th Street and 10th Avenue in North Riverside. Plans include an outdoor Mass around the Mother of Mothers Shrine.

The Mass will be followed by a reception.

In partnership with the Chicago Association of Holy Name Societies, the event is being promoted throughout the archdiocese and all are invited to attend whether or not you are a member of a Holy Name Society.

For further information or to find out how you can support the event (there’s an ad book) contact Mater Christi Holy Name Society President Chet Wierciak at cfwierciak@sbcglobal.net or the parish’s pastor, Father Matt Nemchausky, at frmatt@materchristichurch.com. Serving as chairman of the spiritual assembly is Mater Christi Holy Name member Matt Radek.

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Remembering moms and grandmothers I enjoyed JoAnne Kosey’s article of April 25, 2017 about the Riverside Town Hall. It is a place that makes everyone who loves it remember the past and the people that have contributing to the Village of Riverside and the Township of Riverside for over a century.

However, having just celebrated Mother’s Day, we need to also remember the most important people of our past and our present -- our mothers and our grandmothers. As my late mother would commonly say, “If it were not for mothers, where would be? Mom was right, of course, but then she used to also say, “Mothers are always right.”

Time passes quickly and, one day your mother or grandmother is there, and then she is gone, sometimes very unexpectedly. Not everyone has a living mother or grandmother, but they may have others in their lives that fill the bill. Spend time with that person. You will be glad you did, and that person will love you for it.

I had one such person in my life who was like a grandmother. Her name was Millie Slezak, and she

passed away on April 4. For those that knew Mrs. Slezak, known as Millie to her friends, they would recall that she was like everyone’s adopted mother or grandmother.

When my late grandmother, Lillian M. Baar, died in 1988, Millie became my adopted grandmother as much as she became an adopted mother for my mother. Millie made you feel so good to be alive, and there was nothing she would not do to help you.

She was born on Aug. 23, 1925 in the Czech neighborhood of Pilsen and then went on to co-own Manor True Value Hardware store in Cicero with her late husband, Charlie Slezak.

Both were extremely involved in so many communities within the western suburbs. In 1979, she and Charlie left the hardware business, and Millie became one of the loyalist staff members for a young lady running for state representative in the 43rd Legislative District, See LETTERS on page 15

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Sharon M. Gordon, 66 Retired teacher Sharon M. “Mia” Gordon, 66, of Bloomington died May 26, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Ms. Gordon was born on Aug. 30, 1950 in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of Harry E. and Edith Nork Waugh and was raised in Riverside. She attended Illinois State University in Normal and earned a bachelor’s degree in science education and a master’s degree in early childhood education.

After working multiple jobs to pay for her college education, on May 29, 1971, she married her college sweetheart, Rich Gordon.

Ms. Gordon then began her 27-year teaching career at SHARON M. GORDON Holy Trinity Grade School in Bloomington and continued on to Central Catholic High School and Le Roy High School, finally spending the final 19 years at Bloomington High School where she retired in 2000.

Besides being an excellent math teacher, Ms. Gordon was a devoted coach’s wife and mother, helping out in every way possible by providing unwavering support and serving as the family’s No. 1 fan.

She was a loving mother raising her children, Matt and Shelly, and took great pride and made great personal sacrifices to become a “granny nanny” for all six of her grandchildren. Her first grandchild, Carly, struggled to pronounce “Grandma” and affectionately named her “Mia,” which she was then proudly known as thereafter to friends and family.

Ms. Gordon loved to shop, and would never miss a bargain, a garage sale and was an expert at hosting her own garage sale. She also loved to travel especially when she could take a cruise. Additionally, she loved exercising and staying in shape. Most of all, she loved her family, grandchildren, and friends, and all who knew her loved Sharon dearly.

The family especially wishes to thank her WOW Bible Study Group, the “Sew” Sisters, the ISU 9th Floor Whitten Girls, and all who embraced Sharon with prayers, well-wishes and outstanding medical care, especially including our “angel” hospice nurse, Julie, to support the MiaStrong cause.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31 at St. Patrick Catholic Church of Merna in Bloomington.

Entombment will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Bloomington. Memorials may be made to OSF Hospice Care.

She is survived by her husband, Rich Gordon of Bloomington; her daughter, Shelly (Chuck) Fisher of Bloomington; her son, Dr. Matthew R. (Jodi) Gordon of Dunlap; her grandchildren, Carly, Chase and Camry Fisher and Alli, Tyler and Katie Gordon; her mother, Edith Waugh; her sister, Nancy Valenta and

her niece, Tricia Valenta all of Lisle.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harry E. Waugh; her brother, Richard Waugh and her in-laws, Ed and Dorothy Gordon.

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James C. Haase, 74 Retired Brookfield Auxiliary Police captain James C. Haase, 74, of Brookfield, died May 21, 2017.

Mr. Haase was born June 24, 1942 and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After serving his country, Mr. Haase worked as an accountant He also served for 20 years as an auxiliary police officer for the Brookfield Police Department, retiring from that post in 2009.

Haase worked regular shifts backing up sworn officers until JAMES C. HAASE August 2008, when the village decided to change its policy regarding allowing auxiliary officers to carry side arms.

Mr. Haase was the husband of Darlene J. Haase (nee Nitz); the father of Deborah Konrath-Ramirez, Julie (Corey) Soderquist and David (Tracy) Haase; the grandfather of Joseph Konrath, Samantha Ramirez, Lucas Haase, Madison Soderquist and Josie Haase; the brother of Mildred Juricic and Nancy Michaels.

Visitation is on Friday, June 2 from 10:30 a.m. to the time of service at 11:30 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield. Interment is private.

Filippo Leone, 94 Baker Filippo Leone, 94, of Brookfield, formerly of Italy, died May 22, 2017. Mr. Leone was born in Italy on Aug. 6, 1922 and worked as a baker.

He was the husband of the late Luigia Leone (nee Palazzolo); the father of Salvatore (Pietra) Leone; the grandfather of Phillip (Marta) Leone, Damiano (Shelby) Leone and Louis (Sarah) Leone; and FILIPPO LEONE the great-grandfather of Giorgio Leone, Gloria Leone and Isabella Leone.

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Grace-ful athlete leads Fenwick softball Tucek has been the Friars’ ace the past two seasons; she can hit, too

By MITCH LEGAN Contributing Reporter

Grace Tucek is Fenwick High School’s best pitcher.

The Riverside resident has been the winning thrower in nine of the softball team’s 17 victories, has the Friars’ lowest ERA at 2.72 (along with a 1.311 WHIP for you analytics people) and was named an

all-conference pitcher sophomore season began, she was one of the pitch her in 2016.

Oh, and she can swing the bat, too. Tucek Friars’ best hurlers. s hit .337 with a .422 slugging percentage for “When Grace started her second year, she perc Fenwick this year. Not pitcher. had all of the pitches, control and discipline N bad for a p But it wasn’t supposed a varsity pitcher needs, which is really rare supp posed to be that tha way.

In fact, if Tucek k had her way when she for someone that age,” Marrese said. graduated from Hauser Tucek continued to work on her game Hauser Jr. High Hig in 2013, she’d be one of Riverside-Brookfield High and when her junior season ended, she was Riiverside-Brook School’s most recent named an all-conference pitcher after leadrecen nt graduates. chose Fenwick ing the Friars with 122 strikeouts in 120 in“To be honest, my y parents chos first, mad,” Tucek nings while tallying 11 wins. for me, and at first t, I was so ma said between chuckles. luckily I came “I’m really glad I stuck with it (softball),” chuck kles. “But luck how around and saw ho ow great of a sschool Fen- Tucek said. “Because a couple years ago wick really is.” when I was playing travel ball, I didn’t really It’s safe to say Fenwick Fen nwick got pretty lucky, too. know if I wanted to keep it up.”

At the time, Tucek played “Grace has been awesome for us ever since she came varsity for the Indy Dreams and cam me up to varsi full-time as a sophomore,” Fenwick would have to make the sixsopho omore,” Fenwi coach Mike Marrese hour round trip to IndiaMarresse said, “and we w love having her because napolis for monthly pracbeecause she cares car so deeply about the tices. Her coach, Craig Bell, th he team and the th wanted his players to be sport itself.” constantly working on their Tucek’s passion ffor with games back home because softballl started wi Riverside Little of the few practice opportuRiver rside Litt League tee-ball nities.

Lea ague tee-ba and progressed It all seemed like too a nd progress much. eevery summer summ after. By se sev“All the hours you have to put in just kind of drag on enth grade, she sh playing you, and you’re sitting in the began playin with car for all those hours just travel ball wi the thinking, ‘is it worth it?’” th he LT Blazers. just Tucek said. “But Coach Bell ““Softball Softball has ju GRACE TUCEK alwayss excited me – has been one of the most inalway Fenwick senior the fluential people in my softbeing out there (on n the field) is th someball career – he pushed me best feeling. I can’tt think of som to be the best I could be.” thing better,” Tucek k said. perfecting craft When this season ends, Tucek kept perfe ecting her cra Tucek’s softball career will playing travel ball and a by spring of her freshman year she was the best most likely end, too. She debe pitcher on Fenwick’s cided not to continue playFenwick k’s JV team. Just Ju as she was beginning ing in college and will be beginn ning to find her h groove, something happened. attending Clemson University this fall. Alh “One of the varsity got hurt and though her major is undecided, she thinks varssity players go Coach Marrese she’d like to study political science; but both then the next thing g I know, Coac Tucek said. her major and softball decision are subject is calling me up to p play varsity,” T to change.

“I was terrified.” time “I’m not sure if I made the right decision For the first tim me in a while while, she was to stop playing, but if I ever get the itch to watching games from fro om the dugout.

“It was definitely definiteely a humbling humblin experi- play again Clemson has a club team,” Tucek ence,” Tucek said. been a said. said. “I had always alwa “It’s very refreshing to see someone that starter on the teams teams I played on and a was the JV ace when I got to t Fenwick, so it was dif- passionate about the game,” Marrese said about Tucek. ferent for me.”

If she brings the same passion she has However, the time Tucek spent watcht sp ing the gamess and learning how var- for softball to her future at Clemson and besity softball her yond, she’ll be able to knock any challenge softballl worked allowed all to refine her heer technique. When her she meets out of the park.

“Softball has just always excited me – being out there (on the field) is the best feeling.”

Fenwick senior Grace Tucek has a 2.72 earned-run average and 1.31 WHIP this season.

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Fitzgerald blossoms into Bulldogs’star

Shortstop will play for junior college powerhouse Northwest Florida St. next season

BY JACK McMULLEN Contributing Reporter

difficult at times, but I think in the long run it worked out for me.”

Fitzgerald hopes to follow a similar path that Chicagoland neighbor and Providence Catholic alum Jake Godfrey took last year.

Godfrey, a right-handed pitcher, played a season at NW Florida St. before transferring to Arizona State University this past season.

Regardless of what happens in the rest of his time at RBHS, or at the next level, Fitzgerald knows that he can credit baseball for being a lot more than just a fun game. “[Baseball] brings out a lot of challenges that many people who don’t play the sport may not understand,” he said. “It’s taught me about how to deal with adversity and get better.”

With the help of some natural resources, a little seed tucked under the spring soil can become a blooming flower, reaching its full potential.

For Riverside-Brookfield senior shortstop Kyle Fitzgerald, he didn’t need any sunlight or water to blossom. He just needed baseball, and a little encouragement.

It started since before he could even remember. Fitzgerald grew up in a household full of athletes. Both of his parents were student-athletes at the University of Memphis, and his older brother Kevin preceded him on the diamond at RBHS. When asked about the role that his family has played in his progression as an athlete, File photo Fitzgerald did not hold back in praising their work.

RBHS senior shortstop, left, is hitting “[My family] just allows me to pursue my just below .500 with six home runs this goals however I want to, you know?” said season.

Fitzgerald. “They’ll let me go to my summer team’s facility whenever I think I need to, and they’ll encourage me to do what I want to do.”

While his immediate family has been nothing but a help these past four years, he also credits another place that he’s been happy to call home.

“Looking back, I could have gone to surrounding private schools, kicked off his varsity career as a right

By EUGENE WHITE but I’m extremely grateful that I side force during his sophomore year. He Contributing Reporter didn’t. [RBHS] gives me a positive served as an outside hitter last year and atmosphere to be in every day and has flourished as a middle hitter this seaIn a season characterized by broken reI’ve loved it,” he said. son. cords, stellar performances and high playFitzgerald started his athletic Bonarigo praised Hartwig for his off hopes, the Riverside-Brookfield High career as a multi-sport athlete, unique ability to be a prominent hitter for School boys volleyball team continues their excelling in soccer, football, and three consecutive seasons. hunt for a state championship. basketball as well as baseball. He Although he’s just 6-0, Hartwig is exThe Bulldogs (29-8) take on area rival Lydecided to focus on just baseball, tremely athletic with a background in ons Township Friday, May 26 (past deadline) and it has paid dividends for the gymnastics and soccer. in a semifinal of the De La Salle Sectional. shortstop.

“Erik plays like he’s a lot bigger (than With such lofty expectations, it’s a given 2017 marks his third year starthis height) because he jumps so well,” the Bulldogs needed a leader this season. ing for the Bulldogs, with noticeBonarigo said. “He’s just really athletic That role has been filled in admirably by seable improvements each season. and extremely quick.” nior outside hitter Erik Hartwig. Although As a sophomore in 2015, FitzgerSome of Hartwig’s ability comes from Hartwig is loath to brag about his mélange ald hit an astounding .374 with genetics. His father, Tom, who played club of accomplishments, the numbers are untwo home runs and 18 RBIs. Two volleyball at Illinois State University, indeniable. years later, he has somehow built troduced him to the sport.

Hartwig, who will play volleyball at on all of those numbers. The seHartwig was a quick study.

Mount Mercy University in the fall, holds File photo nior is hitting just below .500 this “My dad really enjoyed the sport and he the RBHS single-season record for kills year with six home runs for the passed it along to me,” Hartwig said. with 341 this season, surpassing Maclean RBHS outside hitter Erik Hartwig holds two 20-8 Bulldogs.

Playing club volleyball before high Nolan’s 2016 total of 320. Additionally, school records in kills.

His prowess on the diamond school gave Hartwig an early edge over Hartwig’s three-year varsity run has alhas garnered attention and given “Erik really fits the profile of what we push, his opponents. lowed him to attain the Bulldogs’ career Fitzgerald an opportunity to play as a coaching staff, which is hard work and Hartwig also credits the RBHS volleyball kills record with 701. at the next level. He will be atLike most athletes, Hartwig’s journey has effort,” RBHS coach Dan Bonarigo said. “He coaching staff for accelerating his love and tending Northwest Florida State had a few bumps along the way. The adjust- leads by example. He works hard and does knowledge of volleyball.

College next fall, a national power“The coaching has made a huge difference,” ment from lower level volleyball to varsity what we ask. He chases every ball down and house at the junior college ranks. dives on the floor if that’s what it takes.”

Hartwig said. “Coach (Bonarigo) is very dewas substantial.

“The recruiting process was Hartwig’s versatility has enabled Bonari- manding of our team. He makes sure we meet The key to Hartwig’s success has been his definitely an awesome experience, go to use him at several positions. Hartwig a high standard.” determination. being able to talk to that many coaches,” Fitzgerald said. “It got

Hartwig excels for RBHS volleyball

Senior outside hitters owns two school records for single-season and career kills

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HUGE CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE Grace Lutheran Church 7300 Division St. FRI JUNE 9 9A-6P SAT JUNE 10 8A-1P Collectibles, Toys, Furniture, Antiques, Bicycles, Vintage, Jewelry, Electronics, Clothing, Books, Seasonal and much more.

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LONG-TIME COLLECTORS’ ANNUAL DOWN-SIZING SALE, PART 2 Many high-quality items vat reasonable prices. Highlights: fine china, silver, crystal, linens. Some furniture, some antiques, small appliances & kitchen gadgets. Some art, collectibles. Some garden items.

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

In re the marriage of Olalere Adeleye, Petitioner and Abidemi Monsurat Rufai, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-000893.

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

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before June 19, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/17, 5/24, 5/31/2017

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LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN Attorney for Petitioner 722 W. Diversey Parkway Ste. 101B Chicago, IL 60614

LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN Attorney for Petitioner 722 W. Diversey Parkway Ste. 101B Chicago, IL 60614

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department Domestic Relations Division

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department Domestic Relations Division

In re the Marriage of Miroslav Milosavljev, Petitioner, and Vera Sheleft, Respondent.

In re the Marriage of Emelia Ortega, Petitioner, and Fayyaz Muhammad Malik, Respondent.

No. 17 D 004428

No. 17 D 004426

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

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

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before June 19, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before June 19, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk.

DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/24, 5/31, 6/7/2017.

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/24, 5/31, 6/7/2017.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County.

Registration Number: D17150778 on May 9, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of TIEUP COMPANY with the business located at: 326 EAST AVENUE, LAGRANGE, IL 60525. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JACK H. SNOW 326 EAST AVE. LA GRANGE, IL 60525

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17150774 on May 9, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of JTE ENTERPRISES with the business located at: 7736 MONROE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: GREGORY MITCHELL 7736 MONROE FOREST PARK, IL 60130

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THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE IS ACCEPTING SEALED QUOTATIONS FOR: DEMOLITION OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT 2710 HARLEM AVENUE And PRE-DEMOLITION ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT 2710 HARLEM AVENUE Quotations shall be submitted in the manner specified to the Village of Riverside Community Development Department, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546 until 2:00 PM on June 12, 2017. The Village of Riverside is accepting sealed quotations for demolition and removal of all structures on the site including foundations, slabs, and parking lots/driveways. Structures include an approximately 2,780-square foot masonry building. The Village is also accepting sealed quotations from Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) licensed asbestos abatement contractors for pre-demolition removal of ACM at 2710 Harlem Avenue. A Site Work PRE-BID Inspection will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM. Meet at 2710 Harlem Avenue, Riverside, Illinois. For questions and to receive a copy of either RFQ please contact: Sean McLellan Deigan & Associates, LLC Environmental Consultant to Village 847-578-5000 email: smclellan@ deiganassociates.com The Village of Riverside reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive technicalities and accept or reject any offer based on the determination of the Village’s best interest.

Published in RB Landmark 5/31/2017

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: D17150787 on May 9, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of JONERSON BUSINESS SERVICES with the business located at: P.O. BOX 34706, CHICAGO, IL 60634. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TERESA B JONES 2919 N. MULLIGAN AVE CHIAGO, IL 60634 Published in Wednesday Journal 5/17, 5/24, 5/31/2017

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

In re the marriage of Derrick Robinson,Petitioner and Sheila Hubbert-Robinson Respondent, Case No. 2017D-003416.

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

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before June 19, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/24, 5/31, 6/7/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday June 19th 2017 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 the following: 1.Variation from Section 9-3B-3-B1 and other such variations as may be needed to build a single family dwelling on an empty lot.

On the following legally described property: LOT 2 IN CHERRYFIELD’S PLAT OF SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 18 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST ¶ 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common: 135 Des Plaines, Forest Park IL 60130 PIN: 15-12-415-023-0000 The property owner is: JP Props Inc. Signed: Austin Zimmer Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Forest Park Review 5/31/2017

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ANITA A. COCROFT A/K/A ANITA ANN COCROFT, TD BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO TARGET NATIONAL BANK F/K/A RETAILERS NATIONAL BANK Defendants 16 CH 6352 608 SOUTH 12TH AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 608 SOUTH 12TH AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-424-0260000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $216,984.42.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765

ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 16-079444.

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.

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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est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number 11928.

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.

McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BAN OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE SAMI II TRUST 2005-AR4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR4 Plaintiff, -v.CURT R WALKSLER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 18280 1023 MARENGO AVENUE Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 15, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1023 MARENGO AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-421-0290000; 15-13-421-030-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the high-

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 11928 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 11 CH 18280 TJSC#: 37-4435 I721688 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

REGINALD WALKER; RHONDA WALKER; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; THE CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 13870 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1012 South 12th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

P.I.N. 15-15-204-015.

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

For information call Mr. Eric Malnar at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 566-0040.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722436 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CARMICHAEL E. WASHINGTON, OAK PARK PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 16 CH 011262 420 S. HOME AVENUE UNIT #101N 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 March 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 14, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 420 S. HOME AVENUE UNIT #101N, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-324-0331001.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-10501.

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.

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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-OA5 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT S. GOLDFINE, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 2014 CH 0005062 906 COLUMBIAN 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 April 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 12, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 906 COLUMBIAN AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-227-011.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-13908.

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.

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 DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

STEVEN SPEARS; TCF NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION; EDGEWOOD PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 16 CH 12877 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-11-211-018-1008.

Commonly known as 419 Edgewood Place aka 419 Edgewood Place, Unit 2, River Forest, IL 60305.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-019886 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722347

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