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Riverside Library eyes more lower-level improvements

Village board allows library to keep $248,000 balance of $1.5 million bond issue

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside Public Library officials will press ahead with further capital improvements next year after village trustees on Oct. 6 voted unanimously to allow the library to keep nearly $250,000 left over from a $1.5 million bond issuance used to complete a comprehensive renovation of the building’s lower level.

After voters approved a referendum in 2020, the village oversaw the bond issuance which included an ag reement that if there was any money left over when the renovation was complete,

Wright Building Conservancy honors Riverside couple

Owners of Coonley House’s south wing to receive Spir it Award

By LACE Y SIKORA

Contributing Reporter

Next week, the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy will be hosting its annual conference in Chicago. Running from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23, this year’s theme is “The Progressive City,” reflecting the spirit of the city around 1900 when Wright was gaining notoriety in the Chicago area.

“Wright was working at a time in Chicago when there were so many ideas about living in a city that were taking hold,” said Barbara Gordon, executive director of the conservancy.

From progressive refor ms addressing social inequality and public health crises to lack of access to education, nature and affordable housing, the conference’s education sessions will focus on the efforts of Wright, his peers and his collaborators to improve the city through innovations in architecture, urban planning, parks, public health, education, social services and housing

During the gala, the Wright Spirit Award Winners will be presented, with one being presented to Riverside resident Fanie Greef, who with his late husband, John Far neda, rescued and renovated the south wing of the main home at Wright’s sprawling Coonley Estate, which had been subdivided into several separate residences in the 1950s.

The home was originally designed for Avery Coonley and his wife Queene Ferry Coonley from 1908 to 1912 and set on a 10-acre parcel at the souther n tip of Riverside

The south wing had been vacant for several years, was in poor condition and had been damaged by vandals who had gained entry to the home at one point. Greef and Far neda

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Fanie Greef (le ) and his late husband, John Farneda, purchased the south wing of the Coonley House in 2015 and restored Wright’s neglected Prairie-style masterpiece guided by the or iginal blueprints and historic photographs.

purchased the property in 2015.

“It was abandoned,” Greef said. “There were a lot of problems.”

Chief among these was a leaking roof, and clogged gutters and downspouts, which were causing serious water damage inside the historic home.

After Greef and Far neda completed a historically accurate replacement of the roof and gutter system, they tur ned their attention to the rest of the house, replacing the plumbing system and knob-and-tube wiring and repairing stucco and damaged wood trim.

Working with original blueprints and old photographs, they also restored the primary suite’s fireplace to what it looked like originally, and Greef says they tackled the upkeep and maintenance needed to protect the home’s 108 fragile art-glass windows.

“It was a labor of love,” Greef said. “It’s

been an honor to work on this house John and I were able to see the potential of this house We loved the lines of this house and the connection to Frank Lloyd Wright, but we knew it was not just about our love of the house. It was about stewardship and doing this for future generations.”

Greef says winning the award is “a total honor” and lamented that Farneda, who died in 2021, is not there to see the accolades for their years of meticulous restoration. In 2017, the Frederick Law Olmsted Society presented the couple with its Restoration Award for the work they completed on the once-endangered home

Gordon said Greef and Far neda, as well as the other award winners, were worthy of accolades

“Nor mally, we are looking at extraordinary effort in preservation,” Gordon said. “For instance, in the professional category, these are people who have a huge portfolio of working on Wright properties around the country. For the private owners, these are often people who took a difficult situation and invested their time, talent and treasure to preserve a Wright home.”

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tober 12-19

BIG WEEK

New ar t at Riverside Town Hall

Riverside Ar ts Center presents the exhibition “The Ar t of Seeing,” featuring the work of Shilin Hora through Dec. 29 in the lobby of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside Hora explores ideas about our relationship to place and the natural environment through installations, prints and sculpture. She is widely known for her botanical boxes, inspired by natural histor y museum displays and 19th-centur y cases used by botanists to impor t foreign plant species to Europe.

Viewing hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pitch in at Projec t NICE

Join the Brook eld Beauti cation Commission and help beautify the village’s parks and public spaces during its fall Project NICE on Oct. 15 from 8:30 to noon.

Meet at the Kiwanis Park pavilion (Arden and Brook eld avenues) at 8:30 a.m. to pick up a worksite assignment, gloves and a free T-shirt. You’ll weed and plant in garden beds, mulch trees, pick up small branches, sweep walkways, pick up litter and other tasks.

Volunteers under 18 years of age who are not part of a pre-registered group must bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. Visit brook eldil.gov/local-government/bbc for more.

And more

■ Tallgrass Sudbur y School, 85 Kimbark Road in Riverside, is hosting a play day for children ages 2-6 on Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. Parents can use these hours to enjoy co ee with friends, run errands, or just enjoy time to themselves They are also welcome to stay. RSVP at tinyurl. com/25255b6h.

■ The Frederick Law Olmsted Society and village

FLOS presents At Home in Chicago’

y, 1 Burling Road

Author Patrick F. Cannon and photographer James Cau eld, who combined to publish the book “At Home in Chicago,” will present an inside look at some of the Chicago area’s most distinctive and architecturally signi cant residences, including the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Coonley Estate in Riverside

of Riverside will hold a Landscape Workday on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon on Longcommon Road (exact location TBD). 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

■ Brook eld Zoo, 8400 31st St., hosts its annual Boo! at the Zoo event on Oct. 15-16 and 22-23. The Halloween-themed event features photo opportunities throughout the park, a corn maze and giant

in atables. Kids receive a sweet treat as they exit. Regular zoo admission and parking rates apply. Visit CZS.org/booatthezoo for more.

■ 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. Quinc y St.,

Shilin Hora, “Michigan Lakehouse Tour,” 2022, Botanical box. Midwest seeds harvested from highlighted city locations, Lake Michigan black sand, dandelion thread, reclaimed wood frame, 22.5by- 18.5-by-4 inches

Chalk it up during Oak-tober

The Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission invites kids and adults alike to get acquainted with the village’s trees through “Chalk It Up for Oak-tober” this month.

To participate, pick up a bag with chalk and directions at the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, locate your favorite parkway tree in the online tree viewer, type the address into the viewer and draw your tree and some info about it on the sidewalk.

Take a picture of your art and send it by Oct. 31 to LAC@ riverside.il.us or post to Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #RSideOaktoberChalk2022. All posts must be public to be entered into the contest.

Lions Club Candy Days

Riverside Township Lions Club volunteers will be out on street corners and in shopping areas, giving away candy and accepting donations to bene t their charitable initiatives, during Lions Candy Days on Oct. 13-14.

Held each year nationwide, the event raises more than $1 million annually to help visually and hearing-impaired individuals, including screenings, eyeglass collection drives and Camp Lions for children and adults

presents “Semblance: Unfolded and Brought to Life,” by Chicago photographers Alice Hargrave and Barbara Diener in the Freeark Galler y and “Endless,” featuring the work of Darrell Roberts, in the outdoor Sculpture Garden through Oct. 29. Galler y hours are Thursday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit riversideartscenter.com for more.

■ The Brook eld Farmers Market wraps up its season Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Brook eld Village Hall, 8820 Brook eld Ave.

PATRICK C ANNON

Tom-n-Lou’s owner says property could be redeveloped

Village pulls liquor license, ending video gambling concept

By BOB UPHUES Editor

When Lacey Mizell opened Tom-n-Lou’s 34 Drive-In in February 2021, she knew running a successful restaurant out of the 700-squarefoot space at 8819 Ogden Ave. was going to be a tall order.

But she also knew the Ogden Avenue corridor brought tens of thousands of vehicles past the building each day and that the restaurant probably wouldn’t be what eventually would succeed there.

Last week, Mizell told the Land mark that after getting a clear message from the village that her wish to obtain a video gambling license was not going to be granted, she may look at demolishing the existing building and redeveloping the property, ideally as multifamily residential.

“I’m going to pursue a different highest and best use of that property,” said Mizell, who hoped to meet with village planning staff in the near future.

The property at 8819 Ogden Ave. is part of the C-1 commercial zoning district, which in-

cludes Ogden Avenue from Custer Avenue to Deyo Avenue. The zoning code allows a wide variety of commercial uses for the site

Emily Egan, the village’s community development director, said a strictly residential project in the C-1 district would require a zoning variance, although multifamily residential would be allowed as part of a mixed-use development.

“To get that site to where that would be feasible, it’d be quite an investment, but I’m happy to talk about it with her,” Egan said.

Fairly early on, Mizell made it clear what she really wanted to make Tomn-Lou’s work as a profitable business was a license for video gambling machines, something Brookfield allows in restaurants and bars that have held a liquor license for a year.

She got that liquor license in late June 2021. At the time, she told the Landmark, “I would like to make it a cool lounge area, a hip spot to do gaming.”

Mizell then almost immediately closed Tom-n-Lou’s for renovation, scaling back the kitchen to allow room up front for video gambling machines

The one-year anniversary for Mizell obtaining a liquor license would have come this summer. Mizell applied to the Illinois Gaming Board in May for a video gambling license She followed suit in Brookfield in July, and she had hoped to get before the Brookfield

Village Board in September or October to put her local application to a vote

The village, however, has made it clear that’s not going to happen. Since allowing video gambling in 2012, village officials have been clear that they will not allow standalone video gambling cafes.

While gaming cafes are not specifically banned in the village code, any business seeking a video gambling license must operate without one for at least one year after being granted a liquor license, reasoning that a business must be viable without gambling as its primary source of revenue.

In a letter sent to Mizell on Sept. 26, Village President Michael Garvey infor med her that because Tom-n-Lou’s had not sold any liquor for more than 30 days, the village had termi-

iquor license for dormancy, effecly killing her gambling license quest.

Mizell says she was never explicitly told lan to obtain a video gambling liense was fruitless and said she was clear to ficials about her desire to get one een no secret,” Mizell said. “No one waste your time and money on

the Landmark that the vilon gaming cafes has been village trustees amended the add the one-year wait for new liquor license holders in response to inquiries about opening gambling cafes in vacant storefronts.

“We made it clear that we wanted to limit it,” Garvey said. “We don’t want any storefront type [gambling cafes].”

Mizell said she hoped to continue the process of obtaining a video gambling license from the state, though she’ll have to find another location for that business.

Tom-n-Lou’s has operated sporadically since it closed for renovation in summer 2021. It reopened with a new menu last April, but hours were irregular, and it eventually gave way. In September, a breakfast/lunch/coffee concept called Kurb, run by one of Mizell’s employees and serving up a vegan menu, started operating out of the space.

Kurb doesn’t appear to have much of a future. After virtually no sales last week, Kurb’s owner was expected to shut down for at least a week to rethink the concept, according to Mizell.

Brook eld trustees OK liquor license for Danny’s Pizza

Request breezes through a er facing opposition in 2018

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Four years after getting the cold shoulder from the Brookfield Village Board, Mario Zavaleta, the owner of Danny’s Italian Pizza & Beef, was granted a license that allows him to sell beer and wine to customers at his small fast-food stand at 9123 Ogden Ave.

The vote by village trustees on Sept. 26 was unanimous as part of the board’s con-

sent agenda and was approved without discussion.

The liquor license allows Danny’s to sell beer and wine for consumption on-premises and they also can sell alcohol to-go in the original packaging.

Zavaleta’s last attempt at obtaining a liquor license didn’t go so smoothly, but the difference this time, according to Village President Michael Garvey is that Zavaleta wasn’t tying the license to also obtaining a video gambling license.

In 2018, Zavaleta told trustees of his request, “That’s why I want it, to have the gambling machines in there.”

But after at least three trustees at that time indicated they wouldn’t support a video gambling license for Danny’s Pizza &

Beef, Zavaleta withdrew the request.

When he and his attorney appeared before the village board at their committee of the whole meeting on Sept. 12, Zavaleta indicated the reason he wanted a liquor license was that some customers were requesting to drink beer with their meals.

Garvey responded that receiving a liquor license was no guarantee of receiving a video gambling license after a year.

“Our policy is not to grant any gaming licenses to anyone unless they’ve had a [liquor license] for at least one year, and that fact that if the board does create a liquor license … doesn’t mean that we’re saying you’ re going to get a gaming license down the road,” Garvey said.

That does not mean Zavaleta could not

choose to submit an application for a video gambling license in a year’s time.

La Cabanita awarded state gaming license

Meanwhile, another Ogden Avenue eatery, La Cabanita was awarded a video gambling license by the Illinois Gaming Board at their Se pt. 15 meeting.

The restaurant’s owner has not yet appeared before the village board to make a pitch to allow machines inside the Mexican restaurant, which has been located at 9438 Ogden Ave. since the 1990s.

The restaurant has had a liquor license since 2005, when it was granted a beer/ wine license.

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Tom-n-Lou’s Drive In, 8819 Ogden Ave., Brook eld

Riverside man charged with setting his home on fire

Cops: Video, phone records placed ow ner at scene when blaze started

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A 46-year-old Riverside man remains in c tody at Cook County Jail after being arrested last week for allegedly setting fire to his W Burlington Street home in March.

A Cook County judge on Oct. 7 set Anthon Barker’s bond at $150,000 after the Cook County State’s Attor ney charged him with two counts of arson. Riverside police arrested Barker the mor ning of Oct. 6 when he went to the police station to pick up a copy of the police report about the fire.

Firefighters responded to Barker’s residence at 170 W. Burlington St. at 3:40 a.m. on March 19. Riverside Public Safety Director Matthew Buckley, who was the first to arrive at the scene, said he believed the fire was suspicious immediately. Both the home and the detached garage were on fire, said Buckley The side service door to the garage was open and basement windows of the home were broken, as if someone had thrown something through them.

Buckley said he ordered firefighters not to enter the home, because the odor of an accelerant was evident. Investigators

ported that the accelerant was a “petroleumased product.”

Fire destroyed the garage and heavily d aged the ranch-style home, where the floor lapsed into the basement. Firefighters concentrated the efforts on making sure a home tha sits immediately east of the garage did not catc though that home did sustain some minor amage

hen police first contacted Barker to info of the fire, he reportedly told them he was downstate, but Buckley said police used surve lance camera video and cellphone records place Barker at the scene around the time the fire star When police called him that mor ning, he reportedly was still in the Riverside area.

Barker purchased the home in 2020 through a corporation called Rekrab LLC, according to Illinois Secretary State corporation records and Cook County Clerk proper records. That LLC was involuntarily dissolved by the state in October 2021.

The property has been fenced off but remains a ruin as the insurance company works through its investiga process.

Brook eld Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight

Sway Dance Chicago

(708) 717-9119

www.swaydancechicago.com

What inspired you to open the business?

I opened Sway because I wanted to create a comfortable home for all types of people to learn to dance. We pride ourselves on being inclusive nonjudgmental welcome to all learners

I moved to Brookfield after opening Sway and was honestly a little bit worried about being removed from the city and further from the business.

Little did I know how active Brookfield would keep me. What is the best part about being in Brookfield?

Brookfield is the perfect combination of action and art of a big city and still enjoying some space, nature and small town community connections. I lived in Chicago for 10 years but grew up in a corn field in the middle of

iowa. Brookfield is all of my favorite things about both those lives.

Dancing with the Chamber is a perfect example of why I love Brookfield. It’s so cool that these 10 people volunteered their time - stepped WAY out of their comfort zone. They tried something new and got so much awesome support from the Brookfield community. It was a blast. The business owners here are so willing to give time to the village (and money), help each other and support the community. That’s what makes the village thrive.

I do think it’s possible Sway could expand to the western suburbs eventually. For now I will continue to offer occasional workshops in Brookfield. And of course the annual Chamber of Commerce flash mob.

Dancing with the chamber was a huge success and I expect we’ll see that again in the future.

ANTHONY BARKER

e March 19 re gutted the home at 170 W. Burlington St. (above) and destroyed the detached garage

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Motorcyclist hurt in crash during police pursuit

A 17-year-old boy who attempted to flee a North Riverside police traf fic stop on a motorcycle at speeds of up to 90 mph sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being thrown from the motorcycle when it hit a center median while trying to go around downed Canadian National Railroad crossing gates on Desplaines Avenue on Oct. 9 at about 8:15 p.m.

The incident started minutes earlier when an of ficer on patrol heard squealing tires and saw a “cloud of smoke” coming from the intersection of Cer mak Road and Desplaines Avenue The of ficer reported seeing a 1988 Suzuki Intruder motorcycle speed eastbound on Cer mak Road to Northgate Avenue where it went south and entered an alley.

The motorcycle went east through the alley, blowing two stop signs before heading north on Lathrop Avenue and then east again on Cer mak Road

The police of ficer caught up to the motorcycle at 26th Street and Harlem Avenue and attempted to make a traf fic stop, but the motorcycle again sped away westbound on 26th Street, hitting 90 mph before tur ning north on Desplaines Avenue where the pursuit ended in the crash.

Paramedics took the driver to Loyola University Medical Center for injuries described as deep contusions and abrasions

The driver was wearing a helmet, police said. The motorcycle, according to police, was last re gistered in Colorado in 1999 and the driver did not possess a motorcycle license

Police charged the driver with fleeing and eluding and about a dozen traf fic violations

Burglar y

Nor th Riverside police are investigating a residential burglary that took place on Oct. 6, apparently around 1 p.m., at an apar tment building in the 2300 block of 17th Avenue

The victim told police that she ar rived home at about 3:35 p.m. and observed damage to her apar tment’s door and door frame. Upon entering the apar tment, the victim noticed a 50-inch Samsung TV missing from the living room. In her bedroom, another TV had been moved and a dresser rummaged through.

A witness told police she saw a man in the building’s common area around 1 p.m., saying he was there to see the victim. He

went back and for th from the apar tment building at least twice the witness said.

The man was described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, about 6-foot-3 with a thin build, a full beard and mustache and wearing a red T-shirt and baseball cap. He repor tedly ar rived in a newer model, small SUV or van with chrome trim around the windows.

The victim told police she didn’t know anyone matching that description nor how he would have known her name or that she was not at home at the time.

■ Nor th Riverside police were called to Nor th Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cer mak Road, on Oct. 7 at about 10:35 p.m. after a patron at Round One called to re port that his vehicle had been burglarized.

The victim told police he had lost his keys while inside Round One at about 10:20 p.m. and notified security. When he went to check on his vehicle in the parking lot, he found it was open and that his new iPhone 12 Pro Max, his car keys and an expired driver’s license were missing.

Theft

■ A resident of the 8600 block of Washington Avenue, Brookfield, called police last week to re port that during the overnight hours of Oct. 3-4 someone had entered his possibly unlocked vehicle, which was parked in the driveway, and removed a Glock 42 handgun with an extended clip and loaded with nine rounds.

The handgun, according to the police re port, was located under the driver’s seat and not in its gun case Police re por ted observing no signs of forced entry to the vehicle

■ Riverside police responded to a Pine Avenue home on Oct. 6 after a resident called to re port that power washing equipment was missing from his backyard.

The victim said two hoses, a sprayer and a circular sprayer attachment were missing. He had last seen them on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. and noticed them missing them missing the following mor ning at 7 a.m

■ A re presentative from St. Paul VI Parish in Riverside went to police last week to re port that three signs placed on the front lawn of St. Mary Church, 126 Her rick Road, on the after noon of Oct. 1 were taken later that same day.

The signs were in support of the Respect Life movement, according to the police repor t.

Drone aler t

Riverside police rece ived a call from Federal Aviation Administration traf fic control on Oct. 7 at about 8:10 a.m. that a pilot re por ted seeing a drone flying in the area of Riverside-Brookfield High School near First Avenue

A police of ficer responding to the scene re por ted not observing any drones in the area during the roughly 15 minutes he re-

mained on scene

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Ri verside, North Ri verside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 3-9, 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

North Riverside trustees OK license plate reader system

Flock cameras will be integrated into the company’s nationwide database

By BOB UPHUES Editor

North Riverside trustees on Oct. 3 voted unanimously to waive a for mal RFP process and purchase seven automatic license plate reader cameras, which will be placed at high-traffic locations in the village.

The village will pay Atlanta-based Flock Safety $24,950 to purchase the seven Falcon cameras, a total that includes costs for “advanced implementation” of a feature called Flock Safety Advanced Search, which allows police to upload any digital image – including doorbell camera video, closed-circuit TV stills and cellphone pictures – to conduct a vehicle search.

The advanced search function will also allow North Riverside police to access Flock’s entire network of cameras across the area to connect crimes in different locations to a specific vehicle. It also has the ability to deter mine vehicles traveling together to identify those who may be committing organized crimes, like vehicle thefts and carjackings.

“The importance of these cameras cannot be understated in ter ms of solving crimes,” said Police Chief Christian Ehrenberg in a phone interview.

Police have used license plate readers to solve numerous crimes, Ehrenberg said, but they’ve also been useful locating missing persons, such as a resident with dementia who drove away from home. License plate readers were able to track her vehicle’s direction of travel to a location out of state.

“We knew where she was going because of license plate readers,” he said.

In addition to the upfront costs to acquire the cameras and associated technology, the village will pay Flock Safety an annual $19,700 subscription service fee that allows the camera system to interface with other databases, like LEADS, where police from across Illinois pool information, and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, among others.

Ehrenberg said it will likely take a few months before the camera system goes live in North Riverside, since the village may need to get permission from agencies like the Illinois Department of Transportation or private property owners to place cameras on their poles and structures

Other neighboring communities that have adopted the Flock camera system include Berwyn, Cicero, Oak Park, LaGrange, Broadview and McCook, according to a

memo to trustees from Ehrenberg. The technology is also used by Morton High School District 201. Morton West High School in Berwyn sits directly east of North Riverside along Harlem Avenue.

That kind of coverage, said Ehrenberg, will provide North Riverside police immediate notice that a vehicle which may have been involved in a crime was nearby or in town.

“If the plate is put into the system, it kind of gives us an early war ning system,” said Ehrenberg. “If there’s a carjacking in Chicago and that car passes into North Riverside, it alerts our officers directly, so they know a vehicle involved in a carjacking just entered the village at Harlem and Cer mak.”

Flock has also partnered with Axon, the company North Riverside uses to outfit its police officers with body cameras and its squad cars with dashboard cameras, so the data is integrated.

The small, solar-powered cameras are motion-activated and are not dependent on reflective license plates for information. The Flock cameras analyze not only license plates (including temporary paper plates), but the state of issuance, a vehicle’s color and make and any objects that also help identify the vehicle, such as roof racks and

bumper stickers, giving police a “vehicle fingerprint.”

The cameras, which can be moved from location to location, can process up to 30,000 vehicles a day. Flock says images are stored for 30 days.

According to a March 2022 report by the American Civil Liberties Union, Flock Safety’s cameras had been installed in roughly 1,400 communities across the country.

The company has also rolled out audiorecording technology, which it markets as a gunshot-detection device, along the lines of the controversial ShotSpotter technology.

Private organizations, such as homeowner associations or neighborhood associations are also able to purchase Flock cameras, which they can then integrate into the overall database, sharing their private infor mation with police. Flock Safety’s aggressive expansion and forays into other technologies is troublesome, according to the ACLU report.

“Those who purchase Flock cameras are effectively buying and installing surveillance devices not just for themselves, but for the authorities as well, adding their cameras to a nationwide network searchable by police,” the ACLU re port said.

Man gets 14 years for 2019 Riverside home invasion Joshua

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A Buf falo Grove man charged with multiple felonies for forcing his way into a Riverside home in 2019, kidnapping a man who lived there and then beating him before dumping him in a Chicago alley pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to one count of home invasion and is serving his sentence at Centralia Correctional Center Cook County Judge Ramon Ocasio sentenced 25-year-old Joshua Noah to 14 years in prison for home invasion.

Noah was also sentenced to three years for a felony weapons case out of Cicero dating from 2019 and one year for another felony weapons case out of Chicago in

Noah also sentenced in two other unrelated cases

2022. Noah is serving the home invasion sentence and the 2019 sentence concur rently, while the 2022 sentence will be served consecutively, according to spokeswoman from the Cook County State’s Attor ney’s Of fice

Noah has been credited with serving a little more than three years in Cook County Jail related to those of fenses, meaning he’ ll be eligible for parole in January 2027.

In March, Noah was free on bond in the Riverside case when was last ar rested shor tly after becoming irate at a Mexican restaurant on Chicago’s Southwest Side,

pulling out a gun and firing it into the air in the parking lot.

He crashed his vehicle while fleeing the scene and was apprehended by Chicago police, ho charged him with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, reckless discharge of a firear m and five weapons-related misdemeanors.

On Jan. 25, 2019, Noah and two other men forced their way into a home on West Quincy Street in Riverside to collect on an unpaid drug debt, police said. The men pistolwhipped a woman inside the home and kidnapped her son, driving of f with him in his mother’s car

The son was later found badly beaten in an alley in the 4300 block of West 47th Street, where he’d been dumped. Riverside police were able to connect Noah to the home invasion using cellphone data and other physical evidence. They took him into custody on Aug. 5, 2020 at the Maybrook cour thouse where Noah had appeared that day for a hearing related to a misdemeanor gun of fense out of Berwyn.

A grand jury would later charge Noah with six more felonies related to the Riverside case, including kidnapping, vehicular hijacking and ar med robbery. In pleading guilty to the home invasion charge and two separate weapons of fenses in the other cases, prosecutors agreed to drop the other charges.

JOSHUA NOAH

Nor th Riverside hosts catalytic converter marking event Cops hope to deter skyrocketing the s by

spray painting devices

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The North Riverside Police Department is inviting residents to sign up to have their vehicles’ catalytic converters spray painted with heat-resistant paint to make them less attractive to thieves at a special catalytic converter marking event set for Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the police department parking lot at 2359 Desplaines Ave.

The service is free to North Riverside residents only, vehicles must have a North Riverside vehicle sticker and registration is required.

“The real problem is the unscrupulous junkers who will take these [devices] from the guys stealing them,” said Police Chief Christian Ehrenberg.

By spray painting the word “police” or something similar in brightly colored heatresistant paint, the hope is that it will make those recyclers less prone to take a chance

buying what is likely a stolen catalytic converter

“The purpose … is to make them have no value,” Ehrenberg said. “If it has the word ‘police’ on it, it’s clear, it makes it harder [for a seller] to deny the fact that they didn’t get it from some place legitimately.”

Ehrenberg said he spoke with a colleague in Evanston, where a similar event was held in the past, and not one of the spraypainted catalytic converters had been removed from a vehicle.

“It’s just like a burglar who sees a sticker outside a house that there’s an alarm system,” Ehrenberg said. “It’s risk versus reward.”

Residents can call 708-762-5431 to receive a time to have their vehicle’s catalytic converter marked. There are 15 spots available in each one-hour block, said Ehrenberg, so the event will be limited to 45 vehicles, unless there’s an overwhelming demand that may lead to extending it by an hour.

Not all cars are susceptible to catalytic converter theft, but some makes and models are widely targeted, including the Toyota Prius, Tundra and Tacoma, Honda Accord and CR-V, Nissan NV 200, GMC Acadia and Terrain, Chevy Equinox and Traverse and Buick Enclave.

Thefts of catalytic converters have spiked this year all over the Chicago area and nationwide as thieves sell off the stolen devices, which reduce motor vehicles’ toxic emissions, to recyclers for quick cash.

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, thefts of the devices have skyrocketed in the past few years, from about 4,000 in 2019 to more than 52,000 in 2021.

That trend was also reflected locally. According to North Riverside police records, there were 21 catalytic converters stolen in 2020, but only seven came from vehicles parked in residential areas. Fourteen were stolen in one night from vehicles parked outside at the Zeigler Ford car dealership.

There were just 12 total catalytic converters stolen in North Riverside in 2021, but through nine months this year a total of 29 catalytic converters been reported stolen.

Thieves target the devices because they are easy to steal in a short amount of time and because they contain precious metals like palladium and platinum, which are worth thousands of dollars an ounce, and rhodium, which is worth about $20,000 an ounce.

According to the NICB in March, thieves get between $50 and $250 for each device.

“As the value of the precious metals remains high, so do the number of thefts of these devices,” the NICB concluded in a March report. “There is a clear connection between times of crisis, limited resources, and disruption of the supply chain that drives these thefts.

Catalytic converters are also expensive to replace, costing victims $1,000 to $3,000 depending on their insurance coverage, NICB reported.

Riverside tries again for downtown streetscape grant

Village failed to land fu in 2020 for Riverside Road East Quincy St.

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside officials will take another stab at obtaining grant funding through the state of Illinois to complete the third of a project to improve the streetscape the village’s downtown.

On Oct. 6, village trustees voted unanimously to officially ratify the submission of an application seeking a $693,000 through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) to fund 75 percent of the cost to improve 700 feet of streetscape on both sides of East Quincy Street east of Riverside Road with decorative brick paver sidewalks and 190 feet of streetscape on the east side of Riverside Road south of East Quincy Street with brick pavers, raised planting beds and new

The estimated total cost for the improvements is about $924,000, leaving the village to fund the remaining 25 percent or $231,000.

Illinois is making $125 million in grant funding available through ITEP this year, with a maximum request of $3 million per project. ITEP grants are reimbursable,

work up front.

The ITEP funds come from a combination of federal and state sources. The last time Illinois made ITEP grant funding available was in 2020. Riverside submitted a grant application at that time for the Quincy Street/Riverside Road streetscape project, but the village was not awarded

one.

Since that time, the estimated cost of construction has gone up by 15 percent. The village estimated the total cost for the Quincy Street/Riverside Road work at $803,000 in 2020, with the village’s share of the cost coming around $161,000.

The state will review grant applications through the next six months and announce grant awards in spring 2023.

Riverside began making over the streetscape in its downtown business district in 2016, when the village used ITEP and a federal street improvement grant to overhaul the streetscape along East Burlington Street and Longcommon Road north of the tracks.

That was followed in 2019 by a streetscape improvement project along Riverside Road south of the railroad to East Quincy Street. That ef fort included making over the area immediately in front of the train station along Bloomingbank Road and creating a brick paver plaza area east of the train platform with bike racks and a large raised planting bed.

Referendum asks voters to hike levy for Forest Preserves

County agency seeks $43.5M in funding

for preservation e orts

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A referendum question will appear on the ballot in November that is as unassuming as the wetlands and prairies and woodlands many commuters pass by without so much as a nod

The Nov. 8 ballot measure will ask voters in Cook County if they’d be willing to increase their property taxes so that the Forest Preserve District of Cook County — which is tasked with protecting nearly 70,000 acres of natural and recreational land across the county — might bring in another $43.5 million a year in revenue.

More than 300 miles of trails, 40 lakes and ponds, 274 picnic groves, 10 golf courses, the Chicago Botanic Garden and Brookfield Zoo are located on the district’s property

If the referendum passes, the average homeowner in the county would pay an additional $1.50 per month toward the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, according to informational material the district has created ahead of the referendum.

Homeowners already pay an average of $3 to $4 a month toward the district. According to the Forest Preserves’ 2021 budget documents, the owner of a median-priced home pays $35 to $45 a year toward the Forest Preserve, depending on the municipality they live in. Less than 1 percent of a homeowner’s property tax bill goes to the Forest Preserve District.

The referendum question comes as the district has noticed an unprecedented number of visitors to their various properties, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made access to the outdoors much more critical.

“Trail Watch volunteers reported nearly twice as many trail users in 2020 from March through August than in 2019,” according to

Forest Preserve District budget documents.

The increased demand for outdoor spaces is also happening as the Forest Preserve District shoulders a heavy pension obligation and a laundry list of deferred maintenance projects.

If the referendum passes, about 21 percent of the anticipated $43.5 million of additional revenue would go toward paying pension obligations, 17 percent will go toward acquiring new open land and 14 percent will go toward ecological restoration, among other areas

Brookfield Zoo will get 9 percent, or an extra $4 million a year, to fund urgent capital work, such as building and storm water mitigation initiatives.

Benjamin Cox, the executive director of the Friends of the Forest Preserves, a nonprofit that advocates for forest preserves in Cook County, said there’s a coalition of roughly 170 institutions, including museums and nonprofits like his, that are educating the public about the referendum, which could be the most significant since the one in 1914 that created the Forest Preserve District.

“If these lands are to survive, we’ve got to make them as healthy as possible,” Cox said. “The more we can do to get invasive species out and native species in and ecosystems thriving the better. And when they’re healthier they do a better job of cooling and cleaning the air, cooling and cleaning water and slowing water down.”

Cox said the additional funds will be a serious shot in the arm for the Forest Preserve District, whose total budget last year was about $130 million, with about $63 million going toward general operating expenses

Cox said the coalition and other referendum advocates have bought ad spots on TV and radio. The Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune have endorsed the ballot measure, which has gar nered largely bipartisan support

The Cook County Board of Commissioners, which also comprises the Forest Preserve District board, voted unanimously last year to place the referendum on the ballot.

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Former St. Barbara Parish assistant pastor

Rev. James D. Beath, 69, associate pastor of Divine Savior Parish in Nor ridg e and for merly an assistant pastor at St Barbara Parish in Brookfield, died Se pt 29, 2022.

Father Beath was born on Se pt. 3, 1953, in Chicago. He a ttended Quigley Pr eparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles Colle ge in Niles and the University of St. Mary of the Lake /Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein.

He was ordained to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody and celebrated his first solemn Mass on May 20 of the same year at St. Benedict Paris h in Chicago.

Father Beath served as assistant pastor at the following parishes: St. Gertrud e Parish in Franklin Park, St. Mary of Celle Parish in Berwyn, St. Peter Parish in Skokie, St. Albert the Great Parish in Burbank, St. Barbara Parish in Brook-

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field, Divine Infant Jesus Parish in Westchester and Divine Savior Parish in Norridg e. He also ser ved in the same role at a number of parishes in Chicago.

Funeral services will be held Oct. 14 at St. Eugene Church, 7958 W. Foster Ave. in Chicago. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon., immediately followed by the funeral Mass. Inter ment will take place at St. Jose ph Cemetery in River Grove.

William F. Chmelik, 76

U.S. Army veteran

William F. Chmelik, 76, of Riverside, died Oct. 3, 2022.

Mr Chmelik was a U.S. Ar my veteran and worked as a materials manager.

He was the husband of Susan (nee Norris), the brother of Mary Alyce (Rober t) Passarelli and the late John Chmelik, the brother-in-law of Elizabeth Chmelik and the uncle of 45 nieces and ne phews

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 10 at St. Mary Church in Riverside Inter ment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside

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Scammers even claim to be working for or on behalf of the IRS. The thieves say they can help victims file casualty loss claims and get tax refunds. Disaster victims can call the IRS toll-free disaster assistance line at 866-562-5227. Phone assistors will answer questions about tax relief or disaster-related tax issues.

Taxpayers who want to make donations can get information to help them on IRS .gov. The Tax Exempt Organization Search helps users find or verify qualified charities. Donations to these charities may be tax-deductible. Taxpayers should always contribute by check or credit card to have a record of the taxdeductible donation if they choose to give money. Individual taxpayers can deduct up to $300 and married couples can deduct up to $600 in qualifying charitable contributions for tax year 2021, even if they don’t itemize. Donors should not give out personal financial information to anyone who solicits a contribution. This includes things like Social Security numbers or credit card and bank account numbers and passwords.

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Adolf Funeral Home Ltd., Berwyn, handled ar rangements

Edward J. Jaeky Sr., 83

Real estate broker

Edward Jose ph Jaeky Sr., 83, of Glen Ellyn and for merly of Indian Head Park and Brookfield, died Oct. 7, 2022 in Downers Grove.

Mr Jaeky was a real estate broker whose of fice was located for many years in downtown Brookfield

He was the husband of Carol Ann (nee

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the library would retur n it to the village for early debt re payment.

Village and library of ficials concluded that the money would be better spent on additional lower-level improvements that would benefit library patrons.

“We realize we were so lucky the referendum passed, and we don’t want to have to go for another referendum for a million years,” said Library Director Janice Foley “This will allow us to do what we need to get done and it will last for a long time.”

Courtney Greve-Hack, vice president of the Riverside Public Library Board of Trustees, told elected of ficials on Oct. 6 that the institution benefited from lower-thanexpected construction bids and, ironically, from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Renovations be gan in September 2020 and the building didn’t fully reopen to the public until July 2021.

“Being able to have the library closed meant that we were able to do the entire lower-level renovation simultaneously, and we didn’t have to close it down in sections, which would have taken longer,” GreveHack said. “Overall, we think that the funds that are remaining should be used to further improve the lower level.”

The renovations came in $248,817 under the $1.5 million budget.

The planned added improvements include the creation of a per manent Maker

Bostedo); the father of Laura (Mark) Glaser, Ed (William O’Brien) Jaeky Jr. and Matt (Brooke) Jaeky; the grandfather of Madeline, Julia and Liam; the brother of the late Mary Lou Chisholm; and the uncle of many nieces and ne phew s. Memorial visitation is on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10:30 a.m. until time of memorial Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Barbara Church, 4008 Prairie Ave., Brookfield.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled ar rangements. Online condolences, memories and photo graphs may be shared at JohnsonNosek.com.

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Space area along the perimeter of one half of the Community Room. According to Foley, the Maker Space will have re gular hours for patrons to use the devices it now stores out of view in a nearby closet.

A staf f member will be assigned to the Maker Space and the library will bulk up its programming around STEM subjects. Riverside Public Library has two 3D printers, two button makers, a Cricut machine, an embroidery sewing machine, a traditional sewing machine, a mold maker and a Glowforge laser cutter

Once the equipment is moved from the storage closet to the new Maker Space, the closet will be converted into a Quiet Study Room, which library patrons can reserve.

“We get frequent requests for an individualized study room, a space where people can come and have a closed-off area, quiet and separate from the rest of the lear ning spaces,” Greve-Hack told trustees

Foley said there’s also a plan to build a half wall to partition the genealo gy area from the entrance to the lower-level bathrooms and install more storage for genealog y materials. They also want to custom build a mobile display unit to match a stationary unit in Children and Youth Services

“That may seem like a lot of money [for those improvements], but costs have all gone up,” Foley said. “We hope we can get it all done.”

The library’s architect, from StudioGC Architecture and Interiors, is drawing up preliminary plans for those improvements, Foley said. Ideally, work will be gin in spring 2023 after obtaining bids and awarding a construction contract.

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Street corner fundraisers are all around us Eyes all over

There doesn’t seem to be any question that surveillance cameras generally and, increasingly, license plate reader cameras have helped police gather critical evidence leading to high-profile ar rests

Their use has been credited in helping Riverside police quickly identify the man suspected of a double homicide last November and they might have been useful in identifying suspects involved in a homicide at North Riverside Park Mall during the day of civil unrest on May 31, 2020.

Arguably license plate readers have proven more useful than red-light cameras – their use as an investigative resource was trotted out as justification for those devices in the past – and can be moved around if needed and placed at impor tant intersections that might not make enough revenue as red-light camera locations

North Riverside trustees voted unanimously last week to go ahead with purchasing seven of the license plate reader cameras, which will be placed at the most heavily trafficked intersections of the village.

That’s welcome news for police investigators, who will now have that information at their fingertips and, apparently, for of ficers on the street, who will know when a vehicle flagged as being used in a crime is in the area.

That’s because North Riverside’s cameras will be connected to a vast network of cameras – both publicly and privately owned – that can process tens of thousands of vehicles per camera per day.

There are scores of Flock Safety cameras throughout the Chicago area and thousands of cameras throughout the nation, all of which can draw information from re gional and national law enforcement databases.

They are valuable to police because they can identify vehicles not just by license plate, but also by unique characteristics, such as roof racks, spoilers and even bumper stickers. Flock has also ventured into audio-activation,

touting a ShotSpotter type of technology

Unlike ShotSpotter, Flock cameras are closer to the ground in order to read license plates, meaning that those audio recorders might also be able to capture conversations

What we’re getting at here is that while all of this investigative technology is a plus, Flock’s proliferation is a bit unnerving for those who might be wary of such a wide-ranging surveillance network.

While there’s nothing inherently nefarious about the cameras, we shouldn’t discount the possibility that one day an unscrupulous gover nment agency might use such technology in not so benign ways

After all, specific vehicles could be tracked to deter mine who people associate with and where. Might political bumper stickers be used to identify those people an agency might want to monitor? It’s chilling Surveillance cameras are not a panacea, and elected officials ought to keep in mind that their decision to employ surveillance technology may have unintended consequences. Those shoudn’t be discounted when making those decisions.

Just a few weeks ago at an intersection in Riverside was a young lady smiling as she held up a Tootsie Roll while looking for donations to the Knights of Columbus to benefit their charitable work

On Oct. 13 and 14, you’ll see Riverside Township Lions Club volunteers strategically placed with mints that you will get in exchange for a donation. This, my friends, is how many organizations raise money for their philanthropies. There are no rain dates, so they are out there on the assigned day.

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Did you realize that all of what they collect does not go directly to the charity? The organizations, of course, must first pay the items they are passing out. I know not many people carry cash anymore but be ready with some singles for just these instances.

During recent summers children on Lawton Road set up a lemonade stand to raise money for childhood cancer research -- good for you and thank you parents who promote this. Kids are never too young to lear n the joy of giving.

Sometimes I don’t find out about the fundraisers

in time, which is a shame since I’d like to support the efforts in some way. There’s nothing like a cool glass of lemonade or a Tootsie Roll or some mints.

Which brings me to something else. It is now election time, and we are being asked to support different candidates through monetary donations and there are some big requests. Personally, I seldom give to political candidates; I give my vote, which in my mind is more important. Think of all the good that could happen with some of that money. All we have to do is look to Florida and see how homes have been ravaged and lives destroyed and know it could help What I’m saying is think about your giving and what it means. Watch for the Lions when it is Candy Sale time, and it’s not too late to send a donation to the Knights of Columbus. Looking ahead, the RBHS band will be selling cheesecakes. Thanks to all those who volunteer for whatever charity you may choose you. You do it for all the right reasons and are appreciated. To those who haven’t volunteered for something, the rewards are endless Try it, you’ll like it

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Ar ticle on elec tion workers worked

After reading the “Cook County Clerk calls on veterans to be election workers” ar ticle in the Landmark (news, Se pt. 28), I was inspired to do my par t and apply to be one I would be happy to be of service in this way for years to come. Thank you.

Marcin Bogacz Ri verside

Marcia L. Mrazek, 66 Catnap from the Hear t volunteer

Marcia L. Mrazek, 66, for merly of North Riverside, Berwyn and Justice, died Aug. 22, 2022.

Ms. Mrazek attended Komarek School and Riverside-Brookfield High School. She worked in her father’s jewelry store and later volunteered with Catnap from the Heart.

She was the daughter of the late George and Blanche Mrazek, the sister of the late Carol Mrazek, a cousin and friend to many and wonderful cat mom.

Inter ment private on Oct. 21 at Mt. Auburn cemetery in Stickney A coffee and bakery reception is Saturday Oct. 22, from 10 to 11:20 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. at Cor nerstone Community Church, 9008 Fairview Ave., Brookfield. Donations are appreciated to Catnap from the Heart, 1101 Beach Ave., LaGrange Park, 60526.

Tovar caps RBHS soccer career with league title

Multidimensional 4-year varsity starter a possible all-state selection

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside-Brookfield High School senior midfielder Manny Tovar significantly added to his four-year varsity soccer achievements on Oct. 5.

The Bulldogs ear ned a share of the Metro Suburban Conference Blue championship, the program’s first conference title since 2015.

“To be on the walls of RB, it will be something that we’ ll remember forever,” Tovar said. “Especially since I’ve been [on varsity] for four years, this was like my last chance, and I finally got it.”

Another historic honor may be coming soon.

Tovar hopes to become the Bulldogs’ first all-state player. If not, he should become what is believed to be their first multiple all-sectional player.

“[All-sectional in 2021] was a great feeling, but I feel like I’m more of a team-based player,” Tovar said. “I would love team achievements at the

same time An individual thing also represents the team. I couldn’t have done that without the other guys from last year.”

Tovar especially would love to replicate the Bulldogs’ 2019 re gional title run. An attacking central midfielder, Tovar (7 goals, 10 assists) often is in the middle of the action for the Bulldogs (11-8).

“He’s just one of those special players that players gravitate to, coaches love,” RBHS coach Ivek Halic said. “Just his work ethic, his leadership, his quality on the ball, of f the ball, reading the game.”

Tovar has had dif ferent roles each season. His experience and talent have given him the ability to “free roam” this season.

“Having the ball at your feet is one of the best feelings and just dribbling it, feeling the cold breeze, usually, especially during the fall season,” Tovar said. “Having good teammates with you, it’s just a fun experience.”

As a freshman, Tovar played forward and delivered a season-best 15 goals

Tovar became a playmaking forward as a sophomore and a defensive-focused central midfielder in 2021.

“Coming in as a freshman, it was pretty scary,” Tovar said. “But a bunch of the seniors, the entire team was really cool, really welcoming.”

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“I’ ll just root for all of North America to represent – Canada, Mexico, the U.S. It’s good that all three could qualify,” Tovar said.

LTHS cements football playo berth downing Leyden

Tough tests await Lions to close out regular season

By BILL STONE

Contributing Reporter

The Lyons Township High School football team clinched a retur n to the IHSA Class 8A state playoffs with a 48-7 home victory over Leyden on Oct. 7.

In the Lions’ eyes, the playoff atmosphere begins this week.

For LTHS (6-1, 3-1 in West Suburban Silver), the last two regular-season games are against fellow playoff-bound teams – on Oct. 14 at Glenbard West (6-1, 3-1) and Oct. 22 at home against Downers Grove North (5-2, 2-2).

There remains a chance to share the WSC Silver title if York (7-0, 5-0) is upset in Week 9 by Oak Park and River Forest (4-3, 1-3).

“We’re going to have to play our best to win

both games,” LTHS junior quarterback Ryan Jackson said. “They’re two good teams that’ll prepare us for the playoffs.”

Jackson passed for three more touchdowns on Oct. 7 in going 12 for 14 for 187 yards. On the season, Jackson is 86 for 120 for 1,268 yards and 17 touchdowns He began seeing varsity action as a sophomore and started the team’s playoff game against 2021 Class 8A state champion Lockport

“Last season to now I think I’ve been read-

ing defenses better, making the right decisions, taking what the defense gives me,” Jackson said. “It was good to see how the competition would be, how it would look to get me prepared for this year. I thought it was humbling, motivated me a lot.”

A 60-yard touchdown strike to Travis Stamm (3 catches, 86 yards) opened a 41-0 lead in the third quarter against Leyden. Stamm also caught a 12-yard touchdown pass 53 seconds before halftime for a 28-0 lead after Noah

ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer RBHS senior Manny Tovar has proven versatile dur ing his four years at the varsity level, play ing forward, defensive mid eld and attacking mid eld for the Bulldogs.

RBHS golfer improves on 2021 state debut

Covarrubias makes second-round cut, nishes 70th overall

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside-Brookfield High School junior girls golfer Mayan Covarrubias was eating at Texas Roadhouse on Oct. 7 and waiting, two hours after playing, when the official tee times finally were posted.

In her second trip to the IHSA Class 2A state meet, Covarrubias had advanced to the second round on Oct. 8.

“I wasn’t really stressed out. I was just kind of hoping,” Covarrubias said. “It was kind of like happiness. I wouldn’t say relief. I made it to state either way.”

Covarrubias tied for 70th overall with a 167 (84-83) for 36 holes at Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur.

In her 2021 state debut, Covarrubias missed the cut for the second day after shooting 101. “I think it was just good to move on to the next day and to try keep getting better,” Covarrubias said. “I didn’t play well the year before I just wanted to make it farther than I did last year, which is what I did.”

In her state debut, Lyons Township High School junior Addison Watanabe tied for 89th after shooting an 86, one stroke from Saturday’s cut.

Covarrubias shot 79 at the Hinsdale South Sectional and ear ned the individual final qualifying spot in a four-hole playoff.

She again ear ned All-Metro Suburban Conference honors and helped the Bulldogs to second, their highest conference finish in recent memory. RBHS came one stroke from advancing to sectionals as a team.

“[Next season] I’m just going to try to get

Pfafflin made the score 21-0 with his 6-yard reception.

Six receivers caught between one and three passes.

“I love to have those talented receivers. I’m blessed to have them on my team,” Jackson said.

Dylan Rickman (4 carries, 81 yards) had an electrifying 58-yard touchdown run with 7:00 left after Leyden (1-6) scored on the final play

back to state and get back to the second day and be in more of contention,” Covarrubias said. “I think we had a really good team. It just showed in tiny spurts, but I think next year we’ll be even more competitive.”

Watanabe shot 78 at the Hinsdale South Sectional and was part of the Lions’ strong lineup with just two seniors that was second in the West Suburban Conference Silver to state champion Hinsdale Central and at regionals.

Naz girls gain experience at state finals

After some rough holes at the IHSA Class 1A Rosary Regional, Nazareth Academy junior girls golfer Gigi Montoro of North Riverside approached the No. 13 tee on the verge of giving up mentally.

She parred the hole

“I realized I just needed to keep going. I wanted to keep going and to win. I really wanted to make it to sectionals and to state,” Montoro said. “[Head coach Nicole Jeray and assistant Brian Shields] really helped me to get that mentality to start a new game every single hole.”

Montoro and the Roadrunners’ deter mination took them farther than they even imagined – the program’s first team state berth since 2015 and only their second ever.

The Roadrunners (12th, 395 on Oct. 7) missed the top-eight team cut for Oct. 8 at Red Trail Run in Decatur, but they graduate only two from the lineup.

Junior Kacey Hughes (tied for 51st, 175) and sophomore Maryssa Zielinski (tied for 68th, 188) played 36 holes.

Montoro (102) tied for 99th in missing the individual cut on Oct. 7. Other scorers that day were senior Caroline Kelly (106), sophomore Anna Bukovac (110) and senior Megan Kor nafel (127).

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR YEAR 2022

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Riverside for 2022 will be held on October 20, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 4 of Township Hall located at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact the Village Treasurer at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546, phone number 708-447-2700.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes estimated to be extended or abated for 2021 are $6,857,564.

The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes estimated to be to be levied for 2022 are $7,419,865. This represents a 8.20% increase over the previous year.

III. The property taxes estimated to be extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2021 are $762,197.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2022 are $729,728. This represents a 4.26% decrease over the previous year.

IV. The total property taxes estimated to be extended or abated for 2021 were $7,619,761.

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $8,149,592. This represents a 6.95% increase over the previous year.

of the third quarter Jackson rushed for the game’s first touchdown, a 4-yarder, and Danny Pasko followed with a 1-yard scoring run. Jack McQueeney had a 19-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter Defensive standouts included Pasko (5 tackles, 2 for loss), Kellen Knop (3 tackles, 2 for loss), Quinn Magee, Quinn Far nan, James Georgelos and Cooper King (3 tackles each) and Pfafflin (2 tackles, 1 for loss).

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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,

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.

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.

Core Competencies

- Accounting principles

- Bookkeeping procedures

OFFICE ASSISTANT

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

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

United Methodist Church of Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois

Job Description: Administrative

Assistant

The Administrative Assistant is a critical role to the life of First United Methodist Church. The ideal candidate is experienced in providing support in all phases of administration, financial, worship and communication for the Pastor and church. This position requires someone who can work in an independent environment, is organized and has strong written and verbal communication skills. Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Administration

-Provide administrative support to the Pastor and church volunteers responsible for committee and church programs

Custom Frame Company

-Ensure worship bulletins and related documents are prepared weekly for Sunday services

-Oversee and maintain church files and records and assist in producing the annual statistical report required by the church conference

Finance

-Under the direction of the Finance Committee and in coordination with the accountant, oversee account payables and account receivables

-Manage and record all account and expense-related actions into Quickbooks

-Ensure receipt of approved payment requests for all invoices

Communication

-Generate and distribute as required all forms of communication on behalf of the Pastor and its members

-Maintain church calendar General Office Duties

-Oversee the operation of all church office equipment and arrange for repairs as required

-Maintain and order office supplies as needed and order other supplies subject to the approval of the Pastor and Trustees.

Qualifications

-Extensive knowledge with basic computer operations and administration software, such as: email management, file management, Microsoft Office Suite and Google applications; experience with Quickbooks is helpful

-Demonstrate the ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment

-Confidentiality is a must BA or BS degree preferred. We also require Covid vaccination.

The candidate must agree to completing a background check before hire.

The hourly salary is between $20 and $24 an hour.

Hours are part tine 20 hours a week

–10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

There is holiday pay and earned vacation and sick pay

PART-TIME

ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER

Call contracter for more info. 708-738-3848

Manufacturing

Top rated firm, Alpina Manufacturing LLC, founded in 1992, locally owned beautiful campus in Galewood, near Mars candy, 3 blocks north of Oak Park. We build and sell display framing systems to customers nationwide including Wal-Mart, Verizon, Circle K, Hospitals, CTA. Apply in person M-F 8am to 4pm • Alpina • 6460 W Cortland St Chicago, IL 60707 www.fastchangeframes.com

River Forest Public Schools

River Forest School District 90 is seeking On-Call Substitute Teachers and Teacher Aides, $130-$150 per day!

FLEXIBLE Schedule between the hours of 7:50a - 3:20pm

Work one day a week or up to 5 days a week, half days or full days

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

HELP WANTED

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.

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wood chairs with leather seats, made in Italy

-$70 each, or best offer

Atlantic rollaway luggage

-Excellent condition, only used once

-$50 or best offer

Call Nell at 708-383-7892

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.

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 assists the Village’s Grant Supervisor in developing, coordinating, and administering various grants programs for the Village of Oak Park. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified

WANTED TO BUY

WANTED MILITARY ITEMS:

Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic –other misc. toys.

Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

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 SUBURBAN RENTALS

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WALWORTH COUNTY

Plaintiff CURT PATRICK

158 W. Whitewater Street Whitewater WI 53190

-vs-

Defendant 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). Acopy 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 REQUESTFOR 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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Attention VICTOR SOTELO & SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with the Illinois Secretary Of State. Our records show, your 2017, CHEVY, TRAVERSE with the following VIN 1GNKRFED5HJ144475 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1965.00. If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intend to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah Ave, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 11/18/2022.

Published in Forest Park Review

October 12, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Attention KELILA MAUREEN BOWEN, you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Our records show, your 2015, CHEVY, MALIBU with the following VIN 1G11B5SL6FF312597 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1965.00. If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intend to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah Ave, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 11/18/2022.

Published in Forest Park Review

October 12, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD

Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission

October 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM

NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider a request by the Village of Brookfield, as petitioner, to amend the text of the Village of Brookfield Zoning Ordinance in Chapter 62 Zoning for land uses of personal improvement service to include tattoo parlors.

The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments.

Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 and at kportillo@brookfieldil.gov. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

The application may be viewed at

the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Public hearings may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations in order to participate in any meeting may contact the Village of Brookfield at (708) 4857344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (south) entrance of Village Hall.

By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

Published in RB Landmark October 12, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD

Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission October 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM

NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application from Pawel Czauderna for a special use permit to operate a Day Care and an application for variances from the Village Code Chapter 62 Zoning, Article III-Off Street Parking and Loading related to existing commercial space at 9046 31st Street.

Legal Description: Lots 25, 26 and 27 in Block 8 in Brookfield Homesites, a Resubdivision of Bartlett and Roach Addition to Grossdale, Being a Subdivision of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, (Excepting Therefrom the Following Lots Which Are Not Included and Are Not Part of the Resubdivision, Lots 25 to 37, Both Inclusive and the West Half of Lot 38 in Block 2, Lots 26 and 27 in Block 4, Lots 9, 10, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 47 and 48 in Block 6, According to the Plat of Said Brookfield Homesites Filed in the Office of the Registrar of Titles, June 30, 1922 as Document LR157442, in Cook County, Illinois.

The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL60513, kportillo@brookfieldil.gov, or 708-485-1445. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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

e Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

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

Gilbane Building Company, Construction Manager, for and acting on behalf of The Board of Education of Proviso Township High School District 209, is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project. This release includes the following:

PROVISO EAST (See specific bid packages listed below)

•Furnish and install a new air conditioning system for the 2nd floor south classrooms and office spaces. As well as new air conditioning system on the entire 1st floor.

• Misc. Demolition

PROVISO WEST (See specific bid packages listed below)

•Furnish and install a new air conditioning system for the 1st floor classrooms

• Misc. Demolition

•New curtainwall 1st floor south side.

• Renovate science classroom spaces

PROVISO MATH AND SCIENCE

ACADEMY (see specific bid packages listed below)

• Furnish and install preengineered building that will serve as the school’s salt shed.

HEARING DATE: November 2, 2022

TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits

CALENDAR NUMBER: 20-22-Z

• The bid documents will be distributed to bidders on or about October 17, 2022.

•An in person Pre-Bid/Outreach Meeting will be held on October 27, 2022 10:00 a.m. local time

• The proposals will be due on November 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. local time via www.ibidpro.com.

To bid this project, bidders should prequalify with Gilbane Building Company via Compass at https:// compass-app.com/auth/register. The bid proposals are to be completed online at www.ibidpro.com

Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required from all bidders. Guarantee Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid will be required from the awarded Bidder.

The work will be done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID MAY RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER”.

The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Public hearings may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations to participate in any meeting may contact the Village of Brookfield at (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front and side (south and east) entrances of Village Hall.

By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

Published in RB Landmark October 12, 2022

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a variance application filed by the Applicant, OP Office Partners, LLC, seeking a variance from Section 10.4 (A) (Table 10.2: Off-Street Parking Requirements) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance that requires 37 off-street parking spaces located on a lot within 250 feet of the Subject Property, to reduce the number of required off-street parking spaces from 37 spaces to zero (0) parking spaces at the premises commonly known as 1010 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-07-120064-0000 (“Subject Property”) in the DT Downtown Zoning District.

Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person public hearing is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the public hearing due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The work willbe done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQU REMENTS OF THIS INVITATIONTO BID MAY RESULT IN THEDISQUALIFICATION OFTHE BIDDER”.

This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website at: https://www2. illinois.gov/idol/Laws-Rules/CONMED/ Pages/Rates.aspx. All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.

The Proviso Township High School District 209 and Gilbane Building Company reserve the right to reject any or all bids. All information submitted as part of this process shall be considered public information under the State Freedom of Information Act unless specifically disclosed on the applicable information by the Bidder. Challenges to such exemptions shall be defended solely by the Bidder.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE’S PROPOSED BUDGETFOR FISCAL YEAR 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Riverside, Illinois will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in Riverside Township Hall Room 4, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, 60546 on the Tentative Annual Budget for the 2023 fiscal year of the Village of Riverside, Illinois, commencing January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2023.

Public comments on the Proposed Annual Budget are welcome at the public hearing. Emailed comments may be sent to Village Clerk Ethan Sowl at esowl@riverside.il.us. Written comments may be submitted to the attention of the Village Clerk at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois. Emailed or written comments should be submitted prior to 5:00 on October

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The Board will conduct the public hearing remotely with live audio available and optional video. The hearing will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/ commissiontv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT U-Verse subscribers on channel 99. The remote public hearing is authorized pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings

20, 2022.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may provide written evidence, testimony and public comment on the application by email to Zoning@oak-park.us or by drop off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2022. An individual’s name and their testimony or comment will be read aloud into the record at the public hearing if received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in-person in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses, present evidence, testimony or public comment by emailing Zoning@oak-park.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing. Individuals who sign up to participate in-person will receive an email from Village staff with information about how to join the hearing online through Zoom web-conference means or by phone.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal, October 12, 2022

The Proposed Annual Budget will be available for public inspection on and after, October 13, 2022 at the Finance Department of the Village of Riverside, Illinois, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, 60546 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for any day being a legal holiday.

Disabled persons needing assistance to attend said hearing should contact the Office of the Village Clerk before the hearing by calling (708) 447-2700.

Said hearing may be continued without further notice except as required by the Illinois Open Meeting Act. The tentative annual budget may be further revised and passed without any further notice or hearing.

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS

By: Ethan Sowl Village Clerk

Published in RB Landmark October 12, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC.;

Plaintiff, vs.

ALAN F. SEGAL; KATHLEEN W. SE-

GAL; VILLAGE OF OAK PARK; PARK ERIE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION;

Defendants,

21 CH 6085

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 7, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

P.I.N. 16-07-206-019-1009.

Commonly known as 304 NORTH OAK PARK AVE., UNIT 2, OAK PARK, IL 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)

(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3571125. 21-02147 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3203916

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.-

RASHINDA PLUMP, WAVERLY CLARK, JR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WAVERLY CLARK, JR., INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR Defendants 12 CH 25204

1187 SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK

OAK PARK, IL 60304

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 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 1187 SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK, OAK PARK, IL 60304

Property Index No. 16-17-325-0470000

The real estate is improved with a one story, two unit brick building with no garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 20-05419IL_615363

Attorney ARDC No. 61256

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 12 CH 25204

TJSC#: 42-3533

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 # 12 CH 25204 I3204043

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

FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.HENRY K. CUSHING, MARY KAY O’GRADY, MARGUERITE HOLD-

ING, THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

Defendants

2022 CH 02884

115 S RIDGELAND AVENUE

OAK PARK, IL 60302

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 18, 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 115 S RIDGELAND AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302

Property Index No. 16-07-405-0180000

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.

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) 236-

SALE

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

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

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-22-02626

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 02884

TJSC#: 42-2725

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 02884 I3204837