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Brook eld to allow online ne payment to avoid in-person hearing

Could reduce number of cases before the local adjudicator by 60%, police chief says

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield trustees on June 26 approved changes to the village code which will allow more people facing local ordinance violations to admit liability and pay their fines online instead of attending an adjudication hearin g at the village hall.

Police Chief Michael Kuruvilla said the change ought to provide convenience for those – including out-of-towners -- who otherwise would have to make a trip to the village hall during a weekday afternoon when the hearings are held and streamline the process by having fewer cases to wade through.

Adjudication dates are not convenient for anyone working a typical 9-to-5 job. Police adjudication hearings and property code violation hearings are typically held on the same days, with code enforcement hearings starting at 1:30 p.m. and police hearings at 3:30 p.m.

“While the adjudicator can always give you a different date for a hearing, for some people there’s really no date that’s convenient,” Kuruvilla said.

According to Kuruvilla, more than half of those who show up at village hall for their adjudication hearings plead liable without any actual hearing taking place.

“Potentially, there’s a 60% upswing where we can reduce some of these people from coming,” Kuruvilla said.

Right now, the only people able to plead liable and pay a pre-set fine without having to appear at an adjudication hearing are those cited for parking violations and vehicle equipment-related compliance violations Everybody else is required to appear before the village adjudicator

Right now, the village accepts payment of parking and vehicle equipment compliance violations by cash, check and through the Illinois State Treasurer’s e-pay portal. But in the future, those wishing to pay those tickets

and ones to be added to the list will use an online payment system that will be part of the village’s redesigned website, which will be rolled out later this summer.

The change won’t come immediately, said Assistant Village Manager Stevie Ferrari. While the new website may be rolled out sooner, the new online payment system for local ordinance violations is more likely to go live by the end of the summer.

Police, meanwhile, are still identifying exactly which violations would qualify for avoiding an in-person hearing. However, during a discussion of the program earlier this month, Kuruvilla told elected officials that the list would include violations such as being in public parks after hours, possessing open alcohol in public and shooting off fireworks.

Kuruvilla said that for those kinds of violations, those cited would be able to plead liable and pay a $100 fine to avoid an in-person hearing. The $100 figure, said Kuruvilla, was “was the average fine assessed for those taking a plea of liable at local court hearings.”

Fines for parking ($50) and vehicle compliance violations ($25) would not increase when they are transferred over to the new payment system on the village’s website, Kuruvilla said.

There will continue to be many violations that will require those cited to appear before

an adjudicator. Any local ordinance violation resulting from a complaint by a third party, such as disorderly conduct, or instances where a person commits the same offense repeatedly, would come before the local adjudicator

In addition, any case involving a juvenile, where a parent’s presence is required, would also require an in-person hearing.

And, of course, anyone wishing to contest a local ordinance citation can opt to appear with or without a lawyer at the adjudication hearing.

“If you want your day in court, you can do that,” Kuruvilla said.

In addition, the village board voted to pass on any commission fees charged by the village’s third-party collection agency to those who resist paying village fines and fees instead of the village eating the 30% commission its agency takes when successfully collecting those fees and fines.

Through the efforts of Municipal Collection Services Inc., the village’s collection agency, Brookfield from 2021 to the present has collected about $134,000. However, after MCSI took its cut, the village netted about $94,000.

Kuruvilla estimated that by passing commissions fee along to those whose fines have gone into collection, the village can recoup about $18,000 a year

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BIG WEEK

June 28-July 5

Sidewalk chalk art event

Kids yearning to show o their creative sides, for all the world to see, can sign up for Chalk the Walk, a sidewalk chalk art event, to be held June 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. outside the Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave.

Each person who registers will be assigned a sidewalk square to decorate. To register, call 708485-6917, visit the Youth Services desk or visit brook eld.evanced.info/signup.

Graphic Novel Book Club for kids

Nor th Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites kids ages 8-12 to join their new Graphic Novel Book Club, which meets at 3:30 p.m. on June 29, July 27 and Aug. 24.

Register in advance by calling 708-447-0869 (ext. 230), in person at the library or at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new to get your own copy of the book. The club will meet for activities and discussion of a new book each month.

Concerts in the park

Nor th Riverside Parks & Rec continues its summer concert series on June 29 with the Motown, funk and soul of the Second Hand Soul Band, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Commons Park, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Bring chairs, blankets and friends to the free concert. No outside food/drink allowed. Concessions available for purchase. Concerts held indoors in case of inclement weather.

Brook eld continues its Summer Concert Series on June 30 at 7 p.m. Head to the bandshell in Kiwanis Park, Arden and Brook eld avenues, to catch 1950s/60s rock ‘n’ roll from The StingRays. Bring your coolers, blankets and chairs.

And more

■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents “Everything Fades,” featuring the paintings of Natalie Shugailo at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside through June 30.

The township hall is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit riversideartscenter.com for more.

Movie in the Park

The Park District of LaGrange hosts a Summer Movie in the Park screening of the 1993 comingof-age favorite “The Sandlot,” starring James Earl Jones, Tom Guir y, Karen Allen and Denis Lear y, on June 28 at Gordon Park, Ogden and Locust avenues in LaGrange.

The event is free and open to all ages. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs. The movie begins at dusk, about 8:30-8:45 p.m.

Farmers markets in full swing

The Brook eld Farmers Market takes place every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 14 in the front and west parking lots of the Brook eld Village Hall, 8820 Brook eld Ave. Visit brook eldfarmers.com for more information.

The Riverside Farmers Market takes place ever y Wednesday from 2:30 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 4 in Centennial Park, 10 Pine Ave., under the water tower in downtown Riverside.

In addition to fresh and prepared food, there is a rotating weekly Artisan Tent, live music and activities for children. More at facebook.com/ Riverside.Farmers.Mkt.

■ North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents Crafterdark: Scrap Fabric American Flag on June 29 at 6 p.m., Big and Little Storytime (children w/adult) on July 3 at 10:30 a.m. and Safari ABCs (child w/adult, every other week in Spanish) on July 5 at 10:30 a.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/ events-new

■ Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Fairytale Storytime (all ages

w/caregiver) on June 29 at 10:30 a.m., Craft Craze: Thumbprint Dandelions (grades 1-5) on June 29 at 4 p.m., Baby Playtime & Me (birth-23 months w/caregiver) on June 30 at 11 a.m., Book Babies (babies & caregivers) on July 3 at 10:30 a.m., Stories Galore (all ages) on July 5 at 10:30 a.m. and Senior Studio Hour (maker space) on July 5 at 3 p.m. Call 708-485-6917 or visit online at brook eld evanced.info/signup to register for programs.

■ Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, pres-

ents Mindful Chair Yoga on June 29 at 11 a.m., Boost Your Brain and Memory on June 29 at 6 p.m., Friday Outdoor Storytime on June 30 at 10 a.m. and Family Playtime on July 1 at 10 a.m. To register for programs, visit online at riversidelibrary. org/events

■ The Brook eld Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo the second Sunday of every month. Doors open at 1 p.m. and games start at 2 p.m. with cash payouts.

Parades, concerts, 5K and reworks will mark July 4

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Those looking for some fun and patriotic events on July 4 won’t have far to look in Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside, with all three villages rolling out parades and more for residents

And for the first time since 2019, the Brookfield Independence Day Parade will revert to its traditional route, now that the Brookfield Avenue bridge is no longer under construction.

The parade will step of f from the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Garfield Avenue at 10 a.m. and move southeast down Grand Boulevard through Veterans Memorial Circle and then into downtown Brookfield before heading east on Brookfield Avenue past the reviewing stand in front of the historic Grossdale Station.

After the parade, gather up your cooler, lawn chairs, blankets and tables and head over to Kiwanis Park (Brookfield and Arden avenues) for the Party in the Park, which begins at noon.

There will be activities for kids, including inflatables from noon to 6 p.m. and a magician from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. There will also be live music courtesy of local favorites The Redmonds from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and The Prissilas from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Leo’s Liquors will be pouring adult beverages and Chicago Donut and Jack’s Chick’n Ribs will have food trucks at the park selling savory and sweet treats.

Nor th Riverside

North Riverside begins its July 4 celebration at 10 a.m. with its annual Little League parade, which will proceed east on 26th Street from 9th Avenue to Veterans Park

Before Little Leaguers begin play, there will be a patriotic Independence Day flag raising and salute.

The village invites community members to the area in front of the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave., starting at 6 p.m. for a party that will include entertainment for kids, food vendors and live music from Maggie Speaks from 7 to 9 p.m. No outside food/drink or coolers are allowed. Fireworks at Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Desplaines Ave., cap the evening.

Riverside

The village of Riverside’s Independence Day celebration will play out over two days, starting on July 3 with the Friends of the Fourth’s Concert in the Park at Guthrie Park, Riverside and Bloomingbank roads in downtown Riverside.

The park opens at 5 p.m., with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. with the National Anthem sung by Jennifer Pollock. The concert begins at 5 p.m. Libido Funk Circus will provide the music from 7 to 10 p.m.

You can bring your own refreshments, but food and beverages will be available for purchase from La Barra, Riverside Foods with BuckleDown Brewery, Empanadus and Topical Sno.

July 4 begins bright and early in Riverside with the 45th Annual Independence Day 5K, which steps off at 7:30 a.m. from Centennial Park, 10 Pine Ave. Runners will head north up Longcommon Road to Selborne Road and loop around to Parkway Road, Northgate Road and then back south down Northwood and Akenside to the finish line near the wa-

ter tower.

Registered runners receive goodie bags and T-shirts. Through July 2 you can register for $35 online at riverside.il.us/185/Independence-Day-5k. Race day registration is $40.

Riverside’s Independence Day Parade follows at 8:45 a.m., heading south on Longcommon from Delaplaine Road and ending at the Riverside Township Hall. A Festival in the Park follows in Guthrie Park, featuring community groups, bratwursts, face painting, lemonade and more until 1 p.m. There will also be a Tot Trot at 11 a.m. for those too young for the earlier 5K.

Fireworks displays

Those living in Riverside and North Riverside (you must present an ID proving residence) are invited to enter the grounds of the Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Desplaines Ave., and pick a spot near the first tee or first green to watch the club’s annual fireworks show on July 4, which will begin after dusk, between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m.

There is no onsite parking for non-club

members and limited municipal parking near the golf club, so attendees are encouraged to walk or ride bicycles. Desplaines Avenue will be closed to traffic during the fireworks show, and anyone may watch the show from the Village Commons or near by sidewalks

The village of Lyons will also host a fireworks display at dusk on July 4 at Veterans Park, 4200 Lawndale Ave., capping their five-day Lyons Fest 2023. The festival runs June 30 to July 4 from 4 to 11 p.m. each day.

The event includes carnival rides, lives music, food, drinks and more. Entry to the festival is free

If you’re looking to get your fireworks in a little early this year, the city of Berwyn will host a fireworks show, courtesy of the World’s Largest Laundromat, at dusk on July 3 at Morton West High School, 2400 Home Ave.

Seating will be at the football stadium, where there will also be entertainment before dark

Kids wave ags during the Riverside Fourth of July Parade last year

Local state rep and family under re in Palestine

Israeli settlers attack Turmus Ayya, where Rashid, is vacationing with family

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

An outbreak of violence in the occupied Palestinian ter ritories came literally almost to the front door of the family home where state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) is spending part of this summer with his family.

On two days last week, marauding Israeli settlers, angry af ter four settlers were shot and killed by Palestinian gunmen, according to news reports, attacked the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya, where Rashid lived for six years as a child and where his parents have a sprawling home.

“On [June 22] it was right outside our house, it was in our neighborhood,” Rashid, whose 21st District includes portions of Riverside and Brookfield, told the Landmark.

In the early evening of June 22, Rashid, whose family five was staying in his parents’ house with his brother’s family, a sister and a nephew, got a text from a neighbor sayin that settlers were near. His family prepared to flee the house and some were already out the door. But their plans suddenl changed when they heard gunshots.

“They were right in the street right next to my house, so immediately changed plans, said everyone get back inside,” Rashid told the Landmark in a telephone interview from the village on June 26. “I called my parents back and they were outside -- my nephews and nieces, my kids -- to get back inside now,”

They quickly bolted the doors behind them and stayed away from windows until the threat subsided after young men from the village drove the settlers away. Rashid said it was a ter

rifying moment, especially for his three young children, the oldest of whom turns 8 this week.

“It was in that moment we didn’t know, I didn’t know, whether the settlers would come in and shoot us,” Rashid said. “That was the day after hundreds of them stormed the and killed a young man in his 20s, torched homes and hursday was a smaller group, and villagers pushed back. Had it been a larger group, God knows what would happened.”

Rashid said he didn’t know exactly where the gunshots ame from, but they weren’t far away.

t know how close the settlers got to my house, but the unshots felt like they were right outside my house,” Rashid

Rashid said he had to have difficult conversations with his oung children.

“It was absolutely heart breaking, just heart wrenching,” Rashid said. “My 7-year-old daughter talked to me and said, ‘What do we do if we get shot?’”

ber of American citizens many family ” Rashid said. “I aunts who live many relahere permanently, es here perma-

ourteen members of the examily were staying in the house last week.

Rashid was in the nearby city une 21 when ttack on the town haphen he heard about the mmediately contacted the United States embassy emained in S. State Departping senior State Department officials uphappening here, and I know that they have been in touch with the Israelis. I don’t know the exact consequence of that communication between them,” Rashid said. “My hope is that our country, the U.S. gover nment, makes it absolutely clear that there needs to be accountability for these actions, for these invasions, that the perpetrators have to be held accountable.”

Rashid said that three or four settlers have been arrested for the violence in Tur mus Ayya

“That is not justice,” Rashid said. “Will the person who murdered the young man be brought to trial? Will the arsonists be brought to trial? I’ll be honest, Palestinians do not believe that will happen at all.”

Rashid said that the attack on his town on June 21 was a complete shock.

“To invade the village in broad daylight with hundreds of people torching homes and cars and hurting villagers, this is unprecedented,” Rashid said. “There is absolutely no reason for only three or four people to be arrested.”

BOB SKOLNIK

Abdelnasser Rashid (far le ), along with his wife, Fidaa (center), and two children are visiting family at the home of his father, Amin (r ight), and mother in Turmus Ayya, Palestine. A large number of the v illage’s residents have U.S. citizenship.

he first settler attack on Turmus Ayya, where Rashid’s grew up and still have a home they live in part of ear, occurred on June 21, immediately after the burial a 17-year-old who was among four Israeli settlers shot and a gas station the day before. After the funeral hundreds of angry settlers attacked Tur mus Ayya.

The day before that attack, seven Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, had been killed during a clash with Israeli soldiers in Jenin.

The Palestinian who was killed by a settler on June 21 was married to an American citizen. Turmus Ayya, which is an area controlled by the Israeli military, is home to a large num-

Rashid said that American policy towards Israel must change.

“The question I ask is, how does the United States remove obstacles to peace? And the reality is giving Israel $4 billion a year is not the way to do that,” Rashid said. “That does not help bring peace.”

In a letter sent to his Democratic colleagues in the Illinois General Assembly, Rashid said he was participating in patrols to keep his village safe.

“Every night since [June 21], I have been helping keep watch in case settlers invade again,” Rashid wrote.

Rashid and his family have been in Turmus Ayya for nearly two weeks. The family plans to stay for another couple weeks

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Metra mulls reducing fare zones, getting rid of some passes

Changes would reduce ticket prices for Brook eld, Riverside riders

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Metra is proposing the most significant fare overhaul in decades – one that would reduce ticket prices for Brookfield and Riverside commuters and get rid of popular systemwide day and monthly passes.

Under the proposed fare changes, which the Metra Board of Directors will vote on in August, the commuter rail system would go from 10 fare zones to four and create a flat $3.75 fare for riders who whose trips don’t begin or end at Union Station and other downtown terminals.

Metra would eliminate the $10 systemwide day pass and $6 day pass, re placing them with a zonebased, one-day pass that would cost the equivalent of two one-way tickets. The 10-Ride tickets, which allow riders to make 10 one-way trips for the price of nine, would be placed with a Ventra-only “bundle” of five day passes that would cost the equivalent of 9.5 one-way tickets.

Most notably, it would re place the $100 monthly

pass with zone-based monthly passes that would cost the equivalent of 16 one-way tickets.

All those changes would re present a price decrease for Brookfield and Riverside commuter The price of one-way tickets to and from Union Station would go down from $5.50 to $3.75, and the monthly pass would cost $75.

The changes come as Metra is facing a fiscal as the federal stimulus funds are expected to run out in 2026. The proposal tries to strike a balance between attracting more riders, especially those who don’t follow traditional suburb-to-downtown commuting patterns, while putting more money in Metra’s coffers.

Last year, Metra proposed eliminating unlimited monthly passes and day passes, but down after opposition from the Metra directors re presenting the collar counties and some parts of suburban Cook County, whose constituents would’ve paid more for the monthly passes.

Metra is cur rently soliciting feedback on its proposal. For more details, and to submit comments, visit metra.com/2024FarePlan.

Subscribed and Sworn on this 28th day of June, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

DOUGLAS E. COOPER, VILLAGE TREASURER

RECEIPTS SUMMARY: 50/50 TREE REPLACEMENT

SALES, 9,150.00 ACTIVE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS,

534,363.16 ADMIN TOW FEES, 15,500.00 AMBULANCE

& EMS FEE, 1,223,532.03 ANTENNA SITE LEASE,

54,570.54 BOND ISSUANCE PREMIUM, 81,036.00

BROOKFIELD AVE TRAIN STATION RENTALS, 7,458.40

BUILDING CODE VIOLATION FINES, 18,455.00

BUSINESS LICENSE REVENUES, 32,854.50 CASH OVER/

SHORT, 147.41 CIRCUIT COURT FINES, 10,049.57

COUNTY GRANTS, 150,000.00 DAILY PARKING

FEE, 26,050.82 DONATIONS, 5,019.00 EMPLOYER

CONTRIBUTIONS, 3,173,681.97 EVENT SPONSORSHIP

SALES, 0.00 EVENT TICKET SALES-ENTRANCE

FEES, 0.00 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT, 347,655.88

FEDERAL GRANTS, 1,174,876.83 FILING & VARIANCE

FEE, 4,725.00 FRANCHISE FEE-CABLE TV, 240,462.51

GARBAGE CHARGES, 2,306,373.44 GASOLINE TAX

REIMBURSEMENT, 0.00 HOTEL MOTEL TAX, 23,733.38

INCOME TAX, 3,204,894.10 INCREASE IN FAIR MARKET

VALUE OF INV, -3,822,661.09 INSPECTION FEE, 18,600.00 INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT, 38,854.98

INTEREST FROM DEPOSITS, 250,109.68 INTEREST FROM INVESTMENTS, -4,385,723.50 INTERGOVERNMENTAL

REIMBURSEMENT, 0.00 IRMA SURPLUS REVENUE, 247,586.99 LATE PAYMENT PENALTY, 146,688.11

LICENSE - CLASS 12 BYOB, 1,000.00 LICENSESOLICITORS, 450.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

CLASS 1, 6,000.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

CLASS 13, 600.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS

14, 3,000.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS

2, 36,500.00

3, 24,550.00

LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS

LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS

4, 1,050.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS

5, 3,750.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 6,

1,000.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS 7&7A, 10,000.00 LICENSE-ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR CLASS S, 660.00 LICENSE-CONTRACTORS & RELATED TRADES, 88,350.00 LICENSE-LIQUOR CLASS 10, 2,200.00

LICENSE-PASSENGER CAR, 524,631.30 LICENSEVIDEO GAMING MACHINE, 19,750.00 LIQUOR CLASS 11,

1,250.00 LOCAL TOWNSHIP ROAD & BRIDGE, 26,470.30 LOCAL USE TAX, 789,326.14 MISCELLANEOUS, 32,207.15 MOTOR FUEL TAX, 499,552.02 MUNICIPAL DEBT SATISFACTION CERTIFICATE FEE, 2,840.00 NONHOME RULE GASOLINE TAX, 60,675.87 NON-HOME RULE SALES TAX, 1,140,152.86 NSF CHECK CHARGE, 948.50 OTHER GRANTS, 7,233.62 OTHER STATE SHARED TAXES, 1,027.31 PARKING TICKET FINES, 276,910.60 PERMIT-BUILDING, 427,988.71 PERMITCOMMUTER PARKING, 19,980.00 PERMIT-DUMPSTER, 6,300.00 PERMIT-OTHER BUILDING, 100.00 PERMITPICNIC, 17,167.50 PERMIT-RB PARKING, 0.00 PERSONAL PROPERTY REPLACEMENT TAX, 253,997.30 PLACES FOR EATING TAX, 309,685.16 POLICE FORFEITURE

INCOME, 2,650.00 POLICE SPECIAL DETAIL FEE, 1,650.00 POLICE/FIRE REPORT FEE, 3,240.00 PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF BONDS, 0.00 PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF FIXED ASSETS, 530.00 PROGRAM FEES - TEEN TRAVELER'S CAMP, 35,600.00 PROGRAM FEES-COED VOLLEYBALL, 1,095.00 PROGRAM FEESCONTRACT KIDS FIRST SPORTS, 60.00 PROGRAM FEES-COOP LA GRANGE PARK, 60.00 PROGRAM FEES-KAMP KIWANIS, 203,580.34 PROGRAM FEESMENS BASKETBALL, 2,195.00 PROGRAM FEES-OTHER RECREATION, 326,178.70 PROGRAM FEES-PRE & POST CAMP, 20,763.00 PROGRAM FEES-REC HOUSE CAMP

3'S & 4'S, 100.00 PROGRAM FEES-REC HOUSE CAMP

5'S & 6'S, 1,810.00 PROGRAM FEES-SAND VOLLEYBALL, 0.00 PROGRAM FEES-TOT PREP 3'S REC HOUSE, 10,496.00 PROGRAM FEES-TOTS PREP 3'S WATER TOW, 14,030.00 PROGRAM FEES-TOTS PREP 4'S-REC HOUSE, 51,016.00 PROGRAM FEES-TOTS PREP 4'S-WATER TOW,

12,175.00 PROGRAM FEES-TRIPS & OUTINGS,

G O BOND ISSUE, 923,349.56 PROPERTY TAXES

- 2020 GO BONDS, 760,270.01 PROPERTY TAXES 8 CORNERS TIF, 208,843.94 PROPERTY TAXES GRAND BLVD TIF, 19,595.45 RECREATION SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION DONATION, 4,450.00 SALES TAX, 1,396,098.43 SEWER CHARGES, 1,558,893.76 Special Assessment #359, 26,416.91 Special Assessment #361, 44,765.54 SPECIAL REGISTRATION FEES - PD, 690.00 STATE GRANTS, 616,908.30 STATE REIMBURSEMENT, 608,276.18 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX, 174,398.48 TOWNSHIP GRANTS, 16,425.00 TRANSFER IN FROM GENERAL FUND, 2,785,000.00 TRANSFER IN FROM MFT FUND, 1,200,000.00 TRANSFER IN FROM OGDEN AVE TIF, 0.00 TRANSFER IN FROM WATER AND SEWER, 0.00 TRANSPORTATION RENEWAL FUND DISTRIBUTIONS, 271,565.89 UTILITY TAXELECTRIC, 457,699.85 UTILITY TAX-NATURAL GAS, 511,056.08 VIDEO GAMING TAX, 266,217.07 WATER METER INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT, 28,729.36 WATER SALES, 7,125,033.52 WATER TURN ON FEES, 26,055.00 WATER UTILITY TAX, 332,942.37 WORKERS COMPENSATION REIMBURSEMENT, 144,764.33 TOTAL RECEIPTS $40,124,635.92

DISBURSEMENTS SUMMARY: VENDOR PAYMENTS

GREATER THAN $2,500.00: AAC Auto Clinic Inc., 39,832.38 Accurate Document Destruction, 3,047.70 Aclara Technologies LLC, 10,064.00 Adams Tool Kar, LLC, 5,036.75 Adams, Erin, 2,750.00 ADL Renovation, 3,000.00 Advantage Chevrolet, 4,537.90 AEP Energy,

99,608.35 Aero Removals, 5,600.00 Air One Equipment, Inc., 19,307.00 Airgas USA LLC, 8,200.12 Alert-All Corp., 2,932.50 Allied Garage Door Inc, 3,513.46 Alta Construction Equipment Ilinois LLC, 4,900.53 Alternative Energy Solutions, 4,706.23 Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, 6,423,676.25 American Fidelity Assurance, 20,573.82 AMERICAN UNDERGROUND, INC., 2,975.00 Aramark Refreshment Services, 5,541.23 AT&T, 47,893.46 Atlas Bobcat, LLC, 4,347.19 Avalon Petroleum Co., 204,286.17 Axon Enterprise Inc, 33,213.56 B & F Construction Code Services, Inc., 54,461.01 B Allan Graphics, 24,785.00 BEE LINE Communications Inc., 16,620.00 BENISTAR/HARTFORD-6795, 18,249.00 Best Technology Systems Inc, 5,000.00 Betty's Flowers & Gifts, 15,373.00 Billington, Clint, 2,750.00 Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL, 896,487.25 Blue Reef LLC, 257,926.69 Bound Tree Medical, LLC, 6,503.91 Bray, Robert, 2,750.00 Brennan, Abby, 2,645.00 Bristol Hose & Fitting, Inc, 3,067.08 Brito, Felicito, 4,000.00 Brookfield Currency Exchange, 2,956.00 Brookfield Firefighters Pension Fund #7546-8908, 32,355.51 Brookfield Public Library, 24,053.99 Brookfield/North Riverside Water Commission, 4,108,430.79 BSN Sports Inc, 12,018.61 Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments LLC, 8,850.00 Capers, 7,000.00 Capital Truck Body Co., 8,005.00 Car Reflections, 2,750.00 Care Sheet Metal & Roofing , Inc., 4,895.00 Case Lots, Inc., 17,517.32 Chavez, Otoniel, 2,750.00 Cintas Corp, 2,818.94 Ciorba Group, 528,885.11 CivicPlus, 13,618.99 CK Management Services, LLC, 16,443.00 ClearGov Inc, 7,000.00 College of Du Page, 3,960.60 Comcast, 8,968.92 ComEd, 32,371.02 Compass Minerals America, 84,704.43 Connell Plumbing, Inc., 7,740.00 CONSERV FS INC, 3,888.94 Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., 53,006.39 Cook County Dept of Public Health, 7,300.00 Core & Main, 26,203.32 Countryside Fire Protection District, 7,500.00 Crystal Maintenance Services Corp., 28,140.00 Czerwonka, J, 5,000.00 De Lage Landen Public Finance, 20,680.68 Dell Marketing L.P., 27,623.09 Delta Dental Of Illinois - Risk, 18,705.17 Digital Assurance Certification, LLC, 2,500.00 Diligent Corporation, 13,925.00 Dinges Fire Company, 41,292.56 Donnelly, Jennifer, 3,750.00 Douglas Auto Body, Inc, 5,827.00 Dubina, Stephen, 2,750.00 DuPage Topsoil Inc., 4,650.00 Eagle Uniform Co, Inc, The, 7,131.00 Edward Occupational Health, 4,691.00 Elmhurst Occupational Health, 6,819.00 Enochs, Alice, 2,750.00 ePACT Network Ltd., 10,731.00 Erb, Edward, 2,975.00 ESN, Inc., 20,458.00 ESO Solutions, Inc., 2,906.05 Factory Motor Parts, 7,859.30 Ferrari, Stevie, 5,945.50 Fire Service, Inc., 14,819.74 First Fence, 6,930.00 First Responders Wellness Center, 3,075.00 FLYNN, ANGELA, 8,700.00 Freedom Flag Co, A, 2,832.50 Freeway Ford Truck Sales Inc., 5,589.21 Full Circle K9 Solutions Inc,

3,300.00 GagaXP, 3,598.00 Garvey's Office Products, 11,995.19 Gonzalez, Jose L, 5,000.00 GovTempsUSA, LLC, 97,022.30 Groot Industries, Inc., 1,607,002.34 Growing Community Media, NFP, 10,079.00 Grund & Riesterer Architects Inc., 20,906.19 Hainsworth, Brittany, 2,900.00 Hancock Engineering, 825,433.42 Hanson, Chris, 3,000.00 Hastings Air-Energy Control, Inc., 4,458.71 Hawk Auto, 3,676.08 Health Endeavors, SC, 7,255.00 Heat Engineering Co, The, 30,265.82 Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc, 10,308.88 HFS Bureau of Fiscal Operations-GEMT, 203,091.25 Hickey Home Remodeling, 3,000.00 Hietpas, Andrew, 5,000.00 Hildebrand Sporting Goods, 5,530.00 Hitchcock Design Group, 71,464.79 HL Landscape, 102,405.50 Homegrown Sports Group LLC, 2,906.28 Homer Tree Care, Inc, 4,000.00 House of Doors, Inc., 2,907.77 Huff & Huff, Inc., a subsidiary of GZA, 4,591.29 I/O Solutions, Inc, 3,340.00 IFPIF, 11,445.94 Illinois Department of Insurance, 5,015.21 Illinois EPA, 6,008.88 Illinois Municipal League, 3,000.00 Impact Networking, LLC, 21,886.87 IMRF, 388,842.32 Ingenii, LLC, 10,055.00 INSPE Associates, LLC, 29,890.80 Integral Construction Inc, 154,701.00 Internal Revenue Service, 428,706.22 IPPFA, 5,005.00 iRentProjectors, 3,396.00 IRMA, 726,449.53 J & J Reliable Doors Inc., 35,106.00 J & M Fence, 3,614.00 J. Nardulli Concrete, Inc., 2,855,850.04 Jade Equipment Co. Ltd., 15,484.32 JCM Uniforms Inc., 3,869.42 Johns, Katie, 4,352.90 Johnson, Matt, 5,000.00 Julie, Inc., 3,530.40 Kane, Sean, 4,000.00 Kaplarevic, Dave, 3,000.00 Karlson Garza McQueary, LLC, 14,170.23 Kaspar, Dan, 3,000.00 K-Five Construction Corp, 3,586.88 KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC., 15,472.07 Kluge, Robert, 2,750.00 Knott, Zack, 2,700.00 Konar, Brian, 3,000.00 Kostuck, Gary, 2,750.00 La Grange Park Ace Hardware, 4,492.11 Lakeview Bus Lines Inc, 26,045.65 Lauterbach & Amen, LLP, 67,350.00 Law Offices of John L Fioti, 17,787.50 Lawson Products, Inc., 6,776.62 Lexipol, 19,539.30 Liberty Flag & Banner, 4,322.00 Living Waters Consultants, Inc., 8,162.50 Lukavsky, Mike, 3,000.00 Lyons Pinner Electric Co, 72,356.00 M.E. Simpson Co., Inc., 65,448.00 MABAS Division 10, 7,000.00 MacQueen Emergency, 8,626.82 Madison National Life Insurance Co., 9,154.31 Magnificent Events Ltd., 3,500.00 Mallon and Associates, Inc., 11,720.43 MaROUS & COMPANY, 4,550.00 Marx, Jessica, 4,000.00 Master Design Build LLC, 121,944.75 Master Machine & Repair Corp., 7,067.00 Menards, 6,138.97 Meranda, Michael, 3,990.00 Mesirow Insurance Services, Inc, 8,906.00 MG Audio Inc, 15,075.00 MGP, Inc, 35,664.59 Mid-City Driving Academy, Inc., 2,800.00 Mid-Town Petroleum Acquisition LLC, 3,633.25 Midwest Meter Inc., 1,888,894.81 Midwest Office Interiors, 4,291.74 Miller, Keith, 2,750.00 Monroe Truck Equipment, 13,086.99 Morning, Noon & continued on next page

Night Plumbing, 2,550.00 Motorola Solutions, Inc.,

9,579.51 Municode, 4,848.00 MYS, Inc., 41,571.67

NAPA Auto Parts, 13,475.53 National Power Rodding Corp, 361,641.60 NICOR, 9,663.14 Nikkila, Matt,

5,000.00 Noga, Mary Jean, 2,700.00 Nolen, Chris,

3,000.00 North East Multi-Regional Training, 5,700.00

North Suburban Employee Benefit Cooperative,

1,083,950.54 Northern Illinois University, 17,707.83

Northwestern University, 6,400.00 Nutoys Leisure Products, 16,007.17 O'Leary's Contractors Equipment & Supply, Inc, 2,967.86 Orkin Inc., 10,888.00 Ortiz, Raymond, 3,000.00 Otis Elevator Co., 5,882.16 Palos

Plumbing, 19,804.50 Palos, Robert, 5,435.91 Paramedic

Billing Services, 8,640.25 Passero, Laura, 2,750.00

Patton, Michael, 4,500.00 Perfect Mulch Products,

20,777.00 Picton, Kelly, 8,508.68 PIT STOP, 4,469.30

Pomp's Tire Service, Inc, 10,571.83 Porter Corp.,

21,570.00 Priority Print, 6,237.45 Professional Benefit

Administrators, 10,024.70 ProxIT Technology Solutions, 171,165.85 Quadient Finance USA, Inc, 18,854.25 Quill Corporation, 6,602.20 R W Dunteman Company, 483,573.84 Ray O'Herron Co., Inc., 7,414.10 Record-A-

Hit Entertainment, 5,900.00 Reimer Dobrovolny & Labardi, PC, 12,089.86 Reingruber, Mike, 11,402.50

Reliable Materials Lyons LLC, 5,379.00 Robinson, Kenya,

3,000.00 Romano, Richard, 2,750.00 ROTARY LIFT,

25,256.16 Rubino Engineering Inc., 5,047.50 Ruiz, Brittany, 3,000.00 Rush Truck Center - Chicago,

7,339.48 Russel's Painting, 8,250.00 S. E. Gross School,

5,503.21 Santa's Village, 3,184.00 Sawyer Falduto Asset Management, LLC, 69,418.00 School District 95,

16,920.00 Schreiber, Terry, 10,828.30 Schroeder & Schroeder Inc, 89,424.00 Scot Decal Co., Inc., 11,415.75

SEASPAR, 117,004.87 Selden Fox, 29,200.00 SERVPRO,

22,742.74 Sewer Assessment Services, LLC, 5,224.80

Sherwin Williams Co., 3,020.70 SHI International Corp.,

6,822.00 Sidman, Jonathan, 3,140.00 Sinnott Tree Service, Inc, 8,056.50 Six F Studio, LLC, 5,270.00

Southwest Spring Inc., 3,495.39 Standard Equipment Co., 44,883.31 Staples Advantage, 5,933.64 Stefanik, Michael, 2,750.00 Stevens, Kelly, 7,075.00 Stitch by Stitch, Inc., 3,168.89 Storino, Ramello & Durkin, 277,836.22 Suburban Laboratories, Inc., 6,401.25

Suburban Truck Parts, 3,407.62 Superior Road Striping Inc, 44,517.69 Tallgrass Restoration, LLC, 6,300.00

Target Solutions Learning, LLC, 5,086.24 The Northern Trust Company, 509,223.73 THERMFLO, 4,310.26

Third Millennium Associates, Inc, 32,896.84 Three Oaks Ground Cover, 10,890.00 Tischler Finer Foods, 5,209.62

TKB Associates, Inc, 13,030.00 Traffic Control & Protection, 28,078.35 Treasurer, State of Illinois,

362,814.05 Twin Supplies, Ltd., 11,916.55 Tyler Technologies, 57,800.20 Ubee's Inc., 2,941.00 Unifirst Corporation, 33,038.49 Unique Plumbing Inc., 52,170.29 USA Bluebook, 4,578.19 Usdrowski, Scott, 4,000.00 Vanderstappen Land Surveying, Inc., 3,600.00 Verizon Wireless, 53,939.96 Vermont Systems, Inc, 13,206.10 Village of Brookfield - Insurance, 121,641.82 Visa, 166,124.44 Vitek, Tim, 3,000.00 Volo Museum, 3,592.50 WC3, 323,667.76 Weber, Brigid, 2,750.00

FARMS SUNRISE GREENHOUSE, INC., 5,583.69 TOTAL VENDOR PAYMENTS GREATER THAN $2,500$29,575,253.97 VENDOR PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,500 - $301,777.63, TOTAL VENDOR PAYMENTS $29,877,031.60.

EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION SUMMARY: under $10,000: MOHRHUSEN, MARIANNE J, PETRUSHA, ELLA, ESCOBEDO, MATTHEW J, KELLER, ALLISON MARIE, PICTON, ANNA S, PERRON, HANNAH, SLINKMAN, HAROLD, COLELLA, VICTORIA, LARSON, JOHN, RIFE, NOAH, GONZALEZ, MIRIAM, CURIN, JOHN J, GONZALEZ, BRIANA, GROSSART, DELANEY, PERRON, LYDIA, EWELL, EVELYN, BIGGERSTAFF, MIKAYLA, GILHOOLEY, DANIEL H, CAMARENA, JULES, MUGNAINI, EMILY, TORNABENE, ISABELLA, RUIZ, JARELY, KIELCZYNSKI, JOSEPH D, PATTSCHULL, TOYA, HERRERA, VIANCA, OBERT, LAUREL D, TORNABENE, ANGELINA, SLINKMAN, SHARON L, HOSACK, ABIGAIL A, SANDER, BENJAMIN, BAUER, REDMOND M, CAFFARELLA, ANTHONY JAMES, SCHWANDERLIK, LAUREN, SCHEILDER, LYDIA, NOLEN, KAMILAH, LANE, ERIKA, HOFFMANN, ANNETTE, GILHOOLY, KAILEEN N, DELORENZO, CHLOE, MOODY, KENNETH, FLORES, CATHLEEN, FOLEY, THOMAS, FERRIER, DARIUS, ROBLEDO, SOPHIA, MARQUEZ, ROSALINA, RENC, SAMUEL, ANGELL, KATHRYN L, GARZA, KARRIE, MC NULTY, GLORIA, OWENS, SOFIA, FAHEY, RICHARD, BRAVO, NORMA, AGUILAR, ROBERT, MARTINEZ, CHRISTOPHER, NEUMANN, JOSHUA A, MUGENIS, PAULIUS, MARCHESE, NICHOLAS, CASTRO, CLAUDIA, ARELLANO, DANNA, HONE, TYLER, DELONG, NEVIN T, KIRK, CAYLEE A, ROMAN, ADRIANA, BURRELL, REGINA M, MONTEMAYOR, ZOE, SUERO, JAMES T,

CASTELINO, ABIGAIL J, SAIBERT, FAITH, PRESCOTT, LUKE, ECKERT, HANNAH, SOTO, JAYLIN, ROSARIO, IVETTE, WYANT, FAITH, KNIGHTON, JOY, BOZZI, TRINA, IZQUIERDO, CHRISTIAN, HALMON, KAYLA R, BAUER, EMMALINE, COTE, EDWARD, KETCHMARK, KIT P, LECLERE, DAVID P, CONROY, BRIAN G, KALUZNY, KATHRYN S, HENDRICKS, JENNIFER, WOJACK, JOSEPH W, HAGGERTY, ALEXIS, CULVER, DIANA, MORRILL, THOMAS, WEBER, BRIGID, CONNELL, ANNA V, WURST, DARLENE C, MARKUS, ELIZABETH, MUDJER, MARIJA, CIESIELCZYK, SUZANNE, COOK, TINA, DIGIOVANNI, KATHLEEN, BROWN-LUCE, MICHELLE C, DE STEFANO, ANITA T, KUEHLEM, KENDRA C, HOFFMAN, GABRIELLE, ALVARADO, JULIE, DARRAH, CHRISTINE, IZQUIERDO, KAYLA I, MAYERHOFER, SUSAN, BRENNAN, KATHLEEN, GENTILE, NICOLE A, CABALA-LOWRY, GAIL, POLICH, EMMA A, ROSADO, SHENTY, MORRISS, CAROLYN, $10,000 to $19,999: OCAMPO, AIDA, BRIDGES, ANNA D, GARVEY, MICHAEL J, SANDERS, JENNIFER M, TODOROVIC, KATARINA, VALDEZ, ASHLEY, WESTEL, MARCIE L, SLECHTA, CYNTHIA, CHOATE, CARL MATTHEW, LAZARSKI, ELIZABETH P, GUARINO, RICHARD, MUHAMMAD, TANIA, HERREJON, NANCY, ROBLES, MELISSA, NAVA, OLGA, NOVAK, JENNIFER, FINNIGAN, JULIA A, HERNANDEZ, MARTHA Y, LOPEZ, SOLEDAD, GRIBBEN, CODY THOMAS, CARMODY, BRAD, $20,000 to $29,999: GORNIAK, JOANNE M, BARBANENTE, ROCCO, VILLALOBOS, HILDA M, MC MAHON, LISA, $30,000 to $39,999: MITCHELL, BRAD, DUMANOVIC, SASH, BUCZKOWSKI, DARRYL, HULL, MARGARET MARY, NOTHNAGEL, ROGER W, CERVENKA, LINDA C, $40,000 to $49,999: PALERMINI, TERESE M, MICHAELS, DIANA L, PORTILLO, KATE, RYAN, JILLENE M, ZAK, CHARLES S, GATTARI, LOGAN PATRICK, KELLY, GLORIA M, DALBKE, MATTHEW, WEBB, LORI A, $50,000 to $59,999: OLIVER, FRANK J, ZAHROBSKY, ALICE, GOOSSENS, WILLIAM, REICH, THOMAS M, JOHNSON, SANDRA J, KONOVSKY SR, WILLIAM J, ZEMAN, ANTHONY J, CONRAD, JOYCE S, PICTON, KELLY, BURRELL, DWAYNE A, SANDERS, DAVID W, SHEEHAN, CAROLINE K, $60,000 to $69,999: CALDERONE, JENNA LEIGH, SHILNEY, MEGAN D, MIKESH, ERIC A, YELICH, CYNTHIA, MIKOWSKI, FRANK J, DIGAN, SEAN D, LOWRY, ANDREW R, BENSFIELD, KENNETH C, POWERS, DAVID J, RADDE, RICHARD R, KUTELLA, LAWRENCE T, $70,000 to $79,999: HARRINGTON, ANDREW, TREICHEL, COREY, POLICH, TYLER, AIRDO, VINCENT A, ROVNER, JESSICA L, GAHR, KEVIN P, FRAGA, VINCENT M, MC DONALD, TRAVIS R, FRON, JOHN J, $80,000 to $89,999: CHAPKOVIC, RICHARD F, MARTINEZ, JORGE L, YACOVACCI, ANTHONY, MORRISON, SCOTT P,

DAVIS, CHAD N, SCHOENFELD, THOMAS G, TRUDEAU, PAUL R, HULTMAN, JON J, KISSANE JR, JOHN MICHAEL, CICHON, THOMAS A, RYAN, MARK E, UDSTUEN, MICHAEL D, VALUS, BRANDON, $90,000 to $99,999: SWIERCZYNSKI, ROMAN, MAJTHOUB, HASSAN, MAREK JR, FRED J, BALSIGER, DANIEL C, VARGAS, FREDDY, PROCH, WESLEY, MARINO, JOHN T, TOKMANIAN, KARNIG G, KROSS, KENT G, WITTEMAN, NICHOLAS G, SUALTERS, SCOTT R, LEH, JEFFREY J, MORONEY, TIMOTHY P, HAYNES, SPELMON, BRETZ, MICHAEL J, BERMANN, PAUL E, MC GRATH, ROBERT P, $100,000 to $109,999: STAROSTA, JOSEPH J, DUFFEK, MARK S, LENZI, PATRICK T, DUFFEK, CURTIS J, KRECEK, JAMES J, EGAN, EMILY A, MITIU, WILLIAM J, EPISCOPO, JAMES L, FERRARI, STEVIE J, JANUSZ, VICTOR H, ISSAKOO, ADLIL A, PETRAK, EDWARD A, HILDEBRAND, KENT R, KOPEC, DAVID, BERRY, KEVIN J, $110,000 to $119,999: ZONTOS, ANDY, MC CARTHY, DANIEL M, ROCHE, DANIEL P, GOLDEN, KATHLEEN A, REED, CHARLES D, WEISSGERBER, EDWARD J, LIVERMORE, HERBERT C, MANESCALCHI, MICHAEL J, KUDLA, DAVID A, REYES, ANTHONY A, FLORES, DANIEL M, MC EWAN, MARK A, HARRISON, DAVID J, KUNCL, ARTHUR C, BANDOLA, CHRISTOPHER M, $120,000 and above: JELINEK, BRIAN T, PALOS, ROBERT H, POSKUS, DAVID J, POLLARD, MARK R, ALVARADO, RAFAEL R, COOPER, DOUGLAS E, MUELL, CARL S, ANDEL, DAVID J, HARTNETT, KEVIN M, PATON, RAYMOND J, MIHALIK, JAMES M, BURDETT, JAMES R, TESKA, MICHAEL J, HAHN, NICHOLAS R, KLOSS, BRIAN W, ADAMS, JAMES C, SHAMASKO JR, ROBERT L, SCHREIBER, TERRY S, KURUVILLA, MICHAEL J, MC BRIEN, PATRICK, DUBIK, MATTHEW P, WONSOWSKI, KEITH R, BALDWIN, BRIAN K, ROMEO, CHARLES E, FISHER, MARC S, BAUMRUCK, JASON T, MC MAHON, MATTHEW, PACYGA, BRADLEY N, DUBIN, RICHARD, JIMENEZ, CARLOS, WIBERG, TIMOTHY C,TOTAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION: $14,004,604.98

D102 releases audio from contentious 2021 closed session

Board member later cleared of alleged misconduct over use of COVID test data

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

During a closed session school board meeting a little more than two years ago, a pair LaGrange District 102 school board members accused fellow board member Ed Campbell acting unethically and having a conflict of interest by using his position on the school board and district COVID-19 testing data to promote a private company Campbell created to do COVID testing for other school districts

But, during the meeting, and later in a 10-page report, the school board’s lawyer concluded that Campbell had done nothing wrong and did not have a conflict of interest.

The District 102 school board recently voted to release the audio of the closed session meeting from April 29, 2021 after the Illinois Attorney General’s office concluded, following a complaint was filed by a private citizen, that the discussion was not exempt from disclosure.

Campbell had played a key role, which he was not compensated for, in creating District 102’s COVID-19 testing program and lab during the late summer of 2020. Soon after getting the District 102 lab up and running, Campbell, along with a few friends, for med his own private company, Safeguard Surveil-

lance, to do the same sort of testing for other school districts

Bessie Boyd and Brian Anderson, neither of whom are still on the District 102 school board, expressed their concerns in the April 29, 2021 meeting after Boyd had brought up the matter publicly during the March 18, 2021 school board meeting.

Boyd and Anderson thought that Campbell was trading on his position as a District 102 school board member and using what was supposed to be confidential data to promote his private company in presentations he was making with other school boards, seeking contracts for his new company.

“At least in my mind he clearly connects his board member position with that company,” Anderson said in 2021. “He continues to connect himself with the board, with Safeguard, with D102 lab and then the data.”

In the March 18 open meeting, Campbell defended himself, saying that Boyd raised the issue shortly after a contentious 4-3 vote not to return to full-day, in-person school. Boyd and Anderson were on the losing side of that vote and Campbell was on the winning side

But in the closed session on April 29, 2021 Boyd denied that her concerns were personal in nature.

“It’s nothing personal, but it’s all about the principle and how it looks, to not just the district, but to the community,” Boyd said.

Campbell pointed out that he just used aggregate, publicly available District 102 data.

“You can say that I was using the data, but the reality is that the publicly available data made people interested in cloning what we created here,” Campbell said.

Anderson told Campbell he didn’t have any problem with Campbell creating a company, but felt that Campbell should have resigned from the school board if it was going to lead to a company that did COVID testing.

“That would have been, I think, a clean separation,” Anderson said.

After Boyd made her public remarks about what she considered unethical behavior by Campbell at the March 18, 2021 meeting, she was interviewed by a special agent of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General and an FBI agent on April 23, 2021. The school district’s attorney, Darcy Kriha, also attended the meeting, acting as Boyd’s counsel.

The agent from the Department of Education had received an allegation from a staff member of the Illinois State Board of Education that Campbell received more than

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$700,000 in public funds to kickstart his initial research and development on COVID-19 surveillance testing

But the charge was never substantiated and the FBI, the Department of Education and Kriha concluded that Campbell had done nothing wrong.

“I have found no evidence of wrongdoing or other concern that would warrant further investigation,” Kriha wrote in her re port

Anderson resigned from the District 102 school board a little more than a month after Kriha submitted her re port to the school board exonerating Campbell. Boyd was defeated last April when she ran for a second term on the school board, finishing fifth in a six-candidate race for four seats on the school board.

Some friends of Campbell actively encouraged people not to vote for Boyd, with one saying on social media that Boyd threw Campbell under the bus.

Campbell, a Brookfield resident and a professor of immunolo gy at Loyola Medical Center, is now the president of the District 102 school board, having been unanimously elected to that position this past May when three new school board members were seated

2 charged after leaving kids in cars for hours

Two women, apparently sisters, were charged with three counts each of child endangerment after re por tedly leaving six children under the age of 6 unsupervised for between 1.5 and three hours in two different vehicles parked near each other in the lower-level parking deck at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road on the afternoon of June 19.

Police responded to the scene just after 4 p.m. after a witness called to re port that the children had been inside the vehicles unattended for at least the past hour. Police would later learn through security camera video that three of the children had been left unattended since about 1:20 p.m. and the other three had been left unattended

since about 2:25 p.m.

Three children in a blue Acura were all sitting in the driver’s seat, with the front windows cracked about three inches. The other three were in a gray Mazda CX-9, all sitting in the middle seat.

Police observed the interior of both vehicles to be in “complete disarray with open food containers, half-eaten food, dirty baby bottles and dirty diapers throughout.”

One of the women, a 25-year-old Berwyn woman returned to the vehicles at 4:07 p.m. The other, a 30-year-old Chicago resident returned at 4:18 p.m. with her 5-year-old son, who had gone inside the mall with his mother at 1:20 p.m.

Police arrested the two women and con-

tacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, while all seven children were taken to Loyola University Medical Center for evaluation.

The children were later turned over to their grandmother pending the DCFS investigation.

Burglary

North Riverside police responded to the 2400 block of Keystone avenue on June 22 after someone called to re port three large boxes of Christmas decorations stolen from their garage sometime after 1 p.m. on June 21. The service door to the garage had been left unlocked, police re ported.

Catalytic converter thefts

Brookfield police have taken at least three reports regarding stolen catalytic converters, all apparently from Ford trucks, in the past couple of weeks.

The first reportedly happened overnight on June 15-16, possibly in the 9400 block of 47th Street. In that incident catalytic converters were sawn off four vehicles, according to the victim.

The second was reported on the morning of June 19 at a location in the 9300 block of Ogden Avenue. The third was re ported in the 9300 block of Burlington Avenue on June 20. Police continue to investigate the thefts.

Brook eld Zoo showcased on network TV nature program

NBC‘s ‘Earth Odyssey’ features zoo’s CEO and ambassador animals

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield Zoo has partnered with NBC to promote the institution and its conservation mission by featuring the Chicago Zoological Society’s president/CEO, Dr. Michael Adkesson, and animals from the zoo’s collection on a weekl wildlife/nature series “Earth Odyssey,” which airs in the Chicago area on Saturday mornings on NBC-Channel 5.

“Earth Odyssey,” now in its fifth season, is part of NBC’ “The More You Know” block of educational programming and is hosted by Dylan Dreyer, a meteorologist who also ap pears on the “Today” show.

In addition to the network broadcasts on NBC network affiliates across the country, “Earth Odyssey” is also available on the networks Peacock streaming platform, something very attractive to Brookfield Zoo in terms of promoting the park and its mission to educate and promote wildlife conservation.

“We’re very excited about this partnership; we’ve had some great sessions,” said Adkesson in a through this partnership what wide mar

According to Adkesson, Hearst Media Production Group, which produces the show for NBC, reached out to Brookfield about the partnershi Dreyer and a film pring to shoot short the zoo’s “ambas-

The first show in the new series, which aired June 24, included a brief segment where Dreyer interviewed Adkesson about the zoo’s focus on conservation. The animal ambassador featured during that segment was Kiinaq (pronounced key-nack), a gray seal that arrived at Brookfield Zoo in 2018 after being found stranded in the wild and considered unreleasable.

Kiinaq was not a perfect match for that episode’s star attraction – crustaceans -- but was chosen because the first show had an “ocean conservation” message.

“Hopefully as we progress, the storylines and animals align more closely,” Adkesson said.

There are eight episodes in the new series, which is geared toward a younger audience and families. That audience was also of interest to Brookfield Zoo in their decision to invest in the partnership.

“It’s a great opportunity to reach kids and families,” Adkesson. “Our hope is that it will translate into them visiting the zoo to see the animals and hear our conservation stories.”

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Former state rep from Riverside now a lobbyist

Mike Zalewski will lead law rm’s public a

By BOB SKOLNIK

Contributing Reporter

Former state Re p. Mike Zalewski is now officially a lobbyist. The Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP law firm and Zalewski announced June 20 that the Riverside resident will lead the Chicago and Illinois lobbying arm of the law firm.

Zalewski had previously has been ofcounsel with Taft, a large law firm. Zalewski will lead the firm’s Public Af fairs Strateg y Group in Chicago and Illinois. The Public Af fairs Strategy Group is part of Taft Advisors, an affiliate of the law firm.

Rich Miller first re ported Zalewski’s new gig in his Capitol Fax newsletter.

“Mike is a natural fit to lead this group and for malize our prior lobbying ef for ts to serve our Illinois clients,” said Cezar Froelich, chairman of Taft’s Chicago office in a statement posted on the firm’s website.

Zalewski, who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 2009 until January

of this year, was defeated by Abdelnasser Rashid in the June 2022 Democratic primary.

The announcement by Taft and Zalewski comes just days after his wife, Carrie Zalewski, presided over her last meeting as the chairwoman of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Carrie Zalewski also resigned from her position on the commission. State commission members cannot serve if they are married to a re gistered lobbyist.

Mike Zalewski posted on Facebook about his new job.

“It’s been about a year of introspection and self-reflection since the primary,” Zalewski wrote. “I’ve been blessed with fellowship and love that carried me throug h heartbreak and loss, followed by a period of excitement and anticipation. T hank you to everyone who’s been a true friend.”

According to Capitol Fax, Taft lobbies for a large number of g ambling companies. While in the state legislature, Za-

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POLICE REPORTS

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Fleeing and eluding

Quincy Cobbs, 23, of Chicago faces a felony fleeing/eluding charge after speeding away from a North Riverside police of ficer at speeds approaching 90 mph in a 35-mph zone while northbound on First Avenue from 25th Street on June 24 at about 2:25 a.m.

The officer caught up to Cobbs’ white Dodge Charger at Cermak Road, but it again sped north, allegedly through red lights at 13th Street and Roosevelt Road and then onto eastbound I-290 where Cobbs allegedly drove at speeds up to 120 mph, leading police to terminate the chase

At 6:45 p.m. that same day, North Riverside police received a call from police in Hickory Hills, who had arrested Cobbs on an unrelated matter and had seen that North Riverside had entered the vehicle’s license plate number as a wanted felony vehicle.

In addition to the felony, North Riverside police charged Cobbs with aggravated speeding, reckless driving and several traffic violations

DUI crash

■ Southbound traffic on First Avenue was shut down between Ogden Avenue and 31st Street for about five hours on the morning of June 19 after an alleged drunk driver crossed her 2023 Subaru across the centerline and into the path of a northbound 2007 Mack semi-tractor truck, hitting it head on just south of Waubansee Road.

The 31-year-old Berwyn woman at the wheel of the Subaru sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center where she underwent surgery She was charged with driving under the influence and cited for other traffic offenses

The driver was also charged with violating the state’s concealed carry law. Police recovered a loaded pistol, which was in a holster on a gun belt, along with two more loaded magazines, on the back seat of the Subaru.

The truck driver was not injured, but the impact of the crash tore open one of the vehicle’s two 50-gallon fuel tanks, leaking diesel fuel onto the roadway.

Riverside Public Safety Director Matthew Buckley said a hazardous materials firm was called out to clean up the spill, which he said was contained to the roadway and catch basin and did not leak into the sewer system itself

Northbound traffic reopened at about 9:30

a.m., with southbound traffic opening back up around 11 a.m.

■ Riverside police charged a 34-year-old Tinley Park man with driving under the influence of alcohol after his red Cadillac struck the curb, blowing out the two passenger side tires on June 20 at about 2:05 a.m.in the vicinity of First Avenue and 31st Street.

When the officer arrived on scene, he observed the Cadillac off the roadway and on the grass, and the driver vomiting on the ground next to the vehicle. The driver appeared intoxicated, according to police, and denied being under the influence. He also refused sobriety tests

■ Brookfield police charged a 44-year-old Brookfield woman with drunken driving after she was reported by a witness to be driving “all over the road” while westbound on Washington Avenue from Golf Road on June 17 at 2 a.m.

An officer located the woman’s car approaching the Veterans Memorial Circle, which it went around at about 3 mph, and then onto the 9200 block of Broadway Avenue where it struck the curb and went up onto the parkway before reentering the roadway and coming to a stop at Lincoln and Madison avenues.

Bike theft

Riverside police responded to a residence in the 100 block of Fairbank Road on the evening of June 19 after a parent called to re port that his child’s bicycle had been stolen from the driveway sometime in the past 24 hours.

The bike was described as a pearl white Verza Speed 50, valued at around $900.

Wanted/stolen vehicles recovere d

■ On June 19 at about 10:40 a.m., a license plate reader camera at Harlem Avenue and 25th Street in North Riverside alerted police to a tan Buick wanted by Berwyn police in connection with a residential burglary.

North Riverside police located the vehicle in front of Door Buster Deals, 7337 25th St. in the North Riverside Park Plaza shopping center, where they turned it over to Berwyn police.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Ri verside, North Ri verside and Brookfield police departments, June 1625, and re present a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these re ports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Nor th Riverside looking at $1.5 million budget de cit for 2023-24

Elected o cials expected to discuss legislative priorities on July 10

By BOB UPHUES Editor

As North Riverside officials plug final numbers into the village’s 2023-24 operating budget, the estimated general operating fund deficit appears to be growing.

With elected officials backing the hire of

two additional police officers whether or not North Riverside is successful in obtaining federal grant funding, the projected operating fund deficit has grown from about $1.3 million to about $1.5 million, according to Ryan Lawler, the village’s finance director

That deficit increase followed in the wake of three budget workshops held over about

11 hours across three days last month. The final draft budget is expected to be posted to the village’s website no later than July 7. The budget itself is expected to be approved at the village board’s July 17 meeting North Riverside’s fiscal year started May 1. Illinois law requires the village to pass an appropriations ordinance, which sets spending levels, by the end of the fiscal year’s first quarter.

Before the village board votes on the budget, however, elected officials will meet on July 10 to discuss legislative priorities for the fiscal year. The discussion is expected to cover a lot of ground – from what to do with the for mer church property which the village owns on 8th Avenue to sustainability initiatives as part of the Cross Community Climate Collaborative (C4) to the ongoing dilemma on how to fund police and fire pensions

Mayor Joseph Mengoni said elected officials need to give staff clear direction to focus their energies

“Everybody keeps throwing things at [Village Administrator] Sue [Scarpiniti] and her staff,” Mengoni said. “Where do we want the administration to focus?”

Lawler said he anticipated a serious discussion on pension obligations, which amount to about $4 million annually and have no dedicated source of funding beyond general operating revenues

That has forced the village board to approve budgets that anticipate deficit spending and then hope revenue assumptions are lower than predicted or that staff can hold the line on costs.

In recent years, that strategy has worked In 2021-22, an estimated budget deficit of $1.6 million turned into a surplus of about $1.7 million due in large part to a windfall North Riverside, and other municipalities, collected in American Rescue Plan Act funds, part of the federal response to counteract the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022-23, the village board passed a budget with an operating deficit of $870,000. With stronger than projected sales tax and other state shared revenues, the deficit turned out to be closer to about $100,000, Lawler said.

But hoping for the best is not necessarily a sound financial strategy in the long term, and elected officials are expected to talk about the possibility of seeking a referendum for a separate tax levy tied to police and fire

pension obligations.

“I think the [trustees] are doing a great job year over year, but we are kind of getting to that point where you can’t carry these $1.5 million, $2 million deficits over every year and just hope that at the end of the year that things just work out,” Lawler told the Landmark in an interview last week. “I think we got really lucky in [fiscal year 2022-23] but that’s not a long-ter m strategy for success.”

The village is seeking federal grants to fund, at least in the short term, the salaries for six new firefighters and three police officers. Those grants are competitive, however, and the village has not been successful in landing them in the past.

A dedicated tax levy to fund pension obligations would immediately solve the operating deficit budgeting, Lawler said.

In a phone interview on June 26, Mengoni didn’t sound confident that a discussion about a pension levy referendum would go very far. The subject has not been popular with the public or elected officials in the past.

“There’s likely to be a discussion on that, sure,” said Mengoni about the village board tackling a pension levy referendum on July 10. “As always, it’ll get shot down. Sue and Ryan wouldn’t be doing their job without bringing it up, so they’ll bring it up and we’ll see what the board decides.

“I’m not pushing for it one way or another, but it’s always going to be a discussion item.”

In addition to hiring two new police officers, which will take some months due to the process of putting a list of candidates together, hiring them and getting them trained, the budget includes hiring a deputy fire chief for the first time since 2018.

Capital expenditures include using $350,000 in motor fuel tax funds for road improvements and using $140,000 in operating funds to buy two new police cruisers and $30,000 for three new in-squad laptops and about $70,000 for portable radios for the police and fire departments.

The village will also spend an estimated $125,000 to repair and paint the gazebo in Commons Park The recreation department reportedly will seek to offset that cost by implementing a new gazebo rental program for private events.

The public works department’s water division will be getting a new $226,000 truck, money for which will be coming out of the water enterprise fund

Restated Balance at 1/1/2022

VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT

Subscribed and sworn to this 23 day of June, 2023.

I, Ethan Sowl, Village Clerk of the Village of Riverside, Cook County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. COMPENSATION

Under $25,000.00

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$25,000.00 to $49,999.99

BARAJAS, STEPHANIE; COONS, JOSEPH; CYRAN, ANNE; DECOSOLA, HANNAH; DOWNING, AMY; GALVAN, VINCENT; GARCIA, JUANA; GRESIK, HENRY; JIMENEZ, FRANCISCO; KRUPA, FRANK; L’ODENSE, AMY; LAMICH, DONNA; MICHALIK, DONALD; MUNOZ, ENRIQUE; NELSON-SIFUENTES, ELIZABETH; PEREZ-SALDANA, JONHY; PIERDINOCK, DAVID;INI LARA, SHERYL; ROMAN, GRACE; SCHULTZ, DANYEL; SOWL, ETHAN

$50,000,00 to $74,999.99

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$75,000.00 to $99,999.99

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$100,000.oo to $124,999.99

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4,845; TELECOM INNOVATIONS GROUP 5,641; TERADECK LLC 5,925; TESKA ASSOCIATES 4,130; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 878,350; THE STEVENS GROUP 6,281; THOMAS ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC 43,064; THOMAS J. BRESCIA 22,800; THUNDERBOLT CONSTRUCTION INC 3,075; TIME CLOCK PLUS 7,969; TKB ASSOCIATES, INC 27,295; TOP TOWER COMPANY, LLC 13,250; TOTAL PARKING SOLUTIONS 2,800; TRADEMARK ELECTRIC 5,575; TRAFFIC CONTROL & PROTECTION 3,879; TREASURER.STATE OF IL. 24,391; TWILIGHT PORTABLE RESTROOMS 11,730; TWIN SUPPLIES LTD 12,003; U.S. ARBOR PRODUCTS 3,120; ULINE 3,161; UNIFIRST GROUP 3,640; UNIQUE PLUMBING 10,070; UNITED RADIO COMM, INC, 6,056; UNITED STATES CYLINDER GAS 2,549; UNIV. OF ILLINOIS-GENERAL AIR 12,710; USA BLUEBOOK 3,144; VERIZON WIRELESS 38,230; VERMONT SYSTEMS 6,865; VICTOR STANLEY INC 2,678; VILLAGE OF MC COOK 1,318,923; VILLAGE OF NO, RIVERSIDE 40,000; WARREN OIL 130,270; WATER PRODUCTS COMPANY OF AMERICA 485,856; WEBS EXCAVATING INC 2,500; WEST CENTRAL CABLE AGENCY 2,843; WEST CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICA 350,758; WEST CENTRAL MUNICIPAL 43,049; WEST SUBURBAN SPECIAL RECREATION AS 72,247; WEST TOWN MECHANICAL 35,521; WESTAF 2,750; Wright Services Corp. 4,362; YURITZY #2 INC 17,100; Z SYSTEMS INC 18,911; Zion Construction Group Ltd 3,000 UNDER $2,500.00 Sub Total $285,411.86

VENDOR DISBURSEMENTS $10,665,063.86

LAWSUIT

Both sides claim partial win

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lice Chief Lane Niemann, finding that he did not retaliate against Schmalz following the election when he passed over Schmalz for promotion to lieutenant, removed him from a drug-andgang task force and then sent him home for good because injuries prevented Schmalz from fulfilling his duties as a police officer.

The verdict came after an 11-day trial in front of Judge Andrea R. Wood at the U.S. District Courthouse in Chicago that featured testimony from a half dozen rent village of ficials.

Of the $600,000 awarded to Schmalz for the defamation verdict, $450,000 was awarded as general damages and $150,00 was awarded as punitive damages

It is not clear at this time who is responsible for paying those damages or when. The village’s attorney, Matthew Hurd of Ancel Glink P.C., who also re presents Krochmal, indicated some sort of filing contesting the jury’s award was being considered.

“We’re exploring all of our options right now,” Hurd said.

The attorneys for both Schmalz and the village claimed partial victory.

“The jury’s decisive verdict reinstates Frank Schmalz’s excellent re putation of 28 years of loyal public service for the residents of North Riverside and stands as a resounding condemnation of Mayor Ken Krochmal’s re prehensible

conduct,” said Schmalz’s attorney, Jeffrey Kulwin, in an emailed statement.

Hurd said the jury’s quick decision, after about three hours of deliberation, was a clear indication that they did not buy Schmalz’s alle gation that Niemann retaliated against him for engaging in protected political speech.

The jury also apparently did not consider the disappearance of about 50 text messages between Niemann and for mer Mayor Hubert Hermanek changes to the police department, messages ich Schmalz contended would een unfavorto Niemann, to een either intentional or in bad

“They exonerated Lane Niemann and found there was no ry hap-

Schmalz, the North Ri rside Police Union president in 2013, had backed another for mer North Riverside police officer and then-village trustee, Rocco DeSantis, for mayor against Hubert Hermanek Jr., a village trustee slated by the VIP Party to succeed Krochmal, who did not run for re-election after one ter m.

It was a common belief during the 2013 election campaign that if DeSantis was elected mayor, he would appoint Schmalz police chief. After Hermanek was elected, he appointed Niemann to re place thenChief Anthony Garvey, demoting Garvey to commander instead of promoting Niemann to lieutenant.

After Garvey’s death two months later, Niemann promoted Christian Ehrenberg to commander to re place Garvey.

Niemann expressed relief that the lawsuit against him had been resolved in his

Second Schmalz lawsuit against North Riverside still pending

Although the jury is in for the decadeold lawsuit filed by former North Riverside Police Sgt. Frank Schmalz against for mer Mayor Kenneth Krochmal and for mer Police Chief Lane Niemann, there’s one more case pending in U.S. District Court.

In March 2021, just prior to another village election, Schmalz filed a second lawsuit against the village of North Riverside in federal court, claiming the village was withholding more than $60,000 in benefits he was entitled to under the Public Safety Employees Benefits Act.

In 2020, a Cook County Circuit Court judge had ruled that the village improperly denied Schmalz benefits related to a line-of-duty disability retroactive to July 20, 2016, the date the North Riverside Police Pension Board determined he qualified for that disability.

According to the lawsuit, North Riverside Village Manager Sue Scarpiniti, who was a member of the police pen-

sion board at that time, voted against granting the disability and was improperly withholding payment of benefits awarded to Schmalz by the circuit court.

In his 2021 lawsuit, Schmalz contended that the withholding of benefits was retaliation against him and sought punitive damages in addition to the benefits and legal fees associated with the case.

However, in March, U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang granted the village of North Riverside’s motion to dismiss the 2021 lawsuit but gave leave for Schmalz to file an amended complaint. That complaint must be filed by June 27.

“We will continue to seek justice for Frank Schmalz and to hold village officials accountable for their role in what happened to him after the 2013 election,” said Schmalz’s attorney, Jeffrey Kulwin, in an email.

favor after such a long time. Schmalz filed the lawsuit in the fall of 2013.

“I believe the jury got it right, and I was 100% vindicated after having a federal lawsuit hanging over my head for 10 years and having people making judgments before the fact,” Niemann told the Landmark.

The 2013 election in North Riverside was particularly contentious. From the outset, the VIP Party tried its best to kneecap DeSantis’ Transparency and Accountability in Politics Party, known as TAP.

As election day neared, the campaign was chaotic. A local electoral board, controlled by VIP, threw TAP’s slate of f the ballot over the number of words in the party’s official name, and Krochmal personally filed suit seeking DeSantis to be declared ineligible for public office because he was still technically employed by the village as a police officer on a duty-related disability.

The Illinois Court of Appeals reversed the ruling re garding the TAP slate’s dis-

missal from the ballot, which had been upheld by a Cook County judge, just two weeks prior to the election.

Special ballots had to be printed with TAP’s slate included on them – but without DeSantis, who the appellate court ruled was ineligible to run for mayor. The end stage of the campaign also included a libel lawsuit filed against TAP candidates by the village’s paramedic service provider.

That was the backdrop for the happenings outside the Village Commons on April 9, 2013. Both Schmalz and Krochmal were greeting voters outside the polling place when things boiled over.

Krochmal re por tedly misinformed voters re peatedly that the police union supported VIP’s candidates, statements that Schmalz acted to correct. As things got testier, Krochmal accused Schmalz of committing crimes while working as a police officer during a TAP gathering at a forest preserve earlier that spring.

“We’re explor ing all of our op tions right now.”

MAT THEW HURD Attorney representing Nor th Riverside

KENNETH KROCHMAL L ANE NIEMANN

June, 2023

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 2022 through December 2022.

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 well-informed 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 Matt Kerke, Water Operator, at (708) 762-5892.

Sincerely, Matt Kerke

Water Operator

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 Matt Kerke, Water Operator or Vince Ranieri, 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 wetweather 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’ 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.

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT

Public Water Supply For The Monitoring Year 2022

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 Water Supply met all standards set by the EPA. No violations occurred during this 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 (1800-426- 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 (1-800-426-4791).

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 2022 (collected in 2022 unless noted)

Microbial Contaminants

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 (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.

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 or ppm: milligrams per litre or parts per million or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water. ug/1 or ppb: 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.

RegulatedHighest Level Range of Levels Unit of Measurement MCLGMCLViolationLikely Source of Contaminant Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products

Inorganic Contaminants (Collection Date: 2022)

Sodium9.088.56-9.08ppmNANA No Erosion of natural occurring deposits; used in water softener regeneration Sampled: 2022

Barium0.02010.01930.0201 ppm 22No Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from refineries; Erosion of natural deposits. Sampled. 2022

Fluoride0.760.63 - 0.76ppm44 No Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from Fertilizer and aluminum factories. Sampled: 2022

Nitrate (As N) 0.30 0.30 - 0.30ppm1010 No Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching form septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits. Sampled: 2022

• 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 maybe part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future

UNREGULATED CONTAMINANT MONITORING

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT

Public Water Supply For The Monitoring Year 2022

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.

Radioactive & Synthetic Organic 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 maybe 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.

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 maybe part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future

NORTH RIVERSIDE WATER SUPPLY

ADDITIONAL MONITORING

As part of an on-going evaluation program the EPA has required us to monitor for some additional contaminants. Information collected through the monitoring of these contaminants will help to ensure that future decisions on drinking water standards are based on sound science. In compliance with the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 4 (UCMR4) as required by the EPA, the Village of North Riverside has monitored for 30 contaminants suspected to be present in drinking water. A maximum contaminant level (MCL) for these contaminants has not been established by either State or Federal regulations, nor has mandatory health effects language been set. The purpose of unregulated contaminant monitoring is to assist the EPA in determining the occurrence of these contaminants in drinking water and whether future regulation is warranted. The list of UCMR4 contaminants that we have monitored include ten Cyantoxins, two metals, eight pesticides and one pesticide byproduct, three Brominated Halo acetic groups, three alcohols and three semi volatile chemicals. The complete list of UCMR4 contaminants can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/fourth-unreguiated-contaminant-monitoring-rule The contaminants that were detected in this program are listed below.

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.

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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 below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.

Source Water Location

The City of Chicago utilizes Lake Michigan as its source water via two water treatment plants. The Jardine Water Purification Plant serves the northern areas of the City and suburbs, while the Sawyer Water Purification Plant serves the southern areas of the City and suburbs. Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is entirely contained within the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and is the second largest Great lake by volume with 1,180 cubic miles of water and third largest by area.

Source Water Assessment Summary

The Illinois EPA implemented a Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) to assist with watershed protection of public drinking water supplies. The SWAP inventories potential sources of contamination and determined the susceptibility of the source water to contamination. The Illinois EPA has completed the Source Water Assessment Program for our supply.

Susceptibility to Contamination

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 of 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. Further information on our community water supply’s Source Water Assessment Program is available by calling DWM at 312-742-2406 or by going online at http://dataservices.epa.illinois.gov/swap/factsheet.aspx

2022 VOLUNTARY MONITORING

The City of Chicago has continued monitoring for Cryptosporidium, Giardia and E. coli in its source water as part of its water quality program. No Cryptosporidium or Giardia was detected in source water samples collected in 2021. Treatment processes have been optimized to provide effective barriers for removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in the source water, effectively removing these organisms in the treatment process. By maintaining low turbidity through the removal of particles from the water, the possibility of Cryptosporidium and Giardia organisms getting into the drinking water system is greatly reduced.

In 2022, CDWM has also continued monitoring for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6. USEPA has not yet established a standard for chromium-6, a contaminant of concern which has both natural and industrial sources. Please address any questions or concerns to DWM’s Water Quality Division at 312-744-8190. Data reports on the monitoring program for chromium-6 are posted on the City’s website which can be accessed at the following address below: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/water/supp_info/water_quality_resultsandreports/city_of_chicago_emergincontaminantstudy.html

For more information, please contact Andrea R.H. Cheng, Ph.D., P.E., Commissioner At 312-744-7001

Chicago Department of Water Management

1000 East Ohio Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Attn: Andrea R.H. Cheng, Ph.D., P.E.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail

Water Quality Test Results

Definition The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation

Ave: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annua average of monthly samples

Level 1 Assessment: A Level 1 assessment is a study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system.

Level 2 Assessment: A Level 2 assessment is a very detailed study of the water system to identify potential problems and determine (if possible) why an E. coli MCL violation has occurred and/or why total coliform bacteria have been found in our water system on multiple occasions.

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

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or 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.

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.

na: not applicable.

mrem: millirems per year (a measure of radiation absorbed by the body)

ppb: micrograms per liter or parts per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water.

ppm: milligrams per liter or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water.

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

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Detected in 2022 (collected in 2022 unless noted)

This notice is being sent to you by: The City of Chicago Department of Water Management Water System ID# IL0316000

The Village of North Riverside Water Supply is proud to report no violations occurred during the 2022 monitoring period .

Opinion

THE L ANDMARK VIEW

KOSEY CORNER

orth Riverside’s village board wrestling annually with how to reconcile projected budget deficits of $1 million or more is such a common occurrence that you can almost set your watch to them.

As we head into the tail end of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 first quarter – the fiscal year started May 1 – trustees face a roughly $1.5 million deficit in its operating budget.

It was originally about $1.3 million, but the board has consented to hiring two additional police officers and a deputy fire chief, in addition to the six firefighters it hired in the past year.

Adding that level of staffing – with police and fire staffing coming with commensurate long-term pension obligations – is a structural change that either needs revenue behind it or a reduction in expenditures somewhere.

The village has applied for federal grants for both the new fire and police hires, which would help out at least in the short ter m. However, those grants are no sure bet and they are only effective for a few years before the entire expense falls on the village.

By the time those expenses fall on North Riverside, the salaries of the firefighters and police officers, due to front-loaded step raises, will have gone from about $60,000 to close to $100,000 each, not including benefits and pension contributions

While in recent years the village board has benefitted from stronger-than-expected revenues – in 2022 from federal COVID relief funds and in 2023 by stronger state shared taxes – approving deficit budgets on the for tunes of the market is very risky business, indeed.

On July 10, the village board is expected to meet in a committee session to talk about le gislative priorities. One of the topics, we’re led to understand, will be to once again broach the subject of asking voters to approve a referendum that would create a specific tax levy to fund police and fire pension obligations, which run at around $4 million annually.

That subject has met a wall of resistance in the past, both from residents who don’t want to pay more in property taxes under any circumstances and elected officials who, naturally, enjoy being re-elected and don’t like getting yelled at by their neighbors.

But, if we’ve said once on this page, we’ve said it a thousand times: If you want premium-level public services, you will have to pay a premium to maintain them.

The village’s annual operating expenditures are projected to be about $22 million. Police and fire expenditures account for $15.8 million of that number, about 72% of all village operating expenditures.

So how did you or do you cool of f for the summer? Today there are many swim clubs or private pools to keep one cooled of f. Different times meant different means of keeping cool.

When we were kids there was the sprinkler, used not only to water my lawn but water the kids. We couldn’t have it on too long and it had to be moved around so as not to ruin the lawn.

At our house we had a sprinkler system, so you had to run around to keep cool. Since the sprinkler was on a timer you had to sprint around the yard. Not the best method to keep cool but the most convenient.

Then there were those adorable little wading pools, blow them up and sit in them, splash your friends and get cool. How about that, splish and splash? Don’t I wish I had invented it.

Pools got bigger and they became big enough for family fun. When we bought our house there was an above-ground pool. Not sure of the dimensions, but it was big enough.

It was fun until our neighbor decided to clean out the attic by tossing wooden boards out the window.

Our

You guessed it, right through the pool liner and all.

Keeping cool through life’s heatwaves Hoping for the best N

The pool emptied out right into their basement, and all we had was a pool crumpled into the grass. While it may sound like a sad story, we got a new pool assembled and it was a minor inconvenience until pool time was restored

As teenagers we were prone to “pool hopping” or “pool crashing.” Somehow, we seemed to feel there was safety in numbers and most of the time we knew the pool owners. I seem to remember some pools on Maplewood Road.

There were a few pools that were private clubs, like the Riverside Golf Club. Luckily, I had friends whose family were members. Today we have more swim clubs in the area, including the Riverside Swim Club -- we should say the new Riverside Swim Club after extensive renovation. Of course, there is one more option for keeping cool -- air conditioning, be it central air or window units.

I have been kee ping cool at the Woodlands at Cantata and more recently, with this short stopover at MacNeal. Not sure where I’m off to next, but it is closer to home. Lots of good people helping me.

LETTERS

ght racism, work for equality

We write to celebrate and reco gnize our growing racial diversity in Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside and to share our belief that purposeful inclusivity and appreciation for each other will strengthen these communities.

Juneteenth (June 19th) is our newest federal holiday, celebrating freedom and independence for those who were enslaved as the law of our land.

In anticipation of Juneteenth this year, Riverside Village President Joe Ballerine shared his thoughts about its importance at the village board meeting and in a letter published in the Landmark.

became a federal and state of Illinois holiday in 2021.

Hundreds of residents in our community marched on June 19, 2020, in protest of the brutal, racist murders of Black Americans at the hands of police officers. Many of us only learned the history and significance of Juneteenth at that time

Here in our communities, our rejection of racism is even stronger than three years ago. But we must commit to making our push for equality and inclusivity more tangible, and more visible.

The Fourth of July celebrates the nation’s political independence from Great Britain, marking the beginning of our government by self-determination.

If the village ever wants to get to a point where it can budget sustainably, it’s got to address that issue. Budgeting on faith is not a plan. See LETTERS on pa ge 20

He invited a predominantly white community to consider our freedoms in ways we may not have reco gnized before Juneteenth National Independence Day

JOANNE KOSE Y

commitment to

Prosecutors should ride with specialized police units OPINION

Considering the recent brutal murder of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, the release of the video, and the overwhelming acknowledgment that this was well beyond standard police procedure and training, showing a lack of pure humanity, I’m calling for state and district attorneys nationwide to ride with specialized units that enforce the law at the street level.

Several Memphis officers involved in this incident worked on mission-specific details or engaged in specialized units. So, as the months go on, I am sure repor ts will surface that these specialized units had prior complaints that went nowhere.

I am calling for expanding the prosecutor’s of fice and having attorneys ride with officers on these specialized tactical units, search war rant units and street crime suppression units to ensure they act within the law’s confines

WEITZEL

One View

This comes as a problematic suggestion because, in the past, I was highly critical of prosecutors in general, and I still am on many issues. Nonetheless, I am calling for this at a national level.

It is, without a doubt, time for a radical change like this, and if you cannot see that after the George Floyd murder and this incident in Memphis, then you are not dealing with reality

Also, while Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn J. Davis did everything she could to get this situation into the public eye quickly and was open and transparent, there must be more decisive

Dorothy T. Hruby, 94 Retired occupational therapist

Dorothy T. Hruby, 94, of Willowbrook and for merly of North Riverside, died June 23, 2023 in Willowbrook.

Ms. Hruby Dorothy was born Jan.7, 1929 in Chicago. She was a retired occupational therapist.

She was a member of Mater Christi Women’s Guild, Oak Park Women’s Exchange and was a volunteer director at MacNeal Hospital for 20 years. She enjoyed arts, crafts, music and ballet.

Ms. Hruby was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Mildred B. Hruby (nee Spachman) and the cousin of Wayne and the late Bill Cihak. Services have been held. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.

leadership.

Every responsible police executive knows that the tone and culture of the police de par tment are set the chief, superintendent, sherif f and command f members. There is no doubt or debate in this situation. Every leadership training school, whether military, civilian, or otherwise, emphasizes that the chief leads the way. This incident is 100% a leadership failure, and she must go

That video shows a complete disre gard for human . In some sequences, backup officers ar rive and rposely tur n their bodies away from the situation so the camera does not catch what is happening. They wanted to avoid getting involved. Holding leadership accountable is the only way to ensure this never happens ag ain. The of ficers were ter minated and criminally charged; the chief must be held to the same standard and replaced

An ivory tower chie f is no longer acce ptable. The police chie f or police executive needs to be hands on, attend roll calls and mentor their of ficers. They need to demonstrat e day-to-day how the de par tment should respond to situations compassionately.

The chief, director, sheriff, or superintendent can let other command-level people run daily administrat ive tasks in police headquarters. Police leaders must spend time with their officers, or these situations will recur.

Thomas Weitzel ser ved as a Ri verside police officer for 37 years and chief from 2008 until his retirement in 2021.

OBITUARIES

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements. Online condolences, memories and photos may be shared at KuratkoNosek.com.

Marilyn F. Quinn, 82 Brook eld homemaker

Marilyn F. Quinn (nee Gordon), 82, of Brookfield, died on June 19, 2023. Born in Greensburg, Indiana, she was a homemaker and dedicated her life to caring for her family and friends. She loved and was loved by all who knew her.

Ms. Quinn was the wife of the late John J. Quinn Jr.; the mother of Betsy Quinn and Julie (Jerry) Dieter; the sister of Patricia Kildare; the sister-in-law of Mary Claire Shreffler, Hugh (Fr. Gavin) Quinn, Ellen (Chris) Mykrantz, James (Patt)

LETTERS

continued from page 19

Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of slavery, a day when Americans of all races should reco gnize not only our nation’s complicated and imperfect history, but also the realization of freedom for so many Americans.

Let’s continue to learn from each other, find strength in each other’s histories, invite each other in, and fight for equality and justice together.

Indivisible West S uburban Ac tion League and community members Colleen Arturi, Jennifer Fournier, Amy Jacksic, Amy Bilow, Helen Gallagher, Lisa Janunas, Bridget Doher ty, Lisa Garay, Lindsay Morrison, Cristin Evans, Courtney Greve Hack, Josie Polanek, Nilsa Sweetser, Erin McGovern, Debra Faletti, Suzanne Kahle, Jennifer Leimberer, Tracy Bohrer, Natalia Wator, Lorie Pearce, Kim Baratta, Joseph Ballerine, Anna Slonska, Lisa Aulerich-Marciniak, Liz Buoscio, Chloe Vitale, Ben Sells, Christine Lange

Thanks for stepping up to help food pantry

Quinn and Kathy Quinn; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews. A celebration of life and memorial Mass will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to The Childrens Theatre Foundation of America, Office of the Treasurer of CTFA: Kassie Misiewicz, 425 SW B St., Bentonville, AK 72712 Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Send sympathy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Marilyn Quinn family.

A note of appreciation to the members of the community who have donated canned goods and other perishable food items in response to the article in the Landmark about the Little Food Pantry at Riverside Presbyterian Church (“RPC’s food pantry plays vital role in feeding the community,” News, May 17).

The people we serve have also benefitted from a large donation of ground beef, free pizza from the far mers market and a new initiative to offer personal care items. Riverside Juniors purchased $500 worth of canned goods which will last about 10 days. And last, but not least, a Boy Scout is working on an Eagle project to benefit the pantry.

The community really came through for the people who are food insecure. On behalf of those folks, a very big thank you! If this piques your interest, donations may be left in the box outside the office door at 116 Barrypoint Road or contact the church of fice at 708-447-1520 for a timed delivery.

Lynda Nadkarni Ri verside Presbyterian Church

MARILYN F. QUINN

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COORDINATOR

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

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

SYSTEMS ANALYST

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

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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II

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

IT OFFICE COORDINATOR

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

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PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

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LEGAL NOTICE

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS

Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Floor Community Room of the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter:

The ZBA will consider an application for a major zoning variation submitted by Alfredo Moreno, owner of the property at 7821 Thomas Street, who is proposing to construct a one story addition onto the existing home.

Section 4-8-5 of the Village Code provides the Zoning Board jurisdiction to hold public hearings and offer recommendations to the Village Board concerning variations to Zoning Ordinance.

The applicant is requesting a major variation to Section 10-9-7 of the Zoning Ordinance.

Section 10-9-7 of the Zoning Ordinance (10-8-7-B) requires the primary building to maintain a setback from the rear property line not less than fifteen percent of the depth of the lot or twenty six feet two inches, whichever is greater The proposed addition to the house will have a setback of 5 feet to the western portion of the rear lot line and the roof eave will have a 3 foot setback.

The legal description of the property at 7821 Thomas Street is as follows:

THE EAST 60 FEET OF LOT 22 AND EAST 60 FEET OF THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF LOT 23, THE EAST 80 FEET OF THAT PART OF LOT 23 LYING NORTH OF SOUTH 20 FEET THEREOF AND EAST 80 FEET OF LOT 24 ALL IN HENRY E. GRAVES SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 10 IN SNOW AND DICKINSON’S ADDITION TO RIVER FOREST BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF SECTIONS 1 AND 2, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

A copy of the application will be available to the public at Village Hall and on the Village’s website at www. vrf.us/zoningvariation no less than 15 days prior to the public hearing. The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting packet will also be available at www.vrf.us/meetings no less than 48 hours prior to the public hearing.

All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. For public comments to be considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals and Village Board of Trustees in their decision, they must be included as part of the public hearing record. Interested persons can learn more about how to participate in the hearing by visiting www. vrf.us/zoningvariation.

Sincerely, Clifford Radatz

Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals

Published in Wednesday Journal June 28, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 July 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit to allow the replacement of an existing billboard with a digital billboard in the I-1 Light Industrial District on the following described property:

LOT 1 IN COMMONWEALTH EDISON – FOREST PARK SUBSTATION 57 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, IL. Commonly known as 723 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL PIN: 15-13-112-016-0000

The applicant is Thomas S. Moore

Signed:

Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in Forest Park Review June 28, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 July 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit to allow the replacement of an existing billboard with a digital billboard in the I-1 Light Industrial District on the following described property:

LOT 1 IN COMMONWEALTH EDISON – FOREST PARK SUBSTATION 57 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, IL.

Commonly known as 723 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL PIN: 15-13-112-016-0000

The applicant is Thomas S. Moore

Signed:

Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in Forest Park Review

June 28, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 July 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit to allow a cannabis infuser in the I-1 Light Industrial District on the following described property: LOT 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 AND 16 AND ALL OF VACATED ALLEY WEST AND ADJOINING SAID LOTS IN BLOCK 13 IN BRADISH MIZNER’S ADDITION TO RIVERSIDE, A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST ½ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12,

PUBLIC NOTICES

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Commonly known as 1525 Circle Ave., Forest Park, IL PIN: 15-24-213-008-0000

The applicant is Michael Hart Cardozo VI.

Signed:

Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in Forest Park Review June 28, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 July 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9: Zoning Regulations of the Forest Park Code of Ordinances to add performance venue to the list of definitions and to add performance venue as a conditional use in the Downtown Business District (DBD).

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed:

Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in Forest Park Review

June 28, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 July 2023, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit to allow a performance venue in the DBD Downtown Business District on the following described property:

THE EAST HALF OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 3 IN CARNEY’S ADDITION TO HARLEM IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH

16, 1889 IN BOOK 33 OF PLATS, PAGE 43, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1073277, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Commonly known as 7316 Madison Ave., Forest Park, IL PIN: 15-13-205-003-0000

The applicant is Emily Ramirez

Signed:

Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in Forest Park Review June 28, 2023

PUBLIC

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss

Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Aisha T. Oliver, Petitioner and Terrell Hollins, Respondent, Case No. 2021D002298.

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

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before May 24, 2023, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

IRIS Y MARTINEZ, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 28, July 5, July 12, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Mon thru Fri, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm local time until 11:00 am on Friday, Aug 4, 2023 for the following:

Village of Oak Park Main Fire Station Bunk Room Renovations

Proposal Number: 23-124

Issuance Date: June 28th, 2023

There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the Main Fire Station, 100 N. Euclid, Oak Park, IL on Thurs, July 13, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Bid documents may be obtained from the Village website at http:// www.oak-park.us/bid. Design drawings and specifications will be available after July 6th. For questions please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 28, 2023

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park --Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302-- will receive electronic proposals until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 for Project: 23-6, Pavement Preservation. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, the improvements consist of various sized asphalt patches; cleaning and sealing of any cracks, voids, or joints less than 2” inches in width with asphalt cement reinforced by polypropylene or polyester fibers; micro-surfacing application; petroleum maltene‐based rejuvenator application; thermoplastic pavement marking removal & installation; and all appurtenant work thereto. The work will take place in various locations throughout the Village of Oak Park. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic

service starting on Thursday, June 29th, at 4:00 p.m. Plans and proposal forms can be found at https://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/budget-purchasing/ requests-proposals or at www. questcdn.com under login using QuestCDN number 8567476 for a non-refundable charge of $64.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK

Bill McKenna Village Engineer

Published in Wednesday Journal, June 28, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Mon thru Fri, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm local time until 11:00 am on Friday, July 28, 2023 for the following:

Village of Oak Park Central Pumping Station Structural Repairs

Proposal Number: 23-122

Issuance Date: June 28th, 2023

There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the Central Pump Station, 102 N. Lombard, Oak Park, IL on Mon., July 17, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Bid documents may be obtained from the Village website at http://www.oak-park.us/bid

For questions please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 28, 2023

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Mon thru Fri, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm local time until 11:00 am on Friday, July 28, 2023 for the following:

Village of Oak Park Public Works Center Exterior Door Replacement

Proposal Number: 23-123

Issuance Date: June 28th, 2023

There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL on Fri., July 14, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. Bid documents may be obtained from the Village website at http:// www.oak-park.us/bid. For questions please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 28, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park --Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302-- will receive electronic proposals until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023 for Project: 23-3, 2023 Sidewalk Improvements Program. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, this contract includes sidewalk angle-cutting, removal and replacement of public sidewalk, parkway and carrage walks, combination curb and gutter, driveways, and PCC basecourse; pavement adjacent to curbs, adjustment of drainage structures, buffalo boxes and all appurtenant work thereto. Sidewalk sequencing during the work and adherence to the completion date is of emphasis for this project as outlined in the plans and proposal forms. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic service starting on Thursday

Published

June 29th, at 4:00 p.m. Plans and proposal forms can be found at https://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/budget-purchasing/ requests-proposals or at www. questcdn.com under login using QuestCDN number 8385070 for a non-refundable charge of $64.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening.

This project is financed with local Village funds and federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and thus is subject to all federal rules, regulations and guidelines, including Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Section 3, and Equal Opportunity requirements.

McKenna Village Engineer

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Plaintiff, -v.ELLEN C. SCHNACK, RANDALL C. SCHNACK Defendants 19 CH 14891 626 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 4, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 31, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 626 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302

Property Index No. 16-05-319-008-

0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $417,344.71.

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.

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.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Mon thru Fri, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm local time until 11:00 am on Friday, Aug 4, 2023 for the following:

Village of Oak Park North Fire Station Emergency Egress

Construction

Proposal Number: 23-125

Issuance Date: June 28th, 2023

There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the North Fire Station, 212 Augusta, Oak Park, IL on Thurs, July 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Bid documents may be obtained from the Village website at http:// www.oak-park.us/bid. Design drawings and specifications will be available after July 6th. For questions please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700.

Published in Wednesday Journal June 28, 2023

ducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-092500.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-

TION

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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 19-092500

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 19 CH 14891

TJSC#: 43-2421

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.

Case # 19 CH 14891

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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 con-

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

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

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

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THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill