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Baker out as District 103 superintendent

Leaving for lead curriculum job at Hinsdale high schools

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Superintendent Carol Baker is leaving Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 after two controversial years at the helm of the politically divided district.

On July 9, the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Baker as its new assistant superintendent for academics/chief academic officer.

Baker will be succeeding former Riverside-Brookfield High School Principal Pamela Bylsma in that position. Bylsma will stay on until October to mentor Baker before retiring.

The current majority of the District 103 school board is not sad to see Baker go.

Baker was hired as superintendent in 2016, when board CAROL BAKER members who were supported by Lyons Village President Christopher Getty controlled the school board. In 2017, two Getty-backed incumbents were defeated and control of the school board shifted.

Baker would have been entering the final year of her contract in District 103 in 2018-19, and there was little See BAKER on page 13

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SHOWN THE DOOR: On July 13, Mayor Hugh Hermanek called Deputy Fire Chief Pat Schey (left) and Chief Tom Gaertner into his office and asked them to resign. Shortly after, Hermanek named Scott Boman, who had already been interviewed, the new fire chief.

NR mayor parts ways with fire chief, deputy Secret search to replace command staff under way for a month

By BOB UPHUES Editor

After a little more than seven months on the job, North Riverside’s fire chief and deputy fire chief are out after Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. informed them of a change in direction during a brief

meeting in the mayor’s office at the Village Commons on July 13.

According to Hermanek, Chief Tom Gaertner and Deputy Chief Patrick Schey resigned, but Gaertner told the Landmark he was fired and that he hadn’t submitted a letter of resignation.

Neither man was offered a severance

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Brookfield hires first rec director since 2003 Stevie Ferrari takes department’s helm on July 23

By BOB UPHUES

ation Director Ron Malchiodi. “She has a very energetic personality. Parents and kids loved her. I’m not surprised she ended up as For the first time in almost two decades, a director somewhere, because she had all the village of Brookfield will have a certi- the potential.”

Ferrari will be the second recreation dified recreation director heading its Department of Parks and Recreation when Stevie rector who cut her teeth with the Riverside Department of Parks and Recreation. TeFerrari begins her new job on July 23.

Village Trustee Nicole Gilhooley, who resa Mrozik, who is recreation director in serves as the village board’s liaison to the North Riverside, also worked for Malchiodi.

From 2016 until Jan. 1, Ferrari was a recParks and Recreation Commission, announced the hire at the village board’s July reation supervisor for the Fox Valley Park District. In February, she started a job as 9 meeting.

“She has a certain energy that will be re- assistant director of the Leyden Township ally welcome here,” said Gilhooley of Fer- Parks and Recreation Department.

According to Robbins, Ferrarari’s presentation to board ri at first was reluctant to apply members during a final interfor the Brookfield job, since she view last month. “She came had just started the job in Leyarmed with great examples of den Township, but Brookfield programs she’s implemented, officials encouraged her to subwhy she did it and what the remit an application. sults were.”

“She came highly recomIn a phone interview last mended, so we reached out to week, Ferrari said she was her,” Robbins said. looking forward to building a Robbins said Ferrari has exnew department. perience with special events, “There are so many possiprogramming for senior citibilities,” Ferrari said. “The zens and will work to bring groundwork is there.”

RON MALCHIODI more programming in-house According to Michelle RobRiverside recreation director instead of relying on cooperabins, the village’s human retive programs or outsourcing sources director who conductthem. ed the candidate search along “We want to bring programs with management consultant Jay Dalicandro, the job attracted 49 appli- into our buildings and into our parks, so people can enjoy the programs Brookfield has to cants.

Robbins and Dalicandro interviewed 10 offer,” Robbins said.

Ferrari’s starting salary will be $65,000, people and recommended three finalists to the village board, who heard presentations according to Robbins.

Ketchmark said he is excited to have a from and interviewed all three individually director-level employee leading the Departduring an executive session on June 25.

“I think combining her past experience ment of Parks and Recreation after staffing and seeing her excitement to lead the de- it since 2003 with a full-time program coorpartment came across right away,” said Vil- dinator and a part-time special events coorlage President Kit Ketchmark. “I think she’s dinator.

“We haven’t been able to give it the focus going to be a good fit for us.”

Ferrari has a bachelor’s degree in recre- it should have,” Ketchmark said. “[Havation, sport and tourism management with ing no director] doesn’t allow you to offer a specialization in public administration more programs and market those programs. from the University of St. Francis in Joliet. There are so many pieces to every event, Since 2012, she has held worked with organi- plus you have programs, day camps, putting zations ranging from small municipal recre- out a recreation directory. We haven’t had ation departments to park districts serving full-time help on that in a long time.”

Ferrari said the village board’s support hundreds of thousands of people.

She spent a little more than year as a camp for building the department meant a lot.

“They want it; the community wants it,” supervisor and instructor for the Riverside Department of Parks and Recreation before said Ferrari of a more robust recreation delanding recreation supervisor positions in partment. “It’s nice to be walking into the job knowing it’s wanted. It’s an exciting opLockport Township and Clarendon Hills.

“She was great,” said Riverside Recre- portunity.”

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“I’m not surprised she ended up as a director somewhere, because she had all the potential.”

Longtime recreation event coordinator retires The village of Brookfield is officially down to zero employees in its Department of Parks and Recreation after longtime special event coordinator Arlene Rovner retired July 13 after three decades of service.

Rovner submitted her retirement letter on June 25, said Human Resources Director Michelle Robbins.

“Arlene was a tireless worker who put 150 percent into everything she did,’ Robbins said. “I don’t think she always gets the credit she deserves. She’s going to be missed for sure.”

Rovner began her association with the department in 1987 as a preschool aide, organizing the first Kinderfaire, which she ran on her own for three years before joining forces in the fourth year with Brookfield Women of Today.

In 1995, she became the department’s part-time office assistant and was promoted in 2012 to special events coordinator by then-Village Manager Riccardo Ginex.

If there was a village-sponsored event, Rovner’s fingerprints were all over it, from the annual Battle of the Bands to outdoor summer concerts, movies in the park, holiday celebrations, and, always, the July 4 parade and beloved post-parade party in Kiwanis Park.

“It’s been a great run, and I cherish all the memories and friendships I’ve made,” said Rovner. “I love this town and I love the people. I just need to step back and take a break.”

With the help of some fill-in support from other employees at village hall, Rovner has steered the department since the retirement in March of the department’s lone full-time employee, Mary Pezdek.

Rovner kept busy on her last day, training staff who will fill in at the recreation office in the lower level of the village hall under the arrival of new Recreation Director Stevie Ferrari on July 23.

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Thieves steal SUV, burglarize vehicles and garage Riverside police are investigating a series of vehicle and garage break-ins that took place during the overnight hours of July 11-12 in the 100 blocks of Nuttall, Longcommon and Bartram roads.

According to police, it became apparent during their initial investigation that the offenders stole a 2017 Chevy Suburban from a home in the 100 block of Longcommon Road. At that same address, police found another vehicle that had been broken into in the rear driveway.

After stealing the SUV, the offenders searched vehicles in driveways on the three streets and burglarized a garage on Nuttall Road, loading up the stolen vehicle with the proceeds. In all, according to police, garages and vehicles were burglarized at six different addresses.

Among the items reported stolen were bicycles and power tools. Police have obtained surveillance camera video and recovered physical evidence from the scene.

Car stolen from garage A resident of the 3700 block of Blanchan Avenue, Brookfield, called police on July 11 to report that a 2000 Chevy Blazer had been stolen from his garage sometime after July 3.

According to the police report, the vehicle’s owner said that the garage’s side service door had been left unlocked and that he kept the keys to the vehicle in the ignition.

Stuck in cement Brookfield police responded to the 8600 block of Riverside Avenue on July 11 at about 2:35 p.m. after a 38-year-old Brookfield woman got her vehicle stuck in about 6 inches of concrete that had been poured as part of a street improvement project being done there.

Police observed both front wheels submerged in the concrete. The driver told police that she swerved to avoid another vehicle and didn’t notice the fresh concrete until it was too late.

A tow truck was able to remove the vehicle, a Kia Sedona, from the concrete. Police issued the driver a ticket for damage to village property.

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Brookfield police responded to the 9400 block of Monroe Avenue on the evening of July 13 after a homeowner called to complain that a man had tied a hammock to a tree on his property and that it was also blocking the sidewalk.

When an officer arrived the hammock was empty, but a 37-year-old man wearing a neck pillow walked up shortly afterward, saying he owned the hammock and that he had simply been looking for a nice place to hang it.

Police advised him not to hang the hammock on someone else’s property and sent him on his way.

94 mph on First Ave. A 24-year-old Chicago man faces a criminal charge for aggravated speeding after he was clocked driving 94 mph while southbound on First Avenue at Ridgewood Road on July 12 at about 12:15 a.m., according to Riverside police.

The speed limit on that stretch of First Avenue is 35 mph, meaning the driver was traveling 59 mph over the limit When a police officer was able to make the stop, the driver reportedly told police that he accelerated because he thought another vehicle was going to strike his. However, the officer reported that he’d witnessed the entire incident and that there were no other vehicles in the area at the time.

Alcohol poisoning hospitalizes teen A Brookfield teen was taken to the hospital for treatment of alcohol poisoning after attending a party in Riverside that lasted into the early morning hours of July 14.

The 19 year old’s parents called police at about 4:25 a.m. to report the party, where underage drinking was taking place, and to report their daughter had been hospitalized.

Police arrived at the home and found six others between the ages of 17 and 19 in various stages of intoxication. Police ticketed all of the teens for underage drinking and charged a 21-year-old Riverside woman with unlawful delivery of liquor to a minor, which is a misdemeanor offense.

Anti-Trump sticker removed Riverside police responded to East Burlington Street in Riverside’s central business district on July 10 at about 3:35 p.m. after a resident called to report a “Nazi sticker” affixed to a street sign.

The resident had removed the sticker prior to an officer’s arrival. However, the resident took a photo of the sticker prior to removing it. According to the police report, the sticker depicted a “Nazi symbol with a caricature of what appears to be President Trump with a Hitler mustache.

Police reported that they were trying to obtain surveillance camera video from nearby businesses.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, July 9 and July 15, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime.

These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Few left in Riverside Lawn seek to secure firefighting service

Residents will vote to dissolve fire district, ink deal with Lyons

By BOB UPHUES Editor

With about two dozen of their neighbors opting to sell their homes to the Cook County Land Bank, the remaining residents of unincorporated Riverside Lawn are looking to secure fire protection for the long haul from the village of Lyons.

Over the past two years, Cook County has been demolishing the roughly 22 homes it has purchased through a buyout program aimed at depopulating flood-prone Riverside Lawn, an unincorporated area of Riverside Township located between 39th Street and a sharp bend of the Des Plaines River.

Rob Rose, the executive director of the Cook County Land Bank, said another 10 to 12 property owners have expressed renewed interest in selling their properties, which could leave the neighborhood with a dozen or fewer homes

in the future.

Since 1966, the neighborhood has secured fire protection and emergency medical services from the village of Lyons through the Riverside Lawn Fire Protection District, which is funded via a special property tax levy.

But with fewer property owners remaining to fund firefighting and emergency medical services and a smaller pool of people from which to draw trustees, residents have filed a petition in Cook County Circuit Court to dissolve the fire protection district, and seek to put the matter to a vote on the Nov. 6 ballot.

If the court rules in favor of allowing a vote and the question is approved by voters in November, the dissolution of the Riverside Lawn Fire Protection District would become effective Jan. 1, 2019.

A public hearing on the dissolution petition will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 10 in Room 1706

of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago.

Anyone who owns property in Riverside Lawn will have an opportunity to publicly comment on the dissolution proposal at the hearing.

A copy of the petition obtained by the Landmark shows that 28 of 41 people registered to vote in Riverside Lawn, signed the document.

Some people still registered to vote in Riverside Lawn no longer live there, but none of those people signed the petition.

On July 17, after the Landmark’s press time, the Lyons Village Board was scheduled to vote to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the fire protection district that would transfer the remaining assets of the district to the village in exchange for providing firefighting and emergency medical services for the next 20 years.

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GUTTED: Fire has destroyed two Riverside Lawn homes since 2011, including the one at 3744 Stanley Ave. (above) in late June. ident Christopher Getty, the assets of the fire protection district – essentially, the money it has collected through the special tax over the years – are projected to be between $30,000 and $50,000.

That money will, according to the terms of the intergovernmental agreement, be used “for the benefit of the Lyons Fire Department and its service to the property owners remaining within the boundaries of the [Riverside Lawn Fire Protection] District.”

When the agreement expires at the end of 2038, the village and remaining residents of Riverside

Lawn will need to renegotiate the terms.

The intergovernmental agreement depends on voters approving to dissolve the fire protection district in November.

Since 2011, fires have destroyed two homes, both vacant, in Riverside Lawn.

The most recent fire, on June 28, destroyed the home at 3744 Stanley Ave., the oldest in the neighborhood. That home was among the properties bought by the Cook County Land Bank and had been vacant for more than a year while awaiting demolition.

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BIG WEEK July 18-25

Tax appeal seminar

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will hold a property tax appeal seminar in Riverside Township for those seeking to appeal their 2018 property tax assessments. The township is open for appeal at the Board of Review from Aug. 1 through Aug. 30.

The seminar, sponsored by Riverside Township Assessor Fran Sitkiewicz, will be held Monday, July 23 at 6 p.m. at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside.

The hour-long session will teach you how to file a successful appeal, provide information on property tax exemptions and address why taxes increase even you receive a reduction. The event is free and open to the public. Bring a copy of you most recent tax bill.

Call 708-447-7700 for more information.

Bicentennial business

In celebration of Illinois bicentennial year, local libraries are hosting presentations to celebrate.

First, the Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., can help you explore Illinois Landscape Painting, featuring artists who bring the state’s landscape to life, on July 23 at 7 p.m. Refreshments by Zoo City Treats.

Register for the free event by calling 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or online at www.brookfieldlibrary.info.

Then, on Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m., head over to the North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., for “The 200-Year Transformation of Illinois” by geology professor Ray Wiggers.

The program is free, To sign up, call 708-447-0869 or visit online at www.northriversidelibrary.org/ events.

And more Compassion Factory art gallery, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, continues its exhibition of work by Jenifer Ann Myers, Paul Filippi and Rebecca Moy through Aug. 4. Free and open to the public on Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and first Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m.

The village of North Riverside will host a free short presentation on Illinois Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps thousands of seniors purchase healthy food, on July 25 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Village ■

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ILLINOIS BRASS BAND

Getting brassy The Illinois Brass Band, an organization modeled on the brass bands of the United Kingdom, will blast into Brookfield on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. as part of the village’s Summer Concert Series.

The band, whose repertoire ranges from brass band classics and to show tunes and jazz, features about 30 musicians playCommons 2401 Desplaines Ave. All adults are welcome to attend. Call 708-442-5515 to reserve a seat.

Riverside Presbyterian Church, 116 Barrypoint Road, hosts a Strawberry Social on July 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. All ages are welcome for cake, ice cream with strawberries, live entertainment, raffles, games for kids, a photo booth and more.

Admission is $5; 2-under free.

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E, Quincy St. presents its annual Members Exhibition and RAC Kids Show in the Freeark Gallery and FlexSpace gallery through July 28. Also, Mara Baker’s show “A Mountain One ■

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ing everything from cornets to euphonium. They’ll be playing under the band shell at Kiwanis Park, which is next door to the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Food and drink will be available for purchase. The concert will be held inside the village hall in case of inclement weather.

Fence High – A Ribbon Two Yards Wide” is in the outdoor Sculpture Garden through July. Admission to gallery is free. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

The Riverside’s Farmers Market continues every Wednesday from 2:30 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 10, in Centennial Park, 10 Pine Ave. Weekly scavenger hunt for kids, live music and more.

The Brookfield Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 13 in the parking lot of the village hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Weekly special events and live music.

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hosts Empowerment for Girls, teaching girls ages 10 through high school self-nurturing and selfempowerment in a fun and welcoming environment on July 21 at 11 a.m. In honor of Illinois’ bicentennial explore Illinois Landscape Painting, featuring artists who bring the state’s landscape to life, on July 23 at 7 p.m. Refreshments by Zoo City Treats. Register by calling 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or online at www. brookfieldlibrary.info.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on July 20 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday. For kids, there’s; Stories & ■

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DUPAGE BAND

Dance to dupage

North Riverside Parks and Rec continues its free outdoor summer concert series on Thursday, July 19 at 7 p.m. with the sounds of dupage. The band plays a wide array of hits from classics to adult contemporary, from disco to Motown and everything in between.

Bring your friends and family as well as a blanket or lawn chair and dance along at the gazebo behind the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Popcorn will be the concessions special, along with Jell-O shooters for adults.

Sign up for Cori’s Kids Triathlon

Do you love to swim, bike and run? If so, make sure you sign up for a spot in the 11th Annual Cori’s Kids Triathlon, which will be held Aug. 11 at the Riverside Swim Club, 100 Bloomingbank Road in Riverside.

For the first time ever, the triathlon is open to adults as well as kids 7 to 17. The triathlon is sponsored by the Cori Sikich Foundation to increase awareness concerning overall wellness and body image.

Age divisions are 7-10, 11-14, 15-17 and 18-up. No race day registration, so sign up early. Call 708-4427025 or visit www.riverside.il.us /181/Coris-KidsTriathlon-Youth-Adult for more info.

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nd how does your garden grow?

Well ours isn’t, since we didn’t plant even a tomato this year, although there is some sage that has taken over – but how much sage can use or dry? Must tend to that.

Instead, we like to rely during the summer season on farmers markets, which include more than just fruit and produce.

Locally we are fortunate to have two markets nearby -- in Riverside on Wednesday and Brookfield on Saturday. Taking a field trip to either of the markets has given me some other-thanfruit-and-produce finds that are on my market list.

Going to Riverside (in Centennial Park at Longcommon and Forest), Rose’s Catering can make my dinner anytime. Rose and her daughters are familiar to people who attend the VFW fish fry. Her smoked sausage and sauerkraut is my kind of comfort food.

Next to her booth was Heavenly Pies and, yes, they are. They are small, individual pies, which is good because you won’t want to share them. I got the cherry pie for me and blueberry for Husband Joe. I also discovered some cookies. I don’t remember the name of the booth, but you’ll see them. These are a few of the family favorites. Grab some of Liz Carey’s popcorn to munch on as you walk around.

Going west to Brookfield on Saturday mornings (in the parking lot of the village hall at 8820 Brookfield Ave.), July means it’s time for Mirai corn, so sweet and good you don’t even have to cook it. They have a large selection of fruit and vegetables, good cheeses, breads. My latest find, which had me going back, was Mario’s Marinara. The sauce, and yes it is sauce, is made by Mario Manfredini of Berwyn, who calls his creations “recipes from the firehouse.”

I have seen Mario and remembered him from the Italian Feast in Berwyn where he made baked clams. He has held many positions in Berwyn, but this is the best. I have had the vodka sauce, and it is not too heavy on the garlic; that’s good.

Mario started putting his sauce in jars after cooking for charitable dinners and getting requests for his sauce. He has a large selection of jarred items available that I have yet to try.

His sauce is also available at Riverside Foods, so you don’t have to wait until Saturday morning and means it will be available year round.

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Brookfield Zoo’s Summer Nights concerts series continues this weekend with a pair of shows sure to bring back some memories.

Summer Nights kick off at 4 p.m., with music starting at 7 p.m. on the East Mall of the zoo, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield.

On Friday, July 20 relive the hits of the 1980s with Sixteen Candles, and party like it’s 1999 on Saturday, July 21 with Saved by the ’90s.

Concerts are free with regular zoo admission. For more information, visit www.CZS.org.

Play (through age 5) on July 12 at 10:30 a.m.; Love2Read (grades K-1) on July 21 at 2 p.m.; Bilingual Storytime (ages 2+) on July 25 at 10:30 a.m.; Book Treks (ages 2-5) on July 19 at 3:30 p.m.; Legos (grades 1+) on July 13 at 3:30 p.m.; Mini Crafters (ages 3-6) on July 24 at 10:30 a.m. (tropical island scene); Mega Crafters (ages 7+) on July 20 (constructing and creating); Wii Play Games and Watch Movies (teens/tweens) on July 25 from 6 to 8 p.m.; and Henna Party (teens/ tweens) on July 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Who needs a garden? Bring on farmers markets

and games start at 7 p.m. minimum cash payout of $2,275 a night, plus pull tabs, lightning, tic-tac and raffles.

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Bear tank cleaning at zoo led to North Riverside main breaks Control valve installed as permanent fix

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The superintendent of the BrookfieldNorth Riverside Water Commission said last week that his agency and the Chicago Zoological Society had permanently solved a waterpressure issue that resulted in nearly two dozen water main failures in North Riverside over a two-month period in 2017.

Water commission Superintendent Robert Novotny said the zoo had installed a main service line control valve to eliminate sudden changes in water pressure that occurred during semi-weekly filter cleaning for the tanks at the Great Bear Wilderness exhibit.

During the twice-a-week cleaning of the three large tanks, crews lower the water by one to two feet and, when the filters are clean, fill the tanks back up. The process caused check valves regulating pressure in the system to open and close, causing rapid changes in water velocity and resulting in a phenomenon called “water hammer,” Novotny said.

Those rapid changes in pressure, said North Riverside Public Works Director Tim Kutt, caused more than 20 water main breaks scattered around the west and south ends of the village, where some of the oldest, smallest water mains are located.

North Riverside’s water loss rate skyrocketed in 2017 compared to 2016, said Kutt.

According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which tracks the loss of water sourced from Lake Michigan, North Riverside accounted for more than 90 percent of its water in 2016.

But the following year, said Kutt, that number had fallen to about 80 percent.

“It was absolutely because of the water main breaks,” CHICAGO ZOOLGICAL SOCIETY/JIM SCHULZ Kutt said.

The failures weren’t just minor cracks, said The blowouts started ocKutt. The sudden changes in pressure would curring last summer, said Kutt. That timing blow fist-size or larger holes in the ductile aligned with the zoo’s installation of backflow iron pipes. North Riverside’s water system preventers on the zoo’s main water service and Brookfield Zoo share the same feeder lines, something the zoo did in response to mains, said Kutt. new Environmental Protection Agency man“I haven’t seen blowouts like this in my life,” dates, Novotny said. said Kutt, who has worked for the village’s “That, along with changes to our metering public works department for three decades. and connections, opened up an opportunity Some of the main breaks weren’t detected for the water hammer to happen,” Novotny immediately, said Kutt, including one that said. leaked directly into the sewer system at a rate At first, the water main breaks puzzled local of 1,000 gallons per minute. The zoo-related and water commission officials, but they were water main breaks were a major reason that eventually able to determine that the breaks

were occurring on certain days of the week, at certain times of the day.

It so happened that the main breaks happened around the times the zoo backwashed the bear tank filters. Complicating the pressure issues, said Kutt, was that the bears seemed to enjoy the prospect of fresh, cool water – diving into the clean tanks and creating waves that also caused pressure fluctuations.

Novotny and the zoo downplayed the contributions of the bear belly-flops to the problem, but Kutt said he believes it was at least a small factor.

“I’ve seen them do it,” Kutt said. “They’re definitely moving water around.”

Once officials pinpointed the problem, said Novotny, the water commission would temporarily shut off water service to North Riverside when the bear tanks were being cleaned, eliminating the water-pressure hazard during that time.

The new main service line control valve that had been installed as a permanent fix was dialed in last week, said Novotny. The valve is able to slow the changes in water pressure resulting from the bear tank backwashing process, pretty much eliminating the water hammer effect.

“There’s still a little bit, but it’s very much within a normal range,” Novotny said.

Lyons drops Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission Fee for agency’s new supply main a major factor in decision

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The village of Lyons has cut ties with the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission, with village officials deciding in June to buy its water from the village of McCook.

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“It got too expensive,” Getty was quoted as saying.

A significant determining factor, according to a Desplaines Valley News story published July 4, was a fee the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission has been charging its municipal customers to pay for the construction of a $17 million water supply main, which will give the commission a second supply line to Chicago.

The commission is charging member communities a fee of 8 cents per 1,000 gallons over the next 20 years to pay the debt service on a loan the commission received from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the project.

“We will not have a rate increase and this allows us some breathing room in our rates, which we will not have to pass on to our customers, our residents and our businesses,” Getty told the Desplaines Valley News.

The new 36-inch main runs from the West Side of Chicago through Oak Park and into Forest Park, where it connects with an existing commission supply line.

In addition to increasing the BrookfieldNorth Riverside Water Commission’s system efficiency, said Novotny, the new supply main is an insurance policy. The commission’s current single 20-inch supply main was built in 1938.

“The system is aging,” Novotny said.

“When you have a single-source water supply, if there’s a problem, it becomes a major problem.”

Novotny said construction of the new supply main, which began in 2016, is nearly complete. Work to finish the final 800 feet of the pipeline resumed in June after being halted at the request of Chicago Public Schools in the spring.

CPS didn’t want construction going on next to an elementary school along the route while classes were in session.

The water commission will lose about $300,000 in annual revenues by Lyons changing its water source, but that represents just a fraction of the commission’s revenues, said Novotny.

With the new water supply line making the system more efficient, said Novotny, the commission can reduce its costs enough to absorb the revenue loss.

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FIRE CHIEF

‘It’s all political’ from page 1 Gaertner said Hermanek would not specify the reasons behind the change, and that the meeting in the mayor’s office lasted about 10 minutes.

“It’s in the best interest of the village to do this,” said Hermanek, adding that the reasons behind the change were “nothing bad” but were an “accumulation” of things.

Among Gaertner’s shortcomings, according to Hermanek, was that he was a no-show for this year’s Fourth of July fireworks, Gaertner also informed Hermanek he would not be available to attend a union/ management arbitration session that had been scheduled for late June, but was later rescheduled.

“That raised eyebrows,” said Hermanek.

“I gathered he didn’t want to sit on the administration’s side at the hearing.”

Hermanek said that Gaertner for a time also allowed two lieutenants to work the same shift, contrary to department policy.

“That potentially could have caused the loss of thousands of dollars,” Hermanek said.

While saying the two men resigned, Hermanek admitted that he’d been conducting a secret search for a new fire chief for the past month.

Shortly after informing Gaertner and Schey of the change, Hermanek hired Scott Boman as the fire department’s interim chief. Boman most recently served as assistant fire chief for the Oak Lawn Fire Department.

Hermanek called Boman “eminently qualified, more than any chief in our village’s history.”

“I’m satisfied [Boman] will do things that are in the best interest of the village,” said Hermanek.

Boman, who will officially be sworn in at the village board’s August meeting, moved into his office at the North Riverside fire station shortly after Gaertner and Schey collected their belongings and left.

Deputy Police Chief Christian Ehrenberg and Commander Dion Bobo accompanied Gaertner and Schey as they packed boxes in their offices. Police then drove the two men home from North Riverside.

Boman reportedly met with on-duty firefighters after arriving at the fire station to inform them of the situation.

Very few people knew about the impending change. Village Trustee Fernando Flores, who is the village board’s liaison to the police and fire departments, was not informed of any change prior to it happening.

Flores told the Landmark he learned of

the change via text message Friday afternoon.

“We are all in shock,” Flores said.

What appears to have really damaged the chiefs’ relationship with the mayor was the rapport the two chiefs had built with rankand-file union firefighters.

Firefighter Chris Kribales, president of North Riverside Firefighters Union Local 2714, called Gaertner “one of the best chiefs in the department’s history.”

“The management style of these two was completely different from the previous chiefs,” said Kribales. “We were working together to move forward.

“To say that this is a shock is an understatement.”

Gaertner said he believed the cordial relationship he and Shey had with union firefighters was frowned upon by Hermanek.

“It’s all political,” said Gaertner. “I didn’t fit their political agenda. I think politicians need to put their personal agendas aside and do what’s best for the people in this town.”

Hermanek disputed that characterization, saying he was “taken aback” by Gaertner’s assertion that politics played a role in his departure.

“It’s about how to properly run a department for the benefit of the residents,” Hermanek said.

For the past four years, the administration and the fire union have been engaged in a bitter battle over staffing, including a failed attempt by the village through the courts to privatize the fire department.

In the face of attempts to break the union, firefighters responded by publicly supporting rival candidates for mayor and trustee, including Village Trustee H. Bob Demopoulos, who has long championed union firefighters’ causes. During his 2015 run for mayor, Demopoulos dubbed his political committee “Save Our Firefighters.”

Demopoulos said he thought Gaertner and Schey “have done a tremendous job.

This is a big loss.”

Union firefighters have been working without a contract since May 1, 2014. Both sides are scheduled to appear before a labor arbitrator on July 24 and July 31.

Kribales said the chiefs’ ability to work with union firefighters could only have hurt them in the eyes of the village’s administration.

“I believe the fact that these two worked with labor to move forward hindered them immensely,” Kribales said.

Asked if such an assessment of the situation was accurate, Hermanek responded, “That’s probably true. The chief and deputy chief work for the administration.”

Gaertner said he was proud of his short tenure in North Riverside.

“It was an honor and a privilege for Pat and I to lead a group of such dedicated, hard-working firemen,” he said.

New fire chief served 28+ years in Oak Lawn When he retired last December after nearly 29 years with the Oak Lawn Fire Department, including a stint as assistant fire chief, Scott Boman was exploring a couple of options.

One was possibly becoming a teacher, working with the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association to mentor younger firefighters.

The other – and one he continues to pursue – was working with Illinois Chiefs’ joint labor-management committee to become a certified assessor, helping identify candidates for the fire service.

Then, Boman got a call from the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association asking if he’d be interested in interviewing for the fire chief ’s job in North Riverside.

Boman, 56, had a passing familiarity with North Riverside’s labor-management issues through contacts in the fire service, and he was familiar with such tensions in Oak Lawn.

Union firefighters in Oak Lawn and village management have been engaged in a similar, perhaps even more bitter, dispute over staffing since 2008, according to published reports. Ever since both sides reached an impasse on a contract more than a decade ago, the Daily Southtown reported earlier this month, disputes have been settled by an arbitrator.

That he may be stepping into the middle of a similar hornet’s nest doesn’t faze him, Boman said.

“I can’t control politics,” Boman said. “I can’t control litigation. All I can control is the performance of the members of this department. It doesn’t give me pause that it’s taken place, because it’s out of my hands.”

Boman’s experience as a firefighters and command officer is extensive. As Oak Lawn’s assistant fire chief, he touched all aspects of operations, and he previously served as the department’s training officer, shift instructor and was the department’s Technical Rescue Team coordinator.

He also held a past command position in the Hometown Fire Protection District, served as an instructor with the Frankfort Fire Protection District and was an instructor at the Fire Service Institute for a decade. Boman also was a fire science instructor at Moraine Valley Community College from 1993 to 2000. He has a bachelor’s degree in management from Illinois Benedictine University.

Boman served in the U.S Marine Corps from 1982-86 before beginning his career as a firefighter in earnest in Crestwood.

While he worked his way up the ranks to command positions in Oak Lawn, Boman and three other fire officers were named

“All I can control is the performance of the members of this department.”

SCOTT BOMAN

North Riverside fire chief

as defendants in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in 2005 by a female Oak Lawn firefighter.

The suit accused supervisors of creating a hostile work environment and accused Boman of making unwanted advances and then retaliating against the firefighter when she rebuffed him.

The lawsuit was settled in 2009. No one admitted any guilt, and the village of Oak Lawn agreed to pay the firefighter $850,000. At the time, according to a story published by the Chicago Tribune, the village didn’t have a source of funds to pay the settlement.

Asked about the lawsuit, Boman did not want to discuss the matter, but said, “The female firefighter was one of the best women firefighters on our department that I’d been associated with, and it was extremely disappointing to be named in that lawsuit.”

Boman said he wasn’t sure what role he would be playing in the upcoming hearings scheduled before an Illinois Labor Relations Board arbitrator later this month.

But, Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. clearly was not comfortable going into those hearings with the former chief, Tom Gaertner.

“I’m looking for someone who can get along with the union, but who also works for the village,” Hermanek said.

— Bob Uphues

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Cops: Riverside robbery report was fabricated Less than 24 hours after a 17-year-old Berwyn boy reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint at a Riverside bus stop, detectives say surveillance video has proved that the report was fabricated and that the purported victim admitted making up the story after losing $175 he’d been given as a present.

The boy had told police that he and a female companion were robbed by three black men as they waited for a southbound bus at the corner of Harlem and Ogden avenues just before midnight on July 11.

The boy reportedly told police that they were approached by three men, one of whom pointed a gun at his chest and demanded his wallet. The boy then said the three men drove off in a car that was waiting in the parking lot of an adjacent medical office.

However, the boy didn’t report the robbery for an hour, telling police the delay was due to his cellphone battery being dead. The bus stop is directly across the street from a 24hour fast-food restaurant and a tavern, which also would have been open at the time of the robbery.

Police reported obtaining surveillance camera video from several businesses near

Harlem and Ogden as well as red-light camera video, which reportedly showed the boy crossing from Berwyn into Riverside at about midnight. However, he reportedly stayed at the bus stop for about 30 seconds.

According to Police Chief Thomas Weitzel, the female was not seen in video showing the boy at the bus stop and that she had nothing to do with the false report to police.

In a follow-up interview with the boy, which was reportedly conducted in the presence of his parents, police say he confessed to making up the story because he was afraid to tell his parents he’d lost money given to him earlier that night as a birthday gift.

Weitzel said he was referring the matter to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s juvenile division to see whether or not to charge the boy with a crime or write him a local ordinance violation ticket.

Police also may seek a judge’s order to recoup detective overtime costs associated with the investigation, said Weitzel.

“This took time away from legitimate criminal investigations that needed to be done,” Weitzel said in a press release.

— Bob Uphues

Dems to pick rep for 21st District by July 25 Applications are now being accepted to replace 21st District state Rep. Silvana Tabares, who resigned her seat in the state legislature last month when she was appointed to be alderman for the 23rd Ward in Chicago.

She replaced Michael R. Zalewski, who stepped down from his post this spring after serving as the Southwest Side ward’s alderman for 23 years. He is the father of the Riverside state Rep. Michael J. Zalewski, Tabares’ successor, who will serve out her term and run for a full two-year term in November, will be chosen by the Democratic township and ward committeeman of the heavily Hispanic district, which stretches from the Southwest Side of Chicago to Summit and includes the portion of Riverside that is south of the BNSF railroad tracks.

The 21st State Representative Selection Committee, which is chaired by state Sen. Steve Landek (D-Bridgeview), held its first meeting on July 14 and set out the timeline to choose Tabares’ replacement.

By state law, a replacement must be chosen by July 25. The selection committee is currently accepting applications for the

post and will do so until noon on July 22.

Anyone interested in applying for the position should send a resume to the 21st Legislative District Representative Replacement Committee Chair, Steve Landek, Lyons Township Democratic Committeeman, 7678 W. 63rd St., Summit, Illinois, 60501. Applicants can also email their resumes to the committee at lyonsdems@sbcglobal.net.

If the committee receives multiple applications, it will interview those seeking the job on July 23 and possibly July 24 before making its pick on July 25.

One potential applicant is Celina Villanueva, a youth engagement manager at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The Capitol Fax newsletter reported last week that Villanueva has the backing of Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, who is running for Congress in the 4th Congressional District and is a major force in politics on the Southwest Side of Chicago.

According to the ICIRR website, Villanueva once worked as an outreach coordinator for Garcia.

— Bob Skolnik

Opinion A

fter a three-year detour, the Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 Board of Education is poised at a special meeting on July 19 to name Patrick Patt and Robert Madonia their team of interim superintendents.

The move will bring back one half of the interim team that was unceremoniously booted from the district office back in 2015 after a slate of candidates aligned with Lyons Village Hall was elected.

That board takeover in 2015 resulted in a slew of politically motivated moves, from the installation of a new legal counsel to the hiring of Kyle Hastings as interim superintendent and then keeping him in a newly created post of assistant superintendent.

The new board installed new principals and a human resources director with no human resources experience, but with political ambitions. They brought in a new, politically connected auditor and a business manager whose tenure was notable for how quickly she was forced out.

They brought in a maintenance director, whose actions ran afoul of the Illinois Department of Public Health before the school board had to fire him. Not to worry, he promptly landed in the arms of the village of Lyons, as its public works director.

And they brought in a new superintendent, Carol Baker, who had connections to the political regime that swept into power in 2015, but who had significant qualifications as an educator, albeit at the high school level.

We’ll say this for Baker: She handled the job with poise and despite the political carnival that surrounded her, Baker focused her attention on education in a district that had plenty of problems before she got there and will continue to face challenges in the future.

Certainly, her new job as the curriculum director in Hinsdale High School District 86 is a better fit for her, and we wish her well in that post.

If she could only take Kyle Hastings with her. While almost all the main administration characters brought in during 2015-16 have been tossed overboard, fled in the face of a new board majority that was elected in 2017 or were outright fired, Hastings has survived.

In the last year or so, his contributions have been fairly marginalized by the school board. He worked just 24 days – at $1,032.50 per day! – last school year, and this year reportedly will be ratcheted down to 12 days.

But his contract runs through June of 2020, thanks to the former school board majority, so District 103 taxpayers can expect to be paying something to Hastings until then, unless he finally gets bored and takes his leave.

Now the school board needs to turn its attention to hiring a superintendent that can focus on children instead of politics, and voters need to make sure that in 2019 they keep coming out to guarantee the influence of Lyons Village Hall remains over on Lawndale Avenue where it belongs.

What the parents, students and faculty in District 103 don’t need is for 2015 to replay itself. That experience caused enough havoc the first time around.

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LETTERS

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A new opportunity

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Brookfield Library committed to expansion

Davis should sponsor Alzheimer’s Act

As residents may already be aware, the Board of Trustees of the Brookfield Library is currently considering a range of options for expanding our capacity beyond the current building.

The options under consideration all involve additions to the current physical plant. None of the options under consideration will involve an additional tax burden for homeowners.

The board and library leadership is committed to providing Brookfield residents with the range of services and quality of classes and events required by the community, while at the same time maximizing value and utility.

We intend for this planned expansion to serve library members for many years to come with such features as meeting rooms that are flexible and serve a multitude of purposes and local organizations and dedicated space for Brookfield’s children and adolescents.

As such, we want to be absolutely sure the final design plans are aligned with the community’s needs – both current and future – so that this renovation may be the last time the library must consider such a dramatic, far-ranging project.

Recent news coverage may suggest the library is backing away from its proposed expansion plans. This is absolutely not true.

Rather, the Board of Trustees and library leadership are working in conjunction with partners both inside and outside of the village to identify the absolute best plan for our unique circumstances, while utilizing a capital campaign and the library’s existing resources to cover the costs of the project. We will continue working until we achieve the library’s goals.

Please feel free to contact Library Director Kimberly Coughran at 708-485-6917, ext. 121 or library board President Linda Kampschroeder at lkampschroeder@brookfieldlibrary.info to share your input on the project or for additional information.

I recently returned from Washington, D.C., where more than 1,200 Alzheimer’s advocates from across the country attended the Alzheimer’s Association AIM Advocacy Forum.

While in Washington, I met with the senior legislative assistant of Rep. Danny Davis to both share my personal story as to why I am an advocate in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease and to explain why Congress must continue to take action against Alzheimer’s.

While Alzheimer’s disease has been traditionally seen as an aging issue, it has evolved into a public health issue for the following reasons. There are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, including 97 thousand here in Illinois and more than 15 million caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, including 590,000 here in Illinois. I was one of those people.

The annual costs are at approximately $259 billion for 2018 and are expected to rise to over $1 trillion by 2050. Congress has a chance to take decisive action by passing the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, which would create an Alzheimer’s public health infrastructure across the country to implement effective interventions including early detection and diagnosis, reducing risks and preventing avoidable hospitalizations.

Please join me in urging Congressman Davis to co-sponsor the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act.

Brookfield Library Board of Trustees

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Linda Kampschroeder, president

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OBITUARIES

John Hoglund, 72 Historian led Smithsonian tours John Steven “Steve” Hoglund, 72, died on July 2, 2018 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. His death resulted from complications of lung cancer.

Born on Oct. 10, 1945, he grew up in Riverside. His parents, John H. Hoglund and Patricia Price Hoglund, came to Riverside as children and remained there throughout their adult lives.

An excellent student, Mr. Hoglund had a keen interest in national governmental affairs and politics, and, during his senior year, he obtained an appointment as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives. He graduated as the valedictorian of his Page School class and received his diploma from President John F. Kennedy in a ceremony at the White House.

He attended Stanford University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1966, earning a B.A. degree. He went on to complete

a master’s degree program at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University. He was a resident of D.C. since the early 1970s.

Mr. Hoglund was a historian who specialized in Washington history, and he led historical walking tours on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution for many years. He was also an expert bridge player.

Friends and associates remember him for his intellect and wit, his outgoing nature and his penchant for taking other people under his wing.

Mr. Hoglund is survived by his siblings, Anne H. DeSimone (Berardo) and Mark Hoglund, and his nephews, Todd DeSimone (Annie), Jared Hoglund and Aaron Hoglund.

Contributions to honor his memory may be made to Heifer International or the Dupont Circle Citizens Association in Washington D.C. See OBITUARIES on page 13

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Riversiders earn Girl Scouts’ highest award

our Riverside residents -- Kaitlin Gaynor, Radka Pribyl Pierdinock, Daniela Pope and Mia Spina -- were among the nearly 80 high school students who earned the Girl Scouts’ most prestigious honor, the Girl Scout Gold Award at a special ceremony in May in Oak Brook.

Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award requires leadership, organizational skills, a sense of community and commitment, and involves a seven-step process that includes interviews and the completion of a significant service project.

The projects must fulfill a need within the girl’s community (whether local or global), create change and be sustainable.

The projects approved by the Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana Council Gold Award Committee including the following: ■ Gaynor developed a music program to encourage students in fifth grade to transition to middle school and high school to continue with playing in the band program.

■ Pribyl Pierdinock created a library for pre-school to first-grade students at St. Catherine-St. Lucy School, which serves low-income families in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

■ Pope designed a website and wrote a book, “Kitty has a Secret” for a program called IncludeME, which focuses on spreading a message of compassion and empathy to today’s youth who do not suffer from stuttering, so that they can help their stuttering peers feel included and understood.

■ Spina created a website and a video that portrays situations a victim of domestic violence might experience in order to break the stigma and bring awareness to the importance of understanding the issue.

“I know that these ladies will continue to achieve remarkable goals in their lives to benefit their community and the world,” said Girl Scout Service Unit 411 Manager Josie Diaz-Pope, in a press release.

RPC hires Christian educator Diante Johnson, a Chicago Public Schools teaching assistant and musician, has been named Christian DIANTE JOHNSON educator at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Riverside.

According to the church’s website, Johnson earned his B.A. from Columbia College in Chicago and his master’s degree from Northcentral University. Johnson traveled the world as a gospel musician, the website

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TOP SCOUTS: Local Girl Scout Ambassadors from Troop 40657 (from left) Radka Pribyl Pierdinock and Kaitlin Gaynor, and from Troop 42798, Daniela Pope and Mia Spina earned Gold Awards, the organization’s highest honor. states, and he’s also played on several gospel records.

Johnson is the father of three children, 15, 10 and 9.

Hilpp earns Godbey Award Remy Hilpp was given the J. Luster Godbey Award as the outstanding student at L.J. Hauser Junior High in Riverside during the 2017-18 school year.

The Godbey Award, named after District 96’s superintendent from 1968 to 1979, is given to the student who best exhibits academic achievement, superior effort and conduct in the classroom, positive participation in extracurricular activities and displays character traits that bring respect from both students and teachers.

On campus ■ Riverside

resident Nicholas Rohm graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology/anthropology from Carleton College (Northfield, Minnesota) during the school’s commencement exercises in June.

■ Sean Pruett-Jones, of Riverside, graduated with a degree in Norwegian from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, at the school’s commencement ceremony in May. ■ Among those being awarded degrees from the University of Iowa during commencement ceremonies this spring in Iowa City were Brookfield resident Amy Pajak (BA, geography) and Riverside residents

Michael Gmitro (BA, English and creative writing) and Scott Rysz (DDS, dentistry).

In addition to the graduates, a number of local students were also named to the University of Iowa’s 2018 spring semester dean’s list, including Brookfield residents Marissa Cruz, Alyse Malikowski and Ajla Smajlovic; North Riverside resident Manuel Sida; and Riverside residents Michael Gmitro, Rachel Heuel, Brendan McDonough and Amy Milleker.

■ Riverside residents Jacob Douglas and Claire Hejna have been named to the dean’s honor list for the 2018 spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Douglas is a student in the School of Engineering, while Hejna is a student in the School of Nursing.

Meanwhile, North Riverside resident Gabrielle Ulloa, a student in the School of Pharmacy, was named to that school’s honor roll.

Alaks (history/creative ■ Katherine writing) and Meaghan Dorsey (biochemistry), both of Brookfield, were named to the Knox College (Galesburg) dean’s list for the 2018 spring semester by attaining a gradepoint average of at least 3.6 on a 4-point scale.

■ Riverside residents Erica Fong, a senior in the College of Education, and David C. Kodama, a junior in the College of Science and Engineering, were named to the 2018 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for attaining semester GPA of at least 3.66.

■ Brookfield resident Elisabeth Mc-

Croary and Riverside resident Charlie Marcou were named to the 2018 winter dean’s list, concluding in April, at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan for maintaining a GPA of at least 3.5.

■ Katherine Andrulis, of Brookfield, an accounting major, was named to the 2018 spring semester dean’s list at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, for earning a GPA of at least 3.5.

■ Riverside resident Caleb Clark and Brookfield resident Jeremiah Clarkson were named to the 2018 spring semester dean’s list at Wheaton College for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5.

■ Riverside residents Nicole LaBelle and Evan Jones were named to the president’s list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, for ranking in the top 3 percent of undergraduate students within their divisions.

■ Kalyn Harris, of Brookfield, was named to the 2018 spring semester dean’s list at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Harris is majoring in fashion merchandising.

■ Coulter W. Greenwell, of Riverside, was named to the president’s list at Clemson (South Carolina) University for achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.

Greenwell is a pre-business major.

■ Riverside residents Guillermo Arroyo (mechanical engineering), Riley Mullen (criminology) and Lucille Roudebush (exercise physiology) were named to the dean’s list for the 2018 spring semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee.

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Julian Ligeikis, 71 Served on Brookfield Zoning Board Julian J. Ligeikis, 71, a lifelong resident of Brookfield who recently relocated to Bluffton, South Carolina, died on July 6, 2018.

“Jule,” as he was known by friends and family, was heavily involved in the community that he grew up in. He was a leader for the Cub Scouts, assistant scout master for Boy Scout Troop 90, and was heavily involved in his children’s sports over the years.

He served as a coach for both boys and girls Little League and his youngest son’s Illinois Special Olympics team. He was also a member of the Riverside-Brookfield High School Boosters member and served on the Brookfield Zoning Board of Appeals.

Mr. Ligeikis is survived by his wife, Barbara (Brady) Ligeikis; his children, Craig Ligeikis, Heather Vandeweert, Shawn Ligeikis, Katie Jindrich, Eric Ligeikis and Joey Ligeikis; his son and daughter in-laws, Alan Vandeweert and Chas Jindrich, Rita Ligeikis, Heather Hill Ligeikis and Casey Ligeikis; and his grandchildren, Nick, Alli, Nate, Charlie, Zach, Max, Kayla, Matthew, Raven and Dakota.

A memorial service will be held on Aug. 11 from noon to 3 p.m., with a service at 2 p.m., at Conboy Funeral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Rd. in Westchester.

In lieu of flowers or monetary gifts, the family asks for donations to the Illinois Special Olympics in Jule Ligeikis’ name.

BAKER

Interim team coming from page 1 chance the present school board majority would have renewed it.

Board President Marge Hubacek, who was elected in 2017 and leads the board majority, said she is not disappointed that Baker is leaving.

“I couldn’t answer that any other way,” Hubacek said. “If I said, ‘Yes, I was disappointed,’ people could call me liar.”

Nevertheless, Hubacek wished Baker well in her new job.

“I hope she is a good fit over there, and we’re going to carry on as a district,” Hubacek said.

Baker informed board members in an email on July 10 that she would be leaving District 103 on Aug. 1 to take the job in Hinsdale.

Baker did not return calls from Landmark asking her to comment on her decision to leave District 103.

District 103 board member Shannon Johnson, who was elected in 2017 as part of a slate with Hubacek and Joanne Schaeffer, said she thought the Hinsdale job better fit Baker’s

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mother of Amy (Richard) Bain, Brittany (Eric) Campbell, Kellie (Joseph) Williams, Michelle (fiancé Christopher Kulawiak) Markus, Donald Markus Jr., Marisa Markus, Samantha Gorgan, Keri Gorgan, Frank Holdman, John Holdman, Gabriella Albanese and Angelina Albanese; the great-grandmother of Richard Bain III, Natalee Campbell, Olivia Bain, Audrey Bain and Emma Williams; the sister of nine; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated July 13 at Mater Christi Church in North Riverside, with entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

p.m. and July 18 from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield. A funeral Mass will be celebrated July 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Barbara Church, 4008 Prairie Ave., Brookfield, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

The family appreciates memorials to Misericordia Heart of Mercy, Attn. Sister Rosemary Connelly, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, 60660 or to Ronald McDonald House Charities, Springfield House, 610 N. 7th St., Springfield, lllinois, 62702.

Thomas O’Dowd, 73

Phyllis Meisner, 77, of North Riverside, has died. She was a registered nurse who worked in many medical areas including but not limited to, labor/delivery, cancer care, rehab, home health and elder care.

Ms. Meisner was loved by all of her patients and worked in many facilities including Hines V.A. Hospital, LaGrange Memorial Hospital and The British Home.

She was the mother of Patricia (Donald) Markus, Linda Gorgan, Megan (Frank) Holdman and Wendy Albanese; the grand-

Thomas Arthur O’Dowd, 73, of Brookfield, died on July 14, 2018.

Born on June 10, 1945, he received his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and his M.A. from National Louis University.

He taught for 16 years and retired from Our Lady of the Snows in Chicago. He was a lover of books, traveled the world and was a jovial grandpa.

Mr. O’Dowd was the husband of Marilyn E. O’Dowd (nee Kohout); the father of Jennifer (Tom) Kowaczek and Kathleen O’Dowd; the grandfather of Dilana Kowaczek; the brother of Annette (Patrick “Steve”) Bailey and Dr. James O’Dowd; and the uncle of Patrick Bailey, Suzanne Gonzalez, Daniel Bailey and the late John Bailey.

Visitation was held on July 17 from 3 to 8

MaryAnne Patek (nee Babec), 58, of Brookfield, died on July 16, 2018. Born on Oct. 15, 1959, she was a secretary.

Ms. Patek was the wife of Joseph Patek; the mother and friend of Sara Patek; the sister of Thomas Babec, Cynthia (Rudd) Juranich, Laurie (John) Dorkin, John (Debbie) Babec, Jr., Darlene (Kevin) Ahern and Chuck (Jennifer) Babec; the aunt of many nieces and nephews; the godmother of Andrew Dorkin and Caitlin Leja; and the daughter-in-law of Trudy Patek.

Visitation is on Thursday, July 19 from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Friday, July 20 from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 31st St. Brookfield. A funeral Mass will be celebrated July 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Barbara Church, 4008 Prairie Ave. in Brookfield, with interment at Resurrection Cemetery.

The family appreciates memorials to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73123.

background, which is in science education at the high school level.

“I think this is a good move for her, to be honest,” Johnson said. “I think her area of expertise is more on the curriculum end, and I think she’ll be more in her zone of comfort.

She was always a very nice person, she just wasn’t meant to be a superintendent in an elementary school district.”

Hubacek said that board will hire an interim superintendent for a year at an already planned special meeting on July 19. She expects the job to be split between retired superintendents Patrick Patt and Robert Madonia.

“These are our guys, because we are looking for someone who knows us,” Hubacek said.

Patt has served as co-interim superintendent for District 103 twice before. In fact, he had just started a stint as interim superintendent in 2015 when he and co-interim superintendent Griff Powell were unceremoniously booted from their jobs when the Getty-backed candidates took office that May. Patt and Powell were quickly hired by Riverside Elementary School District 96 and served for a year there as co-interim superintendents.

“We love Patrick Patt,” Hubacek said. “He’s been great for our district. He’s carried us before.”

Hubacek worked for Patt when she served as the District 103 superintendent’s secretary.

Patt acted as informal advisor to Hubacek during the 2017 school board campaign. He even attended a candidate debate despite living in Lake Forest.

Powell is currently working as an interim superintendent in another district and is not available.

But, Madonia, who served as a superintendent for 23 years, including 17 years at Komarek School District 94 in North Riverside, is available and apparently willing to take the job.

Last month, Madonia worked with the District 103 board during a goal-setting session, so he is somewhat familiar with district.

Johnson said she supports hiring Patt and Madonia as co-interim superintendents.

“Patrick Patt was in there before the takeover happened, and he was doing a fine job at that time,” Johnson said. “And I met Bob Madonia when we were doing our board goals, and he seemed very knowledgeable and very experienced.”

Johnson said that the school board must act quickly, since school starts in about six weeks, and doesn’t really have time to consider other possibilities for interim superintendent.

“We’re starting a new school year with a

lot of new administrators, so I think it would be helpful to have somebody in there who knows our school district,” Johnson said. “I don’t think we’re afforded the luxury of really searching.”

In a brief conversation on July 10, Patt confirmed he had talked to Madonia about his willingness to share the job.

“I’m considering it,” Madonia told the Landmark, noting that he had yet to receive a formal offer.

Patt and Madonia worked together more than 40 years ago when Patt was the principal of Maple School in Northbrook, and Madonia was his interim assistant.

As retirees receiving pensions from the Illinois Teacher Retirement System, both Patt and Madonia are limited in how many hours they can work while still receiving their pensions, so they will split the job, each working half time.

Hubacek said the district will conduct a search for a permanent superintendent during the coming school year. She said that she is confident that the district will be in good hands under Patt and Madonia.

“With the changes that have happened in the district, we need to have a strong leader now,” Hubacek said. “I think we’ll have that.

I know we’ll have that. We’re going to be OK.”

Elaine K. Stukel, 64, of Riverside and formerly of Brookfield, died on July 8, 2018 at her home.

Born on Aug. 5, 1953 in Chicago, she worked in the customer service department at a department store.

Ms. Stukel was the fourth child of the late Virgil and Virginia (nee Lange) Stukel; companion of her great love, the late Jerry Giovanoni; the mother of Michael (Patricia) and Mark Turkowski; the sister of Thomas, Nancy, Raymond, Anne, Joseph and the late Jerry; and an aunt, cousin and friend to many.

Visitation is on Monday, July 23 from 3 to 9 p.m. with a chapel service on Tuesday, July 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside, followed by interment at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery.

Phyllis Meisner, 77 Registered nurse

Teacher

MaryAnne Patek, 58 Resident of Brookfield

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Brookfield’s comeback kids fall in final 12U Little League team rallies to win three games, appear in District 9 title game

By MARTY FARMER

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“The Brookfield-Riverside rivalry is a good one so it’s always nice to beat them.”

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acing elimination in the Illinois District 9 Little League 12U Baseball Tournament, host Brookfield was up against in its second game.

After a 1-0 loss to LaGrange Park in opening-round action, Brookfield trailed Western Springs by seven runs in the fifth inning of the double-elimination tournament at Kiwanis Park.

However, Brookfield rallied with eight runs in the bottom of the fifth against Western Springs to cap off an improbable 10-9 win. Nathan Anderson hit a three-run home run to tie the game, followed by Julian Sumner’s go-ahead solo shot.

“It was an incredible comeback win,” Brookfield head coach Dennis Gilhooley said. “If we lost, we would have been out of the tournament. Once we mounted that comeback, we got our swagger back and played the rest of the games like we normally do.”

Brian Severson, the Western Springs head coach, expressed how difficult it is to win at the tournament.

“We had a quick exit this year which is different for us. We have had success in prior years,” Severson said. “The District 9 tournament is very competitive and brings out the best in the kids. The winner of this tournament generally plays the winner of District 11, which includes Hinsdale and Naperville. Whichever team comes out of that section typically does very well at state.”

The Nationals (Brookfield’s mascot name) consolidated their dramatic win against Western Springs with an 11-6 victory over rival Riverside and an 8-2 rematch win against LaGrange Park.

Daniel Gilhooley belted a pair of home runs and Julian Sumner hit one roundtripper as Brookfield finished with 12 hits against LaGrange Park.

“We had a great team effort against Riverside,” Gilhooley said. “The BrookfieldRiverside rivalry is a good one, so it’s always nice to beat them. The win over LaGrange Park was big because they knocked us out

DENNIS GILHOOLEY Brookfield coach

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

(Top) Brookfield’s Joey Garvey (#6) hits a line drive down third base on Friday, July 13, during the Illinois District 9 Little League championship game against LaGrange at the Overholt Field in Brookfield. (Above left) Brookfield’s Julian Sumner (#20) catches a pitch from Brookfield’s Mesfin Duwell (#27). of the tournament last year and also beat us in the first game this year.”

The championship game pitted LaGrange against Brookfield. LaGrange entered the final by outscoring its opponents 53-0, whereas Brookfield earned its way via the losers’ bracket. Brookfield played well in the final and actually held a 5-4 lead; however, LaGrange claimed the championship with a 6-5 win.

The Nationals’ Mesfin Duwell, Keith Towers and Sumner led the pitching staff, while

several contributors fueled the offense.

Brookfield’s players are Nathan Anderson (OF/P/1B), Kevin Cronin (3B), Julian Fernandez (OF), Mesfin Duwell (P/SS/OF), Joey Garvey (SS/P/C), Daniel Gilhooley (1B/OF/P), Tommy Loster (OF), Jordan Gonzalez (2B), Julian Sumner (C/OF/P), Keith Towers (IF/OF), Sebastian Wagner (2B), Jacob Cruz (3B) and Tohma Tucker (CF). The assistant coaches are Mike Garvey and John Anderson.

“This team won District as 10 year olds so we were confident they could do well at this tournament,” Dennis Gilhooley said. “We didn’t make it to the finals last year so the team did a better job this year.”

Brookfield, Riverside, North Riverside, LaGrange, LaGrange Park and Western Springs participated in the tournament. In addition to good competition on the field, the tournament went well by any measure.

“We had great attendance, a new speaker system and the fields never looked better,” Dennis Gilhooley said.

“Dave Duwell and several other parent volunteers did a wonderful job taking care of the fields.

“And Tony Carey did a great job announcing the games. The tournament ran smoothly because of the tireless work of [tournament director] Katie Nasti.

It’s a very special tournament, which I’m sure the kids will remember the rest of their lives.”

Severson praised the tournament as well.

“Overholt Field and Kiwanis Park is always a nice place to play,” he said. “It’s one of the older baseball diamonds that I’m aware of, and they do a great job with the field. Tony Carey does a great job announcing the kids. He’s an old school announcer. I compare him to like a Vin Scully.”

LaGrange, the tournament champion, advances to sectional competition. After sectionals, the Illinois State Tournament and Great Lake Regional in Indianapolis follow in order to qualify for the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING Request of bids for the Custodial Services at 11 Park District Facilities.

ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING Request of bids for exterior renovations at the Cheney Mansion Entry Plaza.

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302

The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the Custodial Services for 11 park district facilities.

The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time) on Monday, August 13th, 2018 at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid meeting will be held on July 25th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. (CST) at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website as of 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 18th, 2018. Copies of the bidding speciďŹ cations are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@ pdop.org or (708) 725-2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2018. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business ďŹ rms to submit bids for this project.

The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the renovation of the Cheney Mansion Entry Plaza. Work includes removal of existing pavers and coping, remove masonry, remove lighting, building protection, winter conditions, new masonry, new pavers and new electrical lighting. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday, August 17th, 2018, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website as of 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 23rd, 2018. A MANDATORY pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Friday, July 27th at 11:00 a.m. (CST) at 220 N. Euclid, Oak Park, IL. Copies of the bidding speciďŹ cations are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@ pdop.org or (708) 725-2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2018. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business ďŹ rms to submit bids for this project.

Park District of Oak Park By: Kassie Porreca, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal July 18, 2018

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Forest Park Schools District 91 is seeking applications to fill an upcoming vacant position on the board of education. An individual will be appointed to fill the vacant position until the April 2019 elections have been held and certified and a newly elected individual has been sworn-in to fill the remainder of this positionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term.

Interested persons must submit a letter expressing interest in the board position and/or a resume for the position to Dr. Lou Cavallo at lcavallo@forestparkschools.org no later than 3:00 p.m. on 7/27/2018.

Following a review of the submitted materials, the board will schedule interviews with selected candidates.

Not all candidates for the board vacancy will be interviewed. If you have any questions concerning the role of the board of education and the responsibilities of a board member, please contact Dr. Lou Cavallo, Superintendent of Schools, at lcavallo@forestparkschools.org.

Published in Forest Park Review 7/18/2018

Park District of Oak Park By: Kassie Porreca, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal July 18, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154887 on July 3, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE COUCH DIVAS with the business located at: 915 HIGHLAND AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TAMARA MEACHAM CHAVEZ 915 HIGHLAND AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Published in Wednesday Journal 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE Donald Rendler-Kaplan & Associates (24594) Attorney for Petitioner 831 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, Illinoi2 60622 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Zdravkovic Dorde, Petitioner and Lucyanna Pagan, Respondent, Case No. 2018D-002229.

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 August 7, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal 7/4, 7/11, 7/18/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154880 on July 3, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of EXQUISITE MOVEMENTS with the business located at: 805 SOUTH BOULEVARD, OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: YVETTE SPENCER WILSON 930 NORTH BLVD APT 304, OAK PARK, IL 60301.

Published in Wednesday Journal 7/11, 7/18, 7/25/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154961 on July 11, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of SAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FRANK AND ERNEST TRANPORT with the business located at: 742 WESLEY AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JEFFREY JAMES HANNEMAN, 742 WESLEY AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304.

Published in Wednesday Journal 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154919 on July 9, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of ECOKARAT JEWELRY with the business located at: 131 N MARION, OAK PARK, IL 60301.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: JOSE TORRES, 131 N MARION OAK PARK, IL 60301.

Published in Wednesday Journal 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given by the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following project: ALLEY PAVING PROJECT 3500 BLOCK BETWEEN PRAIRIE AVENUE AND FOREST AVENUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 361 This project will include the construction of a Portland cement concrete alley pavement, stormwater management improvements including permeable pavers and infiltration trenches, and other related work on and along the public alley located in the 3500 block between Prairie Avenue and Forest Avenue.

Sealed bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 1st day of August, 2018, in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 1st day of August, 2018 at the Brookfield Village Hall.

Bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal, project specifications, and project plans are on file in the office of the Village Manager and available at the office of Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154, upon payment of a non-refundable charge of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per set of bidding documents. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Friday, the 27th day of July, 2018.

Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided.

The contractor will be paid in special assessment bonds and vouchers at par. Said bonds will draw interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum.

All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount which shall not be less

Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village.

The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum duly issued by the Village. In the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be mailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued.

The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards.

The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice is hereby given by the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following project: ALLEY PAVING PROJECT 4100 BLOCK BETWEEN DUBOIS BOULEVARD AND DEYO AVENUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 359 This project will include the construction of a Portland cement concrete alley pavement, stormwater management improvements including permeable pavers and infiltration trenches, and other related work on and along the public alley located in the 4100 block between DuBois Boulevard Avenue and Deyo Avenue.

Sealed bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 1st day of August, 2018, in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 1st day of August, 2018 at the Brookfield Village Hall.

Bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal, project specifications, and project plans are on file in the office of the Village Manager and available at the office of Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154, upon payment of a non-refundable charge of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per set of bidding documents. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Friday, the 27th day of July, 2018.

Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided.

BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS

The contractor will be paid in special assessment bonds and vouchers at par. Said bonds will draw interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum.

/s/Kit P. Ketchmark President

All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond in an

LEGAL NOTICE FOREST PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Contractors may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from any BHFX Digital Imaging location. Please contact BHFX at (847) 593-3161 to obtain a set of Bidding Documents or visit their Plan Room online at www. bhfxplanroom.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the BHFX online Plan Room at no charge to bidders. Bidders shall be responsible for the costs of reproduction of printed copies.

A pre-bid meeting will be held at the project site on Thursday, July 26 at 9:00 AM. Attendance is strongly encouraged for all bidders; this will be

amount which shall not be less than Ten Percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, or a cashier’s check, or certified check, made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Brookfield, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured.

No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check.

Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village.

The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum duly issued by the Village. In the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be mailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued.

The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards.

The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals.

BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS By:

/s/Kit P. Ketchmark President

Published in Landmark 7/11, 7/18/2018

Published in Landmark 7/11, 7/18/2018

Lump sum sealed bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park for Roof Restoration at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park, IL 60130. Sealed bids will be received on or before, but not after 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 9 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park, IL 60130. Bids received after that time will not be considered. All Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the circulation desk immediately inside the entrance to the building on or before the time set forth above. Sealed envelopes or packages containing the Bid Forms shall be transmitted to the attention of the “Library Director” and shall be marked or endorsed with the title of the Bid (“Sealed Bid for Forest Park Public Library Roof Restoration”) and the Bidder’s full legal name.

The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Library meeting room on the lower level at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding Requirements.

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than Ten Percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, or a cashier’s check, or certified check, made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Brookfield, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured.

No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check.

the only opportunity for prospective bidders to examine conditions on the roof where work will be taking place. Prospective bidders shall meet the Owner and Architect in the meeting room on the lower level of the Library for the pre-bid meeting.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashier’s check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to Forest Park Public Library, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes, errors, exclusions, or omissions on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the bidder to a return of the aforementioned amount.

No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded such bidder.

Bidders will examine the plans and specifications and the location in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding known and reasonably foreseen conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work, and all bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity and judgment.

The successful bidder shall be rePublished in Forest Park Review July 18, 25, and August 1, 2018

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quired to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required by the Bidding Requirements before commencing work. The successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the conditions and requirements in the Bidding Requirements and the Bidding Requirements will be incorporated into the Contract.

Not less than the prevailing wage shall be paid for labor on the work to be done as required by law.

The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.

The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth above.

Questions about the bid documents should be submitted, in writing, to Andy Dogan, Williams Architects at ardogan@williams-architects.com.

Responses to questions submitted by bidders during the bidding period shall be in the form of written addendum to all plan holders of record.

By order of the Board of Trustees of the Forest Park Public Library, Cook County, Illinois. Dated at Forest Park, Illinois this 19th day of July, 2018.

Pilar Shaker, Library Director

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154918 on July 6, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of ILL-SEN with the business located at: 9020 W 23RD ST, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: JORGE REYESORTIZ, 9020 W 23RD ST, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546.

Published in RB Landmark 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154917 on July 6, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of DEDWORDZ CONSULTING with the business located at:3710 BLANCHAN AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DANIEL EDWARDS 3710 BLANCHAN AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513 Published in RB Landmark 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO DISSOLVE AND DISCONTINUE THE RIVERSIDE LAWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Case No. 2018 COEL000024 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing on the question of the dissolution and discontinuation of the Riverside Lawn Fire Protection District (“District”) in Cook County, Illinois, shall be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018, in courtroom 1706 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. All persons residing in or owning property situated in the District shall be given an opportunity to be heard on the topic of the dissolution and discontinuation of the District, pursuant to Sections 1 and 15a of the Illinois Fire Protection District Act (70 ILCS 705/15a).

Dated: July 6, 2018 /S/ Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court Published in RB Landmark 7/18/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of David Owens for change of name to Jose David Owens, Case No. 2018M4001049 Notice is given you, the public, that on February 13, 2018, I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of David Owens to the name of Jose David Owens. This case will be heard in Courtroom 111 on September 11, 2018 at 9:30 a.m..

Published in Forest Park Review 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D 18154953 on July 11, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of ASHANTI SIGNS AND GRAPHICS with the business located at: 9851 DRURY LN, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: NICHOLAS POKU, 9851 DRURY LANE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154.

Published in Forest Park Review 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154952 on July 11, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of NSANO with the business located at: 9851 DRURY LN, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: WHILHELMINA LONGDON POKU, 9851 DRURY LN, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154.

Published in Forest Park Review 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.GREGORY GARMON Defendants 10 CH 42289 1170 SOUTH HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 9, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1170 SOUTH HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-331-0070000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 7999.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 7999 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 10 CH 42289 TJSC#: 38-5401 I3092197 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.RANDALL J DOUGE, ANGELA BRIMAGE, GROVES TOWERS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA. AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-H, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 10370 169 NORTH GROVE AVENUE, UNIT 5B Oak Park, IL 60301 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 16, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 9, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 169 NORTH GROVE AVENUE, UNIT 5B, Oak Park, IL 60301 Property Index No. 16071220181018.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 262368.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 262368 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 10370 TJSC#: 38-5393 I3092204

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(g1).

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-00475.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-00475 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 01121 TJSC#: 38-4168 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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after confirmation of the sale.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-00990.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-00990 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 001530 TJSC#: 38-5276 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g1).

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-06658.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-06658 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007763 TJSC#: 38-5249 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

OLIWIA ZAJDEL; FOREST PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 1470 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-12-429-062-1074 Vol. 163 & 15-12-429-062-1042 Vol. 163.

Commonly known as 310 Lathrop Avenue, Unit 500, Forest Park, IL 60130.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W18-0150.

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the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2608 GLOS AVENUE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-218-0060000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $19,975.28.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-085376.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com

for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-085376 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 303 TJSC#: 38-4108 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHARICE M. PHILLIPS, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 2018 CH 01121 224 LAKE ST OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 9, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 224 LAKE ST, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-120-0260000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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

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

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JASON P. FAUST, BRENDA CHANDUVI-FAUST, CITIBANK, N.A. Defendants 17 CH 001530 11117 SHAKESPEARE STREET WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 31, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11117 SHAKESPEARE STREET, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-316-0150000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.TIMOTHY R. PERRY, CARRIE M. PERRY Defendants 17 CH 007763 331 47TH AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 22, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 30, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 331 47TH AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-230-0470000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOHNNIE LEE MILLER A/K/A JOHNNIE L. MILLER, JOSEPHINE ELLISON MILLER A/K/A JOSEPHINE J. MILLER, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 18 CH 303 2608 GLOS AVENUE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 17, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION SELF HELP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; Plaintiff, vs.

JOSE A. NUNEZ AKA JOSE NUNEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 ch 522 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure of Judgment Lien entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, August 13, 2018, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-121-022-0000.

Commonly known as 250 24th Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. THIS IS A FORECLOSURE OF A JUDGMENT LIEN ATTACHED TO RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE. PURSUANT TO 735 ILCS 5/12101 THE REDEMPTION PERIOD SHALL END SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SALE. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Russell R. Custer, Jr. at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd., 1900 Spring Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-1495. (630) 571-1900.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION TTG HOLDINGS, LLC Plaintiff, -v.CARY ROSENTHAL, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LOUIS CHISOM (DECEASED), MILDRED J. CHISOM, NP163, LLC, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LOUIS CHISOM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 10247

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For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 105975.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 105975 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 17 CH 10247 TJSC#: 38-4213 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

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

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-083339.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083339 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 8437 TJSC#: 38-5379 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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1007; 15-13-224-042-1034.

The real estate is improved with a condominium/townhouse.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-11486.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-11486 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 11765 TJSC#: 38-4460 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS NOMINEE FOR INTERVALE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, THE CITY OF NORTHLAKE Defendants 15 CH 00329 127 S. PRATER AVENUE Northlake, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 20, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 127 S. PRATER AVENUE, Northlake, IL 60164 Property Index No. 15-05-111-0080000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $234,819.80.

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.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification

issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 113166.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 113166 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 00329 TJSC#: 38-4333 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 18-0922.

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

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-0922 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 03511 TJSC#: 38-5466 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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9 SOUTH 21ST AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 15, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9 SOUTH 21ST AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-117-0040000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $121,143.33.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.DANELLE J. KELLY, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 8437 227 GRANVILLE AVENUE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 23, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 2, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 227 GRANVILLE AVENUE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-225-0150000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $140,845.18.

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.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.LEO BARONE, JACKSON AND ELGIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2017 CH 11765 7212 JACKSON BLVD. UNIT 1E FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 20, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7212 JACKSON BLVD. UNIT 1E, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-224-042-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMH ASSETS CORP, COLLATERALIZED ASSETBACKED BONDS, SERIES 2005-4 Plaintiff, -v.ANTONIO S. PEREZ A/K/A ANTONIO PEREZ, ELIDA PEREZ,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LENDINGHOME FUNDING CORP. Plaintiff, -v.ECHELON REALTY INVESTMENTS CORP., SERENA VICTOR A/K/A SERENA OCENAS Defendants 18 CH 03511 226 RICE AVE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 7, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 226 RICE AVE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-114-0190000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $108,479.76.

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

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