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Amusement complex to lease portion of Sears at mall North Riverside Park Mall anchor to consolidate on upper floor

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Sears is downsizing its footprint at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, and will begin consolidating its operations in the upper level of its retail anchor location at the mall’s north end sometime in 2018.

The mall’s general manager, Harvey Ahitow, confirmed on June 23 that Seritage Growth Properties, a real estate trust created in 2015 to buy and lease back more than 200 Sears and Kmart locations in the United States, has leased 50 percent of Sears’ lower level in North Riverside and is working to lease the other half of the lower level, as well as the free-standing auto center.

According to Ahitow, Seritage has signed deal with Round 1, whose family-friendly indoor amusement complexes combine bowling, arcade games, billiards, darts, ping pong and karaoke.

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SIGNS OF THE TIMES: Brookfield residents Robert and Mary Schepler, along with more than a dozen others, hold up signs on June 26 urging village trustees to honor two laws passed last year by the Cook County Board that, on July 1, will raise the minimum wage and allow workers to accrue sick time. Village trustees opted out of the new laws by a 4 to 2 vote.

Brookfield opts out of minimum wage law Trustees also forgo county sick time ordinance

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Over catcalls of “shameful” and “cowards,” Brookfield village trustees voted 4 to 2 on June 26 to opt out of two new coun-

ty laws set to go into effect July 1, which immediately would have raised the minimum wage to $10 an hour and allowed hourly workers to accrue up to five days of paid sick leave.

A crowd of about 20 people, most of

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Villages gear up for a festive Fourth Parades, picnics, fireworks will mark July 4 celebrations

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Residents of Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside will have plenty of family friendly fun to choose from as they look to celebrate Independence Day next week.

In addition to parades, live music and picnicking, there will be opportunities to catch some fireworks, both locally and in nearby communities.

Brookfield For one of the best Independence Day parades around, head over to Brookfield on July 4.

The village’s parade begins at 10 a.m., starting at Grand Boulevard and Garfield Avenue. The parade will head southeast down Grand Boulevard all the way to Brookfield Avenue, where it will head east to Kiwanis Park.

After the parade, at about 12:30 p.m., the village’s celebration continues in Kiwanis Park, where food from Barone’s and beverages from Leo’s Liquors will be available for purchase. There also will be plenty of live music with four bands starting at 12:30 p.m. with the horn-based classic rock sounds of the K. Michaels Band.

They will be followed by the “ultimate 90s pop rock” band Run, Forrest, Run from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. Then at 5 p.m., catch sets by the top two Brookfield Battle of the Bands performers, Identity Crisis and Moonrays.

The party in the park ends at about 6 p.m.

North Riverside The village of North Riverside in conjunction with North Riverside Little League will start off the Independence Day celebration on July 4 at 10 a.m. with a parade, which begins at 14th Avenue and 23rd Street. The parade heads east to 9th Avenue and then south to 24th Street before heading east again to 2nd Avenue.

At 2nd Avenue, the parade turns south to 26th Street, where it will head east all the way to Veterans Park. Opening ceremonies for the village’s patriotic celebration at the park start at 11 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. with a Wiffle Fest, live music, a visit by the Chicago Outfit roller derby team, lots of activities for the kids and food and cold drinks for the entire family.

That night, Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Desplaines Ave., presents a fireworks display beginning at 9 p.m.

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FLAG WAVERS: Luca and Annalisa Sandorff wave American flags at parade participants during the annual 4th of July parade in Riverside last year.

North Riverside residents with photo ID and their guests will be allowed on the grounds of the golf club with camping chairs or blankets. The golf club will be selling concessions.

But non-residents can also enjoy the fireworks by lining the sidewalks of Desplaines Avenue or setting up a spot on the front lawn of the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Desplaines Avenue will be closed to traffic during the fireworks show, so come early.

Riverside The village of Riverside will kick off its Independence Day celebration with its Concert in the Park on Monday, July 3 in Guthrie Park, at Riverside and Bloomingbank roads, just across the street from the downtown train station.

The event, which always a attracts a big crowd, kicks off at 5 p.m. Music starts at 5:45 p.m. with Tony Ocean, whose repertoire includes songs by Frank Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack, as well as Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin and more.

At 7 p.m., the Rat Pack gives way to the Brat Pack, which celebrates the music of the 1980s and beyond. The band will perform until 10 p.m. Food and beverages will be sold by local businesses.

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On Tuesday, July 4 things begin bright and early with the Independence Day 5K race, which starts at 7:30 a.m. You can register online through June 30 at 5 p.m. through the village’s website at www.riverside.il.us. Race day registration will be from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. at the starting area near the water tower, 10 Pine Ave. Riverside’s Fourth of July parade follows the race at 8:45 a.m., stepping off from Delaplaine Road and winding south from Big Ball Park on Longcommon Road to Guthrie Park.

Residents are invited to the July 4 Festival in the Park following the parade, with music provided by Zydeco Voodoo.

Nearby fireworks displays In addition to the fireworks display at the Riverside Golf Club, there are a couple of other local opportunities to experience the rockets’ red glare.

The city of Berwyn hosts a fireworks display on Monday, July 3 at 8:30 p.m. at Morton West High School, 2400 S. Home Ave. And on Tuesday, July 4, the village of Lyons will host a Kids Party in the Park from 6 to 9 p.m. and a fireworks display at dusk at Veterans Park, 42nd Street and Lawndale Avenue. Seating for the fireworks is available at Veterans Park and across Lawndale Avenue at Smith Park.

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Brookfield may be the first community in the Chicago region to designate one of its streets a “bike boulevard” – a street where bicycle traffic is considered a priority – when it reconstructs Arden Avenue between Washington and Brookfield avenues this summer.

There won’t be any bike lanes on either side of the street, which runs along the length of Kiwanis Park, but 21-foot long, 6-foot wide markings on the pavement at the Washington, Parkview and Brookfield avenue intersections will make it clear that bike riders will be king on Arden Avenue.

Street signs will warn motorists that bicycles on a bike boulevard “may use full lane,” the speed limit on that stretch of Arden Avenue will be reduced to 20 mph and a curb bump-out will be built at Arden and Parkview to slow down traffic and allow for the installation of a high-visibility crosswalk.

“Brookfield is planning for more than just cars,” said Brookfield Village President Kit Ketchmark in a press release. “We are planning for people. We want people to safely and comfortably access the many different destinations within Brookfield no matter how they choose to get there.”

The recommendation to make Arden Avenue a bike boulevard fits in with the Complete Streets policy the Brookfield Village Board adopted in 2016 and comes as part of a slew of recommendations in the village’s grant-funded Active Transportation Plan, which will be rolled out publicly in July.

The Active Transportation Plan was drafted by the Active Transportation Alliance, which is a “nonprofit advocacy organization that works to improve conditions for bicycling, walking and transit and engage people in healthy and active ways to get around,” according to its website.

In early 2017, the Active Transportation Alliance compiled data and input from village residents on transportation problems and opportunities in Brookfield through an online survey, a map where people could identify issues and add comments as well as a public workshop.

About 250 people took the survey or gave input in-person or online, and 90 comments were added to the online map. The group also used crash data from the Illinois Department of Transportation in coming up with recommendations for improved pedestrian, bicycle and intersection improvements.

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SLOW DOWN: Large, new pavement markings on Arden Avenue will announce its designation as a Bike Boulevard, where bike traffic is a priority. is indicative of the village’s commitment to creating a low-stress experience for cyclists of all ages and its draft Active Transportation Plan highlights many more exciting improvements to come,” said Heather Schady, senior transportation planner with the Active Transportation Alliance, in the press release.

Arden Avenue was not the only street recommended for designation as a “bike boulevard.” Others bike boulevards in the plan are the entire length of Grand Boulevard; Congress Park Avenue, from Eberly Avenue to Ehlert Park and from Vernon to Custer; Harrison Avenue, from 31st Street to Fairview Avenue; and DuBois Boulevard, from Burlington Avenue to 47th Street.

Recommended as streets that could accommodate designated bike lanes are 31st Street, from Forest to Kemman or from Kemman to Prairie and the entire length of Washington Avenue.

Streets recommended for shared lane markings (also known as sharrows), because the streets aren’t wide enough to accommodate designated bike lanes, are 29th Street; Fairview Avenue, from Kemman to Vernon; Prairie Avenue, from 29th Street to 31st Street; and the entire lengths of Maple and Prairie Avenues, south from 31st Street.

The plan alternately recommends Maple and Prairie Avenues as well as 31st Street, as roads that could accommodate buffered bike lanes, meaning a designated bike lane with an additional 2-foot buffer marked on the vehicle lane side of the street.

It also recommends the installation of a multi-use path for bikes and pedestrians on Brookfield Avenue, from Prairie Avenue to the Hollywood Metra stop, and along 31st Street, from Prairie Avenue to First Avenue.

The village has already sought grant funding for a feasibility study for the 31st Street path.

In addition, the plan calls for wayfinding signage geared toward cyclists in key routes and bike route signs to heighten awareness of the presence of bicyclists.

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Riverside officer called to Navy active duty Riverside will be down one police officer for more than a year after one of its patrolmen was recalled to active military duty earlier this month.

Officer Michael Panek, a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, is being deployed to the Horn of Africa beginning June 30, said Police Chief Thomas Weitzel.

Weitzel said he was not at liberty to describe Panek’s assignment there, but the officer will be in Africa for 12 months and won’t be back in uniform in Riverside until August of 2018.

Last week, members of the department held a going-away party for Panek in the department’s roll call room.

Panek’s absence comes at a tough time for Riverside, which has three other police officers presently out of the mix. One is out on maternity leave, another on paternity leave and a third sidelined by an injury.

Shifts will be filled out by officers working overtime, said Weitzel, but it’s also likely that “we’re going to have to short a shift.”

Panek was hired as a police officer in 2011 and has served in the U.S. Navy since 2001.

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Panek also serves as an evidence technician for the WESTAF suburban police task force that investigates homicide and kidnapping cases. He is also on the Mobile Field Force for the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS), a task force that responds to emergency situations in the greater Chicago area.

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BIG WEEK

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If you screen it, they will come North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., continues its Wednesday Movie Matinee series on Wednesday, July 5 at 2 p.m. with the 1989 classic Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner, James, Earl Jones, Amy Madigan and Ray Liotta.

The film tells the story of an Iowa farmer who avoids bankruptcy and makes peace with his father through a magical baseball field he builds on his land.

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Hot night, cool jazz The Brookfield Jazz Society serves up a night of incredible jazz featuring the Jim Cooper/Mark Colby Quarter on Thursday, June 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the lower level “Jazz Room” of Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road in Broadview.

And more The Brookfield Farmers Market continues on June 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the west parking lot of the village hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. The market will be held rain or shine every Saturday morning through Oct. 14.

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Doors open at 7 p.m., with music starting promptly at 7:15. For this event there is a minimum band donation of $7 for Brookfield Jazz Society members. Others will pay a $10 cover charge.

For more information, visit the Brookfield Jazz Society website at www.brookfieldjazz.org.

continues on Wednesday, June 21 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. in Centennial Park at Longcommon Road and Forest Avenue.

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

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., hosts an art exhibit featuring the work of Robin Monique Rios, Chicago native and founder and director of 4Art

Lyons Township High School football parents, alumni, coaches and fans are invited to participate in the first annual LT Football Golf Outing on Friday, July 14 at 1 p.m. at Waters Edge Golf Course in Worth.

The cost is $125 per player, which includes golf, a cart, buffet dinner and LT football shirt. For non-golfers, a $50 buffet dinner and football shirt are available. Play is limited to 114 golfers but can accommodate many more for dinner and raffle afterward.

Donations will be accepted and used as prizes and raffle items, with proceeds benefitting the LT football program.

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Plymouth Place, 315 N. LaGrange Road in LaGrange Park, hosts Music Under the Stars featuring the West Suburban Concert Band at Memorial Park (1 block north of Plymouth Place) on June 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. And, on July 1 enjoy a concert by the 30-piece ■

Prairie Brass Band in Dole Hall at 7:15 p.m. Programs are free but reservations are requested. Call 708-354-0340.

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

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Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., will host its annual RAC Members Exhibition and RAC Kids Show from July 1 through Aug. 5 to celebrate and showcase the creations of its talented supporters.

An artists’ reception, which open to the public, will be held Saturday, July 15 from 3 to 6 p.m.

Admission to the gallery is always free. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. except for major holidays.

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Country music – and then some -- will be on tap this weekend as Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield, continues off its Summer Nights festival with singer/songwriter Brian Anderson, on Friday June 30.

Then on Saturday, July 1, RockStar Rodeo, will deliver not only the best in Top 40 country but timeless rock classic from the 1980s through today, with nonstop crowd interaction.

Opening acts kick things off on the East Mall at 4 p.m., with headliners hitting the stage at 7 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. A laser light show closes out the night.

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Sweet drink tax puts grocers in sticky spot Ever-changing rules an annoyance for local businesses

By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter

Some local grocers are frustrated with the rollout of the new Cook County sweetened drink tax that goes into effect on July 1 and say it will likely hurt sales.

The ordinance, passed in November 2016, levies a 1 cent-per-ounce tax on a variety of sweetened beverages including soda, flavored water, sports drinks, and teas. Cook County officials have said it will generate tens of millions of dollars in revenue in its first year and help improve public health.

Beginning July 1, a 99 cent 24-ounce bottle of sweetened soft drink will now cost a customer $1.23; a $1.50 2-liter would be about $2.17.

“It makes no sense. All you’re going to do is hurt businesses,” Mike Nutley, one of the owners of Ed’s Way Food Mart in Forest Park, said June 21. “It’s gonna kill my pop sales. All the sugar sales are going to be dropping like a rock. By the time it’s all said and done, what did they accomplish?”

Nutley said that he expects customers, especially in communities close to Cook County’s western border, to shop elsewhere for their sugary drinks. Sweetened beverages represent about 10 percent of sales at Ed’s Way, Nutley said.

“They already go there for their gas and cigarettes. Now you’re forcing them out there to get their groceries,” Nutley said, referring to DuPage County “The tax is awful. They are just driving people out of the county. It’s a snowball effect. We’re gonna lose sales.”

The tax’s potential effect on sales is just one frustration for business owners.

Since its passage, the ordinance has gone through several rounds of tweaks, with the Cook County Board of Commissioners issuing a handful of clarifications, leading to some confusion.

“It’s annoying, it’s constantly changing,” Dennis Tischler, owner of Tischler Finer Foods in Brookfield said June 22. “There’s no clarity for us.”

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BITTER-SWEET: A new county-wide tax on sugary drinks goes into effect July 1, and local independent grocers are saying that not only will the tax affect their bottom lines, but it’ll be confusing to track.

Tischler said about 3 or 4 percent of his sales are from sweetened beverages.

“It’s just more of the pie getting sliced off,” Tischler said. “[But] you make do.”

Joe Salamone, owner of Fair Share Finer Foods in Oak Park, said sweetened drinks make up 5 to 10 percent of his business. While he expects them to take a dip, he said his overall business — which specializes in meats and produce — should be able to absorb the drop.

But, Salamone added, he typically features soda in promotional sales to draw customers to the store. That may have to change now.

Peter Boutsikakis, owner of Riverside Foods, called the roll-out “disorganized” and said his IT team is still working to put together a system to comply with the new tax. Salamone agreed and added that his point-of-sale software vendor is still trying to figure out a new system, too.

There have been at least four regulations sent out by the county since November, clari-

fying aspects of the new law. On June 16, for instance, the Cook County Board of Commissioners said retailers that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could register as “distributors,” before July 1. This exemption, while addressing one potential problem raised by retailers, will end on July 1, 2018.

Before June 16, retailers like Nutley had worried about cash flow problems. According to the original text of the ordinance, distributors, like PepsiCo. Inc., would have charged independent grocers for the tax at the “back door” when they delivered shipments, even if those products are never bought or if they are bought by a SNAP participant.

There is no point-of-sale software currently available to track SNAP purchases — which are exempt from the tax — by vendor, according to Brian Jordan, the president of the Illinois Food Retailers Association.

If a customer uses SNAP to buy a sweet-

ened beverage, the grocer must keep track of each individual product purchase, including the vendor, to request a refund on the beverage tax.

This process, Nutley said, would have been cumbersome and would have required significant staff time to tabulate daily sweetened product sales broken down by vendor, just to recoup money paid upfront by retailers.

“It’s not like punching a button. There’s nothing up there that’s going to do that,” Nutley said. “That would all be manual and that would be a nightmare.”

While that issue is temporarily addressed by the one-year exemption, it’s not clear what will happen next year.

“They see there’s a mistake there,” Salamone said of the commissioners’ tweaking the ordinance. “They see it’s not practical, so they try to, maybe for public relations, try to adjust it.”

Setting aside logistical issues, grocers are split on the tax’s potential public health benefit, a justification explicitly mentioned several times in the ordinance. Nutley said customers wanting a sugary beverage will find it — in Cook County or elsewhere — and added that he hasn’t seen a drop in cigarette sales even when there is an increase in tobacco taxes.

Salamone agreed, adding he expects customers to go to big-box retailers, like Costco, in DuPage County and load up on sugary beverages, even if they continue to do everyday grocery shopping at Fair Share.

Boutsikakis said he’s not sure customers will spend the extra time and gas money going outside of Cook County for sugary drinks.

But, he said he expects soda sales to continue to drop, an industry trend that predates the tax. Customers, Boutsikakis said, will continue to move toward unsweetened beverages, like carbonated water.

Nutley and Tischler both said they’ve been giving their customers a heads up as July 1 approaches.

“We’ve been telling our customers watch out for it,” Tischler said. “They’re aware. We don’t want them blindsided.”

D103 custodial, tech chiefs back for another year Despite criticism, officials say it was too late to cut ties

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The embattled maintenance director for Lyons School District 103 will keep his job, at least for another year.

Without any public discussion, the District 103 Board of Education voted 4 to 2 to rehire Maintenance Director Ryan Grace, giving him a one-year contract. Board President

Marge Hubacek and board Vice President Sharon Anderson delivered the key votes to retain Grace, joining Coleen Shipbaugh and Jorge Torres in voting to rehire Grace.

Board members Shannon Johnson and Joanne Schaeffer voted against rehiring him.

The board also voted 4 to 2, with the same breakdown for and against, to rehire Technology Director John Williamsen to another oneyear deal.

Anderson and Hubacek had been critical of both Grace and Williamsen on the campaign trail this spring, when they were running for the school board. But they said that their hands were tied by language in the pair’s contracts, saying that is now too late not to rehire them.

“If we were going to let them go, it needed to done previously, within a certain time frame,” Anderson said after the vote. “We were well

past that.”

Anderson said she was concerned that if Grace and Williamsen had not been rehired they would have sued the district.

“I’m not willing to take that chance, Anderson said. “I have to do what’s right to the district.”

Hubacek also said that her hands were tied.

See CONTRACTS on page 11

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Gay Pride banner stirs controversy in Riverside Village says ‘oversight’ resulted in political group’s permit approval

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A banner celebrating Gay Pride Month for the past week in downtown Riverside caused a bit of a stir, prompting angry phone calls to village officials over the weekend and then calls and emails expressing support on June 22, the day it was taken down.

The rainbow banner, which had stood in Guthrie Park beginning June 15 came down on June 22, because the spot, which is typically used to advertise upcoming events, had been reserved earlier.

But it also appears the placement of the banner ran counter to the village’s rules for such displays, because the group responsible for the banner is politically partisan.

“In this case there was an oversight,” said Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel, who since June 16 has been acting village manager in the absence of Village Manager Jessica Frances, who is on vacation.

“As far as how we are going to handle the group if they are politically aligned, we will not allow politically affiliated banners that are strictly put in public parks to promote a political agenda.”

The rainbow banner included the name of the organization responsible for it, Action for a Better Tomorrow. According to the organization’s website, it began as a Facebook group, but now has chapters in Chicago and the suburbs that host events, such as virtual town halls and meet-and-greets with political figures, such as Democratic candidates for gover-

This banner marking Pride Month sparked calls to the village of Riverside both in opposition and support. nor Daniel Biss and Chris Kennedy.

Action for a Better Tomorrow also urges its members to take political action, such as writing letters to the editor to local newspapers to oppose the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and providing members with talking points to use in the letters.

Other actions include asking members to write representatives in Congress to demand the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and to call for a comprehensive investigation into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia.

The organization’s West Suburban Chapter submitted an application to display the banner in early June. Just who filled out the application, which was obtained by the Landmark via a Freedom of Information request, is un-

clear, because the village redacted the person’s name and contact information.

Action for a Better Tomorrow, in an emailed response to the Landmark through a Riverside member of its West Suburban Chapter, said the banner “is a statement of inclusion, a reflection of Riverside’s character and values.

The response to the banner from Riverside’s vibrant, welcoming community has been overwhelmingly positive, and we look forward to working with residents and other local groups to build upon our community’s commitment to equality for all.”

According to Weitzel, the village will “redo the [application] form to ensure that we are following all legal requirements and mandates.”

In addition, the village is changing the approval process for the banner applications.

Weitzel said that right now, the banner applications get forwarded to the Public Works Department, where they get reviewed, though Weitzel did not indicate exactly who is responsible for that review. Public works employees hang the banners.

The village’s rules for banners call for them to be “limited to village civic organizations (e.g. Boys Scouts, Garden Club, governmental jurisdictions, church organizations and notfor-profit charitable organizations).”

“In this particular case, the banner was approved and the approval process took place at lower than at the department head level,” Weitzel said. “This is one area that we will change immediately. Going forward, a department head will review banner applications before they are approved.”

Weitzel said the village began receiving calls protesting the display of the rainbow banner almost immediately after it went up, and calls kept coming through the weekend.

“All of them, from the get-go were extremely angry and belligerent,” Weitzel said. “Everyone who called me was full of hate.”

Weitzel said the people who called claimed to be Riverside residents, but most blocked their numbers from appearing on Weitzel’s caller ID. One number that did come through, said Weitzel, had a 303 area code. Two callers Chicago, Weitzel said, phone one after another and appeared to be reading from a similar “script.”

“They didn’t hide their feelings, make no mistake,” Weitzel said. “But I’m not going to remove it based on threats and based on hate.

I’m not going to do that.”

By June 21, when word of those calls began filtering out into the community, local social media posts encouraged people who supported the banner and its message to call the Riverside village offices. Between emails and phone calls, about a dozen people in support had contacted the village by 9 a.m. on June 22.

Some of the callers apparently believed the banner was taken down in response to the negative calls from prior days. However, the banner application obtained by the Landmark indicates that although Action for a Better Tomorrow requested that the banner remain up until June 30, that date was scratched out and changed to June 22, reportedly to accommodate a banner from Friends of the Fourth, which had submitted an earlier application.

Brookfield Library Board has new president Kampschroeder selected to lead for next two years

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees has a new board president. At its May meeting, the library board unanimously selected Linda Kampschroeder to be president for the next two years.

She succeeds Jennifer Perry, who has served as board president for the past four years. Perry remains on the board and has two years left on her term as a board member.

Kampschroeder, who was appointed to the library board in 2014 and then elected to a full term in 2015, downplayed the importance of the position of board president.

“We do everything together,” Kampschroeder said. “The board functions as a whole, and so whatever goals we decide on we’ll work on it together.”

She takes over as board president a little more than six months after a referendum to

issue bonds to build a new library was defeated by 494 votes. The defeat was a big disappointment to library officials.

“We nearly won that referendum,” Kampschroeder said.

This spring, library trustees went on a “listening tour” to understand why the referendum failed. Library trustees also reached out to community members.

What did they learn? Property tax fatigue was a major factor.

Nearly eight months before the library referendum, Brookfield voters approved a hefty tax increase to fund road improvements. Last November, voters in LaGrange-Brookfield Elementary School District 102, which includes the southwest portion of Brookfield, approved a tax hike for schools.

And this spring, voters in the northern part of Brookfield approved a tax hike to pay for expansion of S.E. Gross Middle School and Brook Park Elementary School.

“It was between the library and the school, and they chose the school,” said longtime library board member Carol Kissane.

Library board members seem to be in no rush to try again. The soonest they could put another referendum on the ballot is March 2018.

Kampschroeder said that the library board has not yet even decided whether they will attempt to pass another referendum.

“We haven’t determined whether we will or not,” Kampschroeder said. “Right now we are going to regroup and start some long-range planning and see where we go from there.”

Kampschroeder said that she didn’t think the design of the proposed library was a problem.

“I think it’s a well thought out design,” Kampschroeder said. “But nothing is carved in stone. If we find that we need to tweak that, for whatever reason, then we can do that.”

Kampschroeder remains optimistic that a new library will be built.

“One way or another that library is going to get built,” Kampschroeder said.

Dianne Duner will remain as board vice president and Michelle Svendsen will continue as board secretary, a post she assumed in January, after board member Lisa Knasiak resigned in December.

Adam Burghgraef replaces longtime board member Carol Kissane as the treasurer. It will be the first time in many years that Kissane, who was elected to another four-year term in April, does not hold an officer position on the board. There was no competition for any of the officer positions and all the votes were unanimous.

Kissane said it is time for the younger people to step up.

“It’s fine, I’m not going to be on the board forever,” said Kissane, who has been on the board since 1981.

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Round 1 has expansion plans that call for it to open 10 to 15 stores annually, according to its corporate website.

Customers pay hourly rates for all activities except for arcade games, and Round 1 locations also sell food and alcohol. Entry is limited to adults 18 and older after 10 p.m. and to people 21 an over after midnight unless accompanied by a guardian who is 25 or older.

The Fox Valley location is open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily, including major holidays.

Seritage Growth Properties did not respond to an email from the Landmark requesting additional information.

Ahitow said that Round 1 is expected to open in early 2019.

On June 23, Sears Holdings Company announced it was closing 18 unprofitable Sears stores and two Kmart stores, including the Sears at 1601 N. Harlem Ave. in Chicago.

Seritage also had tried to attract tenants to

MINIMUM WAGE

‘Right thing... wrong way’ from page 1 worker and community rights” and “value Brookfield voters” as trustees explained the rationale behind their votes.

Trustees Edward Cote, Michael Garvey, David LeClere and Michelle Ryan voted to opt out. Trustees Ryan Evans and Nicole Gilhooley voted against doing so.

Many trustees agreed that the state’s $8.25 minimum wage was far too low and that even $10 might not be enough to provide a living wage to workers. But they also argued that by imposing the laws on municipalities in Cook County, unless towns voted to opt out, was a poor solution.

“I’m very much not comfortable with this,” said Ryan. “It really should be done at the state level. It may be the right thing to do, but it’s the wrong way to do it.”

That refrain became familiar for trustees voting to have Brookfield opt out of the new laws.

Cote voted to opt out despite stating that there was “no doubt in my mind that the minimum wage should be raised” and that “sick time is a no-brainer.”

But Cote doubted Cook County had the legal authority to impose the law on municipalities and predicted the courts would overturn the law, sowing more confusion down the road. Moreover, he said, giving municipalities the ability to opt out creates

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Sears at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road.

lease a portion of that 356,744-square-foot space in addition to the Sears Auto Center at that location.

That Sears store is now slated for closure in September, with the auto center closing

in late July, according to a company spokesman.

The liquidation sale at 1601 N. Harlem Ave. will begin June 30.

Tim Inklebarger contributed to this report.

was right for workers, and this a competitive imbalance.

“It’s the method and preckept skilled and competent emedent being set,” Cote said. ployees in his business,” Ev“We’re pitting municipality ans said. “I saw employees who against municipality, and it’s were empowered and loved in a bad precedent to set. Do I business by earning a wage pass a flawed ordinance to fix that allowed them dignity in a flawed situation?” their profession that historiGarvey compared forcing a cally paid a minimum wage.” higher minimum wage onto Evans also said workers in employers at the county level the family business also were was akin to unfunded manallowed to take time to deal dates that municipal officials with family and personal isMANNY DIAZ continually decry. sues.

Member organizer “To say we’re going to take “Seeing that impacted my for Arise Chicago that role … is extremely hyppersonal view greatly,” Evans ocritical,” said Garvey, who said. also dismissed the argument Prior to the vote, 15 people that Brookfield voters had addressed the board, all of overwhelmingly signaled them in support of the county their support for both mealaws. Many also had spoken at sures in advisory referenda the village board’s committee in 2014 and 2016. of the whole meeting two week If the village of Brookfield earlier. held an advisory referendum on alley pavArise Chicago, a nonprofit that partners ing, Garvey said, residents would over- “with faith communities and workers to whelmingly support that, too. But the vil- fight workplace injustice,” according to its lage would still have no way to fund such website, helped organize turnouts in supan effort. port of the county laws in Brookfield and Evans, however, said the county had other communities. “gone about this in a terrible manner,” but “You’re comparing the needs and wants that he based his decision against opting of 80 percent of your voters, who have put out on his experience as the child of small you in that seat, against the 20 percent,” business owners who paid their employees said Manny Diaz, member organizer for a living wage as a matter of principle.

Arise Chicago in reference to the 2016 ref“I am fortunate that I was raised by a erendum on accrued sick time. small business owner who believed a wage “Voters don’t forget when you take away well above the minimum amount was what rights.”

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT Public Water Supply For The Monitoring Year 2016

June, 2017 Dear North Riverside Water Customer: The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) rule requires all community water systems to provide reports to their customers on the quality of their drinking water. The Village of North Riverside, in conjunction with the City of Chicago and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), is providing the required information pertaining to source water monitoring for the period January 2016 through December 2016.

The Village of North Riverside has provided water that meets all the requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) drinking water standards. The following reports are being provided to help you better understand the quality of the water you consume and use on a daily basis. Consumers with medical conditions may use the water quality analysis provided or request a City of Chicago complete water analysis, to consult with their family doctors. Others may learn ways to better protect their children from the effects of lead in our environment, or how to conserve water in our daily lives. A wellinformed consumer is the best ally the Village has in providing clean, safe water to its customers.

If there are any questions, or if additional information is needed, please contact Ed Durec, Water Operator, at (708) 7625892.

Sincerely, Ed Durec Water Superintendent

Water Supply: The Village of North Riverside purchases Lake Michigan potable water from the City of Chicago via the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission. City of Chicago water treatment facilities chemically treat and filter the water from Lake Michigan. Once the Water Commission receives the potable water, the water is re-chlorinated to safeguard its quality. As a potable water supplier, the City of Chicago constantly monitors water quality and publishes laboratory results. Copies are public record and can be requested.

For more information, water quality reports can be obtained from the City of Chicago, the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission and the Water Department of the Village of North Riverside. Water Commission meetings are conducted every second Wednesday of each month at the Water Commission Offices located at 8636 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. Information can be obtained by contacting Ed Durec, Water Operator or Tim Kutt, Director of Public Works. Copies of this report will not be mailed to each customer but are available by telephoning the Water Department at (708) 762-5885.

Water Quality: The 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. Throughout history, there have been extraordinary steps taken to assure a safe source of drinking water in the Chicagoland area. From the building of the offshore cribs and the introduction of interceptor sewers to the lock-and-dam system of Chicago’s waterways and the city’s Lakefront Zoning Ordinance. The city now looks to the recently created Department of the Water Management, Department of Environment and the MWRDGC to assure the safety of the city’s water supply. Also, water supply officials from Chicago are active members of the West Shore Water Producers Association. Coordination of water quality situations (i.e., spills, tanker leaks, exotic species, etc.) and general lake conditions are frequently discussed during the association’s quarterly meetings. Also, Lake Michigan has a variety of organizations and associations that are currently working to either maintain or improve water quality.

Finally, one of the best ways to ensure a safe source of drinking water is to develop a program designed to protect the source water against potential contamination on the local level. Since the predominant land use within Illinois’s boundary of Lake Michigan watershed is urban, a majority of the watershed protection activities in this document are aimed at this purpose. Citizens should be aware that everyday activities in an urban setting might have a negative impact on their source water. Efforts should be made to improve awareness of storm water drains and their direct link to the lake within the identified local source water area. A proven best management practice (BMP) for this purpose has been the identification and stenciling of storm water drains within a watershed. Stenciling along with an educational component is necessary to keep the lake a safe and reliable source of drinking water.

Village Testing: The Village of North Riverside tests the water supply for chlorine content on a daily basis to maintain the optimum levels for the consumers’ needs. On a monthly basis, bacteriological samples are taken. On a yearly basis, samples are submitted for Total Trihalomethane (TTHM) Analysis. Samples are also provided for lead and copper monitoring on a schedule established by the IEPA. All testing and reports are performed according to the requirements of IEPA. A copy of the IEPA Water Quality Report for the Village of North Riverside and City of Chicago are included later in this report.

Violations: The Village of North Riverside is proud to report that no violations occurrred during the 2016 monitoring period.

Educational Information: 1) Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791).

2) In Order to ensure 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.

3) Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in 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, 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 Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800426-4791).

4) 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. Village of North Riverside is responsible for providing high 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 (1-800-426-4791) or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

5) The Village of North Riverside recommends their customers follow the water conservation recommendations of the IEPA on sprinkling restrictions and restrict sprinkling to the hours between 6:00 am to 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm during the period of May 15 to September 15.

Sources of Contamination: The sources of drinking water (both tap water 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 dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include: • 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 can be naturally-occurring or 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 can come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.

• Radioactive Contaminants, which can 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, the EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.

Chicago Regulated Contaminants Detected in 2016 (collected in 2016 unless noted) Microbial Contaminants Regulated

Highest No. of Positive

MCLG

MCL Total Coliform

Violation

Total Coliform Bacteria (% Pos/mo)

Total No. of Positive Samples

0.9

0

0

5%

No

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

Lead & Copper

Action Level (AL)

MCLG

90th Percentile

Likely Source of Contaminants Naturally present in the environment.

Action Level Goal (AGL): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below, which there is no known or expected risk to health.

AGL’s allow for a margin of safety.

# Sites Over AL

Units

Violation

Copper

1.3

1.3

0.0782

0

ppm

No

Lead

15

0

9.11

3

ppb

No

Likely Source of Contaminant Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Leaching from wood preservatives; Erosion of natural deposits.

Collection date: 9/20/15 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Collection date: 9/20/15

Water Quality Test Results Definitions: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation.

Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL’s 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. MCLG’s 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 MCL’s are 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 level of disinfectant in drinking water below, which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLG’s allow for a margin of safety.

Regulated

Highest Level

Range of Levels

Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products

Unit of Measurement

MCLG

MCL

Violation

Inorganic Contaminants Sodium

8.92

8.49-8.92

ppm

NA

NA

NO

Barium

0.0206

0.01960.0206

ppm

2

2

NO

Fluoride

0.7

0.652-0.657

ppm

4

4

NO

Nitrate (As N)

0.462

0.405-0.462

ppm

10

10

NO

Likely Sources of Contaminants

Erosion of naturally occurring deposits; used in water regeneration. Sampled 2016.

Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.

Sampled 2016.

Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from Fertilizer and aluminum factories. Sampled 2016.

Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits. Sampled 2016.

* 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 because some may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of disinfectant in drinking water below, which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLG’s allow for a margin of safety.

Regulated

Highest Level

Range of Levels

Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products

Unit of Measurement

Chlorine

1.0

1.0-1.0

ppm

Total Haloacetic

14

2.50-25.9

ppb

26

10.1-45.4

ppb

TTHM’s (Total Trihalomethan

MCLG

MCL

Violation

MRDLG =4 No goal for total

MRDL =4

NO

60

NO

80

NO

No goal for total

Likely Sources of Contaminants Water additive to control microbes.

Collection date: 12/31/16 By-Product of drinking water chlorination. Collection date: 2016 By-Product of drinking water chlorination. Collection date: 2016.

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.

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 because some may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

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LEGAL NOTICE Radioactive & Synthetic Organic Contaminants Regulated

Highest Level

Range of Levels

MCLG

MCL

Violation

Combined Radium 226/228

Unit of Measurement

0.84

0.50-0.84

pCi/L

0

5

No

Erosion of natural deposits.

Collection Date: 02/11/14

6.6

6.1-6.6

pCi/L

0

15

No

Erosion of natural deposits.

Collection Date: 02/11/14

Gross Alpha excluding radon & uranium

Likely Sources of 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 because some may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

Turbidity – Regulated at the Water Treatment Plant – Information Statement: Turbidity 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.

Likely Source of Limit Level Detected Violation Turbidity Contamination (Treatment Technique) Highest Single 1.0 NTU 0.16 NTU No Soil Runoff.

Measurement Lowest Monthly % meeting limit

0.3 NTU

100%

No

Soil Runoff.

The percentage of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) removal was measured each month and the system met all TOC removal requirements set, unless a TOC violation is noted in the violations section.

City of Chicago 2016 Violation Summary Table:

Consumer Confidence Rule The Consumer Confidence Rule requires community water systems to prepare and provide to their customers annual consumer confidence reports on the quality of the water delivered to them.

Violation Type

Violation Begin

Violation End

CCR Report

07/01/2016

08/03/2016

Violation Explanation We failed to provide to you, our drinking water customers, an annual report that informs you about the quality of our drinking water and characterizes the risks from exposure to contaminants detected in our drinking water.

Interim Enhanced SWTR

The interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule improves control of microbial contaminants, particularly Cryptosporidium, in systems using surface water, or ground water under the direct influence of surface water. The rule builds upon the treatment technique requirements of the Surface Water Treatment Rule.

Violation Explanation

Violation Type

Violation Begin

Violation End

Monitoring, Routine (IESWTR/LT1), Minor

10/01/2016

10/31/2016

We failed to complete all the required tests of our drinking water for the contaminant and period indicated.

11/01/2016

11/30/2016

We failed to complete all the required tests of our drinking water for the contaminant and period indicated.

Monitoring, Routine (IESWTR/LT1), Minor

CONTRACTS Supt. gets raise from page 7 “I said back in February when we had the forum, ‘I’m very impatient and I want change’, but I also said to them I would not go against what was lawful,” Hubacek said. “We may have to live with the decisions made by the previous board, but that doesn’t mean we can’t hold everyone accountable, and that’s what we’ll be doing.”

Shannon Johnson, who was elected on a slate with Anderson and Hubacek voted against rehiring Grace and Williamsen.

“They’re not qualified,” Johnson said.

“They have no education; they have no licensing, nothing.”

In April, prior to the seating of newly elected board members, the lame duck school board voted to rehire Grace and Williamsen along with other administrators.

Those contracts were rescinded in May after the new school board was seated.

In the public comment portion of the meeting Earl Johnson, Shannon’s husband, ripped into Grace, who was not at the meeting. Earl Johnson accused Grace of ripping out yard signs of the Anderson, Hubacek, and Johnson slate and replacing them with signs backing the candidates favored by Lyons Village President

Christopher Getty.

“His only real qualification is being a close personal friend and a campaign contributor of the mayor of Lyons,” Earl Johnson said of Grace.

Grace served as Lyons village trustee from 2011 to 2013 and once was chairman of the Getty’s United Citizens Party. In the last five years, Grace has donated $1,000 to Getty’s campaign fund, Citizens for Christopher Getty, and another $950 to the United Citizens Party.

Earlier this year, Grace reportedly was involved with a late-night remodeling project at the District 103 administration building that kicked up enough dust to trigger a fire alarm in a room whose floor was covered with asbestos-laden tile. A county investigator questioned Grace’s account of the incident.

Grace had been deputy director of the Village of Lyons’ Public Works Department when he was hired by District 103 in April of 2016.

Grace and Williamsen each received 3-percent raises. Grace will make $82,400 for the coming year, while Williamsen, who has worked for the district for nearly two years, will earn $94,420.

The school board voted 6 to 0 to give Superintendent Carol Baker a contractmandated raise of 3.25 percent, bringing her salary to $149,712.50.

Baker’s three-year contract states that her yearly raise be no less than 3.25 percent.

North Riverside Regulated Contaminants Detected in 2016 (collected in 2016 unless noted) Lead and Copper Definitions: Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.

Action Level

90th Percentile

# Sites over AL

Units

0

15

6.1

0

ppm

N

1.3

1.3

0.053

0

ppm

N

Lead & Copper

Date Sampled

MCLG

LEAD

09/2016

COPPER

09/2016

Violations

Likely Source of Contaminant Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits

Erosion of natural deposits: Leaching from wood preservatives. Corrosion of household plumbing system.

Water Quality Test Results Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLO: The level of contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs arc set close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal or MRDLG: The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level or MRDL: The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.

Definitions: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation. ppb: micrograms per liter or parts per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. na: not applicable Avg: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples. ppm: milligrams per liter or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water.

Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products

Collection Date

Highest Level

Range of Levels Detected

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation

Likely Source of Contamination

Chlorine

12/31/2016

0.8

0.7-1

MRDLG =4

MRDL =4

ppm

N

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Water additive used to control microbes.

2016

18

13.7-17.84

No goal for this total

60

ppb

N

By-Product of drinking water disinfection.

2016

38

35.9-37.8

No goal for this total

80

ppb

N

By-Product of drinking water disinfection.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)

Violations Table Violation Tvpe Violation Begin Violation End Violation Explanation NONE N/A N/A N/A The Village of North Riverside Water Supply is proud to report no violation occurred during the 2016 monitoring period.

State budget woes could interrupt traffic grants, road work Police in both Riverside and North Riverside began their grant-funded extra DUI and traffic enforcement patrols on June 26, but that funding could be cutoff midway through the enforcement period, which runs through July 4, if there’s no state budget deal by the end of the week.

The Illinois Department of Transportation sent a letter to police departments and municipalities earlier this month explaining that if the General Assembly and governor can’t agree on a budget or temporary spending bill by June 30, then any grant funding would cease until there was.

North Riverside and Riverside police were awarded tens of thousands of dollars this year for additional patrols to enforce seatbelt laws and take impaired drivers off the roads. Departments are reimbursed by IDOT after demonstrating participation in the program.

In the face of a potential interruption of grant funding, North Riverside police will end its July 4 holiday enforcement period on June 30.

Riverside, however, has announced it will continue additional patrols through the weekend, grant or no grant.

“I will not allow public safety to be jeopardized just because the Illinois legislature can’t pass a budget,” said Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel in a press release.

“Drunk and drugged drivers will be out this holiday weekend and you can be assured that Riverside police will be out, too.”

In addition to the traffic enforcement grants, IDOT will suspend work on scores of road projects on June 30, if there’s no spending bill or budget deal.

That would mean an interruption to the work under way on Harlem Avenue between I-55 and 26th Street.

A state grant is also helping fund the replacement of the roof on the Riverside train depot, but Public Works Director Edward Bailey said that work will continue, even if grant funding is temporarily interrupted.

“The village intends to have the contractor keep working,” Bailey said.

— Bob Uphues

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Swastika drawn on front Man charged with DUI after door of Brookfield business downtown Riverside crash

Someone drew a swastika on the front door of a Brookfield business last week, prompting the business’ owner to call police.

According to the police report, a swastika about 1 inch in size was drawn on the front door of Total Staffing Solutions, 9016 47th St., sometime between 5 p.m. on June 23 and 6 a.m. on June 26.

The swastika was drawn in black magic marker just above the pull handle on the door, police said.

According to the business’ website, the company provides temporary staffing for clerical and industrial jobs.

Riverside reports DUIs ■ Riverside police responded to several drunken or drugged driving incidents last week, including one at 11:10 a.m. on June 22 in which a woman whose blood-alcohol content was almost three times the legal limit was stopped just 500 short of a school playground.

Police pulled over the 50-year-old Berwyn woman in the 100 block of Akenside Road as she approached the rear playground at Hauser Junior High School, where there were 30 to 40 children playing.

A short time earlier, someone called police to report a woman staggering out of a liquor store in Berwyn and downing small bottles of alcohol before driving away. She then drove into Riverside and, according to police, was swerving all over the road before being stopped on Akenside Road.

Her blood-alcohol content reportedly was .227, which is more than the legal limit of .08.

■ On June 24 at about 4:50 p.m., police received a call of a man slumped behind the wheel of a 2007 Pontiac directly in the middle of the southbound lanes of traffic at the intersection of First Avenue and 31st Street.

Officers had to pound on the windows to wake up the driver, identified as Jesus A. Vargas, 30, of Chicago, which took several minutes, according to police. Vargas, who has never had a driver’s license, was charged with felony driving under the influence.

■ Riverside police charged a 48-year-old Tinley Park woman with DUI on June 24 at about 2:45 a.m. after attempting to drive away from Amstar, 3346 Harlem Ave., where a clerk had refused to sell her beer, because it was too late.

Earlier that evening the woman had been removed from a Riverside restaurant for being intoxicated, according to police.

Attempted burglary North Riverside police responded to a residence in the 2200 block of 12th Avenue on June 22 after a homeowner called to reported suspicious damage on her home’s side door.

Police observed fresh pry marks near the door jamb and reported two additional

marks, possibly from the end of pry tool, near the front door of the residence. Police say the marks are likely the result of an attempted burglary.

Broadview police reported residential burglaries in the 2300 block of South 12th Avenue and the 2800 block of South 12th Avenue on June 18. Both locations are just a few blocks north of the North Riverside residence.

Reckless conduct North Riverside police charged a 43-yearold Chicago man with two counts of reckless conduct after he reportedly got out of his vehicle and laid down in the middle of Cermak Road to “end it all” after being involved in a crash near 2nd Avenue on June 23 at about 3:15 p.m.

According to witnesses, the driver of a Jeep Patriot made an abrupt left turn and struck a vehicle that was westbound on Cermak Road. The driver of the Jeep then reportedly rolled out of his vehicle and lay down in the westbound lanes of traffic while his vehicle continued to roll eastbound. The Jeep stopped when it struck a third vehicle.

When traffic stopped the driver of the Jeep reportedly went back to his vehicle, turned off the ignition and sat down on the median to wait for police.

Police stated the driver of the Jeep sustained a head injury during the incident and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center for treatment.

Teens harassed at car wash Police were dispatched to the 8800 block of Cermak Road in North Riverside on June 25 at about 1:15 p.m. after someone called to complain that a man was harassing RiversideBrookfield High School cheerleaders who were holding a car wash fundraiser.

Police learned the incident took place on the Broadview side of Cermak Road and notified that department. A parent also told police that earlier in the day a man stopped his car along Cermak Road and gave come girls a donation instead of getting his car washed.

The man then reportedly told the girls he would give them more money if they exposed their breasts to him. The girls declined and the man drove away eastbound on Cermak Road.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, June 19-25, 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

Van plows through railroad gates, hits four vehicles

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside police charged a man who drove a work van through downed railroad gates and into four other vehicles on Longcommon Road in Riverside during the evening rush hour on June 22 with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

No one was seriously injured in the crash, which occurred north of the downtown grade crossing, though a 54-year-old Chicago woman was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn for treatment of what police termed “non-life threatening injuries.”

According to police, the driver of the van, who was identified as Joshua A. Digweed, 30, of Brookfield, was “staggering around in a stupor” outside his vehicle when police arrived on the scene.

Digweed reportedly told police that his van had mechanical problems that caused it to lunge forward, although a video taken by someone on the train platform appeared to show the van drive steadily through the downed gates and the grade crossing.

The video shows that Digweed stopped in front of the downed gate and waited until a westbound Metra cleared the grade

crossing. The gates stayed down, however, as an eastbound train approached. The van drove through the downed gate and cleared the crossing just seconds before the eastbound train passed through the intersection.

“This man was fortunate he wasn’t killed or seriously injured,” said Police Chief Thomas Weitzel in a press release.

Digweed reportedly refused chemical testing and was uncooperative with police.

Weitzel stated that Digweed admitted to smoking cannabis and taking prescription drugs before driving.

“Make no mistake – a fatal vehicle/train accident was narrowly avoided,” Weitzel said.

The downtown train crossing was closed for about 20 minutes as police investigated the incident and cleared the scene.

Digweed was arrested in February 2016

by Brookfield police. At that time he was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession and delivery of cannabis and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Police reported recovering a fully loaded assault-type rifle in Digweed’s residence, which was about a block away from an elementary school.

Former Hauser student struck, killed by train cycle on the platform, lost his An 18-year-old who reportbalance and fell in front of an edly lost his balance and fell oncoming northbound train. off a CTA el platform on ChiA death notice provided cago’s South Side was killed

by Kuratko-Nosek Funeral when he was struck by a Home, noted that Ciupeiu attrain on June 24. The young tended Hauser Junior High man at one time had attended School for a short time and Hauser Junior High School that he had family in North in Riverside.

Riverside. He worked as a busAccording to published reboy at a steak house in Chiports, Gabriel M. Ciupeiu fell GABRIEL M. CIUPEIU cago. off of the Red Line platform A friend of the family has at 35th Street at about 1:30 p.m., near Guaranteed Rate Field, where started a Gofundme account (www.gothe Chicago White Sox play. The team fundme.com/gabriel-milorad-ciupei) to help pay for funeral expenses. The camwas playing that afternoon.

According to the Cook County Medical paign had raised more than $9,300 of the Examiner’s Office, Ciupeiu lived on the $30,000 goal as of June 27.

Northwest Side of Chicago. WGN and Ciupeiu’s obituary, including funeral ABC news reported that a CTA spokes- arrangements, can be found on page 20. person said Ciupeiu, who was on his bi— Bob Uphues

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 General BEGINNING FUND BALANCE/NET POSITION AT JANUARY 1, 2016 REVENUES/ADDITIONS EXPENDITURES/EXPENSES/DEDUCTIONS OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES ENDING FUND BALANCE/NET POSITION AT 12-31-2016

Special Revenue

Debt Service

Capital Projects

Enterprise

Trust and Agency

Total

2,965,102 16,156,739 (16,175,550) (64,436)

1,186,568 889,251 (17,567) (96,611)

50,342 61,742 (1,253,369) 1,310,708

(1,122,723) 182,904 (3,338,251) 9,880,037

19,575,553 8,597,808 (7,917,205) 676,881

28,596,113 4,672,178 (2,592,568) -

51,250,955 30,560,622 (31,294,510) 11,706,579

2,881,855

1,961,641

169,423

5,601,967

20,933,037

30,675,723

62,223,646

Subscribed and Sworn on this 26th day of June, 2017

DOUGLAS E. COOPER, VILLAGE TREASURER RECEIPTS SUMMARY: 50/50 TREE REPLACEMENT SALES, $13,238.16, 911 LOCAL TELEPHONE SURCHARGE, $10,540.31, 911 WIRELESS TELEPHONE SURCHARGE, $258,320.60, POLICE PENSION ACTIVE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS, $276,133.75, FIREFIGHTER'S ACTIVE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS, $208,540.46, ADMIN TOW FEES, $22,500.00, AMBULANCE & EMS FEE, $452,680.04, ANIMAL IMPOUND FEE, $15.00, ANTENNA SITE LEASE, $42,672.77, BOND ISSUANCE PREMIUM, $125,425.75, BUILDING CODE VIOLATION FINES, $37,220.00, BUSINESS LICENSE REVENUES, $37,484.53, CASH OVER/SHORT, $217.15, CIRCUIT COURT FINES, $30,413.25, CONCESSIONS SPACE RENTALS, $150.00, DAILY PARKING FEE, $42,942.97, DONATIONS, $12,857.53, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS POLICE PENSION, $1,591,845.61, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FIREFIGHTER'S PENSION, $941,092.60, EVENT SPONSORSHIP SALES, $14,525.00, EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT, $146,329.43, FEDERAL GRANTS, $12,434.63, FRANCHISE FEE-CABLE TV, $297,634.58, GARBAGE CHARGES, $2,052,766.16, GASOLINE TAX REIMBURSEMENT, $3,282.30, HOTEL MOTEL TAX, $14,610.37, INCOME TAX, $1,807,193.39, INCREASE IN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF INV, $752,259.81, INSPECTION FEE, $16,440.00, INTEREST FROM DEPOSITS, $24,957.60, INTEREST FROM INVESTMENTS, $1,006,874.98, IRMA SURPLUS REVENUE, $272,557.00, LATE PAYMENT PENALTY, $131,716.25, LICENSE CLASS 12 BYOB, $1,000.00, LICENSE - SOLICITORS, $325.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQOUR CLASS 2, $18,250.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQOUR CLASS S, $2,840.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 1, $5,900.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 13, $1,100.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 3, $13,800.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 4, $1,050.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 5, $2,750.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 6, $1,800.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 7&7A, $4,000.00, LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 8&9, $0.00, LICENSE-CONTRACTORS & RELATED TRADES, $43,345.00, LICENSE-LIQUOR CLASS 10, $1,600.00, LICENSE-PASSENGER CAR, $461,012.35, LICENSEVIDEO GAMING MACHINE, $1,900.00, LIQUOR CLASS 11, $2,500.00, LOCAL USE TAX, $460,945.48, MERCHANDISE RESALE, $70.00, MISCELLANEOUS, $5,548.72, MOTOR FUEL TAX, $476,042.53, NON-HOME RULE SALES TAX, $647,858.18, NSF CHECK CHARGE, $1,185.00, OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, $5,764.03, OTHER GRANTS, $1,000.00, OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS, $203,908.16, OTHER STATE SHARED TAXES, $1,103.33, PARKING TICKET FINES, $289,013.49, PERMIT-BUILDING, $253,909.47, PERMIT-COMMUTER PARKING, $67,005.00, PERMITDUMPSTER, $15,200.00, PERMIT-GARAGE & ESTATE SALES, $0.00, PERMIT-OTHER BUILDING, $575.00, PERMIT-PICNIC, $7,610.00, PERMIT-RB PARKING, $13,905.00, PERSONAL PROPERTY REPLACEMENT TAX, $67,036.49, POLICE FOREFEITURE INCOME, $64,479.84, POLICE SPECIAL DETAIL FEE, $1,800.00, POLICE/FIRE REPORT FEE, $3,214.67, PROCEEDS FROM LONGTERM NOTES, $800,000.00, PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF BONDS, $8,858,000.00, PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF FIXED ASSETS, $4,886.11, PROGRAM FEES-COED VOLLEYBALL, $2,187.00, PROGRAM FEES-CONTRACT ELITE DANCE, $6,578.20, PROGRAM FEES-CONTRACT FENCING, $1,506.50, PROGRAM FEES-CONTRACT KIDS FIRST SPORTS, $1,038.00, PROGRAM FEES-CONTRACT WHITE WOLF ACADEMY, $17,799.00, PROGRAM FEESCOOP LA GRANGE PARK, $14,413.00, PROGRAM FEESKAMP KIWANIS, $32,913.00, PROGRAM FEES-MENS BASKETBALL, $2,247.50, PROGRAM FEES-OTHER RECREATION, $3,154.00, PROGRAM FEES-OTHER RECREATION, $4,860.00, PROGRAM FEES-OTHER RECREATION, $150.00, PROGRAM FEES-REC HOUSE CAMP 3'S & 4'S, $2,402.00, PROGRAM FEES-REC HOUSE CAMP 5'S & 6'S, $1,059.00, PROGRAM FEES-TOT PREP 3'S REC HOUSE, $5,660.19, PROGRAM FEES-TOTS PREP 3'S WATER TOW, $6,088.98, PROGRAM FEES-TOTS PREP 4'S-REC HOUSE, $11,923.99, PROGRAM FEES-TOTS PREP 4'S-WATER TOW, $11,013.49, PROGRAM FEESYOUTH ART, $2,240.00, PROPERTY TAX - CORPORATE LEVIES, $1,422,607.05, PROPERTY TAX - CORPORATE LEVIES POLICE PROTECTION, $1,949,460.46, PROPERTY TAX - CORPORATE LEVIES FIRE PROTECTION,

$1,949,460.48, PROPERTY TAX - FIREFIGHTERS PENSION, $941,092.60, PROPERTY TAX - POLICE PENSION LEVY, $1,591,845.61, PROPERTY TAX-SSA # 6, $28,550.72, PROPERTY TAX-SSA #7, $32,428.79, PROPERTY TAXTOWNSHIP ROAD & BRIDGE, $31,982.56, SALES TAX, $825,537.51, SEWER CHARGES, $1,166,197.10, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT COLLECTIONS, $88,878.81, SPECIAL REGISTRATION FEES - PD, $2,770.00, STATE GRANTS, $5,940.19, STATE REIMBURSEMENT, $106,345.14, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX, $421,507.72, TOWNSHIP GRANTS, $19,856.31, TRANSFER IN FROM GARBAGE FUND, $260,678.00, TRANSFER IN FROM GENERAL FUND, $430,000.00, TRANSFER IN FROM MFT FUND, $96,610.75, TRANSFER IN FROM WATER AND SEWER, $738,708.00, UTILITY TAX-ELECTRIC, $485,245.86, UTILITY TAX-NATURAL GAS, $208,155.29, VIDEO GAMING TAX, $157,830.58, WATER METER INSTALLATION/ REPLACEMENT, $30,586.52, WATER SALES, $5,153,203.58, WATER TURN ON FEES, $8,820.00, WATER UTILITY TAX, $246,995.15, WORKERS COMPENSATION REIMBURSEMENT, $19,222.52, TOTAL RECEIPTS $42,018,855.98, DISBURSEMENTS SUMMARY: VENDOR PAYMENTS GREATER THAN $2,500.00:- A & M Parts Inc., 28,852.77, Accurate Tank Technologies, 60,288.20, Aclara Technologies LLC, 9,032.00, Adventist Health Partners, 3,020.00, Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, 5,172.70, Air One Equipment, Inc., 7,761.86, Airgas USA LLC, 11,105.51, AIS, 21,871.05, Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, 1,432,082.50, American Fidelity Assurance, 11,455.68, Aramark Refreshment Services, 3,342.09, AT&T, 64,085.45, AUMANN, RICHARD, 4,000.00, Avalon Petroleum Co., 84,886.55, B & F Construction Code Services, Inc., 32,133.49, B Allan Graphics, 9,150.00, Bank of New York Mellon, The, 28,250.00, Best Technology Systems Inc, 5,495.00, Bluder's Tree Sevice, 16,100.00, Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL, 1,760,283.82, Blue Tarp Financial, Inc., 5,832.93, Bonnell Industries Inc, 82,173.00, Brookfield Chamber of Commerce, 4,674.37, Brookfield Public Library, 13,173.49, Brookfield/North Riverside Water Commission, 3,568,093.40, Burlington Auto Body, 4,099.60, Buttrey Rental, 5,067.30, C.O.P.S. Testing Service, Inc., 4,340.00, Call One, 72,465.63, Capers, 33,012.00, Car Reflections, 3,120.00, Cargill Incorporated, 54,487.10, Carstar Scola's Collision Center, 8,913.28, Case Lots, Inc., 10,815.20, CHASE, THOMAS, 3,150.00, CHC Wellness, 2,700.00, Chicago Contractor's Supply, 7,530.73, Chicago Office Products, 3,654.16, Cintas Corp, 3,203.85, Ciorba Group, 128,297.52, Comcast, 3,816.16, ComEd, 18,559.95, Communications Direct Inc., 2,902.32, Community Park District of LaGrange Park, 8,839.67, Connell Plumbing, Inc., 4,074.00, Cook County Collector, 4,258.84, Cook County Dept of Public Health, 9,100.00, Costar Realty Information, Inc., 9,773.60, De Lage Landen Public Finance, 30,274.75, Debra Nason Inc., 3,000.00, Delta Dental Of Illinois Risk, 109,841.50, DOOLEY, MICHAEL, 4,000.00, Dubik, Matthew, 6,347.40, Duncan Associates, 7,955.00, Dynegy Energy Services, 175,679.63, Easypermit Postage, 10,142.43, Edge Entertainment Limited, 2,500.00, EJ USA, Inc, 2,501.03, Emergency Communications Network, Inc., 10,465.02, Essential Equipment Solutions, 9,580.18, Factory Motor Parts, 8,154.27, FIAT, 3,500.00, Fire Service, Inc., 5,837.77, First National Bank of Brookfield, 180,329.43, First Responders Wellness Center, 2,600.00, First Student Hodgkins, 3,485.35, Forecast5 Analytics, 24,300.00, Freedom Flag Co., A, 3,151.00, Freeway Ford Truck Sales Inc., 10,989.13, G & M Cement Construction, Inc, 301,902.35, Gallagher Materials, 7,600.38, GIBBONS, CHARLES A, 4,882.50, Glenbrook Excavating and Concrete Inc, 1,045,836.40, Global Capacity, 7,588.69, Grimco, Inc, 4,202.10, Groot Industries, Inc, 1,497,920.45, GWOREK, L, 3,750.00, Hancock Engineering, 676,822.28, HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd, 5,469.00, Health Endeavors, SC, 9,789.00, Hinsdale Bank and Trust, 76,144.12, Hitchcock Design Group, 2,500.00, HL Landscape, 117,590.00, Hoffs Plumbing, 3,000.00, Hoppe Construction, 7,613.00, IDVille, 3,491.64, Illinois EPA, 6,000.00, Illinois Public Safety Agency Network, 4,566.00, Illinois State Treasurer, 5,681.77, Impact Networking, LLC, 24,860.63, IMRF, 685,854.03, Infinity Communications Group, 3,163.26, Internal Revenue Service, 47,089.48, IPPFA, 3,300.00, IRMA, 323,363.53,

J & L Electronic Service, Inc., 8,577.71, JCM Uniforms Inc., 9,104.78, JM Quality Builders, LLC, 3,000.00, Joe Rizza Ford, 54,694.00, Jovic Builders Inc, 6,000.00, Julie, Inc., 3,185.08, K Five Construction, 963,155.33, Kane, Mc Kenna and Associates, Inc., 24,457.50, Kara Co Inc., 2,594.59, KENNING, MARK, 4,000.00, Kiesler's Police Supply, 6,287.82, Koch, Chad, 14,212.00, LA Fasteners Inc., 2,854.00, La Grange Crane Service, 7,545.00, Lauterbach & Amen, LLP, 73,995.00, Lawson Products, Inc., 8,055.54, Lehigh Hanson, 6,889.97, Lenartson, Ann, 4,522.78, Leslie Heating & Cooling Inc., 10,194.20, Living Waters Consultants, Inc., 7,050.00, Lyons Pinner Electric Co, 47,593.30, M.E. Simpson Co., Inc., 4,090.00, MABAS Division 10, 7,770.00, MACHALEK, I A, 4,000.00, Madison National Life Insurance Co., 8,875.71, Marathon Sportswear, 2,588.23, Martin Implement, 3,446.22, Marzec, Karen, 2,870.40, MB FINANCIAL, 52,441.09, Mc Ewan, Mark, 5,006.92, Menards, 36,979.58, Mesirow Financial Services, 4,130.00, Midwest Meter Inc., 79,487.49, Miner Electronics Corp, 16,802.01, Monroe Truck Equipment, 24,464.77, Municode, 5,811.37, Murphys Trans & Complete Auto, 2,968.32, MYS, Inc., 7,912.60, National Power Rodding Corp, 49,531.94, Neopost, 4,833.00, NICK'S METAL FABRICATING, 7,790.00, NICOR, 2,624.62, North East Multi Regional Training, 4,150.00, Northwestern University, 3,400.00, O'Leary's Contractors Equipment & Supply, Inc, 45,011.16, Orkin Inc., 6,085.52, Otis Elevator Co., 7,941.10, OVALLE, MIRYAM, 5,000.00, Paramedic Billing Services, 5,027.94, Passport Parking, LLC, 3,304.25, Patten Industries, Inc., 8,154.53, Phoenix Fire Systems, Inc., 3,700.70, Physio Control Inc., 5,583.32, Pitney Bowes, 13,218.25, PNC Equipment Finance, 19,336.96, Preferred Construction & Remodeling Corp., 3,000.00, Priority Print, 3,651.75, Prism Entertainment LTD, 5,300.00, ProxIT Technology Solutions, 40,397.68, Quarry Materials, Inc., 2,639.13, Ray O'Herron Co., Inc., 13,021.67, REBELLATO, TONY, 2,500.00, Reimer Dobrovolny & Karlson LLC, 8,728.37, RelaDyne, LLC, 2,518.00, Reliable Materials Lyons LLC, 18,178.63, Richardson, Anita, 23,000.00, Ricmar Industries, 6,035.43, Rubino Engineering Inc., 5,478.00, Rush Truck Center - Chicago, 6,818.31, Russo's Power Equipment Inc, 3,296.12, Sam's Club, 4,188.59, SANDERS, SCOTT, 3,000.00, Sawyer Falduto Asset Mgmt LLC, 58,024.00, Scot Decal Co., Inc., 10,743.25, SCOTT, CRAIG, 3,250.00, SEASPAR, 94,311.37, Sharpe, Timothy W., 5,000.00, Sherwin Williams Co., 4,164.18, Sign Up Sign Co., 7,258.00, SKC Construction Inc, 21,925.20, Smart Energy Systems, 17,500.00, SNI Solutions, 6,570.00, Southwest Spring Inc., 11,862.21, Special T Unlimited, 4,805.36, SSMCTF, 2,500.00, Standard Equipment Co., 7,643.60, Staples Advantage, 5,733.46, Storino, Ramello & Durkin, 283,387.99, Strada Construction Co., 50,365.00, Straughn Farm, Inc, 3,200.00, Suburban General Construction, Inc., 579,744.28, Suburban Laboratories, Inc., 4,310.00, Suburban Truck Parts, 10,379.98, Superior Road Striping Inc, 19,927.96, Tameling Industries, Inc, 2,672.00, Ted's Greenhouse Inc, 4,421.61, Third Millennium Associates, Inc, 39,802.49, Traffic Control & Protection, 30,159.85, Treasurer, State of Illinois, 308,278.52, Trugreen, 48,065.00, Tyler Technologies, 8,286.40, Unifirst Corporation, 17,387.69, Uniform Den East, Inc., 2,846.50, Unique Plumbing Inc., 103,139.96, University of Illinois, 2,610.00, USA Bluebook, 5,373.29, Verizon Wireless, 31,008.33, Vermont Systems, Inc, 3,166.72, Village of Brookfield Health Insurance, 7,366.80, Village of La Grange Park, 9,802.12, Village of Riverside, 8,235.98, Village of Romeoville Fire Academy, 11,695.00, Visa, 83,922.90, Wednesday Journal, 8,512.00, Wells Fargo Advisors, 3,362.54, Welsch Ready Mix, Inc, 77,090.57, Wentworth Tire Service, 16,124.62, West Central Municipal Conference, 61,942.39, West Cook County Solid Waste Agency, 272,907.81, Westfield Ford, 4,534.91, Wholesale Direct Inc., 11,131.71, Windy City Lock & Safe Service, 5,954.55, Winger Marketing, 4,196.14, Winter Equipment Company, Inc., 9,225.78, TOTAL VENDOR PAYMENTS GREATER THAN $2,500 $17,508,473.79 VENDOR PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,500 - $276,811.81, TOTAL VENDOR PAYMENTS $17,785,285.60.

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SUSAN A, CURIN, JOHN J, LARSON, JOHN, JOHNSON, ERNESTINE, JANETOPOULOS, JOANNE M, BOZZI, TRINA, SCHMIDTHUBER, LINDA LOUISE, CLEVENGER, JENINE L, HAYES, KURT J, CULVER, REBECCA, WALLNER, KELLY, SPINASANTO, ANDREA, DOSEK, PATRICIA, TAYLOR, SHANTIERA, SLINKMAN, HAROLD, TALA, THADDEUS, HALL, CALEB M, MORRISS, CAROLYN, ARROYO, GUILLERMO M, RHODE, JAMES A, EVANS, RYAN P, GARVEY, MICHAEL J, GILHOOLEY, NICOLE, LECLERE, DAVID P, OBERHAUSER, BRIAN S, RYAN, MICHELLE, BRONDOS, BENJAMIN, PETRILLO, NICHOLAS, MORRILL, THOMAS, WEBER, BRIGID, PICTON, KELLY, SEWALL, MICHAEL B, LARSON, SUSAN, DE STEFANO, ANITA T, COOK, TINA, CONNELL, ANNA V, COOK, BEVERLY J, KENNING, JOAN, SLINKMAN, SHARON L, WURST, DARLENE C, BAULOS, PATRICIA E, MUDJER, MARIJA, CULVER, DIANA, DIGIOVANNI, KATHLEEN, MORRILL, MARY M, CIESIELCZYK, SUZANNE, BRADLEY-KEITH, REGINA, KETCHMARK, KIT P, $10,000 to $19,999: PAINTER, JOSEPHINE, MC MAHON, LISA, HULTMAN, JON, MORALES, JOSEPH M, THIESSE, DANIEL C, POLLARD, MARK R, $20,000 to $29,999: VILLALOBOS, HILDA M, ROVNER, ARLENE M, GUARINO, RICHARD, GORNIAK, JOANNE, FORNALSKY, JOHN, $30,000 to $39,999: PECK, JOSEPH, CERVENKA, WILLIAM, HULL, DANIEL, BERNS, ROBIN J, PALERMINI, TERESE, UNGER, CAROL, KONOVSKY, WILLIAM, SCHEER, MORGAN W, ZAK, CHARLES, $40,000 to $49,999: NOTHNAGEL, ROGER W, SHILNEY, MEGAN D, LEH, JEFFERY, SANDERS, DAVID, KELLY, GLORIA, SALAVA, CHRISTOPHER L, MITERA, MARTIN, $50,000 to $59,999: BERNACKI, SCOTT S, OLIVER, FRANK, POWERS, DAVID J, ZAHROBSKY, ALICE, REICH, THOMAS, MIKOWSKI, FRANK, EGAN, EMILY A, ESTERLINE, DEREK M, POLICH, TYLER J, JOHNSON, SANDRA, CONRAD, IRWIN, BENSFIELD, KENNETH, BYKOWICZ, STEVEN, CORTWRIGHT, CHERYL A, KUTELLA, LAWRENCE, GJONDLA, JOAN, BROWN-LUCE, MICHELLE C, $60,000 to $69,999: RADDE, RICHARD, ROVNER, JESSICA L, HARRINGTON, ANDREW, FRAGA, VINCENT M, AIRDO, VINCENT, WISEMAN, JENNIFER L, GAHR, KEVIN, WLEKLINSKI, LORI A, ARNISH, ZAK A, RUHL, MADALYN S, CHAPKOVIC, RICHARD, RYAN, MARK, MORRISON, SCOTT, HAYNES, SPELMON, $70,000 to $79,999: YACOVACCI, ANTHONY, CONRAD, RICHARD S, PEZDEK, MARY F, SCHOENFELD, THOMAS, POGWIZD, CAROLINE A, UDSTUEN, MICHAEL D, SEBEK, RICHARD, KISSANE, JOHN, ZEMAN, ANTHONY J, TRUDEAU, PAUL R, BOKSA, VINCENT G, SWIERCZYNSKI, ROMAN, MAREK, FRED, MARINO, JOHN, WALKE, MARK, $80,000 to $89,999: MC MAHON, MATTHEW, BRETZ, MICHAEL J, MORONEY, TIMOTHY, COADY, THERESA M, ZONTOS, ANDY, GOLDEN, KATHLEEN A, TOKMANIAN, KARNIG G, STAROSTA, JOSEPH, ROBBINS, MICHELLE L, KRECEK, JAMES, MITIU, WILLIAM, ROCHE, DANIEL P, FLORES, DANIEL M, $90,000 to $99,999: HILDEBRAND, KENT, BANDOLA, CHRISTOPHER M, GREIFER, NICHOLAS W, GAGNER, ANDREW N, POSKUS, DAVID J, BURRELL, DWAYNE A, DUBIN, RICHARD, ANDEL, DAVID J, BERRY, KEVIN J, MC GRATH, ROBERT, LIVERMORE, HERBERT, HARRISON, DAVID J, MANESCALCHI, MICHAEL, JANUSZ Sr., VICTOR H, REYES, ANTHONY A, MC CARTHY, DANIEL M, KUNCL, ARTHUR, $100,000 to $109,999: WITTEMAN, NICHOLAS G, JELINEK, BRIAN T, BLAAUW, KENNETH L, LA GRECO, CHARLES, COOPER, DOUGLAS E, KUDLA, DAVID A, FISHER, MARC S, BALSIGER, DANIEL C, MC BRIEN, PATRICK, DUBIK, MATTHEW P, LOWRY, ANDREW R, JIMENEZ, CARLOS, HARTNETT, KEVIN M, BAUMRUCK, JASON T, TESKA, MICHAEL J, WONSOWSKI, KEITH R, PACYGA, BRADLEY N, $110,000 to $119,999: KLOSS, BRIAN W, MIHALIK, JAMES M, BURDETT, JAMES R, ROMEO, CHARLES E, KURUVILLA, MICHAEL J, SHAMASKO JR, ROBERT L, LENZI, PATRICK T, BALDWIN, BRIAN K, WEISSGERBER, EDWARD J, ALVARADO, RAFAEL R, SAULTERS, SCOTT R, KROSS, KENT G, EPISCOPO, JAMES L, PETRAK, EDWARD A, BERMANN, PAUL E, HAHN, NICHOLAS R, $120,000 and above: MC EWAN, MARK A, HULTMAN, JON J, DUFFEK, MARK S, PATON, RAYMOND J, SCHREIBER, TERRY S, PALOS, ROBERT H, SBIRAL, KEITH R TOTAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION: $11,287,113.22

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brookfield summer events in the park Concerts are held at Kiwanis Park from 7:00 to 8:30 pm July 7 Chi-Town Soul (Old School Classic R&B & Disco Dance) July 14 Kaldi Jones (Bluegrass, Americana, Classic Rock) July 21 The Dooleys (Irish)

Sat., July 15th, 4-6pm • Rain or Shine • Kennelly Stadium, RBHS FREE Family-Friendly Event: Open, On-Field Access to RB Varsity Practice • Meet & Greet with Current Players and Staff • Tours of Campus/Stadium Facilities • Special Performances by the RBHS Cheerleaders and Pupettes • Music & Kids Activities All former players, coaches, friends of RB Football & their loved ones are invited and encouraged to attend THE RETURN!

RBHS FLASHBACK: BUILDING THE LEGACY-1960s-1990s There was a lot more toughness and grit with the R-B football team than the history books and win-loss columns can record in this timeframe. The program had reached new highs by the end of this era.

1964-65

“The 1964 Varsity Football team, lead by Co-captains Don Clawson and Otto Zeman, proved its greatness. Directed by Coach Bill VandeMerkt, the Bulldogs developed from an inexperienced team of five returning lettermen into one of the toughest teams in the conference.”

1991-92

“Practicing and conditioning thru rain, snow, and record breaking heat enabled the Bulldogs to have one of their best seasons ever. With a record of 5 wins, and 4 losses, our dogs came home with the conference trophy. This was a major accomplishment which hasn’t been achieved at R-B since 1936.” ~ Excerpt from the 1965 & 1992 RB Rouser Yearbook. Photos from RB Rouser Yearbooks (1965, 1992)

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July 28 Millennials (Classic Rock) August 4 Smokin’ Gunz (Country) August 11 Dario Radio Dueling Pianos (Multi-genre performance driven by audience requests)

SPECIAL SUNDAY CONCERT from 6 to 8 pm July 9 U. S. Army Band (Various genres)

Movies at Ehlert Park Movies begin at Dark

August 18 Moana (PG)

Snacks/Food available for purchase For more information contact the Recreation Department 708-485-1528 or www.facebook.com/BrookfieldEvents

July 4th Parade July 4th parade Kickoff at 10:00 am from Grand and Garfield followed by a celebration in Kiwanis Park.

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A banner week

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he village of Riverside found itself in the midst of an obviously unexpected tempest last week after erecting a banner in Guthrie Park marking Gay Pride Month. The village placed the banner, which essentially was the familiar rainbow flag, at the request of an organization called Action for a Better Tomorrow, which submitted a permit application to do so.

Village rules for banners are pretty clear about what’s allowed. Basically, if you’re a civic or church group and you have an event you’re pitching, you’re good. The banner proposed by Action for a Better Tomorrow was something different. It was a values statement. That’s fine, but it opens up a can of worms that no municipal government wants to deal with.

Talk about the law of unintended consequences.

That said, governments make statements about values all the time. After voters approved an advisory referendum to incorporate green practices in public works projects, the village changed its policy to do just that.

Although it hasn’t happened in Riverside, North Riverside or Brookfield yet, many area municipalities and school districts have passed “welcoming” resolutions to calm the undocumented immigrants who fear agents may come into public buildings or seek local police assistance in separating them from their families.

If Riverside feels strongly about what that rainbow flag stands for, there’s nothing stopping village government from incorporating it officially in some way, whether it’s to fly it from the village flagpole or something else.

There may be pushback. It may be nasty. But that says more about the people complaining about inclusion than those promoting it.

We have no problem with the village keeping a tight lid on exactly what kind of private groups’ banners get displayed on public property. No one wants to deal with that can of worms.

But making bold statements (is acknowledging equal rights for LGBTQ people really that bold?) about core values is something we see no need to shy away from.

The hard work starts

The administrative saga in Lyons-Brookfield District 103 appears to have ended, for now. The administrative team is in place and the world keeps turning.

A new school year begins next week (classes not until August, of course) and now the hard work begins for a new board facing financial uncertainty and the prospect of new administrative directions in the future.

The political machinations of the past two months have taken up a whole lot of oxygen. In the meantime, there are children who deserve a quality education and a curriculum that needs to measure up to expectations.

The focus of administration and board efforts needs to be on the kids and not on themselves. We’re not sure if anyone trusts each other enough to cooperate, for fear of making one side or another look competent, but the core mission everyone signed up for will be sitting in classrooms come fall.

It’s time to get to work.

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KOSEY CORNER

Audubon Road marks 50 years of July 4 spirit

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he Fourth of July is my favorite event in Riverside. I won’t admit to how many of the Independence Day celebrations I have attended, but suffice it to say it is over 50.

The reason I use the number 50 is because that is how many years the people of Audubon Road, (affectionately known as ARSS, the Audubon Road Social Society) have been participating in the parade with an always appropriate float.

Looking back at some of the original families, the Wilks and the Janskys, we see they are now on the second and third generations participating. I have been told the group would get together at the annual Steak Fry to discuss their plans, but since the Steak Fry is no more, they went to a Plan B. In years past, the parades each had a theme – “Forever May She Wave,” for example – and groups used the theme to help guide decorating their floats. Years ago, there were more floats in the parade and groups competed for trophies awarded by a panel of judges –I remember judging floats two or three times -- mainly for their representation of the theme.

Needless to say, Audubon Road garnered many of the trophies, which they would display in the window of one

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of the residents’ homes.

According to Jon Jansky, the ARSS group was formed by his father, Bill, and neighbor, Harry Wilk, after some discussion of the children participating in the Teeny Weeny parade.

At first the neighbors walked or rode bikes, but eventually they began building floats.

Jansky says it is an all-inclusive effort, with former residents returning to participate.

There was a time when Jon Jansky and Jack Wilk were youngsters on the floats; now they are driving the truck hauling the float.

Joe and Nancy Dvorak rode on the float and it wasn’t long before their children Joey and Chrissy were waving from the float. Now a third generation of Dvoraks are seated on the

float.

Audubon Road will be closed on July 4 as the residents, family members, former residents and guests celebrate with a block party, which this year will include a pig roast.

T-shirts commemorating 50 years of celebrations will be proudly worn to celebrate 50 years of working together in the spirit of community and friendship.

Perhaps when the Audubon Road float makes its way down Longcommon a shout out of “happy anniversary” would be appropriate.

LETTERS

Pride banner celebrated Riverside’s diversity

Great to see pride rainbow in Riverside

Riverside is a beautiful town with a diversity of residents. We have men, women and children. We have white, black and brown. We have Christians, Jews and Muslims. We have gay, straight and transgender.

For the most part, Riverside downplays this diversity.

And that is a real shame. We are a better town because of this diversity and our children grow to be better people, too.

The gay pride banner that has been displayed in Guthrie Park this week celebrates that diversity. My whole family is so pleased that this banner shows Riverside supports all walks of life.

How great to see the rainbow pride flag flying in Guthrie Park this week! Nearby towns like Berwyn and Oak Park have rainbow flags flying from their village halls, and I’m so glad to see it here.

Thanks to the Riverside residents in the group Action for a Better Tomorrow for creating and posting a visual statement of inclusion and support here in Riverside. It’s one more way to show Riverside is a welcoming community, one that’s appreciative and respectful of all our citizens

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Basically there are three different benefits: the American opportunity credit, the lifetime learning credit and the tuition and fees deduction. There are various requirements that may limit the benefit, but the IRS once again offers a useful tool: the Interactive Tax Assistant tool to help you find your way through the maze. You should receive Form 1098-T, Tuition Statement, from your school with the information required by the IRS to complete Form 8863, Education Credits.

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return is $14,000, but there is no limit on gifts for health and education. If you gave more than $14,000 in cash, property or gifts to anyone, you must report the gift on Form 709. If you are married, you can give a combined $28,000 and remain under the radar.

Note that this applies to the person giving the gift; if you are receiving a gift, congratulations - you don’t have to do anything. That is, unless you receive a gift from a non-U.S. person. If you happen to receive such a gift that is greater than $100,000, you will have to report this on the IRS Form 3520.

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Eileen M. Votava (nee Geisthardt), 86, of North Riverside, died on June 22, 2017 at The Scottish Home. She was born on April 12, 1931 in Chicago.

Ms. Votava was the wife of James R. Votava; the mother of EILEEN VOTAVA Kevin and the late Keith; the grandmother of Andrew, Lillian and Amanda; and the twin sister of the late Elaine Geisthardt.

Services have been held. Interment was at Eden Memorial Park in Schiller Park.

The family appreciates memorial donations to The Scottish Home, 2800 Desplaines Ave., North Riverside, 60546.

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements.

Raymond Novak, 98 World War II veteran Raymond J. Novak, 98, of Brookfield, died on June 24, 2017.

Born on March 7, 1919, Mr. Novak served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and later worked as an assembler for a RAYMOND NOVAK utility company.

Mr. Novak was the husband of the late Lorraine P. Novak (nee Haydock); the father of Paul R. (Yvonne) Novak; and the brother of Dorothy (Thaddeus) Zalewski and Alice Wollenberg.

Visitation is on Thursday, June 29 from 10:30 a.m. until an 11:30 a.m. service at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield, followed by interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park.

The family appreciates memorials to Honor Flight Chicago, 2001 W. Churchill St., Chicago, 60647.

Gabriel Ciupeiu, 18 Former Hauser Jr. High student Gabriel Milorad Ciupeiu, 18, of Aurora, died on June 24, 2017.

Born July 13, 1998, Mr. Ciupeiu attended L. J. Hauser Junior High School in Riverside for a short time, and worked as a bus boy at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House in Chicago.

Mr. Ciupeiu had family in North Riverside and he enjoyed sports, especially football, video games, cars and motorcycles.

Mr. Ciupeiu was the son of Dragana (Areli) Paniagua and Gabriel George (Alexandra) Ciupeiu; the grandson of Dusan and Zlata Milic and the late Paul and Maria Ciupeiu; the brother of Alexis, Marina, Jessica and Anabela Paniagua and Anthony Ciupeiu; the boyfriend of Lauren Williams; and the nephew of Marius, Darius, Sorin and Paul Ciupeiu and Dragan (Sarah) Milic. He is survived by many more aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Visitation is on Sunday, July 2 from 2 to 8 p.m. at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside. A funeral service will be held Monday, July 3 at 11 a.m. at Holy Nativity Romanian Orthodox Church, 5825 N. Mozart St. in Chicago, followed by interment at Rosehill Cemetery.

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Paula Scrofano and John Reeger

Riverside actors star at Drury Lane

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wo longtime Riverside residents star in Drury Lane’s current production of The Gin Game, a 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama and a four-time Tony Award

nominee.

The play runs through Aug. 13 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.

The two-act, two-character play stars the husband-and-wife team of Paula Scrofano and John Reeger as strangers who strike up an acquaintance and begin to play gin rummy. As the game progresses intimate secrets of their lives are revealed and they begin to search for each other’s weaknesses in both the game and life itself.

For more info and to order tickets, visit www.drurylanetheatre.com.

Beau Benoy Award winner James Cameron was this the winner of this year’s Beau Benoy Award, given annually to a Central School fifth-grader whose life and achievement demonstrate an enduring commitment to qualities associated with the Six Pillars of good character: trustworthiness, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

The award is given each year in memory of the late Beau Benoy, who was 12 when he was struck by a car in 2001 outside his Riverside home.

Other students nominated for the award this year were Vera Brenneman, Cooper Marrs, Brian Pipal and Caroline Strubbe.

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On campus ■ Among those receiving bachelor’s degrees from Butler University in Indianapolis in May Riverside residents Allie Burke (international business, economics) and Alexis Dryier (marketing) and North Riverside resident Kaija Bole (middle/secondary education, mathematics).

Sara Vacek, Lisandro Resto, Anthony Landahl and Ethan Scott

RBTV students win local and regional awards RBTV students were nominated for three NATAS (National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences Chicago/Midwest Chapter) Crystal Pillar Awards at the recent high school video festival held at Neuqua Valley High School.

The student-produced programs nominated for the Crystal Pillars were “Chicago-Midwest Emmys 2016 Backstage Show,” produced by Sara Vacek, Lisandro Resto, Anthony Landahl and Ethan Scott; “More Than Just Makeup,” produced by Landahl; and “Rbeats,” produced by Oliv-

■ North Riverside resident Gabrielle Ulloa was named to the honor roll at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy for the spring 2017 semester.

■ Riverside residents Elizabeth Dore (elementary education) and Andrew Hanley (electrical and computer engineering) were among those receiving bachelor’s degrees during commencement weekend at Northern Illinois University in May. ■ Geordie Ebright, a 2011 graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School, received his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Western Michigan University in April.

■ Brookfield residents Lucy Lopata and Alyssa Wurtzinger were among the more than 1,200 students receiving their bachelor’s degrees from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston ■ Rebecca Rusiecki, of Riverside, graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in political science from the American University in Washington, D.C. She was also inducted

ia Joyce, Landahl, Scott, Kevin Baginski, Lisandro Resto, Vacek, Andres Resto, Caleb Schlesser and Casey Whisler.

A Crystal Pillar First Place Honor was awarded to “Emmys 2016 Backstage Show,” and Whisler won a second-place trophy for her talk show series “Call Time.”

Senior Lisandro Resto was awarded the Gene Cartwright Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. He will be attending DePaul University in the fall and will be studying TV/Film Production.

into the Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts) and Pi Sigma Alpha (political science) national honor societies.

■ Carli Evans, of Brookfield, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama during the school’s commencement ceremonies in May. ■ Several local students received their bachelor’s degrees during the commencement ceremony at Augustana College in Rock Island on May, including Brookfield residents Colleen Brown (communications sciences/psychology, cum laude), Jordan Peklo (applied mathematics/studio art) and Kelly Wallner (communication sciences/ psychology/Spanish); North Riverside resident Monica Fiala (psychology, cum laude); and Riverside residents Daniel Lattner (business administration/economics) and Anne Mitchell (vocal music education, summa cum laude).

■ Riverside residents Isabela Bacidore, Nicole LaBelle and Ashley Rayfield were named to the 201617 second semester dean’s

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PEOPLE list at Miami (Ohio) University. Dean’s list students are ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduate students within each division.

■ Katie Wallner, an advertising major from Brookfield, was named to the 2017 spring semester dean’s list at Iowa State University for achieving a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale for the semester.

■ Alma (Michigan) College has announced that Riverside resident Adam Martinson and Brookfield resident Erika Zenchak were named to the dean’s list during the 2017 winter term for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5.

■ Brookfield residents Mayra Baeza and Gina Crisanti and Riverside residents Emily Michl and Stephanie Rodriguez were named to the 2017 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Dayton for achieving a GPA of at least 3.5.

■ Sarah Javors, of Riverside, was named to the 2017 spring semester dean’s list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, for attaining a semester GPA of at least 3.5., and Brookfield resident Libby Creek earned a spot on the school’s provost list for achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA. ■ Olivia Novak, of Brookfield, has earned semester honors for the 2017 spring semester at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, for achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 for the semester.

■ Riverside resident Julia Boge was named to the dean’s list at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, for the 2017 spring semester for attaining a GPA of at least 3.6.

■ North Riverside resident Andres Garcia (nursing) and Riverside resident Austin Sundstrom (history) were named to the dean’s list for the 2017 spring semester at Northern Illinois University.

■ Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park has announced its second semester honors students.

■ Earning “A Honors” (3.8-4.0+ GPA) were Brookfield residents Grace Acosta, Jocelyn Contini, Gloria Corona, Leilani Dodson, Jeremy Kolasa, Brittany Schneider and David Sullivan; North Riverside resident Danny Zontos; and Riverside residents Carlie Merola and Hana Sedivy.

Earning “B Honors” (3.33-3.79 GPA) were Brookfield residents Gunnar Hendrix, Braden Schneider and Archer Wagner; North Riverside residents Diego Arroyo, Samantha Escalante and Roberto Irigoyen; and Riverside residents Ben Bernasek and David Hertogs.

■ Antonio Giron, of Brookfield, has been elected treasurer of the Lyons Township High School Student Council for the 201718 school year. Giron will be a junior in the coming school year.

■ Brookfield resident Christina Rossetti has been named photo editor of the Lion, the newspaper at Lyons Township High School, for the 2017-18 school year. Rossetti will be a senior in 2017-18.

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In May, several students from Congress Park School in Brookfield participated in the Girls on the Run 5K at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet. Girls on the Run is a program for girls in grades three through five, which encourages them to recognize their individual strengths and celebrate connections with others. Teachers Molly Ryan, Molly Knott, Katrina Lyles and Kelly Ferguson and Cheri Gibbs were coaches, while sixth-graders Grace Leavitt and Jaylen Guzman served as junior coaches.

Church group back from mission trip A group of high school students from Riverside Presbyterian Church recently returned home from a mission trip to Perrysville, Arkansas, where they worked at Heifer Ranch, which is part of Heifer USA and Heifer International, nonprofits seeking to eradicate hunger and poverty by providing communities with resources and training to sustain themselves through agriculture and livestock farming.

In addition to work around the ranch, the students spent a night in the Global Village, a simulation where each group is assigned to different housing, representative of what would be found in an impoverished area of a foreign country.

Groups were given limited re-

sources to help them through the night, with some given very little and others controlling such resources as water and firewood.

Eating dinner that night depended on bartering with others and a wise use of scarce resources.

Through the experience, the students learned first-hand about the broader world and became more aware of situations very different from their own.

Among those making the trip were students John Ranft, Kaki Lynch, Michael Lynch, Eva Harvin, Sylvia Harvin, Olivia Meyer, Kip Friend, Cal Friend, Natalie Lisle, Rachel McLean, Laura McLean and Cathy Yuen and adult leaders Dale Jackson, Lisa Marciniak, Matt Lisle and Ellen Hamilton.

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE Of RIVERSIDE ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 The Village of Riverside is committed to providing the highest quality drinking water to our residents Riverside (IL #0312670) 2016 Regulated Contaminants Detected and businesses. Our water is frequently sampled according to strict Environmental Protection Agency Copper and Lead (EPA) regulations. This report will inform you about the source, quality, and safety of our drinking water.

WATER SOURCE

Collection Date: 6-19-2014

Lake Michigan is the sole source of drinking water for Chicagoans and 118 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 2016.

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 Ed Bailey 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 2016, and compliance with other drinking water rules, as well as some educational materials. To obtain a free copy of the report, please call Maribeth Reimer at 708-442-3590 or you may pick the report up at Village Hall, 27 Riverside Road or Public Works, 3860 Columbus Blvd.

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.

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

Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALG's allow for a margin of safety.

Copper MCLG

1.3 ppm

Copper Action Level (AL)

Copper 90th # Sites Over Percentile Copper AL

1.3 ppm

0.22 ppm

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Lead MCLG

Lead Action Level (AL)

0

15 ppb

Lead 90th # Sites Over Percentile Lead AL

5.2 ppb

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Violation

Likely Source Of Contamination

No

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits

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. 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 level of disinfectant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health.

MRDLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants & Disinfection Collection Highest Level Range of Levels By-Products Date Detected Detected

MCLG

MCL

Units Violation

Likely Source Of Contaminant

12-31-16

0.8

0.6 – 1

MRDLG=4

MRDL=4

ppm

No

Water additive used to control microbes

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2016

16

10.9 – 16

No goal for the total

60

ppb

No

By-product of drinking water chlorination

TTHMs [Total Trihalomethanes]

2016

43

19.56 – 43.2

No goal for the total

80

ppb

No

By-product of drinking water chlorination

Chlorine

• 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 feasible using the best available treatment technology.

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.

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

2016 Violation Summary Table:

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

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The Village of Riverside had no violations in 2016.

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• 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.

Chicago (#IL0316000) 2016 Regulated Contaminants Detected

Coliform Bacteria Maximum Contaminant Level Goal

0

Total Coliform Maximum Contaminant Level

Highest No. of Positive

5% of monthly samples are positive

Fecal Coliform or E. Coli Maximum Contaminant Level

Total No. of Positive E. Coli or Fecal Violation Coliform Samples

0.9

0

No

Likely Source Of Contamination

Naturally present in the environment.

• 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.

Lead and Copper

• ppm – Parts per million or milligrams per liter

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

• %<0.5 NTU – Percent samples less than 0.5 NTU • 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, when exceeded, 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 lead 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. Additional information 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

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. More information about contaminants and their potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in the drinking water than the general population. Immune compromised persons such as persons with cancer and/or undergoing chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients, 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 Public Works Department at 708-442-3590. 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. 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.

Date Sampled: 9/20/15 Definitions: Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.

# Sites Lead Lead Action Lead 90th Over Lead MCLG Level (AL) Percentile AL

0

15 ppb

9.11 ppb

Copper Copper Copper Action Level 90th MCLG (AL) Percentile

1.3 ppm

3

1.3 ppm

# Sites Over Copper AL

0.0782 ppm

Likely Source of Contamination

Violation

0

No

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives.

Regulated Contaminants Collection Date

Highest Level Detected

Range of Levels Detected

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation

Chlorine

12-31-16

1

1-1

MRDLG=4

MRDL=4

ppm

No

Water additive used to control microbes.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)*

2016

14

2.5 – 25.9

No goal for the total

60

ppb

No

By-product of drinking water chlorination.

Total Trihalomethanes (TThm)*

2016

26

10.1 – 45.4

No goal for the total

80

ppb

No

By-product of drinking water chlorination.

Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products

Likely Source Of Contaminant

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.

Regulated Contaminants Inorganic Contaminants

Collection Date

Highest Level Detected

Range of Levels Detected

MCLG

MCL

2016

0.0206

0.0196 - 0.0206

2

2

ppm

No

Barium

Units Violation Likely Source Of Contaminant

Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharges from Metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.

Fluoride

2016

0.7

0.652 - 0.657

4

4.0

ppm

No

Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories.

Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen]

2016

0.462

0.405 - 0.462

10

10

ppm

No

Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits.

Sodium

2016

8.92

8.49 – 8.92

ppm

No

Erosion from naturally occurring deposits; used in water softener regeneration.

Radioactive Contaminants Collection Date

Highest Level Detected

Range of Levels Detected

MCLG

MCL

Combined Radium 226/228

2-11-2014

0.84

0.5 - 0.84

0

5

pCi/L

No

Erosion of natural deposits.

Gross alpha excluding radon and uranium

2014

6.6

6.1 – 6.6

0

15

pCi/L

No

Erosion of natural deposits.

Units Violation

Likely Source Of Contaminant

Turbidity Limit (Treatment Technique)

Level Detected

Violation

Highest Single Measurement

1 NTU

0.16 NTU

No

Soil Runoff.

Likely Source Of Contaminant

Lowest monthly % meeting limit

0.3 NTU

100%

No

Soil Runoff.

Turbidity 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, unless a TOC violation is noted in the violations section.

2016 Chicago Violation Summary Table The City of Chicago is pleased to announce that no monitoring, reporting, treatment, technique, maximum residual disinfectant level, or maximum contaminant level violations were recorded during 2016.

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LTHS softball trending upward With several key players back next season, Lions hope to build on 20-win season

By EUGENE WHITE

F

Contributing Reporter

or the Lyons Township High School softball team, a 5-1 sectional final loss in the Class 4A state playoffs to Marist once again trimmed the Lions’ postseason journey short of their expectations.

With this year’s loss to the RedHawks, it marks the second consecutive season the Lions have come up short in the sectional final round. Last season, Sandburg routed the Lions 10-0.

Overall, LTHS had a successful season. The Lions improved as the season went on and finished 20-10.

Seeded sixth in the Hinsdale South Sectional, LTHS edged Mother McAuley 1-0 and Richards 3-0 to claim a regional championship.

The Lions added to their resume with those victories — winning back-to-back regional titles for the fourth time in program history.

Although the Lions finished with an impressive playoff run, the girls SAPPHIRE MUNOZ struggled to find their stride early on.

Courtesy Lyons Township Softball/Twitter “Throughout the season we were figuring out who our team was and who would get the job done,” first-year LTHS The LTHS softball team, shown here celebrating its regional championship win and plaque, improved throughout the varsity head coach Nikki Marinec said. “A lot of different season en route to 20 wins and a sectional finals appearance under first-year head coach Nikki Marinec. girls were filling in, and we changed our lineup multiple times.” players and Nikki did a nice job coaching the off the field, she’s an all-around great girl.

After 24 seasons as head coach and previously Considering their strong senior leadership, the Lions team.” an assistant, Dawn Schabacker stepped down The Lions continued their success down the will lose some considerable assets, including Munoz (who prior to this season, following ankle reconstrucstretch, as they were able to churn out wins from will be playing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City), tion surgery that has limited her mobility. tough competition, including the aforemen- as well as Engels, Alex Rich, Morgan Petrosius and Sarah Previously, Marinec was the LTHS freshman tioned regional victory over Mother McAuley. Pavlik. coach the past five seasons.

LTHS Lions narrowly escaped with a 1-0 win in “Sarah Pavlik represented what LT softball is all about,” It was not until May when LTHS began to a pitchers’ duel.

Marinec said. look like a legitimate playoff contender under LTHS pitcher Sapphire Munoz struck out 14 Several players led by returning seniors Gabby Allen (cenMarinec’s guidance. After cruising through the batters against Mother McAuley. ter fielder), Jessica Pelletiere (second baseman) and Teagan first annual Illinois Softball Coaches Association “That was our best game of the season,” Bozzi (first baseman from Brookfield) should ensure the LiGreg Easter tournament—with convincing wins Marinec said. “It was such an exciting game. It ons maintain their winning ways under Marinec. over Barrington, Batavia and Zion-Benton—the almost felt like we were downstate considering Angelina D’Amico, Abby Jocke, Ali Ostrowski, Dana LAUREN ENGELS Lions began to reveal their potency. the intensity of the game.”

Reynolds, Riley Vires, Sydney Wallace and Katelyn Ma“Things just started to click,” Marinec said.

In the Lions’ sectional semifinal win over likowski (from Brookfield) also return next year.

“All of the girls began to figure out their roles for the season. Richards, Munoz threw a two-hitter.

With Allen coming back for her senior season, the LiAfter that, we just started to play really well.”

Offensively, senior catcher Lauren Engels led the team ons will attempt to utilize her speed and offensive power.

After winning the tournament, Marinec noted that the in almost every category, including batting average and on- This season, Allen finished with a .355 batting average and previous lineup changes became less common throughout base percentage. Engels flaunted a .365 batting average, .433 scored 21 runs. the remainder of the season, highlighting the Lions’ new- OBP, five home runs and 22 RBIs. Looking ahead, LTHS will once again look to exceed exfound prosperity.

Early in the season, Engels gave the Lions the boost they pectations. The ultimate goal is winning a Class 4A state Opponents took notice of the Lions improvement as well. needed to steal an extra-innings win at conference rival championship “The first time we played them, we won 16-0 at their Hinsdale Central, where she launched a go-ahead home run “We just have to take it one game at a time,” Marinec said. place,” said Oak Park and River Forest coach Mel Kolbusz. to send the Lions home on an energetic note. LTHS won four “The girls were really passionate about the playoff run and “In the rematch, we beat them 5-3 on our field. They really in a row following Engels’ clutch homer. knew they were playing for something. We just have to conimproved as the season wore on. They have some talented “We rode her every single game,” Marinec said. “On and tinue that trend.”

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

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Notice is given you, the public, that on June 6, 2017, I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of PAULINE DOROTHY TURLOW to the name of PAULINE TERLIKOWSKI. This case will be heard in courtroom 1702 on August 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of Jeremy Silvester Brown, Jr. for change of name to Jeremiah Wahid Muhammad, Case No. 20174003291.

Maria Saldana Executive Director Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park

Notice is given you, the public, that on June 15, 2017, I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of Jeremy Silvester Brown, Jr., to the name of Jeremiah Wahid Muhammad. This case will be heard in courtroom 111 on August 11, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

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The Village of Riverside is accepting Statements of Qualifications for Phased Architectural Services.

Responses are due by 4:00 p.m.

(CST) on Friday, July 21, 2017, at the Riverside Village Office, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Interested parties may obtain the Request for Qualification Specifications on the Village’s website www.riverside.il.us or by contacting the Village Clerk, weekdays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at 708-447-2700. Please submit 5 bound copies and one digital copy to Jessica Frances, Village Manager.

IN THE MATTER OF Makala Irene Burage (17-00352) Pursuant to an order of the Court dated June 19, 2017, a hearing will be held on an application for a name change as in said application on file more fully appears, at the Court of Probate on July 10, 2017 at 9:30 AM Kaitlyn Brice, Assistant Clerk Published in Forest Park Review 6/28/2017

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PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Riverside of Cook County, Illinois, pursuant to “An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city, or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works,” (820 ILCS 130/) has determined on, and as effective from June 5, 2017, that the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics, and other workers engaged in the contruction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Township of Riverside is the same as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for Cook County as of June 13, 2017. A copy of the full ordinance and the Department of Labor determination is available for inspection by any interested party in the Township of Riverside office, located at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546 between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM weekdays, and to any employer or association of employers and any person or association of employees who have filed, or file their names and addresses, requesting copies of the same. ____________________ Liane J. Blauw Riverside Township Clerk Dated: June 13, 2017.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE IS ACCEPTING SEALED QUOTATIONS FOR: TREATED SOIL REMEDIATION AT 2710 HARLEM AVENUE Quotations shall be submitted in the manner specified to the Village of Riverside Community Development Department, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546 until 2:00 PM on July 10, 2017. The Village of Riverside is accepting sealed quotations for treated soil excavation and disposal, and placement of backfill material at 2710 Harlem Avenue in Riverside, IL 60546. For questions and to receive a copy of the RFQ please contact: Sean McLellan Deigan & Associates, LLC Environmental Consultant to Village 847-578-5000 email: smclellan@ deiganassociates.com Published in RB Landmark 6/28/2017

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 19, 2017, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, adopted Ordinance No. 17-222, determining prevailing wages pursuant to 820 ILCS 130/1 et seq., the Illinois “Prevailing Wage Act,” which determination is now effective.

NOTICE IS GIVEN by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Riverside that by Ordinance No. 2952 adopted on the 15th day of June, 2017, the Village of Riverside has made a determination of the Prevailing Rate of Wages as required by the Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq., as amended.

Published by Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Park.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING A community meeting will be held Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Grove Apartments Community Room, 442 S. Grove Avenue, in Oak Park, Illinois. The meeting will be to discuss the proposed 21 unit townhome community proposed at 932946 Madison, Oak Park, Illinois.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 July 2017, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a request for relief from Section 9-3B-3 “Lot Area Requirements”, and other such variations and zoning relief as may be necessary to construct a townhome development at the property legally described as: LOTS 1 AND 2 IN HOLLEY’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 31 AND 32 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 19, 1892 AS DOCUMENT 409003, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 233 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, Illinois.

PIN: 15-12-429-012-0000 The applicant is Dave Northey, Partner, Gordon/Jones LLC.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-5, Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL L. ALLISON, JR., TERESA ALLISON, LVNV FUNDING LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 16 CH 5027 1245 S. 11TH AVE. Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1245 S. 11TH AVE., Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-217-0070000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $114,882.05.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire

transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-3398.

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

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-3398 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 16 CH 5027 TJSC#: 37-3960 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

OLIVEA SHANNON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; OAK VIEW TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants, 16 CH 14664 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-307-035-1004.

Commonly known as 7 Division Street, 2A, Oak Park, IL 60302.

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

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-011467 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I723556

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Plaintiff, -v.JOHNNIE WATSON, LAQUILLA HARDMAN, JOHNNIE NELSON WATSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF ILLINOIS– DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 16 CH 014770 1218 N. AUSTIN BLVD. OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1218 N. AUSTIN BLVD., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0300000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States

shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-21664.

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

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt

Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 8692.

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

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale

other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8255.

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

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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 informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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

BY MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.IWONA JARZYNA, PAWEL KOPEC, PIOTR CHMIELEWSKI, CITIBANK, N.A., RBS CITIZENS, N.A. S/B/M TO CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 22653 917 NORTH LOMBARD AV A/K/A 917 NORTH LOMBARD AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 2, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 917 NORTH LOMBARD AV A/K/A 917 NORTH LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-123-0290000.

The real estate is improved with a two story single family home; two car detached garage.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2004-2CB) Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES J. NOVAK, KATHLEEN A. NOVAK A/K/A KATHLEEN ANN NOVAK, BEERMANN SWERDLOVE LLP, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, GERALDINE M. REDMOND, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 09899 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 4, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-215-0340000.

The real estate is improved with a tan, vinyl siding, single family, with a two car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The

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