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Follow us rblandmark.comonline! August 31, 2022 Also ser ving Nor th Riverside R IVERSIDE-BROOKFIEL D @riversidebrook eldlandmark @riversidebrook eld_landmark @RBLandmark $1.00 Vol. 37, No. 35 ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer Riverside-Brook eld High School running back Nathaniel Padilla looks for an opening in the Morton defensive line during the Bulldogs’ 35-28 w in in Berwy n on Aug. 26. Cord cutters will soon be able to watch Riverside TV on Roku New app/channel being developed in partnership with four other towns By BOB UPHUES Editor If you’ re a Riverside resident with cable TV, you’ re able to watch meetings of the Riverside Village Board, Riverside Township Board, the village’s Planning and Zoning Commission and Riverside School District 96 Board of Education live. And if you have internet access, you can watch meetings streaming live via YouTube. In the next few months, however, there will be another way to check in on what See ROKU on pa ge 13 Riverside native bikes around Lake Michigan for charity PAGE 5 New Cordial Inn owner wants to maintain old-school vibe PAGE 8 SEE STORIES, PAGES 15-16 season-openingRiverside-BrookfieldandLyonsTownshiphighschoolsnotchwinsRiidBkfild Lights, camera ... football Sewer Rodding • Jetting • Cleanouts • Check Valves Camera Inspections • Sewer Lining Jerry Jones 708-255-1111 • www.twilighthome.com Twilight Sewer and Drain

Lester will be paid $9,000 by RBHS for his visit. The money to pay Lester is coming out of federal pandemic relief funding given to schools Lester will not reimbursed for travel expenses related to his visit

“I may be forced to, let’s put it that way,” Campanile said. “It’s all personal stuf f from the District 103 Board of Education. Shipbaugh had attended only six of 25 school board meetings that year.

Terence Lester, an activist, writer and storyteller, is coming to Riverside-Brookfield High School next week. Lester, who lives in Atlanta, will give a lecture that is open to public at 6:30 p.m. on Se pt. 7 in the auditorium of the school, 160 Ridgewood Road in RiversideAdmission to the lecture is free, but you must RSVP to the school in advance in order to attend. You can do so by visiting online at rbhs208.net and clicking on the link on the homepage.

As a practical matter, his absence has had very little impact on the school board. Since the 2021 election all seven members of District 103 Board of Education were elected with Getty’s backing. Most District 103 school board meetings are perfunctory af fairs rarely lasting more than 30 minutes. T here is typically little or, more commonly, no discussion or debate before agenda items are voted upon and almost all votes are unanimous.

She, like Campanile, was elected to the school board as part of a slate suppor ted by Lyons Village President Christopher Getty However, when Shipbaugh was re moved from of fice, the board majority was not made up of Getty-backed members.

When asked if he had moved out of state Campanile replied, “Not yet.” Campanile was asked if he was planning to move out of Illinois.

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Anti-poverty activist, author to speak at RBHS

If a school board member moves out of the district, they must resign from resign and the school board must pick a re placement within 60 days of receipt of the letter of Campanile’resignation.s ter m expires in April 2023.

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RBHS.Freytas did not immediately respond to questions about why Lester was invited to RBHS. In the past few years, the RBHS administration has made a more focused ef fort to promote diversity and equity and serve the needs of students of color. board member who’s MIA says he hasn’t moved Last seen at a meeting in April, Campanile claims to still live in Brook eld

Klaisner told the Landmark he usually only acts to remove a school board member who stops attending meetings if someone complains about it. Klaisner said he does not monitor school board meeting minutes in the 38 school districts and three special education cooperatives that West 40 over sees in west suburban Cook County

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Klaisner said he typically doesn’t act to remove a school board member unless that person has been absent for six months or more and doesn’t have a good explanation for the absences.

Lester will also spend a portion of the school day at RBHS. He will speak to the entire student body during an all-school assembly and conduct a questionand-answer session with students, according to RBHS Principal Hector Freytas Lester’s website describes him as a “speaker, acti ist, author and thought leader in the realm of systemic poverty.” He has written six books, the latest of which is “When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice To gether.” He has ear ned four de grees and is working toward his Ph.D in public policy and social change at the Union Institute and University. In 2013, Lester founded Love Beyond Walls, a nonprofit org anization that helps individuals experienc ing homelessness rebuild their lives. In 2018, Lester led a march against poverty in which he walked from Atlanta to Memphis.

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“In the cases where I have used that power it’s absolutely no contact for six months,” Klaisner said. “They haven’t re sponded to emails, they haven’t responded to phone calls, they haven’t attended meetings, they’ve skipped out on committee meetings or things like that.”

Congress Park principal embodies school’s dual-language values

CO RRECTI ON In the story “New student re ps t seats at D208 board table,” News, Aug. 24), we misspelled the first name of one of the two new student re presentatives to the school board. Her name is Aja McKay. The Landmark re grets the er ror. “I was very attracted to District 102, their mission and their vision and just the value that they put into equity.”

“It was an incredible experience,” said Grieve, who is fluent in Spanish. But in the back of her mind, she was always thinking about retur ning to the United States at some point.

“It’s always been in my plan to collect all of these experiences and bring them back here to this area,” Grieve said. “I was very attracted to District 102, their mission and their vision and just the value that they put into equity.”

Grieve is passionate about cross-cultural lear ning and bridging gaps among students and cultures While she loved living and working in Ecuador, she wanted her husband and children to experience life in the U.S. Her dual-language experience fits right in at Congress Park School, which is now in its fifth year offering an English-Spanish duallanguage immersion program. According to the most recent Illinois School Report Card, 47.5 percent of Congress Park students are Hispanic while 36.9 percent are white and 8.5 percent are Black. Although she initially interviewed for the Park Junior High School job, Grieve is happy that she landed at Congress Park. “I think it’s a perfect fit for me,” Grieve said. “I think it’s a perfect fit for my experience and the skills that I’ve lear ned and for my passion.”

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“We’re a dual-language family,” Grieve told the Landmark in a telephone interview last week. “If you look at Cong ress Park, we’re living the vision here. We’re a bilin gual family.”

“We anticipated that Dr Robinette was looking for a position,” said District 102 Su perintendent Kyle Schumacher When Robinette did get a new job in July, Schumacher slotted Grieve into the job there without interviewing anyone else or even taking applications. “We actually interviewed her thinking about Congress Park, if a position ever opened up,” Schumacher said.

AMY GRIEVE Congress Park School principal

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Ecuador as a teacher, administrator

Grieve replaces James Robinette, who led Congress Park School in Brookfield for four years before leaving this summer to take a job as the human resources director at County Club Hills School District 160. For the last three years Grieve served as the middle school principal for a large private school in Quito, Ecuador, where instruc tion was both in English and Spanish. She actually applied for the principal position at Park Junior High School in La Grange-Brookfield District 102, but that job went to Jerome Green, who had been the assistant principal at Julian Middle School in OakHoParkwever, District 102 administrators were so impressed with Grieve that they hired her to be an assistant principal somewhere in the district, knowing that Robinette was looking for a job, so she would be available if Robinette left Congress Park.

Working at dual-language school is nothing new for new Congress Park Elementary School Principal Amy Grieve

The 38-year old spent the last eight years working at a duallanguage school in Ecuador, where she also met her husband, Esteban, a native of Ecuador, and started a family.

Grieve’s annual salary is $109,000 for the 11-month position while Green is making $112,000 at Park Junior High in LaGrange Park.Grieve, who is the older sister of Riverside Brookfield High School social sciences teacher Ryan Grieve, grew up in Elmhurst. She ear ned her undergraduate degree from Trinity Inter national University in 2008 and was awarded a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from the American College of Education in 2016. Grieve has long had a passion for experiencing other cultures and wanted to live abroad, so she began her career as an English as Second Language teacher in Seoul, South Korea.After a year there, she came back to the United States and worked for six months as a special education teacher’s aide at Jackson Middle School in Villa Park. Then Grieve went to Ecuador and worked for seven months as a third-grade teacher before re tur ning to the United States and working for four years as a teacher at a charter school in Orlando, Florida. She retur ned to Ecuador in 2014 and worked as a seventh-grade teacher for one year before becoming an elementary instruc tional facilitator for three years. Then she worked as a sixth-grade language arts and social studies teacher for a year before spend ing the last three years as the principal of the middle school.

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■ Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Chair Yoga (virtual) on Sept. 1 at 11 a.m., Legotastic Saturday in the Storytime Room from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sept. 3, Maker Studio 101 (adult services) on Sept. at 7 p.m. and Chair Zumba in the Meeting Room on Sept. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Call 708-485-6917 or visit brook eld.evanced.info/ signup to register for programs.

■ Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents a Saturday Sensory Storytime for kids in grades PreK-2 with caregiver on Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. in the Program Room and Composting 101, a virtual program featuring a master gardener from the University of Illinois Extension on Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. To register for programs, visit riversidelibrary.org/events.

Whether you run like a cheetah or a tortoise, you’ll t right in at the Brook eld Zoo Run, which takes place entirely within the zoological park at 8400 31st St. on the morning of Sept. 11. There’s a chip-timed 5K run followed by a 1-mile Kids Dash. All proceeds from the event bene t the Chicago Zoological Society’s Animal Care and Conser vation Fund, which supports education e or ts at the zoo and around the world.

The Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., opens its 2022-23 season on Sept. 8 with Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical comedy “Brighton Beach Memories.”

Slow roll with Cycle Brookfield Cycle Brook eld invites you to hop on your bicycle – heck, bring the family – and join them on Sept. 2 for their First Friday Ride, a monthly slow roll where you can connect with other cycling enthusiasts and enjoy the Brook eld scenery as you wind through the village.

There will be 10 per formances through Sept. 18. For more info, show times and to purchase tickets, call the box o ce at 708-246-3380 or visit theatrewesternsprings.com.

■ 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.

■ 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.

4 e Landmark, August 31, 2022 And more ■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quinc y St., presents “Endless,” featuring the work of Darrell Roberts, in the outdoor Sculpture Garden through Oct. 29. Galler y 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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■ North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites those in grades 6-12 to enjoy a lm and snacks during Movies in the Teen Spot on Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. There’s also Silly Science (all ages) on Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. and Story Safari (kids with adult) on Sept. 7 at 10:30 a.m. Register for programs at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new

Participants are asked to meet at Compassion Factor y Art Galler y and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. at 6 p.m. There are typically two courses you can choose to take, roughly three and six miles in length.

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Luckily, McNally had zero mechanical issues during his week-long ride, crediting the success to re pair shops Gears 2 You in Riverside and The Pony Shop in Evanston for getting his bike in tip-top shape prior to setting out.

Enter World Bicycle Relief, an inter national nonprofit based in Chicago which specializes in large-scale, comprehensive bicycle distribution programming to aid poverty relief in developing countries around the world, mainly focusing on education, economic development and health care.“It’s a cause I thought matched up perfectly,” he said. “World Bicycle Relief has been something near and dear to my heart, and I’ve been involved with them to some extent since 2005.”

PROVIDED Riverside native Chris McNally stops on Mackinac Island in Michigan along his 1,000-mile charity bike r ide route earlier this month. McNally raised $3,300 for World Bicycle Relief, which distributes new bikes to people in need in developing coun tries.

On a nice day in Riverside, it’s not uncommon to see cyclists out and about, taking in the sights of the village on two wheels What’s not as common is setting out for a bike ride in Riverside and traveling hundreds of miles through four states before retur ning home That’s exactly what Riverside native Chris McNally did earlier this month, riding a 1,000-mile loop solo around Lake Michigan to raise money for new bicycles for residents of remote African and Colombian villages in need of transpor tation.

McNally, an avid cyclist since growing up in the area in the 1980s, is not new to cy cling for a cause In the 1990s on the East Coast, he participated in the Tanqueray AIDS Rides to raise money and awareness for people living with AIDS, and he helped raise money for charity by riding with thousands of others from Minneapolis to Chicago in 2001. But with the demands of work life and raising three kids, McNally hadn’t set out on a lengthy bike jour ney nearly 12 years. Then, the pandemic hit. With emptier roads, less time traveling for work and a little more free time on his hands, McNally was able to lo g more miles biking in the last two years than he’d been able to do in a long time It was during those quiet mor nings and later nights on the open road that he beg an reminiscing about the fun he had cycling not just for exercise, but for a good cause “Over the past couple of years, I star ted thinking about making my training miles more purposeful, especially since I don’t race anymore,” McNally said.

“Cycling is data-rich, and a lot of deci sion makers in tech happen to be in cy cling,” McNally said of the par tnership. Through sharing news of his jour ney with friends, family and colleagues, Mc Nally was able to meet his fundraising goal of $3,300 for World Bicycle Relief, enough money to fund 20 new bikes for the charity

“I believe in the power of bicycles and their ability to change the world, and $165 helps put a brand-new bik e in the field and change the trajectory of an individual’s life,” he said. For more information about World Bicy cle Relief, visit powerofbicycles.org

During his training back home, McNally ensured he spent hours without music, podcasts or phone calls, practicing breathwork and minimizing distractions to be “one with the ride.”

Finally healthy enough, McNally set of f from Riverside on Aug. 6. Riding 140-plus miles per day around Lake Michig an clockwise, it took him one week to complete the 1,000-mile route through Wisconsin, Michig an and Indiana, returning to Riverside on Aug.“By13.the injury restricting my exertion, I think that may have been the secret to me doing 140 mile-plus days and getting to do this in a week,” McNalley said. Each mor ning, McNally followed a simple routine of eating, stretching, cleaning up and prepping for the day’s ride, which nor mally star ted each day by 11 a.m. and often lasted well past 10 p.m. With a mix of trails and streets making up his route, McNally’s adventure led him through a variety of landscapes, three rainy nights spent in hotels and four total nights camping outdoors Of course, one has to wonder what someone does to keep their mind occupied during all those miles and hours spent alone on the open roads

“I usually ride with music or calls, but on this trip I never put earbuds in once,” he said. “I did play music, but just with my iPhone speaker about 40 percent of the time. Really, time flew by for lots of reasons, but I was listening to dif ferent aches and pains and squeaks on the bike. It be came pretty consuming.”

Chris McNally raises funds to dist ribute bikes to those in remote Africa, Colombia

“For a while, I couldn’t even walk,” Mc Nally said. “I was able to get back and riding again, but with this syndrome, it’s made me really sensitive to exertion, and I really had to dial in how much ef fort I’m putting into the pedals to be able to get the amount of miles in I needed and not get other weird side ef fects of going too slow while not exerting too much ef fort and in flammation of this new chronic injury.”

A digital strategist by day, McNally’s cor porate sponsor for the out-of-of fice venture was Evanston-based AI company The Intelligence Exchange, which donated two bikes to World Bicycle Relief and covered the hard costs of his venture.

Riverside native cycles around Lake Michigan for charity

Last year, McNally decided that summer 2022 would be the perfect time to complete his longtime goal of riding around Lake Michigan. However, this time, the ride would not be with hundreds of other cy clists. This time it would be a solo, self-sup por ted “bike-packing” adventure, riding with a tent and slee ping bag for outdoor stops when a hotel might not be nearby. Full-time training be g an well over a year ago, involving everything from conditioning and route planning to purchasing new bikingWhilegear.McNally’s training and prep work leading up to the jour ney was pretty standard, a serious medical hiccup in the spring really threw into question whether he could even make the trip happen in the summer — or at all. A muscular injury that pinched his sciatic nerve, resulting in Pirifor mis syndrome and landing him in a wheelchair for about two weeks this spring.

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While the idea of creating a business dis trict might be dead, Ballerine hinted that he had other ideas for addressing economic development in the downtown that likely would surface during the village board’s budget discussion this fall.

“We feel the risk of merely asking at this time holds the potential to lose confidence from the very businesses we are actively working to support and retain,” Four nier wrotePeter Boutsikakis, co-owner of Riverside Foods at 48 E. Burlington St. in the downtown, for mally protested the business dis trict idea in a letter he sent to the Board of Trustees in late June after seeing a news ar ticle about the proposal in the Landmark. In his letter, Boutsikakis pointed to measures by the state to combat inflation by free zing the state grocery tax and to a stee p rise in the store’s costs for electric and natural g as service, increased competition with a new Amazon Fresh store opening in Nor th Riverside and power outages that have resulted in food spoilage.

Since 2017, Riverside trustees have created three business districts – all along Harlem Avenue – and imposed a 1-percent sales tax in each to create funds to spur economicBusinessdevelopment.districts are created by statute and last for 23 years, like a tax-increment financing district. The key dif ference be tween the two tools is that a TIF district sequesters any incremental new property taxes into a special fund to pay for redevelopment initiatives, whereas a business dis trict uses the 1-percent sales tax to create a fund for redevelopment initiatives within the district’s boundaries.

The village would have to hire a consultant at a cost of between $15,000 and $21,000 to manage the process, which includes public hearings and takes months to complete.

Riverside shelves downtown business district idea

“Due to a number of economic factors including record-setting inflation, worker and supply line shor tages, and the fact that many of our small businesses just barely survived COVID, the commission feels unanimous that the timing is not right to pursue an additional 1-percent tax in the central business district,” wrote Jennifer Four nier, the chair of the Riverside Economic Development Commission, in an Aug. 11 letter to the village board. Four nier suggested that even bringing up the subject of a business district at this time was not a great idea.

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T here are a few things taxpayers can do to help protect their financial safety in a disaster situation. Update emergency plans. A disaster can strike at any time. Personal and business situations are constantly evolving, so taxpayers should review their emergency plans annually. Create electronic copies of documents. Taxpayers should keep documents in a safe place. This includes bank statements, tax returns and insurance policies. This is especially easy now since many financial institutions provide statements and documents electronically. If original documents are available only on paper, taxpayers can use a scanner and save them on a USB flash drive, CD or in the cloud.

‘Optics and timing’ not right, says village president By BOB UPHUES Editor

“An additional 1-percent new tax on busi ness would have an impactful ne gative ef fect, and we would have to pass on that sales tax as a line item to our customers, causing us to be even less competitive,” Boutsikakis wrote.

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“The goal is to fund rejuvenation for the downtown business district,” Ballerine said. “If we can’t do it this way, how can you do it?”

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“I concur red with the EDC and a major ity of the trustees to oppose doing this,” Ballerine told the Landmark in a phone interview. “The optics and timing just weren’ t right.”

When the Riverside Village Board first discussed the possibility of creating a for mal business district in the downtown area, trustees ag reed they would take the temperature of downtown business owners before deciding to move ahead. With that feedback in hand, on Aug. 18 Village President Jose ph Ballerine announced that the business district initia tive was being put on ice. Ballerine said he had personally talked to a couple of business owners in the downtown, and he also received an opinion from the Riverside Economic Development Commission giving the idea a thumbs down. At issue was the imposition of a 1-percent tax on sales within the business district, which would create a fund that could be drawn upon for property acquisition, economic incentives, public infrastructure im provements and other initiatives to retain existing businesses and attract new ones.

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DUI crash in Brookfield A 37-year-old Lyons man who re port edly walked away from the intersection of Prairie and Ogden Avenue after crashing his black 2007 Honda truck into a concrete trash can and signal post on the sidewalk on Aug. 22 at about 1:55 a.m. has been charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of a crash, among other offenses.

Nor th Riverside police charged a 46-year old Chicago man with driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated speeding and reckless driving after an of ficer on pa trol re por ted observing the man behind the wheel of a white Ford that was traveling at speeds up to 100 mph while eastbound on Cer mak Road from the 8300 block.

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Police said the vehicle passed others in a reckless fashion in a residential section of Cer mak Road and finally braked hard and veered right when an of ficer caught up to him in the 7300 block of Cer mak Road.

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A woman called North Riverside police on Aug. 22 to report that someone had removed the reflective glass portion of her vehicle’s passenger side mirror sometime that day be tween 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The vehicle was parked in the northeast cor ner of the upper parking deck outside Entrance 4 of the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cer mak Road, on the east side of the mall just north of J.C. Penney.

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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. 2229, 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.

In addition to DUI and leaving the scene, police cited the driver for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, driving an uninsured vehicle and damage to village prop er ty. They also impounded the vehicle.

The exterior of the mirror housing and the electrical connections to it were otherwise undamaged, indicating that someone was specifically looking to remove just the mirror itself

The driver and a passenger abandoned the still-running vehicle Delaplaine Road, where a police officer saw it “coasting” through Big Ball Park after it left the roadway. According to police, an officer ran after the vehicle and was able to bring it to a stop. The passenger of the stolen vehicle sur rendered to police, while the driver ran off and attempted to hide Police located him in the backyard of a residence in the 200 block of Shenstone Road. Both were tur ned over to Stickney police There was no further information on the identities of the alleged offend ers or charges.

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Police attempted to curb the vehicle at Longcommon Road, but the driver swerved around them through a parking lot and then west on Berkeley Road and south on Byrd Road before heading west on Longcommon Road at what police ter med an “excessive” rate of speed

When police ar rived at the scene, they observed a vehicle crashed into the trash can and signal post in front of 8863 Ogden Ave., but the vehicle’s driver was not present. Witnesses identified the driver who re por tedly walked away after the crash, and police took him into custody in the 4200 block of Prairie Avenue. The driver re por tedly admitted drinking at a Brookfield tavern before getting behind the wheel. Paramedics transpor ted the man to LaGrange Hospital to treat nonlife threatening injuries and due to his level of intoxication, according to police

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Riverside police say two people were apprehended after bailing out of a stolen vehicle during a pursuit in central Riverside on Aug. 29 at about 6:15 p.m. Stickney police initially radioed that they were pursuing a stolen vehicle, which was headed north in the 3400 block of Harlem Avenue and requested assistance from Riverside and other agencies.

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The driver re por tedly failed field sobriety tests and the ar resting of ficer re por ted that the driver’s breath smelled faintly of alcohol, but he denied drinking any alcohol. The driver also re por tedly told police he was on his way home from Aurora and didn’t think he was driving too fast. He re por tedly refused to submit to a breath test.

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“People were really afraid we’d tur n this into some kind of lounge,” said Kenny.

Brook eld bar changes hands, but vibe remains ‘ e Cordial Inn will always be the Cordial Inn,’ says new owner By MELISSA ELSMO Food Editor

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Top of mind was retaining veteran bartender Nancy Bar ry, who has been pouring drinks and g rilling burgers for 29 years.

“We love Nancy -- this place is full be cause Nancy is here,” said longtime customer Steven Hundrieser, who is also a professional bar tender “This is a workingclass bar where we’re going to see people that we like.” “It’s just easy to be here because nothing is over complicated,” chimed in Donna Cook. “It’s a gem. We can sit outside, have bucket of beer and something to eat. It’s one of the last little neighborhood enny.” says being onsite tending bar, taking out the trash and cleaning tables helped build trust among both long staf f members and skeptical patrons. enny and Milchhoefer are committed to making improvements to bring the buildup to code They have already fixed plumbing, re placed the water meter, raded the bar stools, and completed a tuck-pointing project. They are in the process of re paving the king lot, aim to update the front entry hope to transfor m the back alley into an outdoor beer garden, but beyond maintenance projects, Kenny says they are committed to kee ping the spirit of the business exactly has it has been for decades

Bartender Nancy Barry (le ) stands behind the bar with Cordial Inn owner Joe Kenny.

Cordial Inn regulars Donna Cook and Steven Hundrieser have been enjoy ing drinks and camaraderie at the 31st Street bar for 20 years.

Joe Kenny, owner of the Cordial Inn wants the Brook eld bar he bought to stay the same.

Kenny brings 25 years of experience to the new endeavor, including 22 years owning and operating Finley Dunne’s in Chicago Milchhoefer was the proprietor of R Place in Forest Park for 16 years before selling the property and closing the bar in JanuaryThough2020.both men had left the business behind, they missed the people who made up their re gular clientele and the sense of community that came along with owning a bar.Looking to re-enter the hospitality in dustry, the two teamed up to purchase the Cordial Inn from the Volpe family, who had owned the watering hole since at least 1965. In the 1940s, the Cordial Inn was owned by Frank Kvasnicka before being sold to the Volpe“Thisfamily.isale gacy business that had been owned by one family for a long time,” said Kenny. “They were no longer living in the area and our ownership will allow local families to oversee the business honor what they built. ”

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The Cordial Inn is open from Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m.-2:30 a.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m MELISSA ELSMO/Food Editor

When veteran bar owner Joe Kenny went in search of an establishment to purchase, he knew what he was looking for and The Cordial Inn, 9207 31st St., Brookfield, proved to be the perfect fit.

Kenny, who oversees operations, resides in LaGrange Park and his children tended Riverside-Brookfield High School, while Milchhoefer, who is in charge physical plant, is raising a family in Nor Riverside Their proximity means both capable of being onsite in minutes, though Kenny has been working at the bar open to close since the sale went through.

“The Cordial Inn is a true old-fashioned Chicago-style tavern,” said Kenny. “It’s a place for the neighborhood and that’s how we want it to stay.”

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After months of ne gotiation, Kenny and his business partner, Ronnie Milchhoefer, took over ownership of the long-standing neighborhood bar on August 1. Kenny spent months visiting The Cordial Inn in advance of the purchase -- he was attracted to the number of re gular customers and longtime loyal staf f. He quali fied it as a place that catered to people from all walks of life, where anyone could feel comfortable“WhenIcame into the bar after the purchase went through, one of our staf f members looked at me, wagged her finger and called me a stinker,” said Kenny with a laugh. “I had been coming in so much she could put my face to the name of the bar’s new owner.”

“But we are never going to be a place that has bottle service. We are a shot-and-a-beer kind of place and always will be. The Cordial Inn will always be the Cordial Inn.”

A call by the Landmark to Andy Do g an, principal at Williams Architects who ap peared before the village board during their discussion of the feasibility study in July, to get more information on public engagement was not retur ned

Recreation Director Stevie Ferrari laid out the need for dedicated recreation space for the village Brookfield’s recreation de par tment oper ates out of the basement of the village hall and has used intergover nmental ag reements with local school districts to provide venues for much of its programming

In July, Do g an told trustees, “We like to go far beyond the traditional open house … and really try to meet people where they are in the community We want to experiment with dif ferent ways to reach people in Brookfield, let them know about the proj ect, truly and intentionally get their feed back on any concer ns they may have so those can be addressed and the community knows that we’ve listened.”

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But planner says any project is still years away and not a certainty

Theposeaction follows a discussion of the matter at the village board’s July 25 committee of the whole meeting, where trustees expressed suppor t for the idea. At that meeting

He said the IDOT appropriation amount for a Harlem-BNSF grade-se paration proj ect was not based on any of the planning work CMAP has done so far.

$59 million for Harlem/BNSF crossing project

In July, Village Manager Timothy Wiberg said “there would be no option that is of f the table” with respect to either identifying a site for a new rec center or re purposing an existing building for one

Williams Architects will calculate cost estimates and present the feasibility study publicly at a village board meeting next April or May, according to the contract. Whether or not the feasibility study will result in any action by elected of ficials is unknown. When Williams Architects did a similar feasibility study for renovating/ expanding municipal of fices for the vil lage of Riverside in 2018, elected of ficials there decided to put plans on hold indefinitely after the study indicated that the cost to simply renovate existing spaces would be between $7 million and $9 million, while price tag for expanding the municipal campus would be more than $20Wimillion.lliams Architects also did a feasibil ity study for the Park District of Forest Park as it sought to build a new recreation center, which the fir m also designed That was a years’ long ef fort that in volved convincing voters to approve a referendum to fund the project in 2010, the park district acquiring an industria l proper ty in 2013, remediating the site and landing $2.5 million in state grant fund ing for the $6 million rec center, which opened its doors in 2018.

“I don’t think it’s a done deal that we’re going to get to a project that the communi ties will suppor t,” Mur tha said.

In 2021, that ef fort inched ahead when CMAP conducted an online survey, with more than 500 people – 90 percent of them residents of either Riverside or Berwyn --completing it. CMAP published an executive summary of the survey results in JuneThe survey asked for feedback on more than the Harlem Avenue crossing, with the study area stretching from Delaplaine Road in Riverside to Ridgeland Avenue in Berwyn. There are seven at-g rade crossings in that area. Those responding to the survey of fered feedback on pedestrian/bicycle safety, travel delays due to extended gate closures and environmental issues such as flooding. They also suggested solutions including eliminating conflicts between vehicles and trains at one or more locations, including either elevating the tracks at Harlem Av enue or creating a roadway under pass The full executive summary can be found online at engage.cmap.illinois.gov by clicking the “Projects” tab and selecting the “Berwyn-Riverside Railroad Grade Crossing Study” link. “We are making progress,” said Mur tha, who last appeared before the Riverside Village Board in August 2021 to announce the online survey “We’ ll circle back with the community soon.”

Brook eld trustees approve study for community rec center with nal report next May

Public engagement coming in early 2023,

By BOB UPHUES Editor Brookfield trustees on Aug. 22 voted unanimously to award a contract to Itascabased Williams Architects to conduct a feasibility study for a community recreation center in the village. Williams Architects, which specializes in municipal design and has completed nu merous rec center projects in Chicago and the suburbs, will be paid roughly $88,300. The study will explore where in Brookfield a multipurpose, multi-generational community recreation center might be located and what the options and cost would be for building a new facility on either purchased or leased property or renovating an existing municipal building for such a pur

While there have been no cost estimates suggested for such an initiative, this feasibility study would provide such figures after Williams Architects deter mines what it is Brookfield is looking to of fer its resi dents.The village’s contract with Williams Ar chitects lays out a timeline for the study, with the fir m gathering data this fall be fore eng aging the public directly in early 2023. That eng agement will include an online survey and other unspecified “inperson oppor tunities to provide feedback.”

By BOB UPHUES Editor When the Illinois De par tment of Transpor tation rolled out its $34.6 billion Proposed Multimodal Multi-Year Improvement Program for 2023-28 earlier this month, it included $59 million in Rebuild Illinois funding for a long-talked-about Harlem Avenue/BNSF grade-se paration project.Butbefore you either star t jumping for joy or screaming with fury, Tom Mur tha, the senior planner for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning who is leading that agency’s feasibility study for the busy rail crossing, says a grade-se paration proj ect – if it ever happens at all – is years from happening“Westill have to go through a lot of planning-level work, then on to preliminary engineering before any kind of real commitment to the project,” said Mur tha, who added he viewed the $59 million appropria tion as more of a “measure of suppor t” from IDOT about the idea, but that any such project “is very far down the pike.”

While those ag reements have worked well, there are no guarantees those ag reements will continue in the future, and they require coordination and transpor tation that would not be necessary if the de part ment had an appropriate site for its programmingBrookfield, Ferrari told trustees in July, was “the only community among our sur rounding cities and villages that does not provide a dedicated community space for ourTrusteeresidents.”Brian Conroy called Brookfield’s lack of a community recreation center “the greatest deficiency we have in our of ferings. … Frankly, it’s an embar rassment.”

A BNSF grade-se paration project has been talked about for Harlem Avenue for decades, but in 2019 CMAP be g an putting out feelers to Berwyn and Riverside of ficials about the agency doing a grade-se pa ration feasibility study.

Following the public eng agement, Williams Architects will work up three op tions for village of ficials to consider, and the fir m is tentatively scheduled to present preliminary findings in February.

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Bike riders across the west suburbs are gearing up for the annual Tour de Proviso, a tradition since 2020. This year, the ride will be hosted by and course through the historic suburb of Riverside. The ride will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, and will start and end at Guthrie Park, across from the downtown Metra station at 90 Bloomingbank Road in Riverside. Riders will gather at the park at around 7:30 a.m. The ride will start sometime between 7:45 a.m. and 8 a.m., organizers said. The ride lasts for about an hour.

Participation in the Tour de Proviso is free and community members can register at visitoakpark.com/tourdeproviso.

Anyone who registers by Sept. 14 will receive a free Tshirt. Parking is also free and available at the Riverside commuter Parking Lot 1, just west of the Metra station

The Tour de Proviso is a play on the famous Tour de France race that courses through the Pyrenees and the Alps before ending at the Champs-Elysées in Paris. The event was created in 2020 by Maywood Trustee Miguel Jones and Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson.

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Those who participate in the ride will re ceive a medal made of chocolates from Aunt Diana’s Old-Fashioned Fudge in Riverside. A community expo in Guthrie Park will follow the event. Those interested in sponsoring the tour or having a booth at the expo should contact Ron Malchiodi, the director of Riverside Parks and Recreation, at 708-442-7025, ext. 221 or by email at r malchiodi@riverside.il.us by Sept. 14.

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the Illinois De par tment of Transportation unveiled its 2023-28 capital spending plan and included in it was $59 million for a g rade-se paration project at Harlem Avenue and the BNSF tracks. That’s the first time we’ve ever seen a number associat ed with the long-rumored project and certainly the first time anyone’s given it a time frame to happen. But we’ve lear ned that the funding promise may be more symbolic at this point than real. T he initiative is still in the very early stages and planners may never come up with a feasible project. By including funding in the 2023-28 plan, IDOT certainly is signaling an interest in the project. However, we wouldn’t want to have to place a wager on during whose lifetime such a project will become a reality.

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The currently installed traf fic sign for sug ar plant truck traf fic on Kemman (“Wayward semis a headache for Brookfield neighborhood,” News, Aug. 24) reminds me of an opti cian’s eye chart and accurate, but too small lettering. Paint the intersection on Kemman at Southview, left lane: SWEETENER, (next line) DELIVERY, (next line) ARROW pointing to Shawmut Avenue James Mann Brookfield

School’s back in session –a couple of weeks too early AWOL is NBD, apparently While the absence of Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 Board of Education member Vito Campanile for the past four months hasn’t made any dif ference in any policy decisions the school board has made – it’s a lockstep board – the fact that no one on the board seems to care speaks volumes Rumored to have moved out of town – out of state, actually – Campanile spoke to our reporter, Bob Skolnik, to say he still resides in Brookfield. But he certainly has not been in town very much, and it doesn’t seem like he’s much interested in getting back to the board table any time soon. Representing the public interest on a school board isn’t particularly glamorous. And after you get done clearing the field of any opposition with the backing of powerful, well-funded politicians, there’s not a whole lot of “fun” left. It was all about the pursuit of power in the first place.This isn’t the first time a Christopher Getty-backed elected official in District 103 has simply decided to take a pass on fulfilling their duties. In 2018, the head of West 40 gave a Getty-backed board member the heave ho after she failed to show up for six months That person decided it wasn’t fun any longer after Getty’s group was driven from the board majority, and she was removed when others on the board complained directly to West 40. No complaint has been lodged with West 40 this time around, because there’s no opposition left to care. And while replacing Campanile on the board wouldn’t result in any sort of challenge to the majority – they’d pick the replacement – we guess they’re content to wait until next spring when Campanile’s ter m is up to worry about that. In the meantime, you wonder what voters who elected Campanile in the first place think of being abandoned. Maybe they really don’t care either Wanna bet?

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hey’ re back with their bright shiny faces, ready to face a new year of lear ning. I couldn’ t let the first week of school go by without commenting on it Hopefully we are back at almost fully operational from the pandemic after all of the adjustments f amilies and faculties have had to make. They all look li ke they are ready to go. Now I don’ t know about you, bu t I still think school should star t after Labor Day, which I consider to be the final summer fun day, but every year I am given the numerous reasons for the change. In reality, it doesn’t af fect me at all. How many of you remember the first day/ week of school? You had made the shoppin g trip for all the supplies – No. 2 pencils, fold ers, lined paper (cor rect line space) eraser s, crayons, and whatever else would make you an A1 student. All of those supplies went into a school bag, which made you look like a mini ac countant. You name was carefully placed on everything so everyone would know it was yours.

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Today’s students go of f with backpacks so full I’m not sure if they are going to school for a day or leaving home for good. I somehow feel we are growing a generation that will be de pending on a lot on physical therapy and Beng ay I remember looking forward to who my teacher would be, which in my case would have been a nun, since I attended St. Mary School. I was jealous of my friends who at tended the public schools because they had gym. We just had recess My physical training was shor t, but I was good at the praying. Now St. Mary’s has a gym which I prefer to call the “churchag ymatorium” since it is used for all three pu rposes, but they still have recess. T he rest of us, whether we have children in school or not, are part of the teaching process but not in a for mal manner. The kids lear n from us as part of the community and how we treat each other So, kids and parents, here’s to another good year. Teachers, you are to be commended, bu t I still think classes should wait until after Labor Day.

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“Those living in Riverside visit La Grange, LaGrange Park and Wester n Spring, so there is interest in knowing what’s going on in those communities, what stores and restaurants you may have,” said Frances. “So, making sure we’re featuring our businesses on the Roku channel, that then creates interest among the other communities that may not be aware of new stores coming to town.”

“I have to give a shoutout to our [River side TV] crew that’s actually doing all this work – Joe Doria, Lorenzo Cordova and Zach Cameron, especially,” Hughes said.

While it might have been possible to also create apps for other platfor ms such as Firestick or Apple TV, Hughes said that the Roku platform was the easiest one to create an app for and also provided the widest coverage.“Roku has one that’s really user friendly to use – you don’t need much code experience – and they also have the biggest mar ket share as far as streaming platfor ms go,” Hughes said. “So, we can do this and hit the most amount of people for the least amount of work Any of the other platforms, we would’ve needed to hire somebody.”

her two beautiful granddaughters. She graciously donated her body to the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois so that others may lear n more about the human body.

A celebration of life will be hosted by the family on Sunday, Se pt. 18, 2022, from noon to 3 p.m. at The Elm, 23 W. Har ris Ave., LaGrange.

Marie Trankina, 77 Retired Lyons Township High School teache r Marie Trankina (nee Cikanek), 77, of Elmhurst and formerly of Indian Head Park and Berwyn, died Aug. 26, 2022. Ms. Trankina was a retired longtime math teacher Ly ons Township High School and was active in the Lyons Township High School Retired Teachers group as well as Al-Anon, WoW, Chicago Croquet Club and St. John of the Cross Parish. She was the wife of the late Frank R. Trankina; the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred Cikanek; the sister of the late Edward (the late Gwen) Cikanek; the aunt of Chanda (Bryce) Oliver; the cousin of Robert (Jane) Cikanek; and the great “auntie” of three.

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“Currently if you want to watch the station live as it broadcasts, you have to either have AT&T U-verse and live in Illinois or you have to have Comcast and live in the vil lage,” said Colin Hughes, chair man of the Riverside TV Commission. “We’re seeing ca ble subscriptions drop and, as someone who never had cable, I never was able to watch it YouTube has certainly helped that, but this is sort of like that last leg, to let it be accessible to pretty much everyone.”

Once it’s rolled out, those who own Roku boxes will be able to download the Village Stream app for free and watch Riverside TV’s live feed as well as other selected programming in high definition. The app will also be available on the Riverside TV page on the village’s website, so even if you don’t have Roku, you can watch the Riverside TV livestream via the inter net.

Eric L. Zeitlin, 29 Riverside-Brook eld High School graduate Eric L. Zeitlin, 29, of Westmont and for merly of LaGrange Park, died Aug. 19, 2022. Mr. Zeitlin graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School in 2011 and from St. Mary’s University in Minnesota inHe2015.was a lover of all sports, especially the Chicago Blackhawks and White Sox, and he was a devoted hockey player and coach for youth hockey. He loved the outdoors, hiking, swimming and playing basketball. He was also an active member of the St. John Vianney Parish Young Adult Group Mr. Zeitlin was the son of Lee (Brookfield Zoo Police Department) and Jeannie (nee Riordan) Zeitlin; the brother of Emily Zeitlin; the grandson of Gertrude (the late Bob) Zeitlin; the nephew of Michael (Bea) Riordan, Theresa (Mike) Geimer and Bill Riordan; and the cousin of Megan, Matthew, Tomm, Kevin and Kelly Riordan. A funeral Mass was celebrated Aug. 24 at St. John Vianney Church, followed by inter ment Mt. Car mel Cemetery. Memorial donations are appreciated to St. John Vianney Church, 64 N. Wolf Road, Northlake, 60164. Arrangements were handled by the Original Kuratko Family, Brian D. Kuratko-director.

“One other cool thing our new HD play back system will let us do in real time on our live channel is show tweets from the village,” Hughes said. “So if, say, there’s inclement weather and the village tweets about it, it will instantly show up on the live channel. And that’s true across village stream, Comcast, and AT&T, and that’s all thanks to [Riverside TV production assistant] Zach Cameron.”

Ms. Parratt was wife of Michael; the mother of Michael Jr. (Jenny) and Mar ty (Car rie); the Nana of Dani and Lexi; the sister of Mike (Natalie), Larry, Patti (Sameah Ja Rose), Marge, Jack (Judi), Vince, Priscilla (Ron Har ris) and Tom (Carole); the sister-in-law of Judi Hutchinson, Donna (Jim) Schroeder, Ter ry (Phil) Cavaliere, the late Mary Jo Parratt and the late Pat (David) Zeno; and an aunt to many nieces and ne phews She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret Ella (nee Sweeney) and Laurence A. Nelson.

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As a result, each of those municipalities and schools will provide content that can be accessed by anyone, giving viewers in sights into businesses, events, recruitment ef for ts and municipal gover nment.

Mildred K. McNally, 91 Retired banker Mildred K. McNally (nee Kostka), 91, a lifelong resident of Lyons, died Aug. 19, 2022, at her home She was a retired bankerMs McNally was the wife of Thomas N. McNally; the mother of Holly McNally and the late Lori Campbell; the sister of the late Marie (late Mar tin) Drechen and the late Grace (late Art) Grahnke; and an aunt to many. Services have been held. Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled ar rangementsOnlinecondolences, memories and photo graphs may be shared at JohnsonNosek.com.

Hughes said there was not yet a release date confir med for the Roku channel, but that it will happen before the end of 2022.

Visitation is Thursday, Se pt. 1 from 3 to 8 p.m. and Friday, Se pt. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to time of service at 11 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield. Inter ment is at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to a char ity of your choice. Sympathy cards can be sent to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o Marie Trankina family

The WCCA, which collects franchise fees from cable TV customers, is funding the capital cost as well as the personnel costs for creating the Roku app, which is being spearheaded by Riverside TV staf f.

The Roku channel will allow residents to select not only Riverside TV content. The initiative is a collaboration between members of the West Central Cable Agency, which also includes LaGrange, LaGrange Park, Wester n Springs and Indian Head ParkRiverside Village Manager Jessica Frances is the chair of the WCCA and brought Hughes to one of the agency’s meetings early in 2022 to pitch the Roku channel idea.In addition, Riverside-Brookfield High School has already ag reed to of fer content (like football g ames) for the channel, and Lyons Township High School is also expected to be par t of the channel.

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In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer So ciety are appreciated.

Mar y Parratt, 75 Dedicated Loyola pediatric volunteer Mary Parratt (nee Nelson), 75, of Riverside, died Se pt. 18,Ms2021..Parratt served as an Andy Frain usher while in high school and never missed a reunion in the years since. Her love of children led her to an early career at St. Vincent DePaul Or phanage in Chicago and later as a volunteer for more than 20 years at the Loyola University Medical Center Pediatric Unit. Her many interests included researching family genealog y, making many trips to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. She also enjoyed a good round of bingo. In recent years, her greatest joy was spending time with elected officials are considering in real time when the village unveils its Roku channel, allowing those who have cut the cable TV cord to watch meetings on their TV anywhere they wish.

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14 e Landmark, August 31, 2022 Brook eld gut rehab on Fairview fetches $687,000 The following property transfers were re ported by the Cook County Clerk from July 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk’s office. Brookfield ADDRESS PRICE SALE DATE SELLER BUYER 3905 Maple Ave $165,000 6/15/2022 Gall, Kevin E Manuele, Dominic 3340 Maple Ave. $190,000 5/24/2022 Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp 1st Midwest Fin Inc 4631 Deyo Ave. $350,000 6/13/2022 Bilek, John J Elfaiq, Khadija 4409 Vernon Ave $51,500 6/10/2022 Dziewinski, Brian Hesik, Kevin T 8648 Rockefeller Ave $680,000 6/29/2022 Sobczak, Robert Westrich, Joseph T 3209 Prairie Ave. $373,000 6/29/2022 Russo, Angela Abella, Paul Phillip 4607 Arthur Ave. $490,000 6/21/2022 Cleary, Matthew J Lindstrom, Eric N 3617 Sunnyside Ave $550,000 6/02/2022 Reiling, John Asbury, Joseph 8912 Southview Ave $310,000 6/20/2022 Kenning, Mark TR Sample, Emily A 3833 Raymond Ave. $279,000 6/14/2022 Heuer, Thomas J Lupia, Aaron 3340 Maple Ave. $240,000 6/30/2022 1st Midwest Fin Inc Sarjan, Ventures LLC 9029 Fairview Ave. $687,000 6/30/2022 Zopher LLC Betley, Miles 9111 26th St. $382,000 6/28/2022 Briones, Tracy TR John, Manju 3831 McCormick Ave. $367,000 7/05/2022 Mihas, Deno N TR Osowski, Beth A 9026 28th St. $345,000 6/23/2022 Drabant, Michael J TR Karonis, Anastasia 3500 Park Ave $140,000 6/29/2022 Struck, Nancy TR Vasilis LLC 3707 Blanchan Ave $290,000 7/11/2022 Viscariello, James V Bolanos, Rosalia 4504 Oak Ave. $390,000 7/15/2022 Hubacek, James G Vurdecvic, Milos 9237 Burlington Ave. $300,000 6/28/2022 Gniadek, Andrea Isasi, Valentin G 945 Maple Ave $392,000 7/13/2022 Romero, Juan Carlos Nunez, Javier Jr 3533 Oak Ave $325,000 7/06/2022 Jones, Lindsey A Scott, Matthew R 9219 Shields Ave $475,000 6/30/2022 Guhr, Theodore A Sr TR Koziol, Kevin M 8544 Greenview Ave. $385,000 6/24/2022 Trainer, Daniel Coombs, Kelly 3442 Oak Ave $243,000 7/18/2022 Johnson, Melody J Brewer, Lindsey 8802 45th Pl $102,500 7/15/2022 Matl, Jennifer A Mazur, Emily P 4405 Madison Ave $165,000 6/23/2022 DeRoss, Scott L Skydan Equity Partners LLC 3804 Rosemear Ave. $159,500 6/22/2022 The Judicial Sales Corp Homekey Prop 2017 Inc 8939 Monroe Ave. $315,000 6/07/2022 Baker, Christopher TR Miska, David M 3811 Park Ave $467,500 7/11/2022 Driscoll, Margaret Pappas, Poter M 4122 Vernon Ave $300,000 7/20/2022 Sytko, Daniel W Carrera, Ambrosio 4130 Park Ave. $308,000 7/22/2022 Zambrano, Daniel Decker, Michaela 3210 Madison Ave. $225,000 7/25/2022 Winike, Linda TR RCI Rentals Inc 4157 Blanchan Ave $400,000 7/14/2022 Golden, Eli C TR St. John, Kevin 9448 47th St. $600,000 7/11/2022 SP Holdings LLC DMJ Valdez Prop LLC 4222 Blanchan Ave. $550,000 7/11/2022 Kammes, Amanda Tolle, John A 4511 Arthur Ave. $452,500 7/28/2022 Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 8002378051 Jeffries, Jeffrey F 4215 Elm Ave $160,000 6/24/2022 Hillyard, Barbara J Nabasny, Joshua 8911 Monroe Ave $306,000 7/02/2022 Larson, Cheryl L TR Fore, Bryce Nor th Riverside ADDRESS PRICE SALE DATE SELLER BUYER 2532 6th Ave $500,000 6/21/2022 Rydz, Gregory TR O’Connor, Michael 2353 7th Ave. $393,000 6/30/2022 Bradshaw, Jacob D Kos, Thaddeus C 2400 2nd Ave. $290,000 6/13/2022 Fortuna, David Leal, Ernesto Chavez 2558 5th Ave $489,000 6/22/2022 Pineda, Allan Senese, Frank 7704 26th St. $250,000 6/22/2022 Kayastha Bharati J MRE Portfolio One LLC 8130 26th St. $110,000 6/22/2022 Mrazek, Nancy J Bnettles, Braxton J 2224 10th Ave. $218,000 4/18/2022 The Judicial Sales Corp Garrett, Torience 2417 6th Ave $167,000 7/14/2022 Ostrowski, Judith L Vacek, Margaret Mary 2335 14th Ave $225,000 6/09/2022 Advanta IRA Services LLC Gdn Legacy Homes Grp LLC 2932 Desplaines Ave. $220,000 7/11/2022 Du-Rac, Therese G Chapman, John K 8926 Forestview Ave. $270,000 7/13/2022 Lid, Christopher R Gonzalez, Estrella A 2522 Park Ave $450,000 7/21/2022 Brey, David Joseph Sandoval, Luz M 2421 Keystone Ave $365,000 6/13/2022 Centomani, Michael J TR Ortega, Franky Riverside 310 Shenstone Rd $430,000 6/23/2022 Breter, Trevor A Wiederrecht, Thomas M 431 Selborne Rd $606,000 6/28/2022 Svaicer, Jack D Armstrong, Brian Michael 233 Millbridge Rd. $495,000 6/29/2022 BMW Props LLC Peacock, Amanda D 363 Uvedale Rd. Unknown 6/10/2022 The Judicial Sales Corp Wilmington Sav Fund Soc FSB TR 76 E. Quincy St. $275,000 7/08/2022 FNBC Bk And Trust Co TR Creedon, Daniel B 265 Herrick Rd $390,000 7/05/2022 Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 8002347047 Kozie, Jay J 297 Scottswood Rd. $545,000 7/14/2022 Broadford, Mark Hoker, Kyle G 379 Blythe Rd. $473,000 7/14/2022 Sheehy, James J Fominaya, Cory E 404 Selborne Rd $495,000 6/28/2022 Gatlin, Todd Adam Santana, Leticia A PROPER TY TR ANS FERS 9029 Fairv iew Ave., Brook eld

sideline but dropped Gutier re z’s pass Gonzale z recovered a fumble in the firs t quar ter to set up a three-yard touchdown r un by Jack Grivetti that gave the Bulldo gs a 14-0 lead with 2:34 left in the firs t quar ter. Gonzale z, a 5-5, 168-pound senior defensive end, e pitomizes the Bulldogs’ small but quick defense.

Another undersized defender, Drew Swiatek, a 5-11, 170-pound linebacker, made tackles everywhere before a lower le g injury ke pt him on the sideline durin g

coordinatorbehindthisball,”Notheballinmy”Novakgavefensivelinevaksaid.“Iouttoa21-0foughtbackgame28-28quarterbeforetheirgame-win-ittookaninvebackIggy13-yardline with 28 seconds left to assure the win. air, I knew it

RBHS linebacker Drew Swiatek stops a Morton ball carrier dur ing the Bulldogs’ 35-28 win over the Mustangs in Berwy n on Aug. 26. Swiatek was one of the team’s leading tacklers before leav ing the game with a leg injur y during Morton’s nal drive.

“One of the smallest guys on the field, but he has one of the biggest hear ts you can ever imagine,” Styler said of Gonzale z.

“He’s one of the leaders we lean on, the dude is all over the field, he’s unbeliev able,” Styler said. T he Bulldogs’ 3-5 defensive alignment emphasizes swar ming to the football rather than brute strength. “Want to beat them with speed, that’s our goal,” Styler said. Styler, an intense, fiery young coach, was thrilled to win his first g ame as the varsity head coach. “We’ ll take it any way we can,” Styler said. “It wasn’t perfect, but the kids battled. If you look at the injuries our kids were going through, our kids battled their asses of f all night. It was awesome to see.” Getting Styler a win in his first g ame as head coach was impor tant to the players and they knew that it was impor tant to g et the season of f to a good star t before traveling to Wauconda on Se pt. 2. “It’s hug e,” Bielobradek said. “We’ re happy for our coach and it’s obviously a rivalry, so it feels great.”

Mor ton’s final drive

Novak powers RBHS running game to win opener

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A banged-up ankle wasn’t going to stop Ryan Novak when his team needed him. Novak car ried the ball on seven of nine plays during a fourth-quar ter, 78-yard touchdown drive that gave the Riverside Brookfield High School a 35-28 win over Mor ton in Berwyn on Aug. 26. Novak, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior, rambled into the end zone from five yards out with 3:15 remaining for the winning touchdown. The season-opening win was also the first for Sam Styler, the Bulldogs’ new head coach. “I just knew we had to make plays, push the ball down the field and score,” said Novak of the final drive “I banged up my cluding a 47-yard dash in the first q ter to open the scoring. He also scored on an eight-yard r un with 8:54 left in second quar ter to put the Bulldogs up 0. Novak, who also plays linebacker, added 30 pounds of muscle since last making an already rugged r unner stronger“Ijust put my shoulder down and try run them over,” Novak said.

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporting

“It was combefore It wasn’t was refer ring have been a wn pass that would have given the Bulldogs a 28-0 lead in the second quar ter after Gio Gonzale z had recovered an onside kick. Bielobradek beat his de fender on a streak patter n down the right

Styler and new of fensive coordinator Brad Vojcak have tweaked the Bulldog fense to emphasize the running g ame der for mer head coach Brendan Cu the Bulldogs (1-0) often emphasized a cision shor t-passing g ame But at Mor junior quar terback Diego Gutier re z threw only nine passes and the Bulld relied on power inside running

Senior rushed for 125 yards, 3 TDs as Bulldogs overcome Morton

Quarterback Diego Gutierrez threw the ball just nine times against Morton, as RBHS relied on its power running game in its Aug. 26 opener at Morton.

Junior Jack O’Brien (30th, 15:39.90) was 14.87 seconds from 25th, followed by ju niors Hayden Marrs (139th) and Will Kallas (142nd), senior Zack Gaynor (158th) and ju nior Brennan Lester (195th).

Boys named No. 2, girls No. 13 in preseason rankings

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

The Bulldogs were ranked No 2 preseason to Grayslake Central in 2A by MileSplitIL and No. 3 by ILXCTF.

Cheney powers LTHS attack in win over Buffalo Grove Junior running back rushes for 228 yards, four touchdow ns

Another year together should help the Riverside-Brookfield High School boys cross country team all the way around. Besides retur ning six runners from last season’s fifth-place finish at the IHSA Class 2A state meet (235 points), Jack Brad y was a late hire as head coach in 2021.

RBHS boys, girls cross country poised for Class 2A glory

By BILL STONE

“ I’m really proud of our pl ayers be c ause we we re down 21-10 and the k ids ke pt battling and fighting and executing,” LT HS c oach Jon Beutjer said. “The fact that we we re able to stay to g ether and g et a win there was a really nice star t. ” David Wright co nver ted a 38- ya rd field g oal to give the Lions a 10-7 lead in the second quar ter T he Lions amassed 461 total ya rds be hind the of f ensive line of C ooper Komsthoeft, Mi ke y N une z, Kevin Cruz, Eddie T uerk, A idan Hallett and tight end s Smith and Jack Falls. Defensive tackle leaders we re Quinn Far nan (5) and Quinn Magee (4, one fo r loss). Linemen T uerk, Lu ke Wehling and Kellen K nop and linebacke rs Danny Pasko and Cooper King also star red. “We scored first and we knew we could score. T he defense g ot a c ouple of ke y stops and we j ust p ulled it out,” C heney said. “We c an r ally as a team and if we p ut it to g ether even more, we c an be one of the better teams in the conference.”

JACK CHENE Y KEVIN CRUZ

After a season-ending injury following the 2021 Lyons Township High School football opener, j unior r unning back Jack C heney retur ned with a flur ry du ring the 2022 season opener on Au g. 26 at Buf f alo Grove.

At the season-opening Trial on the Trail on Aug. 24 at Elmwood Park, the Bulldogs were edged by Glenbard South 30-34 for the titleCooper Marrs (9:49.7) won the 2.0-mile race by 22.1 seconds with O’Brien (10:28.2) and Gaynor (10:34.5) third and fourth and Hayden Marrs 11th (11:08.3). Nor man (10:45.4) won the frosh-soph race for the vic torious Bulldogs (51 points).

Key varsity newcomers include sophomore Brady Nor man and juniors Evan McMullen and Misaael Herrera. Kallas currently is recovering from a stress fracture.

RBHS girls cross country

COOPER MARRS BRYCE PACOUREKZACK GAYNOR GIANNA GELB

“I know that their expectations of themselves is pretty high,” Brady said. “They’ve got some pretty lofty goals.”

The Rive rside-Brookfield High School girls cross c ountry team advanced senior Br yc e Pacourek and sophomore Gianna Gelb as individual q ualifiers for the 2021 IHSA 2A girls state meet. Wi th their entire sectional lineup re tur ning, the Bulld og s are poised to take the next ste p. In the preseason 2A p olls, they we re r anked No 13 by ILXCTF and a team to watch by MileSplitIL. In her state retur n to Peoria last f all, Pacourek was 72nd (18:58.33 for 3.0 miles) and Gelb was 151st (19:45.42). S he r an a season b est at state and missed her l ife time best by just nine second s. At the 2021 C lass 2A Fenton Sectional, Gelb (31st) and Pacourek (37th) we re the final two state-qualifying individu als. T he Bulld og s we re 10th (227 points), three p laces and 58 points from the last state team-qualifying ber th. Juniors Maria Dalton and Lily Ko c ourek, seniors Jo jo Ro drigue z and Mi a Wa g ner and j unior Maiana N elson re tur n from the sectional lineup. Others to watch include senior retur nee Ava C onner ty and freshman Abby Fo rd At the season-opening E lmwood Pa rk T rial on the Trail on Au g. 24, RBHS (45) was second to N azareth (36). Pacourek took second (12:25.4 for 2.0 miles) and Ko c ourek (10th), Dalton (11th) and Ro driqu ez (14th) also we re top 15. Gelb was third in the frosh-soph race (13:36.3) with the 16th fastest time overall.

T he Lions also enjoyed quite a c omeback collective ly C heney ’s f our touchdowns and 228 r ushing ya rds on 35 car ries helped the Lions pr evail 38-35 after trailing 21-10 with 5:00 left in the first half “It f elt pretty awesome,” C heney said. “It f elt g ood to g et the win but also to go out there and perfor m the way that I was able to perfor m for the first time in a year.”Cheney had a touchdown r un of seve n ya rds for the g ame’s first score and then three straight five -yard touchdown runs . His back-to-back scores p ut the Lions ahead 24-21 in the third quar ter LT HS q uar terback Ryan Jackson (17 of 23 passing, 230 ya rds) then threw a 30ya rd touchdown p ass to Travis S tamm (6 catches, 105 ya rds) for a 31-21 lead. After C heney ’s four th score, the Bison closed to 38-35 with 4:34 left, but Graham Smit h recove red the ensuing onside kick and the Lions managed to run out the clock.

Contributing Reporter

Besides the lifetime-best, third-place state race by graduated Paul Proteau, junior Cooper Marrs (22nd, 15:18.01 for 3.0 miles) ear ned top-25 all-state honors by overcoming exhaustion to stagger past the finish line.

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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.

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.

Other important responsibilities and duties

7. Communicate effectively both orally writing, office 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

6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.

5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.

2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.

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.

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.

and in writing. 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

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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.

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.

1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.

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

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.

The Village of Oak Park is holding the Police Sergeant session on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 9:00am at Village Hall 123 Madison St Oak Park, IL 60302.

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2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.

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.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Mayor and the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be received for the following Improvement(s): 15 th Street Sewer Separation Project from Circle Avenue to Marengo AvSaidenue.bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time, on the 13 th day of September, 2022 at the Village Clerk’s Office in the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, and will be publicly opened and read at that time. The bidding forms and documents are available from Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., at www. questcdn.com using login #8181404, upon payment of the sum of Thirty and 00/100 DOLLARS ($30.00), which is not refundable. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No proposals will be issued to bidders after 10:00 a.m., on the 13 th day of September, 2022. Dated at Forest Park, Illinois this 23rd day of August, 2022. Mayor and Council Village of Forest Park By: Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor Attest: Vanessa Moritz VillagePublishedClerk in Forest Park Review August 31, 2022 OF

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REAL ESTATE FOR TION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 1418DefendantsCH12736DIVISION STREET, # 14 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 4, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 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 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 acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the 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.

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INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEOWNERON BEHALF FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-RP4; SCOTTvs.Plaintiff, SCHEMMEL; SVETLANA KAPLIN AKA SVETLAN KAPLINA; VILLAGE

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discriminationRightsdiscrimination.eIllinoisHumanActprohibitsinthe sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain calldiscrimination,ofHUDtollfree at: 1-800669-9777.

This project includes improvements to the Village of Brookfield Public Works Building located at 4545 Eberly Avenue consisting of structural repairs to the existing building roof truss Sealedsystem.bidswill be received up to the hour of 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 14 th day of September, 2022, in the office of the Village Manager in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read at 11:00 A.M. on the same day, Wednesday, the 14 th day of September, 2022, at the Village Hall.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following VILLAGEproject:OF BROOKFIELD, ILLIPUBLICNOIS WORKS BUILDING ROOF TRUSS REPAIRS

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

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Electronic copies of bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal, project specifications, and project plans are available from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154. Bidding documents can be requested by emailing info@ ehancock.com and a non-refundable fee of Fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be required to obtain bidding documents. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided and will only be accepted from bidders that have obtained bidding documents from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Company. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, the 7 th day of September, 2022. A mandatory site inspection will be required between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. on Friday, the 9 th day of September, 2022 for all potential bidders interested in submitting a proposal for the work. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work, and the local conditions affecting the contract and understands all the requirements for the performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The bidder shall not take advantage of any error or omission in the plans or proposal. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Village Manager and plainly marked “Village of Brookfield – Public Works Building Roof Truss Repairs Project” on the outside of the envelope. All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in an amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into, and the performance of the contract properly secured. Checks shall be made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or Anycheck.bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum issued by the VilInlage.the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be emailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

INTERCOUNTYF2 JUDICIAL SALES INI3200592intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATIONTHECIRCUITCOURTOF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY SELENEDIVISIONFINANCE LP LARSENIA-v.-Plaintiff, HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIAREAL ESTATE FOR SALE Let the sun shine in... Public Notice: Your right to know Available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year • OakPark.com • RBLandmark.com • ForestParkReview.com • AustinWeeklyNews.com • VFPress.news PublicNoticeIllinois.com

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite Chicago1200 IL, that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. # 18 CH 12736 THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTUS BANK CIATION NOT ITS OF ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS; US BANK NA SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO REGENCY SAVINGS BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PUBLICNOTICE22Defendants,CLAIMANTS;NONRECORDCH1440OFSALENOTICEISHEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-323-052-1003 AND 16Commonly07-323-052-1007.known as 424 S. WISCONSIN STREET, UNIT 3N, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inForspection.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 I3201083intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION

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 CORPORAOneTIONSouth 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.

BY THEORDERPRESIDENT AND BOARD OF VILLAGETRUSTEESOF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS

HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 19, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly16-17-322-023-0000.knownas1113 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL The60304.mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inForspection.information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 20-001990 ADC

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