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By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois.

The measure that will eliminate it has been on the books since early 2021, giving the justice system two years to plan for the major overhaul of the state’s pretrial detention system.

It’s also given time for the measure to become politicized to a point where the reality of the law has become indistinguishable from the political rhetoric surrounding it

“As I’ve said many times, what we want to

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make sure doesn’t happen is that someone who’s wealthy and commits a terrible violent crime – it could be, by the way, a wealthy drug dealer – doesn’t have an easy time getting bail compared to somebody who maybe commits shoplifting and for a couple of hundred dollars is stuck in jail,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a news conference in August.

But opponents and advocates of the reform agree that, beyond simply ending cash bail, the law seeks to reduce the number of people incarcerated before a guilty verdict by limiting the circumstances in which a judge can order pretrial detention.

Republicans and state’s attorneys have continued to fight for changes to the law, up

to a full repeal, arguing that while the intent may be to empower judges to detain more dangerous individuals, the bill as written is too limiting

A nonpartisan task force for med under the Supreme Court, meanwhile, is working to assist with implementation in the justice system ahead of Jan. 1 and has identified unclear or contradictory sections of the bill that lawmakers should reconsider before Jan. 1.

“It is frustrating because many aspects of the statute are not clear,” retired Judge Robbin Stuckert, who chairs the Pretrial Implementation Task Force, said at a July town hall meeting. “They may be vague, gray areas. And again, we are charged by

the Supreme Court to assist with implementation.”

The law’s sponsors in the General Assembly said they are working with the task force on legislation clarifying some of those matters – particularly when it comes to detainable offenses – for potential passage this fall.

Pretrial detention

The provision to end cash bail, known as the Pretrial Fair ness Act, was included in the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform passed in a January 2021 lame duck session.

Riversider makes appearance on ‘Jeopardy’

th inRive out a ing on though did not air until Se It was the first since the star Ma Park ing c from win three more g She far b $42,400. ceived cost of “It my l were suppo Gr ter, New York, a small town in upstate New York just west of Adirondack State Park, watching “Jeopardy” every night was a tradition in May’s family.

“It was such a cultural like family icon in our house,” May said. “It was dinner, news, ‘Jeopardy’ almost every night.”

To become a contestant is a multistage process First you have to take an online test. If you do well enough, you are contacted by the show and asked to take another online test that is proctored and observed.

If you score high enough on that test, you and other potential contestants do a mock game taped by the show’s producers to see how you do under pressure. If you do well enough in the mock game, you are then put on a list of potential contestants.

May, who works as a senior manager for operational non-financial risk for BMO Har ris Bank, took the second online test in late winter She was put on the callback list in May. She thought she would have to wait a long time before appearing on the show.

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viewed frequent categories such as state capitals, world capitals and American presi dents. On Aug. 1, she flew out to California, took a COVID test, and hoped for the best.

Jeopardy tapes five shows a day, and May’s show was the first taping. She had very limited interaction with host Ken Jennings and the rest of the “Jeopardy” crew.

“There were still a lot of COVID protocols so you kept your distance, and they would shuttle you and the [other] contestants back and forth a lot, very segregated from the cast and crew,” May said.

Before going on air, contestants are asked to list some interesting facts about themselves for the brief interviews that take place after the first commercial break. May, who graduated from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York, was an oboist in the U.S. Ar my, playing in the West Point Band in the early 2000s before ear ning a master’s degree in oboe perfor mance from Yale University.

Jennings asked her about the West Point

knowledge You cannot buzz in to answer a question until the host finishes reading the question. If you hit the buzzer too early, you are locked out for a short period.

“You have to react to that light,” May said. “There were some [answers] that I did know, but I couldn’t even get in on because I just didn’t hit the buzzer in time.”

May answered 11 questions before Final Jeopardy, getting seven correct. She incorrectly answered the Final Jeopardy question.

All in all, May said that it was great experience.

“I was just so blessed to have been part of that,” May said. “It’s like an iconic thing in our country, in our culture.”

May had to keep quiet about her appear ance in the nearly six weeks between the taping of the show and the Sept. 12 broad cast. Since Jeopardy airs at 3:30 p.m. in Chicago, she didn’t have a watch party and in stead just watched the show with her family.

“You can’t really have big party on Monday after noon to watch the show,” May said.

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BIG WEEK

Get your kicks

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Join Leslie Goddard as she takes you on a nostalgic 2,000-mile trip from Chicago to L.A. during “Remembering Route 66” on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road

Goddard explores the history of Route 66 from 1926 until its closing in the mid-1980s. Learn why the road remains indelibly associated with the lore of the American road trip

Register to attend at riversidelibrary.org/events.

Nor th Riverside decorating contest

So, you think your outdoor Halloween decorations measure up to the best in town? Put your moaning where your mouth is by entering North Riverside Parks & Rec’s Home Decorating Contest

The contest is free to enter by calling 708-442-5515. The top three houses will be awarded with a lawn sign declaring their spooky success.

Photos of home entries will be posted on Facebook at facebook.com/NRRecreation and decorations will be judged on Oct. 24.

And more

■ The Frederick Law Olmsted Society and village of Riverside will hold a Landscape Workday on Oct 1 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Longcommon/Downing triangle. 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.

■ The Brook eld Chamber of Commerce continues its 60-to-Win ra e drawings every Thursday through Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at Joe’s Saloon, 9220 47th St. in Brook eld. You can also watch a livestream on the Brook eld Chamber of Commerce Facebook page (facebook.com/Brook eldIllinois).

■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents “Semblance: Unfolded and Brought to Life,” by Chicago photographers Alice Hargrave and Barbara Diener in the Freeark Gallery and “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. Visit riverside artscenter.com for more.

■ 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.

Winter coat drive for vets

The Brook eld-Riverside Rotar y Club seeks the help of the communities to collect new or clean and gently used men’s winter coats for homeless and at-risk veterans. The VA seeks men’s coats in sizes Large to 4XL.

A donation box is located in the entryway of the Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave. through Oct. 14.

■ North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents After School Art Escape (child with adult) on Sept. 29 at 4 p.m., Club de Lectura discussing “Reina Roja” by Juan Gomez-Jurado on Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m., Calming Crafts for Kids (with adult) on Sept. 30 at 4 p.m., Morning Munchkin Stories with Ms. Karen on Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m., Silly Science (10-under with adult) on Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. and Story Safari (kids with adult) on Oct. 5 at 10:30 a.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new.

■ Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Chair Yoga (virtual) on Sept. 29 at 11 a.m., Legotastic Saturday in the Storytime Room on Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to noon and Maker

LWV hosts vir tual candida te forums

The League of Women Voters of the LaGrange Area will host a series of virtual forums in the coming week featuring candidates for state and federal o ce.

All will be held via Zoom and attendees must register in advance at my.lwv.org/illinois/la-grange area/voting for the following forums:

■ State Senate 11th District, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.

■ State House 21st District, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.

■ U.S Congress 4th District, Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

■ State House 8th District, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.

■ State Senate 1st District, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.

Who you gonna call?

We’re entering the spooky season, prepare by joining during “The Basics of Paranormal Investigating” on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave.

Quantum Paranormal Investigating will walk you through the equipment, the dos and don’ts and how to do an investigation in an appropriate way. Plus, discover well-known haunted locations in the area.

Call 708-485-6917 or visit online at brook eld. evanced.info/signup to register

Studio 101 on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. Call 708-485-6917 or visit online at brook eld.evanced.info/signup to register for programs

■ Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents Modern Calligraphy by Debbie Reelitz (virtual) on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., All Ages Outside Yoga Storytime (all ages) Sept. 30 at 9:30 and 10:15 a.m., Saturday Sensor y Storytime (kids up to Grade 2 with parent) on Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. and Today’s Feature Teen Movie in the Teen Room on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. To register for programs, visit online at riversidelibrary.org/events.

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

Completing bridge in 2022 now race against time

Concrete beams in place, decking to be poured in coming weeks

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The engineer in charge of the Brookfield Avenue bridge project said barring any unforeseen developments construction should be complete by the end of the 2022 construc tion season.

“It’ll be a mad dash to the finish line,” said Jesse Singer, resident engineer at Ciorba Group, the fir m hired by the village of Brookfield to lead the roughly $3 million project, which is largely being funded through a federal grant. “The bridge itself will be easy to finish, but the roadway is different because of the time of year we’re dealing with.”

In recent weeks, conditions have been ideal and last week the project hit a milestone with the installation of eight pre-cast concrete beams, upon which the bridge deck will sit. For the first time since the old bridge deck was demolished in May 2021, there’s a span across Salt Creek.

On Sept. 19, a 500-ton crane lowered each of the eight beams into place on top of the concrete abutments on either side of the river.

Eight precast concrete beams were lowered into place on Sept. 19, giving o cials hope that the Brook eld Avenue br idge over Salt Creek can be completed before the end of the construction season in November.

The prior week, the abutments were finished and the steel coffer dam that had been in place since the start of the project was re moved from the riverbed.

Also last week, workers laid a subdeck so they could walk on the new span and constructed a diaphragm where concrete will be poured for the overlook area on the north side of the new bridge. Work was also expected to begin immediately on building the for ms for the concrete bridge decking that will go atop the pre-cast beams

Getting the bridge deck completed is a one-

and-a-half to two-week process, Singer said, and it will take about seven days for the concrete deck to cure completely so it can handle vehicles.

After the decking is complete, the final piece of the puzzle will be to build the ap proaches that connect the roadway to the bridge. That’s where weather could make things dicey since asphalt plants typically close for the winter around the end of No vember Sections of asphalt roadway on either side of the bridge will need to be re paired after being chewed by heavy equip-

ment for two years.

“I’d say we’ll finish at the very end of the construction season,” Singer said. “I hope we’ll have no additional surprises.”

The project, which was supposed to have wrapped up at the end of 2021, has been plagued by delays caused by a variety of factors. In summer 2021, work halted for several weeks as the general contractor, Lorig Construction, waited for ComEd to OK de-ener gizing an overhead power line so demolition of the old bridge abutment could take place west Salt Creek.

Construction was then interrupted for months during the last quarter of 2021 and into 2022 after it was deter mined that a water main that ran under Brookfield Avenue had to be rerouted to the north to accommodate the larger superstructure of the new bridge.

Work finally restated in February, but the water main realignment – which also includ ed burying the overhead power line that had caused the first delay – didn’t wrap up until late in March

Then on June 7, just as workers prepared to pour concrete for the new abutments, quarry workers went on strike, causing road way and bridge projects across norther n Il linois to come to a standstill.

Quarry workers ended the strike on July 26, but work didn’t resume on the Brookfield bridge project until Aug. 8.

Cook County Clerk calls on veterans to be election workers

Yarbrough says there’s a ‘serious shortage’ of judges and poll workers

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, whose office runs elections in suburban Cook County, is calling on military veter ans to sign up as election judges and poll workers in the Nov. 8 Guber natorial Elec tion.

“We have a serious shortage of judges and poll workers,” Clerk Yarbrough said during a press conference on Sept. 20.

“We’ve seen our number of election judges shrink significantly in recent years.”

Yarbrough said the number of poll work ers has fallen by 40 percent over the last eight years. She said she has about 4,000

people who have indicated their availabil ity to work on Election Day but she needs at least 7,000 to cover every open position.

Polling place technicians make $365 and election judges make $200 for their day-long service. Anyone interested in working the polls can apply at cookcountyclerk.com/ work.

Yarbrough explained that the pandemic and age are contributing to the reduction in polling workers in suburban Cook County. She said the average election judge is be tween 65 and 70 years old.

The clerk said 4,500 election judges showed up for service on Election Day in June compared to more than 7,100 judges who worked on Election Day in the 2018

midter m election — the last midter m be fore the COVID-19 pandemic.

She said the dearth of election workers is a problem across the nation, before pointing out that “an estimated 130,000 poll workers have stopped serving over the past three midter m elections across the nation.”

Yarbrough said the idea to reach out to veterans came after she realized just how much the county clerk’s of fice interacts with them through the Veterans Service Of fice in Chicago.

“These are tough times for democracy and those in the veterans’ community took many years out of their lives to fight for this democracy and we’re asking you to fight for this democracy again by serv-

ing on Election Day,” said Brian Cross, the head of the Veterans Service Of fice.

Ed Michalowski, the de puty clerk of elections, said while the clerk’s of fice saw about 70 percent of voters cast their ballots before Election Day by voting early or through the mail in the 2020 General Election and 2021 Consolidated Election, Election Day operations are still important.

He said the clerk’s of fice has reduced the number of precincts to keep up with worker shor tages, but they still need to meet their goal of more than 7,100 workers to avoid overloading existing poll workers.

“If there’s one person in a precinct, we’re putting a heavy weight of democracy on their shoulders,” Michalowski said.

BOB UPHUES/Editor

Delayed 2 years by pandemic, Lost Boy visits Riverside

Salva Dut meets students who raised funds for his nonpro t helping South Sudan

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

A Lost Boy of Sudan finally found his way to Riverside on Sept. 23 when Salva Dut vis ited Hauser Junior High and Ames Elementary School to fulfil a commitment made in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

During the 2019-20 school year, 12 fifthgraders in teacher Catherine Dykes advanced learning class at Ames School read the novel “A Long Walk to Water,” based on a har rowing 1,000-mile walk to a refug ee camp in Ethiopia that an 11-year-old Dut made in 1985 to escape a civil war in Sudan.

One of the students in the Ames class, Sophie May, was so moved by the book that she suggested raising money for the foun-

dation Dut founded, Water for South Sudan, which builds wells so villagers there can have a safe, reliable source of water.

May’s classmates raised $1,400, which qualified Ames School to be entered into a raffle to win a visit from Dut, who is now 47 years old. Ames was selected for the visit, but because of the COVID pandemic, Dut couldn’t visit Ames until this year.

Those Ames fifth-graders are now eighthgraders at Hauser, so Dut visited both schools last week. He spoke at an assembly for all students at Hauser in the morning and addressed third- through fifth-graders at Ames in the afternoon. At each school he spoke for about 10 minutes and then answered questions.

Dut also had a smaller lunch visit with

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Salva Dut escaped civil war in Sudan by walking 1,000 miles to a refugee camp in Ethio pia. He would spend a decade in refugee camps before coming to the U.S. at the age of 21.

11 of the 12 Hauser eighthraised the money when they nearly three years ag who suggested the Ames fundraiser, was the only student not she was out of town with her the other students, it was exciting and inspiring to meet Dut after having read him and studied his “It’s weird because you always hear about you see him and li human that went through all of Henry Hall, who was also a leader in the draising efforts. “He’s not some ure. He’s just a person that went through thi and his story. … S ing to me.”

Carly Romero had a similar ing that it initially seemed strange to actuall see and talk to the person whose harrowing jour ney and work they had read about.

“At first it was so surreal and hard to be lieve that he was actually there, and it was super cool just to see him in person,” Romero said.

In addition to May, Hall and Romero the other for mer Ames students who read the book and helped raise money for the foundation are Nico Caputo, Chole Cochran, Aidan

Douglas, Jake Dudzic, Eli Halliwel, Grace Stanley, Siri Streng, Ella Vacek and Liam Wallace.

“The book was really awesome,” Romero said.

Hall and Romero both said that in some ways Dut’s visit was more meaningful to

been if the visit had riginally scheduled it means more now because I un” Hall said.

mer Ames students for raising money to help out people in South ich is now an independent country. undraising and learning about the Foundation taught at it is was like to help others.

He had been separated from his family when Sudanese soldiers attacked while he was in school in 1985. His teacher told Salva and his all-male classmates to run into the bush because it was too dangerous to retur n to their village. That was the start of his 1,000mile walk, which took about three months.

“At 11 years old, running away from your family was not that easy,” Dut told the students. “It was very challenging.”

People,

“It’s always important to give back to peoas much as you,” Romero ust super privileged, ve a little money to ed finally meeting Dut. alm and inviting pres-

Results†:

He didn’t see any members of his immediate family for nearly two decades. Dut didn’t reunite with his father, mother, sister and one brother until he was 28. Two of Dut’s brothers were killed in the civil war

HAIR REMOVAL

During his presentations to students at ve a brief outline of his experiences and the work of the foundation that he for med years after he came to live in Rochester, New York when he was 21 after living for 10 years in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.

Dut told the Hauser and Ames students that they should be grateful for the material advantages that they enjoy, such as never having to worry about having something to eat.

“You guys being born in America, you are very lucky, and you should not take things for granted or waste your opportunities,” Dut said.

Drawing upon his own experiences, Dut told the students to never lose hope or give up when things don’t go well or they face difficulties

HAIR REMOVAL

Dut now splits his time between living in South Sudan, where he supervised the work of his foundation, and traveling around the United States raising money for the Rochester-based foundation.

SUN DAMAGE

“Whatever happens in your life, please never give up, have hope, faith and perseverance and keep walking,” Dut said.

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CASH BAIL Judges maintain discretion

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Short for Safety, Accountability, Fair ness and Equity-Today, the SAFE-T Act was a broad-ranging initiative backed by the Illi nois Le gislative Black Caucus in the wake of a nationwide reckoning with racism in the criminal justice system following the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer

It was passed by the Senate just before 5 a.m. after an all-day session on Jan. 13, 2021, then cleared the House hours later Pritzker signed it a month later.

It has been amended twice, addressing law enforcement concer ns about use of force standards, clarifying some pretrial matters and changing language about po lice body cameras But provisions re gard ing cash bail have not been amended since the bill’s 2021 passage

The goal of the Pretrial Fair ness Act was clear: to move away from the existing wealthbased system of pretrial detention in favor of one based on an offender’s level of risk of re offending or fleeing prosecution.

Keith Grant, a Lake County public defend er and Pretrial Implementation Task Force member, said that citing and releasing people committing less serious offenses provides better outcomes, saves taxpayer money and frees officers to remain on the beat.

“We find that when defendants are de tained even for as little as, research shows, three days, they can become destabilized to the point of lacking all of the social netting resources that they would have otherwise had,” Grant said. “Keeping people in custody when they don’t need to be actually creates a risk of harm to the community.”

The Loyola University of Chicago’s Center for Criminal Justice Research analyzed Illi nois State Police data that showed that from 2020 to 2021, individuals jailed pretrial in Illi nois spent an average of 34 days incarcerated.

The report predicted the numbers would decrease under the PFA for those committing lesser offenses while likely increasing for those held on more serious offenses because they can’t free themselves on bail. (See graphic above)

The report further analyzed U.S. Depart ment of Justice data which showed that in 2019, 50 percent of jail detainees in Illinois were Black compared to 15 percent of the population at large; 33 percent were white compared to 76 percent of the population; and 14 percent were Hispanic compared to 18 percent of the population. The racial disparity numbers were driven by Illinois’

three largest counties

Of those detained, 82 percent were being held on felony charges and 89 percent were being held pretrial.

The new law abolishes cash bail and provides for a presumption in favor of release for misdemeanors, traf fic of fenses and other petty of fenses, provided a defendant is not deemed a risk to the community by the ar resting of ficer. (See graphic opposite page)

Kane County Chief Judge Clint Hull, a task force member, said at a July town hall that the ar resting of ficers will maintain similar discretion as they are af forded under current law.

“Do they pose an obvious threat to the community or any person or are they a risk to… their own safety?” he said. “In both situations, if they are, the police – despite the fact that this isn’t the most serious of fense – (do) have the discretion to bring that person in to try to make sure that they can identify and address that issue.”

In most cases, individuals committing misdemeanors or petty of fenses will re ceive a citation from law enforcement and a court date within 21 days

Pretrial hearings

After the initial arrest, as under current law, judges will deter mine whether detention continues

Under current law, bail hearings typically occur within 72 hours of arrest and last less than five minutes. Prosecutors detail the defendant’s charges and may recommend a bail amount. The judge then decides the conditions of their release, including how much money, if any, the defendant must post before their release from custody.

Under the PFA, the hearings will be more intensive Defendants are given a right to

legal representation and prosecutors can detail their reasons for continued detention.

“One of the primary goals of the law is to make sure that we’re having in-depth, detailed hearings when we’re taking away someone’s freedom,” said Sarah Staudt, an advocate with the Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, which worked with lawmakers on the bill.

Prosecutors wishing to keep an individual detained would petition the court for pretrial detention.

Upon petition, the law requires an “immediate” detention hearing which could co incide with the defendant’s first appearance in court. If a continuance is requested and granted, the court would have 48 hours in serious felony cases to hold such a hearing.

The court would have the authority to de tain an individual pending a continuance.

For pretrial detention to be ordered, the state must prove “by clear and convincing evidence” that the defendant committed the crime, poses a specific threat to a person or persons and that no other pretrial conditions can mitigate the defendant’s risk to that person or persons

It’s a heightened standard that prosecutors have war ned may be too difficult to meet within the short timeline, but advocates say is necessary to protect a constitutional presumption of innocence.

For lesser offenses, the court would have 24 hours to conduct the same procedure. The PFA makes no exception for holidays or weekends.

Limits to detention

State’s attor neys have been the most vocal critics of the law as written, arguing that it leaves too little leeway for judges to detain

dangerous individuals in certain circumstances

Among them is Republican DuPage County State’s Attor ney Bob Berlin, who said he was not opposed to ending cash bail in principle.

“I want to stress, this is very fixable,” Berlin said. “I’m not one of the people out there saying ‘Oh, re peal re peal, just get rid of it.’ We can fix this. And we can fix it be fore January 1.”

John Curran – an implementation task force member, GOP state senator and for mer assistant Cook County state’s attor ney – said he also didn’t oppose ending cash bail, but he saw several shortcomings with the system replacing it

He, Berlin and other state’s attor neys have called on Illinois to emulate a system put in place in New Jersey in 2017, which eliminates cash bail but gives greater discretionary authority to judges to impose pretrial detention than does Illinois’ law.

“The first big difference is New Jersey doesn’t limit the number of offenses that are detainable,” Berlin said in an interview. “New Jersey allows judges to detain in any criminal offense, which would include misdemeanors. We believe that judges are in the best position to make decisions about who should be detained or not.”

While the PFA does not create categories of offenses that are “non-detainable” under ev ery circumstance, it does, as written, create circumstances in which a judge would have no statutory authority to detain a defendant that doesn’t have a prior record or present a risk of fleeing prosecution.

Another Loyola University study estimated that a judge would not have been able to detain the defendant in 56 percent of arrests that occurred statewide in 2020 and 2021 had the PFA been in place.

From 2020 to 2021, according to the re search, 193,387 people were admitted into jails statewide each year, with 90 percent held for some length pretrial. Due to varying lengths of pretrial detention, the report estimated there were between 13,827 to 15,994 people being held pretrial daily.

Once the PFA is implemented, between 44,000 and 70,000 individuals per year will be eligible for initial detention, the report estimated

About 70 percent of those would be in re lation to domestic violence or violations of order of protections, according to the study, which is one reason the SAFE-T Act had sup port from anti-domestic violence groups.

“If post-COVID trends continue,” the re port reads, “that means somewhere between 89,000 and 115,000 individuals per year could not be initially detained under the PFA once the law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.”

Loyola University of Chicago’s Center for Cr iminal Justice Research shows the breakdown of Illinoi s’ jail population in 2019. See full report at tiny url.com/2k72bjmx

Detention standards

Curran’s and Berlin’s concern lies in the language beginning on page 370 of the 764page SAFE-T Act which lays out the specific circumstances in which a judge can order pretrial detention.

The language allows a judge to deny pretrial release if a defendant is a danger to an individual or the community and is accused of non-probational offenses such as firstdegree murder, as well as aggravated arson, residential burglary, stalking, domestic battery, certain gun offenses and several specified sex offenses

While misdemeanors and other low-level offenses are generally non-detainable under the new law, all charges become detainable if the defendant is already on pretrial release, probation or parole

The language also allows detention for in dividuals charged with a forcible felony “for which a sentence of imprisonment, without

probation, periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge, is required by law upon conviction.”

The task force has noted that language specifically excludes offenses for which a defendant is eligible for probation. Berlin said that means, under the law as written, judges cannot order pretrial detention of an individual accused of second-degree murder, drug traf ficking, arson, robbery, aggravated battery, threatening a public official and other probational offenses unless prosecutors prove they are a risk for “willful flight” from prosecution.

The willful flight standard, unlike the dangerousness provision, can be applied to anyone committing a crime greater than a Class 4 felony – which includes many prop erty crimes and offenses such as aggravated DUI and driving on a revoked license – who is deemed by a judge as “planning or attempting to intentionally evade prosecution by concealing oneself.”

But because the law states that past non-

appearances in court are “not evidence of fu ture intent to avoid prosecution,” Berlin said it will be difficult to prove.

“I mean, you’ve gotta show that they’ve got a ticket to get out of town,” Berlin said.

Advocates, on the other hand, say the differentiation between the willful flight and dangerousness standards was intentional, although further changes may be forthcoming

“If someone’s going to cooperate with the prosecution in a nonviolent case, we don’t want a situation where they’re being de tained,” Staudt said.

Sen. Robert Peters, a Democrat and Senate co-sponsor of the law, said he’s open to discussions about amending the bill’s willful flight standards and detainable offense language based on the Pretrial Implementation Task Force’s recommendations.

“Anytime you take human life and you’re saying I’m going to take away their freedom, that should be somewhat of a higher standard,” he said. “What I again will say is that

I’m willing to have conversations about the practices of this.”

Rep. Justin Slaughter, a Chicago Democrat and the law’s House sponsor, said language regarding detainable offenses in the existing bill is “misleading” and “unclarified,” and his plan is to address it in follow-up legislation this fall.

“We will have a system that prioritizes public safety, and we will have a system (in which)… there’s no such thing as a non-de tainable person,” Slaughter said when asked about the goal of follow-up legislation at a Sept. 15 news conference.

He declined to go into specifics due to ongoing discussions

Curran, who said he’s been pushing for such changes since January 2021, noted another section of the bill states that “at each subsequent appearance” in court, a judge must find that continued detention of a defendant is necessary “to avoid the specific, real and present threat to any person or of willful flight from prosecution to continue detention of the defendant.”

The task force identified the language as problematic, and advocates have said standardizing the language throughout the bill will be a goal of follow-up legislation.

Follow-up bill

Slaughter said lawmakers are working with the task force to address concer ns He’s currently sponsoring House Bill 5537, a 219page bill that, among other changes, seeks to standardize the detention language It was filed in January, has no cosponsors and likely does not represent a final bill.

While court officials like Berlin have engaged lawmakers regarding potential chang es, several others have raised broader alar ms and pushed for a full repeal – an outcome unlikely with Democrats in control of the General Assembly and gover nor’s office at least through the PFA’s effective date

At a news conference with county sheriffs earlier this month, GOP gover nor candidate and state Sen. Darren Bailey pushed for a full repeal and didn’t offer alter native amend ments he’d work to implement. He said he believed repeal would be possible because he believed the Pretrial Fair ness Act was tied to unspecified property tax increases.

At a Sept. 14 news conference, Pritzker re iterated he supports the new law but didn’t say when changes would happen or to what extent they are necessary.

“Are there changes or adjustments that need to be made? Of course,” he said. “And there have been adjustments made and there will continue to be Laws are not immutable.”

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Phelan Swiderski named Riverside Junior of the Year

The Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity in August announced that Kristen Phelan Swiderski had been named the nonprofit’s Junior of the Year for 2021-22.

Phelan Swiderski has been an active contributor to the charity’s initiatives, from help ing with events and launching one of its newest fundraiser, Brewfest. She also has nominated and vetted future board members and has recruited new members to the organization.

According to a press release from the Riverside Ju niors announcing the honor, Phelan Swiderski “is an expert negotiator who secured in-kind donations for our events She is always focused on cost savings so that we can maximize our contributions to the charities we support.”

Welcome aboard

Last month, the Chicago Zoolo gical Society, which op erates Brookfield Zoo, announced the appointment of Kate Brue ggemann as its new senior vice presi dent of develop ment, ef fective Se pt. 15.

Her appointment completes an extensive search for a successor to Cindy Zeigler, who led philanthropic and development ef forts and spearheaded significant changes in the fundraising progr am over the past 14 years.

Brue ggemann be g an her fundraising career as the development director at the Missouri History Museum in 2011. Since that time, she held the principal giving director position at the Missouri Botanical

Garden and, most recently, was the vice president of development for the Adler Planetarium.

In her new role at Brookfield Zoo, she will oversee ef for ts to raise mission, capital, and annual funds through individual giving, foundations, grants, corporat e gifts, gover nment contributions, special events, the society’s membership program and more.

On campus

■ Kylee D. Her nandez, of Brookfield, was among those graduating from Wheaton Colle ge in May. Her nandez was awarded a Bachelor of Ar ts de gree in inter national relations.

■ Kevin J. Lizik, of Brookfield, was among the 626 graduates who received de grees from the University of Nebraska during a commencement ceremony on Aug. 13 at Pinnacle Bank Area in Lincoln. Lizik ear ned a Bachelor of Science de gree

■ Christian Gatsos, of Brookfield, was named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list

Riverside Juniors’ inaugural Swan Derby a success

A large crowd came to the banks of the Des Plaines River on Aug. 28 to cheer on their entries in the Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity’s inaugural Swan Derby fundraiser

T he small plastic swans raced from the Hofmann Tower to the finish line at Swan Pond. Cash prizes went to the winners, and those attended also enjoyed a DJ, miniature golf, a bounce house and face painting.

T he Swan Derby’s main purpose was to raise funds for the many charities the Riverside Ju niors support, and it did that job, raising $4,000. Last year, the Ju niors donated more than $18,000 to local org anizations and f ami lies needing support.

at Illinois Wesleyan University in Blooming ton for ear ning a semester grade-point aver age of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale

■ Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park has announced that Brookfield resident Michael Feng, who graduated in May, and Riverside resident Elizabeth Selove a member of the Class of 2023, we named AP Scholars in 2022 for their perfor mance Advanced Placement exams.

Feng was named an AP Scholar with Distinction for ear ning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on at least five exams Selover was named an AP Scholar with Honors for ear ning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams and scores of 3 or higher on at least four exams.

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Riverside Juniors members (right) launch dozens of pink and white plastic swans from the Barrypoint Road br idge near the Hofmann Tower into the Des Plaines River for their journey downstream to Swan Pond.

NAMI plans to open Teen Living Room in Brook eld

Drop-in center would help those ages 12-17 seeking mental health services

By BOB UPHUES Editor

For the past six years in the western sub urbs, those 18 and older seeking the mental health counseling of a peer during times of anxiety and stress could drop in and talk to a trained specialist at one of the three Li Rooms staffed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Metro Suburban LaGrange, Summit and Broadview.

Later this fall, NAMI will debut a similar Living Room for teenagers at a storefront at 9045 Monroe Ave., the for mer home of Focus Om Yo ga in the Eight Corners business district.

Kimberly Knake, executive director of the Oak Park-based NAMI Metro Suburban, said the agency has signed a lease for the space and is presently finalizing plans for the space.

The Teen Living Room will operate much like their adult counterparts, with certified recovery support specialists available seven days a week to talk to any teenager seeking

support from a peer

Pillars Community Health is NAMI’s clinical partner and can offer multiple services to help teens understand their mental health issues and help them and their families de velop skills to manage those issues

“Our certified support specialists work with clinicians on a wide range of services,” Knake said.

lthough NAMI is based in Oak Park, it serves Brookfield and residents have access to all of NAMI’s programs and ser-

Last winter, the Brookfield Parks and creation staf f participated in mental health first aid training.

“We met with them again in early summer and I learned that through grant funding Brookfield has access to all of their programs and training free of cost,” said Brookfield creation Director Stevie Ferrari.

Brookfield Parks and Rec will host two mental health first aid training sessions, one for adults and one for those 17-under this fall. The 17-under training course will be split into two sessions of four hours each on Oct. 5 and 6. A full eight-hour adult training session will be held Nov. 12.

More information is available by calling Brookfield Parks and Rec at 708-485-1474 or emailing Ferrari at sferrari@brookfieldil. gov. You can also re gister for programs via a link on the Parks and Recreation Depart

ment page at brookfieldil.gov.

According to Ferrari, the Teen Living Room slated to open around mid-November in Brookfield is the first of its kind in the nation, specifically serving those between the ages of 12 and 17.

In a piece on the NAMI Illinois website highlighting the Metro Suburban af filiate, Knake described them as “often a person’s first connection to mental health care.”

“This makes us a real alter native to the ER, which can be a frightening way to be gin your mental health journey,” Knake told NAMI Illinois. “The living room ap proach makes a real difference in communities where mental health stigma may be especially high. For so many people, simply taking that first step is difficult. We want them to know they’re in the right place.”

To find out more about NAMI Metro Suburban’s Living Room initiative for adults, you can visit online at namimetsub.org/our-pro grams/recovery-programs/the-living-room.

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Open house Sept. 28 to lay out

Burlington Ave. redo

Brook eld plans to reconstruct and widen streets, install storm sewer

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The village ofBrookfield will host a public open house on Sept. 28 for residents to ask questions and provide comment about a $5.4 million road improvement and storm sewer construction project for Burlington Avenue between Grove Avenue and DuBois Boulevard that’s scheduled for construction in 2024.

The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the council chambers of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Written comments may be submitted at the open house or mailed to Public Works Director Carl Muell at the village hall.

According to a memo to the village board from Muell, the open house is an Illinois Department of Transportation requirement, so residential and commercial property owners as well as business owners affected by the work can ask questions and provide comment.

IDOT is considered the lead agency for the work since $2.25 million in federal grant funding was earmarked for the Brookfield project by the West Central Municipal Conference’s Central Council ofMayors. While that leaves the village on the hook for the remaining $3.2 million ofthe total cost, officials are expected to apply for another grant from the Central Council ofMayors for 80 percent of that amount.

In October, the village board is expected to approve spending $375,000 over both the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years for Hancock Engineering to complete Phase II design engineering for the project.

IDOT will put the project out to bid in January 2024, with work taking place between April and November of that year.

According to Muell’s memo to the board, which was discussed at the village board committee ofthe whole meeting on Sept. 26, the scope of work will include simple resurfacing of streets, but will mainly consist of full street reconstruction, which

will be disruptive to those living and operating businesses in the constr uction area.

It will also include the installation of a new storm sewer along Burlington Avenue from Elm Avenue to a new outlet into Salt Creek. That work will result in Creekside Park, a pocket park at Burlington and Grove, being closed to the public for about two months during construction.

Any excavation done inside the park re lated to the storm sewer construction will be restored once it’s complete.

The roadway will be fully reconstructed, along with the installation ofnew curbs and gutters on Burlington Avenue from Prairie to Maple and from Deyo to DuBois. Burlington Avenue from Prairie to Maple will also be widened by 8.5 inches, and the intersections at Burlington and Southview and Burlington and DuBois will be realigned.

DuBois Boulevard will also be reconstructed and widened by one foot from Burlington Avenue to Ogden, and a new brick paver area will be installed in front ofthe Cong ress Park Metra station.

The asphalt roadway will be milled and resurfaced along Burlington Avenue from Grove Avenue to Prairie and from Maple to Deyo. Deteriorated sections ofthe existing combined sewer will also be re paired throughout the construction zone.

After construction, the village also intends to expand commuter parking on the north side ofBurlington Avenue between Maple to DuBois, increasing the number of spots from 26 to 64.

That increase is being carried out with the hope that, sometime in the near future, the commuter parking lot at 4000 DuBois Blvd., which is owned by the village, will be redeveloped. That lot presently accommodates 58 vehicles.

“While we don’t have a crystal ball for 2024 or beyond, our assumption is something will eventually be developed on that property, though there is nothing identified now,” said Village Manager Timothy Wiberg. “In order to re place as much of that parking as possible, we are making long-term plans now to increase the amount ofon-street commuter parking on Burlington, by extending the area on Burlington for commuter parking.”

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RAC selling limited-edition prints for 2022 fundraiser

‘Shape of ings to Come’ includes original work from 11 artists

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., is in the midst of a fundraiser that its of ficials hope will raise nearly $30,000 and also provide a way for people to purchase original fine art for a price they wouldn’t be able to touch in a traditional silent auction setting

You can purchase any of 11 prints for $100 each or buy a portfolio of all 11 for $1,000 during RAC’s “Shape of Things to Come” fund raiser, which continues through Oct. 1. All of the prints are on display at the Riverside Arts Center, or you can view them online and purchase them at riversideartscenter.com.

“We were looking for an opportunity to provide more affordable art, and for $100 you

can get a super beautiful original print,” said RAC Executive Director Liz Chilsen.

Each artist’s design was made into a set of 20 ink-jet prints on high-quality 11-by 17-inch paper. The first five prints of each print run have been sorted into five separate 11-print portfolios. Prints six through 20 are available for purchase individually.

The artists invited to provide work include Claire Ashley, Aimee Beaubien, Paola Cabal, Bob Faust, Azadeh Gholizadeh, Matthew Girson, Anne Harris, Anna Kunz, Kim Piotrowski, Luis Alvaro Sahagun and Jay Wolke.

As of Sept. 27, two of the five 11-print port folios and all of the individual prints by Anna Kunz and Anne Harris had sold out.

While some artists submitted work in a purely digital format, which RAC converted

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This event is open to the public. All Riversiders are welcome!

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into ink-jet prints, others created original works of art, which were then translated into digital images.

Anne Harris created an original painting “Tear Study” while Paola Cabal provided RAC with an ink wash drawing titled “What We Make of It.” The arts center got prints to use for their fundraiser while the artists got to retain the original pieces to exhibit and sell elsewhere.

Chilsen said all of the artists took the theme of the fundraiser to heart when designing their pieces.

Azadeh Gholizadeh, whose work was exhibited at RAC in early 2020, read the H.G. Wells book “The Shape of Things to Come” and listened to the 1967 recording of The Yardbirds’ song of the same title to gain inspiration for her work, which bears the same name

“People really took it on and really contributed work that was really mindful of the theme,” Chilsen said.

According to Chilsen the idea behind the fundraiser came from RAC board member Paul D’Amato, a photographer who was awarded a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship in 1994 and is a professor at Columbia College in Chicago.

“I think we reached a point where we just can’t keep asking artists to give us things that are one of a kind,” D’Amato said. “They don’t give us their best things, because they

can’t afford to give us their best things, and they always sell for half of what they do sell for [in a g allery setting].”

One of the reasons the work is so af ford able is that the printing and paper were donated to RAC. The printing was done by Document in Chicago, which is run by Aron Gent, a for mer student of D’Amato’s at Columbia. The paper was donated by IT Supplies.

“It would’ve cost thousands of dollars,” Chilsen said of the printing costs and paper had they not been donated. “It was a super ef fort of people pitching in and helping out.”

The title of the fundraiser is also a nod to next year’s 30th anniversary of the nonprofit arts organization, which exhibits the work of both local and nationally known artists and offers art education opportunities to children and adults

All 11 artists who were invited to provide designs for the limited-edition print run have exhibited work at RAC in the past, and each was asked to have their designs respond to the phrase “shape of things to come.”

“We are really interested in drawing our history forward and looking to the future,” said Chilsen, who has been RAC’s executive director since the start of 2021. “We have a great history, so we’re trying to find ways to honor that.”

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St

One car stolen, two tampered with in Brook eld

Brookfield police re por ted one vehicle stolen and two more vehicles whose igni tions had been tampered with over night on Se pt. 25-26.

A resident of the 9000 block of Southview Avenue called police at about 6:50 a.m. that day to re port that a gray 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe had been stolen from the driveway of her residence.

Police confir med that the vehicle owner was up to date on payments and that she possessed the only keys. T here was no glass on the pavement indicating that the window was shattered to gain entry.

A couple of hours later, a resident of the 9500 block to Monroe Avenue re por ted that someone had ransacked his pickup truck, which now would not star t. According to the police re port, the ignition switch had been tampered with.

T he victim also re por ted that his girl friend’s car, also a Hyundai, did star t. However, after stopping at a g as station to make a purchase, the vehicle would not star t ag ain. Upon closer examination, the victim said there were scratches to the

area near the ignition switch as if someone had tried to tamper with it

False auto theft repor t

Riverside police charged a 66-year old Cicero man with a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report after he reported a work truck stolen while he was doing a landscap ing job at a home in the 200 block of Fairbank Road on the after noon of Sept. 21.

The man waited until an hour after the vehicle allegedly had been stolen, and he initially told police he’d left the keys inside the truck and that it was taken while he was in side the house to get a drink of water

However, the homeowner denied the man ever entered the house and private security video from the neighborhood reportedly showed the “stolen” truck leave the block followed closely behind by another of the land scaping company’s trucks at 1:47 p.m.

Confronted with that evidence, the man told police he had put a lot of money into the truck trying to fix it and wanted to “get his money back” apparently by filing an insur ance claim for it being stolen.

Halloween decoration slashed

A resident of the 2400 block of 6th Avenue, Nor th Riverside, called police on Se pt. 24 at about 10:20 p.m. after a 10-foot-tall in flatable ghost decoration on the front lawn had been punctured.

The witness told police they noticed the ghost lit and inflated when a group of four juveniles walked past it. The witness then saw the light go out and the ghost deflate at which time the kids ran away

The decoration cost about $150 to purchase several years ago, the victim told police

DUI

A 49-year-old Chicago woman was charged by Nor th Riverside police with drunken driving after of ficers were dis patched to the intersection of Cer mak Road and First Avenue to check on someone re por tedly passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Ar riving police re por ted observing a

white SUV in the curb lane of westbound Cer mak Road. As the of ficer approached, the vehicle slowly drove forward and came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the in tersection.

The of ficer approached the stopped ve hicle and re por ted seeing the driver with her head tilted back on the headrest, eyes closed and mouth wide open, with her foot on the brake and the vehicle running and in drive.

After multiple attempts to rouse the driver, police said, the woman was able to put the vehicle in park. According to police, the driver’s blood-alcohol content was 111, which is more than the legal maximum of .08.

These items were obtained from police re ports filed by the Ri verside, North Ri verside and Brookfield police departments, Sept. 1926, 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.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

By Linda Sokol Francis. E.A.

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Consider working as an election judgeChange in the air

While it’s been frustrating for Brookfield residents to endure another full year of bridge construction that has them rerouting trips to vil lage hall, Kiwanis Park and the downtown, there appears to be light at the end of that tunnel.

The new bridge ought to be an upgrade over the span that had been there for a century, and it looks to be the first in what could be a series of improvements to Brookfield’s downtown in the next five years.

While the village will require grant funding to achieve what it wants, the wheels are already in motion to find that funding, and instead of piecemealing improvements, there appears to be a cohesive strategy for those upgrades.

Among the grant applications in the works from a variety of state and regional agencies — some of which is already in hand — the bridge improvement came courtesy of a $2.3 million federal grant. And another $2.25 million in federal grant funding has been earmarked for a planned 2024 reconstruction of Burlington Avenue from Grove to DuBois.

That project also includes the installation of a new storm sewer, redoing the area in front of the Congress Park Metra station and remaking the DuBois/Burlington intersection. The village plans to apply for another $2.1 million to fund that project, which will cost more than $5 million.

Recently, the village board also gave the go-ahead for village staff to apply for $3 million in state grant funding to make over the streetscape of the village’s entire Grand/Prairie/Burlington downtown, including improvements that take into account the desire by residents and businesses to host more events there, like Music on Grand.

Another $500,000 grant application will be submitted to the state to fund improvements to the area immediately next to the Grossdale Station, which would heighten the profile of a vastly under utilized asset by creating a venue for outdoor events and boost the profile of the Brookfield History Museum inside the former train depot, which is on the National Register of Historic Places

All told, if the village gets all of those grants, it would add up to a little more than $10 million — a significant investment in the village’s infrastructure.

This kind of coordinated strategic thinking when it comes to planning has not always been the case in Brookfield, where of ficials historically have been loath to upset the apple cart

But Brookfield has changed a lot since the turn of the 21st century and this more expansive thinking is a reflection of that, and of the shift in local attitudes toward those kinds of changes

The ultimate goal is more downtown redevelopment, more density around the train stations and a more vibrant destination for residents and visitors. Private redevelopment, like winning grants, is not guaranteed, but the village has at least set the stage for that possibility.

One of the most significant and impor tant rights that we have as American citizens is the right to vote. Here in Cook County, of ficials have worked on for many years to make it as failsafe as possible

Cook County has what I feel to be a very ef ficient system, one of which I was part of for 35-p lus years as an election judg e. Over the years it was streamlined, im proved and made more ef ficient.

Election judges are trained and are there to help the voters exercise their right. Those judges are responsible for what happens in their precinct, and their names and/or initials are found on material within the precinct to hold them accountable.

Did you know that election judges must account for every ballot that is sent to their precinct? If you star t out with 500 ballots in the mor ning, you must know at closing time where they all are. I have experienced the delight when at the end of the day, seeing all the numbers tally correctly or the agony of trying to find that one ballot that must be accounted for.

T he work of an election judge is a wor thwhile job

OBITUARIES

Christine V. Rudd, 73

North Riverside resident

Christine V. Rudd (nee Walker), 73, of Nor th Riverside, died Se pt. 24, 2022

Ms. Rudd was the wife of the late Richard; the mother of Peter (Marlana) and Joshua (Kristen); the grandmother of Lo g an, Isabella and Angela, Jacob, Abig ail, Jayden, Tatum, Walker, Wynter and Talon and the sister of Geraldine Popp, the late Judith (late Michael) Bur ns and late Thomas Walker

Visitation is Thursday, Se pt. 29 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St., Riverside

and yes, you do get paid.

I am writing on this subject because Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has announced a shor tage of judges for the upcoming election. I encourage people to look into serving by visiting the Cook County Clerk’s website at cookcounty clerk.com/work to lear n more. I highly recommend high school students take the oppor tunity Yes, it’s a sanctioned day of f, but you will lear n much about the electoral process.

Over my many years as an election judge at Blythe Pa rk School, I met many people and worked with some judges that became friends. We would look forward to seeing what we called “our re gular voters.”

T he most consistent voters were usually those who were a bit older, and though there were easier ways to vote, they enjoyed doing it in person on election day. They also enjoyed the candy I would have on the table -- one voter always requested Starlight mints

I encourage you to consider being an election judg e. Be part of the process, you will be rewarded in many ways

Muriel P. Walinski, 89

Worked in banking

Muriel P. Walinski (nee Kuehn), 89, of Nor th Riverside and for merly of Berwyn, died Se pt. 23, 2022.

Ms. Walinski was born Aug. 29, 1933 in Chicago. She was a retired new accounts specialist in the banking field and enjoyed bingo

She was the wife of the late Har ry L. Walinski; the mother of Jann M. (Richard) Petkus, Glenn A. Walinski and the late Dale E. Walinski; and grandmother and greatgrandmother of many.

Visitation is Thursday, Se pt. 29 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 Desplaines Ave., Nor th Riverside A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Se pt. 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Pius X Church, Stickney Inter ment is at Resur rection Cemetery, Justice.

Online condolences, memories and photos may be shared at KuratkoNosek.com.

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Big plays doom Lions as York spoils homecoming

LTHS su ers rst loss of the season, can clinch playo berth Sept. 30

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Senior defensive back James Georgelos re ceived his first chance to also contribute at running back for the Lyons Township High School football team on Sept. 24.

“All offseason I was training and gearing to go both ways,” Georgelos said. “It definitely is a little bit tougher than playing one way, but I was ready to go.”

Georgelos and the Lions only wanted just one more meaningful offensive possession. They closed within one score twice in the second half only to see York respond and pull away for a 27-14 West Suburban Silver victory to spoil the Lions’ homecoming.

LTHS (4-1, 2-1) was hurt by 53, 43 and 44yard pass plays by the Dukes (5-0, 3-0). The 44-yarder came after LTHS closed to 19-14 with 7:41 left and York faced third-and-19 on its 11.

Instead of the Lions soon regaining the ball with a chance to take the lead, York was at the Lions’ 45-yard line and eventually scored with 2:19 to go

“We had them pinned back there. They throw that post. We’ve got to make a play on that ball. But I’m glad that our kids battled. They continue to battle,” LTHS coach Jon Beutjer said.

The Lions trailed 12-0 at halftime as York scored on its final two possessions of the first half with help from its first two huge pass plays.

The Lions nearly scored first.

“The second play, we dropped a touchdown. If we score there, it might be a different ball game,” Beutjer said. “I feel like in this game we kind of beat ourselves a little. I don’t want to take anything away from [York]. They won the game. But when we turn the film on, there’s a lot of things we didn’t do so well.”

The Lions did open the second half with

an 80-yard touchdown drive. Quarterback Ryan Jackson scored on a 10-yard run.

The defense then got back-to-back threeand-outs, but York pinned the Lions deep and regained possession at the LTHS 35. Three plays later, Jake Melion scored his second of three touchdowns on a 23-yard run for a 19-7 lead

The Lions again went 80 yards to score as

completed six passes, including a rd touchdown pass to Travis Stamm. hen came York’s third touchdown. what good teams do. We’ve got to do ourselves,” Georgelos said. “We’ve ot to make sure after we score, we get a stop whenever [York] got scored on, they

he Lions were limited to 220 yards of Jackson was 15-for-22 for 159 yards with Graham Smith (4 catches, 53 yards) and tamm (3 catches, 41 yards) the top receivers. Georgelos was the leading rusher with 12 ries for 33 yards.

ve leaders included Cooper King (9 tackles), Danny Pasko (6 tackles, 2 for loss), tamm (5 tackles, 2 for loss), Eddie Tuerk and Georgelos (5 tackles each) and Quinn Noah Pfafflin and Caleb Greer (4 tackles each).

he Lions can become IHSA playoff eli gible with a victory Sept. 30 at Proviso West (2-3, 0-3), but they need help for any share of the WSC Silver title. Glenbard West (5-0, 2-0) visits York this week.

“I thought that we beat ourselves. There’s a lot of mental but also physical mistakes,” Georgelos said.

“Sometimes when you win, you may have mistakes that are brushed under the rug. Obviously when you lose, then those things are really magnified,” Beutjer said. “I be lieve that great teams continue to get better throughout the season and peak at the right time. That’ ll be the message for our team.”

Lions rebound from early de cit to top RBHS soccer

Despite injuries to 3 starters, LTHS improves to 10-2-3

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

On Sept. 26, that skill played a hand in settling a friendly family rivalry.

Junior Haris Sarajlija scored off a Swicio nis throw-in with 11:01 remaining to give the

Senior Will Swicionis often helps the Lyons Township High School boys soccer team’s offense with long sidelines throw-ins.

Lions a 2-1 victory at Riverside-Brookfield. While LTHS (10-2-3) overcame an early deficit with three key players out, Swicionis and brother Ben enjoyed another victory over their cousin, RBHS junior Max Swicionis.

“When we were younger, all of the time we used to play together, so it’s kind of different playing on different teams,” Will Swicionis said. “It’s hard to always

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LTHS quarterback Ryan Jackson (9) hands the ball o to running back Jack Cheney during the Lions’ 27-14 loss to York on Sept. 24 in Wester n Springs. Jackson threw for 159 yards and scored on a 10-yard touchdown run.

RBHS, LTHS girls golfers place second in conference

Highest league nish for Bulldogs in recent memory

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside-Brookfield High School junior golfer Mayan Covarrubias hoped for a better round at the Metro Suburban Conference Meet on Sept. 19 in Kankakee.

“The tournament was a little bit rough for one of the worst matches in a while,” Covarrubias said.

She soon was pleased result of her resolve and pl of her teammates.

By one stroke, (428) pulled out second place over Wheaton Academy cure second in the final standings – their highest conference finish in recent memory.

MSC dual results. Other MSC scorers were senior Sophia Swicionis (113), junior Taryn Schultz (122) and seniors Ava Storandt (130) and Amelia Gardiner (156).

The Bulldogs secured second outright because they won all of their MSC duals ainst St. Francis (365), which won its fifth straight MSC crown.

ubias also was all-conference and an individual state qualifier in 2021.

ed well at the end of the season. It was tough but I felt like the team played really rrubias said.

RBHS and LTHS compete Sept. 29 at the IHSA Class 2A Shepard Regional at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course in Crete. The top three teams and 10 individuals not among those teams advance to the Hinsdale South Sectional Oct. 3 at Village Greens in Woodridge. At sec tionals, the same cutoffs for teams and individuals de termine the state qualifiers.

Payton Re gional at the Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island. T he top three teams and 10 individuals not among those teams advance to the Conant Sectional on Oct. 3 at the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club. At sectionals, the same cutoffs for teams and individuals determine the state qualifiers

MAYA N COVARRUBIAS

wnship High School (368) finished second at the West Suburban Conference Meet on Willow Crest to Hinsdale Central (297) and second in the final overall standings after going 8-1 in duals.

Gigi Montoro of North Riverside (tied for 13th, 95), Maryssa Zielinski (11th, 90) and Kacey Hughes (tied for 15th, 96) were Nazareth Academy’s top-15 all-conference medalists at the East Suburban Catholic Conference Meet Sept. 20 at Highland Woods.

LTHS (312) finished third at the WSC Silver tournament Se pt. 20 at behind Hinsdale Central (290) and Glenbard West (299) and tied with the Hilltoppers for second in the overall standings based on their dual victory.

James Frehner (9th, 77) and Jack Berry (11th, 77) were top-14 medalists with scorecard tiebreakers determining places. An derson Palm and Joe Stelter were among six 79s in which one placed 14th. Other scorers were Kevin Larmon (81), Tommy Niemiec (82) and Connor Spellman and Billy O’Neill (84s).

“It’s crazy. It’s a huge jump last year [fifth] to this year and even freshman year. I’m very proud of the team and very proud we came this far,” Covarrubias said.

Covarrubias (93), who was fifth, and freshman Lucia Vazzana (100) earned individual all-conference honors by finishing second and sixth when combined with

go down 1-0. You’ve got to make sure you keep pressuring, using all of your energy because we’ve got guys on the bench that can do everything the starters can.”

The Lions had to dig deeper, especially after the Bulldogs (7-6) took a 1-0 lead with 21:31 left in the first half. Senior Hunter Ferguson notched his 12th goal of f a beautiful right-side cross from sophomore Diego Ville gas.

“We knew that they’re a great team. We knew we were going to have to compete throughout the night, but we stayed with them,” Ferguson said.

Playing without key starters Collin Sullivan, Brian Salvino and Ryan Wheeler, the Lions tied the game as senior Larry Martinez converted Sarajlija’s corner kick 11:11 before halftime.

The Lions also were minus those players in losing to Bloom 3-2 on Sept. 23. Sarajlija scored both goals on penalty kicks.

“We needed this one. We get scored on early and it shows a lot of character to

Maeve McDougal (11th, 91), Victoria Halon (12th, 92), Keira Kessler (14th, 92) and Addison Watanabe (16th, 93) and Jaden Mahler (20th, 95) were top-20 medalists with scorecard tiebreakers determining places. Kayla Sinars (95) was 21st, followed by Peri Deroche (103) and Emma Zbella (117).

keep pushing forward for goals,” LTHS coach Paul Labbato said. “It’s been a bit of shuf fling figuring out who is going to play where, but to our credit, we played pretty well here and there.”

The Bulldogs also had a rough day on Sept. 23, losing 4-0 to defending IHSA Class 1A state champion Wheaton Academy with the Metro Suburban Blue lead at stake.

Max Swicionis and Ferguson were pleased that the LTHS result was significantly closer than the Lions’ 6-0 victory in 2021. Max Swicionis had two second-half blasts over the goal.

“Obviously, [LTHS is] ranked higher than us,” Max Swicionis said. “They’ve had some big wins. After that first goal, we were like, ‘We have a chance,’ and it kind of boosted our morale.”

LTHS pressured with 11 corner kick s, eight in the second half, and Will Swicio nis’ throw-ins were nearly as effective. Sarajlija scored on the far post after ju

The Roadrunners (383) were fourth. They compete at the Class 1A Rosary Regional on Sept. 29.

Boys golfers eye regional tourneys

T he RBHS and LTHS boys golf teams compete Sept. 28 at the IHSA Class 3A

nior Owen Suda slipped the ball through the 6-yard box.

“I heard my coach saying go back post and I was there,” said Sarajlija, who has eight goals. “Our set pieces, everyone has their role.”

T he victory had added meaning for Sarajlija, who lives in Brookfield and was a Chicago Inter youth club player

“I played with some of these kids,” Sarajlija said. “I knew three or four of them on the field and even some of the f ans remembered my name, so it was a cool experience.”

With the g ame tied, the Bulldogs showed second-half g rit. With less than 30 minutes left, Liam Carolan headed a corner kick that RBHS defender Mak Scheuer mann headed over the crossbar. Senior Omar Vidales later ran across the crease to deflect an open by Sarajlija and goalie Aidan Hernandez made a one-hand save over the crossbar on Suda’s shot.

“I felt we kind of ran out of g as at the

T he RBHS boys finished sixth (392) at the MSC Blue Tournament at Kankakee Elks Country Club on Sept. 19. Senior Marc Kaplan, junior Joey Garvey and senior Jake Tyler tied for 26th with 95s, followed by sophomores Brady McCallum (33rd, 106) and Josh Udelson (34th, 107) and junior Kevin Cronin (35th, 108).

end,” RBHS coach Ivek Halic said. “Unfor tunate to lose that way, but a good lear ning moment.”

T he loss to Wheaton Academy was more painful. The Bulldogs could still share the MSC Blue if they beat Timothy Christian on Oct. 5 and the War riors lose to four th-place St. Francis

“We created numerous opportunities We just couldn’ t score, whether it was the goalie making a save, hitting the post, hitting the crossbar. Just one of those g ames,” Halic said.

LTHS beat rival Hinsdale Central 5-2 on Se pt. 20. Will Swicionis helped the Lions break a 2-2 tie in the 54th minute. Instead of throwing on goal, he turned nearby to brother Ben, who dribbled and scored on a beautiful shot.

“Ben just kind of was like, ‘Throw me the ball.’ I think it was a cross, but it was on his weak foot, it hovered. I was amazed on how he scored,” Will Swicio nis said.

GIGI MONTORO

contributing to the Congregation’s mission through the smooth and effective accounting of Unity Temple’s financial ledgers and is responsible for journal entries and balance sheets. Working with the Director of Finance & Administration, the Bookkeeper will prepare statements, investigate and clear discrepancies, compile reports and analyses of accounts and update congregational pledge data.

org/job -postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@ unitytemple.org indicating “Nursery Supervisor / Childcare Coordinator” in the subject line.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

REPRESENTATIVE II

HELP WANTED

OFFICE ASSISTANT

Core Competencies

- Accounting principles

- Bookkeeping procedures

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.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential duties and responsibilities

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning.

9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs.

10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,

HELP WANTED • NETWORK SPECIALIST

software and other forms of systems and data.

11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training.

12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling.

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties

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

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

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 systems.

5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations.

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis.

Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android.

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology. Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant.

Principles and methods of computer programming, coding and testing, including power shell, command scripting, macros, and

VB scripts.

Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical 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 assistance

- Working 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 Guidelines

Experience: 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 Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

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.

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a part time Office Assistant. The Office Assistant plays a key role in contributing to the Congregation’s mission through the smooth and effective running of Unity Temple’s administrative and office needs. Working with the Director of Finance & Administration, sitting at the front desk and welcoming visitors, managing the congregational calendar, ensuring the procurement of supplies and supporting the rental program of our historic and culturally renowned buildings is the focus for this position.

Core Competencies

-Organization and Planning: Organizes people, funding, materials, and support to accomplish multiple, concurrent goals and activities.

-Vision and Purpose: Commitment to and knowledge of Unitarian Universalist Principles and values (see Support for the Mission and Values of the Congregation below)

-Trust and Integrity: Is widely trusted to keep confidences, admit errors, and adhere to a transparent set of personal and professional values that are congruent with the ministry of the congregation.

Proficiencies: Google Workspace, specifically Google Drive, organizational skills with a strong detail orientation, ability to communicate with a variety of different people, familiarity with CRM software is a plus (UTUUC uses Realm).

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple. org/job-postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@ unitytemple.org indicating “Office Assistant” in the subject line.

BOOKKEEPER

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a part time Bookkeeper.

Hours: 15 hours/week Sept – December 2022, then 10 hours/week as of 1/1/2023

The Bookkeeper plays a key role in

- Vision and Purpose: Commitment to and knowledge of Unitarian Universalist Principles and values (see Support for the Mission and Values of the Congregation below)

-Trust and Integrity: Is widely trusted to keep confidences, admit errors, and adhere to a transparent set of personal and professional values that are congruent with the ministry of the congregation.

Proficiencies: Quickbooks Online (certification is a plus but not required), Google Workspace (specifically Google Drive), organizational skills with a strong detail orientation, ability to communicate with a variety of different people, familiarity with CRM software is a plus.

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple. org/job-postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@unitytemple.org indicating “Bookkeeper” in the subject line.

NURSERY SUPERVISOR AND CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a warm, welcoming and experienced Nursery Supervisor and Childcare Coordinator to work with the youngest among us on Sunday mornings in the nursery as well as coordinate babysitting for congregational events outside of Sunday mornings. This is one job with two different roles. As Nursery Supervisor, this person will provide a compassionate and consistent presence in caring for our babies and toddlers during the Sunday morning worship service times, supervise, train and schedule other nursery staff, maintain the nursery as a safe and clean environment, welcome and orient new families to the nursery, and build relationships with and communicate effectively with parents. The nursery hours are Sundays from 9:30–11:30am, and approximately one hour outside of Sunday morning worship service.

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple.

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Customer Service Representative II in the Development Customer Services Department. This position provides customer service to the public by providing a variety of responsible and difficult customer service and receptionist work including high volume telephone traffic; and to perform the more difficult and complex customer service duties depending on the department including but not limited to service requests, permits, parking passes, block party permits, accounts payable processing and vehicle stickers. This position is crosstrained with the other Customer Service Representative IIs in the Village.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Parkapplication. First review of applications October 5, 2022.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s):

Engineering Draftsman II (Original)

Engineering Draftsman III (Original)

Administrative Specialist (Original)

Principal Environmental Scientist (Original)

Additional information regarding salary, job description, requirements, etc. can be found on the District’s website at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100.

An Equal Opportunity EmployerM/F/D

PARKING ENFORCEMENT

OFFICER

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

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COORDINATOR

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

GRANTS COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants Coordinator in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will develop and coordinate CDBG and other grant-funded programs for the department; coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the Development Customer Services Neighborhood Services Division Manager and department director. 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.

Responsibilities:

The On-Call Substitute will work in place of the individual he/she will be temporarily replacing during the scheduled day. This individual may also be asked to perform other duties as required in relation to the substituting assignment.

Qualifications:

One of the following licenses:

• Professional Educator License (PEL)

• Substitute Teaching License (Bachelor’s degree required; beginning January 2023 enrolled in an IL approved educator program & have completed 90

semesters hours of coursework)

• Short-term Substitute License (Associate’s degree or at least 60 college credit hours)

• Educator License with Stipulations

• Paraprofessional License (Associate’s degree required)

• Short-term Paraprofessional License (High School Diploma w/3 years to work towards obtaining Paraprofessional license.)

Apply online at: www.district90.org/about/employment

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Act as the customer facing technical specialist for bespoke Asian fin’l mkt connectivity solutions. Define technical specification of any 3rd party reqmts & solutions. Reqts: Bach in any field, + 5 yrs of exp in the position offd, or as a Solutions Consultant, Project Mgr, or rel. Must have 5 yrs of exp w/all the following: Dsgng or implmtg exchange connectivity & electronic trading infrastructure solutions for customers trading in Asian fin’l mkts; Working w/ low latency electronic trading tech infrastructure, incl specialist server h/ware, & specialist n/work switches & routers, FPGA appliances, & accurate timestamping solutions; Dsgng or implmtg solutions for fin’l svcs customers utilizing telecommunications data connectivity products incl wide area n/working tech (WAN), optical transmission tech, carrier Ethernet, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), Internet access, Cloud connectivity, IP addressing, routers, switches, & firewalls; Working w/in stock exchange IT infrastructure incl trade engines, order routing platforms, mkt data protocols, risk mgmt platforms, customer connectivity options, licensing & reporting reqmts, regulatory reqmts, & exchange & colocation envrmts; Dsgng or implmtg Asian Exchange Access solutions for US based customers, incl working & liaising w/ the Japanese Stock Exchange (JPX) on their behalf; Working w/ key Asian fin’l mkts incl Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), Korean Stock Exchange (KRX), Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), Taiwanese Stock Exchange (TWSE), & Asian foreign currency (FOREX) trading venues, liquidity providers & platforms; Dsgng or implmtg low latency electronic trading infrastructure solutions for customers trading SGX, HKEX, KRX, ASX, JPX & TWSE mkts; Dsgng or deploying China fin’l mkts connectivity solutions for foreign firms, incl Shanghai (SSE), Shenzen (SZE), Shanghai Futures Exchange (CFX). Up to 10% travel req. To apply go to https://joblistings.colt.net/ & search Job ID 32054. EOE.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA NO. FN2022-091197

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TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend in the above entitled action within TWENTY (20) DAYS, exclusive of the date of service, if served within the State of Arizona, or within THIRTY (30) DAYS, exclusive of the date of service, if service is made without the State of Arizona. If service is made by publication, service is complete THIRTY (30) DAYS after the date of FIRST PUBLICATION and you must appear and defend within THIRTY (30) DAYS thereafter.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 17 October 2022, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9 of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to add a Permitted Variation. Additionally, there will be a public hearing for a variation request to allow the resubdivision of two adjacent lots, under common ownership, on the following described properties(s):

Parcel 1:

LOT 7 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 30 FEET) AND LOT 6 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 56 FEET) IN BLOCK 7 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM IN THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 118 Rockford Street, Forest Park, IL

Parcel 2:

THE SOUTH 56 FEET OF LOT 6 IN BLOCK 7 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO HARLEM, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 7515-7521 Dixon Street, Forest Park, IL

PINs: 15-13-407-026-0000, 15-13407-034-0000, 15-12-407-018-0000

The applicant is Jerome Olson.

Signed: Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission

Published in Forest Park Review September 28, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WALWORTH COUNTY

Plaintiff CURT PATRICK

158 W. Whitewater Street Whitewater WI 53190

-vsDefendant DOMINIQUE SOOKIKIAN 517 S. Lombard Avenue Oak Park IL 60304

Publication Summons And Notice (Small Claims) Case No: 2022SC000634

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 262-741-7012 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

Publication Summon and Notice of Filing

TO THE PERSON(S) NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(S): You are being sued by the person(s) named above as Plaintiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. The lawsuit will be heard in the following Small Claims court:

Walworth Co. Judicial Center 1800 County Road NN, P.O. Box 1001 Room 2055 Elkhorn WI 53121

On the following date and time: October 20, 2022 at 9:30am.

You must appear at the time and place stated. If you do not appear or answer, the plaintiff may win this case and a judgment entered for what the plaintiff is asking.

/s/ Alyssa S. Wilson 7/28/22 Bar No. 1099926 262-725-0175

Published in Wednesday Journal September 28, October 5, 12, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY.

Request of Caleb Jordan Baze Case Number 20224003956

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Caleb Jordan Baze to the new name of: Caleb Jordan

The court date will be held:

On October 18 at 11:00am at 1500 Maybrook Drive Maywood, Cook County in Courtroom # Zoom

Published in Wednesday Journal September 28, October 5, 12, 2022

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-OAR4

Plaintiff, -v.-

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

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 4, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 11, 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 626 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302

Property Index No. 16-05-319-0080000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $417,344.71.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE

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RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

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

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

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

LOGS Legal Group LLP

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 19-092500

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 19 CH 14891

TJSC#: 42-3258

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

Case # 19 CH 14891 I3202427

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS TRUST 2006-5; MORTGAGE BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-5; Plaintiff, vs. KARRI L. SPILLANE; PRAIRIE PLACE AT 6436

ROOSEVELT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 14565

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 17, 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. 16-18-428-043-1032, 16-18428-043-1051and 16-18-428-0431059.

Commonly known as 6436 Roosevelt Road, Unit 415 and P-17 and P-25, Oak Park, IL 60304.

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

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by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W19-0997 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3202441

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.-

CLEMENT C. RYZA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ELAINE E. RYZA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ELAINE E. RYZA (DECEASED)

Defendants 2022 CH 01290 830 N GROVE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 13, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 24, 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 830 N GROVE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-306-0060000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period

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shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-22-00572

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 01290 TJSC#: 42-2273

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

Case # 2022 CH 01290 I3202624

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2006-14, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-14 Plaintiff, -v.-

ELIZABETH SMITH, LARRY E. SMITH Defendants

2018 CH 03138 646 LYMAN AVE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OAK PARK, IL 60304

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 31, 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 646 LYMAN AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-114-0150000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630)

794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-18-00602

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2018 CH 03138 TJSC#: 42-2855

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2018 CH 03138 I3203178

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

ASSOCIATED BANK, NA; Plaintiff, vs. SHEILA CONNER; STEVEN CONNER; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; Defendants, 19 CH 13166

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, October 25, 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. 16-08-311-001-0000.

Commonly known as 200 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304.

The 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 inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-038564

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INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3202926