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WITCHING HOUR

As board discussion looms, Sells makes his position clear By BOB UPHUES Editor

Just days before the Riverside Village Board was scheduled to discuss moving any further down the road toward a vote on whether or not to allow video gambling, the village’s president has made it known he won’t support any proposal for it. President Ben Sells on Oct. 30 told the Landmark that video gambling was a “hustle” that creates an uneven playing field for businesses within communities and would cheapen Riverside. “My problem with it is that it’s bad government,” said Sells in a phone interview on Oct. 30. “Illinois is the poster child for this. They can’t manage their finances, so they do it on the backs of people who can’t afford it.” Sells echoed that statement in an op-ed he submitted to the Landmark as a follow-up to that interview. See GAMBLING on page 10

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Kids parade through the grounds of the Grossdale Station in downtown Brookfield during the costume contest that capped off the Brookfield Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce’s annual Monsters on Mainstreet event. For more photos, see page 6 and visit online at www.RBLandmark.com

D95 mulls computer access for all students Chromebooks could be in some students’ hands by Feb.

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Officials in Brookfield-LaGrange Park Elementary School District 95 are pre-

paring to roll out what they’re calling an “access-for-all” program that within a few years will provide a computer device for each student in the district. Superintendent Mark Kuzniewski at a

meeting of the school board’s technology committee on Oct. 30 laid out for board members and top administrators a plan See COMPUTERS on page 10

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U.S. Rep hosts town hall at RBHS Congressman Gutierrez makes rare appearance in Riverside

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By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Chicago) made a rare appearance in this neck of the woods on Oct. 30, holding a freewheeling town hall meeting at Riverside-Brookfield High School. Gutierrez is Illinois’ longest serving congressman. He was first elected to Congress in 1992 representing the 4th District, an oddly shaped district drawn to maximize the possibility of electing a Hispanic candidate to the House of Representatives. After the 2010 census, Riverside, North Riverside and the northern part of Brookfield were added to district, which is shaped like an earmuff. The largest parts of the district are centered on the heavily Hispanic neighborhoods on the northwest and southwest sides of Chicago. Gutierrez noted that he lived at the northern edge of the district at Irving Park Road and Cicero Avenue, while Riverside is at the southern edge of the district. After the event, he told the Landmark that this was only his second trip to Riverside for an event as a Congressman and his first town hall in the area. “I want to do more,” Gutierrez said. The event grew out of summer meeting in Berwyn that Gutierrez attended this summer. The meeting was organized by members of the activist group Indivisible and attended by local members of a new local group called Action for a Better Tomorrow, which has since changed its name to West Suburban Action League. Leaders of that group worked with RBHS officials to set up the town hall. The school auditorium was less than half full for the event, and the crowd included around 50 or so RBHS students. Gutierrez said that he enjoyed the meeting, which a little over two hours. “I think it was extraordinary,” Gutierrez said. “It demonstrates the diversity of the 4th Congressional District. “There’s no difference really between Riverside, North Riverside, the voters of Berwyn and most of the voters of Logan Square.” Gutierrez never mentioned Brookfield during the meeting, perhaps revealing some unfamiliarity with the area. The first 45 minutes were devoted to questions submitted in advance by students and read by student moderators Vivian Pina and Matthew Michaelson. While most student questions were about public policy, many also touched on issues

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Editor Bob Uphues Sports Editor Marty Farmer

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TALK TIME: Illinois Congressman Luiz Gutierrez (D-4th) fields a question from a Riverside-Brookfield High School student at a town hall he held at the school on Oct. 30. Gutierrez commented on a range of issues, from the federal response to the hurricane disaster in Puerto Rico to immigration and gun control. that teenagers face, such as how to reduce the stress that they feel in their lives. “I have to say there was a little trepidation about the students,” said the 63-year-old Gutierrez. “I didn’t know what they were going to ask me about. Actually their questions were very difficult, because they were not questions I get asked.” Gutierrez said that he tried to answer the student questions more as a dad than a politician. During the final 90 minutes of the town hall Gutierrez answered questions from adults, touching on the disaster response in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, immigration and immigrant rights, health care and gun control. Gutierrez was born in Chicago, but he lived in Puerto Rico when he was a teenager before returning to Chicago. He has been a supporter of independence for Puerto Rico, but did not directly mention that during the town meeting. Earlier this year, Gutierrez introduced a bill in Congress calling for a referendum to be held in Puerto Rico to decide whether it should be an independent country. Gutierrez made a recent trip to Puerto Rico to deliver aid and said that he will go again this weekend.

In terms of helping Puerto Rico now, Gutierrez said that sending money and taking in Puerto Ricans leaving the island might do the most good right now. He criticized the response to the hurricane by both the federal government, the governor of Puerto Rico, and some local officials. He criticized the governor of Puerto Rico for not requesting federal aid to evacuate people from the island, noting that the law states that the Federal Emergency Management Agency cannot act unless requested to do so by the governor. “I cannot demand the federal government do something unless the governor demands it,” Gutierrez said. Riverside resident Geanna Chapp, who works as the school nurse at Komarek School in North Riverside, told of her frustrations in calling Gutierrez’s Chicago office to get help for her parents, who are now here after being evacuated from Puerto Rico. Chapp detailed numerous calls to Gutierrez’s office, which resulted in little follow up and no useful information or help. She said she then called state Rep. Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) and got a quick call back and some useful information.

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knows the students, knows the staff [and] can just start working immediately.” Leahy graduated from Midland UniverThere is a new assistant principal at sity in Nebraska and earned his administraGeorge Washington Middle School in Ly- tive certification from Concordia University. “I’m excited for the new role and the ons, the school serving sixth- through eighth-grade students from Lyons, Stick- challenges that come with it,” said Leahy, ney, Forest View, McCook and the south- who will be paid $75,000 this year. Leahy, who said he had been looking for east quarter of Brookfield. On Oct. 23, the Lyons-Brookfield Elemen- a chance to move into administration, is likely to apply for the permatary School District 103 Board nent position in the spring, but of Education voted 5 to 0 to apwants to see how he likes the point physical education teacher new job. James Leahy to the position of “It’s a little early to say, but I interim assistant principal for would expect that I would apply, the remainder of the 2017-18 but I don’t know where this will school year. lead me,” Leahy said. Leahy replaces Anthony DeDeFeo, who had just started Feo, who left resigned in early Ochis third year at GWMS, will be tober to become the principal of missed, Cybulski said. DeFeo Thompson Junior High School in was certified in special educaOswego. The position at Thomption and led the school’s special son opened when the principal education department. there was appointed head of ju“He built many positive renior high education for Oswego JAMES LEAHY lationships with students and School District 308. Interim assistant principal staff, Cybulski said. “He was GWMS has two assistant prina leader for our special educacipals. Cathy Eichhammer retion department and did a phemains as the school’s other assisnomenal job, in my opinion, in tant principal. Leahy has taught handling relationships with stuphysical education at GWMS for dents in difficult times.” 15 years. In addition to leading the “He knows the school [and] has school’s special education degreat relationships with the stupartment, DeFeo was respondents and the parents, so I think sible for running athletics and it’s going to be naturally a good fit for him,” said GWMS Principal Christo- extracurricular activities for the school, duties that Leahy now assumes. pher Cybulski. While it is unusual for an administrator Superintendent Carol Baker said that it to move to a different district during the was important to replace DeFeo quickly. The decision was made to appoint an in- school year, Baker and Cybulski said that terim assistant principal and do a more they did not wish to stand in the way of DeFeo advancing his career. thorough search in the spring. “I’m very happy for him,” Cybulski said. “I think this was a nice option,” Baker said. “Considering the time of the year, “It’s a promotion for him. He moved into a this gets us somebody in place quickly that principal role.” Contributing Reporter

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GROWING: Strive 4 Fitness owners Victoria and Shawn Groll are moving their business across Grand Boulevard this month to a location that will give them about four times the space they have occupied since opening the boutique fitness studio a year ago.

Brookfield fitness studio expands on Grand Blvd. Strive 4 Fitness celebrates first anniversary with move across the street By BOB UPHUES Editor

When Shawn and Victoria Groll opened their boutique fitness studio, Strive 4 Fitness, in downtown Brookfield exactly one year ago on Nov. 1, it was a modest beginning. The small storefront at 3749½ Grand Blvd. was hardly large enough to accommodate classes of more than 10 or 12 people. This week, however, the Grolls plan to open the doors to their new location across the street in the space at 3736 Grand Blvd., a move that will quadruple their space and allow a wider range of options for personal training and possibly massage therapy. “Not even after four or five months we were getting slammed with our classes being so crowded with wait lists,” Shawn Groll said. Groll, who has worked as a fitness trainer for a decade, started Strive 4 Fitness as an outdoor boot camp about five years ago, and in 2016 he decided to lease a brick-and-mortar location, choosing Brookfield because it was centrally located for his followers, who were spread between Countryside and Westchester. Although the Strive 4 Fitness studio in Brookfield started in late 2016 with about a dozen members, the membership rolls have ballooned to about 140. By early January 2017, in order to keep up with demand for classes, Groll opened another studio near MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn. The Berwyn studio will continue to operate,

he said, and the new location in Brookfield will allow classes sizes to double. In addition to the main fitness studio space at the front of the storefront, the new location has an area in back that can be used for personal training while classes are going on in the main space. There’s also a new ADA bathroom in the new location, something required by the village. Classes and personal training run daily from about 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., said Groll, whose studio employs a total of 10 trainers. Members sign up for classes via a mobile app that allows them not only to see who is teaching but also who is taking the class. “It’s like a mini-Facebook in a way,” Groll said. The new location has also allowed Strive 4 Fitness to offer something its original Brookfield location lacked – larger fitness apparatuses such as a cable machine, climbers, stationary bikes and battle ropes. However, the bread and butter for the fitness studio remains functional movement classes like kickboxing, kettlebell training, resistance training and core exercise classes. Machines isolate certain areas of the body. “With functional movements, you have wide range of motion, you’re going to get every single muscle, joint and ligament in your body and you won’t be as tight versus that machine, which is hitting one area,” Groll said. With members gaining more overall strength, the machines add targeted training options.

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MONSTER MASH Kids and adults flocked to downtown Brookfield on Oct. 28 for the annual Monsters on Mainstreet trick-ortreating and costume contest event. Suzanne Conrad (top) channeled Sally from “Nightmare Before Christmas,” while children donned masks and costumes (above and lower left) to grab a free taffy apple and pumpkins and take part in the costume contest at the Grossdale Station. At left, Dave LeClere tosses a pumpkin to Ed Cote. For more photos, visit online at www.RBLandmark.com. PHOTOS BY ALEXA ROGALS Staff Photographer

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Car crashes through wall of Ogden Avenue business Bricks, glass sent flying through gameproduction office

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A 35-year-old Berwyn man was taken to the hospital with what police called non-life threatening injuries after his car struck another vehicle while eastbound on Ogden Avenue and then crashed through the west wall of the building at 9221 Ogden Ave., Brookfield, at about 1:35 p.m. on Oct. 26. The impact of the crash sent bricks and shards of glass from a mirrored wall flying at least 30 feet across the inside of the storefront, which houses Galloping Ghost Productions, the videogame development arm of the Brookfield-based arcade game business. “It was just thunderous,” said Doc Mack, owner of Galloping Ghost, who was in his office inside the building when the crash occurred. “I didn’t have any idea what out here could be making that noise.” Mack and the development company’s eight employees emerged from their offices to find the front end of a black 2014 Hyundai Elantra wedged in a car-size hole in the west wall. Bricks, glass and other debris, including water from two 5-gallon water-cooler jugs that were thrown across the room by the impact, were scattered throughout the room. It’s very common for employees to be in

the large open area, which has weight-lifting equipment, tables and other furniture in it. Earlier in the day, Mack was doing sit-ups in the exercise space, and just 10 minutes before the crash, said Mack, employees were taking pictures of a one-of-a-kind videogame cabinet near the front door. “Normally, we’re all out here on our phones,” Mack said. That game cabinet panel, on loan from comic book artists Alex Ross, featured prototype artwork for a game that was never released. It was the only example of the artwork that existed. And though the panel got knocked over, it came out of the crash basically unscathed. “Fortunately, it was not damaged,” Mack said. “There’s no way to replace this.” The impact of the crash shifted the wall near the front door so much that the door no longer could be opened. Mack said he ran outside to check on the condition of the driver and was able to talk to him. “He said he was fine right away,” said Mack, who added the vehicle’s airbags had deployed. According to Brookfield police, the Hyundai was traveling eastbound in the curb lane when it rear-ended a 2013 Honda driven by

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CRASH SITE: A car-size hole was punched through the wall of Galloping Ghost Productions’ west wall when a car driven by a Berwyn man crashed into the building at about 1:35 p.m. on Oct. 26. a 21-year-old Brookfield woman. After striking the other car, the Hyundai veered off the roadway and struck the building. Police cited the driver of the Hyundai for failure to reduce speed to avoid and accident. No one was seriously injured, but the driver of the Hyundai was taken to Loyola University Medical Center for evaluation. Police described him as confused and ap-

pearing to have difficulty understanding questions. Paul Trudeau, Brookfield’s building inspector, the crash had compromised the 12inch thick brick wall. However, the wall has been shored up and the building remains in use. That area of the building has been cordoned off both inside and outside, and the wall will need to be rebuilt.

Grants to fund bike racks, development forum in Brookfield Sheltered bicycle parking planned for Prairie, Congress Park stations By BOB UPHUES Editor

Commuters who bike to the Prairie Avenue and Congress Park train stations before hopping on the Metra will be able to secure their bicycles at new sheltered racks sometime in 2018, courtesy of grants from the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the federal government. Brookfield has been awarded $221,720 for the project through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program, which is run by the Federal Highway Administration. The RTA will contribute roughly $14,500, leaving the village of Brookfield to fund the remaining $41,000 to install the racks. According to Brookfield Village Planner Emily Egan, 12 inverted U-lock racks will be located under a shelter near the kiss-andride turnaround area along Burlington Avenue near the entrance to the Prairie Avenue

Metra station. The existing bike rack north of the Prairie Avenue stop, near the dragonfly sculpture will remain, Egan said. Meanwhile, a shelter covering 24 inverted U-lock racks will be installed in a presently unused gravel area on the south side of the tracks just east of the Congress Park station entrance. Both locations have limited bike rack space, which has led to some people locking bikes to any available nearby light pole, sign pole or tree. “This has been a goal for Brookfield for a long time,” Egan said, pointing out that the need for more bike parking at Metra stops was something called out in the Brookfield 2020 Master Plan, which was adopted in 2004. “We knew this was a need.” “The new covered bike racks we provide will not only be able to accommodate more bikes, but they’ll be protected better from the elements, since they’ll be covered,” she said.

It’s unclear exactly when the new racks and shelters, as well as any concrete work to provide a base for the structures, will be completed, but the work will be done in 2018. Egan said the work will likely be done in coordination with other grant-funded improvements in and around the Prairie Avenue Metra station. Those improvements were supposed to have been made this year, but the village board decided to delay the work after construction bids came in higher than expected.

Brookfield wins planning grant In addition to the grant for covered bike racks, the RTA also notified Brookfield last week that the village was one of nine communities awarded a grant through its Community Planning Program. Brookfield applied for the grant to fund a transit-oriented developer discussion panel, which will be a joint effort between the vil-

lage, the RTA and the Urban Land Institute, said Egan. “Mainly, we’re looking at bringing in regional and national developers to showcase and highlight Brookfield, and create more awareness of what Brookfield has to offer,” Egan said. Brookfield has hosted events for developers in the past; the village will host its third developer breakfast on Nov. 9. But those events have sought to connect with local developers. The grant-funded panel will seek a broader reach. Village officials used its zoning modernization effort, completed in early 2017, as part of the basis for its application. According to a press release issued by the RTA announcing the grant award, the objective of the panel “is to attract development to vacant sites and encourage infill development. The developer discussion panel will help the village determine goals and needs in order to best utilize the land.”

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BIG WEEK

November 1-8

Warming up to the holidays

Looking to do a little early Christmas shopping? You’ll have a pair of opportunities in the coming week. North Riverside Parks and Recreation kicks off the Christmas season a little early with a festive Holiday Bazaar, featuring local crafters and other vendors, on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Concessions available. The event is free to attend. Also on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can head on over to the British Home rehabilitation Center at Cantata Adult Life Services, 8700 31st St. in Brookfield, for the Daughters of the British Empire’s annual Holiday Bazaar. Admission is free. ■

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Opera lovers unite!

The Lyric Opera of Chicago Riverside Chapter celebrates National Opera Week by inviting everyone to “Opera and More” on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 400 Nuttall Road in Riverside. Tenor Christian Ketter, pianist Paul Dykstra and violinist Cara Schlecker will offer a diverse program featuring many musical styles from sacred music to opera to Gershwin. Tickets are $25. For reservations, call 708-447-7523, email astake1@msn.com and mail checks payable to Lyric Opera of Chicago to Alice Stake, 140 Barrypoint Road, Riverside 60546.

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The Brookfield Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association invites the community to a Red Solo Cup Fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Brookfield VFW Hall, 8844 Ogden Ave. Proceeds from the event will help the association support local law enforcement efforts by purchasing equipment and helping fund programs. The event is for adults 21 and over and tickets are $20, which includes unlimited beer, wine and soda, plus a light meal. Music and dancing courtesy of the band Claremont Drive. There will also be a split-thepot drawing and raffles. Call Denise Polerecky at 708-356-6039, Cec Riley at 708-296-2108 or any member of the BCPAAA.

And more Students at Park Junior High, 325 N. Park Road in LaGrange Park, present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Nov. 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Tickets are $5 at the door. ■

Friends of the Chicago Portage will host their final walking tour of the Chicago Portage National Historic Site, 4800 S. Harlem Ave., on Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. The two-hour tour led by guide John Langer tells Chicago’s “birth story” and is held rain or shine along a half-mile long gravel path through the woods. Meet at the monument. ■

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., continues its exhibition Twist Affix, featuring the work of Aimee Beaubien in the Freeark Gallery of Art through ■

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Local sculptor’s work at library Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents an art exhibit featuring work by local artist Heather Hug throughout the library during the months of November and December. Hug, who has been part of the Chicago art Dec. 2. Admission is free. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit www. riversideartscenter.com for more information. Riverside Presbyterian Church hosts documentaries on Saturday mornings at the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road. The second, on Nov. 4 at 10 a.m., will feature the film Welcome to Leith, where a neo-Nazi intended to build a white nationalist haven and the town’s struggles to prevent him. Crafters wanted for the St. Barbara Craft Show on Nov. 18. Contact Alicia Mancini at 708-485-2502. Anyone needing help learning to use their smartphone, computer, tablet or other device can get help at Teens Teach Tech on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at Hauser Junior High, 65 Woodside Road in Riverside, Room 107. Contact Nicole O’Connell ■

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scene since 1994, is an artist whose sculptures incorporate messages of life. The displayed works will also be available for purchase, and 40 percent of sales will benefit Riverside Friends of the Library to assist their fundraising efforts. with questions at 708-837-2833 or oconnelln@ district96.org. North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents the program “Writing and Self-Publishing: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me” on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Local mystery writer Karen BergRaftakis will talk about writing, editing, publishing and marketing. Copies of her latest book will be for sale and signing. Free. To sign up call 708-447-0869 or visit www.northriversidelibrary.org/events. ■

Also at the library this week: Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2+), Nov. 7 at 10:30 a.m.; Lapsit Storytime (babies, toddlers with adult), Nov. 2 at 10:30 a.m.; Tales and Treats (ages 2-5) on Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m.; After School Book Club (2nd grade+), Nov. 2 at 3:45 p.m.; DIY Unique Photo Frames

West Coast ‘cool’ jazz

The Brookfield Jazz Society presents a night of live jazz featuring Jeff Hedberg’s C11, a 12-piece ensemble that performs the West Coast “cool” style jazz featuring top soloists from the Chicago area, on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the lower-level Jazz Room at Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road in Broadview. Minimum band donation for jazz society members is $7. Non-members pay a $10 cover charge.

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(grades 6-12) on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. 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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Computer scammer bilks RBHS grad executive producer $1,250 from senior of TV show

a prayer to St. Anthony when I id you know have misplaced, not lost, somethat the CBS thing. As I say, we Catholics have series “Superior a saint for everything and St. AnDonuts” has a thony is the one for lost articles, local connection? not lost minds. Executive Producer Bob Daily is a former Riverside resident ■ Did you know this Saturday, and Riverside-Brookfield High Nov. 4 at 3 p.m., you are invited School graduate, class of 1978? to the Riverside Public Library, 1 Daily was awarded an AlumBurling Road, to honor Dorothy ni Achievement Medal in 2004. Sikora on her retirement? DoroA plaque with his picture and thy is recognizable by her alwaysshort bio is on the school’s smiling face and willingness to Wall of Fame, which is located help. It seems she is always there near the district offices at the when there is something happenschool. ing at the library and with the Following his graduation from RBHS, Riverside Chamber of Commerce. Daily attended the University of Chicago It will seem funny not to see her at the and worked as a Chicago jourlibrary. She said she will now nalist after graduating. It is easy have more time to spend as a to see how so much of what hapgrandma, and I bet she will have pens in the show has a Chicago more time to read some of those feel with references made to books she has seen come across locales, landmarks and teams. the library desk. Thanks for all “Superior Donuts” is not the you have done. only work of Daily’s that I am Speaking of the library, this familiar with; I have been a fan column is coming to you from a of “Desperate Housewives,” for computer at the Riverside Pubwhich Daily was an executive lic Library; seems the gremlins producer. have attacked my computer BOB DAILY and I had no internet. Thanks ■ As one who likes trivia, did Janice Foley and the people at you know that you will spend the library. about a year of your life looking for items Did you know, technology is a wonderful you have lost? thing when it works, but when it doesn’t I think I have already used my year, that’s another story or column. but have always been one who would say

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Riverside board disbands public safety commission

Advisory group hadn’t convened in more than a year By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside has one fewer citizen advisory commissions after village trustees voted unanimously on Oct. 19 to disband the Safe Environment Commission, which hadn’t convened in more than a year and met only sporadically in recent years. Former Police Chief Eugene Karczewski championed the creation of the Safe Environment Commission back in 1998 and the group and its longtime chairwoman,

Joanne Lincoln, were instrumental in the creation of a Neighborhood Watch program. Thomas Weitzel, then a sergeant, and former Deputy Chief Robert Gordon were the first police liaisons to the commission, according to Weitzel. “No one had more passion for Neighborhood Watch than Joanne Lincoln,” said Weitzel. The fruits of the commission’s labor See COMMISSION on page 25

Someone posing by telephone as a “Microsoft Windows” employee scammed a 75-year-old Brookfield woman out of $1,250 before she realized she may have been conned and went to police. The victim contacted police on Oct. 23, stating she’d gotten a phone call a few days earlier from someone named “Alex Brown” who claimed to be a Microsoft Windows employee. According to the police report, the caller told the victim that her Windows service license was about to expire, but that she could renew it and add more programs that would make her computer run faster. All he needed, the caller said, was five $100 Apple iTunes gift cards. The victim bought the gift cards and gave the serial numbers to the caller, who then said the gift cards didn’t work and asked for 10 $50 gift cards. The victim did as directed and also transferred another $250 to the caller via an online transaction. When he asked for $500 more, the victim contacted police. Police called the number provided the victim, and a man on the other end identified himself as Alex Brown. When the police identified themselves, the man hung up the phone and wouldn’t answer subsequent calls. It was the second such computer repair scam reported by a Brookfield resident recently. On Oct. 18, a 57-year-old Brookfield man reportedly paid $700 to someone who claimed his computer had been infected by a virus. A pop-up window opened while he was working on his Apple laptop, and the man couldn’t make it go away. So he called a phone number on the pop-up and gave up his password, so the person on the other end of the phone could access his computer remotely. That person then demanded $700 to pay for the getting rid of the virus.

Cops: Man stole charity cash Riverside police charged a 32-year-old Oak Park man with theft after he allegedly stole a box containing donations for leukemia and lymphoma patients from the counter of the Amstar gas station at 3346 Harlem Ave. on Oct. 24 at 8:20 p.m. A gas station employee called police on Oct. 27 after reviewing the store’s surveillance camera video. The culprit turned out to be a regular customer. Police said he had gone into the store to buy some items. Berwyn police arrested him on Oct. 28 after recognizing him from a wanted poster Riverside had issued after the incident. When he saw the donations box, he de-

cided to take it, according to police, because he was homeless and hungry. The amount of money taken reportedly was about $85, which was used to buy food and alcohol, police said.

Vehicle break-in A resident of the 200 block of Akenside Road, Riverside, called police to report that during the overnight hours of Oct. 24-25, someone entered his vehicle and stole his golf bag and clubs, sunglasses and a duffel bag containing clothes. The victim stated his vehicle had been broken into a month ago, but he hadn’t reported the incident. Taken at that time were a checkbook and a set of car keys.

BBs and paint balls ■ A 26-year-old Summit woman called police on Oct. 28 after finding two large holes in a shattered but intact driver’s side window of her vehicle, which was parked on the street in the 3900 block of Maple Avenue between 6 and 8 p.m. ■ An employee at Dunkin Donuts, 9208 Ogden Ave., Brookfield, called police on Oct. 28 to report that while she was working her shift someone fired a BB through the rear passenger side door of her vehicle, which was parked in the lot between 2 and 9:30 p.m. ■ A resident of the 4300 block of Maple Avenue called police on Oct. 29 to report that sometime after 9 p.m. on Oct. 28 someone had shattered a window on her vehicle, which was parked on the street. A police officer observed what appeared to be a BB-sized hole in the window. ■ Police responded to a residence in the 3400 block of Grand Boulevard, Brookfield, on Oct. 28 at about 10:50 a.m. after a woman called to report hearing a loud “popping” noise and hearing something hit her home. Police observed what appeared to be the residue of paintballs on the doorway of the home and on the driver’s side of a van parked out front. A maroon van was seen driving in southbound at the time, according to the police report. The incident remains under investigation.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 23-29, 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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$90,000 per year from page 1 to get devices into the hands of some students as early as February. Kuzniewski emphasized that the devices would be used to complement curriculum and instruction, not play a major role in delivering the curriculum to students. That’s why Kuzniewski said the program is being referred to as access-for-all instead of a 1-to1 program. The school district in the past eight years has worked to introduce more rigor into its curriculum, Kuzniewski said, and he wanted to reassure teachers that the introduction of devices for all students won’t undercut those efforts. “The device is nothing more than a tool that should be used to deliver that curriculum,” Kuzniewski said. “It doesn’t replace the curriculum.” Right now, the school district has carts with about 30 computers available for each grade level, in addition to computer labs. That means each classroom only has a handful of devices, which range from a variety of laptop computers to tablets, available to any one classroom. Providing access to a device to all students, Kuzniewski said will make delivering

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the curriculum more efficient. Instead of feeling the need to spend an entire class period in the computer lab typing a report after a few minutes of instruction, the devices can be used periodically, at any time, when they’re needed. “It’s built for short bursts of technology, not sitting in front of a piece for whatever period of time at the elementary or middle school,” Kuzniewski said. Amanda Pelsor, the school district’s instructional technology coordinator, said the district is looking to purchase Lenovo Flip laptops that run the Google Chromebook operating system for students. The device allows students to use a keyboard or touchscreen as an interface, and they are a little more durable than some other laptops. The cost is about $280 each, and the school district is looking to buy about 250 devices per year over the next three years, so that by the 2019-20 school year all students in grades three through eight will have them. The annual cost for buying the devices, Kuzniewski estimated, would be about $90,000. The plan is for the school district to roll the devices out in grades three and six for the first three years. The devices follow the students as they move along during their time in the district. Chromebooks were chosen in part because Riverside-Brookfield High School also uses that operating system, as does Riverside Dis-

trict 96. One way the use of the devices will differ in District 95 is that the devices will stay at school; students will not take them home. The district plans on having to replace the devices on a four-year cycle. The full school board – all but one member was present for the Oct. 30 committee meeting – will discuss whether to implement the access-for-all program at its regular meeting

later this month. A vote to expend the money to get the program rolling is expected in December. That means the Chromebooks, which are easy to configure for student use, could be in the hands of third- and sixth-grade students by February. “I think we can move as fast as the board wants, or we can slow it down as much as the board feels necessary,” Kuzniewski said.

gambling could be declared dead this week. Sells makes it clear in his op-ed that he has no interest in seeing the matter advance past Nov. 2. He argues that the case that gambling revenue helps local businesses isn’t true. Instead, he says, it allows businesses subsidized by gambling revenues to “undercut” other local businesses that either choose not to offer gambling or can’t offer it. Money spent on gambling, says Sells, is money not spent on local goods and services. “Riverside should not sell its soul for a hustler’s promise,” Sells wrote. “Subsidizing government through gambling dims the lights on our best ideals, degrades our civic values and depreciates our legacy. It

simply isn’t worth it, not at any price.” Video gambling in establishments that possess a liquor license has been allowed in the state of Illinois since 2009, although legal challenges held up the proliferation of the machines until 2012. Establishments that qualify can apply to the Illinois Gaming Board to have up to five video gambling machines on the premises. However, municipalities have wide latitude to regulate how local licenses are approved, allowing towns to prevent the introduction of gambling parlors, to regulate signage and more. Riverside’s village board last considered the topic in 2015, when a pair of business owners requested allowing video gam-

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bling, saying neighboring towns that allowed gambling held an unfair competitive advantage. Most of the public response in 2015 was decidedly in opposition to video gambling, a view that does not appear to have changed over time. This summer, however, Brian Carroll, the owner of Mollie’s Public House in Riverside, approached the village board about reopening the subject, since the village officially did not vote on the subject in 2015. Sells remanded the topic to the Riverside Economic Development Commission, which held a public meeting on video gambling in September. Members voted 4 to 3 against recommending a change in village law to allow video gambling. The three commissioners who voted to recommend a change did so only after saying the village also needed to place tight controls on video gambling. Some residents reacted angrily when the village board agreed to reopen discussion on the topic, arguing that residents had sent a clear message on the subject two years ago. But Sells in the phone interview said it was the village board’s duty to talk about making judgments on controversial topics. “Do you want the village president or a trustee to say, ‘We shouldn’t talk about this?’” Sells said. “The things that are the most important to talk about are controversial. That’s how you work through these things.”

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Planning commission thumbs-up for S.E. Gross gym The Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6 to 0 on Oct. 26 to recommend granting a special-use permit allowing Brookfield-LaGrange Park Elementary School District 95 to construct a new gymnasium and locker rooms at S.E. Gross Middle School, 3524 Maple Ave. The gymnasium is part of a $35 million expansion and renovation project at both S.E. Gross School in Brookfield and Brook Park Elementary School in LaGrange Park. The project will be funded by a $20 million bond issue approved by voters in April and a $15 million bond issue that will be funded by existing district funds. Brookfield needs to give the school district a special use permit, because the school spans two different zoning districts

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ne raindrop, autumn leaf, snowflake may be beautiful, solitary, or unique. When many of each assemble together in one spot, we can witness full rain barrels ready for use when it stops raining, a leaf pile ready for jumping and laughter, and a big, bold snowman created by a neighborhood of children. All are examples of the power of a collective. When each of us contributes our time or treasure to the mission of a nonprofit organization that is good. When ALL of us contribute, that is power. Giving collectively makes significant change. As you read each of the following stories, think about the mission of each organization. Hear the story of impact. Each story may focus on one individual or small group, but represents many who benefit in the same way. The impact cannot be made by one donor or volunteer alone. It takes all of us – collectively – to bring power and action to the mission of the organizations. Participate in the Season of Giving and be part of the power of collective giving.

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Community of Caring | Suicide/Mental Health

‘Modeling forward movement’ for oneself and a family

LOSS begins holding support meetings in River Forest

River Forest’s Coe family two years out from son’s death By Lacey Sikora

Kristen notes that it was incredibly beneficial to have friends and family alongside them who did not try to repair the unrepairable. Calling or Marc and Kristen Coe of River Forthe outpouring of love and kindness humbling, est, the suicide of their son Hunter she says “It takes a unique soul to be able to sit in 2015 was an entry into a club they with someone else’s sadness and not be comhad never anticipated joining. At 24, pelled to try to fix it.” Hunter had graduated from college, was For Kristen, it also helped to attend Loving engaged to be married and happily employed. Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) meetKristen recalls, “This was not on our radar ings. Now holding monthly support screen for him. Not to be trite, but groups in River Forest, the group he had the world before him. It was offers meetings for adults and teens quite unexpected.” as well as individual counseling for Other family members had those touched by suicide. Kristen struggled with depression, so Krissays one of the keys to support is ten says they had a fluency with recognizing that everyone’s jourthe language of mental illness, but ney with suicide is different. compares their fluency to learn“Individuals who have lost a ing French in the classroom and loved one to suicide need to be then actually being in France and patient with themselves and allow having to order a meal. “Death by Kristen Coe healing methods to take whatever suicide is so jarring on so many form they need to take.” levels. Fluency doesn’t mitigate For Marc and Kristen, one of the how jarring that experience is for survivors of ways to work through their grief was to honor the loss.” Hunter’s memory, and they reached out to the Over the past two years, the Coes have sought Oak Park River Forest Community Foundaout a variety of methods of dealing with their tion for guidance. Remembering what she calls grief. Coe credits therapy for the family, which Hunter’s huge personality, and his ability to includes Hunter’s three siblings, and long walks engage others with his quick wit and kind heart, with her husband, as well as the presence of they sought a productive way to stake a place for family and friends, with helping them on their his legacy. journey. On what would have been Hunter’s 25th birthday, they founded Be the Boat (www. betheboat.org.) Inspired by a prayer of St. John of the Cross read at Hunter’s memorial service in their family room, Be the Boat not only ties in the idea of suffering and love, but the family’s love of boating. With a handmade canoe hanging from the family room ceiling and a kayak crafted by Hunter on display in the house, boating has a special significance to the Coe family. Hunter taught swim lessons and was a life guard, and the Coes decided that

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providing swim lessons to at-risk children would be a fitting legacy for Hunter’s memory. Kristen says of the effort, “I don’t expect this will be seed money for an Olympic swimmer, but the idea that a light bulb could go off and this confidence could be parlayed into other experiences – we’re trying to seed positive life experiences for others, which is a lovely legacy for Hunter.” Kristen says that their family will always be irrevocably changed by what happened, but recognizes how important it is for her and Marc to help her children continue to live. “It’s important to Hunter’s siblings and to Marc and me to model forward movement and find joy where possible. We are absorbing our love for Hunter and his death into a narrative that allows our children to find joy and move ahead. They have long lives ahead of them.” Today, she hopes that sharing their story will help those facing grief as well as young adults facing challenges. She keeps in her heart the lovable young boy who set off a fire alarm at Logan Airport as a toddler and kept her on her toes the rest of his life. She says that shortly before his death, he ripped a page out of a magazine with the quote, “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” She says, “It’s a great takeaway. He loved passionately. We still have maraschino cherries and truffle oil in our kitchen because he loved them.”

LOSS, Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide, has recently begun holding meetings in River Forest. There is a monthly support group for adults who have lost a loved one to suicide. There is also a new support group focused just on teens who have faced such a loss. The adult meeting is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the third Monday of the month and is held at the River Forest Community Center, 8020 Madison St., River Forest. The teen group meets on the third Thursday of the month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is also held at the River Forest Community Center. Rev. Charles Rubey, a Catholic priest who founded LOSS 40 years ago, will offer a Mass of Remembrance for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. That will be on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. at Ascension Church in Oak Park. LOSS is a program long sponsored by Catholic Charities. These events are free and non-denominational. There is no religious component discussed and all are welcome.

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Community of Caring | Suicide/Mental Health

Oak Park’s police chief talks about son’s suicide A leader in mental health training for police, Ambrose stunned by death

By Lacey Sikora

ony Ambrose, Oak Park’s police chief, was no stranger to mental health crises when tragedy struck his own family. Thirteen years ago, when he was a commander on the force, he was one of the first two police officers in the state to attend a Crisis Intervention Training class. He brought what he learned in the week-long training course back to the force, where it became an important tool in helping officers deal with families in crisis due to mental illness or suicide. When his teenage son died by suicide while in high school, Ambrose says he never saw it coming. “I’ve been involved with mental illness education years before my son, and people always say to look for signs. I’ve attended numerous classes, and I never saw it coming.” Noting his son’s ready smile for everyone he met, and the hours they spent together every week driving to and from school and hockey practices, Ambrose says, “You always go through the stages of what did I miss? What were the signs? I couldn’t think of any.”

and has grown more comfortable sharing After the loss of his son, Ambrose his son’s story. He’s spoken at MacNeal turned to counseling and regular church Hospital and the Nineteenth Century attendance to try to find some comfort. Club about his experience He also says that as tough and about the need to seek as it is to admit it, he came out professional help. He to the realization that anythinks that people can find body who commits suicide comfort in talking to somehas some form of mental one who understands what illness. they are going through, When Kimberly Knake, but many also need to be executive director of Metro reminded that it’s alright to Suburban NAMI (National reach out. Alliance of Mental Illness), “People have to underasked Ambrose to speak stand, this is very trauabout his personal experimatic. You need people to ence, he wasn’t sure if the talk to. Somebody who is timing was right. “I always trained and can offer you a thought that I wouldn’t talk Tony Ambrose different outlet can make a about it until I retired. I difference.” decided that I would do it. Ambrose remembers his Your life changes forever son Anthony lovingly, callwhen this happens, but to ing him a polite young man who never me, there’s no other option but to help caused any problems. “He touched a lot make sure that other people don’t get put of lives, and I truly believe he did his job in the same position I’m in.” here. I feel his mission was to touch a lot Today, Ambrose serves on the board of of people. He accomplished that, and he’s Oak Park-based West Suburban NAMI and Oak Park’s Thrive Counseling Center gone.”

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Community of Caring | Suicide/Mental Health

What’s ahead when a parent dies by suicide? Finding targeted support is key says one daughter

By Lacey Sikora

or Mary Stimming of North Riverside, her mother’s suicide at age 57 in 1990 came as a surprise in spite of her mother’s diagnosis as bi-polar with psychotic features. Her mother, who worked as a nurse, had been diagnosed just a few years earlier with mental illness. Stimming recalls her mother “had a very graceful way of carrying herself. She was endlessly patient, nurturing, caring and unflappable. The irony was, that among friends and family, she gave such a sense that everything would be alright.” Stimming was 26 at the time and had three younger siblings when her mother died by suicide. She and her sister Maureen later co-authored a book, Before Their Time, Adult Children’s Experience of Parental Suicide. Stimming has been active in the group Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) and also serves on the board of West Suburban NAMI. Stimming got involved with LOSS immediately after the death of her mother. She recalls that she was a Sunday school teacher at

amid the agony.” her church in Hyde Park, Stimming found the and her mother died on a group instrumental in Sunday. When she went her recovery. One of the to the church to unlock founders, Therese Gump the door for classes and coined the motto, “joy try to find someone to fill will return.” Stimming in for her, her pastor put says she found that to be in her touch with Rev. true, “but the sense of Charles Rubey, one of the guilt and responsibility founders of LOSS. is really hard to shake. LOSS was founded in Talking to others really 1979 by Rubey and three helps to normalize it, couples who lost children and you get over your to suicide. These couples sense of impotence.” found that general Today, Stimming is bereavement groups did a staunch advocate not address what they Anne Shields Stimming for those dealing with were going through. mental illness and for Stimming found comfort removing the stigma in being in support associated with mental illness. She says groups with others who had lost a family that mental illness runs in her family. “We member to suicide. have a family vulnerability. It is like heart “Seeing people further in the process, disease. You need to take care of yourself made me ask, ‘Could I be there someday?’ if you have it in your family. Your odds of They had that lightness, that joy that was suicide go dramatically up if you have a gone for me. Not short-changing what you parent who committed suicide. You need went through, but realizing there’s grace

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Community of Caring | Suicide/Mental Health

Oak Park police lead way as mental health allies Innovative ID program underway at Brooks Middle School

By Lacey Sikora

he statistics are sobering. According to Kimberly Knake, West Suburban NAMI’s executive director, one quarter of the population will have a mental health condition in their lifetime and one in 10 young people aged 13 to 24 will start to experience symptoms of mental illness, but they will only receive a diagnosis six to eight years after the onset of symptoms. Of those diagnosed, only 50 percent receive treatment. As the first responders in the community, police officers are often the first touch points for people with mental illness. Knake cites Crisis Intervention Team or CIT as one of the important training tools for police officers in Illinois. The collaboration between law enforcement and mental health professionals focuses on treatment versus arrest and incarceration. The 40-hour training class prepares police officers to become crisis intervention officers. Knake stresses that NAMI’s programs are free for police departments and residents and says that mental health training not only keeps officers safe but is a public health issue. NAMI works with the Oak Park, Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police de-

partments on CIT train“We partner with Thrive ing and also offers two 24/7, 365 days a year. A lot other tiers of mental of the time, we encounter health training. Mental someone and have two Health First Aid is an choices: arrest the person eight-hour program for or let them go. Neither is first responders and lay a good choice for someone people, and NAMI can with mental illness. We can also come in to police call Thrive, and they can Tony Ambrose departments to provide help that person.” three-hour training Ambrose says he manprograms on a variety dates that all officers treat of mental health topics, such as working people with dignity and respect. “I don’t with families in crisis or involuntary comtell them to treat people how you want to be mitment forms. treated. I tell them: treat them how you want Knake says that Oak Park has one of the your parents to be treated.” highest concentrations of CIT-trained offices As a result of the department’s emphasis in the western suburbs, if not the state. on mental health awareness, officers are find“Oak Park has always been a champion of ing new ways to reach out to the community. the training. Chief (Anthony) Ambrose, and School Resource Officer Kevin Collins works before him Chief (Rick) Tanskley, they take in Oak Park’s Brooks Middle School and has mental health very seriously.” collaborated with the special education teachAmbrose says that NAMI has been instruers in the junior high school. mental in providing training to his officers, He says, “We thought it was a good idea for and says that 40 officers on the 100-plus roster the students to talk to an officer, and let them are currently state certified and that his goal know a police officer can help them if they’re is to have every officer trained and certified. ever in trouble. They learned they can always go to an officer for help. We’ve brought in nuHe says that Thrive Counseling Center in merous officers and even showed them police Oak Park is also an important piece of the cars, so they know it’s safe to approach us.” puzzle. Ambrose serves on the boards of both Noting that students with diabetes or a nut organizations.

“I don’t tell them to treat people how you want to be treated. I tell them: treat them how you want your parents to be treated.”

allergy might wear a medic alert bracelet, Collins came up with the idea of a green silicone bracelet for students with mental health issues. “We wanted a way to get kids in crisis reunited quickly with their families, but we didn’t want to stigmatize the kids. Everyone from teachers to families to police officers can wear the green bracelets, but if you’re a participant in the program with a mental illness, there is a little metal plate in your bracelet with an ID number in it. Only the watch commander can access the name and contact information associated with each ID.” Collins says within each ID there is a place for emergency contact information as well as likes and dislikes that could help officers de-escalate a specific situation. Funded with grants from the Community Health Board of Oak Park Township, Collins says the bracelets are also helpful for older adults with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The program began in March of this year and is already spreading to other communities and states. For Collins, the benefits are two-fold, “There is the safety component of helping people in the community get the help they need if there’s ever an issue, and they also help with mental health awareness, not only for the police department but for the community as well.”

Resources American Association of Suicidology Website: www.suicidology.org Phone: (202) 237-2280 American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide Website: www.afsp.org Phone: (212) 363-3500 L.O.S.S. (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide) Website: www.catholiccharities.net/loss Phone: (312) 655-7283 NAMI Metro Suburban Website: www.namimetsub.org Phone: (708) 524-2582 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Website: www.nami.org Phone: (703) 524-7600 SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) Website: www.save.org Phone: 952-946-7998 Suicide Prevention Resource Center Website: www.sprc.org Phone: 877-438-7772 Bibliography/Reading: www.suicidology.org/resources/recommended-reading The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Provides access to trained telephone counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741

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Community of Caring | Food Security

Close to home, food insecurity a true problem Nearly 15 percent of Oak Parkers need food support

By Lacey Sikora

t’s easy to think of hunger as an issue that doesn’t affect the relatively affluent communities in the near west suburbs, but Michele Zurakowski, executive director of the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, says hunger is an issue right here in our neighborhoods. “It really does exist here in much larger proportions than people know. The most current reported data, which is for 2016, shows that in Oak Park, over 7,000 individuals are considered food insecure. That’s a 14 percent rate. Even in River Forest, that rate is 5 percent. Hunger is one of those things that you just don’t recognize just by looking at someone.” While there is state-sponsored support in the form of programs like SNAP, Zurakowski says it doesn’t reach everybody in need. “For instance, SNAP benefits are available to most people except able-bodied adults without dependents. If you are in that category, you can only get SNAP if you work 20 hours a week. It can be hard in this environment for everyone to get those hours.”

Photos by Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer

Dietitian Bri Kellogg (above) hands out turkey pumpkin chili and talks with attendees on Oct. 11, during a nutrition education program at the Oak Park and River Forest Food Pantry at First United Church on Lake Street in Oak Park. (Below) Volunteer Claudia Stepkowski, of Franklin Park, makes turkey pumpkin chili. budgeting and analysis of food. At the food pantry, the most We just got a grant from Walmart visible program is the pantry to support these two programs.” itself. People can “shop” the The food pantry also helps to pantry once a month and receive fill in gaps for at-risk populations. between 60 and 70 pounds of food, During the summer, the pantry which averages 54 meals. For collaborates with Oak Park and Shirley McNutt, an Oak Park resiRiver Forest High School and the dent, the pantry helps fill a gap. Oak Park Education Foundation “I sometimes fall short with to provide lunches for children groceries, and I use the pantry Michele Zurakowski who qualify for free lunches durto make ends meet. They have a ing the school year. The pantry variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, also partners with Oak Park and milk and eggs. I like that it also River Forest Townships to proassists with classes. I went to a vide groceries to Meals on Wheels particinutrition class at Pete’s Fresh Market with pants, who only receive five meals per week a dietician. She showed me the authenticity from Meals on Wheels and often need more of food -- how you have to read the labels to assistance. know what’s in the food.” McNutt says she doesn’t always need to Zurakowski says that education is another go to the food pantry, but there are many part of the mission of the pantry that people months when it is necessary. “I feel grateful might not know about. “We have a Nutrition to have the food pantry. Plenty of people in Education program run by dietitians and volunteers to teach clients basic nutrition Oak Park use the service. I might not see through discussions and cooking demos. them, and they might not see me, but we Our Cooking Matters class is about in-depth all benefit.”

“Hunger is one of those things that you just don’t recognize just by looking at someone.”

Community of Caring | Food Security

Salvaging food and, better yet, making connections Surplus Project, a Big Idea that keeps growing

By Lacey Sikora

“It felt like a good fit. First, it’s a charitable project. It is good for our adolescents and young adults to have a community project to be a part of. Also, it teaches empathy and greater values.” Frank says that in November 2016, Riveredge began working exclusively with providing meals to Oak Park’s Mills Park Tower, a senior apartment high rise, and recently added Austin-based New Moms to the mix. His group works with the cafeteria staff to package and transport the food, but

n 2016, the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry won the inaugural Big Idea contest, an innovation of the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation. The food pantry’s transformative idea was the Surplus Project, which aimed to connect local institutions with excess prepared food at the end of each day with local charities in need of meals. The $50,000 grant was used to expand the program which repackages food from local businesses and schools and redistributes it to non-profits. Lauren Draftz, the nutrition program assistant, says the program is designed to tackle food insecurity and food waste simultaneously. Currently, the program has five donors: Riveredge Hospital, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Dominican University, Oak Park and River Forest High School and Loretto Hospital. Non-profit recipients include Mills Park Tower, New Moms, West Cook YMCA and Youth Outreach Services, an after-school program in Austin. The Surplus Project beFILE 2015 gan in 2015, and provided about 2,000 meals its first John McKillop E.R manager helps in the efforts with The year. Draftz says in the last Surplus Project at Rush Oak Park Hospital. Nurses and fiscal year, the program other employees at Rush Oak Park Hospital helped package rescued 12,700 meals and extra food that is left over from the cafeteria of the hospital diverted 14,000 pounds in 2015. They partnered up with Oak Park River Forest of waste from landfills. Food Pantry in order to give the food out to those in need. All meals are repackaged following the health and safety guidelines set by the relationship has grown beyond just the the Oak Park health department. food. For a small fee of $60 per month, per site, “The community interaction has been donor institutions can re-package food in great. Our guys are starting a game night new containers with labelled ingredients. with the residents of Mills Tower.” Draftz says the only cost is packaging and Frank says that his residential group that the Food Pantry supplies each of their donors with the containers for the first year. include young men ages 16 to 21 and that all come from backgrounds of trauma and Donors report positively about the effects abuse and have made mistakes themselves. of the program on their own bottom lines, “We are a temporary home for these men she says. “They tell us they’ve become for one to one-and-a-half years. Some of aware of the sheer amount of waste, and them are on parole or wards of the state. It’s they can tailor what they order based on really empowering because these are kids what they’ve learned.” who are often the recipients of charity, but For Riveredge partnering with the Surto get to be the givers and not the takers is plus Project has had positive results. Ben really good for them.” Frank, residential services director, says,

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Community of Caring | Food Security

From abundance, Little Food Pantries feed neighbors Brookfield and Riverside lead way in micro food initiative

By Lacey Sikora

nspired by the Little Free Library movement which saw small libraries popping up on lawns throughout the suburbs, local charitable organizations are now creating Little Food Pantries that operate under a similar premise: if you have extra, leave it behind; if you are in need, take something for free. On the 3400 block of Grand Boulevard, the Brookfield-Riverside Rotary Club opened a little food pantry in April. Rev. Karl Sokol of Compassionate UMC, who is also a Rotary member, tends the pantry. He says the project came out of a desire to look at needs in the community differently.

“We can make better use of our little plots of yard to grow fresh fruits and vegetables. We can target food scarcity by giving extras to our friends and neighbors.” Karl Sokol

“Instead of talking about food insecurity, why don’t we focus on food abundance? We can make better use of our little plots of yard to grow fresh fruits and vegetables. We can target food scarcity by giving extras to our friends and neighbors.” Sokol’s high school friend, Oak Brook resident Bill Steinhauer, donated his services to build a sturdy wooden cabinet on top of a four-by-four post. He then coated it with marine varnish to protect it from the elements and added a sliding bolt closure. At first, Sokol wasn’t sure what the response to the pantry would be. “We started with a little trepidation. Someone might use it or abuse it, but it’s been a nice, steady flow of users.” The little pantry is used for canned goods and non-perishable items, and Sokol says fresh fruits and vegetables are often left underneath the pantry itself. Located next to the community garden, which has about 40 members, Sokol says that the pantry has benefitted from robust community support. People donate and take canned pet food as well as human food, he says. On the Brookfield Connections Facebook page, he sees people post about buying something for the pantry, so he knows there is

Photos by Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer

Canned foods and non perishable items are seen on Oct. 9, at the Little Free Food Pantry in Brookfield.

community interest in keeping the pantry supplied. What he likes best about the project is that it’s easily replicable and very low maintenance. Another little food pantry popped up in August at Riverside Presbyterian Church at 116 Barrypoint Road. Located in a well-lit area outside of the office of the church, the pantry offers free food and personal care items 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tara Gregus, a church member, brought the idea to the Mission Committee, and the group embraced it as part of their larger mission to address issues of hunger. The group regularly gathers supplies for area shelters and food pantries throughout the Chicago area and provides and serves meals at the Boulevard in Chicago.

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An urban vegetable garden flowers in Austin

PCC teams with Botanic Garden, community to grow fresh produce

By Lacey Sikora

n Austin, a garden and a farm stand are providing more than just fruits and vegetables to a community in need. Across the street from the PCC Austin Family Health Center, the PCC Austin Farm Stand partners with the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest program, and maintains an urban garden which grows produce for the farm stand. Lucy Flores is the community outreach manager at PCC Austin Family Health Center. She says the programs were much needed in the neighborhood. “According to the USDA, the Austin community is a food dessert with a scarcity of access to fresh fruits and vegetables.” Several years ago, PCC Austin thought about the best way to utilize an adjacent empty city lot and joined forces with the Chicago Botanic Garden to found a growing space. For Flores, it was an appropriate tie in to PCC’s mission of wellness.

Photos by Alexa Rogals/Staff Photographer

Lucy Flores, Community Outreach Health Education Manager, walks between beds of vegetables on Sept. 28, at the PCC Wellness Austin Farm in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. “It’s hard to get to the store to get fresh veg“We wanted to extend our message beyond etables. I love to go and buy corn, green beans, the four walls of our clinic. PCC Wellness is green tomatoes, okra and squash. I wash and a federally qualified health center and our freeze it too because in the winter I won’t have mission is to provide quality medical and those fresh vegetables.” behavioral health service to low-income, She says that one attraction is the quality of under-resourced and under-served communithe produce she finds. “To me, there’s a differties. We have on-site WIC services for new ence. You can really smell the vegetables and moms and infants, and in-house dental care fruit. A peach smells like a peach should smell. also. Nutrition is a part of all of this.” It looks better than what is at the store and cost The farm stand is located at 330 N. Lotus better too.” Ave. and in 2017 was open Tuesdays between Young also says that the sense of comJune 6 and Oct. 31 from 12 to 5 p.m. and one munity keeps her coming back. “At the farm Saturday a month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. stand, I strike up a conversation and meet On top of providing access to affordable, people. We talk about recipes and what we local and organically-grown produce, the Lucy Flores cook. Sometimes I try something that is new farm stand also serves as a model of urban to me, like kale or Swiss chard. I talk to just agriculture and engages the comabout everybody there. Every time I go, I munity in volunteer farming and learn something different. There are all kinds of different educational workshops. Flores notes that many customers of the farm people there.” stand are PCC patients and residents of the neighborhood. She also says that this year, they are seeing a lot more seniors shopping at the farm stand. OPRF Food Pantry “For us, this is great. Sometimes we overlook Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry is located in the lower level of that demographic. Seniors also really need access First United Church of Oak Park to fresh food. Throughout your life cycle you Website: www.oprffoodpantry.org benefit from good nutrition. Plus, seniors are getAddress: 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301 ting out to the farm stand and socializing, which Phone: (708) 386-1324 is good for them. From a community standpoint, research shows that the presence of positive Urban Gardening- PCC Wellness Austin Farm Stand activity deters negative activity, so there are a lot Website: www.pccwellness.org/produce-marketof benefits to having the farm stand here.” Address: 330 N. Lotus Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644 Dorothy Young is a patient and neighbor of the Phone: Lucy Flores at (773) 413-1240 clinic who started shopping there this summer Email: LFlores@pccwellness.org and says that once she saw what they offered, she made sure to go every Tuesday.

“From a community standpoint, research shows that the presence of positive activity deters negative activity, so there are a lot of benefits to having the farm stand here.”

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THE LANDMARK VIEW

Take the hint

ere’s what ought to happen – it might not actually play out this way, but it should – when the Riverside Village Board again takes up the subject of video gambling: Village trustees ought to recognize a loser of an issue when they see one and chloroform any attempt to drag this out

any longer. Back in 2015, the overwhelming public commentary was against allowing video gambling in Riverside, and that doesn’t seem to have changed. Riversiders just don’t want this. Furthermore, we don’t see video gambling as something overwhelmingly desired by the local businesses that would potentially benefit from it. Right now there is, officially, one business owner requesting video gambling. The Riverside Chamber of Commerce has not stated a position on the subject, and the village’s Economic Development Commission has already recommended maintaining a ban on video gambling. Unlike some communities, Riverside government doesn’t stand to take in much in the way of revenues from gambling and whatever money gambling would bring in isn’t the difference between Riverside providing services to its residents or making cuts to services. Simply put, there is very little the village as whole is poised to gain by the introduction of video gambling. While we understand the motivation for wanting local businesses to have every competitive advantage, what video gambling ends up doing is creating disadvantage for those businesses unable or unwilling to get with the program. The real beneficiaries of the new revenues are the gaming machine vendors; that’s why they have spent so much money courting local politicians, to pave the way for them to reap profits that could be going to buy other goods and services locally. Riverside residents have spoken pretty passionately and clearly on video gambling over the last two years. They are sure to do so again on Thursday night. And the village board should take the hint.

Getting to know you, finally

It was nice to see Congressman Luis Gutierrez make it out to Riverside on Monday night. Seeing that Gutierrez has represented parts of North Riverside, Brookfield and Riverside since the district lines were redrawn in 2010, it’s about time. Gutierrez said it was his second visit to the area, though we can’t recall the first one. In any case, it’s the first official visit in memory to RBHS for a town hall event by any of the members of the House representing the Landmark’s coverage area – the other two are Danny Davis (7th) and Dan Lipinski (3rd) – so we can’t judge Gutierrez too harshly on that score. For whatever reason, state legislators for decades have seen fit to slice and dice Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside into pieces for representation at both the state and national levels. So that’s something we’ ll apparently have to live with for the foreseeable future. That said, thanks to Gutierrez for coming out to the high school and engaging with students and other community members. Feel free to drop in again any time.

Video gambling is wrong for Riverside

have listened to the discussion about whether Riverside should allow video gambling for three years and have come to two conclusions: the money arguments in favor of video gambling are a hustle by the gambling industry and the state; and video gambling would blemish the ideals of beauty and community that are Riverside’s greatest strengths. When the gambling industry says video gambling brings easy money for everybody, that everybody gets a cut, and that nobody gets hurt, I hear a hustler’s promise. And the moment we say, “How much money are we talking about?” the hustler has won. The state of Illinois, through the lottery and video gambling, has wrongly placed its mishandling of our state’s finances on the backs of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens. We should not repeat that mistake at the local level. Gambling does not belong in any serious discussion about public finances. The fact is that Riverside does not need video gambling to finance our village. Claims that gambling helps local businesses are also spurious. We know there are many businesses in municipalities that allow video gambling that refuse it and remain successful. We know gambling creates an unfair competitive environment where a business subsidized by gambling money can undercut the pricing of businesses that refuse to play the game. And we know that every dollar derived from video gambling is a dollar taken away from the local economy generally. Video gambling is a destructive business model that debases competition and hurts our business community.

The Economic Development Commission, whose singular charge is to enhance the quality of life in Riverside through a vibrant business community, has said “no” to video gambling. The Chamber of Commerce has not offered an opinion because not one single business was willing to ask it to do so. Public sentiment, at least as determined by those willing to speak out publicly, is overwhelmingly against video gambling. The strongest support for video gambling comes from the gambling industry and those they have enticed with a Siren’s call for easy money. But the real question is not about money – it is about the heart and soul of our village. If there is one word that constitutes both Riverside’s legacy and its future, it is beauty. Riverside offers the greater world a special place where families can thrive in a safe environment graced by nature and nurtured by a deep sense of community. Slot machines don’t belong in that place. Ask yourself – if video gambling is good for Riverside, then why hide it in a back room? If it is good for economic development, then why deny it to new businesses? Every proposed safeguard seeking to limit video gambling is proof that it is a bad idea for Riverside. Riverside should not sell its soul for a hustler’s promise. Subsidizing government through gambling dims the lights on our best ideals, degrades our civic values, and depreciates our legacy. It simply isn’t worth it, not at any price. Ben Sells is Riverside village president.

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OBITUARIES

Kenneth Babe, 82 Known as the ‘Flag Man’ Kenneth F. Babe, 82, died peacefully at his Riverside home on Oct. 22, 2017. Born on Oct. 4, 1935, he was the owner of Fireman Electric in Chicago and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam. Known as the “flag man,” Mr. Babe considered himself a strong patriot and a proud American. He was known to say, “Don’t fly it, if you don’t respect it,” and would be angered if he saw American flags with frayed edges or in tatters. When he saw a flag in disrepair, he would make it a point to ask the flag’s owner to remove and replace it, which gave him great satisfaction. Mr. Babe is survived by his wife, Deanna, a loving family and his many friends. Services were private. Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

Virginia Gozdziak, 79 Longtime Riverside resident Virginia “Ginny” Gozdziak (nee Chrystal), 79, a 48-year resident of Riverside, died on Oct. 29, 2017. She was born on September

6, 1938. Ms. Gozdziak was the wife of the late Joseph Gozdziak; the mother of Kelly (Thomas) Begani, William (Elizabeth) Gozdziak and Holly (Scott) Simmons; the grandmother of Gabriel and Matthew Gozdziak and Grace, Ella, Seamus and Quinn Simmons; and the sister of the late Bernadine (Howard) Benson and the late Rosemary (the late Art) Johnson. Family and friends will be received at the Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Road in Westchester on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road in Riverside. Interment is at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org. Arrangements were handled by Brian D. Kuratko, the Original Kuratko Family, director.

Patricia Muldowney, 78 Former Riverside resident Patricia Muldowney (nee Dalton), 75, formerly of Riverside, died on October 23, 2017. She was born on December 18, 1938. Ms. Muldowney was the wife of the late

Thomas F. Muldowney Sr.; the mother of Thomas F. Jr. (Jeannie) and Patrick T. (Lisa); the grandmother of Thomas III, Daniel, Kevin, Colleen and Sean; and the sister of the late Daniel Dalton. A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 26 at St. John of the Cross Church with interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. The family appreciates memorials to Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd., Oak Park, 60302. Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, Westchester, handled arrangements.

Alice Kyzivat, 92 Former Brookfield resident Alice U. Kyzivat (nee Unger), 92, of Forest Park and formerly of Brookfield, died on Oct. 28, 2017. Born on Jan. 16, 1925, she had worked as an office clerk in the manufacturing industry. Alice Kyzivat was the wife of ALICE KYZIVAT the late Stanley C. Kyzivat; the sister of Jerry Unger and Carol Unger; the aunt of many nieces and nephews; and the friend of Susan (Mark) Marotta. Visitation is on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to time of service at 9 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield. Interment is at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Stickney.

Gary Schuetz, 72 Worked in consumer marketing Gary Schuetz, 72, who had lived in Riverside for more than a decade before moving to Chicago’s South Loop in 2003, died on Oct. 22, 2017 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He described his life as “heaven on earth” watching his daughters grow up, enjoying a

career in consumer marketing and, later in life, teaching college students what he had learned in his business career. Mr. Schuetz was known as the family storyteller, who never left a room without getting a smile or laugh from everyone. He is survived by a wife, two daughters and their husbands and his grandchildren. He also enjoyed many special memories with his older sister and brother and their families. A service of reflections will be held at Second Presbyterian Church, 1936 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Friends of Historic Second Church, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of his church home, which is a the National Historic Landmark.

Anna Wollensak, 89 Resident of LaGrange Park Anna “Pat” Wollensak (nee Shea), 89, of LaGrange Park and formerly of Oswego, died on Oct. 26, 2017. Ms. Wollensak was the wife of the late William A. Wollensak; the mother of Nancy Carpenter, ANNA WOLLENSAK Bruce (Kate) Wollensak and the late Daniel (Sue) Wollensak; the grandmother of Beth (Travis) Eliason, Alec (Liz) Wollensak, Connor Wollensak and Paige Wollensak; the great-grandmother of Madeleine, Penelope and Reagan; and the sister of the late Agnes “Sis” (the late Robert) Taylor, Eileen (the late Sam) Ventrella and Kathleen (the late Art) Slavik. A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 30 at St. Louise de Marillac Church, followed by entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. The family appreciates memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 60601. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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Stop deportations from page 3 Gutierrez said that he would look into the matter and apologized to Chapp. “I apologize profusely for the lack of service that your mom and dad had,” Gutierrez said. “I’m sorry that we failed on a very basic level with your mom and dad. I assure you it won’t happen to another person calling our office.” Many of the questioners were activists representing one group or another. Gutierrez promised that he wouldn’t vote for a budget that would increase spending for deportations of those in the country illegally. “I don’t think we should fund the deportation machine,” Gutierrez said. Gutierrez is a strong supporter of maintaining the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has allowed those brought to the United States illegally while they were children to live and work in the U.S. without fear of being deported. Gutierrez said that he is a strong supporter of gun control and said that Democrats probably have to regain a majority in Congress for strong gun control legisla-

tion to be enacted. But he noted that many Democrats are fearful to take strong action on gun control, because they remember the defeats they suffered after passing the assault weapons ban in 1993. “Democrats just have to get a backbone when it comes to guns,” said Gutierrez, who described Congress as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Rifle Association. “I think I have to be a better advocate for gun control in the Congress.” Gutierrez, who is one of the most left leaning and activist members of Congress, said that he supports Medicare for All. I believe that health care is a basic human right,” Gutierrez said. “Obamacare is a step in the right direction, but it is not the final equation that we need in America.” He also called for action to combat climate change. “We can’t get it wrong, because if we get it wrong we can’t fix it,” Gutierrez said. RBHS senior Bailey Hastings, one of the few RBHS students to stay until the end of the meeting, said that she learned a lot. “It was really informational,” Hastings said. “It was enlightening about a lot of the political issues. I learned a lot more about some issues that I knew some about, but it provided more context.”

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and Ogden Avenue during rush hours. Neighborhood residents hated the idea and the signs eventually went back up, though the street is still a cut-through. In response the village board commissioned a village-wide traffic survey, which was completed earlier this year, complete with many traffic and pedestrian safety recommendations. The vote to disband the Safe Environment Commission likely is the first of several “ghost” commissions and boards still on the books that will be abandoned in the future. In addition to the Safe Environment Commission, Riverside technically still has a Board of Health, a Board of Local Improvements, a Safety Commission (in addition to the Public Safety Commission) and something called the Riverside Civic Center Authority. The civic center authority was established in 1997 by the Illinois General Assembly, apparently as part of a larger bill that created dozens of other civic center authorities around the state. The 1997 bill appears to have replaced an earlier civic center act. Village Manager Jessica Frances said cleanup of the village code will continue in the coming months, with ordinances either disbanding commissions or folding their responsibilities into village departments.

Last meeting in 2016 from page 9 on that front still exist on the village’s website in the form of the 20-page Neighborhood Watch handbook for Riverside block captains. The program technically still exists, though it isn’t actively promoted. Lincoln stepped down as chairwoman of the commission after moving from the area. Since that time, the commission has not met regularly. In 2011 and 2016, the commission hosted a pair of forums on burglary prevention, but its role as an advisory panel for issues such as traffic safety increasingly was farmed out to village staff or traffic engineering professionals. “The village board gave the commission things like parking regulations and signs that we now rely on professional staff to take care of,” Weitzel said. “A lot of the stuff that used to go before them became so technical in nature or involved liability. The last traffic safety issue on which the commission played an active role was recommending a trial period for the removal of no-turn signs at Lionel Road

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RBHS ousted by Lake Forest in 6A playoffs Despite early post-season exit, Bulldogs celebrate 8-win season

BY MARTY FARMER

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o borrow a line from New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra, the Riverside-Brookfield High School football team must have felt like it was “Déjà vu all over again,” after Friday’s 35-10 loss to visiting Lake Forest in opening-round action of the Class 6A state playoffs. Previously, the Scouts spoiled the Bulldogs’ post-season aspirations by dealing them an equally uneven 40-7 loss at home in the 2016 state playoffs. Unfortunately, this year’s rematch offered no measure of revenge for the Bulldogs. “In the simplest terms, Lake Forest played a good football game and we did not,” RBHS coach Brendan Curtin said. “Unfortunately, we had costly turnovers as well as penalties at critical moments over the course of the night. “It would be incredibly difficult to overcome that adversity in any regular season game and nearly impossible to prevail in a playoff game against one of the top 32 teams in Class 6A.” he added. “We were prepared and expected a tough battle but credit goes to Lake Forest for getting the win.” ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

RBHS cornerback Stefan Giminski (#1) and fellow defender Joey Quarino (#22) tackle a Lake Forest player on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 during a Class 6A playoff game against Lake Forest at Riverside-Brookfield High School. (Left) RBHS starting quarterback Hunter Hughes (#10) runs with the ball and gains several yards. (Right) RBHS head coach Brendan Curtin calls out a play.

RBHS took an early 3-0 lead on Saturday when kicker Colin Riordan converted 25yard field goal before the Scouts reeled off three touchdowns to take the lead for good. The Bulldogs battled back, however, when senior quarterback Hunter Hughes threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to his favorite target Stefan Giminski as RBHS drew within 21-10.

The Scouts tacked on two touchdowns, however, to seal their convincing 35-10 victory. Lake Forest running back Bryan Ooms provided most of the damage against RBHS by scoring three touchdowns. The Scouts move on to face Hoffman Estates in the second-round of the 6A playoffs, while RBHS closes out the season with an 8-2 record. Under Curtin, the Bulldogs turned in another terrific season. Offensively, the explosive trio of seniors Hughes, running back Nicolas Del Nodal and Giminski fueled a potent unit that scored in a variety of ways. Receivers Zach Vaia and Devin Moody plus a

stout offensive line also contributed this fall. Defensively, the Bulldogs flourished with contributions from many hard-hitting players including Anthony Walsh, Jeff Bills, Dominick Rowe and Giminski, among others. “Our kids played hard until the very end and I am very proud of that,” Curtin said. “The graduating varsity players will leave

with an impressive overall record of 15-5. “More importantly, they are recognized as exceptional student-athletes and leaders within our school and community. In so many ways their lives are just beginning. I think when they look back on their ‘football days,’ they will smile. It’s truly been a blessing to be called their coach.”

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RBHS cross country rolls into state final tourney Boys and girls teams excelling with tremendous depth, chemistry

BY MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

The Riverside-Brookfield High School boys and girls cross country programs continue to excel in the postseason. Fresh off strong regional showings, the Bulldogs’ boys team finished first and the girls squad tied for first at the Class 2A Wheaton Academy Sectional. Those impressive results mirrored what RBHS accomplished at its own regional. At the Wheaton Academy Sectional, the boys team excelled with its depth in the lineup. Senior Jacob Wardzala led the way with a time of 16 minutes to finish fourth in the 3-mile race at Kress Creek Farms. Fellow seniors Connor O’Brien (9th place/16:14), Jack Sagan (11th/16:17), Jason Noel (16th/16:42) and Ryan Hahn (17th/16:44) also placed inside the Top 20. Juniors Chris Magno (53rd/17:41) and David Keen (63rd/17:56) contributed as well. Wardzala and O’Brien earned AllSectional recognition as the Bulldogs repeated as conference, regional and sectional champs this season. RBHS scored 57 points to earn the sectional championship and punch its ticket to the upcoming IHSA State Final Tournament. The other advancing teams from the Wheaton Academy Sectional headed to Detweiler Park in Peoria on Saturday, Nov. 4 include Illi-

ana Christian (112), St. Francis (124), Hinsdale South (162) and Marist (170). Illiana Christian’s Austin Ohm recorded a time of 15:30 to become the individual champion at the sectional.

RBHS girls The Bulldogs earned a share of the Wheaton Academy Sectional title with the host Warriors as both teams scored 77 points. RBHS placed three runners in the Top 5 to ensure a strong showing and IHSA State Final Tournament berth. RBHS junior Nadia Kaczmarz came in second with a time of 19:21, followed by teammates Hailey Jurgens (19:32) and Tara Janney (19:33) who came in fourth and fifth, respectively. Other contributors included Cora Lutes (31st/20:31), Melissa Oliveira-Liz (35th/20:38), Niela Callanan (44th/21:13) and Tess Bruno (56th/21:39). Along with Wheaton Academy and RBHS, Lemont (120), Glenbard South (140) and Rosary (146) qualified for the state final tourney. Wheaton Academy senior Julia Robleski won the individual championship by recording a time of 19:20. File photo

Hailey Jurgens is one of the RBHS cross country team’s top runners. She finished fourth with a time of 19 minutes, 32 seconds at the Wheaton Academy Sectional.

Lions edged by Morton in boys soccer Despite sectional loss, LTHS won 18 games and fifth straight regional title By SCOTTY GRUSZKA Contributing Reporter

The Lyons Township High School boys soccer team’s season ended against a familiar opponent in the Hinsdale Central Sectional final on Friday, Oct. 27. West Suburban Conference crossover rival Morton edged the Lions 2-1 in a thriller between two of the area’s top teams. The Lions’ goal came first via a tap in from senior forward Charlie Clarke, but they were unable to hold off Morton which rallied with two goals. The Lions captured their fifth straight regional title and their 11th out of the past 12 years, finishing with an overall record of 18-5-1. “It was an even game and it came down to a play here and there,” LTHS coach Paul Labbato said about the intriguing matchup. “Sometimes we were able to make the play and sometimes they were. Ultimately, we just ran out of time and our season ended.”

LTHS rolled into the showdown on a 10-game winning streak dating back to the middle of September. In the sectional semifinals, the Lions outlasted conference rival Oak Park and River Forest 3-2 in a riveting double-overtime match. “Coming off the win against OPRF, we had a lot of confidence,” LTHS senior captain Eric Gradilla said. “Unfortunately, some key calls didn’t go our way against Morton. Overall, we played as well as we could have.” In their post-season meeting against Morton, the Lions began the game on the defensive as the highly-skilled Mustangs held possession for the first ten minutes. Clarke was an island in Morton’s third of the field, holding down long balls and clearances with little help to gain meaningful possession. The Lions got settled in after the first 20 minutes, however, and threatened on some long throws from Gradilla. As possession swayed back and forth between the Lions and Mustangs, fellow senior captain goalkeeper Matt Vear kept some

deadly Morton free kicks out of the net. The first half came to a close at a 0-0 tie with both teams playing very well defensively. LTHS pressed the Mustangs hard early in the second half, and Gradilla fired a shot from 25 yards out that ricocheted off the crossbar. Possession continued to move back and forth in the midfield, and an attack from one team led right away to a counter from the opposing squad. The first breakthrough of the match came in the 63rd minute from Clarke, who was able to slide the ball into the bottom corner of the net just past the outstretched hands of the Morton goalkeeper to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. A mere two minutes after the Lions’ goal, Morton’s potent attack found the top corner of the net on a bending free kick over the LTHS wall from 20 yards out to tie the game at 1-1. With only a few minutes remaining in regulation, overtime looked probable. The Mustangs ended up on a breakaway in the 77th minute and snuck the ball just underneath Vear to take a 2-1 lead. Although LTHS had some scoring opportunities in the closing minutes, Morton escaped with a victory. “We still had several chances in the final three minutes, but we ran out of time and couldn’t find the equalizer,” Labbato said. “I think we had a great season overall with our losses coming to some of the top teams in the state. Our players should be very proud of what we accomplished.”

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LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN Attorney for Petitioner 722 W. Diversey Parkway Ste. 101B Chicago, IL 60614 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of Cheryl Simmons, Petitioner, and Davariol Taylor, Respondent. No. 17 D 008178 The requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, FAYYAZ MUHAMMAD MALIK, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief: and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before December 1, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 10/25, 11/1, 11/8/2017.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING Request of bids for the roofing improvements at Pleasant Home Mansion.

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Park District of Oak Park November 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park will accept sealed bids for the Pleasant Home Roofing at 217 S. Home Ave. in Oak Park. The project consists of the removal of existing roofing, installation of clay tile roofing, flat seam metal roofing, single ply roofing, , structural repairs, built-in gutter replacement, fiberglass ornament, downspouts, storm-sewer repair, plaster patching, painting, and electrical heat tracing of gutters and downspouts. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m. (Central time) on Thursday, November 30th, 2017, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 1st, 2017. A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7th at 9:00 a.m. (Central time) at 217 South Home Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302. Bid bonds will be required by bidding contractors. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@pdop.org or (708) 725 2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2017. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project. Park District of Oak Park By: Sandy Lentz, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/1/2017

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2017 Tax Levy Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Park District of Oak Park will conduct a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Park District’s 2017 Property Tax Levy on November 2, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hedges Administration Center, 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL, during the Board of Commissioners’ committee of the whole meeting. By: Commissioner Sandy Lentz Secretary, Board of Commissioners Park District of Oak Park Published in Wednesday Journal 11/1/2017

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: D17152368 on October 10, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of TWO GIRLS AND A BUCKET with the business located at: 1190 S KENILWORTH, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CASHMERE WIGGINS 1190 S KENILWORTH OAK PARK, IL 60304 Published in Wednesday Journal 10/18, 10/25, 11/1/2017

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: D17152450 on October 18, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of MARENGO PUBLISHING with the business located at: 1332 MARENGO AVE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DAVID HUDSON 1332 MARENGO AVE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Published in Forest Park Review 10/25, 11/1, 11/8/2017

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 TENTATIVE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS A public hearing of the President and Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, will take place on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, regarding the Village of Oak Park tentative annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018, at which time interested persons will be heard. The tentative annual budget is available for public inspection prior to the public hearing at the Office of the Village Clerk, Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The hearing may be continued by the Board to another date at the public hearing by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. The tentative annual budget may be revised and adopted by the Board without further notice or hearing. Published in Wednesday Journal 11/1/2017

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.H E AT H E R JOHNSON, BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS I, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS INC., DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES L.L.C., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 2438 1161 S RIDGELAND AVE Oak Park, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2017, 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 1161 S RIDGELAND AVE, Oak Park, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-429-0200000 Vol. 145. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $326,963.83. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close

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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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 16-4404. 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. 16-4404 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 2438 TJSC#: 37-8250 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. I3061949

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 14-16-08460. 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. 14-16-08460 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 010047 TJSC#: 37-7977 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. I3062798

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 15, 2017, 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 11 RANDOLPH STREET UNIT #6A, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-317-0241016. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file 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 14-16-05071. 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.KIMBERLY HART A/K/A KIMBERLY CHRISTINE HART, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JEFFERY ALAN ROBERTSON, GREGORY WAYNE ROBERTSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALICE E. ROBERTSON, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALICE E. ROBERTSON (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 010047 1104 S. SCOVILLE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 27, 2017, 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 1104 S. SCOVILLE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-419-0020000. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.REBECCA MURRAY, DEREK MURRAY, THE 148-150 NORTH AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, LVNV FUNDING LLC Defendants 16 CH 006281 11 RANDOLPH STREET UNIT #6A 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 November 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial

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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. 14-16-05071 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006281 TJSC#: 37-9238 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. I3064800

fer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales

Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file 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 14-14-23968. 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. 14-14-23968 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 000773 TJSC#: 37-8315 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. I3064440

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2017, 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 1643 N. 44TH AVENUE, STONE PARK, IL 60165 Property Index No. 15-05-205-0080000. The real estate is improved with a multi-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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file 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 14-13-10882. 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. 14-13-10882 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 007064 TJSC#: 37-9205 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. I3064765

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JORIE WRIGHT, LOYCE WRIGHT, JR, ROBIN S. WRIGHT, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, BERNADETTE WRIGHT A/K/A BERNADETTE A. WRIGHT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BERNADETTE WRIGHT A/K/A BERNADETTE A. WRIGHT, IF ANY Defendants 15 CH 4983 930 MARIK DRIVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 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, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2017, 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 930 MARIK DRIVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-109-0980000. The real estate is improved with a single family home, 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no

representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 10431. 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) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 10431 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 4983 TJSC#: 37-7970 I3061921

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Plaintiff, -v.GILBERT CLAUDIO, GINA L. CLAUDIO, CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 000773 1426 PARK AVENUE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2017, 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 1426 PARK AVENUE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 Property Index No. 15-01-103-041. 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 trans-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER OF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, -v.JOSE MONTANO, BEATRIZ MONTANO, TARGET NATIONAL BANK F/K/A RETAILERS NATIONAL BANK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR WILLMINGTON FINANCE, INC. Defendants 13 CH 007064 1643 N. 44TH AVENUE STONE PARK, IL 60165 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

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