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ust 12 months ago, Kit Ketchmark, the director of the Brookfield Historical Society, stood inside what was once the waiting room of the Grossdale Station, facing a mountain of newly acquired, unsorted photographs and local memorabilia and, frankly, wondering how to deal with it all.

With the village on the eve of celebrating its 125th birthday, the old train station, which has served as Brookfield’s historical museum since being moved to its present location back in 1981, hadn’t been open to the public in more than a year.

Ever since acquiring boxes and boxes of items from the estate of the late local historian Chris Stach, the waiting room was turned into a storage area until someone could make sense of what was there.

But on Nov. 3, as part of the village’s Founder’s Day celebration, Ketchmark will re-cut the ribbon on the Brookfield Historical Museum, which will be open to the public for the first time in more than two years.

And in place of the boxes of memorabilia, there are cases displaying many of the artifacts the museum has collected See MUSEUM on page 8

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Brookfield Police Chief James Episcopo tosses a pumpkin to Ed Cote on the porch of the Grossdale Station before passing it out to one of hundreds of costumed visitors during the annual Monsters on Mainstreet trick-or-treating event on Oct. 27. For more photos, see page 14 and visit online at www.RBLandmark.com.

Pace aims to shut down local bus route

Route 304 follows old street car route from North Riverside to LaGrange

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A Pace bus route that has its roots in an early 20th century streetcar

line that traveled through North Riverside, Riverside and Brookfield is among those slated to be shut down by April 1, 2019 at the latest as the suburban mass transit agency seeks to con-

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PEP names trustee candidates for 2019 election Incumbent LeClere joined by two making first runs for village office

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The PEP Party, which has held a stranglehold on Brookfield municipal government since 2005, announced its slate of three candidates who will be running for village trustee in the April 2019 Consolidated Election at a fundraiser Oct. 29 at the Brookfield Ale House.

Running for the three open seats are incumbent David LeClere and two people who are making their first attempts at winning municipal offices, Katie Kaluzny and Brian Conroy.

Village President Kit Ketchmark, a member of the PEP Party Katie Kaluzny, Brian Conroy and David LeClere since 2004 who was elected to his second term in that position in “It really was a great period of the history 2017, introduced the trio at the campaign fundof Brookfield to serve, because it involved raiser/kickoff event.

“It’s an exciting and proud time for the vil- so much planning and infrastructure,” said lage,” said Ketchmark referencing the 125th Ryan, pointing to village initiatives such as anniversary of Brookfield’s incorporation. zoning modernization, the comprehensive “Little by little, we are bringing more shine plan, the complete streets policy, the Washingto that diamond in the rough we keep hearing ton-Forest flood-control project and 2016 street referendum. about.”

Prior to her time on the board, Ryan volunThe event also served as a farewell of sorts to a pair of incumbent PEP trustees who won’t teered with the farmers market, helped during the early stages of an effort that eventube returning for another term.

Trustee Ryan Evans will finish out his sec- ally brought a bike path to First Avenue and ond consecutive term as a trustee in 2019, and served on the Brookfield Beautification Comis prohibited by term limits from running mission.

“People think you start out as a trustee, but again.

Meanwhile, Trustee Michelle Ryan, who there’s a lot of community involvement that was elected to a full term in 2015 after being goes on before that,” Ryan said.

LeClere, who was elected in 2015, is finishappointed two years earlier to fill the vacancy created by the election of Ketchmark as presi- ing out his second term as a village trustee, having also served in that capacity from 2007dent in 2013, confirmed she won’t run.

Ryan, who has worked as an independent 11. He is also a longtime past member and planning consultant since 2008, will begin a chairman of the Brookfield Playgrounds and new job as project director at Metro Strategies Recreation Commission and Special Events Inc., a women-owned transportation planning, Commission.

“I still think I have a lot to give,” said policy and outreach firm with offices in Glen LeClere, who said he’s looking forward to Ellyn and Chicago.

She’ll be working as a consultant to the en- working with new Village Manager Timothy gineering firm CDM Smith as tollway project Wiberg, who was hired last month.

“I think when we give Tim time to get his manager, working on tollway policy issues feet wet and get personnel organized … I think such as intelligent transportation systems.

“My decision [not to run] was about doing he’ll help bring a little more economic develsomething else,” said Ryan. “I wanted to refo- opment vision and planning down the road.”

Conroy is new to municipal government, cus on my career, and had to make that decision in order to keep an open mind and open but he has spent the past five-plus years as a member of the Brookfield-LaGrange Park search.”

Ryan had hoped to begin her search for a District 95 Board of Education, where he is new job after the New Year, but she’ll jump the chairman of the buildings and grounds into her new role on Nov. 15 while serving out committee at a time when that school district is undertaking a $30 million expansion and the remainder of her term.

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He said a run for village government wasn’t on his radar until he was approached by PEP officials about being slated for trustee in 2019. Though reluctant to be considered a “politician in Cook County,” Conroy said he views PEP members as “chronic volunteers” interested in community service.

“It’s not about politics. It’s about stewardship,” said Conroy. “If there’s a political aspect to this, I haven’t BOB UPHUES/Editor seen it.”

Conroy said he’s also running to serve as a foil to those who might be running with a personal agenda in mind.

“You don’t want that either,” he said. “I’ll never act in my own self-interest, only in the interest of the community.”

A 5-year resident of Brookfield, Kaluzny is making her first bid in government as an elected official, but she has experienced working in a municipality for the past two-plus years as a member of the Brookfield Conservation Commission, an advisory group to the village board.

In addition, Kaluzny was a member of the Brookfield Comprehensive Plan steering committee and got started with her involvement in the community as a co-founder of Go Green Brookfield, which serves as a resource for sustainable practices residents can implement.

With a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in environmental policy and a master’s degree in public service from DePaul University, Kaluzny works for the Illinois Green Alliance, which is the state’s affiliate of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Part of her job is to manage volunteers and get people involved in their communities.

“I thought I’d better walk the talk,” Kaluzny said.

With the village folding sustainability goals into its comprehensive plan, Kaluzny said she believes it’s important to have an advocate for implementing those goals on the village board.

“The new comprehensive plan talks about green, sustainable planning, and it’d be great to have that voice in a conversation like this,” Kaluzny said.

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A 27-year-old Chicago woman faces charges of child endangerment and retail theft after she reportedly left her 1-month-old child alone in a shopping cart for 45 minutes while she and a friend stole clothing from A Children’s Place at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road on Oct. 16 at about 7:25 p.m.

The store’s manager had contacted mall security after noticing the infant unattended in a child seat inside a Sears shopping cart for at least 20 minutes. The store manager walked around the store with the child but was unable to find a parent.

Police reported that the infant appeared healthy and that there was an empty bottle in the car seat with him. About 22 minutes after police arrived on the scene, the child’s mother appeared and demanded her child, blaming a “friend” for leaving the infant alone.

Paramedics transported the infant to Loyola University Medical Center for evaluation and police contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Meanwhile, surveillance video reportedly showed that the mother and another person arrived at A Children’s Place at 7 p.m. The mom is seen pushing the Sear shopping cart containing her child into a corner of the store and leaves him unattended.

A few minutes later, police said, cameras captured the mom concealing two red jackets in her friend’s shopping cart and then exiting the store without paying. The store manager is seen on camera discovering the infant at 7:17 p.m., according to police, and the child’s mother doesn’t re-enter the store until 7:46 p.m.

Chicago man charged with Riverside burglary Riverside police have now charged the man who masterminded a series of burglaries in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana this summer after charging his alleged accomplice, a 19-yearold Chicago woman, in August.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on Oct. 26 approved charging Darvis R. Dennis, 30, of Chicago, with three felonies: burglary, theft and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

Dennis and Izalis Morales are suspected of stealing a SUV from a Riverside driveway in July, breaking into a garage and multiple vehicles in the 100 blocks of Nuttall and Longcommon roads.

Dennis, 30, has been held at the Winnebago County Jail in Rockford since his arrest in Machesney Park on Aug. 10 along with Morales.

The two were taken into custody by Winnebago County Sheriff ’s Police and charged with burglaries there.

After the arrest, Riverside police obtained a search warrant for a storage unit in Chicago, where they recovered more than 250 items reported stolen from various locations in Cook,

Will and DuPage counties, along with property stolen from places in Wisconsin and Indiana.

Dennis reportedly recruited Morales to rent the storage unit and sell the stolen property via an app called Letgo.

According to police, Dennis’ criminal history includes 28 arrests for a variety of offenses, including burglary, criminal damage to property, assault, theft and aggravated assault to a school employee.

Purse snatching foiled A 37-year-old Cicero woman called North Riverside police on Oct. 20 just after noon to report that a man had attempted to steal her purse and threatened to shoot her if she did not give it up.

The victim told police she was approached by two men and a woman inside North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road. One of the men grabbed at the woman’s purse and told her that unless she gave him her purse, he would wait for her outside, shoot her and then claim the victim had harassed his pregnant girlfriend.

The victim refused to let go of her purse and the three people left the area. Police were unable to locate any suspects.

Truck break-in A 63-year-old Indian Head Park man contacted Brookfield police at about 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 to report that sometime during the prior 24 hours someone had entered the cab of his 1997 Ford truck, which was parked in a lot in the 9100 block of Plainfield Road, and pried open a toolbox to steal several tools.

Among the tools reported missing were a Stil concrete saw along with two blades and a jackhammer. The value of the items was estimated at $2,350.

Political sign stolen An officer responded to the 100 block of Akenside Road, Riverside, on Oct. 27 after a resident called to report that a surveillance camera caught someone stealing his lawn sign for Cook County commissioner candidate Abdelnasser Rashid at about 10:10 p.m. on Oct. 24.

Video reportedly showed a vehicle pull up to the property. A man is seen getting out of the vehicle, walking up to the sign and taking it before running back to the vehicle and driving away.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 16-28, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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RBHS, North Riverside share costs to upgrade ball field New dugouts, fencing at softball diamond used by high school

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A ball field that largely hasn’t been touched since it was installed four decades ago at Veterans Park in North Riverside is undergoing a total makeover as a result of a partnership between the village of North Riverside and Riverside-Brookfield High School.

Last week over at Field 1 – the northwestmost field at the park -- crews framed out the areas for concrete pads for new dugouts as well as a larger concrete pad along the firstbase line for a new set of bleachers. In addition, workers installed poles for a new 18-foot tall backstop as well as protective fencing for the dugouts along both baselines.

“It brings the field up to date with the other fields,” said North Riverside Public Works Director Tim Kutt. “It’s more set up for a regulation high school field and really benefits Little League. It’s more spacious, accessible and user-friendly.”

Two other fields at Veterans Park were renovated about 15 years ago when the village installed a fourth field – the one closest to Veterans Drive – to accommodate a growing Little League program.

The total cost of the renovation is expected to be in the neighborhood of $30,000, with

allowed to use the RBHS swimming pool free of charge one day a week. The high school also occasionally provides bus transportation for the village’s preschool program.

“It’s a real win-win,” said North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. of the arrangement.

The RBHS school board voted to approve the expense and amend its facilities-sharing agreement with the village on Oct. 23. The ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer amended agreement states that if the village terminates the deal SOLID GROUND: Improvements to the softball field prior to June 30, 2029, RBHS will include new dugouts, fencing and an area for new be reimbursed for the cost of the bleachers (above). fence on a pro-rated basis.

Chicago-based J&M Fence $22,250 of that total coming from Riverside- submitted the lowest proposal for the work, Brookfield High School as part of a facilities- which included removal of the existing fence sharing agreement between the school and and installing the new one. Demolishing and village. re-pouring the concrete pads as well as work Back in 2013, both entities inked a deal, restoring the field itself was handled by vilwhich renews automatically each year, pro- lage public works employees. viding RBHS the use of Field 1 for its girls The high school sought off-campus homes softball program. The lower-level boys base- for its baseball and softball programs in 2013 ball team uses the regulation-size field adja- after years of frustration regarding access to fields adjacent to the high school. Those cent to Field 1.

In exchange, North Riverside residents are fields, immediately north of the campus, are

on land owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District.

While the high school can use those fields, their use is limited when Brookfield Zoo needs additional parking, which can be unpredictable. High school officials continue to negotiate with the Forest Preserve District to obtain exclusive use of the fields, but there’s been no agreement to date.

Field 1 was originally built for T-ball age kids, and the dimensions of the backstop, dugouts and protective fences reflected that. The improvements will increase the dimensions of each dugout to 40-by-5.5 feet, protected by an 8-foot high fence along the third-base line and a 12-foot high fence along the first-base line.

The dugout and backstop fences will be moved about 9-feet farther away from the field of play.

A higher fence along first base was chosen to add protection for spectators in the new bleacher area, which will be immediately north of the first-base dugout, instead of behind it. There will be no seating area down the third-base line, which backs up to the Canadian National railroad right-of-way.

In addition to being home to RBHS softball, Field 1 will also be used for 10-under Little League softball and baseball, said Kutt.

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BIG WEEK

October 31-Nov. 7

Holiday Bazaar in North Riverside Noah Loesberg, Illuminated Manuscript Page #1, 2016

25 years of RAC

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., hosts the exhibit “25 Years of RAC School” in the FlexSpace gallery from Nov. 4 through Nov. 30.

The show features work from instructors who have taught at RAC throughout its 25-year history. An opening reception will be on Sunday, Nov. 4 from 3 to 6 p.m., with a vocal performance by the A Cappella Fellas at 4 p.m. in the Sculpture Garden.

North Riverside Parks and Rec kicks off the holiday shopping season with its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Crafters and other vendors will be on hand to help you start your holiday shopping early. Concessions available for purchase.

Anyone interested in being a vendor can register for $25 (includes table and two Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer chairs) at 708-442-5515 or online at www. Rachel Harris, an education leader with Discovery Toys, reads a children’s book during the annual Holiday Bazaar at the Village Commons on Des Plaines Avenue in North Riverside in 2017. northriverside-il.org for Code 2608-1.

Fab Four Confab

‘Darkest Hour’ at North Riverside Library

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., invites you to learn about the career of legendary rock ‘n’ roll group The Beatles, from their development in Liverpool, England, through Beatlemania into their psychedelic phase and finally their dissolution at “The Beatles: Their History in an Hour” on Monday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

Register to attend at 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or online at www.brookfieldlibrary.info.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., continues its Wednesday Movie Matinee series with the 2017 film “Darkest Hour” starring Gary Oldham as Winston Churchill on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.

Free. Drop-in only.

And more Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield, will host the next of its monthly grief support gatherings on Nov. 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The theme of the gathering will be “Coping with Grief During the Holidays.” Seats are limited.

RSVP by Nov. 9 to info@hitzemanfuneral.com or call 708-485-2000.

The Riverside Township Lions Club will collect used eyeglasses at churches in Riverside and North Riverside on Spectacle Sunday, Nov. 4. Special collection boxes will be available for congregation members to drop off used eyeglasses at participating churches.

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with local school districts will host “The Truth about Vaping” on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the South Campus Performing Arts Center of Lyons Township high School, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs. Free. Registration required at Eventbrite.com (search for “vaping”).

Friends of the Chicago Portage will hold a walking tour of the Chicago Portage National Historic Site, 4800 S. Harlem Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. Tour guide John Langer will explore Chicago’s “birth story” from the geological beginnings to how the portage functions today. The tour is about a half-mile on a gravel path through the woods. Wear long pants and walking shoes or boots.

Rain or shine. Meet by the statue of Marquette, Joliet and their Native American guide.

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The Frederick Law Olmsted Society hosts its next landscape workday on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon, weeding and mulching at the Longcommon/Downing triangle in Riverside. Bring a pair of work gloves and a water bottle. Snacks and other supplies are provided. Stay as long as you like. Look for the public works dump truck.

Compassion Factory Art Gallery and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, presents a Day of the Dead Community Altar Exhibit through Nov. 3.

Special dates include: Nov. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m., create a luminary in remembrance of a loved one and make a sugar skull treat; Nov. 2 from 7 to 10 p.m., walk through the gallery and enjoy a Mexican hot drink; Nov. 3 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., last day to walk through the exhibit.

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Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents “Are you OK?”featuring paintings by Andreas Fischer in the Freeark Gallery through Nov. 1 and “We Are Beasts” featuring the work of Sarah and Joseph Belknap in the outdoor sculpture garden through December. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

The Brookfield Chamber of Commerce will hold will hold its next 60-to-Win prize drawing on Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at Joe’s Saloon, 9220 47th St. in Brookfield. Winner need not be present.

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., hosts “How to Draw Cardinals” with artist Christine Thornton on Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. Kids in grades 1-6 can learn how to draw Illinois’ state bird. Register to attend at 708-485-6917, ext. 134 or online at www.brookfieldlibrary.info.

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PACE BUS

Get on the Brain Train

D-Day for Operation Sweaters

“It would impact our ability to hire local.”

From Nov. 5 through Nov. 9, Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside, is taking part in the 11th Annual Operation Sweaters for Veterans by collecting new sweaters and gloves that will be delivered to local VA hospitals, VA homes and veterans service organizations.

Drop off items at the funeral home between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily during the drive.

Free screening of ‘Coco’

Pillars Community Health’s Buddy’s Place program hosts a free family movie morning featuring the Disney Pixar film “Coco” at the LaGrange Theatre, 80 S. LaGrange Road in LaGrange, on Nov. 3 L from fr 9 a.m. to noon.

The T event will also include Day of the Dead activities, such as face painting. Reserve seats at www.pillarscommunity.org or call your sea 708-995-3750.

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North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday. For adults, there’s a moderated Community Election Discussion on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m.; Crafternoons: Bad Art Afternoons on Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m. and Unwind at the Library: Tai Chi for adults and seniors on Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

To register for programs call 708-447-0869 or visit www.northriversidelibrary.org/events.

For kids, there’s Lapsit Storytime (toddlers thru 5) on Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m.; Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2-5) on Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m.; Bilingual Storytime (ages 2-5) on Nov. 7 at 10:30 a.m.; and Love 2Read (grades K-1) on Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.

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tially went away with it, because people did not want to make two transfers.”

However, the line is attractive to one particular set of commuters – Brookfield Zoo employees and the zoo’s seasonal summer from page 1 workers, because Route 304 stops right at Ridgewood and Golf avenues, just outside its 2019 budget, which included the elimi- the zoo’s South Gate. nation of 14 bus routes, Route 304 among Rashid Shaw, a 22-year-old Berwyn resithem. The route provides service between dent, was on his way home from his foodNorth Riverside Park Mall and downtown service job at Brookfield Zoo on Oct. 25, LaGrange. waiting at North Riverside Park Mall to Pace board member Terry Carr said the transfer to a Pace Route 322 or CTA Route elimination of the routes will assist Pace 21 bus from the mall when he was informed in launching service enhancements else- of the impending shutdown of Route 304. where on routes that are strong perform“I’ll probably have to find another route. ers.

It’ll definitely take longer,” Shaw said.

“A perfect storm of declining revenue It gets especially tough on the weekends and state funding loss does not leave Pace – particularly Sundays when the zoo is with many resources to invest in service,” open but many buses don’t run.

Carr said on Oct. 25 at the HowWhile the Route 331 bus runs ard Mohr Community Center down First Avenue from Cerin Forest Park during one of mak Road Monday through Sat12 public hearings the agency urday, it doesn’t run most Sunconducted during the last two days. On those days, he takes weeks of October throughout the 322 bus to First Avenue, but suburban Chicago. has to walk 30 minutes from The 14 routes chosen for elimCermak Road to the zoo. ination are, Carr said, “among “It’s awful in the winter,” he the poorest performers” in the said.

Pace system and could be sacriMeanwhile, Brookfield Zoo ficed while maintaining regionofficials expressed concern al balance. over the potential shutdown of JENNIFER BAADER Carr provided an overview of Route 304 and plan on asking CZS vice president of Route 304’s performance over the bus service to reconsider government affairs the last decade, showing that the move. daily ridership had plummeted Jennifer Baader, the Chicago from 620 per day in 2008 to just Zoological Society’s vice presi71 per day in 2018 – an 89 perdent of government affairs, cent decline. said an informal internal surHowever, Pace’s own actions vey of staff revealed about 70 have contributed to that deemployees who are actively emcline, according to the agency’s own anal- ployed or who plan to return as seasonals ysis. Weekend service on Route 304 was next year use Route 304. That number does eliminated in 2010, and about that same not include future hires. time Pace eliminated the route’s service “All we know is that it would impact our between the North Riverside Mall and the ability to hire local,” said Baader. “As far CTA Pink Line terminal at 54th Avenue as the impact on our existing employees, and Cermak Road in Cicero.

I’m not sure I have an answer right now.”

That decision was made because there Riverside-Brookfield High School Diswere two other bus routes that also served trict 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis that area – Pace’s Route 322 bus and the said that a small number of students use CTA’s Route 21 bus.

Route 304 to get to school daily, though the “There was just way too much service number ramps up to between one and two for the [Cermak Road] corridor,” said Erik dozen when the weather gets cold.

Llewellyn, Pace’s section manager for serSkinkis said he’s had a conversation vice, planning and scheduling. with one Pace official about possibly runHowever, when that link from the mall to ning a bus before and after school, but 54th Avenue was eliminated, Route 304 be- Skinkis said he’s had no other feedback came less attractive to commuters. or confirmation from Pace about whether “People liked having the direct service that might be possible. option to the Pink Line,” Llewellyn said, The Pace board of directors is expected “so when we cut the service back to reduce to vote to approve the agency’s 2019 budget, service duplication, the ridership essen- along with route cuts on Nov. 14.

Perfect storm

Aging Care Connections and Aging Well Neighborhood invites local senior citizens to Brain Train: Keeping Your Brain Sharp, an interactive program that will stimulate your mind and body on Nov. 1 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the lowerlevel recreation room of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. The free event also includes snacks and teas. RSVP by calling the Brookfield Public Library at 708485-6917 or email to brookfieldagingwell@gmail.com.

The Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. minimum cash payout of $2,275 a night, plus pull tabs, lightning, tic-tac and raffles.

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MUSEUM

Brookfield Founder’s Day set for Nov. 3

‘So much more there’ from page 1 through the years, including many never-seen-before items acquired through the Stach collection and other sources.

Ketchmark estimated that 20 percent of the items now on display inside the old waiting room have never been on display before, and even more new items may go on display in the future.

“It’s really amazing some of the things we’ve found, that had been here for 25 years and we had no idea,” said Ketchmark, who doubles as village president.

And Ketchmark and a now growing group of volunteers has only sifted through about a quarter of the items donated by Chris Stach’s estate.

“There so much more there,” Ketchmark said. “But we’re really on to something.”

Among the never-before-seen items is a pristine World War II-era Red Cross nurse’s uniform donated to the museum at some time in the past three-plus decades by former Brookfield resident Emily Basha, who wore it from 1941-45.

A newspaper clipping included with the item connects it to a Red Cross group at Blessed Agnes Catholic Church, an old Czech parish in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood.

Ketchmark had no idea the uniform existed until recently. It had sat inside one of the display cases, in a box that served as a pedestal for a pair of boots.

It now is paired with a World War I doughboy’s uniform, sans hat, donated many years ago by the family of Henry Seavey, a Brookfield man who served in World War I in 1917-18. Nov. 11 marks the 100th anniversary of that war’s end.

There’s a display case dedicated

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ARTIFACTS: Museum director Kit Ketchmark points out items on display, which include old street signs, documents, photos, clothing, zoo memorabilia and even a 1905 fire department hose reel. For more photos, visit online at www.RBLandmark.com. to memorabilia from Brookfield Zoo, another displaying items connected to long-gone local businesses, street signs that at one time were embedded in the sidewalks, a pair of decorative wooden finials purportedly rescued from the wreckage of the Grossdale Pavilion, which would have been as old as the Grossdale Station, had it not burned to the ground in 1897.

One recent acquisition, directly related to the village’s founder, came to the museum courtesy of a couple in Romford, England, who reached out to the village after unsuccessfully trying to find S.E. Gross’ relatives but successfully finding S.E. Gross Middle School in Brookfield. The couple reached the village through the principal of the school, Ryan Evans, who also happens to be a village trustee.

“It came out of the blue,” Evans said.

It’s a letter dated April 3, 1865 from John Gross to his son, S.E. Gross, then a captain in the Union Army in Harrisburg, Pennsylva-

nia. John Gross hadn’t heard from his son since March 16 and was writing Gross to let him know how relieved he was to get a letter from him on March 27.

Gross had been in Chicago and his father, a farmer writing from Mount Carroll in western Illinois, feared Gross had run into danger in the city. John Gross had fine penmanship, but was lacking in the spelling department.

“I was afraid you might have met with an axident a going down to the city from the Chicago University at that lait hour of the night,” John Gross wrote, “for their are a great many desperate bad people in Chicago.”

For those who had been inside the museum during the days in the past when it was open intermittently, the museum and artifacts will be noticeably easier to navigate. The old display cases had items numbered, but unlabeled – a holdover from the days when docents would lead guided tours.

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Brookfield will put a cap on its year-long observance of the village’s 125th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 3, with a special Brookfield Founder’s Day Celebration on the grounds of the historic Grossdale Station, 8820½ Brookfield Ave. The event, which will run from noon to 3 p.m. will kick off with remarks from Village President and Brookfield Historical Society Director Kit Ketchmark, followed at 12:30 p.m. by a grand re-opening and tours of the museum.

Brookfield’s 1924 Ahrens-Fox fire truck will be on display outside, and there will be live entertainment courtesy of the West End Jazz Band, refreshments and a banner displaying historic photos of the village.

In addition, those wishing to

and how they’re related to village history.

The museum, whose maintenance and operation is funded solely through donations – it’s not a village institution, though it sits on public land -- is also a lot brighter inside, courtesy of a completely new paint job and newly polished floors.

All of the work came courtesy of about 30 people, said Ketchmark, who volunteered time on weekends to sort through items, move and refurbish cases, paint and work out what items to put on display and how to display them.

In addition, work to overhaul the interior of the old train station included rebuilding the north wall, which had sustained serious water damage; remodeling the bathroom, which hadn’t worked properly in years; and restoring a water fountain that was original to the station.

Its porcelain bowl gleams and the

participate in an oral history project can head over to the lower level of the Brookfield Village Hall to be interviewed.

More information can be found at www.brookfieldil.gov/125.

And for those who still would like to browse images of Brookfield history at their leisure, the Brookfield Public Library’s photo digitization effort has now resulted in more than 850 images and documents being archived.

That effort began earlier this year in response to the Brookfield Historical Museum’s call for volunteers as the village entered its 125th year. The archive can be found online at library. biblioboard.com/welcome and clicking the Brookfield Library link on the home page.

— Bob Uphues

fountain works like it’s new.

Ketchmark said it would have been impossible to get the museum ready for its grand reopening on Founder’s Day without the volunteers who have stepped up in the past year.

“It’s overwhelming, the time you’d spend with just a small group,” Ketchmark said. “It’s starting to look like a museum.”

There are no other public events planned at the museum in the short term, so Nov. 3 may be your best bet to get a look at the collection, at least until sometime next year.

Ketchmark says there’s more work to do on the displays and the society wants to turn the old train station ticket office into an archive/reference area.

But, eventually, the plan is to get the museum open, again, to the public.

“Next year, yes, we’ll have some regular times,” Ketchmark said.

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Thumbs up to zoning change for Grand Blvd. project Additional variances may be sought later

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A new mixed-use development pitched for the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard in Brookfield has cleared one hurdle, but still faces more questions – and hostility from neighboring property owners – before it wins approval from or ends up being denied by the village’s board of trustees.

At a public hearing on Oct. 25, the members of the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend amending the village’s Station Area Zoning map in order to consolidate the parcel identified for redevelopment into one zoning district.

“Clearly there’s a demand out there,” said planning and zoning Commissioner Patrick Benjamin, referencing another recent multifamily building on Fairview Avenue completed by the same developer.

That nine-unit apartment building targeted at young professionals seeking access to the train leased completely within a few months of completion.

“I think we can see that from adjacent communities and other development that’s occurred that there is a market for this

type of product,” Benjamin added.

Presently the V-shaped parcel straddles two zoning districts. The lot fronting Grand Boulevard is zoned SA-4a, which encourages commercial uses on the ground floor and residences above. Three lots immediately behind that parcel, which front Sunnyside Avenue, are zoned SA-5, a strictly residential district.

Both zoning districts allow buildings of up to six stories. The developer, Michael Gatto of RMG Realty, has asked for approval of a three-story building, with a commercial unit and one apartment on the ground floor. The commercial space would face Grand Boulevard, while an apartment and covered parking for nine vehicles would face Sunnyside Avenue on the ground floor.

The two floors above would house a total of 10 one- and two-bedroom apartments.

The map amendment will need to be ratified by the village board before Gatto can move forward with seeking any zoning variations that may be needed to make the project a reality.

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Neighbors feared the development would make traffic and lack of on-street parking

worse, would add to storm water runoff and would reduce privacy. About a dozen residents testified at the hearing to air their concerns.

“This sounds like a pretty big development that’s going to be lot line to lot line, and we just have a lot of concerns about the impact on the neighborhood,” said Claudia Duncan, a resident of Sheridan Avenue.

Brian White, who also lives on Sheridan Avenue, said the scale of the development was “not appropriate” for the area.

“It just doesn’t make sense to allow it,” White said.

For Edward Lupia, a Grant Avenue resident, the problem was density.

“I’ve seen developers come in like this, and in a few years you have a few thousand people built into your area,” Lupia said.

“The only progress I see here is for the developers.”

The next meeting of the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission is on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. It is unclear whether the mixed-use development at 3704 Grand Blvd. will be up for further discussion at that time.

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Guthrie Park war memorial fix coming into focus American Legion has raised at least $12,000 for refurbishment

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Nearly a year after Riverside’s board of trustees decided to refurbish and keep the village’s Gold Star war memorial in Guthrie Park, plans are moving ahead to complete the improvements next spring in time for Memorial Day 2019.

Riverside Public Works Director Edwards Bailey said that the roughly $25,000 project to refurbish and improve the landscape around the war memorial would be included in the village’s 2019 budget and that he’d seek village board approval for the expenditure early next year.

“The goal is to be done for next Memorial Day,” said Bailey. “Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I expect the work to get done by then.”

The scope of work will be modest, in accord with the village board’s direction last November, and will consist principally of pouring concrete footings for the five large boulders that comprise the memorial.

Four smaller boulders, set in a ring around a flagpole and commemorating the dead of World War I, were placed in the park on Memorial Day 1921. A larger boulder, bearing a plaque listing the names of Riverside’s war dead from both World War I and World War II, was added to the memorial in 1948. The large boulder also includes a plaques bearing the names of Riversiders killed during the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Settling of the heavy boulders over time has sunk them farther into the ground.

In the case of the 1948 memorial, the settling had essentially buried the bottom of the plaque, obscuring a few names, until

Legion member Tom Sisulak dug out the earth from the base.

Because Riverside American Legion Post 488, which was founded in 1919, played a major role in the dedications of both the original and later memorials, current day members a few years ago set about trying to raise money to refurbish them.

In 2016, the American Legion post gave the village of Riverside $5,000 to get the project off the ground. Since then, the post has obtained two grants for the work.

Last year, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission awarded $2,000 for the project, and just recently Landmarks Illinois announced that it would be awarding $5,000 to refurbish the Guthrie Park memorial as part of that agency’s World War I Monument Preservation Grant Program.

Post 488 Commander Joseph Topinka said his group also has plans to put in a request for another $2,000 grant from Riverside Township.

As part of the project, Topinka has requested that the village relocate the “Guthrie stone” from the memorial site. That memorial marker was placed there in 1966 to commemorate the municipal service of S. Ashley Guthrie, who served as the village’s attorney from 1925 to 1968.

Bailey confirmed that the plan is to move the Guthrie stone to the east side of the park, closer to the large granite horse trough, also known as the Driver Monument in memory of that early Riverside family.

The 20,000-pound horse trough is also sinking into the ground and leaning, making it a candidate for a new concrete footing as well. Bailey said the plan is to do that work at the same time the war memo-

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Brookfield rededicates WWI memorial on Nov. 11 Brookfield’s oldest surviving war memorial – a World War II-era 3-inch anti-tank gun that stands in front of the Grossdale station at 8820½ Brookfield Ave. – will be rededicated at the village of Brookfield’s Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.

The anti-tank gun, which replaced the original Word War I-era cannon, was refurbished in 2016 courtesy of a $10,000 donation to the Brookfield Historical Society by American Legion Edward Feely Memorial Post 190, which disbanded that year.

The donation also funded a new concrete base and a new limestone plinth for the original 1935 plaque, which has been cleaned up and mounted on the limestone.

The plinth will be in place by early November, said Kit Ketchmark, president of the historical society.

While the location of the Veterans Day rial is being refurbished.

“If cranes are going to present to raise the [war memorial] monuments, there’s no better time to do it,” Bailey said.

Topinka also said the American Legion has asked that a new stone be included at the war memorial to display two new

ceremony in recent years has alternated between Veterans Park and the Memorial Circle, Ketchmark said in light of the celebration of Brookfield’s 125th birthday this year, it made sense to do the ceremony at the village’s oldest war memorial, which stands in front of the village’s oldest surviving building.

Nov. 11 also marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. The original cannon, a 6.5 ton British field artillery piece, was placed in front of what then was the Brookfield Village Hall in 1935 in memory of those from Brookfield who died during World War I. That cannon and others like it from World War I memorials across the Chicago area were rounded up to be melted down as scrap to manufacture steel in 1942 during the Second World War. — Bob Uphues plaques – one that was part of the grant award from the World War I Centennial Commission and one that can tell the history of the war memorial.

“It’s so that 100 years from now, it says something for the future,” Topinka said.

“It’s a letter to the future.”

Longtime D103 board member recovering from heart surgery Joanne Schaeffer says she still plans to run for re-election

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

JOANNE SCHAEFFER

Longtime Lyons School District 103 school board member Joanne Schaeffer is recovering from open heart surgery.

Schaeffer, 79, underwent open heart surgery on Oct. 24 at Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital to correct aortic valve stenosis, which is narrowing of the aortic valve caused by a

buildup of calcium. Surgeons replaced Schaeffer’s aortic valve Schaeffer, a resident of Lyons, is still hospitalized but was moved out of intensive care on the evening of Oct. 28.

She took her first steps since the operation on Monday.

“It really knocks the heck out of you, but what can you do?” a tired and somewhat weak-sounding Schaeffer told the Landmark in a brief telephone interview

from her hospital bed Monday evening.

Schaeffer, who has served on the District 103 school board for approximately 40 years, says that she still plans on running for re-election next spring.

Schaeffer’s seat on the board is up this spring as are seats currently held by Michael Bennett, Jorge Torres and Colleen Shipbaugh.

Bennett, Torres, and Shipbaugh were elected in 2015 with the support of

Lyons Village President Christopher Getty. If Getty-backed candidates win all four seats in the April 2019 election, they would regain control of the school board.

School board candidates will file for places on the ballot in December.

Schaeffer said that she expects to be out of the hospital in a week or so and said that she hopes to return to school board meetings in December.

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Aspiring novelists target 50,000 words in November North Riverside Library part of National Novel Writing Month

By BOB UPHUES Editor

For the past two years, North Riverside resident Jennifer Smith has spent the month of November writing 50,000 words as part of National Novel Writing Month – known among participants as NaNoWriMo – where would-be novelists are challenged to stop procrastinating and get words on the page.

This week, Smith will jump into her third go-round with NaNoWriMo, and she’s something of a veteran, although she’s still trying to nail down a suspensethriller story that might be able to work as a finished book.

“The first two years got me started to think about how to write,” said Smith, whose goal was simply to get as many words and ideas out of her brain and into print, story structure be damned. “You don’t worry about editing, because if you worry about it, you won’t do it.”

And for the second consecutive year, the North Riverside Public Library is one of

16 suburban libraries particinitely gets them to write and pating in NaNoWriMo to help workshop ideas.” local writers hit their wordLeading the North Riverside count goals through a series and LaGrange Park write-ins of “write-ins” that will form a will be Jenny Johnson (her month-long library crawl that nom de plume), who has been will cap with a Thank Goodinvolved with NaNoWriMo ness It’s Over Party on Dec. since 2010 and has completed 8 at the Naperville Municipal a novel she’s is presently shopCenter. ping around. That novel had North Riverside Public Liits origins in the 2014 NaNoWbrary will host its write-in on riMo, she said.

Nov. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. Mean“It was instrumental in givJENNIFER SMITH while, the LaGrange Park ing myself that dedicated time North Riverside writer Public Library will hold two to get something done,” Johnwrite-ins, one on Nov. 4 and son said. “To reach your goal, you have to write roughly 1,700 another on Nov. 25. Both will words a day, and what you rerun from 1 to 4:30 p.m. ally need to do is not get disLast year, a small group of tracted. six to 10 writers participated Having the space and time as well as havin North Riverside’s write-in.

“There’s a real aspect of community to ing everyone else around you doing the same it,” said Lizzy Boden, adult services librar- thing is important for getting this done.”

While the month-long writing blitz is a ian at North Riverside Public Library. “It gets people more in gear. If we can give key stretch for many of the writers, keeping writers time and space to write, it defi- the momentum going afterwards is also a

“You don’t worry about editing, because if you worry about it, you won’t do it.”

major challenge. That’s where making contacts with other writers and tapping into that writing community comes into play.

To that end, North Riverside on Dec. 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. will host the first meeting of its Writers Group with Smith giving an hour-long talk about writing prior to participants getting down to work at their own writing. The group will meet on the third Saturday of each month.

NaNoWriMo has given Smith, who works in IT and whose job-related writing is mainly technical in nature, insights into the creative-writing process she can now pass along to others. Earlier this month, Smith gave a three-hour writing presentation in Naperville.

“I just like to be creative,” said Smith, who also plays guitar and drums. “At work, I’m very technical, and writing helps feed that demand.”

For more information on NaNoWriMo, visit online at nanowrimo.org, and to sign up for the North Riverside Public Library’s write-in, visit www.northriversidelibrary. org/events/nanowrimo-writing-party.

Local GOP candidate sits back as election approaches Lorch’s congressional campaign plays out mainly on social media

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Riverside resident Mark Lorch, a Republican making his first try for elective office running against Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the overwhelmingly Democratic and heavily Hispanic 4th Congressional District, has not run a very visible campaign.

In 2016, Democratic incumbent Luis Gutierrez, who announced last November that he would not run for re-election, had no Republican opponent. In 2014, he won with 78 percent of the vote over a little-known Hispanic Republican.

The 4th Congressional District includes almost all of North Riverside and Riverside, and virtually all of Brookfield north of Southview Avenue, but is centered in the near northwest and southwest sides of Chicago.

Former Riverside resident and WGN political analyst Chris Robling, a Republican activist, called Lorch’s campaign “a suicide mission,” but praised him for providing a respectable choice on the ballot and preventing a fringe candidate from getting on the ballot.

“Mark Lorch is doing exactly what we need to have happen over in [Congressional] District 3 where, unfortunately, it didn’t,” Robling said, referencing GOP candidate Art

Jones, a neo-Nazi who ran unopcontributions this year—a pair posed in the primaries. “Mark is of $500 donations to Virginia providing voters an alternative.”

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner’s As of Oct. 17, Lorch had raised campaign committee. Jepson only about $8,100 for his camhas known Warner since their paign, according to data from days as fellow students at the the Federal Election CommisHarvard Law School in the late sion. Garcia, on the other hand, 1970s where they played poker has raised just over $805,000. together on Thursday nights.

Candidates in highly competiLorch’s campaign has largely tive Congressional races in the consisted of frequent social MARK LORCH Chicago area have raised more. media posts on his campaign’s It is difficult for candidates to Facebook and Twitter feeds. He raise money in races in which they have has no campaign website, no campaign ofno realistic shot of winning. But Justin fice and no paid staff. He had no campaign Hanson, running as a write-in the 3rd Con- events scheduled for the weekend of Oct 27, gressional District, has managed to raise 28, a week and a half before the Nov. 6 elec$44,409, nearly five times the amount that tion.

In his Facebook posts, tweets, and in comLorch has raised, despite not entering his ments to the Landmark last spring, Lorch race until this summer.

Lorch’s biggest contribution is $4,409.36 has characterized himself as a moderate personal loan he made to his own campaign. Republican.

Lorch has lambasted career politicians The next largest contribution has been $1,000 from Riverside resident and former for making irresponsible spending deciRiverside-Brookfield High School District sions leading to large budget deficits. He has called for efficiency and transparency 208 school board member Ed Jepson.

“I think he’s a fine person,” Jepson said in government to reduce wasteful spending.

Lorch also appeared ABC Channel 7 pubof Lorch, who works in corporate finance for Duff & Phelps. “He’s a middle of the lic affairs show “NewsViews” on morning Oct. 7. road kind of guy, which is my politics.”

The Chicago Tribune endorsed Garcia, Jepson has made two other campaign

but praised Lorch as a political newcomer who brings a sharp skill set to the race.

“He has smart takes on many issues, and we’d like to see him stay engaged in politics,” the Tribune said of Lorch. “But Garcia is more in sync politically with the district.”

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Lorch failed to complete a questionnaire the newspaper sent to candidates and did not respond to calls requesting that he appear for an endorsement interview.

Lorch declined to comment to the Landmark for this story. The Landmark reached out to Lorch by telephone, email, and text.

Lorch emailed the Landmark in response to two phone calls and asked for questions to be submitted to him in advance so he could determine how to respond. The Landmark emailed 11 questions to Lorch.

After hearing nothing from Lorch for three days, the Landmark reached out to Lorch by text message Monday evening. In response Lorch sent a text message to the Landmark.

“I want to be respectful and responsive to my hometown paper read by my neighbors, but I have lost faith that you will write anything positive or objective about me,” Lorch wrote. “Therefore I think it is best that I have ‘no comment’ for your article.”

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Hundreds of people descended on downtown Brookfield for the annual Monsters on Mainstreet trick-or-treating event, which culminated in a costume contest at the Grossdale Station.

Among those taking part were Brookfield resident Mary Vyskocil (left), who pulled off a very convincing Maleficent, and Maddie Padilla, of Cicero, (below) who made a pretty cute troll. For more photos, visit online at www.RBLandmark.com

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Opinion T

here’s an election to choose three new village trustees in Brookfield next spring. The campaign is just starting, with the PEP Party announcing its slate.

So far, those are the only candidates to officially announce they’re running, and as of Oct. 30 no new political committees have been created.

If the election does end up turning out to be contested, one of the issues that’s sure to be at the forefront of the debate is economic development.

As in, why can’t Brookfield do more to promote economic development? It’s an evergreen campaign issue.

One of the reasons for that is the resistance to actual economic development that occurs when it rears its head.

Case in point: there’s a new development being pitched at 3704 Grand Blvd. in downtown Brookfield.

To us, it appears to be a pretty modest proposal – three stories, 11 apartments, one ground-floor commercial unit facing Grand Boulevard. It would replace a dog of a building.

Neighbors are hitting the roof.

The reasons are also evergreen. The last time a developer proposed a mixed-use development there, in 2005 – by the way it was a bigger development of four stories -- the same concerns were aired.

Not enough parking exists now. There will be too much traffic.

Why don’t you fill the vacant commercial storefronts that already exist instead of creating new ones? We don’t know who these new people are coming into the neighborhood. We will lose our privacy.

Ogden Avenue is the village’s real downtown, work on that.

If you’ve been around Brookfield for any length of time, you might recall the reaction to a proposal for a six-story condominium building on Brookfield Avenue just east of Prairie Avenue.

The fallout was enough to run the PEP Party out of office.

That building has now been up and occupied for 15 years. Do you still notice it? It certainly hasn’t diminished Brookfield’s attractiveness to a new wave of young homeowners and existing homeowners making significant improvements to their properties.

While the six-story’s scale may have been a shock at the time, it also turned out to be written into the village’s Station Area Zoning map. In downtown Brookfield, developers – if they’ve acquired enough land and can make parking and other requirements work – can build something up to six stories, by right.

There are scenarios, technically, where someone could pitch a sixstory building that meets all of the zoning districts requirements, and it could get village approval without any public hearing.

That kind of zoning update was a direct response by elected officials who kept hearing “we want economic development” from residents.

Near the village’s train stations, the kind of development being pitched for Grand Boulevard right now is exactly what the new Station Area Zoning changes were intended to attract.

There will be more coming in the future, because Grand Boulevard is considered a key economic redevelopment zone, as is Eight Corners and Ogden Avenue.

The challenge is to make sure developments are sensitive to neighbors while at the same time allowing openness to change.

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The Landmark, October 31, 2018

Make a spectacle of yourself on Nov. 4

L

ions Club International is an organization known for aiding those who are visually and hearing impaired free of charge.

One of the ways the club administers help to those in need of eyeglasses is by collecting new or used glasses to be refurbished and distributed. Individual clubs choose their own methods of collecting eyewear.

Locally, the Riverside Township Lions Club through the years have collected close to 1,000 pairs of glasses. The Riverside Lions have a committee comprising Lew and Martha Heine, Diane Ceragioli, Frank Gangware and Bob Lifka, who collect glasses donated by residents at various boxes that have been distributed throughout the community. After the glasses are collected, they are brought to a distribution point where they are refurbished.

In response to the need, the Riverside Township Lions have designated Sunday, Nov. 4 as Spectacle Sunday at many of the local churches. On that day, you’ll find receptacles for eyeglasses placed at the various churches.

Receptacles are also available at numerous places during the year, including the North Riverside Commons and the Riverside Township Hall; the Lions emphasize that you can dispose of used glasses anytime during the year and not just on Spectacle Sunday.

Collecting eyeglasses is just one of the club’s efforts to serve locally and globally.

Recently they were visible with their annual candy sale, and who doesn’t look forward to the annual chicken dinner to help support various causes, mainly within the community.

The Riverside Township Lions Club (full disclosure, I’m the Riverside Township club’s president) is open to men and women who are interested in being philanthropic, while enjoying the camaraderie of others through social and other programs.

Meetings (luncheon or dinner, it varies) are held on the second Tuesday of the month at Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care (formerly the Scottish Home) at 2800 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside.

For more information on eyeglass collections or the Lions Club call 447-5219.

JOANNE KOSEY

LETTERS

Mater Christi is a model the cardinal can follow Another 100 years have passed and the Catholic Church hierarchy still can’t get it right. In fact, it is probably worse than ever.

Cardinal Cupich is trying to reorganize the area churches based on Mass attendance and dollar amounts contributed monthly. Using groups of parishes, he hopes to make a lead church with the main authority and satellite churches to combine membership and save money.

His theory is absurd.

The main criteria for all churches should be participation in good works as well as spreading love and good works to all, as was Christ’s example.

A perfect model church is right here in Mater Christi of North Riverside. Starting with a small, humble shrine to Mary outside to a modest but spiritually beautiful church, you feel goodness, love and caring here without excessive decorations.

Other qualities include its Holy Name Society and Women’s Guild, both among the largest in most active groups, who exist just to help others in legitimate need. In my 18 years at Mater Christi, I have

yet to hear of one person who was not helped.

The St. Vincent group is probably the most active incognito group of all, often working with other groups. In just one example, a single mother, now a parishioner, was picked up from work at 10:30 p.m. four nights a week and driven to her subsidized apartment because of no late bus service. She had to work this shift to keep a job.

This lasted for 15 months without fail and stabilized her life, as she is still supporting and herself and her child, Her whole life has been turned around.

There are many other examples, like members who visit Cantata Adult Life Services once a week, greeting 40 to 60 residents with a smile, a good positive compliment and a piece of candy or a cookie.

Their eyes light up, often with tears.

I wonder: How many nursing home patients Cardinal Cupich has visited in his life? Take your head out of the sand and savor Mater Christi.

Jim Zak

North Riverside

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P R O P E R T Y

T R A N S F E R S

North Riverside apartment complex sells for $2 million The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from August 2018. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

Brookfield ADDRESS

PRICE

SALE DATE

SELLER

BUYER

4230 Deyo Ave. 4209 Madison Ave. 9145 26th St. 9412 Monroe Ave. 3239 Prairie Ave. 3308 Maple Ave. 4002 Raymond Ave. 4433 Prairie Ave. 3416 Oak Ave. 4019 DuBois Blvd.

4147 Sunnyside Ave. 4141 Blanchan Ave. 3939 Prairie Ave. 3845 McCormick Ave. 3111 Park Ave. 4412 Forest Ave. 8932 31st St. 8930 31st St. 8629 Rockefeller Ave. 9113 Grant Ave. 3106 Park Ave. 4159 Elm Ave. 3925 Park Ave. 3532 Morton Ave. 4220 Forest Ave. 3921 Sunnyside Ave. 3307 Grand Blvd.

4605 Raymond Ave. 4207 Vernon Ave. 3625 Arden Ave. 9329 Jackson Ave. 3206 Raymond Ave. 3931 Maple Ave. 3411 Grand Blvd.

4145 Madison Ave.

$340,000 $177,000 $315,000 $270,000 $289,500 $215,000 $255,000 $467,000 $279,000 $309,000 $350,000 $274,500 $239,000 $265,000 Unknown $265,000 $146,000 $146,000 $295,000 $197,500 $233,000 $252,000 $265,000 $215,000 $195,000 $199,000 $216,800 $290,000 $265,000 $317,500 $130,000 $259,000 $116,000 Unknown $245,000

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Pietrowski, Richard David Meyer, Matthew F Hart, Richard F Jr Marra, Vincent J Ahlstrom, Brady Roman, James K 4002 Raymond LandTrust Patterson, Gerald A Ellis, John C Gonzalez, Arnoldo Simcoe, DanielT Marlowe, Kim TR Gworek, Larry V Dewar, Susan R BAC Home Loans Servicing Levang-Evinger Karen TR Schejbal, Patricia M TR Schejbal, Patricia M TR Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co TR Becktel, Christopher P Pokarny, John L Pigoni, Perry Loulousis, William A Cirrus Inv Grp LLC Frantzen, Edward Gugliuzza, Marc Legros, Michael J Merdinger, Greg Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 10462 Arden LLC Schulz, Richard TR Beran, Laura Mack Industries II LLC Judicial Sales Corp Binder, Gloria

Gohlke, David C Aparicio, David Sanchez Carreon, Anibal Deleon, Richard Bottorff, Bradley Schlacks, Peter HP Illinois I LLC Huynh, Man Ngoc Mendiola, Jacqueline Gill, Sean M Sanders, Zavier Evans, Daniel R Cloudscape Cap Inc Garcia, Tisa Sahara Prop Mgmt LLC McCauley, Steve Maloney, Edward Maloney, Edward Major Key Einterprises LLC Curran, Jason Michael Silzer, Eric Wolf, Daniel P Brom, Paul Burgess, Roy A Latelle, Rocco M III Twibell, Megan S Colon, Brian J Muscolino, Anthony Mazzolini, Barbara C Pawlak, Derrick JMB Hickory LLC Luna, Luz JVA II LLC US Bk Kumis, Maria N

3604 Hollywood Ave.

$240,000

8/24/2018

Walsh, Katie L TR

Kane, Kerry Shannon

North Riverside

2628 Desplaines Ave., North Riverside

North Riverside ADDRESS

PRICE

2628 Desplaines Ave.

$2,070,000 7/31/2018

SALE DATE

DG Equity Mgmt LLC

SELLER

BUYER

2337 8th Ave. 2332 15th Ave. 8940 Forestview Ave.

$194,000 $235,000 $168,000

8/10/2018 8/8/2018 5/22/2018

Jimenez, Connie De Santis Josephine T TR Mikulka, Miro

2422 Forest Ave. 2508 2nd Ave. 8950 Forestview Ave. 2316 Burr Oak Ave.

$325,000 $271,000 $263,000 $260,000

7/31/2018 8/15/2018 8/7/2018 7/25/2018

2426 Lathrop Ave.

$248,000

4/15/2017

Matian, Paul Liska, Marina TR Lamela, Christopher M Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 8002359015 Wojcik, Edward A TR

2501 6th Ave.

$200,000

8/27/2018

Ambroz, Michael W TR

272 E. Burlington St.

$233,000

7/24/2018

Goliath Corp

Cupello, Mario

133 Herrick Rd.

$435,000

7/23/2018

Robling, Christopher Fitzhenry

Dooley, Kevin M

616 Selborne Rd.

$505,000

8/3/2018

Kaleta, Mark E TR

Zwierzynski, George A Jr

148 Barrypoint Rd.

$175,000

7/27/2018

First Amer Bk Trust 193111

Marchetti, Kathryn

323 Herrick Rd.

$212,500

8/2/2018

First Midwest Bk TR 4215

Cameron, Sean

70 Northgate Rd.

$416,000

8/7/2018

Devaris, Peter

Van Drunen, Nathan J

359 Bartram Rd.

$440,000

8/7/2018

Vahey, Michael J

Mitchell, Brian C

159 S. Delaplaine Rd.

$350,000

7/9/2018

Gruic, Susan J

Grossart, Katherine S

247 Lawton Rd.

$612,000

8/9/2018

Pitts, Michael

Vahey, Michael

342 Lawton Rd.

$404,500

7/24/2018

Fong Arthur J TR

Palin, Ellen

90 E. Burlington St., Unit 2S $102,500

7/30/2018

Kummer, Thomas

Knoll, Marjorie A

174 Fairbank Rd.

$650,000

8/6/2018

Zalewski, Robert

Bacik, Brian L

Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 8002376833 Donnamario, Anthony R Romero, Gabriel Rising Neighborhood Home LLC Ecker, Jonathan C Jackson, Terrance Radtke, Matthew Krubl, Donald E Rockwell Bldg Mgmt LLC Altobelli, David

Riverside

46 Northgate Rd.

$237,000

8/13/2018

Satek, Patricia J

Fischer, William E

8112 27th St.

$231,000

7/27/2018

Hernandez, Elizabeth

Garcia, Lizette

572 Selborne Rd.

$400,000

7/30/2018

Midland IRA Inc FBO Dian Koch1

Jones, Lewis Russell Jr

2307 11th Ave.

$190,000

7/10/2018

Komos, Arlene

Wang, Shuting

191 Michaux Rd.

$725,000

8/15/2018

Aieta, Michael F

Linares, Victoria

8119 Edgewater Rd.

$230,000

7/30/2018

Bernard, Debra A

McKenna, Kevin

365 Kent Rd.

$402,000

8/13/2018

Villalobos, Linda K

Aieta, Michael

2525 Forest Ave.

$231,000

7/5/2018

Wilson, Sandra Kay

Perez, Rafael Cornejo

167 Southcote Rd.

$420,000

8/21/2018

Iwersen, Erik

Hansen, Delos D

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Walker retires as LTHS swimming coach Led Lions to two state titles, one runner-up over 24 years

ing perennial rivals like Hinsdale Central and New Trier. But it’s also taken a toll, said Walker.

“When you’re at the level and status of our program, it’s not just a four-month season,” Walker said. “You’re constantly thinking about the program from one day to the next.

“I can’t specifically put one reason for my decision. It’s a lot of things that made sense to me. It’s kind of odd because this is the first time I’m actually making a decision for me.”

The increased free time will allow Walker to address other aspects of his life.

“After achieving each professional coaching goal I’d set for myself, it has come time to think about health and family.” Walker said.

Some people speculated Walker stepped down from coaching the Lions after his son, Spencer, graduated from LTHS in 2018 as one of the school’s best swimmers ever, “That couldn’t SCOTT WALKER be further from LTHS coach the truth,” Walker said about his son who is a standout freshman swimmer at Alabama.

“However, there are going to be times during the season in which he will be swimming some pretty big meets where I would not have been able to see him swim if I was coaching.

“Other than coaching Spencer in high school, I have sacrificed not watching him swim for 24 years. As a father, I’m not going to miss seeing him swim at the level he’s at now.”

Spencer has the 18th fastest 200-yard backstroke and 31st fastest 100 back time in NCAA men’s swimming this season.

Along with his wife, Melanie, Scott will still coach swimming, too, but in a reduced role with the Academy Bullets Swim Club.

“It’s just something I’ve got to have,” Walker said. “There comes a point in time where I need the kids more than they need me. It keeps me young, honest and on my toes.”

“The day-to-day interactions with the kids ws wonderful.”

File photo

LTHS swimming coach Scott Walker (middle row, second from right) recently stepped down as the Lions’ boys swimming coach.

By MARTY FARMER

T

Sports Editor

he state championships, coaching awards and widespread praise are meaningful for Scott Walker, but that’s not why he coached Lyons Township High School boys swimming, girls swimming and water polo for the last 24 years.

“The day-to-day interactions with the kids was wonderful,” said Walker, who recently announced his retirement as the Lions’ swimming coach. “Teaching kids to believe in themselves and to do things they thought they could never do is rewarding as a coach.

“The discipline is sometimes not well received, but years later it’s respected. To me, that’s no different than being a second par-

ent. I love it when the kids come back to LT and they understand the reason why we did what we did as coaches.”

Aside from helping his swimmers develop in and out of the pool, Walker built a winning tradition for LTHS aquatics. Under his guidance, LTHS won two state titles, a state runner-up finish, and produced seven state champion swimmers with three state records.

He’s also a three-time Illinois Swimming and Diving State Coach of the Year by the Illinois Swim and Dive Association (ISDA), as well as an ISDA Hall of Fame John Newman Award recipient, presented to a person who has promoted boys swimming in Illinois at all levels through leadership, service and outstanding achievement -- the highest award presented in Illinois aquatics.

Walker also was picked as the Landmark’s Coach of the Year in 2016-17 after the Lions won their second straight state boys swimming championship “Coach Walker will be missed,” LTHS Athletic Director John Grundke said in a press release. “As a coach he stressed the importance of hard work, good sportsmanship, swimming for teammates rather than themselves and doing the little things right every day. The young men and women he coached excelled under his leadership and achieved in the pool, the classroom and the community.”

Over the last three years, LTHS notched their aforementioned pair of state titles and second-place finish in boys swimming.

That’s an impressive mini-dynasty considering the high level of competition includ-

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S P O R T S S P O R T S

R O U N D U P

Nazareth overwhelms Andrew in 7A opener McCarthy throws 5 touchdown passes, collectively, to Love and Evans

By MARTY FARMER

Class 2A state playoffs. Five of the team’s top seven runners are sophomores.

Sophomores Kate Foley (10th/20:02.7) and Sylvia Ritzler (12th/20:14.5) paced the Blazers. Regional champion/senior Alexis Cohn also ran well, finishing 14th with a time of 20:23.5. Courtney Yungerman (21:13.5), Hannah Roberts (21:46.7), Jessica Hoffman (22:42.9) and Annabel Halloran (22:54.6) also competed for Trinity.

Sports Editor

Nazareth quarterback J.J. McCarthy lived up to expectations in his postseason debut.

The sophomore completed 11 of 14 passes for 309 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-11 win over Andrew in the first round of the IHSA Class 7A state playoffs.

The Roadrunners (9-1) put the game away in the first half as McCarthy scored on a 9-yard run and tossed two TDs apiece to Michael Love (4 catches, 170 yards) and Diamond Evans (4 catches, 112 yards) to build a 35-3 lead.

Defensively, Nazareth limited the Thunderbolts to 121 yards on 62 plays.

The Roadrunners will host Hersey (9-1) in the second round this weekend (time TBD).

Hersey defeated Lincoln-Way West 52-13 in its opener.

Fenwick girls cross country

RBHS girls cross country Riverside-Brookfield High School senior Tara Janney finished in 12th place with a time of 19:15.5 at the Kaneland Sectional in IHSA Class 2A competition on Saturday.

Previously, she won the RBHS Regional with a time of 19:39.1. Janney advances to the state final at Detweiller Park in Peoria this weekend.

File photo

Nazareth senior linebacker Jonathan Harris has contributed to the Roadrunners’ success this season.

Fellow senior Nadia Kaczmarz finished the sectional race in 20:04.6 for 29th place.

The Bulldogs placed seventh overall at the sectional meet with 164 points.

Trinity cross country The sophomore-laden Blazers continued to impress this postseason by placing fourth at the Fenton Sectional in the IHSA

LTHS WINS SECTIONAL The Lions edged conference rival Oak Park and River Forest 1-0 in the final of the RiversideBrookfield Sectional.

(Left) Max Behm (#19) controls the ball with an OPRF player in pursuit.

LTHS takes on Naperville North Tuesday, Oct. 30 at Lewis University in Romeoville. The Class 3A Supersectional match starts at 7 p.m.

Photo by Carol Dunning

Senior Laura Durkin and junior Marie O’Brien recorded times of 18:46.6 and 18:52.7 to earn a trip the IHSA Class 3A state finals. The Friars just missed qualifying for state as a team with a score 167, trailing the final state qualifier Plainfield North (164) by three points.

Downers Grove South junior Brenna Cohoon was the sectional individual champion with a time of 17:01.5. Downers Grove South claimed the team title as well with 29 points.

Fenwick boys cross country The Friars finished 11th in the team standings with a score of 343 at the Marist Sectional. Seniors Joseph Wermes and Eric Janc posted top times for Fenwick. Wermes came in 54th at 15:57.9 and Janc was 56th at 15:58.7. Teammate Owen Filbin finished the course in 16:26.4 (77th).

Nazareth boys cross country Senior Scott Sikorski continued to run well for the Roadrunners this postseason.

Fresh off winning the RBHS Regional in IHSA Class 2A, Sikorski placed 13th (16:07.3) at the Kaneland Sectional. He will be the Roadrunners’ lone qualifier at the state final this weekend.

RBHS girls volleyball The Bulldogs lost to Downers Grove North 25-10, 25-17 in an IHSA Class 4A regional semifinal. In the quarterfinals, RBHS swept West Chicago 25-20, 25-15 as Kaiann Nash led RBHS with six kills. Julia Brom and Georgi Gomorczak contributed four kills apiece.

Fenwick girls volleyball After cruising past Kenwood in their opener, the Friars outlasted Jones 34-32, 2519 in the regional final at Argo.

South Carolina-bound McKenzie Moorman led the Friars with 16 kills.

Zaria Glover (7 kills, 3 blocks) and Beau Vanderlaan (4 blocks) also contributed for the victors.

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OBITUARIES

Michael Baldwin, 80 Active member at St. Barbara’s Michael F. Baldwin, 80, of Brookfield, died on Oct. 25, 2018.

Born on Sept. 3, 1938, Mr. Baldwin was very active at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield as a lector, cantor, and a member of the choir.

Mr. Baldwin was the husband for 38 years of Patricia Baldwin (nee Lange); the son of the late Michael Baldwin and Caroline Baldwin (nee Kehoe); the brother of the late Elizabeth (Alan) Jose and Carolyn (the late Robert) Sharpe; the MICHAEL BALDWIN brother-in-law of the late Madelyne (Charles) Lynch; and an uncle of many.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 29 followed at St. Barbara Church, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Helen Blake, 98 Longtime Brookfield resident Helen Rose Blake (nee Bombeck), 98, a 51year resident of Brookfield, died on Oct. 23, 2018.

Born on Aug. 3, 1920, she was orphaned at the age of 2 and raised by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ at Angel Guardian in Chicago.

She worked as a clerk for an insurance company.

Ms. Blake was the wife of the late HELEN BLAKE Richard F. Blake;

the mother of Richard B. Blake and Terence (Christine) Blake; the grandmother of William, Jacqueline and Rebecca; the sister of the late John (the late Gladys) Bombek and Ben (the late Helen) Baunbach; and the aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 27 at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Eva Brandon, 63 Riverside resident Eva A. Brandon (nee Kolvar), 63, of Riverside, died on October 14, 2018.

On Oct. 6, 1979 she married her high school sweetheart, Donald, and together they raised three children. She always gave her time and heart to those she loved and asked little in return.

Her smile was beautiful, her glow was radiant, and her love was abundant.

She loved nature, EVA BRANDON her precious pup, Annie, and music.

What she enjoyed most was spending time with her family and friends.

Ms. Brandon was the wife of Donald Wayne Brandon; the mother of Jason (Nikki) Brandon, Christie (Andrew) Berry and Michelle Brandon; the grandmother of Zoey, Ainsley and Audrey; daughter of the late Ilja and Olga Kolvar; the sister of Tamara (Greg) Kuna and Peter (Caroline) Kolvar; and the aunt and friend of many.

Visitation will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 at Hallowell and James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 124 N. Spring Ave., LaGrange.

Memorial donations to Creutzfeldt-Jakob

Disease Foundation Inc. (cjdfoundation. org/donate) or the PKU Organization of Illinois (pkuil.org) are appreciated.

Michael A. Spinasanto, 61 Kitchen designer Michael Anthony Spinasanto, 61, of Brookfield, died on Oct. 22, 2018. Born on May 22, 1957, he was a commercial kitchen designer.

Mr. Spinasanto was the husband of Mary Lou Spinasanto (nee Ricci); the father of Andrea Spinasanto; the brother of Linda (Mike) Uher, Robert (Kathy) Spinasanto, Tony (Sandy) Spinasanto, John (Toni) Spinasanto and Joe (Anna) Spinasanto; the son-inlaw of Mary Ricci; the brother-in-law of Dan (Eva) Ricci, Mike (Lucy) Ricci MICHAEL SPINASANTO and Nick (Kim) Ricci; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 26 at St. Louise de Marillac Church in LaGrange Park. Interment was private.

The family appreciates memorial donations to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, Virginia, 22215.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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Mary Ann Winkler, 92 LaGrange Park homemaker Mary Ann Winkler (nee Okopski), 92, of LaGrange Park, died on October 22, 2018. Born on July 18, 1926, she was a homemaker.

Ms. Winkler was the wife of the late Walter S. Winkler; the mother of Vincent (Joan) Winkler, John (Paula) Winkler, Thomas (Kathleen) Winkler, Warren (Laura) Winkler, Sheila (Jonathan) Genson and Dennis (Marisa) MARY WINKLER Winkler; the grandmother of Diana (Ryan) Curtis, Shannon (Oscar) Alfaro, Stephen (Mindy) Winkler, Kathryn (Adam) Bauer, David (Lisa) Winkler, Meghan Winkler, Emily Winkler, Bradley Winkler, Amanda Winkler, Abby (Ryan) Collett, Thomas Genson and Savannah Winkler; the greatgrandmother of Hailey Alfaro, Aubrey Alfaro, Olivia Curtis, Ava Curtis, Jude Collett, Seamus Collett, Grace Winkler and Elisabeth Winkler; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 26 at St. Louise de Marillac Church, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.

Memorials are appreciated to St. Louise de Marillac Church, 1144 Harrison Ave., LaGrange Park, 60526.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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PLUMBERS NEEDED Now hiring plumbers! We are looking to expand our team. Must have a valid IL driver’s license & pass a drug test. Full time position, unlimited hours, competitive pay, benefits after 90 days, drive our truck that is fully stocked. Our plumbers do everything–leak detection, pipework, water heaters, sump pumps, ejector pumps, garbage disposals, rodding, toilets tubs & sinks, etc.

Please send a resume & come work for an amazing company! We service Chicago & the surrounding suburbs. We also have apprentice opportunities if you have plumbing skills. Email thyplumber@yahoo.com

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Salary based on experience & hours worked.

Email myjulieann@yahoo.com 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 no later than November 9, 2018.

Part Time Positions Available for 2018-19 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools. The days and hours are Mon–Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays.

Plan and supervise arts and crafts, indoor & outdoor play, games, sports, homework help and more.

Requirements include: -6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work or related college courses -previous experience working with children.

Openings available for the 2018-19 school year starting.

Contact Amy O’Rourke, Director of Day Care at aorourke@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer

SECURITY OFFICERS WANTED! Black Knight Security is seeking to hire P/T & F/T Security Officers in the Downtown Chicago and surrounding areas! Apply at www.blackknightsecurity.com or text ‘Security Jobs’ to 97211. EOE SYSTEMS ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. Applicant will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and techniques of various programming languages, database, computer programming, on-line programming and programming documentation.

Additional skillsets include systems analysis and design techniques, such as database normalization, business analysis, workflow procedure, modular programming, stored procedures, and interface with operating system. Our technology environment consists of MS-SQL & Tools, Superion OneSolution CAD/ RMS, CityView Permit, Licensing & Inspections, ERSI ArcGIS, Laserfiche and web software (Java, HTML, Adobe ColdFusion and Drupal).http://www.oak-park.us/ . Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than November 19, 2018.

TOP PAY FOR PART-TIME MOVERS EVENINGS & WEEKENDS Call 312-942-1850 TUTOR OPENINGS AVAILABLE Skills Tutoring Center / Riverside/ is looking for part-time tutors. Flexible scheduling is available. Background check required. Email: skillstutoringcenter@gmail.com VISION THERAPIST (PT) Later afternoon /evening hours(weekdays).

Possible Saturdays. Work one on one with patients(typically children) to improve vision skills. Training provided. River Forest Optometrist-Fax resumes to 708-771-0513. No Calls.

WEB DEVELOPER MCY Custom Case Corp seeks Web Developer. Mail resume to 275 12th Street, Wheeling, IL.

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT AUSTIN Clean small office in nonprofit community center. Near Green Line & CTA bus. Other amenities. $475 plus 1 month security & credit check. 773-887-4317 MEDICAL OFFICE SUBLEASE Are you a physician looking to sublease office space 1-3 days a week? Look no further! We can provide equipment, staff, anything you may need. Please contact us at (708)613-4417 or email info@diamondgi.net.

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Includes desk & chair; high speed Wi-Fi; coffee, tea and water service; nightly cleaning; corporate-style conference room; reception area.

Parking in attached garage (with covered access to building) is free for first 1.5 hours or purchase monthly pass from VOP. $375/ month. Includes heat, AC, electric.

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BEAUTIFUL 2 PC OAK BUFFET 3 lg drawers, 2 sm drawers; shelves on both sides with doors; inset mirror top with shelf (21 in high); buffet 82w x 18d x 40h. $800.00

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT REQUEST FOR THE RELEASEÂ OF FUNDS On November 8, 2018 the Village of Oak Park (Village) will request the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93383), as amended, for one activity pursuant to the Program Year (PY) 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is Oak Park Housing Authority housing rehabilitation at 324-26 Austin Blvd., Oak Park, Illinois at an approximate cost of $120,000.

An Environmental Review Record covering this activity has been made by the Village, which documents the environmental review. This Environmental Review Record (ERR) is on file at the below address and is available for public examination and copying upon request from November 1 to November 7, 2018, 5 p.m. The ERR is also available on the HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS) at: https://www. onecpd.info/environmental-review/ environmental-review-records The Village of Oak Park will undertake the activity described above with Block Grant funds from HUD, under PL 93-383. The Village of Oak Park and Cara Pavlicek, in her official capacity as Village Manager, and Tammie Grossman, in her official capacity as Development Customer Services Director, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decisionmaking, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied.

The legal effect of the certification

is that upon its approval, the Village may use the Block Grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

HUD will accept an objection of its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by one or both of the responsible entity’s Certifying Officers; (b) that the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Sec. 58.40 or to make the written determination required by Secs.

58.35, 58.47 or 58.53 for the project or activity, as applicable; or (c) that the recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by Sec. 58.75 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by HUD. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to HUD at 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. Objections to the release of funds based on other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after 5 p.m., November 22, 2018 will be considered by HUD. Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager, and Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director (Certifying Officers) 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302

Published in Wednesday Journal 10/31/2018

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 9th, 2018 for the following BID 18-202 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK OAK PARK AVENUE VIADUCT LIGHTED SIGN REPAIR PROJECT REQUEST FOR PRICES Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708358-5700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Information is also available from the Streets Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park.us or on the Village’s website http://www. oak-park.us/your-government/ finance-department. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 10/31/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County.

Registration Number: D18155605 on October 4, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of HAM PUBLISHING with the business located at: 620 W SURF ST APT 204, CHICAGO, IL 60657. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ANDREW DILLINGHAM 620 W SURF ST APT 204 CHICAGO, IL 60657.

Published in Wednesday Journal 10/17, 10/24, 10/31/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18155716 on October 18, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of WOMANSPIRIT CIRCLE with the business located at: 137 N OAK PARK AVENUE SUITE 400, OAK PARK, IL 60301.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: ELENA VASSALLO CROSSMAN 622 FOREST AVE OAK PARK, IL 60302.

Published in Wednesday Journal 10/24, 10/31, 11/7/2018

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Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (the “Board�) for the following project: OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 LINCOLN & LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS 1111 GROVE AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 715 HIGHLAND AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 & 2019 LIFE SAFETY WORK 1111 GROVE AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 715 HIGHLAND AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 LINCOLN & LONGFELLOW/ 2019 LIFE SAFETY BID GROUP 2 – Masonry, misc. metals, millwork, metal panels, roofing, glazing, doors & hardware, drywall & ACT, operable partitions, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.

Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Tuesday November 20, 2018 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be publicly opened and read at 2:15 p.m. prevailing time on that date. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked: Oak Park Elementary School District 97 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: LINCOLN & LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS & 2019 LIFE SAFETY WORK BID PACKAGE 2 Scope of work for Bid Package 2 generally includes, but is not limited to: Masonry, misc. metals, millwork, metal panels, roofing, glazing, doors & hardware, drywall & ACT, operable partitions, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond

shall be payable to the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All documents and information required by the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted with the bid. Incomplete, late or non-conforming bids may not be accepted.

No bids shall be withdrawn, cancelled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Board’s consent for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of bid opening.

The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available Monday November 5th, 2018 and may be purchased from Springer Blueprint Services – 1640 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 – 773-238-6340. The Bidding Documents are available for viewing/ download online without cost or purchase at the Bulley & Andrews, LLC FTP Site, https://ftp.bulley. com, username: LincolnLongfellow, password: bulley1891.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make an award that in the Board’s sole opinion is in the best interest of the District.

The site will be available for visits by appointment to be coordinated with Bulley & Andrews, LLC. Interested parties may inspect the existing conditions. Schedule an appointment with Jason Hayhurst of Bulley & Andrews in advance if you wish to visit the sites.

All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all Contractors working on public works. If during the time period of work, the prevailing wage rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount. All bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws.

For additional information on the project, contact Jason Hayhurst of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at jhayhurst@bulley.com or 773-6452110.

Dated: 10/30/2018 Jason Hayhurst Bulley & Andrews, LLC

Published in Wednesday Journal 10/31 & 11/7/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL 505 Washington Blvd.

Oak Park, Il. 60302

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Invites Neighbors to Attend an Informational Meeting To Present our Proposed Onsite Parking Garage

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 917 S LOMBARD AVE, Oak Park, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-302-0350000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $329,711.25.

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

Tuesday November 13th At 6:30pm At Fenwick High School Published in Wednesday Journal 10/24, 10/31, 11/7/2018

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LENDINGHOME FUNDING CORP Plaintiff, -v.ECHELON REALTY INVESTMENTS CORP, SERENA OCENAS A/K/A SERENA VICTOR, ZOE PENDERGAST, META HOLDINGS, LLC Defendants 18 CH 2552 917 S LOMBARD AVE Oak Park, IL 60304

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 180907.

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

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &

ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-0907 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 2552 TJSC#: 38-8028 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 261126.

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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. ROF III LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-1, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.AUDREY L DAVIS A/K/A AUDREY DAVIS, VINCENT J HOWARD, VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Defendants 18 CH 03081 34 LEMOYNE PARKWAY OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 34 LEMOYNE PARKWAY, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-105-0320000.

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

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261126 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 03081 TJSC#: 38-7231 I3101810 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2004-2CB) Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES J. NOVAK, KATHLEEN A. NOVAK A/K/A KATHLEEN ANN NOVAK, BEERMANN SWERDLOVE LLP, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, GERALDINE M. REDMOND, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 09899 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 27, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-215-0340000.

The real estate is improved with a tan, vinyl siding, single family, with a two car detached garage.

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

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out recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 8255.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 8255 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 09899 TJSC#: 38-5959 I3097472

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 3, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7250 DIXON ST UNIT B, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-420-0191012.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-01296.

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. 14-18-01296 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 01956 TJSC#: 38-7241 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.LAURIE MAZUR A/K/A LAURIE PRITCHETT, THOMAS PRITCHETT, LOFTOMINIUMS OF FOREST PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 18 CH 01956 7250 DIXON ST UNIT B FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.MARK HASKINS, RICK HASKINS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EDWARD A. WIELGUS AND PRISCILLA B. BLACK A/K/A PATRICIA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BLACK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD A. WIELGUS, IF ANY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PRISCILLA B. BLACK A/K/A PATRICIA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BLACK, IF ANY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF ILLINOIS, 230 CIRCLE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BRIAN J MATSKO, THE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR PRISCILLA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BLACK, APPOINTED

BY THE PROBATE COURT, MARK R BRUCE, PATRICK A BRUCE Defendants 15 CH 02029 230 CIRCLE AVENUE UNIT 1 W FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 230 CIRCLE AVENUE UNIT 1 W, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-434-0471001.

The real estate is improved with a red brick, three story multi unit condominium 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a

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

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

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

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

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 262275.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 262275 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 02029 TJSC#: 38-7240 I3101984

2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 27, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1530 N. 39TH AVENUE, STONE PARK, IL 60165 Property Index No. 15-04-301-041.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-19291.

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. 14-14-19291 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 039917 TJSC#: 38-8267 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.

I3102254

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE OF LVS TITLE TRUST V Plaintiff, -v.GLACIER PROPERTY GROUP, LLC, DANE M. VUKASINOVIC, OAK PARK PROPERTY, JV, LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 18 CH 7301 514 N TAYLOR AVE Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 10, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 26, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 514 N TAYLOR AVE, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-325-0100000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $403,195.49.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 170859.

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

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 17-0859 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 7301 TJSC#: 38-8321 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.

I3102345

TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CWABS REVOLVING HOME EQUITY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2004-Q, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 5987 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 27, 2018 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-35-202-002-0000.

Commonly known as 282 Maplewood Road, Riverside, IL 60546.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 981-7385.

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funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 981-7385.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-04977.

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. 14-18-04977 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 05980 TJSC#: 38-6870 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.

I3103043

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE IZQUIERDO, GABRIEL IZQUIERDO, ADRIANA IZQUIERDO, ANGELITA SILVA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 039917 1530 N. 39TH AVENUE STONE PARK, IL 60165 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 30,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE ABFS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20031, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-1; Plaintiff, vs.

ALLEAZER SIMPSON; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 13512 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 24, 2018 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-07-413-011-0000.

Commonly known as 440 N Irving Avenue, Hillside, IL 60162.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 981-7385.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3102378 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 200429, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-29 Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN D. MULHERN, MARLENE F. MULHERN, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 23, 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 18265, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs.

ALEJANDRO ESPINOSA; PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 10828 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 22, 2018 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-18-228-008-0000.

Commonly known as 17 Howard Ave., Hillside, IL 60162.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE SANCHEZ, CHRISTINA SANCHEZ, VERONICA M. SANCHEZ Defendants 2018 CH 05980 1318 S 11TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1318 S 11TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-215-0170000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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.

The 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.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat 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.

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