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VIP Party in North Riverside unveils slate PAGE 3

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Brookfield mulls sign loan program PAGE 11

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Lines drawn as Brookfield Library vote nears ‘Vote No’ advocate surprised to be featured in ‘Yes’ mailer By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

his Schwarb-O-Meter sign — a nod to the Shawon-O-Meter sign Cihla and fellow 1981 RBHS grad Jim Cybul made famous in 1989.

The poster boy on a mailer sent out last week by group supporting the referendum for a new library in Brookfield actually opposes the referendum. The Vote Yes mailer, sent by the political action committee Residents Championing Our New Library, featured freelance videographer Bryce Conlan working on his laptop computer while sitting on boxes in a hallway by the bathrooms near the stairway in current library. The photo is meant to show how cramped the current library is and how difficult it is to find quiet space to work. The photo of Conlan was taken on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 by Brookfield Public Library Director Kimberly Coughran. At that time, Conlan gave Coughran verbal permission to use the photo in public information sessions. Conlan, who this past summer created a website opposing the referendum for a new library, said that he was surprised to see the photo of him featured on a Vote Yes mailer, even though a smaller version of the same photo had been used, along with other photos, in a previous Vote Yes mailer. “The truth is I wasn’t upset about it one way or another,” Conlan said. “I’m not mad about it. I don’t have a strong feeling. They took the photo, they used the photo. It doesn’t really bother me, but I was certainly surprised to see that it was being featured and sent to everybody in Brookfield.”

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VIP names 2017 slate in North Riverside Hermanek, Mengoni seek second terms, joined by two newcomers By BOB UPHUES Editor

Hubert Hermanek Jr. will seek a second term as mayor of North Riverside, and he’s joined on a slate of candidates that includes three people, two of whom are newcomers to local government. Hermanek, who was elected mayor in 2013 after serving as a trustee for four years, tops the slate put forward by the VIP Party, which has dominated the North Riverside Village Board for a generation. He’s joined by three trustee candidates, including incumbent Joseph Mengoni, who seeks a second consecutive term. Also slated by VIP are a pair of longtime North Riverside residents who are newcomers to the political scene, Theresa “Terri” Sarro and Fernando Flores. Kathy Ranieri is also on the slate, seeking re-election as village clerk. “I think there have been many positive accomplishments in the past four years,” Hermanek said. “I think the village is moving in a positive direction and I’d like to see it continue.” Among the accomplishments Hermanek has shepherded through to completion or near completion is an overhaul of the village’s financial practices, including ending village subsidies for water and waste hauling, ending the post-employment lifetime health care insurance for retired village employees, moving new employees of a “Cadillac” health insurance plan into more affordable plans, and inking a long-term contract with two of its three union bargaining units. North Riverside is just completing the largest one-time street improvement project in village history and the construction of a bike path connecting North Riverside and

Riverside-Brookfield High School. “Things we kicked down the road in the past weren’t going to be kicked anymore,” Hermanek said. “There were a lot of tough decisions that had to be made and this board had the guts to make them.” Mengoni is vice president of adult residential and clinical services at UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago, which serves adults with disabilities. He served previously as a North Riverside Public Library District trustee and a past chairman and board member of the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission. As a member of the village board, Mengoni chairs the board’s police and fire committee, which has been in the middle of some of the most explosive issues facing the board in the past four years. For the past two years, the village administration has been attempting to get a court order that would allow it to privatize the fire department, a process that continues to drag on amid dueling complaints of unfair labor practices with the Illinois Labor Relations Board. The privatization effort, led by Hermanek, went hand in hand with the village’s failure to adequately fund police and fire pensions, a failure the village has contended, is due to fire pension obligations being an unsustainable budget item. The 2015 election was in some ways a referendum on the administration’s efforts at privatization, with Trustee H. Bob Demopoulos slating a group of trustee candidates under the banner of Save Our Firefighters. While only Demopoulos was elected from that slate, VIP sealed the other two spots only late on election night when the results of the final precinct came in. Privatization of the fire department has

tended to overshadow other things the village board has accomplished in the last four years, Mengoni said. “We did a lot of good but there are still some lingering shadows regarding the issue of the fire department,” Mengoni said. “We’re at the point where let’s see where we can agree with the fire department to continue on and make sure they have the people they need.” Sarro has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago and an MBA from Dominican University. She works in accounts receivable for Parathon Recovery Services but has been active locally with the Komarek School PTA, Little League and as a block captain. She has worked closely with Ranieri on a number of events and fundraisers at Komarek, including the VIP Costumes for a Cause fundraiser in 2015 that raised money to provide Thanksgiving dinners to needy North Riverside families. He husband, Al Sarro, is vice president of the Komarek School District 94 Board of Education. “I feel I know a lot of members of this community and feel I’d be a good voice on the board,” Sarro said. “I know the needs and wants of the town and people are comfortable talking to me.” Sarro said she would relish a chance to be part of the board committee overseeing recreation, an area where she feels her marketing background would be an asset. Flores, a resident of North Riverside for 16 years, is an electrical inspector who has been at ComEd for 36 years. He’s also an active member of Mater Christi Church and is a member of HONR, the Hispanics of North Riverside group formed in 2015 to reach out to the village’s sizable Hispanic community.

Midway noise complaints spiked in 3Q of 2016 Residents west of the airport noticed flight pattern change By BOB UPHUES Editor

The number of complaints filed about noise related to incoming and outgoing flights at Midway Airport in Chicago have exploded in the past two years, according to reports filed by the Chicago Department of Aviation, with many of those complaints filed by residents of Riverside, Brookfield and LaGrange Park. Complaints about Midway noise spiked

dramatically during the third quarter of 2016 in suburban communities located west of the airport. From July 1 through September 30, area residents filed 30,220 complaints about airplane noise. That’s 2,000 more complaints than were filed in all of 2015, which itself set a highwater mark for complaints related to noise at Midway. The Airport Noise Management System Report for Midway Airport filed last week by the Chicago Department of Aviation noted, however, that 79 percent of the more than 30,000 complaints registered in the third quarter of 2016 came from three addresses. According to the report, the hotbeds for complaints were the towns of Burbank and Justice. A total of 23,427 complaints were

filed from 16 addresses in Burbank, which is located directly west of the airport. The 3,420 complaints from Justice came from one address in that town, according to the report. But residents of other southwest suburbs clearly noticed the changes in flight patterns that Department of Aviation officials in September said resulted from runway construction at the airport, shifting flights to paths that were FAA-approved, but not typically used. More than 890 addresses in Indian Head Park accounted for 926 complaints during the third quarter, and LaGrange Park accounted for 524 complaints from 202 addresses. See MIDWAY NOISE on page 5

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Ogden/DuBois development inches ahead

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One of the managers of a firm that has served as the developer of record on Ogden Avenue for the village of Brookfield for the past year said last week that the firm is moving ahead with the first phase of a planned mixeduse development for the area around Ogden Avenue and DuBois Boulevard. James Troutman, of the Chicago-based real estate firm Troutman and Dams, said in a telephone interview last week that the firm was interviewing architects, refining the site plan and engaging a consultant to do a market study to build two five-story 24-unit apartment buildings along the 4000 block of DuBois Boulevard. The residential buildings would constitute the first phase of a major development in the area. The firm also hopes to assemble commercial property on the north side of the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue between DuBois Boulevard and Blanchan Avenue, which would be directly adjacent to the residential development. According to Troutman, the market study “would confirm demand, price points and what the unit mix should be.” Troutman said that the firm ought have a market study in hand in “a couple of months.” He said the firm hopes to begin the village’s development review process next year. Troutman and Dams has served as the developer of record for two sites on Ogden Avenue in Brookfield since July 2015, and the Brookfield Village Board on Nov. 14 is expected to extend that agreement. But moving forward the firm would concentrate on just one of those locations, at Ogden and DuBois. Troutman told officials at a village board meeting on Oct. 24 that his firm would be focusing its efforts on redeveloping property in and around the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue, including the village-owned former Brookfield Moose property fronting the 4000 block of DuBois Boulevard. In July 2015, the village board named the firm as the developer of record to market and redevelop two sites within the Ogden Avenue Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District – the special zoning district bounded by Ogden Avenue, the BNSF Railroad right-of-way, Blanchan Avenue and DuBois Boulevard and the north side of the 8900 block of Ogden Avenue, which includes the former Brookfield Restaurant building. But on Oct. 24, Troutman said his firm is dropping the 8900 block of Ogden Avenue and

putting all of its efforts toward a phased redevelopment of site that includes the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue and the old Moose property. “We had been pursuing [the 8900 Ogden site] on behalf of a specific tenant,” Troutman said. “That tenant has since lost interest in that site when we were unable to get any of those properties under contract at reasonable prices, so we’ve decided to focus on the Ogden and DuBois site.” Troutman had unveiled his firm’s vision for that area back in June at a special forum on economic development hosted jointly by the village board and the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission. At the time, Troutman and builder Tim Pomaville unveiled a plan calling for two fivestory 24-unit apartment buildings along DuBois Boulevard and a freestanding commercial building in the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue. The buildings were pitched as “Class-A” buildings with four stories of apartments above covered ground-floor parking. In June, Troutman also revealed he had “contracts” on two of the three parcels along the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue – the Brixies Saloon property and the vacant land at 9508 Ogden Avenue, just east of Brixies’ parking lot. On Oct. 24, Troutman confirmed that he had a contract remaining on the 9508 Ogden Ave. property. The deal on the Brixies property expired shortly after the June presentation. The firm has been unable to elicit interest in selling from the owner of the commercial property on the northwest corner of Ogden and DuBois. As he did in June, Pomaville stated that the apartments would be marketed to the same demographic being targeted for the Uptown LaGrange development at LaGrange Road and Ogden Avenue. The Brookfield site wouldn’t be able to include amenities like fitness facilities and an outdoor pool that are part of the Uptown LaGrange plan, said Pomaville, but the units “would be just as nice” and competitively priced. Trustee Michelle Ryan expressed skepticism about the ability of the proposed development to attract tenants willing to pay high rents, because that area of Brookfield can’t compare with a location on the edge of downtown LaGrange and the size of the development can’t offer the same amenities, Pomaville said that with fewer amenities Brookfield development could offer larger units, different configurations and include parking with rentals, making the Brookfield units attractive to people who don’t want to pay for the extras. “They do have to price higher because they have to amenitize the project itself,” Pomaville said. “They’re paying for things we don’t necessarily have to pay for. We could potentially charge a different rent based on that; give people the same or better unit for potentially less price.”

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MIDWAY NOISE from page 3 In Riverside, 330 different addresses accounted for 391 complaints, while 142 addresses accounted for 292 complaints from Western Springs. Brookfield saw 52 different addresses file 97 total complaints in the third quarter of 2016. North Riverside accounted for eight separate complaints. Riverside village officials in early October reported that the Chicago Department of Aviation responded to their inquiries by explaining that the runway construction at Midway was expected to result in five different four- to five-day periods where similar flight patterns would be experienced by residents. At the time, the airport had gone through three of those construction periods and Riverside officials were told they’d be notified when to expect the others. They have not been notified since that time. However, weather can also account for the

particular flight pattern that resulted in the mass of complaints during the third quarter of 2016, and it was impossible to tell exactly when those conditions might come into play, said Riverside Village Manager Jessica Frances. From 2006 through the second quarter of 2016, there were relatively few complaints about noise related to Midway from anyplace. Through 2012, fewer than 500 complaints were filed in any given year. That number began to ramp up in 2013 (2,281 complaints) and 2014 (3,192), but even then, very few came from Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside. The most complaints filed by Brookfield was six in fourth quarter of 2014, while the most coming from Riverside was 74 (from three addresses) in the second quarter of 2015. No one in North Riverside had filed a complaint until the third quarter of 2016. In 2015, complaints skyrocketed to 28,068, fueled then and ever since by complaints from Burbank. Through the third quarter of 2016, a total of 84,563 complaints related to Midway noise have been filed -- 74,247 of them from a handful of addresses in Burbank.

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‘Wasn’t expected’ from page 1 Conlan said that while he did give Coughran permission to use the photo of him, he thought the photo would be used for internal purposes. “I certainly wasn’t expected to be featured in that way,” Conlan said. “I was very much led to believe that it was going to be used for internal, you know, documenting purposes, not that it was going to be outside or in the community.” But Coughran said she told Conlan the photo could be used in public information efforts. The day the mailer hit mailboxes, including his, Conlan, who has lived in Brookfield for three years, took to the Brookfield Connections Facebook page with a self-produced video expressing his surprise that his photo was used and stating that he opposed the referendum. He explained that while he doesn’t think the current library is perfect he doesn’t believe a new library is needed. In his video, Conlan said the library was not crowded when he moved to the hallway and sat on the boxes. He said he moved out of the normal seating areas because he needed to make some phone calls and didn’t want to disturb other patrons. He stated that the library was not crowded and that it was late in the morning. However, Coughran produced a thumbprint showing that the photo was taken at 2:50 p.m., the busiest time of the day at the library, according to Coughran. In a telephone interview with the Landmark, Conlan conceded that he may have been mistaken about the time that the photo was taken. “It’s entirely possible that it was taken a few hours later,” Conlan said. Conlan still maintained that the library was not busy when he moved out into the hallway. “To my best recollection the library was not busy that day,” Conlan said. Coughran disagrees. “Despite his current effort, Mr. Conlan

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$14.5 million, but the library has saved about $4 million and would put it toward the new library if the referendum is approved. If the referendum is approved, the owner of a home worth $200,000 would pay approximately $137 in additional property taxes while the owner of home worth $300,000 would play approximately $200 in additional taxes. Conlan created a Vote No website in early summer and offered to sell Vote No yard signs, but after a friend told him it could look as if he could be profiting from the sale of signs, he made no effort to promote his website. No Vote No signs were sold, Conlan said. “I believe that I just shared it with a handful of people in the community that I know and that are also opposed to the library and never shared it after that so yes it’s up, it’s out there, but didn’t promote it never actively sought to get people through to it,” Conlan said. “It was pointed out to me by a close friend that it looked a lot of profiteering A mailer sent out by the committee supporting and that’s just not my M.O., so I nevthe library referendum included a photo of the er did anything with the web site. I question’s most public opponent. didn’t want it to be misconstrued.” The Vote Yes campaign had disdemonstrated for all of Brookfield the tributed about 225 yard signs as lengths that people will go in order go find of last week and has sent out three mailers quiet in the library,” Coughran wrote in an with one more to come this week. McTeemail to the Landmark. ague said that the Vote Yes campaign would Conlan says that he doesn’t believe the spend about $12,000 on the campaign. All the supporters of the referendum have made contributions to the Vote Yes campaign have the case that the proposed library is needed come from the Friends of the Brookfield Liand worth the money it will cost to build. brary according to the latest state records. “I’m not opposed to a new library, I’m The campaign paid $750 to Motion Source just opposed to the new library that is on Productions, a LaGrange-based video prothe table right now,” Conlan. “I’m having a duction company owned in part by Brookvery hard time understanding how a build- field resident John Scaletta, for a video that ing that was built in [1986] is already anti- it is distributing on social media and its quated.” website. The co-chairs of the Vote Yes campaign Scaletta supports the referendum even said they didn’t know that Conlan opposed though it will cost him a substantial amount the referendum and had created a website of money, because he owns five properties in opposing the referendum when they decided Brookfield. to use the photo of him in their mailer. “I think this is something we can do in “We did not know that he had the website Brookfield that can serve every single age and all of that,” said Jeanne McTeague, co- group in the community,” Scaletta said. “We chair of Residents Championing Our New want to move Brookfield forward.” Library. “If I had known that he had a webConlan’s Facebook video generated more site and was advocating no I would not have than 50 responses including some harsh poked the nest. I’m sorry he was offended by comments from opponents of the referenits use.” dum directed toward supporters of the refBut McTeague says the photo illustrates erendum. why a new library building is needed. Conlan said that he was disappointed in “It wasn’t about Bryce,” McTeague said. the tone of the discussion. “It sort of epitomized a space problem be“I’m actually a little bit distressed by it,” cause there aren’t any quiet reading rooms Conlan said. “I’m a big fan of public disor study rooms in the library, so he’s not the course. I believe that’s how things get done, only person that has gone into that hallway. by sharing opinions and listening to people He was the one that cozied up a little bit with an open mind who oppose your posimore than most, to have a moment for some tions. quiet space.” “I was up late last night sending messages The referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot asks to a lot of the people who were being havoters to approve issuing $10.3 million in rassed, for lack of a better word, just apolobonds to build a new, larger library across gizing. This was not my intent; this was not Lincoln Avenue from the current building. what I was hoping would happen. I’m a little The new library is expected to cost about upset at how it went.”

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rdinarily I do not like to break or bend my own rules, but since they are my rules I can make an exception. This particular rule pertains to writing about the Christmas holidays before Thanksgiving, which I normally refer to as the forgotten holiday; however, this year I am making an exception. It all started with a call from Brian Brennan from the Riverside Chamber of Commerce, who for the past 25 years has been the person in charge of arranging for the Holiday Stroll in Riverside. He said he first undertook the position when he was approached by the late Jack Gelsomino to help with the event. From there Brennan took on an event which under his direction has grown to be an evening with something for people of all ages. When it first began, the Holiday Stroll was meant to showcase the businesses in Riverside, but now it includes not only the welcoming by the businesses but entertainment and is s showcase for the village as well. Local businesses have always provided refreshments at their establishments, but Brennan believed if you had something to attract children it will bring out families. Over the years there have been pony rides, face painters, balloon artists, a wood carver (my favorite) and musical groups from the schools. Many of the activities have been supported by local groups and businesses as well as private donations, although there is still considerable cost to the Chamber of Commerce. This year, Brian Brennan is trying to get input and help from other people to improve on the success of the Holiday Stroll. People are already showing an interest, as a recent meeting conducted by Brennan at the library showed. But he could always use more volunteers to help make this holiday kickoff the special event it has become. With the addition of two new restaurants, Sawmilly and La Barra, at this year’s Holiday Stroll, there will be something new to see. Contact Brennan at 708-805-2064 or brianclaudia@ameritech.net The Holiday Stroll is on Dec. 2 starting at 5:30 p.m. in Centennial Park and throughout downtown Riverside.

JOANNE KOSEY

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BIG WEEK

November 2-9

Shake hands with Honest Abe Get up close and personal with President Abraham Lincoln, one of the nation’s most beloved and esteemed historical figures, at a special event in the Great Room of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Kevin Wood, an Oak Park resident who’s ringer for the nation’s 16th president, will portray Lincoln, providing a “firsthand” account of his life and times, of his rise from obscurity to the highest office in the land. Admission is free. For more information, call 708-442-6366.

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Keep election season going

North Riverside Public Library’s Wednesday Movie Matinee series continues on Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. with a screening of the 1948 film State of the Union, starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn and directed by Frank Capra. The film set amid the 1948 U.S. presidential race tells the story of Grant Matthews (Tracy), who is pushed to run for president by a newspaper publisher (Angela Lansbury), who wants to be the power behind the scenes, and his ex-wife, Mary (Hepburn), who is unaware of the arrangement. The film at the library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., is 123 minutes long. Admission is free.

Wild encounter with wine

Sample exquisite wines while supporting a world famous institution at the Chicago Zoological Society’s “Wines in the Wild” event on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the zoo’ Discovery Center at Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield. The event, hosted by the CZS Women’s Board, also features a raffle and silent auction. The cost is $120 per person. Special VIP packages are also available. For more information and to make reservations call 708-688-8393 or visit www.CZS.org/events.

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Theatre of Western Springs will host a fundraiser as part of its TWS Performance Series featuring Jim Peterik and the Ides of March at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the theater, 4384 Hampton Ave. in Western Springs.s. Peterik is the composer ser of top hits such as “Eye of the Tiger,”“Vehicle” and many ny more. The band Ides of March,, formed when Peterik was a student dent at Morton West High School, chool, toured the U.S. and Canada nada and signed with Warner Brothers others in 1970. Their hit “Vehicle”” went to

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And more: The Riverside Township Mental Health Board will host a mental health forum on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside to discuss needs related to mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse. The public is welcome.

Hollywood Citizens Association is holding its annual holiday wreath fundraiser. Order wreaths, scented pine cones and holiday gifts. Money will go towards replacing windows at Hollywood House. Order online at www.hollywoodcitizensassociation.org. Pickup time is Nov. 26 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Monday Night Bingo is held every Monday at the Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St. in Brookfield. Doors open at 5 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. minimum $2,225 payout a night.

Chicago Portage National Historic Site Walking Tour will be on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Marquette and Joliet monument at 4800 Harlem Ave. in Lyons. Hike on a gravel path through the woods.

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LaGrange-Brookfield School District 102 students take to the stage to present Little Shop of Horrors on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Park Junior High, 333 N. Park Road in LaGrange Park. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Under the direction of Kelley Paetsch, music/choir teacher at Park, students will perform the hit musical, which features a man-eating plant tended by a lovable loser named Seymour at a flower shop in New York’s skid row.

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Man carrying knife makes bar patrons edgy

Riverside police charged a 45-year-old Riverside man with unlawful use of a weapon and disorderly conduct after he reportedly made patrons of a local tavern nervous because he was extremely intoxicated and attempting to conceal a large knife on his person, according to a police report. A person at 34 East Lounge, 34 East Ave., called police after seeing a large butcher knife in the waistband of his pants as he got up from the bar to use the bathroom. According to the police report, the man’s wife, who left prior to police arriving, reportedly told someone at the bar that he “always leaves the house with a large knife.” The responding officer reportedly located the knife, which had an 8.5-inch blade, in the man’s waistband. The man hadn’t threatened anyone or talked to anyone inside the bar, but was very intoxicated, police said. After being charged, the man was told that, as a condition of posting bond, he was banned from the bar and from another bar in downtown Riverside at the request of those business owners.

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■ A resident of the 3500 block of McCormick Avenue, Brookfield, called police on Oct. 26 to report that her home had been burglarized and that a 2003 Nissan Altima, which had been parked in the garage, was missing. Police determined that entry to the home was made through an unsecured sliding window. Inside, bedroom dressers were ransacked and two jewelry boxes were discovered missing as well as a box containing $400 in cash and several gift cards. Car keys to the Nissan also were reported missing. ■ Police responded to the 4400 block of DuBois Boulevard, Brookfield, on Oct. 26, after a resident called to report that his unlocked detached garage had been burglarized overnight. Among the items reported missing from the garage were a Kartcher power washer, a Honda 2700 generator, a Remington electric chainsaw and a kerosene heater. The items were valued at more than $1,100. ■ Riverside police responded to a commercial/residential building undergoing renovation in the 300 block of East Burlington Street on the morning of Oct. 27 after a report that the building had been burglarized overnight. The party doing the rehab work said boards were removed from openings, allowing entry to the building. Reported missing were copper pipes, valued at about $400, from four bathrooms. ■ Riverside police reported that at least two storage units inside the basement of an apartment building in the 3100 block of Har-

lem Avenue were burglarized between Oct. 28 and 30. Police reported observing extensive damage to the entry doors to the storage area. The doors of two of the storage units were pulled so hard that the screws came out of the wood frames. Among the items reported missing were an 8-foot ladder and a bicycle.

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resident of the 4500 block of Maple Avenue, Brookfield, reported to police that, overnight on Oct. 26-27, someone entered her unlocked vehicle, which was parked behind an apartment building. The victim said $20 in cash and a cellphone charger were taken from the vehicle. Police then heard from four other residents of the block, who reported similar incidents. Nothing was reported missing from the other vehicles, all of which reportedly were left unlocked overnight. ■ A resident of the 200 block of Addison Road, Riverside, called police on Oct. 30 to report that in the past several days, someone had attempted to make entry into a vehicle parked in the rear of her parents’ residence. Police observed pry marks along the passenger-side window frame, but no entry was made.

Failed car theft

Police responded to the 4500 block of Elm Avenue, Brookfield, on Oct. 28 after a resident called to report that someone tried to steal his car, which was parked in the driveway of his home. The victim told police he parked the car and left it unlocked in the driveway about 9:30 a.m. When he returned to it at 11:30 a.m., the ignition, steering column and dashboard had all been tampered with. The glove box was also open and items were strewn about the vehicle.

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Three bicycles locked to a rack behind Central School, 61 Woodside Road, in Riverside were reported stolen on Oct. 25. Two of the bikes had been locked up there since Oct. 19 and one had already been recovered by police. The third was locked up overnight on Oct. 20 and found to be missing Oct. 21. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 2430, 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.

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being the worst. The 2017 street improvement map shows about 22 blocks that need to be addressed next year, or about 2.75 miles of roadway. That contrasts with the roughly five miles of streets improved in 2016 for about $1.9 million. Those roads, which were 2-rated, and make up almost all of the village’s residential streets south of Congress Park Av-

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Brookfield mulls loan program for business signs Village proposes paying interest costs, waiving permit fees

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The director of Brookfield’s Department of Community and Economic Development is pitching a pilot program for 2017 to make no-interest loans available to business owners who wish to install new signs on their buildings. Nicholas Greifer rolled out the proposal at a meeting of the village board’s Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee meeting on Oct. 24, and it received the support of the three members of that committee, President Kit Ketchmark and trustees Michelle Ryan and Michael Garvey. The proposal will be put forth as a discussion item as administrators finalize the village’s 2017 budget. Greifer has suggested putting a $5,000 line item in the 2017 general operating budget for 2017, which should be enough to cover the village’s portion of costs for five to 10 loans. “The low-interest loans would provide an economic incentive for existing businesses to invest in their signage,” Greifer said. “It’s a way for us to dip our toe in the water a bit and see if it works. If we like it, we can expand it further, perhaps to facades.” Any business owner who would like to participate in the program would first meet with Community and Economic Development Department staff to discuss the planned signage improvement and submit a building permit application. The program also intends to waive building permit fees for the new signs. After that it would be up to the applicant to obtain a loan from a bank. Village Manager Keith Sbiral said the village has already pitched the plan to First National Bank of Brookfield, which has expressed interest in providing loans for the program. “We’d establish a pre-qualified process through First National,” Sbiral said. “There’s not a lot of other corporate banks out there who want to do that kind of work.” Once the loan is obtained, the village of Brookfield would reimburse the bank for the interest portion of the loan, so the bank would then issue a no-interest loan to the applicant. The program would cap the interest sub-

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sidy at a maximum loan amount of $10,000 and up to 5 percent interest over a three-year term. For example, the maximum loan and interest rate means the village would be responsible for an interest subsidy of $789. “We’re not creating a welfare program for signage,” Sbiral said. “We’re trying to incentivize action.” While Greifer has proposed capping the general fund line item in the budget at $5,000,

the village likely would not cap the amount for businesses within the village’s tax increment financing (TIF) districts. The interest subsidies for businesses within the Ogden Avenue TIF and within the Eight Corners TIF, which the village board is slated to vote to create this month, would be paid out of TIF funds. The pilot program would be for one year, after which officials will assess whether to

make it a permanent program or expand it to include things like awnings, façade elements and windows. “It’s a great opportunity to do something as a pilot,” said Trustee Michelle Ryan. Greifer said that village staff will try to spread the word about the program to existing business owners. “It’s going to require lots of face-to-face, one-on-one marketing,” he said.

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About that library referendum

ou may have noticed that the Landmark hasn’t taken a strong editorial position either in favor or against the referendum question that’s on the ballot in Brookfield, asking residents to support a bond issue to build a new library. It’s not because we don’t think a new library is needed. The present Brookfield Public Library building is substandard in almost every way. It’s cramped, it’s configured oddly because of the pie-shaped lot the building was forced into, it’s barely accessible to the handicapped. It’s difficult to host programming of any size, because there are so few rooms able to accommodate more than a couple dozen people at a time. It’s tough to find a quiet place to work, especially after school. Truth be told, the Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees did a disservice to the village when they approved the present building back in the mid-1980s. It was a penny-wise, pound-foolish solution that was blind to the future. The building was constructed in such a way that a secondstory addition cannot be added, so the footprint that exists now is the footprint that will continue to exist until a new facility is built. It’s wholly inadequate. The present library board has very deliberately built the case for a new facility and has been squirreling away money, in part by an additional tax levied at the end of each year. That practice got no attention from residents at all until this year, when some protested it was inappropriate. Actually, the practice will allow the library board, if a referendum is approved, to sell less in bonds and make the annual blow to taxpayers a little smaller. That’s called planning. But we also realize the ramifications of such things to families in Brookfield. The village’s residents just passed a major bond referendum to improve the village’s streets. It was long-overdue recognition by the village board that it had to establish a sustainable, sensible way to fund the repair of failing public infrastructure. But it is coming with a real cost -- $400 for the owner of an average home – over the next 15 years. Residents who live in southwest Brookfield also face another referendum on the ballot – one to increase funding for School District 102. Success would mean another $320 annually for an average homeowner. And in the spring, School District 95 will be asking Proviso Township residents for a tax increase to fund a major building campaign. If successful, the average homeowner would pay an additional $500 per year. It all adds up very quickly. What it comes down to is individual priorities and the ability of each family’s bank account to pay for improved services or just keeping up with demand. Would Brookfield residents benefit from a new library? Undoubtedly. The staff there has proven it knows what kind of programming residents want and has tried their best to deliver it within the confines of present conditions. But this decision is between each resident and their pocketbooks. We’re sure it’s going to be a very tough call on Nov. 8.

Opinion LETTERS

New Brookfield library a responsible investment If you live in Brookfield, you have a library building referendum to vote on this election. A yes vote ensures that Brookfield will have a modern library that meets the needs of its community now and far into the future. The current facility cannot do that. It cannot be added on to. Thanks to careful planning, a new facility will not increase staffing requirements. Contrary to what you may have heard, the proposed new library will cost the average Brookfield homeowner less than $200 per year or $17 per month. Families and businesses looking to relocate expect to be part of communities that value education and lifelong learning. Brookfield’s residents deserve no less. Our library is an invaluable resource that is about far more than books. Don’t believe the misinformation out there – a yes vote for the library referendum is a prudent and responsible investment in the future of Brookfield.

Suzanne Williams

Brookfield

Proposed library is a ‘vanity project’ I have a 2004 Chevrolet. It is not luxurious. It is not sexy. But it is perfectly functional. Now supposing I could get a bigger, fancier car paid for by others? Which brings us to the Brookfield Library. This is somebody’s vanity project masquerading as a public benefit. What would benefit me and my family more would be fiscal sanity. Since becoming a taxpayer in Brookfield in 2003, my property taxes have nearly doubled. Now we are being asked to willingly subsidize a new library when the one we have is perfectly acceptable for all possible needs and requests. And it would require the permanent closure of a public street. What galls me are the baseless platitudes that accompany this money grab. To wit: How a new library is essential for the reputation of Brookfield. How we have outgrown the current space. The quality of a village is not predicated on the square footage of the

library. And make no mistake, every taxpayer in Brookfield will be paying for the whims of a minority who are heavy users of the library. The proposed monstrosity is completely out of place in Brookfield, a village filled with decent, hard-working people who aren’t bedazzled by the trappings of luxury; who neither need nor require opulent public spaces. I never have had a problem with the library as currently constructed and I never will. I encourage all voters to vote no on the new Brookfield library and yes to common sense and fiscal responsibility.

Matt Corradino Brookfield

New library will be wonderful resource

Why am I voting yes for the new Brookfield library? First and foremost, a new modern library will serve every age group of our village from children to teens to adults and seniors with more space and more services. A library is the hub of the community that not only educates, but provides events, programs and endless opportunities for all that choose to enter the doors and take advantage of everything they have to offer. I realize we already have a library and it looks nice from the outside, but inside it’s outdated, too small for Brookfield’s population, doesn’t provide enough space for groups or private work, is inadequate in many ways including handicap accessibility, lack of parking spots and the list continues. I’ve been following and advocating for the new library on social media and it’s been an eye-opening experience. Here are some of the question and statements from people about the library: Why do you need rooms for arts and crafts and studying; don’t you already have that in the schools? Why can’t you have your child tutored in your home? Why can’t the library just be a library? Everything is on the internet now, we don’t need libraries anymore. Buy your kid an iPad, it will be cheaper. The truth about libraries these days is that they’ve evolved into more than a place to house books, and if you take the time to visit a modern one you’ll see what a wonderful resource they can be. Yes, taxes will go up some, but I also

believe our property values will rise with a new modern library and I’ve read several statistics online that support this claim. As an investor in real estate, I like to buy property in towns that are continuing to improve and Brookfield seems to be doing just that. Neighboring La Grange is an example of how a town can grow and evolve for the better, which is a process that doesn’t happen overnight. It’s time for a new library in Brookfield; the architectural renderings look amazing and I encourage you to vote yes.

John Scaletta

Brookfield

Library should refund money, not build Has your income gone up over 250 percent in the last 15 years? I know mine hasn’t. Nor have any of my neighbors, who are all struggling. But our assessments paid to the Brookfield Library have. I took a look at my taxes over the last few years and the Brookfield Library requires me to pay over 278 percent more in taxes in 2015 than I did in 2000. That is a bigger increase than any other taxing body on my real estate taxes. Don’t take my word for it, do your own research. Look for yourself on your own taxes to see how much they are charging you. The Brookfield Library recently stated that they have over $4 million dollars in reserve to build a new building. That’s $4 million dollars that they have been over charging all of us over the last few years to have this large pool of money. The library recently sent me something stating that they don’t have enough space to offer the free informational seminars that a few people attend each time. Why doesn’t the library start charging for those seminars to those that want to attend and stop raising my taxes? Better yet, how about the library work with other taxing bodies in the area – like our schools – to conduct some of these vital seminars. The schools already have the space and are set up for learning with tons of space to hold community meetings and seminars.

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About our contributor Deb Quantock McCarey is an Illinois Press Association (IPA) award-winning freelance writer who has worked with Wednesday Journal Inc. since 1995, writing features and special sections for all its publications. An avid urban gardener and growing naturalist, she is also a local “green” advocate and community volunteer. As a WJ gardening blogger, Deb is also the host of Deb’s Big Backyard, which runs on oakpark.com and airs on Oak Park public cable, Channel 6.

ON THE COVER: Longtime neighbors Mary Ann Mudra, 81, (left) and Irving Fencka, 89 (right) at the Scottish Home’s Caledonian House in North Riverside. For more about Caledonian House, see page 6 and 7. PHOTO BY KEVIN J. MCCAREY

If you want to help This year we feature the following agencies and groups: Pillars, page 4 Golden Agers, page 5 Scottish Home, pages 6, 7 Nami Metro Suburban, page 8 HONR, page 10 Community Nurse Health Center, page 11

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Community of Caring | Pillars

November 2, 2016

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Getting Smack’d

By DEB QUANTOCK McCAREY

amelie Ford, 52, of Maywood is a proud mother of seven children, a grandmother and a survivor of domestic violence. For that she offers thanks to the support she has received from Pillars Domestic Violence Services at the Constance Morris House, a shelter where victims of domestic violence as well as their children can begin to heal. Since 2013, Ford has been involved with Smack’d as a speaker. It is a Pillars presentation that is a mix of domestic violence information and a personal story told by a survivor to groups at churches, hospitals and schools. Here, as a living snapshot of the one in four women who will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, Ford, with emotion in her voice, shared her survivor story again.

Her cycle of abuse Jamelie met and fell in love with Bob (a fictitious name) in Maywood. Her cycle of abuse began on a date at a drive-in movie. He hit her with an open palm in the face when her toddler, who was in the back seat, was too loud. “I told him to take me and him home,” Ford said. “…and, to apologize. He said, ‘I do not know why I did that, Jamie. That won’t happen again. I am just aggravated and tired today.’” Weeks of flowers, romantic dinners and love talk soon faded away, as the battering resumed with him, now her live-in boyfriend, having the need to control her whereabouts 24/7. “Me and the kids had gone to a birthday party, and when we pulled up in the driveway, he was on the porch waiting,

Pillars Address: 333 N. La Grange Rd. La Grange Park, IL 60526 Note: Constance Morris House is at an undisclosed location in the western suburbs. Phone: 708-PILLARS (708-745-5277) 24-hour domestic violence hotline: 708-485-5254 Website: www.pillarscommunity.org

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Domestic violence survivor Jamelie Ford is helping other victims of abuse by sharing her story with groups at hospitals, churches and schools during Pillars Domestic Violence Prevention programming’s Smack’d presentations. and he started running toward the car,” Ford said. “I rolled up the window, and he put his whole fist through the window, and the glass splattered all over my face. He was getting ready to hit me again. But I pressed on the gas…and the first person I saw I asked them to call the police, and they did.” That time, and many other times, the police did not lock up Bob. There were times he would disappear for two to three days

Leadership contact name: Ann C. Schreiner, AM, LCSW, president and CEO; Lynn Siegel, LCSW, vice president of domestic and sexual violence services Statement of purpose: Pillars is the largest nonprofit provider of mental health and social services in the western and southwestern suburbs, serving 10,000 people through direct client services each year. Our main lines of service include Mental Health, Addictions, Domestic and Sexual Violence, Child and Family Services, and Community Housing; within

but would come back to restart his cycle of ping ponging between loving her, then choking, or hitting her with an open hand or fist, or brutalizing her with a switch blade and gun, until she begged for her life time and again. At the point where she no longer felt safe, Jamelie fled to Pillars’ Constance Morris House, but didn’t stay long, choosing to believe that Bob was no longer a threat.

those five lines of service are nearly 30 programs, to provide comprehensive care to our clients. If there is any service we can’t provide in-house, staff will connect clients to the appropriate resources.

How long have you been in existence? Pillars can trace its history back to 1928 through predecessor agencies. Our domestic violence program dates back to 1979. Ways volunteers can help: Pillars does not have regular volunteer opportunities, as much of our work is

clinical and we cannot allow volunteers to work directly with our clients. However, we do offer a couple of opportunities to volunteer within our lines of service.Such opportunities include becoming a crisis advocate and staffing our domestic violence hotline, or dropping off a meal for families living at the shelter. Visit www.pillarscommunity. org/volunteer.

Useful donations other than money: Constance Morris House may be able to accept item donations. Please call 708.PILLARS (708.745.5277).

Twenty-two years ago, on Sept. 24, is when her belief was put to the test. “[We quarreled] and Bob said, ‘Look, bi--h, I am going to show you how crazy I can be,’ and then he jumped on me, hitting me with a closed fist in my face. I was trying to protect myself, so I grabbed the phone off the nightstand and hit him. It made it worse. He took my arm until he pulled it all the way back and broke it. I was defenseless, and he kept beating on me,” Ford recalled. “He took a switch blade razor and put the blade next to my neck and said you better say your last words because you are going to die in here. Long story short, he said I wasn’t worth it and walked out of the house. I filed charges. He was locked up and I went to heal at a far away domestic violence shelter. “Many people will ask me, why did you go back? Did you bring this abuse on yourself ? I understand now that it was because I was suffering with my own low self-esteem because I was so much in love with him that I could not see the forest through the trees. And, growing up, I was taught by my stepdad that you can love somebody, and still be abusive in some ways,” Jamelie says. “I have had to really grow myself, and learn what a really good and healthy relationship is. Pillars has helped me with that.”

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Community of Caring | Golden Agers

November 2, 2016

Good to be golden

By DEB QUANTOCK McCAREY

n early October, at a late-morning meeting of the North Riverside Golden Agers social club, the long tables were filled with chatting seniors, passing the time until lunch was served, while club president Mildred Decosola, 84, and Vice President Arlene Biba, 83, were rolling out the welcome mat to a few new members. Soon, Biba, a longtime bingo game caller, would be flipping on the electronic ball bubbler machine for another rousing round of bingo, a proven crowd pleaser. For these 50 or so age-60-plussers, creating connectivity through fellowship, and playing pinochle, rummy, bunko and yes, bingo, is par for the course. It is also why on Nov. 17, 1969 this socially-driven “generational” gathering for senior citizens in North Riverside was born, says Teresa Michalik, North Riverside’s director of parks and recreation.

“We play bingo, and cards and have fun, you know. I think you probably don’t age as fast by getting out and being with people. I think you need to be active as much as you possibly can.” Dorothy Tvrdik

Nowadays, with a few minor day-of technical assists from her department, the autonomous club for seniors is flourishing, thanks to the ongoing support from Riverside Township, an annual pitch-in of $5,000, and the village of North Riverside, which annually donates $2,500, she says. To join,

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Golden Agers club officers Mildred Decosola, 84, (left) and Arlene Biba, 83, (right) are ready to play bingo, as are the 50 or so other members who attend the social club’s meetings the first and third Wednesdays of the month at North Riverside Village Commons. Below, Golden Agers socializing at a club meeting in North Riverside. members pay $10 per year. “To help out, we offer our bus services for them to get here, if they call in and schedule a ride,” Michalik says. “Honestly, recently the Golden Agers have seen an influx of local residents, and seniors from neighboring towns, which is exciting.” Dorothy Tvrdik, 94, a long time resident of North Riverside, first paid her dues 33 years ago and has not let them lapse. “We play bingo, and cards and have fun, you know. I think you probably don’t age as fast by getting out and being with people,” she said. “I think you need to be active as much as you possibly can.” Henrietta Draus, 88, was a former club secretary, and its current “sunshine lady.” She’s been an active member since 1990. “I send out cards to sick people, and birthday cards, so all that comes from me,” she said. Not settling to be homebound, is why she keeps coming back the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

“If you don’t get out of the house and meet people, you will go stir crazy because you can’t just sit home and clean house all the time.” Her only criticism is “we do not have too many men,” she laughs. One table over, though, is 69-year-old John Demetrakakes, a new member who jokes he came to “play bingo with the old ladies … no really, it is a lot of fun.” The twice-a-month lunch bunch also go on fun outings, and hold “business meetings” featuring speakers who talk about everything from the nuances of Medicare and tax preparation to hearing speakers that address better ways to manage diabetes, as well as the ins and outs of home and personal safety, which is covered by speakers from the North Riverside police and fire departments. Golden Agers’ youngest member, Mary Klaus, 62, joined a month after moving to North Riverside. She says “the ladies are very friendly” and have helped her to quickly acquaint herself with her new community. “A lot of people my age stay in their home and they cannot go anyplace because they don’t function very well anymore,” Decosola says. “They can’t go anywhere too far, but we are right in the neighborhood, so they can get here.”

Golden Agers Address: North Riverside Village Commons 2401 Desplaines Avenue North Riverside, IL 60546 Phone: 708-442-5515 Website: www.northriverside-il.org Leadership contact name: Mildred Decosola Statement of purpose: To sponsor good fellowship for those that have reached the age of 60. How long have you been in existence? November 17, 1969 Ways volunteers can help: The Golden Agers are always looking for informative speakers at meetings. To volunteer, call: Feel free to call Mildred at 708-447-4432 Useful donations other than money: Any type of food item to contribute to luncheons would be appreciated.

November 2, 2016

Community of Caring | Scottish Home

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Thanks for the

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Irving Fencka, 89, a man experiencing a severe memory loss, at the Scottish Home’s Caledonian House in North Riverside.

memories

By DEB QUANTOCK McCAREY

or 49 years, Irving Fencka, 89, and Mary Ann Mudra, 81, along with their spouses, have been next door neighbors and fast friends in LaGrange Park. Auntie Dorothy and Uncle Irv is what the Mudras kids call the Fenckas, who Mudra says “co-parented” them. Mudra’s husband and Irv shared a passion for fishing. So, much of their “men time” has been bonding over fishing trips together. Irv, a WW II vet, was “always a sparkling conversationalist, with a long memory for details, including the births and deaths of his 14 siblings,” Mudra recalls. And, when he wasn’t working his full-

time job at a canning factory, Irv would putter around fixing things, or flying in like a bird to help her unload her trunk full of groceries. Eight years ago, was when Irv’s memory started to fail, and in September, thanks to Mudra, Irving Fencka became the sixth resident of the newly constructed Caledonian House, which is a venture of the Scottish Home for individuals, 65 and over, who have been diagnosed with early to mid-level dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. A good fit for Irv at this stage in his life, the home is a quaint, two-story structure with 10 resident rooms on each mirrored-designed floor. Built on five park-like acres in North Riverside, next to the Scottish Home, Caledonian House’s approach is described as person-

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Community of Caring | Scottish Home

November 2, 2016

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Next-door-neighbors Mary Ann Mudra, 81, (left) and Irving Fencka, 89 (right), enjoy spotting birds off the veranda of the Scottish Home’s Caledonian House in North Riverside.

“We provide communities that offer that quality of life that can provide the services for them and make the transition from home to a new home a little easier, a little bit more soothing for people.” Rebecca Drennan Photo by James Richards IV, DistractYourFacePhotography

centered, says Rebecca Drennan, marketing director at the Scottish Home. “More and more people now are being diagnosed every day with Alzheimer’s and dementia,” says Drennan. “There is no cure yet. But, what can we do? We provide communities that offer that quality of life that can provide the services for them and make the transition from home to a new home a little easier, a little bit more soothing for people.”

Slipping away Two years ago is when Mudra says Irv began to severely slip into deep memory loss. “Before that he had always had a

wonderful memory.” Mudra said. “Now, unfortunately, all he talks about is being with his mother, who died when she was 96. “He is stuck in that time warp.” Over this past summer was when it became clear that Irv could no longer live independently in his own home, especially with Dorothy falling ill. That illness has kept Dorothy from visiting her husband at Caledonian House so far. Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) at the Caledonian House, Drennan says, are cross-trained in personal care, nutrition, meaningful engagement and housekeeping. Meanwhile, mid-day, Irv is snoozing on a cozy couch, passing the time until

he can grab his rolling walker and head out to the secure veranda to look out into the trees and spot a few species of birds, which, along with daily walks, remains a passion of his. “Irving is a great nature lover and he feeds everything in God’s creation. The birds, the deer, the raccoons and the squirrels. In fact, I am going to bring his bird feeder and all his seed,” Mudra says. “To be able to be outside is what makes him the happiest, I think. Last week, the CNAs showed him the picture of his wife, and he didn’t know who that was. But, then, they say, hey Irv, that is your wife. He waited a few moments and said, oh, Dorothy. I miss that gal.”

Address: 2800 Desplaines Ave., North Riverside, IL 60546 Phone: 708-447-5092 Website: www.thescottishhome.org Leadership contact name: Rebecca Drennan, director of outreach and marketing Statement of purpose: Allowing family members a sense of comfort knowing they can sleep soundly with the knowledge that her/ his mother/and or family member is well cared for and loved at the Scottish Home. How long have you been in existence? 100 plus years Ways volunteers can help: Make a difference…with meaningful engagement The Caledonian House provides best-in-class care specially designed to meet the needs of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The two-story building operates as two separate homes, accommodating 10 residents per floor. This innovative assisted living home offers long-term memory care that builds upon the relationship-centered philosophy that has long been the hallmark of our Scottish Home. By providing a warm community feeling; maintaining close bonds between staff and residents; and ensuring strong links to family and friends – we empower residents to be active and engaged. Like our Scottish Home, the Caledonian House is truly a place where friends become family. People of all ages are encouraged to share their talents at The Caledonian House as we offer rewarding opportunities for those who want to enhance the lives of older adults. Any gift of your time is appreciated and important: a few hours a month, a weekly commitment or help with a onetime special event- we’re always happy to accommodate your schedule. Consider sharing your time and talents whether it’s socially, creatively, spiritually or physically. In the process, you may build relationships, learn something new and have some fun. Volunteers who give of themselves also enjoy feeling connected to the people and community you serve and the special knowing that you enriched lives and made a difference. Our orientation program consists of a building tour, resident care introduction, background check and an overview of campus policies. Volunteers contribute in many ways: Helping with special events Serving as life enrichment assistants Friendly room visits Accompanying residents on walks and to events Sharing talents (music, art, dance, language, social media, etc.) Cooking or gardening programs Fitness programs Assistance with Interfaith Services Holiday or seasonal decorating To volunteer: Our Activity Director Kay Ford 708-447-5092 Useful donations other than money: Sharing your time, Music, storytelling, sharing your talents, gardening, birding, travel guides…

Community of Caring | NAMI Metro Suburban

November 2, 2016

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There is help. There is hope. Are you or someone you love over the age of 18 and experiencing an increase in mental health symptoms?

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Visit The Living Room, a proven alternative to the hospital emergency room for adults 18 and over. Guests are screened by masters-level clinicians and can meet with trained recovery support specialists to discuss concerns, identify recovery obstacles and develop wellness plans.

Kimberly Knake, executive director of NAMI Metro Suburban (from left); Peter Briggs, Living Room recovery support specialist; and Shelly Lustrup, director of recovery and support services at the new Community Wellness Center and Living Room in LaGrange welcome in and help walk in “guests” who are experiencing a heightened level of mental illness symptoms.

Welcome to their living room

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By DEB QUANTOCK McCAREY

hen people living with a diagnosed, or undiagnosed, mental illness experience a heightened level of emotional distress the goal is to help them calm down, says Kimberly Knake, executive director at NAMI Metro Suburban. And oftentimes walking into, or being dropped off at a loud, chaotic and fast-paced hospital emergency room is not the best answer, as it can only exacerbate a person’s symptoms. Now, there is a peer-led, local alternative to the ER, she says. On Oct. 1, in response to a rise in area teen suicides, and to help decrease the number of unnecessary trips to the ER, NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) Metro Suburban debuted the Community Wellness Center and Living Room in La Grange. Knake emphasizes that a trip to the ER is appropriate when a person is “in psychosis, that break from reality, or who is suicidal, which means they have a plan and means to commit suicide. Those individuals need to be diverted to the hospital, and we have

the protocol in place, and the relationships with the hospitals to do that in a non-traumatic way,” says Knake.

Decompressing in a warm, safe space Based on a national model of care, the Living Room, says Shelly Lustrup, its director of recovery and support services, will serve individuals age 18 and over. Once there, they will initially undergo a brief medical assessment, then be led into a calming Living Room by Peter Briggs, who is one of six rotating support specialists, and a man who is in recovery, living with bi-polar depression himself, Lustrup says. Briggs, who underwent extensive on-thejob training, says his role is to comfort, “calm them down and get them back into a stable mindset, then try and take it one step further and start the conversation about creating a recovery plan.” Creating a plan is easier with the assist of an individual such as himself who knows first-hand what is happening now, and what comes next. “We know that one in five people will

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Community of Caring | NAMI Metro Suburban

November 2, 2016

NAMI Metro Suburban Address: The Living Room, 4731 Willow Springs Road, La Grange, IL 60525 Phone: 708-582-6434 Website: namimetsub.org and thelivingroomlg.org Leadership contact name: Kimberly Knake, executive director Statement of purpose: To improve the lives of individuals and families affected my mental illness through education, support and advocacy. How long have you been in existence? 25 years Ways volunteers can help: Office and data entry, special events, learn and share your story, attend MHFA and tell your friends. To volunteer, call: 708-582-6434 Useful donations other than money: New couch, high boy tables and chairs, foosball table.

“...calm them down and get them back into a stable mindset, then try and take it one step further and start the conversation about creating a recovery plan.” Peter Briggs

be affected by mental illness. But, what is even more disheartening is that between the ages of 13 and 18 and 24 years of age is when youth will start beginning to feel the effects and symptoms of mental illness, but only 50 percent of youth and students will have treatment,” says Knake. “Through our Community Wellness Center we can really start educating residents and families about the signs and symptoms of mental illness.” Lustrup hopes “patients” will keep returning to the space for its educational classes, and to check back in with a recovery support specialist as they move toward recovery. “There was no service like this in this area, so we worked with Community Memorial Foundation and Westlake Health Foundation [and numerous other collaborating community partners] to build something that would service the West Cook County area,” Knake says. For Briggs, this is a job for which he is well suited. “If I had had an opportunity to go to a place like this when I was in crisis, or slowly going into crisis, or feeling like I was getting into crisis, I could have avoided a lot of in-patient treatment at hospital psych wards,” says Briggs. “I do believe I can be helpful in this role, because I am somebody who has walked in their shoes and am now in recovery.”

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Community of Caring | Hispanic Organization of North Riverside

November 2, 2016

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An HONR for Hispanics

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s the Hispanic population continues to grow in the U.S., a local example of this trend is found in North Riverside, where Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. says one-third of his village’s residents are now Hispanic. Thanks to the tireless interest and effort of resident Raul Pelayo, founder of the Hispanic Organization of North Riverside (HONR), these residents now have a voice in the doings of their hometown, while learning more about, and being able to celebrate their cultural heritage. “Our village has about 7,000 people, and about 2,300 of them are Hispanic,” says Hermanek, adding that the gradual rise in this particular population has been related to “our low taxes and good services, but also the schools. So, a lot of young families [from Berwyn and Cicero] are moving here [related to that], and many of them are Hispanic.” In 2001, Pelayo was hired as the first Spanish speaking Hispanic police officer in North Photo by Matt Morales Riverside. Five years later, he and his family became residents of the village. Its founding members are honored to be HONR (the Hispanic organization of North Riverside) a nonprofit that is filling a niche in Over those years, as Officer Pelayo walked North Riverside, says its Mayor. Left to right: Matt Morales, HONR Treasurer; Priscilla Skenandore, HONR Secretary; North Riverside his beat, he began realizing that “our HisMayor Hubert Hermanek Jr., and Raul Pelayo, HONR President. panic community is not united in any way, shape or form,” he said. “And a political organization, or that is why I wanted to start a make any endorsements of group, because there’s no comHow long have you been in existence? HONR any kind. Our purpose is munity events really promotwas founded on May 5, 2015. to help anybody who needs Address: 2353 5th Ave ed for the Hispanic population Ways volunteers can help: it. That is why HONR was here in town.” North Riverside, IL 60546 Visit and LIKE our Facebook page at www. formed, why we are growing, Choosing to “bring local Phone: 708-309-9606 facebook.com/HONR.ORG/. Sign up as a supporter and why we are still here.” Hispanics out of their shells” and/or volunteer on our website. Donations are A year ago, HONR made Website: honrcommunity.org by creating family-centered always welcome and appreciated. its splash with the first of activities that spurred civic Leadership contact name: many annual events, “Famand cultural pride, as well To volunteer, email: Raul Pelayo, president ily Fiesta.” On Sept. 11, 2015, as local volunteerism among Priscilla Skenandore, HONR secretary, at pjskenanStatement of purpose: Our purpose is to it was a “picnic for Hispanic his Hispanic peers, was his dore@yahoo.com promote the traditions and rich cultures of the residents where we brought proactive approach. To do it, Raul Pelayo out traditional Mariachi Pelayo hand picked a small Hispanic community through unification, empow- Useful donations other than money: New items that can be raffled at fundraising events music, had Mexican taquelike-minded volunteer board erment, and education. ria [traditional tacos]and of directors – Peter Garza, brought piñatas for the kids. vice president; Matt MoAs a proud Latina, Skenandore says, “I We invited the mayor to speak, and overall including folkloric dancers. Since then, rales, treasurer; and Priscilla Skenandore, HONR has held a Mexican Christmas party, was so tremendously moved because this it was a huge success and great time.” secretary – to help him gather the support plus a free festival at the Village Commons was my children’s first experience with Since that opening, many other familyof local businesses and other groups for his seeing our culture in this way.” centered community gatherings have come where hundreds of people came. new nonprofit called HONR. They have also held a free seminar for For Mayor Hermanek, he believes and gone. “I know all the business owners, and Hispanics. Covered were the issues of wills HONR is “filling a niche in our vilOn May 1, was a well-attended Cinco when I came up with the idea, and they and financial planning, as well as “probde Mayo celebration at North Riverside knew what kind of person I was, they were lage, and I am happy to help out,” he lems around their status here,” Pelayo says. says. Park Mall with all the cultural trimmings, happy to help,” Pelayo said. “We are not

HONR

“Our purpose is to help anybody who needs it. That is why HONR was formed, why we are growing, and why we are still here.”

Community of Caring | Community Nurse Health Center

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Community Nurse Health Center turns 95 By DEB QUANTOCK McCAREY

hen Maribeth Reimer, 55, recalls how she became a volunteer at Community Nurse Health Center’s The Community Shop, she says the memory is bittersweet. Back in 1994 is when Reimer, a long time resident of Countryside, says her husband fell ill with an aggressive form of leukemia. Nine months later, in 1995, he died after to a failed bone marrow transplant. Beyond grief, the young widow was left to raise their three young sons, ages 8, 5 and 3, alone. Through the first year after his death, Reimer says they were covered by her husband’s company’s health insurance plan. When that ended, a $700 a month COBRA policy would kick in, or Reimer had the opportunity to return to a demanding full-time job, at a time when her three little boys were dealing with losing their dad. Neither option suited her parents, so they stepped up and supported their uninsured daughter while she began building an inhome daycare business. Meanwhile, her boys still had to get school physicals and wellness check-ups. And, at the time, her option as a person without health insurance was to walk in to a free clinic (since then Community Nurse Health Center has shifted from that model) and wait their turn. “I am in Countryside, right at 55th and Plainfield,” Reimer said, “There was no way that I wanted anyone to know I needed help like this. I was embarrassed and ashamed. That is why I went to another community to get what needed to be done, done.” When one of her sons had a dental health crisis, she decided that only getting him to a dentist mattered, and for a short window of time they benefitted from the traditional health care services that have been in place in LaGrange for 95 years now. “Community Nurse Health Center has always seen a huge variety of people who have needs to be met,” says Ellen Kunkel, its development director. “It could be shortterm – a person who has lost his or her job, or like Maribeth, is starting a new business. Even with the Affordable Care Act, this is true.” Angela Curran, CEO and president of Community Nurse Health Center, adds that her nonprofit also fills a need for patients who are experiencing many forms of homelessness: People who are oftentimes doubling up with friends or relatives, living out of their cars, or residing in homeless shelters. Other patients are a population of Hispanic individuals who interact with bilingual staff members, she says. “The biggest change for us has been the conversion from more of a free clinic model

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Maribeth Reimer of Countryside volunteers at the Community Nurse Health Center’s “The Community Shop.” Twice a week she gives back to the agency that helped her through a rough patch when her husband died of cancer years ago.

to a community health center where fulltime we have three medical providers, three dental providers, on-site psychiatry, and obstetrical services, in an effort to increase the number of patients we can serve” says Curran. Currently, about 30 medical specialists volunteer their services. For the last three years, Reimer says, as a twice-a-week volunteer, she is happy to give back. “I volunteer at The Community Shop in the basement being a Christmas elf, pricing lights and garland, then putting the items on the shelf … and I cashier,” Reimer says. “Oh my gosh, you really have to enjoy Christmas, and I do. I have so much fun down there.”

Community Nurse Health Center Address: 23 Calendar Ave. La Grange, IL 60525 Phone: 708-352-0081 Website: www.communitynurse.org Leadership contact names: Angela Curran, President & CEO Ellen Kunkle, director of development Statement of purpose: Community Nurse Health Center is dedicated to enhancing the health of our community. We serve as a community healthcare center for residents of the western suburbs of Chicago, focusing on those who have limited access to care. We value patient dignity, community collaboration and prevention and wellness by delivering coordinated and integrated health care services and education. Our vision is a healthy and productive community where all residents have access to quality healthcare.

How long have you been in existence? 95 years Ways volunteers can help: Volunteers can work regular shifts in The Community Shop, resale shop for furnishing, home décor, jewelry, books & more. We periodically schedule groups for sorting and pricing and special projects. Volunteers are encouraged to organize drives of goods to be donated to the shop, particularly gently used books, jewelry, and seasonal items. Shop proceeds support medical, dental, and behavioral health services. To volunteer, call: Joan Metz, manager of events & volunteer services 708-579-2403, jmetz@communitynurse.org Useful donations other than money: In addition to the above noted items, donations of gently used furniture are welcome and pick-ups can be arranged. For more information please call 708.579.2425

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November 2, 2016

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The Scottish Home | Providing Care 100+ Years Unique Assisted Living

THE CALEDONIAN HOUSE THE CALEDONIAN HOUSE

“Redefining Memory Care”

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Brookfield needs to compromise on parking lot We are writing in response to the article titled “Brookfield makes final bid to end RBHS parking suit” (news, Oct. 12), which describes the long and contentious process of trying to provide a much needed parking lot for Riverside-Brookfield High School. District 208 has compromised on all of the concerns the village of Brookfield has identified, acting in good faith to reach concessions that meet the needs of Brookfield residents, the community at large, and especially our students. Specifically, Brookfield has identified the following issues and District 208 took these steps to alleviate them: ■ The village was concerned with storm water runoff. District 208 spent $600,000 to address storm water retention from the field, tennis courts, and new parking lot.

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OBITUARIES

Mary Dziura, 98 Brookfield homemaker Mary Dziura, 98, of Brookfield, died on Oct. 25, 2016 at the Rosary Hill Convalescent Home. She was a homemaker who was very active at St. Barbara Parish and enjoyed cooking, crocheting and socializing with her family and friends. Ms. Dziura is survived by her children, Chet (Judy), Robert (Lucy) and Jeff (Mary Ann) Dziura; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Dziura, and her son, Rich Dziura. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Barbara Church on Oct. 29, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice. Johnson Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Olga Janacek, 105 Brookfield resident Olga Janacek (nee Miketchuk), 105, of Brookfield, died on Oct.21, 2016. She was

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John Tornberg, 88 Engineer at Western Electric John B. Tornberg, 88, of LaGrange Park, died on Oct. 29, 2016. He was born on March 11, 1928, and raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Mr. Tornberg graduated from Michigan Tech and served in The U. S. Army in Korea immediately following the war. He worked for many years as an engineer

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MONSTER MASH

Scores of kids and adults turned out in costume for Monsters on Mainstreet on Oct. 29 in downtown Brookfield. After trick-or-treating along the Grand and Broadway business districts, kids competed in a costume contest at the Grossdale Station. Top left, Eloise Evans and her daughter, Hannah as the Mad Hatter and March Hare; top right. Adrian Perez as Spiderman collects a free pumpkin; at left, Freddy Zegarra cuts a fearsome figure as Freddy Krueger; bottom left, “Wolf ” dressed as Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma; below right, kids show off their costumes during the contest. PHOTOS BY WILLIAM CAMARGO Staff Photographer

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n 2015, junior Jacob Wardzala and his RiversideBrookfield High School teammates hoped to reach the Class 2A state meet with a top-five sectional finish. The Bulldogs were seventh. “I think as soon as our race was over and we learned we hadn’t qualified, we made that as our goal (for 2016) and even win sectionals, leave nothing up to chance,” Wardzala said. The Bulldogs impressively won the Wheaton Academy Sectional with 76 points on Saturday. Senior Mateo Nunez (3rd, 15 minutes, 31.7 seconds for 3.0 miles), Wardzala (8th, 16:10.3) and junior Connor O’Brien (9th, 16:14.2) were all-sectional medalists, followed by junior Jack Sagan (15th, 16:30.1), seniors Matt Zamudio (44th, 17:18.4) and Nick Allegretti (67th, 17:40.0) CONNOR O’BRIEN and junior Ryan Hahn (73rd, RBHS junior 17:49.5). “They ran very well but we’re also pleased with there being room for growth at state,” RBHS coach Larry Forberg said. “These guys really are focused.” Nunez was 40th at 2015 state. RBHS should challenge for its first top-10 state finish since taking second to York in 1973, also the year of their last sectional title. “We knew we were going to be better because we had a strong group of juniors and sophomores, but I think it’s a little surprising how successful we are,” Wardzala said.

RBHS girls Riverside-Brookfield sophomore Melissa Oliveira Liz joined the girls cross country team this season after trying summer running. “The weather was terrible and it was hard. I could barely run three miles at that time,” said Oliveira Liz, a track sprinter. Now she and the Bulldogs are headed to the Class 2A state meet. On Saturday, Oliveira Liz ran a personal record by 30 seconds and the Bulldogs were second at the Wheaton Academy Sectional. Sophomore Tara Janney was an allsectional eighth (19:18.4), followed by junior Hailey Jurgens (14th, 19:36.3), sophomore Nadia Kaczmarz (22nd, HAILEY JURGENS 19:57.2), Oliveira Liz (23rd, 19:57.7), RBHS junior freshman Emma Fortman (27th, 20:02.3), sophomore Cora Lutes (45th, 20:33.8) and junior Emma Forberg (50th, 20:46.9). Jurgens ran at 2014 state as an individual qualifier (38th). “Haley Jurgens really got into our heads and gave us positive thoughts,” Oliveira Liz said. “I was not expecting (a PR), though. The course was really hilly.”

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RBHS senior Mateo Nunez posted a time of 15 minutes, 31.7 seconds for 3.0 miles to place third at the Wheaton Academy Sectional.

LTHS boys After earning individual all-state track honors, senior Dan Palmer hopes the Lions can achieve a third straight top-three 3A state team trophy. The Lions finished second at the Marist Sectional 54-80 to Downers Grove North, which with favored Neuqua Valley and Lake Zurich are the projected frontrunners. “Cross country is more of our main focus or special to us (as a team) than if we get all-state in the (3,200-meter relay),” Palmer said. “We were a little bit disappointed today. We did have a few kids that had strong races and that’s promising for state.” Junior Danny Kilrea (2nd, 14:26.25 for 3.0 miles) and seniors Vince Zona (4th, 15:00.25) and Alex Pall (9th, 15:14.78) were top 10 medalists, followed by Palmer (22nd, 15:40.55), junior Charles Harders (45th, 16:03.96), senior Roland Van Tassel (50th, 16:07.63) and sophomore Colin Costello (81st, 16:41.77). At state last year, Zona (6th) and Kilrea (10th) were allstate and LTHS was second to Sandburg after being third in 2014.

Like Zona last year, Palmer is recovering from illness that contributed to a rough conference race. “I can still feel it. Hopefully by state it’ll be gone,” Palmer said.

LTHS girls Although LTHS returns all-stater Sarah Barcelona and Emily Henkel from its 2015 3A state lineup, the rest of the Marist Sectional lineup was new. That included Brookfield resident Brianna Liddell as the lone senior. The Lions advanced by taking second at the Marist Sectional to Downers Grove South 69-101. Sophomores Barcelona (17:39.56 for 3.0 miles) and Henkel (17:41.81) finished 1-2, followed by juniors Cara Paliakas (20th, 18:26.18) and Lily Kedzuch (37th, 19:11.19), freshman Maddie Cranny (42nd, 19:22.61), junior Kirsten Meyer (46th, 19:28.33) and Liddell (56th, 19:35.38). A 2015 state alternate, Liddell made her postseason debut at regionals. “I’ve definitely progressed,” Liddell said. “I just have to remind myself that maybe (sectionals) wasn’t my best race but at least I was running it. Next week’s going to be all out, all guts.”

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Lillig-inspired Friars hold off Hononegah

Friars outscore Indians 21-3 in second half to secure win; Lake Zurich next in 7A second round By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

Blessed with quick feet, elusive moves and great vision, Fenwick senior Conner Lillig is an outstanding running back. During Saturday’s 31-10 victory over Hononegah at Triton College in a first round game of the Class 7A state playoffs, Lillig showed why he has as much substance as style on the football field. After the Friars’ first offensive series, Lillig left the game with a left shoulder injury. Although Fenwick led 10-7 at halftime, courtesy of a Connor Hendzel 29-yard field goal and quarterback Jacob Keller’s 31-yard touchdown pass to Alec Polston, the team clearly missed its top running back. Jason Ivery, Michael Paunove and Jackson Haeflinger took their turns carrying the rock, but Fenwick struggled running the ball specifically and offensively in general. As the Friars gathered in the north end zone for a final halftime huddle, Lillig suddenly raced on to the field in full uniform (versus the ice bag on his left shoulder look for most of the first half). Talk about a dramatic entrance. Upon his return in the second half, Lillig capped off a 4-play, 49-yard scoring drive with a 9-yard run, extending the Friars’ lead to 17-7 with 10:12 left in the third quarter. He added another touchdown on a 5-yard catch which gave Fenwick a 24-7 advantage midway through the third. Although Lillig finished with two touchdowns on only 46 yards rushing on seven carries and two catches for six yards, his leadership and toughness paid huge dividends for Fenwick. “I felt I could still play and contribute so I really wanted to get back into the game,” Lillig said. “This is the playoffs and I want to do

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Fenwick senior running back Conner Lillig (#23) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Hononegah in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs on Saturday. Fenwick defeated the Indians 31-10. everything I can to help my team win. There’s no way I wasn’t coming back into the game.” Keller also played well, completing 15 of 24 passes for 213 yards, two TDs and an interception. Tight end Jack Henige (6 catches, 92 yards) and wide receivers Mike O’Laughlin (3 catches, 57 yards) and Polston (3 catches, 47 yards) provided Keller plenty of options in the passing game. Led by linebacker Brett Moorman (10 tackles) and defensive lineman (sack) Adrian Nourse, Fenwick held Hononegah scoreless in the third quarter. Lillig’s spark coupled with renewed intensity by the Fenwick defense proved too

much for the visiting Indians to overcome. Hononegah’s lone touchdown of the day was scored by Christian Fausel on a 4-yard run in the closing seconds of the first half. Quarterback Dominic Ballano (8-for-26, 148 yards), running back Dallas Washington and wide receiver Vito Guerrero also led Hononegah offensively. “We weren’t playing very well in the first half,” Fenwick coach Gene Nudo said. “We were just off without Conner. He came back into the game and gave us a nice spark. We made a couple of plays and the kids played better in the second half.” “Other guys really stepped up as well like

Brett Moorman, Ellis Taylor and Marty Stein on defense. Those guys really set the tone. It’s always tougher in the playoffs, but we’re excited to play our next round game (against Lake Zurich) at home.” Junior kicker Nathan Eccles closed out the Indians’ scoring with a 26-yard field goal to make the score 24-10 at 11:55 of the fourth quarter. Set up a brilliant one-handed catch for nine yards by tight end Jack Henige, Haelfinger plunged into the end zone on a 2-yard run to give Fenwick a 31-10 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Although Hononegah (5-5) moved the ball better in the second half, the Indians still managed to score just three points. Taylor (6 tackles, sack), Stein, Moorman, Ryan Chapman, Alex Pierson (interception), Lorenzano Blakeney, Lorente Blakeney (6.5 tackles) and Jacob Kaminski led the Fenwick defense. While the team is primarily a seniorladen group, Kaminski has emerged quickly as a standout freshman with a bright future. “We all have the same goals as a defensive unit,” Taylor said. “That’s why we mesh so well together. After going 3-6 last season, the returning players were determined to turn things around for the better. “I just try to play my role and make big, timely plays. It’s been an amazing senior year for me. To have a 9-1 record and still be alive in the playoffs, we’re all excited about what’s to come.” Fenwick (9-1) will face Lake Zurich (8-2) next in the second round of the 7A playoffs. The Bears blew out Harlem 40-0 to set up their meeting with Fenwick, which will host the game at Triton College. “I know Coach (David) Proffitt well at Lake Zurich,” Nudo said. “We have a lot of respect for their program. We’re looking forward to the challenge and will need to play better next week.”

Bryant, Rusk lift LTHS to win in 8A opener

Lions rally from 14-point deficit to pull off mild upset against Naperville North By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

Talent has never been a question regarding highly touted Lyons Township junior quarterback Ben Bryant. His arm strength, accuracy and physical tools overall have drawn the interest of multiple Division I schools including Wisconsin and Iowa. In the first round of the Class 8A playoffs against host Naperville North, Bryant showed off his intangibles like leadership and mental toughness to lift the Lions past the host Huskies 25-23 in an instant classic. After Bryant fumbled at midfield with

2:48 left in the fourth quarter, Naperville North’s Cross Robinson scored on a 3-yard run a handful of plays later to give the Huskies a 23-22 lead with 54 seconds left. On the Lions’ final possession, Bryant bounced back though by completing a 50-yard pass to Brandon Fischer on a thirdand-17 at the LTHS 29. Four plays later, LTHS kicker Nathan Rusk BEN BRYANT kicked the game-winning field LTHS senior goal from 34 yards to make the score 25-23. “Everyone just really supported me,” passes for

Bryant said after his late-game fumble. “When I went to the sideline everyone just came up to me and told me to keep my head up because we’ll get the ball back. “It was a little frustrating but we just had to move on from that (turnover) and make a play which we did. They play cover-2 so (Fischer) ran a post down the middle of the field and I was looking for him right away.” Bryant completed 16 of 28 212 yards and two touchdowns

and rushed 11 times for 55 yards. With primary running back Reggie Terrell completely held in check (7 carries, 9 yards), Fischer joined Bryant as a key playmaker with four catches for 118 yards. Derek Johnson added two clutch TD catches and Rusk chipped in four receptions for 32 yards. Led by Robinson (19 carries, 105 yards), Naperville North led 14-0 late in the second quarter courtesy of two touchdown runs from him. The Lions outscored the Huskies 25-9 the rest of the way to pull off the hardfought victory. LTHS (8-2) hosts Palatine (10-0) in the second round of the 8A playoffs this weekend.

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Request of bids for the phase II park improvements at Euclid Square Park. 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 2017 EUCLID SQUARE PARK PHASE II IMPROVEMENTS at 705 West Fillmore Street in Oak Park. The project consists of the removal of existing tennis court surfacing, fencing, fencing gate, site furnishings or amenities, existing playground and play equipment, concrete walk, landscaping as specified; construction and installation of new tennis fencing and gates, playground play equipment, play surfacing, concrete seat wall, drinking fountain, drainage and grading, utilities, lighting, concrete pathways, shade structures, site furnishings, irrigation at ball field area, bio-swale and landscaping. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website as of 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. A nonmandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th at 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at 705 West Fillmore St., Oak Park, IL 60304. 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-andrfps/ 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 is being financed in part, with funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open Space Land Acquisition & Development (OSLAD) grant program.â&#x20AC;? This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2015. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS On November 10, 2016 the Village of Oak Park will request the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to release federal funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended for the Community Development Block Grant Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (108 Program). The 108 Program will take place within the Village of Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $3 million. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) for this program has been made by the Village, which documents the Tier One environmental review of the 108 Program. The ERR is on file at the below address and is available for public examination and copying upon request. The Village of Oak Park will undertake the program described above with 108 Program funds from HUD. The Village of Oak Park and Cara Pavlicek, in her official capacity as Village Manager, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the Village of Oak Park may use the 108 Program funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. HUD will accept an objection of its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the responsible entityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Certifying Officer; (b) that the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Sec. 58.40 or to make the written determination required by Secs. 58.35, 58.47 or 58.53 for the project or activity, as applicable; or (c) that the recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by Sec. 58.75 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by HUD. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to HUD at 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. Objections to the release of funds based on other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after November 25, 2016 will be considered by HUD. Cara Pavlicek Village Manager 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/2/2016

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STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DUPAGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARION M. BENESCH VIPOND Deceased Case Number 2015-P728 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION That the Order Admitting Will to Probate and Appointing Representative was entered in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit on August 28, 2015 for the Estate of Marion M. Benesch-Vipond and that the undersigned, on oath states:

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. FILE NO. D16148317 on October 3, 2016. Under the Assumed Business Name of JONERSON FINANCIAL SERVICES with the business located at: P.O. BOX 34706, CHICAGO, IL 60634. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TERESA B JONES, 2919 N MULLIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60634.

324 North Austin Reroofing. Tear off existing steep roofing materials to deck, roof vents, gutters and downspouts, provide new asphalt shingle roofing, underlayment, roof vents, gutters, downspouts and flashing. Drawings and Project Manual are available at no cost in PDF electronic format from Heitzman Architects, 111 North Marion Street, Oak Park, IL 60301 telephone (708) 848-8844, email frank@heitzman.org, or printed drawings and Project Manual may be obtained at the direct cost of reproduction from Imperial Reprographics and Supply, 823 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60304, telephone (708) 848-1030. Bidders are encouraged to attend the pre bid meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the site, 324 North Austin, Oak Park, IL. Bidders having questions or needing further information may call Jim King at (708) 306-1792. Bid Security: Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the base bid or a certified check in the same amount payable to The Oak Park Housing Authority. Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned as soon as practicable after the opening of the bids. The Oak Park Housing Authority reserves the right to award the contract to its best interests, to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities in bidding, and to hold the three lowest proposals for a period of sixty (60) days after bid due date. This project is subject to Federal Regulations including Fair Labor and Prevailing Wages. The Oak Park Housing Authority, in an effort to reaffirm its policy of non-discrimination, encourages the efforts of Contractors and Sub-Contractors to take affirmative action in providing for Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, religion, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, protected Veteran status or handicap unrelated to ability to perform the job. The Owner encourages General Contractors to employ minority subcontractors and suppliers. James R. King Director of Elderly and Disabled Housing (708) 386-9322

1. The decedent, whose place of residence at the time of death was 400 W BUTTERFIELD ROAD, ELMHURST, IL 60126 died on 6/24/ 2015 at ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, leaving a Will. 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $250,000 Real $0 Annual Income From Real Estate $0 3. The names and addresses of decedent’s heirs are: MARION E INGOLD, RICHARD E BENESCH, WILLAM A. BENESCH 4. The decedent nominated the following to act in the office indicated above: MARION E. INGOLD 4454 HARVEY, WESTERM SPRINGS IL 60558 5.Petitioner is legally qualified to act or nominate a resident of Illinois to act). Petitioner asks that letters administration be issued. 6.*If so indicated above, the Petitioner requests independent adminstration. The name and address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir, who is a minor or disabled person, are shown on Exhibit A attached and made part of this petition. 7. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein. 8. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims Petitioner: MARION E. INGOLD 4454 HARVEY AVE WESTERN SPRINGS, IL 60558 MATT J LEUCK DuPage Attorney Number 48518 Attorney for: PETITIONER MARION E. INGOLD 84 E BURLINGTON RD RIVERSIDE IL 60546 708-447-3166 Published in Landmark 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2016

Public Notice of Mechanic’s Lien Notice is given that a 1981 Mercedes Benz 300SD sedan, VIN# WDBCB20A6BB010307, belonging to Luke Russell, amount due and owing on this vehicle for repairs and storage total $6776.81, is subject to enforcement of a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 45/1 et seq. and 90/1 et seq. Vehicle will be sold to the highest offer on or after November 15, 2016 at 727 N Harlem Ave, Oak Park IL 60302.

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 NO. D16148502 on October 21, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of CAMERON MICHELE DESIGNS with the business located at: 611 SOUTH HARVEY AVENUE, OAK PARK IL, 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partners(s) is: CAMERON MICHELE PILCHER 611 SOUTH HARVEY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 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 21, 2016 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, 2017 and ending December 31, 2017, 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 11/02/2016

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE F/K/ A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-OSI Plaintiff, -v.MARIAN ARCHIE, 222 BOULEVARD MANOR CONDOMINIUMS Defendants 14 CH 011908 222 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. UNIT #104 OAK PARK, IL 60302

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 23, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 222 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. UNIT #104, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 1608-314-043-1004; 16-08-314-0431027. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the

court file 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 1413-12641. 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. 14-13-12641 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 011908 TJSC#: 36-11964 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. I705528

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-7 Plaintiff, -v.JOHNNY JAMISON, SUSAN JAMISON, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CITY OF CHICAGO, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC Defendants 11 CH 25850 841 N. Lombard Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 19, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 5, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 841 N. Lombard Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-303-023-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $487,146.09. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that

will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 11 CH 25850 TJSC#: 3611955 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. I706184

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-HY6 TRUST Plaintiff, vs. PAUL WICKLOW, MELISSA A. WICKLOW, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 9733 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 18, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-206-004-0000. Commonly known as 308 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. File Number SPSF.2282A INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I705780

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KARLA M. SMITH, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A., FKA HOUSEHOLD BANK, ATLAS STONE DISTRIBUTION, INC., THE PARKVIEW OF FOREST PARK CONDOMINIUM Defendants 16 CH 04482 1101 S. Harlem Unit 203 Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1101 S. Harlem Unit 203, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-431-043-1007. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $97,880.86. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property

Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 04482 TJSC#: 3611962 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. I706187

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file num-

ber 11299. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@ pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 11299 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 01542 TJSC#: 36-8887 I706591

calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (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 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 11302. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@ pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 11302 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 45189 TJSC#: 36-12538 I706561

dence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W14-2747. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FFH1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FFH1 Plaintiff, -v.TERRI RENIVA AKA TERRI A RENIVA, ELBERT D RENIVA AKA ELBERT RENIVA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 10 CH 01542 731 BELLEFORTE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 731 BELLEFORTE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-308-018-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home; 2 car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.LISA NORDSTOM-PITZEL A/K/A LISA A. NORDSTROMPITZEL, ELIZABETH HEBSON, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION DBA DITECH.COM, BERNARD PITZEL A/ K/A BERNARD A. PITZEL Defendants 12 CH 45189 312 NORTH RIDGELAND AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 9, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 312 NORTH RIDGELAND AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-106-0080000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC; Plaintiff, vs. CONNIE R. RAMIREZ; DUNLOP CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; DUNLOP MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; FOREST PARK NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CONNIE R. RAMIREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 4593 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-13-307-026-1006. Commonly known as 926 Dunlop Avenue, Unit 206, Forest Park, IL 60130. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium resi-

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