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Riverside home up for National Register consideration

Benda House would be village’s rst ‘modern’ design

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A Riverside couple has applied to U.S. Park Service to have their home added to the National Re gister of Historic Places, and after receiving unanimous support from the Riverside Preservation Commission in May the application will be considered for recommendation by the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council later this month.

If ultimately recommended for placement on the National Re gister, the Benda House at 211 Southcote Road, now owned by Michelangelo Sabatino and Serge Ambrose, would be the just fourth Riverside structure so designated.

“For me it was a slam dunk,” said Charles Pipal, chairman of the Riverside Preservation Commission, whose members voted unanimously on May 25 to support the National Re gister application to the state advisory council. “The application was impeccably researched.”

Two of the Riverside structures on the National Register are Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned properties, the F.F. Tomek House at 150 Nuttall Road and the Coonley Estate, comprising 290 and 300 Scottswood Road, 281 Bloomingbank Road and 336 Coonley Road

The third is the Arcade Building, a Victorian gothic-style mixed-use property at 1 Riverside Road designed by Frederick C. Withers for the Riverside Improvement Company and built around 1871.

The Coonley Estate was named a National Historic Landmark in 1971, with the Tomek House following in 1999. The Arcade Building received the designation in 2016.

One of the things that sets apar t the Benda House from the local buildings already on the National Re gister is that it was designed by architect Winston Elting for Francis Benda and Sylvia Valha in 1938-39 in the International Style.

While Prairie Style designs, like Wright’s, and Victorian-era designs are popular and often associated with the National Re gister of Historic Places, suburb an examples of moder nism are rarer.

“They are not thought of as stellar his-

toric buildings, because they’re within our recent memories,” said Pipal, a preservation architect who as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago directed a survey of non-residential buildings built in Cook County between 1935 and 1975.

“Those are the most threatened, because they are not old enough to be considered char ming or historic,” Pipal said.

Sabatino, director of the Ph.D. prog ram in architecture at Illinois Institute of Technolo gy, and Ambrose, an architect/ engineer, lovingly restored the Benda House, which retains many of its original interior and exterior features, over four years.

T he Frederick Law Olmsted Society awarded the couple its 2022 Preservation Award.

In their application for National Re gister reco gnition, Sabatino and Ambrose pointed to the explosion of development in Riverside and Chicago suburbs in the

1920s and into the 1930s.

T he Benda House is an example of the embrace of modernism of that time, during which Chicago hosted the 1933-34 Century of Progress International Exposition. T he Benda House “is a rare example of a late 1930s Modern house with a high-level of architectural inte g rity in Chicago’s western suburbs,” the application states

If listed, according to the application, the house “will be the only Modern Movement/International Style building in Riverside on the [National Re gister] and therefore serve as an important testament to the village’s development during the 1930s decade.”

T he 15-member Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council, a mix of architects, historian and preservation advocates which convenes three times a year, will meet to consider the applications for the Benda House at six other structures on June 30.

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e ow ners of the Benda House (above), designed by Winston Elting and built in 1938-39, have applied to ha ve the International Style residence in Riverside placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

BIG WEEK

June 14-21

Fishing Derby for Kids

Riverside Park & Rec invites kids ages 5-12 to register for its Fishing Derby on June 17 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Swan Pond Park, down the hill from Burling Road in Riverside. Participants must register in advance to participate at the rec o ce at 43 E. Quincy St. or online at tinyurl.com/3a6fwb87 where you can also get all the details. Space is limited

Declutter this spring

Join Brook eld Aging Well for the special home care and spring decluttering program “Learn How to Make Your Home More Organized, Cleaner and Greener” on June 23 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the lower-level meeting room of the Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave. Come share your success stories, suggestions and disappointments. The program is free, but you must register at least three days before the event. Call 708-485-1527.

Reptile Roadshows

A pair of local libraries will bring reptile roadshows to town this week, providing an opportunity for kids to get up close and personal with a variety of reptiles

Outdoor concerts are back

Brook eld and Riverside kick o their free Summer Concert Series this week with per formances on June 16 at 7 p.m.

Head to the bandshell in Kiwanis Park, Arden and Brook eld avenues in Brook eld, to catch the blues-tinged rock of Crawfords Daughter. Bring your coolers, blankets and chairs. Or, you might want to head over to Big Ball Park, at the intersection of Longcommon and Delaplaine Roads in Riverside, and enjoy food, refreshments and the company of friends while listening to 1980s sounds of The Jolly Ringwalds.

And more

■ Loca Mocha, 8858 Burlington Ave. in Brook eld (inside the Metra station), welcomes back troubadour Mark Dvorak to the Maria’s Morning Co ee House Series on June 20 at 10 a.m. Free. Donations accepted, CDs and books available for purchase.

■ The Riverside Farmers Market operates each Wednesday through Oct. 4 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. in Centennial Park, at Forest Avenue and Longcommon Road. The Brook eld Farmers Market returns every Saturday through Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of

Movie under the stars

Families are invited to bring their coolers, have a picnic and enjoy an evening under the stars during the Brook eld Parks & Recreation Department’s rst Outdoor Movie Night on June 17 at Ehlert Park, Elm and Congress Park avenues in Brook eld. Activities start at 7 p.m., with the 2017 feature lm “The Greatest Showman” starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Michelle Williams starting at dusk

The Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Librar y, 3541 Park Ave., will host Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles on June 17 from 11 a.m. to noon on the outdoor plaza.

Nor th Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents Ali’s Reptile Den on June 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. Don’t miss the 10-foot albino Burmese python “Starburst.”

The shows are designed to be both educational and enter taining Register to attend the North Riverside program by calling 708-447-0869, at northriversidelibrar y.org/events-new or by visiting the Youth Services desk.

the Brook eld Village Hall, 8820 Brook eld Ave.

■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., hosts “Introspective Dream Assembly,” paintings and mixed-media art by Ryan Burns and Ari Norris, and “Re ection of a Community as It Is,” large-scale drawings by Jesse Howard, through June 24. Gallery hours are Thurs.-Sat. 1-5 p.m.

■ North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents Pokemon Super Fans Club (8-under w/adult) on June 16 at 4:30 p.m., a Videogame Tournament (grades 6-12) on June 17 at 1:30 p.m., Big and Little Storytime (children w/adult) on

June 19 at 10:30 a.m., Chicago’s Sweet Bakeries Remembered on June 19 at 6:30 p.m., Safari ABCs (child w/adult, every other week in Spanish) on June 21 at 10:30 a.m. and Tai Chi presented by Age Options on June 21 at 2:30 p.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new

■ Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Fairytale Storytime (all ages w/ caregiver) on June 15 at 10:30 a.m., Craft Craze: Sun Butter Bird Feeders (grades 1-5) on June 15 at 4 p.m., Live on the Plaza: Music with Katie Kostner on June 17 at 3 p.m.; Chair Yoga (virtual) on June 19 at 11 a.m., Cards & Co ee on June 20

at 10:30 a.m. and Storytime Stars (ages 2-3 w/ caregiver) on June 20 at 10:30 a.m. Call 708-485-6917 or visit online at brook eld.evanced.info/signup to register for programs.

■ Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents Mindful Chair Yoga on June 15 at 11 a.m., Boost Your Brain and Memory on June 15 at 6 p.m., Friday Outdoor Storytime on June 16 at 10 a.m., Family Play Time on June 17 at 10 a.m., Little Hands Activity Time on June 20 at 10 a.m. and a Virtual Author Talk with Robin Wall Kimmerer on June 21 at 7 p.m. To register for programs, visit online at riversidelibrary.org/events.

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ALI’S REPTILE DEN

Ex-cop who claimed retaliation, defamation gets his day in court Trial underway for lawsuit led in 2013 a er bitter North Riverside election

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A federal lawsuit filed in 2013 by a for mer North Riverside police sergeant against a for mer mayor and retired police chief finally went to trial last week and is expected to go to the jury for deliberation by June 16.

Frank Schmalz, a police sergeant and union head who had backed an anti-VIP slate that lost following a bitter village election campaign that spring, filed the lawsuit in November 2013.

Initially, Schmalz named a host of defendants, including the entire village board at the time, along with then-Police Chief Lane Niemann, for mer Mayor Ken Krochmal and just-elected Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr.

After a decade of twists and tur ns, including multiple failed attempts to settle the matter out of court, the case went to trial on June 5 in front of U.S. District Court Judge Andrea Wood. The only remaining defendants in the case are Niemann and Krochmal.

Schmalz alle ged that following the election in 2013, Niemann retaliated against him by taking him of f a coveted drug-andgang task force, passing him over for promotion to lieutenant and then sending him home in retaliation for backing the slate of 2013 mayoral candidate Rocco DeSantis, also a for mer police officer who had been elected trustee in 2011.

Niemann and Hermanek contended that Schmalz’s removal was due to a series of

duty-related injuries which left him unable to perform his duties as a police sergeant.

Krochmal, who did not run for re-election as mayor in 2013, was sued for defamation for “prof anely and publicly” making statements about Schmalz outside the North Riverside Village Commons polling place on election day.

Schmalz testified for two full days on Jan. 6 and 7 last week, with Hermanek testifying as a hostile witness for the plaintiff on June 8 and 9. Deborah Garcia, who was deputy police chief in 2013, also testified on June 9.

In all, 17 people were subpoenaed for testimony at trial.

Niemann was scheduled to testify this week, and Krochmal may also testify in person. In May, Krochmal’s attorney sought to

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have Krochmal excused from in-person testimony, but that request was protested by Schmalz and later withdrawn.

Following Hermanek’s testimony on June 9, Schmalz filed a motion asking Judge Wood to require Niemann to admit certain facts re garding the loss of “at least 50 text messages” between Niemann and Hermanek.

The text messages were not preserved, and thus are not available to Schmalz to rebut testimony Hermanek provided and which Niemann was expected to provide this week.

“Requiring Niemann to admit basic facts about the text messages puts the evidence before the jury in a fair way,” Schmalz contended in his motion, filed June 10.

Church reportedly harassed over repainted rainbow stairs

Someone associated with Holy Covenant Metropolitan Community Church, 9145 Grant Ave., went to police on June 5 to re port what she interpreted as a threat in the wake of volunteers re painting the LGBTQ+ welcoming church’s front steps in rainbow colors after someone had defaced a similar paint job in March.

According to the police re port, after the church posted an update with photos that the stairs had been repainted, someone reportedly commented, “will be painted over again soon, some people dislike satan in a place of worship. Wake up.”

The original rainbow paint job was covered over in blue spray paint overnight on March 30-31, but that wasn’t the first time the church had been a target. Last October someone left a flyer on the church’s doors calling Holy Covenant “an ABOMINATION to God” and stating, “homosexuality is a SIN and has no place in the body of Christ!”

Third car theft from golf club

For the third time since mid-May a vehicle has been re ported stolen from the parking lot of the Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside.

In the latest incident, a club member went to police after his black BMW XM convertible was stolen from the lot on the night of June 7.

According to the police re port, the victim said he had returned to his car, which was parked in the lot outside the clubhouse, at about 7 p.m. on June 7 and found that the key fob was missing. The victim told police he had left the key fob inside the unlocked car.

Without a fob to start the car, the victim left the club without the vehicle. When he returned to retrieve the car on June 8, it was gone from the lot. Also inside the vehicle were a set of golf clubs valued at $3,500.

A license plater reader camera at the intersection of Mannheim Road and Jackson Street in Bellwood recorded the car heading northbound at that location at about 8:30 p.m. on June 7.

North Riverside police responded to the golf club for auto theft re ports on May 18 and May 29.

Vehicle break-in

Brookfield police responded to the 4500 block of Prairie Avenue on June 8 at about 3 p.m. after a Brookfield woman called to

re port that someone had entered her rented vehicle, which she had parked on the street around 12:30 p.m., and stole her purse.

According to the police re port, the victim said the windows of the vehicle had been left open. The purse, which was wedged between the center console and the driver’s seat, contained ID, credit cards and about $80 in cash.

Tr ying to beat tra c

Riverside police cited a woman for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash after she alle gedly tried to cross Ogden Avenue northbound from Powell Avenue to Lionel Road in front of another vehicle, which could not stop and struck her blue Chrysler, sending it off the roadway and onto the parkway at the corner of Ogden and Lionel on June 3 at about 5:40 p.m.

The other driver, who was cited for driving a car with no valid re gistration, said he was westbound on Ogden Avenue when the Chrysler tried to cross. He said he attempted to brake, but the car struck the Chrysler’s passenger side door.

Paramedics evaluated both drivers at the scene, but both refused further treatment. Both cars had to be towed from the scene

due to the damage they had sustained in the crash.

Cease and desist

Brookfield police, fresh on the heels of issuing a pair of local ordinance citations on June 6 to a 47-year-old man who allegedly fired arrows from his property into a house, a car and a nearby backyard, were back at the man’s house on the south end of Brookfield on June 7.

Someone called police at about 7:30 p.m. on June 7 to report the man was shooting arrows in his backyard. While none of the arrows had escaped the man’s property, police went there to ask him to stop firing the arrows on his property until his local adjudication hearing, where any misunderstanding about the language of the ordinance could be cleared up.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, June 3-11, 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

Water’s Vital Role in Landscape Health

As you may have noticed, spring hasn’t been so normal this year. Coming on the heels of the seconddriest May in Chicago weather history, June has continued the trend of almost non-existent rainfall, leading to an everworsening drought.

Given the lack of natural moisture, this is your reminder to water, water, water! As the landscape shows signs of drought stress, irrigating effectively will help you limit the negative impacts of this abnormally dry spring.

On the cusp of our 45th time around the sun helping customers navigate their summer landscapes, here are a few recommendations to keep yours healthy and happy:

For Turf: Water twice a week (every 3�4 days) for 45�60 minutes per area/ irrigation zone. This deep saturation promotes healthy turf growth.

For Perennials: Water once a week for 45 minutes per area.

For Trees: Place hose at the base of the tree on a very slow trickle for a couple hours once or twice a week to saturate the soils surrounding the tree’s roots.

For Seasonal Plantings: Water at least every other day. When the temps are above 80 degrees, with no rainfall, water annuals every day.

Riverside teens visit Kenya peers on mission trip

Group raised $32,300, providing food, furn funds for school maintenance

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Three Riverside teenagers and their mothers went to Kenya in March on a weeklong mission trip sponsored by the Light of Love Ministry founded by Riverside resident Susan Zidlicky.

Fourteen people in all, including Zidlicky and her son 15-year-old son Chase, made the journey. Also on the trip were 14-year-old Giada DeCola and her mother Bethany DeCola, and 13-year-old Mia Marchetti and her mom Katie Marchetti.

The teens have been pen pals with children who live in the Kariobangi Children’s Home located in the Mathare slums, one of the poorest and most densely populated parts of Nairobi, Kenya, where approximately 500,000 people are packed in an area of roughly 1.2 square miles.

After a two-day safari at the start of the trip, the group spent most of the rest of their time in Nairobi. It was quite a switch from the glamping of the safari.

“You got to see the best of the best to the worst of the worst,” said Mia Marchetti

Although the group stayed in a hotel they saw and experienced the conditions in the Kariobangi Children’s Home, where accommodations are spartan. Nearly 20 boys on bunk beds pack into a single room, each keeping his belongings in duffel bag. Despite their differences the American kids said they bonded with the Kenyan kids during the trip, which included visits to an amusement park and other activities.

“It was special to finally meet them in person and know who you were writing to, and when we met them you could tell how much it meant to them for us to be there and for us to see them in person,” said Giada DeCola.

The group visited three Christian schools, where classes are mostly held outdoors in three-sided huts. DeCola and Marchetti said they were surprised by the questions they got from Kenyan eighth graders in a class they visited

“All the girls were asking us, ‘Do you know Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande?’

and they started singing their song and Marchetti said.

The Kenyan kids were surprised tha American kids and their moms so much time and money to come visit them.

“It made really happy to see them happ that bond that we got with the made me happy and want to help other people,” DeCola said.

The group raised $32,300 for the trip, far exceeding their goal of $10,000. They used the money to buy enough food to give 900 baskets to families who had children in Mathare schools. Each basket contained enough rice, beans and maize to feed a family for about three weeks. Each family also received a large bar of soap.

They also handed out toothbrushes and toothpaste donated by Dr. Dan Strobel, a dentist who lives in Riverside. The money they raised also will fund new mattresses for the Kariobangi Children’s Home, new desks for the schools, sewer pipe repairs at the schools and scholarships for two Kariobangi girls to study at a university.

The group also prepared a special meal, featuring fried fish, beef stew, chicken, rice, cabbage, for 90 teachers who teach in Mathare schools

The Americans were impressed by the joy the Kenyans found in their daily life. It was Susan Zidlicky’s fourth trip to Kenya. She says Kenyans have a culture of being as opposed to the American culture of doing.

“They really like sitting down and having a conversation,” she said.

Zidlicky founded the Light of Love Ministry a couple of years ago. She grew up in Texas and developed a passion for travel as college student while on her junior year abroad in Seville, Spain. She has travelled to 46 countries.

Ten years ago she went on her first mission trip to the Dominican Republic and was hooked. She’s been on many mission trips since then to Kenya, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, usually with her family and often on spring break.

Chase Zidlicky, a rising junior at Nazareth Academy, has already been to 17 countries.

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Mia Marchetti (le ) was one of 14 people who participated in a mission tr ip to Kenya in March sponsored by the Light of Love Ministry founded by Riverside resident Susan Zidlicky.

As a seventh grader he lived for a few months with a family in Paraguay. In July, Susan Zidlicky will lead a Light of Love mission trip to El Salvador.

Giada DeCola and Mia Marchetti, both of whom just graduated from Hauser Junior High and who will be attending Fenwick next year, will be going along. Zidlicky has two more mission trips planned for Kenya next year

“I think the everyone should go on a trip or do something somewhere helping people in their lifetime, because I think it’s very beneficial,” said DeCola. “It doesn’t matter how old you are but you will still get something out of it.”

Seeing the tiny, primitive homes in Kenya, without most modern conveniences, such as running water, flush toilets and a steady reliable supply of electricity that Americans take for granted made an impact. Even at their hotel, the Americans brushed their teeth with bottled water

“It really made me see how much I have and how much I take for granted,” said DeCola.

Near the end of the trip the group took the Kariobangi kids to an overnight stay at resort located in the tea fields about 25 miles from Nairobi. One of the Kariobangi girls thanked them later in a pen pal message, saying how wonderful it was to have a shower and a bar of soap.

“I didn’t realize how much we have and how many opportunities we have in America until I saw people there,” said DeCola, who had never been outside the United States

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Ames teacher closes classroom door after 35 years ade

all but one year in Riverside school

During the summer of 1987, Kristen Mimlitz was wo shop while looking the school year was about to start.

One day, a about a new opening Riverside because teacher was adopting a ba

“[She] said, ‘Call sister is going to pick up her ba na, there’s an opening right no recalled.

She made the call and was quickly She thinks she had an her professors at Elmhurst Colle bert, had been a principal

“I got hired school,” Mimlitz said.

She would stay years, teaching second year w fore retiring this month.

Mimlitz brought a loving personality, as well as her experience doing and teaching yoga, to her in the classroom, ality shone through. She principals and said she li them.

“Kristen is someone ly cares about the people in her life,” said Ames Principal Todd Gierman in an email. “Kristen will always carry a special place in my heart as a teacher who cares and aldvocates for what is best for her stu-

come a close friend.

“I’ve been very, very blessed to develop so many amazing relationships, and I’m just so ever grateful for all the students and the families, all the connections that I’ve

” Mimlitz said.

Mimlitz said she learned from her stuve taught me kindness, resilience, humility, my gosh -- grace and so ,” Mimlitz said. “And there’s ve and open heart of a 10-year-old boy and the unwavering confia 10-year-old girl. I’m going to miss and they will all be in my heart

etirement, Mimlitz plans to focus , through her business She brought yoga into lassroom, using breathing exercises to tmosphere in her classroom

eally helps with self-regulation and de-escalation,” Mimlitz said. “If students a calm mind, they have a calm body.”

Longtime faculty retire at Congress Park

Mimlitz is not the only long-serving teacher retiring this year. Two long time Congress Park School in Brookfield, second-grade teacher Pe g Sima er Cherri Gibbs, are retirat Congress Park for 33 rked there for 25 years.

“She has been an inte gral part of the fabric of the school,” said LaGrange School District 102 Superintendent Kyle Schumacher of Gibbs. “She has been a part of helping families connect with services they need, helping students and staf f work with families to get what students need.

She goes above and beyond as far as finding just resources, whether that’s helping families find food, find medical treatment if they need it.”

Gibbs, 62, came to Congress Park in 1998 after earning a master’s in social work from University of Illinois at Chicago. She introduced herself to students in classroom visits, calling herself the “feelings teacher.”

Gibbs worked hard at developing rapport with students, even sometimes dressing up in a superhero costume.

Barb Hendrickson is retiring after 23 years as a music teacher at S.E. Gross Middle School in Brookfield, and Teresa Frey is retiring after teaching physical education at K rside for 25 y

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LTHS school board member resigns, will move from district Applications to ll vacancy being accepted through June 21

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

There is a vacancy on the Lyons Township High School District 204 Board of Education. Julie Swinehart, who was leading vote getter in the 2021 school board election, resigned on June 1, because she is moving to the Boston area.

Swinehart, a 1993 of LTHS, served just years on the school board. Last year, she got a new job as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of way Sports Group, a company that owns the Boston has a controlling interest in the Pittsburg Penguins hoc team, and owns a NA and Liverpool Football Club, a top Premier League soccer team in England.

and 139 seniors, a diploma at the graduation ceremony on May 31 in one of her last acts as a school board member. She is also the parent of twins who just completed their sophomore year at LTHS.

“It was with a very heavy heart that I resigned from the LTHS school board yesterday,” Swinehart, said in a text message to the Landmark. “My three children generation LTHS students and it was an incredible honor to serve on the LT school for the past two-plus

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ry proud of the work performed as a board, and the success we realized with the strategic plan creation, the adjustments to the grading policy and the furthering of air-conditioning effor ts as examples, all through a studentfocused lens

with Lyons Township High School.”

Swinehart, a resident of LaGrange, was an active board member who often asked questions and brought sophisticated financial knowledge to the school board.

“Julie has been an incredible part of the Board of Education,” said school board President Dawn Aubert in a press release issued June 2 by LTHS. “She has been instrumental in making important decisions to benefit our LT community with a focus on our students first.”

The press release also included a comment from LTHS Superintendent Brian Water man praising Swinehart.

“Julie is an advocate for all students,” Waterman said. “She brought a straightforward, commonsense approach to all board matters. As a parent of three LT students and an alumnus herself, she brought a wealth of experience and well-rounded perspective.”

tion packet off the LTHS website at lths.net/ BOE or may pick up a packet from Clerk of the Board Marilyn Zydlo in the superintendent’s office, North Campus Room 105, 100 S. Brainard Ave., LaGrange.

The school board intends to interview the applicants in closed session and then choose a replacement. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have lived in the LTHS district for at least one year. Applications must be submitted by June 21 at 3 p.m. The board must fill the vacancy by Aug. 1.

If Swinehart had resigned when she accepted her new position, her seat on the school board would have been contested in this year’s school board election. By waiting to move and resign after the end of the school year, Swinehart allowed the school board to pick her replacement.

Swinehart’s oldest child, a son, graduated from LTHS the day before she resigned from the school board. She handed him,

“My family and I have decided to move out of the district to the Boston area due to my job, but my heart is, and always will be,

The school board will now pick a replacement to serve out the nearly two years left on Swinehart’s term. Those wishing to fill the vacancy may download a candidate applica-

“It was a personal decision,” said Swinehart when asked about the timing of her resignation. “I highly prioritized my time on the LTHS school board, including preparing for meetings and participating in them. It’s what I was elected to do – to serve.”

Armed robbery suspects arrested in Brook eld after pursuit Police tracked alleged o enders via transponder in cash bag

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Two people wanted in connection with a pair of armed robberies in Forest Park early on June 10 were apprehended in Brookfield following a police pursuit that ended shortly after the alle ged offenders’ vehicle crashed into the recently refurbished Veterans Memorial Circle.

Brookfield Deputy Police Chief Terry Schreiber told the Landmark that police pursued the black 2019 Kia Soul southeast on Grand Boulevard to the circle. There it struck the outer curb, causing minor damage before trying to flee the wrong way around the circle onto the 9100 block of Washington Avenue where the car became disabled.

The driver, a 16-year-old boy, was apprehended by Forest Park police almost immediately. An 18-year-old passenger initially ran from the scene, but police from nearly a do z en departments for med a perimeter and be g an searching for him.

According to Schreiber, officers from Countryside and Brookfield ar rested the 18-year-old suspect, who was hiding in a bush in the 3400 block of Park Avenue Police, who had issued an alert at about 7:15 a.m. for people living in the area to remain indoors, sounded the all-clear just after 8 a.m.

Brookfield police cited the 16-year-old driver with damage to village property, failing to provide information after a property damage crash, driving without a valid license and driving an uninsured

vehicle.

T he two were handed over to Forest Park police as part of their armed robbery investigation.

Forest Park police had been called initially to the 7-Eleven store at 205 Harlem Ave. at 6:13 a.m. for an armed robbery that had just occurred. While police were en route to that location, police learned at 6:16 a.m. that a transponder inside a bag containing cash taken in that robbery was pinging at Dunkin Donuts, 7660 Madison St Police learned that business had also just been robbed at gunpoint by three people, two of them later identified as the juvenile who drove the g etaway vehicle and an 18-year-old Broadview man, who was the passenger apprehended after the Brookfield crash, according to police

According to Forest Park police re ports, officers recovered items alle gedly stolen in the armed robberie s, including a bag containing about $300 in cash and the transponder police used to track the vehicle and packs of cigarettes.

In both robberie s, the victims told police that the offenders demanded cash before walking or jumping behind the sales counter to take money from the cash re gister and cigarettes from the shelf. In one of the incidents an offender alle gedly pointed a handgun directly at an employee.

Police did not re port recovering a weapon in their initial re ports. Attempts to reach Forest Park police about the status of the investigation and possible charges were not successful prior to the newspaper’s print deadline.

School club, Riverside commission partner to plant milkweed

Idea is to create corridor in village for endangered monarch butter y

By CLAIRE HARRISON Contributing Reporter

The Riverside-Brookfield High School Ecology Club and Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission came together on the morning of June 10 to plant milkweed in an effort to create habitats for migrating monarch butterflies.

Around 15 student volunteers from Ecology Club joined LAC members to plant about 750 swamp and butterfly milkweed at three Riverside locations: Swan Pond, Triangle 54 (located at Bartram, Loudon and Nuttall) and Patriots Park.

Milkweed is essential for the development of monarchs, as monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed leaves. As they go through metamorphosis, toxins from milkweed ac-

cumulate in the monarchs’ bodies, making them poisonous to potential predators.

The milkweed planting project was decided on after the two organizations connected in the fall of 2022.

LAC Chairperson Lisa Lambros reached out to Eco Club Sponsor David Monti to speak to the club about monarchs after they were deemed endangered. When she presented in fall 2022, members of Eco Club shared similar concerns, and the club chose two projects to support the monarchs as part of its yearly plans.

“The ultimate goal is to plant more plant corridors that are critical for the survival of monarch butterflies,” Lambros said.

The Eco Club has been doing community restoration work and protecting native plants since the organization became active in the mid-1980s. In addition to its work to protect monarchs, the Eco Club hosted an event in partnership with the L.J. Hauser Junior High School Green Club to recycle whiteboard markers at the end of the 2022-23 school year

“We’re just really happy and glad to get to do this,” said Monti. “Monarchs are very endangered and very important in terms of pollinators, so to plant milkweed is a really cool thing.”

With a similar mission to Eco Club, the Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission helps with the stewardship of public lands in Riverside and educates residents about the landscaping best practices for their homes.

In recent years, however, the LAC directly sought to improve and maintain Riverside’s landscape. In addition to the milkweed initiative, for example, the LAC often partners with scout troops for special projects

“I reached out to Dave Monti and said I’d like to come talk to the group because I figured it could be a good connection,” Lambros said. “I want to see young muscles, and there are a lot of young muscles here.”

Ecology Club’s first project in support of monarchs was to create dunk buckets, a natural way to reduce mosquito populations. The five-gallon buckets are filled with water, hay or straw and a tablet of naturally occur-

ring Bacillus thuringiensis

The bacterium is only harmful to mosquito eggs and larvae and attracts female mosquitoes to lay eggs while being safe for all other parts of the ecosystem. Most pesticides targeted at mosquitoes are also harmful to butterflies, making dunk buckets a good way to protect the monarchs and their role in the food chain.

The June 10 milkweed planting was the second of the two, and the new plants will be watered at least once each week to ensure their survival. Lambros hopes that the new plants will flower by the end of the season to give some visual indication of success, but she knows that they will immediately start helping monarchs.

“I’m hoping by the end of the season ... that we have some blooms so we have some visual, but they’ll already start helping any monarchs that come through,” Lambros said.

Considering their successes, Monti thinks that both the mosquito dunk buckets and milkweed planting could become annual initiatives for Eco Club

RAW returns

Riverside Arts Weekend returned to Guthr ie Park on May 10-11 w ith a juried art fair featuring 30 artists and artisans (top and middle, right and le ), children’s art activ ities (bottom le ) cour tesy of the Riverside Arts Center and live performances, including one by Beyond Words Dance Center (bottom right).

PHOTO S BY SARA JANZ

LTHS ‘Just hogwash’

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Lyons Township School Treasurer’s Office to make LTHS, and specifically the school board, look bad.

“I think the TTO is involved,” school board member Michael Thomas said during one of two closed session discussions held by the D204 school board on Jan. 23.

The revelation comes after a binding opinion in April by the Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor ordering the recordings of those sessions released and a 4-0 vote by the school board on June 5 to do that.

The Attorney General’s Office opinion, which followed a complaint filed by a Burr Ridge resident, ruled the LTHS school board violated the Open Meetings Act by discussing matters other than those allowed by law as shielded from public view.

Recordings of two-plus hours of closed session discussion concerned the potential sale of undeveloped land the school district owns in Willow Springs

LTHS officially put the land up for sale late last year after being contacted by Bridge Industrial in the spring of 2022. The closed sessions occurred before and after the open portion of the Jan. 23 school board meeting, during which the school board voted unanimously to reject two bids for the property because they did not conform to bid specifications, including not submitting the required ear nest money.

The Illinois Open Meetings Act calls for public bodies to meet in open session exce pt for some limited exceptions. One of those exceptions is “[T]he setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.”

The Attorney General’s Office concluded that since LTHS had already set a minimum price for the Willow Springs property, the discussion the board engaged in during closed sessions on Jan. 23 did not fit that exception.

The discussions mostly revolved around how to move forward with a potential sale after rejecting the two bids. It was during that discussion that Thomas laid out his suspicions

For a decade, LTHS and the Lyons TTO, which manages money for school districts in Lyons Township, have been feuding about money. There was multimillion dollar lawsuit between the two entities that was decided largely in favor of LTHS in 2021.

LTHS has now left the TTO, but the two public bodies are still fighting in court with

LTHS arguing the TTO is still withholding approximately $2 million that belongs to the high school district.

In the recording, Thomas appears describe a photo that ran in the June 6, 2022 issue of the Des Plaines Valley News, which shows Bridge Industrial partner Jonathan Pozerycki, at a groundbreaking at the site of the for mer Electro-Motive plant in McCook, which Bridge had purchased earlier that year

Among those wielding shovels in that groundbreaking photo with Pozerycki were Lyons Township Supervisor and village of Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty, who is the brother of TTO Treasurer Ken Getty, and McCook Mayor Terrance Carr.

Thomas noted that in the spring of 2022 that Bridge reached out to LTHS asking if the school would be willing to sell the Willow Springs land and made an unofficial offer. In January 2023, on the verge of purchasing that land, Bridge was backing out of the deal. Thomas found that very suspicious.

“For them to come back and say that they want to change the terms and conditions of a sale of this magnitude is, to me, flabbergasting,” Thomas said.

Thomas and other school board members were concerned that Bridge executives had recently told officials from the Village of Willow Springs, who voiced their opposition to the sale at an LTHS school board meeting, about their discussions with LTHS. That, to Thomas at least, raised the possibility of collusion.

Thomas also indicated that he believed Bridge Industrial had conversations with Willow Springs officials about the feasibility of a possible development before LTHS announced it had accepted the bid.

“For [Willow Springs] not to have a conversation with Bridge and just say, ‘Oh, just two weeks ago was the first time we’ve had a conversation with Bridge’ is just hogwash,” Thomas said during closed session.

“I think that they have shown themselves to be very untrustworthy given the steps that they have taken in these last few weeks with this sale and matter, and you’ve got to believe that they have had to have conservations with Willow Springs,” Thomas said. “And for Willow Springs to come out here and to lambaste us over the last weeks is just amazing, because they’re the ones who have the final say in the zoning.”

Thomas said he was convinced that Bridge was colluding with the Lyons TTO and those connected with it adding that, while he favored selling the land, he would never vote to sell the land to Bridge.

“The likelihood that there is no connection to the TTO folks is highly unlikely,” Thomas said, adding that then-TTO board

President Mike Thiessen, who lives in Willow Springs, would love to “gut” the LTHS school board.

“They will downright do that, in a heartbeat,” Thomas said of the TTO.

Thiessen, who no longer is on the TTO board, told the Landmark that he has listened to the recording of the closed sessions and found Thomas’s allegations unfounded and irresponsible.

“That is some serious tin-cap conspiracy theory stuff, deep, deep basement tin-cap conspiracy theory stuff,” Thiessen said of Thomas’s allegations. “It’s unbelievable that he would even make that comment, completely irresponsible, unprofessional, unbelievable.”

In closed session, LTHS school board member Julie Swinehart was skeptical of Thomas’s theory. She pointed out that Bridge was a big, reputable company backed by institutional investors.

“I don’t think they have time to deal with small-town politics,” Swinehart said.

During the closed session discussion, Thomas noted that McCook Mayor Terry Carr is the son of Willow Springs village Trustee Terrance M. Carr and is dating Willow Springs Mayor Melissa Neddermeyer, facts that Carr confirmed in a phone interview with the Landmark.

Carr said that he had no conversations with Bridge officials about the Willow Springs land and said he and Neddermeyer don’t talk much about their jobs.

“We don’t talk about the LT property,” said Carr, who grew up in Willow Springs. “She runs her town; I run my town.”

Carr said he also never talked about the Willow Springs property with Bridge officials

“It never even came up in conversations that they were even looking for a piece of property in Willow Springs,” Carr said.

Contacted recently by the Landmark, Thomas said he stands by the comments he made in closed session.

Willow Springs Village Administrator Ryan Grace also had a strong reaction to Thomas’s comments, saying that the closed session recording shows that the LTHS school board does not care about representing the entire LTHS district.

“It’s very obvious that they do not care about Willow Springs or any of their constituents on this [south] side of Joliet Road,” said Grace, a for mer Lyons trustee and close associate of Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty Getty hired Grace as Lyons’ public works director in 2017 after Grace was terminated as head of maintenance at Lyons-Brookfield School District 103. Nedder meyer appointed Grace as Willow Springs village administrator in January 2022.

Neither Pozerycki, the Chicago Bridge partner who dealt with LTHS, or Lyons TTO Treasurer Ken Getty responded immediately to a request for comment about Thomas’ statements.

Also discussed during Jan. 23 closed sessions was whether LTHS Superintendent Brian Waterman should issue another invitation to meet with officials from Willow Springs, the pros and cons of doing that and why Waterman did not want to meet with officials from the Pleasantdale School District or the Pleasantdale Park District.

Waterman told the school board that he thought Willow Springs officials opposed the sale of the land by LTHS because they did not want to put in the spot of having to make a decision on whether to allow the land to be developed.

“I think that they’re terrified that it might get there,” Waterman said.

A lawyer for LTHS, Ares Dalianis, said a developer purchasing the Willow Springs land might challenge in court a decision by the village of Willow Springs to not grant a variance that would allow industrial or warehouse development. The land is a specially designated district, zoned only for retail, single-family residential or senior living.

“The odds of getting a zoning change are actually pretty good,” Dalianis told the board during closed session, although he did not elaborate on why he thought that.

The board members in closed session also talked about “messaging” and the need to get the word out to the wider LTHS community about the need to moder nize facilities at LTHS, which is how the money received from selling the Willow Springs land would have been used.

Then LTHS board member Alison Kelly said the school board would never be able to persuade those who live near the vacant land to support a sale of the land and its development, and that the school board should instead focus on selling the benefits of the sale to the wider LTHS community.

“Their property is going to be hurt by this, so I think we just need to get the people who are going to win from this feeling excited,” Kelly said.

Kelly said that she completely understood why those who live near the undeveloped wooded land are so opposed to the sale.

“We’d be fighting this tooth and nail if that was us out in that property,” Kelly said.

In late March the LTHS school board, which had received strong opposition to the proposed land sale from those who live near the property, took the Willow Springs property of f the market and is not soliciting bids for the land at this time.

THE L ANDMARK VIEW

Kudos and condolences

With schools out and summer upon us, we figured we’d take a few moments in this space this week to hand out some plaudits, for initiatives being undertaken, for excellent perfor mances and to celebrate dedication to public service.

First, we’d like to give some kudos to the staff of the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, which earlier this month rolled out a summer-long initiative to provide free lunches, Monday through Friday, to any child seeking one.

There’s no need to “qualify” for the lunches. Kids 18-under simply need to ask for a lunch any weekday between noon and 1 p.m. and they’ll get one. The library is partnering with the Greater Chicago Food Depository on the free lunch program, plugging the gap created at the end of the school year, when free and reduced-cost school lunch service ends.

According to Library Director Kimberly Coughran, the library serves 25 lunches daily (up from the teens during the first week) and can even provide a second lunch if a child is still hungry after the first.

“We will increase the number of lunches we receive with the Greater Chicago Food Depository when needed,” Coughran told the Landmark.

The program runs through Aug. 18.

■ Second, let’s hear it for the Nazareth Academy baseball team, which pulled off back-to-back IHSA Class 3A state championships on June 10 by handily defeating Grayslake Central 7-2 in the championship game in Joliet.

The second straight state baseball title was also the program’s second-ever state title, and cements head coach Lee Milano’s place in Nazareth athletic history. Assuming he stays on for a 25th season next year, Milano could seek to notch his 600th victory as Nazareth head coach.

And we’d offer this congratulations even if – in the interest of full disclosure – Landmark editor Bob Uphues’ sister wasn’t Nazareth’s principal and his nephew wasn’t on the team.

■ Finally, we just want to take a final opportunity to recognize Dianne Duner, the longtime public library trustee and board president who died June 4 at the age of 81, just 11 days after handing over the gavel to a new president. Unfortunately, she was unable to make that handoff in person; the day of that library board meeting, she was admitted to the hospital.

A trustee for more than 20 years, Duner helped lead the board through its long jour ney to constructing a new facility, completed in 2021. She was board president during those final crucial years, deciding to retire from the board when her term was up this spring.

Mission accomplished, Dianne. Brookfield is better off for your ef for ts and those of the board you led.

KOSEY CORNER

Whatyou don’t see in plain sight

It is sur prising the many things we take for granted or don’t pay attention to until we need to. This has all come to my attention since the bump in my road of life made me more attentive to those things that are handicapattentive

While I am currently using a wheelchair for distance and a walker for most things. I keep working to improve the situation.

I, like many people, have noticed the improved status of handicap accessibility. However, I’m also seeing some areas that need refreshing. Case in point First American Bank of Riverside. We pulled up in front and my son-in-law parked in the designated handicapped spot.

I got into the wheelchair, but I was unable to get up to the sidewalk until I went to the corner to get to the handicapped-accessible ramp to the sidewalk there. Approaching the bank’s front doors, there was no ramp to enter the bank; it seems the ramp was around the cor ner near the parking lot. Who would have known? But now I know. So around the cor ner, up the ramp, into the bank and around to the front to do business

OBITUARIES

Michael J. Beadle, 66 Chemist

Michael James Beadle, 66, of Arlington Heights and formerly of Brookfield, died June 8, 2023.

Mr. Beadle worked as a chemist in the petrochemical industry.

He was the son of the late Julius Beadle and Gertrude Beadle (nee Gartner), the brother of Larry (Cheryl) Beadle and Carolynn (Michael) Ressl and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Services have been held. Interment is at Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements

Send sympathy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Michael J. Beadle family

The above was not meant to be a criticism for the bank and not an intentional thing. It probably never occurred to anyone. So, I started to make some observations on my own. Riverside for the most part has easy access to businesses. However, those with ramps need to be cautious in winter with ice. Salt is generously spread but railings would be an added safety. Just a suggestion. Brookfield only has a few places where a step is required to enter.

So there it is, my critique on handicappedaccessible essentials for businesses. As I said before, it’s surprising what we see and don’ t see

Condolences to the family of Rev. M. Cyril Nemecek, pastor emeritus of Mater Christi Church/St. Paul VI Parish. Nemecek has been a longtime priest at the church and school. His homilies were poignant, his children’s masses were meaningful and his singing beautiful.

I talked to him about two months ago and we shared many things, good and bad. I was able to see what I wanted, knowing it would be the last time we would speak. Thank you, and rest in peace.

Carl Dieterle, 83

Air Force veteran

Carl Dieterle, 83, of LaGrange Park and for merly of Collinsville, died June 9, 2023.

Mr. Dieterle served in the U.S. Air Force and worked as a program analyst for a gover nment agency.

He was the husband of the late Barbara Dieterle; the father of Carla (Brian) Pitts and David Dieterle; the grandfather of Connor Pitts, Jack Pitts, Nathan Dieterle and Allison Dieterle; and the brother of Don Dieterle.

A committal service will be held Tuesday, June 20 at 12:30 p.m. at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, 2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Send sympathy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Carl Dieterle family.

JOANNE KOSE Y

Tallgrass Sudbury School leaving its longtime Riverside digs

Private, student-directed institution headed to do wntown LaGrange

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The Tallgrass Sudbury School, a small student-directed private school which has called Riverside United Methodist Church at 82 Woodside Road in Riverside home for the past 15 years, is moving to LaGrange.

The school, which now has 30 students ranging in age from 5 to 18, will begin the new school year in August in its new digs at First Cong re gational Church in LaGrange, which is located at 100 6th Ave. in LaGrange, just one block east of LaGrange’s downtown.

The primary reason for the move is that First Congre gational Church in LaGrange can provides more space than the school had at Riverside United Methodist Church, and the space is all on the ground floor.

“It is a desire to expand,” said Tallgrass Sudbury School staf f member Ben Huizenga. “We’ve been feeling at the school for a few years that we needed to, you know, expand to a larger space where we could accommodate more students and kind of build the health of the community, increase our offerings, hire more staf f, have more funds to make more services possible.”

Huizenga said the school had been looking on and of f at possible new locations for years and this year was contacted by First Cong re gational Church in LaGrange. Like its current location, the school will be just blocks from a Metra train station, an important factor in their decision to move.

“That Metra line has been a real advantage for our re-

OBITUARIES

Michael D. Mayer, Former North Riverside

Michael David Mayer, 76, of Interlochen, Michigan, died May 30, 2023.

He was born on May 24, 1947, in Berwyn, the son of Laddie and Doris Ma merly resided in both North Rive Wheaton before moving to northern gan in October of 1978.

Michael and his wife, Linda, we in Maywood on April 7, 1973. He Hyster Lift Trucks and then at Resort for 31 years. He was a firefighter in Wheaton and in Glen Arbor, Michigan. He also served as the assistant fire chief for Almira Township.

Mr. Mayer served two years in the U.S. Ar my, stationed in Germany, where he

PROVIDED/COURTESY OF Zinnia Bourque, 10, (le ) and Makana Bourque,16, students at Tallgrass Sudbury School, stand outside Riverside United Methodist Church, which Tallgrass Sudbur y has called home for 15 years. e institution is moving to LaGrange for the 2023-24 school year.

cruiting, especially for older students who can get to and from the school on their own,” Huizenga said. “It also lets us take field trips into Chicago by the train, which we do all the time, so it’s really nice to still be along that line.”

Seven current Tallgrass Sudbury students reside in either Riverside, Brookfield or North Riverside. Some students come from Chicago and take the train to school.

The school’s rent at First Cong re gational will the same

equipment trucks. He d riding side ides and on golf carts as well as on pontoons and snowmobiles. Michael d fishhunting and other outdoor activities. He loved very ved him Kevin grandustin; his sister, Joni ousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Laddie and Doris (Kniewel) Mayer.

A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on June 17 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

as it was at Riverside United Methodist Church, $2,400 a month.

Jillian Antani, a trustee at Riverside United Methodist Church said that the loss of Tallgrass Sudbury as a tenant would have “little to no impact” on the church, which has about 60 members.

Huizenga said approximately 20 current students will make the move to the new location in August, and the school has received interest from a number of potential new students. Huizenga said Tallgrass Sudbury will be hosting open house events over the summer.

“I think we’re going to be able to meet our current enrollment and exceed it very quickly,” Huizenga said.

The school is particularly interested in enrolling more younger students, in the 5- to 9-year-old age range, Huizenga said.

“We didn’t have too many of those students the last couple years,” Huizenga said.

Huizenga said that it is nice that the new location is close to downtown LaGrange.

“There’s so many little schools, you know, with places you can take classes and job opportunities and just sort of socializing,” Huizenga said. “Riverside is not devoid of that, but downtown LaGrange is just a little more active.”

Huizenga said Riverside Methodist Church has been very supportive of the school and that the staf f and students will miss things about its Riverside location.

“We are going to miss that and we actually are talking about maybe making some re gular visits back here,” he said.

in Traverse City, Michig an. The family will greet friends starting at 10 a.m. There will be a luncheon immediately following the Mass. Interment will take place at 2 p.m. on June 17 at Inland Township Cemetery in Interlochen.

Memorial contributions may be made to Munson Healthcare Hospice, Almira Township Fire Department, Glen Arbor Fire Department or a foundation of your choice.

Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City, handled arrangements. Visit lifestorytc.com to share your thoughts and more

Marcia L. Olson, 79 Church secretar y

She served the United Methodist Church of Ri side as secretary for over 10 year Marcia will always be remembered for her loving and kind spirit.

Ms. Olson was the wife of Richard Olson for 59 year

She was the mother of the late Janice (Darrin) McCauley and the mother of Corinne (Ben) Benson and Michelle (Sean) Spellman; the grandmother of Ryan, Kelly, Connor, Elle, Dylan and Jack; and the daughter of the late John and Alice (nee Partridge) Dennis of River Forest. Services will be private Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

Marcia Lynn Olson (nee Dennis), 79, of Riverside, died on June 6, 2023 surrounded by her devoted family

MARCIA L. OLSON

MICHAEL D. MAYER

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE Of RIVERSIDE ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022

The Village of Riverside is committed to providing the highest quality drinking water to our residents and businesses. Our water is frequently sampled according to strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. This report will inform you about the source, quality, and safety of our drinking water. The report will not be mailed, but will be published in the June 14, 2023 edition of the Landmark Newspaper.

WATER SOURCE

Lake Michigan is the sole source of drinking water for Chicagoans and 125 suburban communities. The water is treated at the Jardine Water Purification Plant and at the South Water Purification Plant located on the lakefront of Lake Michigan in Chicago. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that the quality of Lake Michigan water has improved dramatically over the past thirty years. The Village of Riverside purchases surface water from the Village of McCook, which in turn purchases surface water from the City of Chicago.

WATER QUALITY CONTROL & TESTING

The City of Chicago water treatment facility controls the quality of water supplied to the Village of McCook and the Village of Riverside. Chicago adds chemicals to the water for disinfection purposes, to settle out impurities, and to prevent lead leaching. The City also adds carbon to remove odors and adds fluoride for teeth. The Village of Riverside monitors and adjusts chlorine to maintain safe drinking water on a daily basis. The Village also samples the water for various requirements mandated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on a monthly basis.

VIOLATIONS

The Village of Riverside is proud to have met or exceeded all federal and state standards for drinking water for the calendar year 2022.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you should have any questions regarding the attached report or the quality of water in the Village of Riverside, please do not hesitate to contact Public Works Director Dan Tabb at the Village of Riverside (708) 442-3590, or call the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791. Residents are encouraged to voice concerns, ask questions, and participate in decisions that may affect the quality of the water, etc. at the Village Board meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 7:00pm at the Riverside Village Hall. The Village of Riverside has available upon request this year’s Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The CCR includes basic information on the source(s) of your drinking water, the levels of any contaminants that were detected in the water during 2022, and compliance with other drinking water rules, as well as some educational materials. To obtain a free copy of the report, please call Riverside Public Works Water Department at 708-442-3590, or you may pick the report up at Village Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL or Riverside Public Works, 3860 Columbus Blvd., Riverside, IL.

DEFINITION OF TERMS/TABLE FOOTNOTES

• MCLG – Maximum Contaminant Level Goal – The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health.

• MCL – Maximum Contaminant Level – The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL is set as close to the MCL Goals as is feasible using the best available treatment technology.

• TT – Treatment Technique – A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

• Level Found – Represents an average of sample result data collected during the calendar year.

• Range of Detection – Represents a range of individual sample results from lowest to highest in a calendar year

• Sodium – There is no state or federal MCL for sodium. Monitoring is required to provide information to consumers and health officials concerned about sodium intake due to dietary precautions. If the level were greater than 20mg/L, people on a sodium-restricted diet should consult a physician.

• Fluoride – Fluoride is added to the water supply to help promote strong teeth. The Illinois Department of Health recommends an optimal fluoride range of 0.9 mg/l to 1.2mg/l.

• %<0.5 NTU – Percent samples less than 0.5 NTU

• ppm – Parts per million or milligrams per liter

• ppb – Parts per billion or micrograms per liter

• Turbidity – A measure of the cloudiness of water. Turbidity is monitored because it is a good indicator of water quality and the effectiveness of the treatment process.

• AL – Action Level – The concentration of a contaminant which, whenexceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

• Lead – Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have your water tested and flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additionalinformation is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

• Unregulated Contamination – A maximum contaminant level (MCL) for this contaminant has not been established by either the state or federal regulations, nor has mandatory health effects language. The purpose for monitoring this contaminant is to assist USEPA in determining the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in drinking water, and whether future regulation is warranted.

• n/a – not applicable

• nd – not detected

• % pos/mo – Percentage of positive samples per month.

• NTU – Nephhelometric Turbidity Units

Copper and Lead

Collection Date: 9/10/2020

Riverside (IL #0312670) 2022 Regulated Contaminants Detected

Definitions: Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

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If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The Village of Riverside is responsible for providing quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Water Quality Test Results

Definitions: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation. Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. mg/l: milligrams per litre or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water. ug/l: micrograms per litre or parts per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. na: not applicable. Avg: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs is based on running annual average of monthly samples .Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The evel of disinfectant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected

Regulated Contaminants

Note: The state requires monitoring of certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Therefore, some of this data may be more than one year old. Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

The Village of Riverside had no violations in 2022.

The Village of Riverside had no violations in 2022.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contamination. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. Because water is the universal solvent, many materials are easily dissolved upon contact. At low levels, the contaminants generally are not harmful in our drinking water. Removing all contaminants would be extremely expensive, and in nearly all cases, would not provide greater protection of health. If a resident is concerned, a suggestion is to run tap water for 30 seconds. More information about contaminants and their potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in the drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly people, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/ CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791.

The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it can dissolve naturally occurring minerals, and pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or human activity. Possible contaminants consist of Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife; Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which may be naturally occurring or the result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming, Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residential uses, Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and may also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff and specific Radioactive contaminants, which may be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, USEPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.

We want our valued customers to be informed about their water quality. If you would like to learn more, please feel free to attend any one of our regularly scheduled Village Board meetings. The source water assessment has been completed by the Illinois EPA. If you would like a copy of this information, please stop by the Village Hall or call the Village’s Public Works Director, Dan Tabb, Public Works Department at 708442-3590. To view a summary version of the completed Water Source Assessments, including: Importance of Source Water; Susceptibility to Contamination Determination; and documentation/recommendation of Source Water Protection Efforts, you may access the Illinois EPA website at http://www.epa.state.il.us/cgi-bin/wp/ swap-fact-sheets.pl.

The Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. They very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment for all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great Lakes area thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake.

City of Chicago Violation Table

PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls): Some people who drink water containing PCBs in excess of the MCL over many years could experience changes in their skin, problems with their thymus gland, immune deficiencies, or reproductive or nervous system difficulties, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

Lead and Copper Rule: The Lead and Copper Rule protects public health by minimizing lead and copper levels in drinking water, primarily by reducing water corrosivity. Lead and copper enter drinking water mainly from corrosion of lead and copper containing plumbing materials.

is a measurement of the cloudiness of the water caused by suspended particles. We monitor it because it is a good indicator of water quality and the effectiveness of our filtration system and disinfectants.

Total Organic Carbon

The percentage of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) removal was measured each month and the system met all TOC removal requirements set by the IEPA. Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. The very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection, only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment for all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great lakes area, thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake.

2022 VOLUNTARY MONITORING

The City of Chicago has continued monitoring for Cryptosporidium, Giardia and E. coli in its source water as part of its water quality program. No Cryptosporidium or Giardia was detected in source water samples collected in 2022. Treatment processes have been optimized to provide effective barriers for removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in the source water, effectively removing these organisms in the treatment process. By maintaining low turbidity through the removal of particles from the water, the possibility of Cryptosporidium and Giardia organisms getting into the drinking water system is greatly reduced. In 2022 CDWM has also continued monitoring for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6. USEPA has not yet established a standard for chromium-6, a contaminant of concern which has both natural and industrial sources. Please address any questions or concerns to DWM’s Water Quality Division at 312-744-8190. Data reports on the monitoring program for chromium-6 are posted on the City’s website which can be accessed at: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/water/supp_info/waterquality_resultsandreports/city_of_chicago_emergincontaminantstudy.html

For more information, please contact Andrea R.H. Cheng, Ph.D., P.E., Commissioner at 312-744-7001 and/or Chicago Department of Water Management, 1000 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Attn: Andrea R.H. Cheng, Ph.D., P.E.

Nazareth baseball seals back-to-back state titles

Roadrunners cruise past Grayslake Central 7-2 to take Class 3A crown

By MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

The Nazareth Academy baseball team defended its IHSA Class 3A state title on June 10 with a 7-2 victory over Grayslake Central at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet. It marked the school’s fourth state championship of the year, to go along with titles in football, girls basketball and girls volleyball.

“Our kids battled,” said Nazareth coach Lee Milano. “They’re battle-tested and weren’t fazed at all. I love my group; what more can I say?”

After both Grayslake Central (33-8) and

Nazareth stranded runners in scoring position in the first inning, the Roadrunners (34-6) broke through for three two-out runs in the bottom of the second. Finn O’Meara walked, stole second and came home on a single by Collin Roche.

Pinch-runner Matt Uphues moved to second on a Luca Fiore walk, then Cooper Malamazian drew a walk to load the bases

Uphues scored on a wild pitch by Grayslake Central’s Charlie Rogers, who then issued walks to Jaden Fauske and Lucas Smith, which produced another run and a 3-0 Nazareth lead

The Rams threatened in the fourth with one out as Riley Policht and Garrett Guenther drew back-to-back walks off O’Meara, who was relieved by David Cox. Malamazian came up with the play of the game when he leaped up at shortstop to snare a line drive by Cal Hanson and doubled off Guenther at first.

“I told Cooper as a freshman he may the best shortstop we’ve ever had, and that’s not an insult to anyone else who’s played here,” Milano said. “He’s a money player.”

Nazareth put three more runs on the board in the bottom half of the inning. Fauske led off with a triple, then Smith walked and stole second. Nick Drtina’s double down the left-field line brought home both and raised the Roadrunners’ lead to 5-0. Later, Drtina scored on an infield single by O’Meara. Grayslake Central scored in the fifth on an RBI single by Adam Fitzgerald. The Rams then loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth on a single and two walks

Malamazian came on in relief, and Sam Cooper’s fielder’s choice made it 6-2. But Malamazian limited the damage by

striking out pinch hitter Jordan Dumas and, after issuing a walk to Jack Gerbasi, getting Luke Mudd on a fly out to Fiore in right.

In the bottom of the sixth, Cox blasted a long solo home run over the left-field wall to effectively seal things for Nazareth.

“It was the best feeling in the world,” Cox said. “I’ve always dreamed of that, and now that it finally happened, it’s a great way to end the state tour nament.”

In the seventh, Malamazian ignited Nazareth’s celebration by inducing Policht to hit into a game-ending double play

“I told [Milano] I want to close this game,” he said. “No matter what, I’m closing this.”

“To do it with this team, especially with all the freshmen we have now, it’s absolutely amazing,” said Cox of the Roadrunners’ repeat championship.

Nazareth knew going into this season it would have a target on its back, but the Roadrunners wanted to focus on their own play

“We never worried about other people’s expectations,” Milano said. “Our hope was to be out here playing for a state title on the second Saturday of June, and it worked out.”

“Definitely more pressure on us from last year,” Malamazian said. “But this team’s resilient. We’re not only talented, but we’re also close and have a bond so strong.”

Cox, Drtina and Malamazian are juniors, and Fauske and Roche are sophomores With plenty of young talent returning, the future looks bright for Nazareth.

“It’s definitely exciting,” Cox said. “We’re going to have guys coming back even better and stronger.”

STEVE JOHNSTON

Nazareth Academy’s Finn O’Meara hoists the champion ship trophy a er defeating Grayslake Central dur ing the IHSA Class 3A state championship game on June 10 in Joliet

STEVE JOHNSTON Nazareth Academy’s Jaden Fauske yells to his teammates in the dugout a er hitting a triple to lead o a 3-run four th inning .

Meyer, O’Flaherty cap LTHS softball careers as all-conference picks

Lions rebounded a er slow start to reach sectional semi nals

By BILL STONE

Contributing Reporter

Perhaps Lyons Township High School senior Tess Meyer truly was meant to play softball.

At only nine days old, Meyer was at her first baseball game for one of her three older brothers.

“It was like I was born the field,” Meyer said.

Meyer will continue to excel at Northern Illinois University, but her four-year varsity career for the Lions ended May 30 with an 8-0 loss to rival York in the IHSA Class 4A Marist Sectional semifinals. The game was played one day earlier at LTHS to accommodate the school’s graduation ceremony May 31.

After a combined 31 hits in their two regional victories, the No. 11-seeded Lions (1019) were held to four singles – two by junior

leadoff hitter Kaitlyn Filkins and one by seniors Ida Castro and Grace Sneed -- against York sophomore pitcher Avery Kanouse (6 strikeouts, 3 walks).

“I’m going to definitely miss the high school environment,” Meyer said. “I’m going to miss the Lyons Township environment and the fans totally. All of the security guards would come around and watch.”

The Lions and Dukes split their two regular-season meetings with LTHS getting six runs off Kanouse in its 10-7 victory in May. The No. 7-seeded Dukes (18-15) lost 10-0 in the sectional final to No. 1 Marist (37-2), which went on to capture the state title

“It was a rough outing offensively,” firstyear LTHS coach Megan Pyles said. “[Kanouse] ended up coming in a couple of innings once we got up on them [in May]. We knew she was going to be in there. We just fell short.”

After starting 1-9, the Lions won five of their last seven with double-digit runs in four of them and captured back-to-back regional titles for the first time since 2016-17.

Meyer (.462 batting average, 1.361 OPS, 4 home runs, 24 runs batted in) and junior Peyton O’Flaherty (.443, 1.266 OPS, 5 HR, 35 RBIs) were the Lions’ All-West Suburban Conference Silver Division players.

Among many keys to the turnaround was returning Meyer to her usual catching position from shortstop, which also helped in mentoring freshman Lucy Lee’s mid-season promotion to varsity to join senior Lexi Jeffrey as the primary pitchers.

When O’Flaherty returned to second base from third base, that also allowed the emergence of senior Makenna Kotor at third and outfielder Filkins at shortstop, a position she plays in traveling softball.

“Once we started to click and started to learn the girls, the new expectations we had for them, and we got to know each other, things definitely turned around,” Pyles said. “Once we started putting runs up, started making changes and winning, the girls’ attitudes changed.”

Meyer began playing catcher when she was

10 or 11 years old in travel softball.

“They threw me back there one g ame and I really liked it,” Meyer said.

Meyer appreciated the progress she made behind the plate with LTHS and as a vocal leader wherever she played

“I would say [I’m most proud of] leading communication with my teammates. I really feel like all four years I learned that,” Meyer said.

“Tess is just all-around athletic. She’s talented. She’s a leader,” Pyles said. “You put her anywhere and she will excel. Putting her behind the plate helped our defense.”

Last summer, Meyer played catcher, third base, shortstop, second base and even some left field for her Tennessee Mojo Blue traveling team. Northern Illinois recruited a teammate in 2022 and invited Meyer to camps after watching her play.

Meyer has dreamed of playing NCAA Division I softball for as long as she can remember.

“I definitely grew a lot and I still have room for growth in skills and mentally,” Meyer said. “I’ve always loved the game and I feel the love of the game gets you places.”

RBHS honors senior class student-athletes

T he Riverside-Brookfield High School sports season recently concluded with special honors for its senior class

Bryce Pacourek and Zack Gaynor were named Senior Athletes of the Year

Sophie Swicionis and Sam Royer were named Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

On May 9, several RBHS seniors were reco gnized as they prepare to continue competing on the collegiate level.

T he group included Gaynor (Trin e University) for boys track and field and cross country; Pacourek (University of St. Thomas), Joaliz Rodrigue z (Elmhurst) and Alex Svora (Concordia-Wisconsin) for girls track and cross country; Ava Connerty (Minot State) for girls track; Luke Yachnin (Illinois Institute of Technolo gy) and Jake Tyler (Morton Colle ge) for baseball; Sebastian Ciszewski (Aurora) for boys volleyball; Ava Re g an (Chapman University) for girls lacrosse; Arius Alijosius (Winona State) for boys basket-

Recent Riverside-Brook eld graduates who will play college athletics include (from le ) Joaliz Rodriguez, Bryce Pacourek, William Martin, Alex Svora, Ava Connerty, Jake Tyler, Ava Regan, Zack Gaynor, Emma McVicker, Ryan

ball; Ava Mar rello (Triton) for girls basketball; William Martin (Augustana) for boys wrestling; Ryan Novak (Augustana) for football; and Emma McVicker (Augustana) for girls swimming and diving.

LTHS senior awards

Lyons Township High School recognized Cooper King with the Charles “Chuck” Bennett Award and Becky Phillips with the

Hubbard-McKee Award as the best male and female athletes among this year’s senior class

The Coaches’ Medal Award for leadership and citizenship in student af fairs went to Niklas Polonowski and Ally Cesarini.

The Donald Francis Lange Memorial Awards for character, leadership, scholarship and athletic ability were given to Graham Smith and Catherine Sommerfeld.

The Stenger Medal Awards for best in allaround participation, good citizenship and sportsmanship went to Danny Pasko and Maeve McDougal.

The U.S. Ar my Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award recipients for four-year team members in high academic standing went to James Georgelos and Maggie Adler.

The Richard Strauch Student Assistant of the Year recognizing loyalty, promptness and dependability went to Jeremiah Woods.

The Student Athletic Trainer of the Year for ef fort, dedication and service went to Edith Gonzale z.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRENDAN CURTIN

Novak, Lena Lembcke, Arius Alijosius, Ava Marrello and Sebastian Ciszewski. Luke Yachnin is not pictured.

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HELP WANTED

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator in the Health Department/Village Manager’s Office. This position will coordinate disaster response, crisis management and medical countermeasure dispensing/ distribution activities for the Village of Oak Park, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This single class position is also responsible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and local response processes and grant management. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https:// www.oak-park.us/your-government/ human-resources-department.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be June 19, 2023.

SYSTEMS ANALYST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of complex technical duties in design, application programming and development, PC configuration and support, testing and maintenance of the Village’s computer application systems and perform a variety of technical duties as required. Knowledge of a wide variety of computer programming languages and systems, such as, City View Permit, License & Inspection Suite, Laserfiche, ESRI ArcGIS, MS-SQL, Reporting Tools, Java and HTML is wanted. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application by visiting the website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. This position is open until filled.

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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Engineering Technician II in the Public Works Department. The employee performs layout, draft and design drawings from field survey information and field notes for various engineering and planning projects including existing improvements, right-of-way and various utilities and performs a variety of field inspections. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

IT OFFICE COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Office Coordinator in Information Technology. This position will perform a variety of responsible and complex administrative duties for the IT Department; provide information and assistance to Village staff regarding requests for service; and provide administrative support to the IT Director and the IT staff. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be June 21, 2023.

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Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to suc cor in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and publish; your request will be granted. C.C.

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Save the date: Friday, June 16th & Saturday, June 17th

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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: Y23010635 on May 31, 2023

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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: Y23010646 on May 31, 2023

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the opinion of the Owner, to be in the best interest of the Riverside Public Library.

This Contract is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.).

QUALIFICATION: Each Bidder must satisfactorily complete the qualification process described in Section 004395 -General Requirements of the Project Manual, by providing the required Qualification Documents. The required Qualification Documents must be delivered along with the Bidder ’s sealed bid at the same place and time required for the bid. Contents of each Bidder’s Qualification Documents will be available for public review. The Qualification Documents will be reviewed by the Owner and Architect to determine the lowest responsible Bidder. Bidding documents are on file and are available on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Bid documents can be obtained electronically and reproduced at the contractor’s expense from the following: Cross Rhodes Reprographics, 30 Eisenhower Lane North, Lombard, IL 60148; Phone: 630-9634700

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2023 for the following:

Village of Oak Park

CDBG Water Service Replacement Program - 2023 Bid Number: 23-114

Bid forms may be obtained from the Village of Oak Park website, http://www.oak-park.us/bid. Bid documents may be viewed at the Public Works Customer Service Center at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Information is also available from the contact person, Water and Sewer Project Manager, James Eggen, jeggen@oak-park.us

Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the Village of Oak Park.

SECTION 001113 – ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for Maker Space Renovation at the Riverside Public Library will be received by the Riverside Public Library located at 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL 60546 until 10:00 a.m. prevailing time on July 7th, 2023. Lump Sum bid proposals will be received for this project at the scheduled time of receipt of bids and will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above stated time and place.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Guarantee in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check or Bank Draft in an amount equal to and not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid and made payable to the Board of Trustees, Riverside Public Library. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date without the consent of the Owner. Checks or drafts of unsuccessful Bidders will be returned as soon as practical, after opening and checking the bids. Successful Bidder must provide a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in the full amount of the Contract, acceptable to the Owner.

Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked as SEALED BID and addressed to: Janice Foley Library Director Riverside Public Library 1 Burling Road Riverside, IL 60546

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities in bidding, that are in

A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, on June 22, 2023 at the Riverside Public Library located at 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. After the pre-bid meeting, everyone is invited to visit the site, gather additional information, and ask further questions. Bidders not attending the pre-bid meeting can make a site visit on their own time during the library’s regular hours. Visitors are asked to sign in at the circulation desk. If the bidder requires access to a staff area, the bidder shall contact the Architect prior to the visit, to make arrangements for access.

Board of Trustees

Riverside Public Library

Riverside, Cook County, Illinois

END OF SECTION 001113

Published in RB Landmark June 14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

Request for Bid - 2WD, Regular Cab, Standard Bed Pickup Truck.

Sealed written bids for the River Forest Park District’s 2WD, Regular Cab, Standard Bed, Pickup Truck Purchase, shall be received until 10:00 a.m. local time, June 29, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications are available at www. rfparks.com starting June 8.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 14, 2023

All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, a Cashier’s

The successful bidder will be required to post performance security and to provide a certificate of insurance as set forth in the bid package. This contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law. This is a Federallyfunded project, funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and is thus subject to all applicable Federal rules, regulations and guidelines, including DavisBacon and Related Acts. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

Published in Wednesday Journal, June 14, 2023

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 for the following: Village of Oak Park SCADA Cabinet Replacement Project Number: 23-119

Interested contractors may obtain bid documents from the Village’s Senior Pumping Station Operator, Orlando Velasquez, at (708) 358-5700 or OVelasquez@Oak-Park.US. For questions, contact Orlando Velasquez during the above hours.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 14, 2023