Follow us rblandmark.comonline! August 24, 2022 Also ser ving Nor th Riverside R IVERSIDE-BROOKFIEL D @riversidebrook eldlandmark @riversidebrook eld_landmark @RBLandmark $1.00 Vol. 37, No. 34 LTHS will gradeshomeworkcountinstudentagain Other changes: Mandatory nals, rm deadlines for work and retake limits By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter As students returned to Lyons Township High School this week, they will find that they have more incentive to do their homework this year, because if you don’t do your homework, it will hurt your grade. That’s one of the changes administrators made this summer to the grading system at LTHS in response to sustained and vocal See LTHS on pa ge 16 New bar/restaurant opens its doors in downtown Riverside PAGE 3 High school football season set to kick o PAGE 14 SEE STORY ON PAGE 8 Semis making deliveries, and sometimes getting lost, an issue for Brookfield neighborhood Deliveringheadachea BOB UPHUES/Editor A truck, with its le -turn signal still blinking, slowly heads south on Kemman Avenue toward the Sweetener Supply receiving dock a er hitting the brakes when its driver spotted the sign (far le ) directing deliveries to Shawmut Avenue. Sewer Rodding • Jetting • Cleanouts • Check Valves Camera Inspections • Sewer Lining Jerry Jones 708-255-1111 • www.twilighthome.com Twilight Sewer and Drain
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Sunnyside Avenue apartment complex breaks ground
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Latest downtown Brook eld development ought to be done next summer
Gatto said his two-bedroom tenants tend to be “star ter families” with a child who is not yet old enough to be enrolled in school or empty-nesters looking to downsize.
e old building is demolished and a foundation is being poured (above) for a new 9-unit apartment building at 3727 Sunnyside Ave. in Brook eld. e development (a rendering of the façade is below, le ) is expected to take eight to 10 months to complete.
While the existing east-west gravel alley se parating the new apar tment building from properties along Fairview Avenue will remain for now, Gatto said he’s open to discussing getting it paved. Gatto’s proper ties account for nearly the entire frontage on either side of the alley “I think we should revisit paving the alley as a block,” said Gatto. “It’s a conversation that needs to take place.”
Brookfield’s latest downtown apar tment building, a nine-unit development at 3727 Sunnyside Ave., has broken ground. The old structure that had sat at the rear of the property for a century was demolished in the past two weeks, and last week a crew poured the concrete foundation.
C onstruction f encing has b een erected around the “triangle” proper ty at 8921 Fairview Ave. but p lanning for a new development there is still in the ve ry preliminary stage s, a ccording to the proper ty ’s owner and local building of Foficialsrabout the p ast 30 years the 15,300-square-foot proper ty we dged be tween Brookfield Avenue, Fairview Av enue and a warehouse on the west end of the block owned by Brookfield Zoo, was home to the d ental practice of Dr. A lan I saac. Many years prior to that, a g as station stood on the land. In late 2019, a co rp oration associated with Jane and Mar tin McDonagh, wh o operate a d emolition/excavation c ompany in Valparaiso, Indiana, bought the proper ty for $150,000. In recent weeks, the McDonaghs have d emolished the old d ental of fice building. Reached last week, Jane McDonagh told the L andmark that they we re still waiting for final approval to remove two under ground storage tanks associated with the proper ty ’s prior use as a ga s station.Thetanks needs to be remove d and the owners need to g et a No Fur ther Remediation letter from the I llinois En vironmental Protection Agency before
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Gatto said the development should be completed in eight to 10 months and ready for occupancy in summer 2023. Rents for the one-bedroom units are projected to be about $1,900 per month, with the two-bedrooms coming at about $2,350 per month. Those rates are comparable or slightly lower than downtown La Grange or downtown El mhurst, which Gatto sees as his competing markets. Brookfield, he said, is viewed in the rental mar ket as on par with those communities“Wearehitting price points that are very simi lar to those downtowns, which is a very large statement on Brookfield,” Gatto said. “Brookfield is a first-tier community. All we needed was a first-tier product, and I think we’ve done a good job marketing that.”According to Gatto, his most recently completed development, a mixed-use building of 17 one-bedroom apar tments at 3708 Grand Blvd. has been leasing for the last three months Eleven units have been leased already and Gatto said the remaining six will be leased soon. Initially he believed the units would rent for about $1,800 a month, but they have been going for between $1,899 and $1,925 de pending on amenities
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A number of those renting units in the building are younger medical professionals who work at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, which is a quick drive up First “There’Avenuesaunique oppor tunity to be had with Loyola being seven minutes door to door,” said Gatto. “I’m seeing younger professionals who are either transplants from the suburbs or moving out of the city to star t the next phase of their life.”
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The three-story apar tment building is the fourth in Brookfield’s downtown for developer Michael Gatto since 2017, when he built the nine-unit complex that sits directly across the alley from the Sunnyside Avenue site at 8934 Fairview Ave. “I’m super excited for this building,” said Gatto. “Now that we’ve done enough [apartment construction] in town, we feel we really have perfected the unit layout.” Gatto also revealed that he has a fifth de velopment in the works in Brookfield. He declined to get into details about the building or its location within the village but said it likely would be coming before the Planning and Zoning Commission in the nearThefuture.building at 3727 Sunnyside Ave. will have six one-bedroom units and three twobedroom units The one-bedroom apar tments will each be around 800 square feet, with the two-bedrooms coming between 1,050 and 1,100 square feet, according to Gatto.The front entrance to the building is ste pped back from the front façade to allow more green space on the Sunnyside Avenue frontage The development includes nine parking spaces at the rear of the property, where the property line angles southeast like a trape zoid. The building will be clad with 1-by-6-inch engineered wood siding that will sit flush with the exterior It will be a neutral ear th tone/g ray color to fit in with the other resi dential properties in the 3700 block of Sunnyside Avenue, Gatto said.
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GOOGLE MAPS 31 Forest Ave., Riverside A 4-story mixeduse development is reportedly being considered for this parcel at 8921 Fairview Ave.
Riverside’s newest downtown bar/restaurant, The Sandtrap Grill & Tap, opened its doors Aug. 18 at 31 Forest Ave., with the owners saying they’ ll be open limited hours and offering a limited menu until they officially cut the ribbon on Sept. 3. “We’re in the process of working out the kinks, but we’re finally glad to be able to utilize the space,” said Sandtrap co-owner Chris Connelly after being granted permis sion by the village board to open an outdoor seating area along Forest Avenue in front of the restaurant. Connelly owns the business with Manthan Desai, and the two have been working to get the space remodeled and code compliant since last summer Connelly and Desai have been friends since high school, and Connelly is a relatively new resident of Riverside.
When Mollie’s Public House closed its doors for good in March 2021, the two de cided the location was right for their golf themed eatery. “We decided it might be a great o ppo rtunity in Rive rside, wh ich is such a tightknit community,” Desai said last Au g ust. Until Se pt. 3, it may be b est to check T he Sandtrap ’s Facebook page to confir m hours of operation. T he restaurant d oes not have a we bsite yet. Until Se pt. 3, the menu will be limited to poppers, pizza pu ff s, chicken tender s, fries and onion rings T he f ull menu, when it ’s launched, will feature burg er s, chicken sandwiches and other pub fare. “A f ter the gr and opening, we ’ ll have the f ull menu,” sai d C onnelly.According to C onnelly they ’re still wo rk ing to g et the restaurant/bar f ully staf fed. L ast week, their business’ Face b ook page adve rt i sed p ositions for bar tend ers and food serve rs
e Landmark, August 24, 2022 3 any development can proceed. S he also said they had b een wo with an architect and village of Brookfield staf f, but that things we re “still the ve ry preliminary stages. ”
“We’ re g etting p lans drawn up seeing how to b est utilize the spac said McDonagh, who characterized preliminary plan as “apar tments.” Emily Eg an, the village of Brookfield c ommunity development director the L andmark that the preliminary was for a four stor y, mixed-use c onc W hether such a development is f easibl without also obtaining the Brookfield Zoo property at 8947 Fairview Ave. or by vacating a po rt i on Fairview Avenue is unclear.“It’sa unique site,” Eg an said. “I do n’ t see this being done without some sor t of zoningAccordingprocess.”to McDonagh it would be their first attempt at multifamily resi d ential development. T hey lear ned of the proper ty, she said, because their son lives in Brookfield. “It’s a nice village with a lot of p otential,” McDonagh said. to o er limited menu until Sept. 3 grand opening
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Golf-themed bar/restaurant opens in downtown Riverside
T he memo also states that the S andtrap ’s hours of operation will be S und ay through T hursd ay from 11 a.m. to 11 p. m. and F riday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to m idnight. T he outdoor dinin g area must close at 11 p. m. on F riday and Saturday, per the village code
On Au g. 18, Rive rs ide trustees voted unanimously to ap prove an outdoor café pe rm it for Th e S andtrap, wh ich will utilize a 45- by 11foot space south of the public s idewalk. T he area c an a ccommodate about 30 din er s, a ccording to a memo in the village b oard meeting packet.
■ Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Chair Yoga (virtual) on Aug. 25 at 11 a.m., Read to the Dogs with the Hinsdale Humane Society (youth services) Aug. 30 at 7 p.m., Make It: Wine Bottle Painting (all materials provided) on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. and Art Therapy for Seniors on Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. Call 708-485-6917 or visit brook eld.evanced.info/signup to register for programs.
■ Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, invites you to an All Ages Outside Storytime on Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. and Mindfulness Together meditation with Gina Barsotti on Aug. 26 at noon. To register for programs, visit riversidelibrary.org/events.
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Enjoy animals with a side of ale during ZooBrew, an annual event at Brook eld Zoo, 8400 31st St., on Aug. 27. The 21-and-older event will feature about 80 varieties of ales, lagers and stouts as well as ciders, hard lemonade and hard seltzers from more than 20 breweries and distillers – both small and large. There are several tasting sessions and ticket options/price points, including for designated drivers. All tickets include parking and admission to the zoo. For more details visit online at CZS.org/ ZooBrew.
Brookfield outdoor concert/Music on Grand Brook eld Parks & Rec closes the book on its Concerts in the Park series on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at the band shell in Kiwanis Park, at Brook eld and Arden avenues. Send o summer by kicking back to some old-school country music courtesy of Hazzard County. Bring blankets, chairs and picnic items. But the weekend fun is just beginning. Brook eld will expand outdoor dining by closing o the south half of the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard all weekend, from Aug. 26-28. A stage at Brook eld Avenue will feature live music all day on Aug. 27, beginning at noon, and close with a double bill of Bobby K Music (popular covers from the 90s and 2000s) at 6 p.m. and the ABBA tribute band Dancing Queen, star ting at 8:30 p.m.
DANCING QUEEN
The Frederick Law Olmsted Society and village of Riverside will hold a Landscape Workday on Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at Indian Gardens (near the Scout Cabin). Come for as long as you like. Supervised children welcome. Bring work gloves and a water bottle. All other supplies and snacks provided. Look for the public works dump truck
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■ The Riverside Farmers Market operates each Wednesday through Oct. 5 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. in Centennial Park, at Forest Avenue and Longcommon Road. The Brook eld Farmers Market returns every Saturday through Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Brook eld Village Hall, 8820 Brook eld Ave.
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■ The Brook eld Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo the second Sunday of every month Doors open at 1 p.m. and games start at 2 p.m. with cash payouts.
Go on a journey with curator Margaret Schle siginer and explore the enchanting details of one of the Museum of Science and Industr y’s most popular attractions during “Colleen Moore’s Fair y Castle” in the Meeting Room of the Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. Pretend you are 5-inches tall and walk through room after room lled with actual treasures collected from around the world. Listen to the Weeping Willow Tree and sneak into ever y room to play with bejeweled miniatures at your leisure.
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ToursouthRiverside’send rederick Law Olmsted Society continues its seasonal walking tours of Riverside, highlighting the village’s design, history and architecture, on . 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. The tour will cover the ea south of the railroad tracks ours are $20 per person ($15 for seniors 62+ and Olmsted Society members). Groups depart at 2 p.m. from the Riverside Train Depot (east side of platform) at 90 Bloomingbank Road Reser vations required. Email tours@olmstedsociety.com or call 708-447-7635 to make reser vations. Payment is made via PayPal or credit card only at olmstedsociety.org.
■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quinc y St., presents “Endless,” featuring the work of Darrell Roberts, in the outdoor Sculpture Garden through Oct. 29 Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. There’s also an exhibition featuring the work of Madelyn Roldan and Oakley McCormack in the lobby of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, through Sept. 29. Regular viewing hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit riversideartscenter.com for more.
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ZooBrew at Brookfield Zoo CZS/BROOKFIELD ZOO
North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites you to make an appointment to visit the Ancestry Help Desk on Aug. 26 between 2 and 6 p.m. There’s also a Scrapbooking Drop-in on Aug. 27 at 1 p.m., Anime Club (grades 6-12) on Aug. 27 at 1 p.m.; and Chair Yoga (in person) on Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. Register for programs at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new
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“At this point, it just doesn’t seem like it should be our primary emergency vehicle on the street handling emer gency calls,” Kotor said. According to Kotor, the hybrid vehicle has been pulled from the streets six times during the roughly 19 months since it was de ployed, and it has been “out of service five to six months” total. He rattled of f a laundry list of re pairs – luckily still covered under the vehicle’s war ranty – for the village board, which approved the $37,700 purchase in spring 2019, just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Of ficer Dan Mar rello, whose own personal vehicle is a hybrid and who was an enthusiastic suppor ter of bringing on a hybrid, drives it almost exclusively, Buckley said. “We’ve not opted yet to remove it from patrol,” Buckley said. “But, maybe in another year it might get rolled down to another de par tme nt for non-emergency use.”
T he p olice squad car is the only alter nate-fuel vehicl e in the village ’s fleet at this time “[Hybrid vehicles] are c oming along; we ’re g etting close,” said Buckley. “But we ’re not c ompletely there ye t [for police use].”
BOB UPHUES/Editor Riverside Police Depar tment’s hybrid patrol vehicle, driven principally by O cer Dan Marrello (above), has been out of service repeatedly due to electrical and mechanical breakdow ns.
“It’s similar to what we’re seeing with longevity bonuses in other communities,” said Johns about the new step increases for more experienced of ficers. “We want to keep our employees as long as we can.”
Only ‘green’ vehicle in village’s eet beset by mechanical, electrical issues
The addition of a third personal day was also the result of comparing benefits other communities of fer, said Johns In re cent years, many municipalities, including Riverside, have adopted policies allowing police of ficers to transfer into their ranks from another community. Making sure benefits are on par with other towns may help keep experienced of ficers on board or at tract new ones to fill vacancies.
A first-year sergeant in 2022 will be paid $56.93 per hour, while a sergeant with 25plus years of experience in 2024 will be making $64.91 per year
Employees get raises, more days o but must pay more for insurance
Following negotiations lasting a little more than seven months, the village of Riverside and the union representing police patrol of ficers and sergeants inked a new three-year contract that includes union members getting base pay raises of 13.25 percent over the life of the deal. The new salary schedule also contains two additional steps raises for both patrol officers and sergeants, one additional paid holiday and one more paid personal day perInyear.exchange, Riverside police officers represented by Illinois Frater nal Order of Police Labor Council/Lodge 39 will contribute 20 percent of their health and dental insurance premiums, up from 15 and 5 percent respec tively.
The hybrid vehicle remains in the rotation for police patrol, said Buckley, but it is driven by just a couple of of ficers who are more familiar with hybrids and how to monitor them.
With elected of ficials and residents – voters in 2008 passed an advisory referendum calling for the village to adopt “g reen” policies and practices – encouraging sustainable alter natives, police decided to give a hybrid patrol vehicle a test run.
The additional paid holiday in the contract was for Juneteenth, a holiday adopted by the village board as a paid day of f for all village employees, be ginning in 2022.
For the first time, the salary schedule also includes step raises for patrol of ficers and sergeants after their 20th and 25th years of employment. The raises in those years are a flat $750, which will be added to calculate the base pay raise. The maximum salary for a patrol of ficer by the end of the contract will be $54.65 per hour, according to the salary schedule
The contract was approved by the Riverside Board of Trustees as part of its consent agenda at the Aug. 18 meeting. The deal is retroactive to Jan. 1 and expires Dec. 31, 2024. According to the ter ms of the contract, union members get a 4.25 percent base pay raise in the first year of the contract and 3-percent base pay raises in the remaining two. However, the salary schedule contains additional “step” raises when an officer hits years two, five and seven of employment, boosting wages during that early part of a career.Forexample, a first-year officer making the minimum salary of $38.32 per hour in 2022 will get a step raise in addition to a base pay raise in 2023, up to $42.92 per hour That’s a total increase of 12 percent for that year This is also the first time the salary shows compensation as an hourly rate Past contracts listed compensation in the form of an annual salary. The hourly rate was based on an employee working 2,080 hours in a year.
But, after a year and a half, that experiment appears to have been a dud. On Aug. 18, Riverside Police Commander Leo Kotor delivered the verdict on the de par tment’s hy brid patrol car.
Riverside’s hybrid fuel police squad a bit of a dud
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By BOB UPHUES Editor Back in early 2021, the Riverside Police de par tment de ployed its first-ever hybrid fuel patrol car, a Ford Explorer Interceptor, capable of running on battery power as well as combustion engine, if the occasion called for it.
“It’s definitely something we are constantly looking at and reviewing,” Buckley said. “It is a priority of ours to look at all these things, make sure we’re getting the right product here for Riverside, but also looking towards the future and what we can do with electric vehicles.”
Riverside cops, village agree on 3-year labor deal
“It had to go have the engine c ompletely rebuilt,” Ko tor said. “We had to rebuild three cy linders on it. It ke pt misfiring, spark plug issues with the direct injectors fo r it. … A lot of things that we ’re seeing with this vehicl e every time it g oes out of service are j ust major electrical ssues.”Public Safety Director Matthew Buckley said he has looked into other hybrid/electric vehicle alter natives to the Ford Explorer, but he said the price of those vehicles, which might be more durable, “are pretty high right now.”
“Police have always been hourly employees; it’s never been a salary position,” said Riverside’s finance director, Karin Johns. “We never want to have any disputes on how we’re deter mining that salary.”
LTHS agrees to pay family $158,500 a er April attack School also to improve processes to avoid future incidents
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The book concludes with a picture of a pile of rocks with the word `UNLESS’. Then these words from Once-ler: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Maybe we should all try to be a little bit more like The Lorax.
Lyons Township High School has ag reed to pay up to $158,500 to the family of a girl who was injured by another female student during a re por ted racially motivated at tack in a South Campus hallway in April.
Board member Michael Thomas, who is the only Black member of the LTHS school board, was the only board member who voted against approving the settlement. Thomas declined to comment when asked by the Landmark why he voted against the settlement.Theattack re por tedly had racial over tones The victim was a 14-year-old freshman, who is white, while the alle ged of fender, a 16-year-old sophomore, is Black. Cellphone video of the incident viewed by the Landmark showed the 16-year-old ambushing the victim as she exited a classroom, dragging her by the hair and beating her for about 30 seconds. The victim did not strike back. The Landmark is not naming the students involved because they are minors.
Some published re por ts have stated the victim had been war ned that she would be attacked, and she re por tedly infor med school of ficials about those war nings, but was sent back to class Wester n Springs police ar rested the alle ged of fender a few days after the inci dent and charged her with misdemeanor battery. The de puty chief of the Wester n Springs Police De par tment said she had no fur ther infor mation, but a spokesperson from the Cook County State’s Attor ney’s Of fice told the Landmark that “no criminal petition was filed in Juvenile Cour t for the minor ar rested. The minor was referred for diversion to the Juvenile Probation Devideo taken by an LTHS freshman who could be heard egging on the attacker, went viral, especially on right wing websites And the incident was used to go after District 204’s new diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives launched by Jennifer Rowe, the school’s director of equity and belong ing, who was hired just prior to the 2021-22 school year. The student who filmed the attack ulti mately was charged with disorderly conduct.The Landmark obtained a copy of the settlement ag reement by filing a Freedom of Information request. The settlement requires LTHS to pay the victim’s family $125,000, make an additional payment of $15,000 for the victim’s post-high school educational fund, pay the victim’s parents $8,500 to reimburse them for expenses re lated to the attack and to reimburse the family up to $10,000, apparently for therapy or mental health sessions for the victim over a two-year period if receipts are sub mitted to LTHS. The lawyer for the victim’s family, An thony Stroth, who is a graduate of LTHS, declined to comment about the settlement. HS Superintendent Brian Water man school board President Kari Dillon declined to comment. The ag reement requires the parties to not talk about the settlement, and states that all the parents the victim would say if asked is that matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of the parties” or words to that ef hortly after the settlement was approved, HS posted a statement on its website titled ecommendations and Plan for Response wing April Incident.” The school had its fir m, Franczek, investigate the incident the school’s response to it. The report presented to the school board in closed session on July 6. According to the re port, the school’s poli on student conduct, bullying and harassment were up to date But the re port recommended that the school review and strengthen its practices and processes in three areas: the identification and referral students at risk of eng aging in behaviors that are harmful to the school commuthe investigation and identification of misconduct and student monitoring and supervision.Asaresult of the re port, the school has adjusted staf fing levels and increased video surveillance to increase supervision in hallways, cafeterias and other common ar eas.“The district is committed to maintaining a safe and welcoming school environment for all students and families,” the statement on the LTHS website reads. “We are confident that taking ste ps to refine and improve existing practices in these three areas, along with our ongoing ef for ts to foster a culture where all students belong, will provide the basis for such an environment and assist our administrators and teachers in delivering support and ser vices to students in need and at-risk.”
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My treestheforLoraxandofchroniclesDr.withdaughter3-year-oldisobsessedTheLorax,theSeussclassicthattheplighttheenvironmentintroducesthewho“speaksthetrees.”TheOnce-lerfindsvalleyofTruffulaforhisinvention, the Thneed, and eventually causes mass deforestation, in the pursuit of success, until the last Truffula tree is cut down. It is a great children’s book and enjoyable movie to share with her, but the deeper meaning always weighs heavy. Written in 1971, the plot of The Lorax holds true today: It raises the ethical issues regarding the impact of our actions, moral implications of success, and how a person recognizes their mistakes. We should always be conscious of our environment, and the implications of our actions. While removing trees that are heavily diseased or have been invaded by a foreign pest protects other species, we should carefully consider how our decisions will impact our environment.
The District 204 Board of Education voted 6 to 1 on Aug. 15 to approve the settlement, although it does not appear that any lawsuit had been filed.
The student who was charged with battery did not attend classes in person for the rest of the semester following the attack, according to a student who had a class with her last year There is no record that the student was expelled. Dillon, the school board president, told the Landmark that no students have been expelled recently.
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These items were obtained from police re ports filed by the Ri verside, North Ri verside and Brookfield police departments, Aug. 1521, and re present a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these re ports has only been charged with a crime. These cases hav e not been adjudicated.
Man allegedly took upskir t pics
Vehicle break-in Brookfield police responded to the 3700 block of Maple Avenue on the mor ning of Aug. 16 after a resident called to report that someone had broken into her unlocked vehi cle, which was parked on the street over night. Nothing was missing from the vehicle and it wasn’t damaged, but there may have been an attempt to steal the vehicle, because police reported a wire, possibly a paper clip, sticking out from the ignition.
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North Riverside police charged a 30-year old Chicago man with unauthorized video recording and disorderly conduct after he allegedly used his cellphone to take photos or video up a woman’s skirt inside Kohl’s 2200 Harlem Ave. on Aug. 19 at about 5:20 p.m. The man reportedly told police that he was buying clothes for his girlfriend and did not take any pictures. However, a store loss prevention employee reporting seeing the man taking the photos and security camera video reportedly showed the offender standing be hind the victim, holding his phone between the victim’s legs to get a photo up her skirt.
Just three days after a man posed as a village water department employee to gain entry to a home and rummage through the interior, a three-man crew retur ned to the same residence in the 2200 block of Bur r Oak Avenue in North Riverside, forced their way in and stole a large amount of cash.According to police, three heavyset Hispanic men wearing high-visibility clothing appeared at the victim’s door on Aug. 16 at about 1:20 p.m., saying they needed to check the home’s utilities for fire prevention.
Commercial burglary Police say six people in a pair of stolen Porsche SUVs burglarized at least three suburban businesses, one of them in North Riverside, during the early mor ning hours of Aug.Nor21.th Riverside responded to Pineapple & Co., a liquor store at 7929 Cermak Road, Suite A, at about 6:30 a.m. after being infor med of a burglar alarm activation, indicating a front glass break. Officers arrived to find the front glass door shattered and the interior ransacked. Security cameras reportedly showed the two Porsches – one with no plates and one with dealer registration -- pull into the parking lot at 6:22 a.m. Six people exited the vehicles with one of them smashing the front glass door with a crow bar to gain entry. Once inside the crew stole numerous bottle of liquor from behind the register along with a rack containing all of the store’s lottery tickets During the burglary, one offender tipped over a rack full of wine bottles, breaking many of them. The offenders then exited the store and fled in the vehicles northbound on Desplaines Avenue. The same vehicles and five offenders reportedly were involved in the burglaries of a GameStop store and an AT&T store in Hillside The vehicles were last seen southbound on Mannheim Road after the Hillside breakins.
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“It’s a chronic problem. It c an be daily, ” said Al F rieh, who has live d on the block for 22 year s. “ I’m home du ring the daytime a lot because of my schedule, so I see it.”
ere’s a sign on the northeast corner of Kemman and Southview avenues directing Sweetener Supply deliver y drivers to keep going south to Shawmut Avenue, but drivers don’t always see it in time and make the turn onto Southv iew, where they are le hunting for an exit for their big rigs.
Why are there semis rolling nor th – it ’s always nor th – from S outhview Avenue on Madison? Because many of those drive rs made a wrong tur n t rying to g et to the receiving/shipping dock at Sweetener Supply, the food products manufacturer whose a ddress is listed at 9501 S outhview Ave. Exce pt that’s not where the shipping/receiving dock at the p lant is located. You have to a ccess the area from Shawmut Avenue, a block south of S outhview Avenue. However, if you’ re a truck drive r making your first t rip to the p lant and p lug the a ddress i nto Goo g le Maps or Wa ze, the GPS apps will tell you to tur n left from Kemman Avenue onto S outhview Avenue i nstead of goin g another block south to Shawmut.
After those d elive ries are mad e, Usher said, his under standing is that the truck drive rs go to Maple Avenue and tur n left on Maple Avenue to exit the village. W hether that’s an of ficially sanctioned way to go is not clear Maple Avenue nor thbound appears to be a no-truc k route, though it ’s tough to tell. T here’s a “no trucks” sign for nor thbound Maple Avenue traf fic at Ogden Avenue, but there is n’ t one at S outhview and there is n’ t another “no trucks” sign until j ust nor th of the Veterans MemorialUsherCircle.still has a 2003 letter from the village i nstructing d elive ry drive rs to a ccess Ideal Heating via Kemman Avenue to S outhview. T he c ompany in response inquired wh at direction those drive rs should exit, but Usher sai d he didn’t have a record of the village responding, thoug h it ’s possible they did, and it just got lost.
Full-size semi-tractor trailers squee zing down Brookfield’s nar row residential side streets are, for tunately, uncomm on sights in most par ts of the village, but the same ca n’ t be said for the 3800 block of Madison Avenue.
Ideal Heating d elive ry drive rs, however, do n’ t appear to be the ones hesitating and looking lost as they search for an exit from Southview Avenue.
“It’s b een a problem as long as I c an remember, but it ’s g otten wo rs e, ” said F rieh. “When we first g ot here, Sweetener Supply was a lot smaller.” Joe Gardella, CEO of Sweetener Supply, wh ich pu rchased the Brookfield proper ty 22 years ago and enlarged it in 2021 by purchasing an a djacent S outhview Avenue industrial proper ty, said he and other c ompany of ficials are aware of the issue and have tried to address it through the year s. T he c ompany was successful in g etting Goo g le Maps and Wa ze to dif ferentiate the Sweetener Supply of fices on S outhview and the shipping/receiving area of f of Shawmut. The trouble is that if you choose shipping/receiving the app still sends you down Southview Avenue Ef for ts by the c ompany either through the village or p ost of fice to g et a se parate a ddress for the shipping/receiving entranc e, said Gardella, have not p anned out to dateGardella said the way ward trucks a ccount for j ust a fraction of those seeking the Sweetener Supply loadin g dock – he estimated it at 1 percent – a dding that if those making d elive ries c all the c ompany, they g et d etailed in structions to head to Shawmut and a specific war ning not to make the left tur n onto Southview. “We’ve d one everything we can since we ’ve purchased the proper ty in 2000 to be a g ood neighbo r, ” Gardella said. He also argued that some of the semis that neighbo rhood residents are seeing on S outhview Avenue are making delive ries to Ideal Heating, at 9515 Southview Ave. An dy Usher of Ideal Heating says that ve ry well may be true, as they’ve b een pa rt icularly busy lately and have b een g etting one or two d elive ries via semi each day.
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“One hundred percent of the time, if I see a guy who’s lost, they ’re looking for Sweetener Supply, ” Frieh said. Sweetener Supply also wo rked with the village of Brookfield to erect a sign on the nor theast cor ner of the S outhview/Kemman i ntersection – there used to be two until one of them g ot knocke d down – i nstructing truc ke rs to ke ep heading south, b ut it ’s not a typical “no trucks” sign and has not been a foolproof solution. “It’s a non-standard traf fic sign,” F rieh said. “What would c ue [drive rs] not to go there is a big ‘ no truck’ sign with the X through it. T hey do n’ t catch it until after they go.”Wi thin minutes during a recent visit to the area, a L andmark re por ter saw a truck with i ts left-tur n signal on hit the brakes before making the tur n onto S outhview. On that o ccasion, the drive r had seen the sign and slowly inched south toward Shawmut. But the drive rs do n’ t always see the sign in time T hey head east on S outhview and slowly realize they’ve mad e a mistake. T here is an entrance to the shipping/receiving area from S outhview Avenue, but semis ca n’ t make
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Kuruvilla said one thing police and of ficials at Sweetener Supply might do is contact Goo gle and other GPS mapping apps makers and see if there’s a way to not direct traf fic to the manufacturer’s Southview Avenue address
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There’s a way to Shawmut Avenue through LaGrange, which Frieh would show drivers. Recently, however, the village of Brookfield put a street sign on the northwest cor ner of Maple and Southview, making it virtually impossible for trucks to make the right tur n over the tracks at Maple Avenue, F rieh said.
“As far as calls for service, we don’t have much,” he said.
F rieh brought the matter to the attention of the village board in July at one of their meetings that month. Police Chief Michael Kuruvilla said his de par tment has not received much in the way of complaints, so police don’ t view it as a pervasive problem.
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the shar p right tur n needed to g et in there.Ifthey go far enough, it’s too dif ficult to back out, and 3-ton weight-limit signs prevent them from tur ning left onto Blanchan, Cleveland, Mor ton, Har rison and Raymond avenues.
The first street without a weight restric tion sign is Madison Avenue, where there’s also a convenient gravel area where truckers can swing their rigs right in order to make the sharp left tur n onto Madison Av enue If there are cars parked on both sides of Madison Avenue, it’s a very tight squee ze for a semi In the past Frieh, a commercial airline pilot who also has experience as a semi driver and served as a safety officer for a transpor tation company, would sometimes help lost drivers by directing them to Maple Avenue where he would block traffic to allow the semis to make a slow wide-swinging tur n right over the tracks “I’ve probably helped in the past five, six years two dozen trucks, because I’m a trucker,” Frieh said. “I’ ll be, ‘Hey, follow me.’”
“We can try to figure out how to make that change,” Kuruvilla said. “We’ ll look into who’s responsible, and if we’re able to advocate, we’ ll cer tainly make an appeal.” OF
“The last guy I took [in mid-July], the sign at [Maple and Southview] was new and it was hard,” F rieh said. “Maple Av enue nor th is no trucks and to g et to 31st you have to go through Eight Cor ners. If I ever have to do it again, I’m going to drive them back to Fairview. I’ ll never take them on that right tur n [over the tracks] again. ”
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She was encouraged to apply for the student re presentative position by Freytas “I thought that was a big motivation, be cause if he sees something in me then I can be a voice for the students,” McKay said. Carmona said she was encouraged to ap ply by her counselor, Melissa Carey. She is also a member for the National Honor So ciety as well as the RBHS Math Team, the Girls Who Code Club and the Spanish Na tional Honor Society
“It was actually really intimidating, bewere at a big conference table were at one end and I was at the other,” Carmona said. At their first meeting last week the new presentatives just observed and, when asked if they wanted to say anything, red.
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“I applied because I wanted to be a for the students, and I also wanted be a pe son of comfort to those who look li we do have a growing minority population at RB,” said McKay, who is biracial. McKay said that she would li more diversity among the faculty at RBHS. “All throughout my schooling I’ had an African American teacher,” McKay said.Initially, only one student applied for the student re presentative position so administrators and teachers encouraged students they thought would be a good fit to apply. Ultimately the school board received applications from six students, according to Principal Hector Freytas. McKay is a member of board for the RBHS chapter of the National Honor Society, is a co-captain of the girls swimming team and is a high jumper and sprinter on the girls track team. She spent the summer working as a lifeguard at the Riverside Golf Club.
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“I really enjoyed making bigger decisions that impact a lot of people,” Carmona said. “That was what really made me try to go for another leadership role.”
Both McKay and Carmona said that they would try to re present all RBHS students as well as give their own opinions. ry appreciative that I was chosen and thought of to take on this role, and I will make sure to do my best to get opinions from each and every student,” McKay
The two new student re presentatives to Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 Board of Education both li Riverside and have gone to the same school at least since they were in fifth Ames Elementary School. Seniors Aji McKay and Paulina Carmona attended their first District 208 school board meeting as this year resentatives on Aug. 9. Both student resentatives will bring a strong equity to the board table.
This past spring Carmona was one of six RBHS students who participated in the Young Community Changemakers program of the Hinsdale-based Community Memorial Foundation. The program exposes high school students to philanthropy, working in a group to decide how to donate some of the foundation’s money. That experience, plus her counselor’s suggestion, gave Carmona the confidence to apply for the student re presentative position.
VenHorst said only one boy applied to be a student representative this year
BOB SKOLNIK/Contributor Riverside-Brook eld High School District 208 school board student representatives Paulina Car mona (le ) and Aji McKay attend their rst meeting on Aug. 9.
After completing an application which included a short essay about why they wanted to be a student re presentative to the school board, each applicant had an interview with Superintendent Kevin Skineytas and school board members Lorena Gasca and Ryan VenHorst.
“I was nervous, obviously, but I’m excited work with them and get to know the process of the board meeting better,” Car mona said. This is the third year that there have been student representatives to the RBHS school board. For the second consecutive year two girls were chosen and five of the six student re presentatives thus far have been girls.
“I would just love to see more boys getting involved in some of the student government things or what we’re doing with the student re presentatives on the board,” said VenHorst, who had previously noted that RBHS student government positions seem to be dominated by girls.
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duringusedowncodeddebutedHighRiverside-BrookfieldSchool.Theschoolhasanewcolorsysteminclass-roomsastheycrackoncellphoneduringclassThedefaultpositionisred,meaningcellphonesarenottobeusedduringinstruction,althoughstudentscanlistentomusicorbrowsethroughsocialmediaontheirsmartphonespassingperi-odsandatlunch.“Iwanttomeetthem in the Principal Hector Freytas board meeting outlining the new policy. “But before they walk into a classroom, the phone needs to be off and away,” Some teachers will even have students de posit their phones in a “cellphone holder” as they enter a classroom, so students are not tempted to look at their phones during class Throughout the school, students are not to be wearing earbuds as they enter a classroom and cellphones are to be turned off and out of sight unless the teacher has indicated otherwise.Outside each classroom there is a lami nated sign with red, yellow and green areas. Teachers can set the indicator to whatever level of cellphone use they want to allow. When the arrow is pointing toward red, the cell phone is not to be used in class and should not be visible Yellow means a cellphone can be used for a portion of the class, usually for an instruc tion-related activity. Green means that cell phones can be used during the class period, but students are supposed to only access school-appropriate content and not disrupt the classroom.
At Lyons Township High School, the use of cell phones and other electronic devices for educational purposes is left the discretion of classroomEducatorsteachers.knowthat smartphones can be addicting and have no problem with students using them in the hallways during passing periods or during lunch, but they do not want students to be distracted by the phones during“Theclasstool is not bad, it’s the purpose of it, the use of it,” Freytas said.
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“I’m really proud that we’re going to have a universal system that we’re all going to be following, and I believe it meets students’ needs,” Freytas said. “There’s some time to use [phones] built in, but there’s also time to respect the educational space, because one of the big challenges that all educators and administrators face today is the distractions from cellphones.” tinue it will result in a referral to the dean’s office. Further noncompliance can result in a code of conduct violation and/or activity restriction.Students are not allowed to call their parents on their cellphones to obtain permission for early release. All such calls must be made from a school office.
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It has been a long tradition to recognize a Riverside Person of the Year who has made significant contributions to the community over the years. Originally a project of the Riverside Chamber of Commerce and the Riverside Township Lions Club, the recognition consisted of a golf outing followed by a dinner. The exact date of the first event is not clear The event no longer includes golf and is solely planned by the Lions Club One other change was the award’s name, which originally was Man of the Year. However, in 1990 Kay Snyder became the first Person of the Year and the name stayed. Two couples, Lew and Martha Heine and Lloyd and Dorothy Unger shared the honors Here in 2022 the tradition continues, with the very deserving Connie Guardi being named Person of the Year Guardi and her husband, Tom, have been Riverside residents since 1979 and their son Tommy and his family, which includes his wife and two daughters, are also now Riverside residents, Connie Guardi found her niche when she became a member of the Riverside Historical Commission, appointed by Village President Jack Wiaduck around 2007. She’s even served as chair of the commission. With her deep knowledge of the village, Guardi and Lonnie Sacchi authored an “Images of America” book on Riverside in 2012. She continues her work as a member of the commission, which also operates the Riverside Historical Museum.She’salso an active member of the Frederick Law Olmsted Society, and it was fitting that she was announced as Riverside Person of the Year at the society’s celebration marking Olmsted’s 200th birthday in April. As this year’s Person of the Year, Guardi remarked how much fun it was to ride as a guest of honor in the July 4 parade Honorees are chosen by a Lions committee that reviews nominations, which can be submitted by anyone.Adinner celebrating Connie Guardi will be held on Sept. 22 at the Riverside Golf Club. Tickets priced at $60 will be available for purchase within the next few weeks at Aunt Diana’s, 29 E. Burling ton St.; Riverside Bank, 17 E. Burlington St.; and the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road
A new street sign at Maple and Southview makes it virtually impossible for trucks to make the hook tur n on to Maple Avenue allowing them to go over the tracks, so the only turn that makes sense is a left tur n onto Maple Avenue But then, where? The first street that makes the most sense is Fair view Avenue, which will get you back to Kemman, a designated truck route. But there’s a red-slash “no truck” sign for westbound Fairview and a weight-restriction sign at Grant Avenue There’s no truck restriction posted at Lincoln Avenue, which would send trucks past S.E. Gross School into a not very semi-friendly junc tion where Lincoln intersects with Broadway and Madison.
Finding a clear way out We’ re not sure there’s any foolproof solution for limiting the number of semi-tractor trailer trucks that wind up in the neighborhood west of Maple Avenue between Southview and Fairview avenues in Brookfield, but the issue could definitely use a bit of traffic engineering. It’s not a problem that was created by any of the existing businesses, although the semis that rumble down the narrow streets of that area have either gotten lost trying to find Sweetener Supply’s shipping/receiving dock or are making deliveries to Ideal Heating, which only can be accessed from Southview Avenue At some point in the very distant past, probably because of the rail line and because it was thinly populated – a fair number of homes on those 3800 blocks were built after World War II – the wedge of land between Southview Avenue and the railroad right-of-way was used for industrial purposes. That it sits directly across a very narrow street from a residential district apparently wasn’t considered an issue But it has created a conflict. The semis – lost or not – need a clearly designated, quick way to get out of there. And that route is not clearly marked.Oncethe trucks get onto Southview Avenue, which is one-way eastbound, the drivers hunt for a street that doesn’t have a sign restricting weights. The first street east of Kemman Avenue without such a sign is Madison Avenue, a 22-foot-wide two-way street that is not in any way suitable for semis. Although there’s not a “no trucks” sign for Maple Avenue at Southview, the village has clearly intended for that collector route to be a “no trucks” route. There are red-slash truck signs up and down that street from 47th Street to 31st Street in both directions – just not at Southview. That’s confusing.
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If truckers head farther north on Maple Avenue, semis have to navigate the Eight Cor ners circle before being confronted with, you guessed it, a red-slash “no trucks” sign Simply put, the village needs to account for these trucks and give them a clear way out. Even if, somehow, every Sweetener Supply de livery truck made its way to Shawmut Avenue, there are still the Ideal Heating delivery trucks Even if a solution isn’t perfect, it could at least make sense. As it stands now, it’s a semi driver’s guessing game
My understanding of the scope of village govern ment has always been fixing streets, police protec tion, disposing of garbage and putting out fires Weighing in on abor tion seems a little outside that purview.TheAug. 4 resolution passed by the Riverside Board of Trustees does not speak for me. Put me on record as opposed to this resolution along with opposed to abortion. This resolution is antithetical to our found ing document. The Declaration of Inde pendence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with cer tain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” You see it leads with Life because you have nothing else without life first. I ag ree with: “to make autonomous decisions about one’s own re productive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse re produc
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mong police leadership and the challenges that go with it in what clearly is a changing world in law enforcement, there is something we need to ask: Where is leadership? Where is our police executive leadership?Almostevery police executive, whether that is a police chief, superintendent, sherif f, or some other executive title, have been to police leadership school: FBI National Academy, the Northwester n University School of Staff and Command, Souther n Police Insti tute Executive Program, Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Executive Training, and numerous others. These types of education are part of “punching your ticket” and most municipalities, cities and recruiting fir ms will require you have one of these police executive schools listed in your resume. While somewhat worthwhile, much of it is what you must have to be considered for a top position.
Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements tive health care.” However, it does not go far enough. This should be applied to all men, women, children (bor n and unbor n) and elderly for any type of healthcare or medical procedure.Butlet’s be honest, abor tion is not healthcare unless medically necessary to save the life of the mother, which is rare.
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Abor tion is the exact opposite of the Or wellian phrase “reproductive healthcare.” Nothing is re produced in an abor tion. A life (or lives) is ter minated in an abor tion. Death results for one or more of the participants in the process. This is basic science.
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Peter P. Grills, 93 General Motors retiree Peter P. Grills, 93, of Brookfield, died Aug. 10, 2022, at Lexington Square in Lombard.
our priorities, our ethical stand, what we know to be true, for the next best thing. Every time I hear a state or national leader, especially when we are talking about legislation, tell me or other law enforcement executives that, “If you go along with this, I will make sure another piece of legislation gets passed in the future that will be pro-law enforcement,” it makes me want to vomit. That future piece of legislation rarely comes; and if it does, it is some mediocre legislation that was not a top priority of law enforcement agencies to begin with. Are you standing up for what is right –and what you know to be accurate, despite what you see in media reports and ‘defund the police’ issues? Here is an example of a media headline-catching term that is taking over on a national level: police violence. Time and time again, I hear that ter m used in the media and have even heard some national police leaders use it during news conferences and press releases.
Jacqueline J. Schnulle, 81 LaGrange resident Jacqueline Joan “Jackie” Schnulle (nee Bathon), 81, of LaGrange and for merly of Lyons, died peacefully in her home on Aug. 20, 2022, in the loving presence of her husband and family. She was bor n in Chicago on Aug. 1, 1941, to David and Genevieve (nee Zielinski) Bathon. Jackie was the devoted wife of Gerald “Jer ry” Schnulle Sr., who survives her. They recently celebrated 62 years of a strong and loving mar riage. Ms Schnulle was the sister of Carol (late Buddy Michalik, companion George Pawlak) Bathon and the late Dennis (Debbie nee Miller) Bathon. Another brother David Bathon Jr., died in infancy. She was preceded in death by her brothers-in-law Richard “Dick” Schnulle, James “Jim” (Carol nee Woronicz) Schnulle and Buddy Michalik.Shewas the mother of Suzanne “Suzie” (Har ry) Mur phy, Gerald “Jer ry” Schnulle Jr and the late David Schnulle; the grandmother of Zachary and Gar rett Schnulle and Grace Mur phy; the aunt of Gary Schnulle, Ray (Kathy) Schnulle, Janice (Mike) O’F laher ty, Tim Schnulle, Jennifer (Mark) Olson, Bobby (Julie) Michalik, Dawn (Rob) Bathon, Dyan (Dan) Quinn, the late Dennis (Tanya) Bathon; and great-aunt to Emma, Nora, Hannah, Ethan, Owen, Levi, Braden, MacKenzie, Delaney, Landon, Lorelei, Kelly, Lo g an, Avery, Wyatt and Nicki. Jackie was a thoughtful and steadfast friend to many fine people. They will hold her cherished memory in their hearts
Please know that there is not a single police officer who comes to work each and every day wanting to har m someone. It is simply not true To use the words “police violence” indicates that police officers are using criminal violence against people. There is no factual basis behind this. It is ridiculous. In closing, I am asking our national leaders, state leaders, and police executives throughout the country to simply do what is right. Just lead Tom Weitzel retired from the Riverside Police De partment in May of 2020 after 37 years in law enforcement, 13 years as chief of police.
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Over the past several years, specifically the last two, I have seen a noticeable and disappointing trend in police leadership. There are many police chiefs, other executives, and even police executi who hold statewide or national positions, such as president of a national police org who are doing nothing mor than simply feathering thei nest for their next oppor nity. They are selling out our profession so that they ma enrich themselves in consider to be cush positionsInother words, they are setting themselves up for retire ment or a better position at the cost of what, or rather who, fo r as long as I can remember, are considered the backbone of law enforcement: the patrol force, detectives and officers who work the street. There is not a single police executive who does not know that their success in a police chief position solely de pends on how well the of ficers in their agencies follow their direction, how well they are trained, and how they support their ad ministrative initiatives.
Memorial visitation is Saturday, Aug. 27 from noon to 2 p.m., with a memorial service at 1 p.m. at Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, 3847 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield. Inur nment is Monday, Aug. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery public information center no later than 10:15 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Alzheimer’s Associa tion would be appreciated. Online condolences, memories and photographs may be shared at JohnsonNosek.com.
Mr Grills was born April 25, 1929, in Hopkins County, Kentucky He was a factory worker for General Motors before retiring. He was the husband of Joyce; the father of Michael Grills, Deanna (Robert) Jennings and Dave (Sue) Grills; the son of the late Guy and Eve Grills; the grandfather of Jackie (Keith) Crawford, Ian (Emily) Howard, Lisa Grills and Sarah Grills; the brother of the late Cletus, Robert and Dean Grills; and an uncle to many.
The fact that the resolution uses the phrases “healthcare” and “reproductive healthcare” belies the fact that you at a basic level realize killing an unbor n child is wrong. So you cloak your resolution in flowery language only daring to say the word “abortion” twice in the entireEvdocument.eryonehas a right to life which is our most fundamental right. The village of Riverside and its residents have a long and wonderful history. Unfortunately, this resolution will now tie them to the ugly le gacy of abor tion. Michael Flight Ri verside
“I think we lear ned that nothing’s really going to be given to us,” Swiatek said. “You have to work for every game. We’ve got to treat every game the same We’ll have to work for it.”
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The Bulldogs, however, lost their regular season games and their IHSA 6A playoff opener 66-0 at East which eventually lost to Cary-Grov the state championship. All five RBHS losses came to state playoff teams that won at least their playoff opener
Senior middle Kamryn Lee-Caracci was par t of a great 2021 season with the Ly ons Township High School girls volleyball team.Her of fseason was even more memorable. Lee-Caracci contributed to the 1st Alliance 17 Gold club team winning the 17 Open title at the USA Volleyball Championships, the first-ever for the program. “It was a moment I don’t think I’ ll ever forg et about. I wasn’t nervous is any situation, just a calming, welcoming experience for our team,” Lee-Caracci said. “When I think of goals in my life with volleyball, it’s definitely a commitment to get at that level of accomplishment. But every [club] volleyball player’s goal is to win a championship in open [division]. It couldn’t get any better than that -- except winning it ag ain.” The Lions are hopeful for many great
RBHS football has new coach, but plenty of players returning
volleyball looks to build o breakthrough 2021 Lions racked up 32 wins before falling in sectional semis
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There’s still quite a different feeling to the start of this season preparing for the Aug. 26 opener at Morton. “It’s a whole new coaching staff, coaching schemes I’m really excited about everything that’s new to come,” Swiatek said. “I think we’ve come a long way from last season, how we finished. We’re not happy with that so work harder this year to have a different outcome at the end.”
Last season, Swiatek (5-11, 180 p niors Ryan Novak (6-1, 200) and J (5-11, 235) and juniors Luke Kumskis and Jackson Ramos (6-2, 305) ear ned ro Suburban Conference Red Di ors as the Bulldogs finished 5-5 (4-1 Red) and reached the playoffs for consecutive postseason.
“Any time you lose that badly in the first round of the playoffs, it’s going to leave a tough taste in your mouth,” Styler said. “Our guys are going to use that as motivation, just the adversity they had to go through in that week.”Novak is a fourth-year starter who also ear ned All-MSC honors in the COVID-affect ed 2021 spring season. The two-way starting running back and linebacker as a junior rushed for 319 yards and 10 touchdowns and had 54 total tackles with two sacks, a forced fumble and interception.
By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter Senior linebacker Drew Swiatek is among 16 retur ning starters for the Riverside-Brookfield High School football team.
SHANEL ROMAIN/Sta Photographer e Riverside-Brook eld High School football team gears up for its season opener against Morton dur ing practice on Aug. 22.
The Bulldogs had plenty of 2021 success that they can build upon behind their experienced lineup under new head coach Sam Styler, who has been the sophomore/freshman head coach the past three seasons while helping the varsity defense on game nights. Many assistant coaches also have experience on the program’s staff.
“We’re really excited about the group were having back,” Styler said. “The way they’ve come together so far this offseason one of the strengths.”
Junior Diego Gutierrez retur ns at quar ter back (385 passing yards with 4 TDs, 2 rushing TDs) as well as senior wide receiver/kicker Iggy Bielobradek (166 yards, 2 TDs). Also back is the entire starting offensive line – senior center David Her nandez, guards Ramos and junior Manny Garcia-Rivera, tackles Midona and senior Philly Vazzana and tight end Kumskis. “You can’t argue with that strength,” StylerSesaid.ven starters retur n on defense, includ ing the core of the usual 3-5 formation’s linebacker corps in Novak, Swiatek (46 tackles, team-high 10 tackles for loss) and seniors Marques Tur ner (21 tackles) and Marcus Moody. Senior Nate Padilla (fumble recovery) and junior Anthony Petrucci retur n in the defensive secondary as well as junior lineman Dillon Coen. Others looking to contribute include junior running back/quarterback David Valencia, senior Adam Unostegui and junior Mohammed Salem at wide receiver, senior defensive linemen Gio Gonzalez and Devontae Givens, senior defensive back Jackson Drumheller and junior linebacker Jack Grivetti.
Covarrubias puts in summer work in hopes for return to state
“I was playing some really good golfers that day, but I just kept playing my game and I shot one of the best scores of my ca reer on paper,” Covarrubias said. “It was a great experience going to state and getting there was definitely hard. I know I didn’t play well at state, but it was just a great experience to go to Decatur and to see the course.”
RBHS golfer Mayan Covarrubias started play ing the spor t as a freshman. Now, as a junior, she’s looking for her second consecutive trip to the IHSA state nals.
moments as Lee-Caracci,well.aGeorgetown re cruit, juniors Abby Markwor th and Kiley Mahoney and seniors Grace Brennan and Katie Debs are retur ning star ters from the Lions’ best season in years – a 32-4 record and perfect 6-0 in the West Suburban Conference Silver for their first 30-victory season and undefeated conference title since 2014. The Lions were ranked among the state’s best in IHSA Class 3A but lost to powerful Marist 26-24, 25-16 in the Mother McAuley Sectional semifinals “Looking at the amount of varsity retur ners, it’s exciting to see that list. And we have some amazing newcomers able to fill in with a new flavor,” LTHS coach Jill Bober said. Lee-Caracci and Markworth enter their third varsity seasons after ear ning 2021 All-WSC Silver and Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association honor able mention all-state honors.The6-foot Lee-Caracci was a close third in kills (237) to graduated standouts Tia Kostic (Bucknell) and Adriana Vassek and third in blocks with 46. Lee-Caracci verbally committed to Georgetown in March after considering oth-
“The moment I stepped on the campus, I knew it was the perfect school for me, academically and athletically,” Lee-Caracci said.Markworth, a 6-0 setter, had 731 assists and 27 aces and can run the diversified attack that will help the LTHS offense thrive once again.
er Big East programs She plans to major in computer science, which still gives her the option of going into pre-med.
Covarrubias grew up a softball player but gravitated toward golf, especially be cause she could play that more during CO VIDWhilerestrictions.shewill have a different swing this season after Martin’s suggestions, those days of swinging a bat definitely helped.“That’s probably why I’m playing golf because I played softball,” Covarrubias said. “They’re really different because I’m not playing in front of a lot of people like I was in softball. I don’t really have anyone yelling at me anymore [while playing] so I’m good.”
The Lions will rely more offensively on Brennan (127 kills) and Debs, who was in blocks (56), as well as junior middle Grace Tur ner and junior outside hitter Annabelle Montgomery.
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Considering that Covarrubias started playing golf competitively as a freshman, she’s made significant strides. She first lear ned from her father, Hector “My dad’s a huge golfer so he’s helped me out a lot. He makes the excuse to go out with me all of the time,” Covarrubias said.Her
“I have my sights set on just playing consistent golf throughout the year and getting to where I want to go, which is to state again and hopefully farther than I did last year,” Covarrubias said. “It was a good experience to get there, but now that I had a little taste of what it is, I want more.” That includes gaining more distance on her drives in preparation for retur ning to Decatur’s Hickory Point Golf Course, the lengthy Class 2A girls state course Covarrubias ear ned 2021 All-Metro Suburban Conference honors after sharing fourth at the conference meet (84). She was fifth at the Sandburg Regional (81) and followed with a solid 79 at the Hinsdale South Sectional to share the final advancing in dividual score for the top 10 individuals not among the three advancing teams
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Mahoney had a breakthrough 2021 at l ibero with a team-high 285 dig s, 28 aces and 238 ser ve rece ptions. S he’s now the veteran of a strong defensive group with six defensive specialists, including re tur ning seniors Maya Rabah and C ami Schodrof and junior Maggie Kachmarik “It’s even crazier at practice because those six are ve ry c ompetitive,” Bober said. “I do think we ’re going to have some longer, more b alanced r allies with the more c ompetitive c ompetition, especially with the nice, solid defense we ’re going to build.”Other team members are seniors Mad die Far nan, A manda Hahn and L auren K risty and j uniors Lydia Busker, Alit a Folkening, Catalina Nie go, Sienna Olson, Abby Saunders and Laine Vi olante.
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father went about finding personal coach Eric Martin from GOLFTEC in Oak Brook to improve her game Covarrubias said her father sometimes enjoys the golf tips,Hertoo.IJGA summer included another sec ond place and two more top-five finishes “[She’s] definitely longer from the tee She is a basketball player, too. I see her strength,” RBHS girls golf coach Doug Schultz said. “She knows after that experience downstate that she’s got to get that secondary club because state is a longer course. I’m seeing some really nice hits, so she’s adjusted.”
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Riverside-Brookfield High School junior Mayan Covarrubias retur ned to Cantigny Golf Course in July for an Illinois Junior Golf Association tournament. Covarrubias shot an 83 for 18 holes to tie for second place in the girls 16-18 age division.“Coming from somebody who has played that course a number of times, I don’t like that course. It’s very challenging for me so I was very surprised,” Covarrubias said. “It wasn’t my best golf, but it was the best I played there so it was a little achievement.”Covarrubias hopes to continue those improvements with the Bulldogs after a breakthrough 2021 season that climaxed with her first trip to the IHSA Class 2A stateSincemeet.shooting a 101 at state, she’s worked with a golf coach and competed this summer in IJGA tour naments for the first time to maintain her competition form
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complaints from some parents, teachers and school board members. Homework, as well as factchecks, checks for understanding and other small, graded assignments, will now count toward the final grade in a course
Students will have a two-week window after the due date to tur n in any missing work. If they do not tur n in the work, they will get a zero for the assignment.
The school announced the changes in a letter sent to parents in July by Superintendent Brian Water man and Principal Jennifer Tyr rell.“We appreciate the feedback we have re ceived regarding our grading policy,” the letter said. “We will continue to work to ensure we deliver a rigorous educational experience and hold our students to high expectations.”
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“I would say it’s a reasonable compromise,” Eggerding said. “Where we were six years ago, nothing was consistent even among the same courses Some teachers were giving homework and some weren’t, even though it was the exact same class Some were giving extra credit, some weren’t. We’re still in a way better place than we were six years ago.”
Lyons Township High School senior James Georgelos is handling significantly more re sponsibility this football season.
Junior Noah Pfaf flin (247 yards, TD), sophomore Travis Stamm and Georgelos will be among this season’s receiving targets Junior Jack Cheney will contribute at running back Seniors Aidan Hallett (6-5, 270) and Kevin Cruz (6-0, 245) are key linemen who can contribute both ways.
At the Aug. 22 school board meeting, An drew Johannes, president of the Lyons Township Education Association, the teachers’ union, said faculty supported the chang es“The LTEA is happy about the grading changes and is optimistic that the changes will improve the experiences for the students,” Johannes said.
In another change, some type of final exam will be required in all classes for all students except for second semester seniors in 2022-23. While final exams will be mandatory for ev eryone else, teachers will have four options for finals. They can require an old-fashioned cumulative final exam, give a summative final exam that is more like a chapter test, re quire a final project or perfor mance or offer a retake, revision or reflection exercise
Administrators want to limit the number of retakes and stop the cy cle of retakes that some students got caught up in last year “We had some feedback from different course teams Some had no problems with the retakes and others still had a challenge with students retaking everything, or wanting to retake assessments two, three, four times,” Eggerding said. “So, we’re allowing course teams to limit students to one retake per test.
Amid continuing complaints, however, that students were not motivated or incentivized to do homework, the administration retreated more this summer “We had a lot of discussions about really how to strike a balance, and what we were finding is that many students were just not doing work because it wasn’t counting, so we were asked to come up with ways to incentivize tur ning in work,” Eggerding said. The policy around retakes has also been further tightened. Students must tur n in summative assignments, papers, projects and tests on time in order to be eligible for retakes
School board President Kari Dillon also was happy with the changes. Some school board members, although not Dillon, had been critical of the grading system in place last year and called for changes
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Eggerding said the changes were made af ter getting suggestions from division chairs, the grading implementation team, the school board and the central leadership team. Focus groups were also held with students.
“We want to peak at the right time, peak at the end of the year. We challenged them at the end of last season and got the wins when we needed to,” Beutjer said. Many of those Lions will be seeing more playing time This offseason, several stand outs began practicing positions on the other side of the ball.
Eggerding said that no grading system is perfect.“Ultimately it doesn’t matter your grading system, you’re still trying to measure lear ning and there’s no magic way of doing that,” Eggerding said.
“Making the playoffs and those big wins when it mattered most kind of built the confidence in us and showed with all of the hard work and chipping away, it pays of f in the end,” Georgelos said.
“I’m really excited to play receiver this year and make an impact on the offensive side,” Georgelos said.
“If they don’t do the work, they could lose up to 10 percent of the grade,” said LTHS Di rector of Curriculum and Instruction Scott Eggerding.Homework and other so-called formative work was not graded or counted at all in LTHS’s new grading system implemented two years ago. But amid complaints that students were no longer doing homework and were sometimes caught in an endless cycle of test retakes, the administration be gan chang ing changed its policies During the second semester of last year, for example, completed homework could help, but not hurt, a grade.
The Lions’ first goal is to win their first WSC Silver title since 2010. Besides retur ning to the state playoffs, Beutjer feels this team is capable of making a run.
The theory behind the grading system im plemented two years was that a course grade should be based only what a has lear ned in a class and not on behaviors such as tur ning in homework, which were said to favor students with better home environments. Another goal was to standardize grading practices throughout the school. Eggerding said administrators are trying to find a middle ground that stays true to the goals of the new system while recognizing the unforeseen issues resulting from the changes.
Other defensive standouts include linebacker King and senior linebacker/tight end Jack“WFallsehave a lot of weapons offensively,” Beutjer said. “We have a strong offensive line that’s physical. I think our defense is doing a good job of flying to the ball and tackling.”
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“I feel good about where we landed with that, to be honest,” Dillon told the Landmark in telephone interview. “I know that the ad ministration reached out to a lot of teachers and took a lot of input from the parents in the community, and I think we landed on a solution that will work for our students’ suc cess this fall.”
Getting the most out of their talent is a theme for the Lions after a great finish to their 2021 season, which culminated with their first playoff berth since 2017 in Jon Beutjer’s first nine-game season as head coach.
The retur ning starter is a team captain with seniors Danny Pasko, Graham Smith and Griffin King and the only player with varsity experience in the defensive second ary.He’s now also seeing time at wide receiver, a position he played on the lower levels as a sophomore and freshman.
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LTHS (5-5, 3-3 in West Suburban Confer ence Silver) won three of its last four regu lar season games to make the playoffs at 5-4. The Lions lost their IHSA Class 8A playoff opener 35-10 at Lockport, the eventual state champion.Pasko,an All-WSC Silver linebacker, leads the large pack of retur ning starters. This season starts Aug. 26 at Buffalo Grove, which last season went 9-2 and only lost twice to Prospect, a Class 7A state semifinalist.
The 6-2, 207-pound Pasko may help at running back after solely being among the defensive leaders in 2021 with 48 tackles Junior lineman Eddie Tuerk (6-5, 255) is an NCAA Division I prospect who may help the of fense after star ting on the defensive line as a sophomore. There’s also Smith (65, 210), the Yale commit who played tight end in 2021 (8 catches, 141 yards, TD) after being a quar terback on the lower levels “It’s built some more de pth and it’s ac tually helped our guys lear n more about football,” Beutjer said. “They’re playing of fensive line, defensive line, safety, cor ner and then receiver. They’re getting used to how we attack coverages, a dif ferent perspective.”Junior quar terback Ryan Jackson (382 passing yards, 8 TDs) played that position down the stretch last year after All-WSC Silver standout Joey Antonietti was moved to play receiver and running back.
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3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.
8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. 9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. KnowledgeQUALIFICATIONSof: Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical commandandcomputerPrinciplesauto-attendant.PBX,communication,technology,TelecommunicationsandserialCAT5/6,CablingswitchesincludingconfigurationNetworkOS,OSofincludingserversconfigurationHardwareanalysis.andsoftwareof.computers,andmobiledevices,computingenvironmentWindowsServerandDesktopandapplications,Unix/LinuxVMware,iOS/Android.protocols,security,andadministration,firewalls,routers,andwirelesstechnology.andwiring,includingfibernetwork,telephone,communication,termination,punch-down.theoryandincludingVoiP,serialwirelessprotocols,analog,fax,voicemailandandmethodsofprogramming,codingtesting,includingpowershell,scripting,macros,and VB Modernscripts.office procedures, methods and computer equipment. Technical writing, office
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6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.
Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco PossessionNetworking.of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of Vaccinationappointment.against COVID-19 strongly preferred.
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5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.
WORKING CONDITIONS Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.
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1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures. 2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.
CROSSING GUARD The Forest Park Police Department is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Crossing Guard. This position requires flexible hours during days when schools are in session. A background investigation and drug screening will be conducted prior to consideration for the position. Applications available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue or on-line at www.forestpark.net and should be returned to Vanessa Moritz, HR Director, at Village Hall. For additional information, contact Dora Murphy at 708-615-6223 or write Applicationsdmurphy@forestpark.net.accepteduntil position is filled. EOE. MARKETPLACE GARAGE SALE Oak Park GARAGE SALE 1201 N. EAST AVE FRI AUG 26 & SAT AUG 9AM-2PM27 Tons of stuff including Legos, sports equipment, electronic piano, clothes for teen girls & boys, women, men. Cross country skis, toys, books, games, electronics, water toys, inflatable boat & raft, cute pottery barn shopping cart; easy bake oven WANTED TO BUY WANTEDITEMS:MILITARY Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic –other misc. toys. Call Uncle 708-522-3400Gary GARAGE SALE Oak Park GARAGE SALE, (OR(GROVENEGOTIABLE!PRICES748SGROVE&VANBUREN)SATAUG279AM–4PMUNTILALLISSOLD) Kids’ furniture, toys, jewelry, lamps, vases, art, frames, books, and odds and ends. Cash, Venmo, PayPal. CARS WANTED CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc. Collector James 630-201-8122 CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc. Collector James • 630-201-8122 CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: BACK-2-SCHOOL-OOZAGARAGESALESaturdayAug27from8am–1pm N End of Alley Between N EAST AVE & LINDEN @ SUPERIOR CLOTHES: teen-girl tops, jeans, leggings, dresses, skirts, shoes & boots, coats, purses & bags; HOUSEHOLD: framed pictures, kitchen stuff, books, board games; host of misc treasures not-2-miss
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7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. productivity tools and database packages. Ability to: Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following: - Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time - Operating assigned equipment - Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without -assistanceWorking in and around computer equipped vehicles Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: - Making observations - Communicating with others - Reading and writing - Operating assigned equipment and vehicles Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others. Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance. Work overtime as operations require. Experience and Training
The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.
4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.
2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.
The Landmark, August 24, 2022 17 Growing Community Media HOURS: 9:00 A.M.– 5:00 P.M. MON–FRI BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 | BY FAX: (708) 467-9066 BY E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG Deadline is Monday at 5:00 p.m. HELP WANTED Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. DEFINITION To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.
8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery 9.planning.Assistend-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system 10.needs.Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware, software and other forms of systems and data.
1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.
The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator in the Health Department/ Village Manager’s Office. This position will coordinate disaster response, crisis management and medical countermeasure dispensing/ distribution activities for the Village of Oak Park, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This single class position is also responsible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and local response processes and grant management. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 5, 2022. FIRE INSPECTOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Fire Inspector Part-Time in the Fire Department. This serves the public through enforcement of Village fire & life safety codes and ordinances; through inspections of residential, commercial and industrial properties; and provides consultation and information to residents, architects, attorneys, fire services personnel and builders regarding laws, rules, regulations and policies relating to fire and life safety. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs
3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies. 4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer 5.systems.Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and 6.configurations.Completeprojects on a timely and efficient manner.
7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.
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RIVER FOREST PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Lump sum sealed Bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of River Forest for AHU Relocation and Mechanical Room Remodeling at the River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305. Sealed Bids will be received on or before, but not after 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305. Bids received after that time will not be considered. All Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the circulation desk inside 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 River Forest Public Library AHU Relocation and Interior Remodel”) and the Bidder’s full legal name. The Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Library Meeting Room at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 14. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding ContractorsRequirements.mayobtain copies of the Bidding Documents from any BHFX Digital Imaging location beginning Wednesday, August 24. Please contact BHFX at (847) 593-3161 to obtain a set of Bidding Documents or visit their Online Plan Room online at www.bhfxplanroom.com Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the BHFX online Plan Room at no charge to registered Bidders. Bidders shall be responsible for the costs of reproduction of printed copAies.pre-bid meeting will be held at the
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Notice of Public Hearing Park District of Oak Park September 1, 2022, 7:30 p.m. 2022 Budget and Appropriation OrNoticedinanceis hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Park District of Oak Park will conduct a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Park District’s 2022 Budget and Appropriation Amendment Ordinance on September 1, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the John Hedges Administration Building, 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL, during the Board of Commissioners’ regular board meeting.
By: Commissioner Chris Wollmuth Secretary, Board of Commissioners Park District of Oak Park Published in Wednesday Journal August 24, 2022
IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal August 10, 17, 24, 2022
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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of: Tequilla S. Liddell, Petitioner, and Albert Jamon Henry, Respondent, No. 2022 D The002785.requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Albert Jamon Henry, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Tequilla S. Liddell, for Dissolution of Marriage and that said suit is now Now,pending.therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your Appearance and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before August 31, 2022, 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.
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE OF MINOR CHILDREN STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK RequestCOUNTY.ofNayeli Blanco Case Number 2022CONC000654 TO CHANGE OF MINOR CHILDREN. Names of Minor Children: Amahni Jacqueline AbuSumayah, Amaris Yazmeen AbuSumayah Proposed new names of children: Amahni Jacqueline Herrera, Amaris Yazmeen Herrera
Brigid Weber, Clerk of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois “EXHIBIT A” PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified regard ing the above “Resolution authorizing the levy of additional tax for library purposes in the Village of Brookfield, Illinois” determining to Levy for the tax year beginning January 1, 2022 an Additional Tax of up to 0.02 Per cent of Equalized or Assessed Value of Taxable Property for Particular Building and Equipment Purposes in accordance with Article 3 of the Illi nois Local Library Act [75 ILCS 5/10.1 et seq. (2016)] that: 1. The specific number of voters re quired to sign a petition requesting that the question of adoption of the Resolution be submitted to the elec tors of the Village is 1,353 voters. 2. The time in which the petition must be filed is from the date of publication of this Resolution until 30 days here of, being the 23 rd day of September, 3.2022.The date of the prospective refer endum, if one should be called pur suant to such petition, is the General Election, held Tuesday the 8 th day of November, 2022.
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 River Forest Public Library, as a guarantee that the suc cessful 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 de posited 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 aforemen tioned amount.
Section 5: If no petition is filed with the corporate authorities of the Vil lage of Brookfield within thirty (30) days after publication of this reso lution, requesting that the question of the adoption of this resolution be submitted to the electors of the Vil lage of Brookfield, or if all petitions so filed are determined to be invalid and insufficient, the Village shall then be authorized to levy the tax. However, if a petition is filed with the corporate authorities within said thirty (30) day period, which petition is signed by electors of the Village of Brookfield equal in number to 10% of the total number of registered voters in the Village of Brookfield and which asks that the question of levying such a 0.02% tax be submitted to the elec tors of the Village, then the question PUBLIC NOTICES shall be submitted at the next ap plicable election, or at any special election called in accordance with law. The Village Clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual re questing one.
Section 3: The levy of said addition al 0.02% tax shall be effected by the adoption of an appropriate levy or dinance by the corporate authorities pursuant to statutory requirements, which ordinance shall be filed in the office of the Cook County Clerk.
Section 4: The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution at least once in the Riverside/Brook field Landmark, a newspaper with a general circulation in the Village of Brookfield, within fifteen (15) days af ter its adoption, and also the “Public Notice” attached hereto as “Exhibit A” hereof, shall be included with such publication or posting.
Section 1: The corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield here with determine to levy an additional 0.02% tax for library purposes for the tax year commencing January 1, 2022. Section 2: Such 0.02% additional tax shall be levied on the value of all taxable property in the Village of Brookfield, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, and shall be used for the purpose of sites and buildings, for the construction and equipment of buildings, for the rental of buildings required for library purposes, and for maintenance, re pairs and alterations of library build ings and equipment.
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NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Col lection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to col lect a debt and any information ob tained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2022 CH 00988
AYES: Trustees Ketchmark, Cote, Hendricks, Conroy, LeClere, Kaluzny NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTENTION: None APPROVED by me this 22nd day of August, 2022. Michael J. Garvey, President of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois ATTESTED and filed in my office, this 22 nd day of August 2022.
The successful Bidder shall be re quired to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Pay ment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required by the Bidding Require ments before commencing work. The successful Bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the condi tions and requirements in the Bidding Requirements, and the Bidding Re quirements 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 re quired 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.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 AttorneyE-Mail:630-794-5300pleadings@il.cslegal.comFileNo.14-22-00302 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2022 CH 00988 TJSC#: 42-1923
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE SOLVED BY THE VILLAGE PRESI DENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOK FIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan 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 Chicago1200 IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com File No. 20-04687IL_613739 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 12736 TJSC#: 42-1079 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Col lection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s SCHEMMEL; SVETLANA KAPLIN AKA SVETLAN KAPLINA; VILLAGE OF OAK PARK; TUDOR CONDOMINIUMROSE ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS; US BANK NA SUCCESSOR IN IN TEREST TO REGENCY SAVINGS BANK; UNKNOWN OWN ERS AND PUBLICNOTICE22Defendants,CLAIMANTS;NONRECORDCH1440OFSALENOTICEISHEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Tues day, September 27, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chica go, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-323-052-1003 AND 16Commonly07-323-052-1007.known as 424 S. WIS CONSIN STREET, UNIT 3N, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is im proved with a condominium resi dence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees re quired 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 in Forspection.information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3571125. INTERCOUNTY22-00544 JUDICIAL SALES intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION I3201083 NOTICE RESOLUTION R - 2022 – 37 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF ADDITIONAL TAX FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLI NOIS WHEREAS, the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Brookfield has requested the corporate authori ties of the Village of Brookfield to levy an additional tax of 0.02% for certain library purposes, pursuant to Article 3 of the Illinois Local LibraryAct [75 ILCS 5/1-0.1 et seq. (2016)]; and WHEREAS, this 0.02% additional tax shall be in addition to the annual levy of .35% allowed for the establish ment and maintenance of the library.
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Section 6: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption.
HEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Mon day, September 19, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chica go, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly16-17-322-023-0000.knownas1113 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL The60304.mortgaged real estate is im proved with a single family resi dence. 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 Condo minium 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 in Forspection.information call Sales Depart ment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 20-001990 ADC INTERCOUNTYF2 JUDICIAL SALES INI3200592intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATIONTHECIRCUITCOURTOF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY SELENEDIVISIONFINANCE LP LARSENIA-v.-Plaintiff, HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIA TION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12736 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Cor poration, will at 10:30 AM on October 4, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corpo ration, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following de scribed real estate: Commonly known as 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-048The0000real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse, attached one car 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 bal ance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Prop erty Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real es tate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residen tial real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special tax es levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any repre sentation 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 Uponcourt.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 fore closure sale, other than a mortgag ee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Con dominium 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 foreclo sure 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 POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC TION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification is sued by a government agency (driv er’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 Corpora tion 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. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA
4. The Village Clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual re questingPublishedone.
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in RB Landmark August 24, 2022 project site on Tuesday, August 30 at 2:00 PM. Attendance is strongly encouraged for all Bidders; this will be the only opportunity for prospec tive Bidders to examine conditions in non-public spaces where work will be taking place. Prospective Bidders shall meet the Owner and Architect in the meeting room on the first floor of the Library for the pre-bid meeting.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DEUTSCHEDIVISIONBANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MOR GAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-HE7 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES GARY-v.-Plaintiff,2007-HE7HOLMAN, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2022 CH 00988 747 SOUTH HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Fore
attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to col lect a debt and any information ob tained will be used for that purpose. Case # 18 CH 12736 INI3199199THECIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSO CIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLE LY AS TRUSTEEOWNERON BEHALF FOR CITI GROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-RP4; SCOTTvs.Plaintiff,
ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 2022 pursuant to a roll call vote as follows:
COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN CERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL AS CARLAvs.Plaintiff,SOCIATION;L.NIETO
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AKA CARLA NIE TO; ALVARO M. NIETO AKA ALVARO NIETO; PORT FOLIO PUBLICNOTICE20Defendants,ASSOCIATESRECOVERYLLC;CH1035OFSALENOTICEIS
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The real estate is improved with a res Saleidence.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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee ac quiring the residential real estate pursu ant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real es tate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the fore closure sale, other than a mortgag ee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Con dominium 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 foreclo sure 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 POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC TION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification is sued by a government agency (driv er’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 Corpora tion conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA OneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
No Bid will be considered unless the Bidder shall furnish evidence satis factory to the Board of Trustees that the Bidder has the necessary facili ties, abilities, experience, equipment, financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded to such BiddersBidder.will examine the plans and specifications and the location in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circum stances 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.
closure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 13, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chi cago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 747 SOUTH HUM PHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-122-034-0000
The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, and to waive any technicalities and irreg ularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth Questionsabove.about the bid documents should be submitted, in writing, to Kyle Cunningham, Williams Archi tects at theByPlanregisteredwrittenbiddingtionsarchitects.com.kacunningham@williams-ResponsestoquessubmittedbybiddersduringtheperiodshallbeintheformofaddendumtoallplanholdersthroughtheBHFXOnlineRoom.orderoftheBoardofTrusteesofRiverForestPublicLibrary,Cook County, Illinois. Dated at River For est, Illinois this 22nd day of August, Emily2022.
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