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More cops, DPW employees proposed in Riverside budget

hike expe cted for paramedic fees, $6.4M

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside trustees are expected to approve a 2023 fiscal year budg et next month that includes new hires in the police and public works de part ment, an estimated 41-percent increase in the cost of third-par ty paramedic services and $6.4 million in capital spending, including a major se wer and water main project; preliminary engineering for the Des Plaines River Trail extension initia tive and design engineering for making over the East Quincy Street streetscape and big-ticket ve

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PEP rolls out trustee slate for 2023 election

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Members of Brookfield’s PEP Party last weekend be g an collecting signatures for three candidates they are running in next spring’s election for village trustee, and for first time all three candidates are women.

Incumbent trustee Katie Kaluzny seeks re-election in the 2023 Consolidated Elec tion, and she’s joined on the ticket by for mer two-ter m trustee Nicole Gilhooley and firsttime candidate Julie Narimatsu, who serves on the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Commission.

Brian Conroy, who was elected to his first ter m along with Kaluzny in 2019, will not seek a second consecutive ter m as trustee Before being elected trustee, Conroy spent six years on the school board in Brookfield LaGrange Park District 95. He’s recently been selected to be on the school district’s superintendent search team.

“I’ve been doing this for 10 years between the school board and village board, and things are going well,” said Conroy, who left open the possibility of coming back to local politics in the future. “It made sense to take at least a two-year break.”

Trustee David LeClere, who is finishing up his second consecutive ter m on the vil lage board, cannot run for the position again in 2023 due to the village’s ter m limit law.

Narimatsu, a resident of the village for eight years, has been a parks and recreation commissioner since 2020. She was in strumental in the formation of the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money to ensure ac cess to parks programming and summer camps for all and serves as its president.

“I’ve always been interested in public service, and I was looking for new opportunities at village hall for increasing access and equity in village programs and servic es,” Narimatsu said in a phone interview.

For the past 13 years Narimatsu has worked in the Of fice of the Inspector Gen-

eral at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s of fice in Chicago. Before being named to the Parks and Recreation Commission, Narimatsu volunteered in various capacities at Cong ress Park School and LaGrange-Brookfield School District 102.

She was treasurer of the Cong ress Park PTO for two years and is co-director for the District 102 Fun Run 5K. She also served on the District 102 Dele gate Assembly, which vets and endorses school board candidates

Narimatsu has a bachelor’s de gree in environmental policy and behavior from the University of Michig an, where she was a classmate of Kaluzny. She went on to ear n a law de gree from Syracuse University, where she also ear ned a master’s de gree in inter national relations

If elected, she would bring another strong voice for sustainability initiatives to the village board. Kaluzny, who is the associate director of the Illinois Green Alliance, was instrumental in the village joining the Cross Community Climate Collaborative (C4) and serves on its environment committee

Kaluzny has a bachelor’s de gree in environmental policy and natural resource management from the University of Michig an and a master’s de gree in public service administration from DePaul University.

She has served as the village board’s liai

son to the Brookfield Beautification Commission and Conservation Commission, and prior to election as trustee was on the steering committee for the Brookfield Comprehensive Plan.

Gilhooley seeks to retur n to the village board after serving as trustee from 2013 to 2021. During her times as trustee, Gilhooley was a liaison to the Aging Well Committee, the Parks and Recreation Commission, Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees and the Active Transportation Plan Committee

She presently sits on the board of the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission and is vice president of the S.E. Gross Middle School PTO. Prior to election as trustee in 2013, Gilhooley chaired the Brookfield Beautification Commission.

A graduate of Loyola University-Chicago, Gilhooley is director of human re sources at Ultra Consultants and has a backg round in management consulting.

PEP is the only org anized political committee to announce a slate of candidates for the 2023 election, and no inde pendent candidates have surfaced yet. Nominating petitions must be filed with the village clerk between Dec. 12 and Dec. 19.

The 2021 election was first time in at least 50 years that a Brookfield Village Board race went uncontested.

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BIG WEEK Youth Entrepreneur Market

Shop local and pick up some holiday gifts at the Brook eld Women’s Club Youth Entrepreneur Market on Nov. 6 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at The Compassion Factor y Ar t Galler y and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brook eld

Riverside-Brook eld High School, 160 Ridgewood Road in Riverside, will host its annual Veterans Day program on Nov. 11 and seeks veterans who might be willing to volunteer their time from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. to par ticipate in a school-wide program.

The morning begins with a continental breakfast for veterans, followed by an all-school assembly and then classroom visits where veterans and students can interact during question-and-answer sessions.

Any interested veterans should contact Angelica Salto at 708-442-8303.

Nazareth Academy presents “Har

St. Paul VI Virtual Turkey Shoot

The St. Paul VI Holy Name Society (formerly Mater Christi) hosts is annual virtual Turkey Shoot Basket Ra e and Split-the-Pot on Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. The group will ra e o 35 baskets, each containing a 14- to 16-pound turkey, pumpkin pie, kolacky, houska, rye bread, 5-pound canned ham, prasky, salami and a bag of assor ted groceries. There will also be a split-the-pot with cash prizes.

Because there will be no physical gathering, ra e tickets must be purchased in advance. Entry forms and information on how to watch a livestream can be found at stpaulviparish.org.

The entry deadline is Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Call Stephen at 708-602-1927 with any questions.

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■ The Chi Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Triton College is collecting comfort items for homeless veterans from through Nov. 18, Monday-Thursday, from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Friday, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in the O ce of Student Life, Room B-240, on the Triton College campus, 2000 5th Ave. in River Grove. Items will be donated to the Hines VA Hospital. Individual or travel sizes of toiletry items are preferred.

■ The Frederick Law Olmsted Society and village of Riverside will hold its nal Landscape Workday of the season on Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Longcommon/Downing Triangle. Come for as long as you

like. Supervised children welcome. Bring work gloves and a water bottle. All other supplies and snacks provided. Look for the public works dump truck.

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

■ Riverside Arts Center presents “The Art of Seeing,” featuring the work of Shilin Hora through Dec. 29 in the lobby of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road Viewing hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nazareth Academ 1209 W. Ogden in LaGrange Park presents “Har ve the Pulitzer Priz winning play by Mar y Chase about man named Elw imaginar y 6-foot rabbit friendship and loyalty.

Performances are Nov. 3, 4 and 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Romano Family Theater. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at nazarethacademy.com

Visit riversideartscenter.com for more.

■ North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents Movies in the Teen Spot (grades 6-12) on Nov. 5 at 1 p.m., Morning Munchkin Stories with Ms. Karen (child with adult) on Nov. 7 at 10:30 a.m., Sensory Storytime (child with adult) on Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. and Story Safari (child with adult) on Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new

■ Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Chair Yoga (virtual) on Nov. 3 at 11 a.m., Maker Studio 101 on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m., Genealogy Club on Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. and a Medicare Information Seminar on Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Call

The market features handmade arts and crafts sold by nearly 50 kids in grades 4 through 12 from Brook eld and surrounding communities. Bring cash and enjoy meeting the artists and exploring their work.

Film discussion: “Poppy Field”

Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave., invites you to attend a screening and discussion of the 2020 Romanian lm “Poppy Field,” starring Conrad Merico er as Cristi, a young police o cer struggling to keep his homosexuality a secret from the macho environment in which he works

Film enthusiast Marty Blank hosts the screening in Meeting Room 1 on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Register to attend by calling 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or at brook eld.evanced.info/signup.

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

■ Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents Friday Storytimes (all ages) on Nov. 4 at 9:30 and 10:15 a.m.; Saturday Sensory Storytime on Nov. 5 at 10 a.m.; Mini-Movers Storytimes on Nov. 7 at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; and School’s Out Activity: Bingo on Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. To register for programs, visit online at riversidelibrary. org/events.

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

Conrad Merico er in Poppy Field

Crew burglarizes minimart, attempts liquor store break-in

Three men made of f with hundreds of dollars in cash, containers of lottery tickets and more than two dozen cartons of cigarettes during a smash-and-grab burglary during the early mor ning hours of Oct. 26 at the Shell station minimarket, 3100 Maple Ave.

The same crew also attempted to burglar ize Brookfield Liquors, 9034 31st St., and re portedly burglarized a pair of businesses in Countryside.

Police responded to the Shell station minimart at about 2:50 a.m. after getting a call from the business owner, who received a phone alert from the video surveillance system. By the time police arrived the offenders had fled in a dark-colored Dodge Charger.

According to the police report, the vehicle pulled into the gas station parking lot at 2:41 a.m. Three men dressed in dark clothing and wearing gloves and masks are seen on video exiting the car and retrieving white plastic trash bags before breaking out the lower portion of the glass front door with a landscap ing brick.

The men then load items into the trash bags and smash open the cash register by throwing it on the ground, taking the cash.

They are then seen pushing a safe through the front door and they try unsuccessfully to load it into the car. At 2:44 a.m. the men get back into the car and drive away, leaving the safe behind

Three minutes later, the Dodge Charger re tur ns and the men again try to load the safe into it but give up before driving away eastbound on 31st Street and into the parking lot of Brookfield Liquors.

According to police, the offenders were able to breach the first set of glass doors at the liquor store but were unable to gain entry to the business

Countryside police infor med Brookfield that the same vehicle and offenders had burglarized a car wash and a gas station in that village According to police, the license plates on the Dodge Charger were registered to a Chevy SUV.

Gun stolen in car break-in

A man went to North Riverside police on Oct. 30, two days after someone entered his apparently unlocked Honda CR-V, which was parked in the lower-level parking deck

at North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cer mak Road, and stole a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun loaded with 10 rounds of hollowpoint ammunition.

The victim told police he thought he locked the car after parking it, but there were no signs of forced entry to the vehicle. The vic tim, who has a valid FOID card and concealcarry license, said he went to police after realizing the gun was missing

DUI after driving onto tracks

Brookfield police charged a 23-year old Elmwood Park man with driving under the influence after he reportedly drove his 2007 Subaru onto the Burlington Norther n-Santa Fe Railroad tracks at Maple Avenue on Oct. 29 at 11:50 p.m.

The alleged offender also reportedly was combative with police, shoving a police officer who arrested him and squaring up to fight the officer while in custody at the police station. He also allegedly flipped over chairs and urinated onto the floor of the interview room. He was also charged with aggravated battery for allegedly shoving the police officer

Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight

rich texture with fudge, caramel, nuts, chocolate chips and other quality confections added in.

Wendy Moore

Daisy’s Established in 2016, an old-fashioned confectionery chain featuring delicious handcrafted chocolates, house made sweets and premium ice cream. Plus, scrumptious gift boxes and baskets.

Offering amazing hand-crafted & house made products, original recipe ice cream and gourmet ice cream cakes. Recently we added our very own inhouse brand ice cream...Vanilla Bean Lemon Pound it starts with vanilla bean ice cream then chunks of our delicious moist Lemon Pound cake is incorporated throughout. Along with waffle cones, fudge, caramel, caramel apples, chocolate-dipped pretzels and Krispy treats freshly crafted in-store and on display in front for customers. The ice cream is “superpremium,” with a creamy consistency and a delicious,

“My mom’s name was Daisy and she loved to bake. Her pound cake was always special, but after she passed away my love for it grew deeper. “Whenever I would make the cake, it would be gone in three minutes flat. My friends & family all told me I should sell it.”

Daisy’s Treats and Bakery becoming a trustworthy and well-established business in Brookfield focused on giving back to the community, but for now is focused on building relationships with our customers and creating a place young people feel comfortable visiting. After quietly purchasing the former home of Zoo City Treats in November 2021 Brookfield residents are quickly discovering that much remains the same inside the ice cream parlor with a little flair added.

Although every single day in the ice cream business isn’t perfect, we’ve got to admit that it’s a pretty great industry to work in and we feel fortunate to do what we do. We Make People Happy….First

Unlawful use of a weapon

A 27-year-old Los Angeles man was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and for not possessing a FOID card or conceal-car ry permit after someone called Nor th Riverside police on Oct. 27 at about 2:15 p.m.to re port an apparent robbery at Costco, 2500 Harlem Ave.

When police ar rived, someone re por ted that a man driving a black Honda Accord had displayed a handgun in the parking lot near the g as pumps. Police re por ted locat ing a black Honda with California plates a shor t time later near J.C. Penney at the Nor th Riverside Park Mall and took the alle ged of fender into custody there.

These items were obtained from police re ports filed by the Ri verside, North Ri verside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 2430, and re present a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these re ports has only been charged with a crime. These cases hav e not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

and foremost, we love that this business is all about making people happy. From the toddler with a chocolate mustache to the great grandmother celebrating her 90th birthday with a sweet treat, we know that what we do ends with smiles on faces, and we think that’s awesome. Whenever a challenge comes along or we get a little stressed, it’s easy to get back in the right mindset when we remember that our products become part of someone’s good time.

Winter hours: Nov-March Tuesday-Sunday 12-8pm Monday closed Summer hours: Monday-Thursday 12-9pm, Fri-Sun 12-11

Wendy Moore

Forest Preserve District opens Schuth’s Grove canoe launch

New accessible amenity at northwest corner of Desplaines and Cermak

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and about a half dozen other county and state officials cut the ribbon on a new boat launch at Schuth’s Grove on the northwest cor ner of Cer mak Road and Desplaines Avenue on Oct. 27, providing local canoe and kayak en-

thusiasts yet another access point to the Des Plaines River.

It’s the ninth such canoe/kayak launch in Cook County Forest Preserve land along the Des Plaines River and fills a five-mile gap between the Maywood Grove launch at Lake Street and the Plank Road Meadow launch at Ogden Avenue in Lyons

The boat launch is reached via a curving

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 96

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Riverside School District No. 96 for 2022 will be held on November 16, 2022, at 7:00 P.M., at L.J. Hauser Junior High School.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Dr. Martha Ryan-Toye, Superintendent, 3340 S. Harlem, Riverside, Illinois 60546, (708) 447-5007.

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The corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $28,696,309.00. This represents a 5.00% increase over the previous year’s estimated extension.

III. The property taxes levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2021 were $0.00.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2022 are $0.00. This represents a 0.00% increase compared to the previous year.

IV. |The total property taxes levied for 2021 were $27,329,819.00.

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $28,696,309.00. This represents a 5.00% increase over the previous year’s estimated extension.

asphalt path that slopes gently down to the riverbank, and there’s a stable, paved sur face all the way to river’s edge, making it accessible.

“This makes it easier for everyone to get in or out of the water,” Preckwinkle said during remarks just prior to the ribbon cutting. “And for visitors with disabilities, these features might be the difference between being out in a kayak or staying at home.”

There’s also a canoe/kayak gear staging area to accommodate boats and equipment necessary to host group paddling events

Ar nold Randall, general superintendent of the Cook County Forest Preserve District, said their Conservation and Experiential Programming Department would use the Schuth’s Grove location as a launch point for paddling events and that the Greater Maywood Paddling program would use Schuth’s Grove for training initiatives.

“This award-winning program provides leaders of org anized groups training on kayaking, use and care of kayak gear and how to lead a kayak trip,” Randall said. “Once cer tified, trained leaders can use our free kayak gear library, which has all the supplies needed for an org anized group to go on a paddling trip.”

Under construction for much of the year, the roughly $854,000 project received $203,000 from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and state motor fuel tax revenue to help fund a new per meable paver parking lot.

Kari Steele, president of the MWRD Board of Commissioners, said the parking lot has

the capacity to divert 110,000 gallons of stor m water away from the river, forest preserve meadows and local sewer systems.

“Our partners at the Forest Preserves embraced the environmental benefits of per meable pavement and how it can protect our water environment and mitigate flood ing,” Steele said. “Without [the per meable paver parking lot], that’s more than 110,000 gallons of water invading our forest preserve, filling our riverbanks or flooding our communities.”

In addition, the boat launch was funded in part using an $80,000 state grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Boat Access Area Development Program.

“We all lear ned a lot by living through the pandemic, one of which is that nature is a tonic for all of us,” said John Rogner, deputy director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “Many people had to relear n, and some people lear ned for the first time, how privileged we are to live this region, to have so much wild, open space that we refer to as Chicago Wilder ness

“A launch like this removes one of the principal barriers, and that’s access to these waters for new paddlers and it launches them on a sport that will serve them for a lifetime.”

The canoe launch is open every day of the year. It’s considered part of the Miller Meadow Preserve, which covers 300-acres of unincorporated Proviso Township roughly between the Des Plaines River and First Av enue from Cer mak Road to Roosevelt Road. Schuth’s Grove is the only area of the preserve west of the river.

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Ed Wagemann, a Cook County Forest Preserve District employee, paddles the Des Plaines River a er shoving o from the Schuth’s Grove canoe launch for the very rst time during the Oct. 27 ribbon-cutting event.

Brook eld commission gives thumbs down to

Neighbors, nearby business ow ners also united in oppositio n

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 27 unanimously recommend ed against granting a special use permit and zoning relief sought by a pair of business partners to open a daycare center in the firstfloor commercial spaces of the building at 9046 31st St.

That recommendation will head to the vil lage board for consideration at the Nov. 14 committee of the whole meeting. No vote will be taken at that time, but in light of the negative reaction from the village’s Planning and Zoning Commission and a wall of opposition from neighboring business owners and residents, the business partners seeking to open the daycare will rethink their plans

“We are going to have to reapproach this for sure and see if there are any other options,” said Pawel Czauder na, a real estate broker and one of the daycare center business part ners in a phone interview following the meeting.

Czauder na said he was caught off guard by the intensity of the opposi tion from neighboring commercial and residential property owners, as well as from all of the residential tenants who occupy the three second-floor apartments above the commercial space.

A dozen members of the public, including the owners of at least three nearby businesses spoke in opposition to allowing the daycare at the location, saying it was too danger ous, that it’s onsite parking lot was too small and that its presence would cause a parking crisis for other nearby businesses that don’t have onsite parking.

Business owners were particularly concer ned that the daycare center would result in them losing access to six angled parking spots immediately north of 31st Street on the east side of Park Avenue

“The public parking that’s there was created for the businesses that don’t have any parking,” said Paul Jones, owner of Mold A-Rama, whose office is a few doors west of Park Avenue

Even with those spaces available, said Jones, people park illegally in order to visit businesses in the area. He and others opposing the daycare also said vehicles speed down side streets while using them as cut-throughs to avoid the traffic light at 31st Street and Maple Avenue.

Those opposed questioned zoning relief Czauder na was requesting to reduce the number of onsite parking space from 20 to 13. The village’s code requires two parking spaces for each residential unit and one per every five children enrolled in the daycare. The proposed daycare’s capacity is 40 chil dren.

Residents of the building said they worried they would no longer be guaranteed

“We cannot be responsible for people park ing illegally [near] the ice cream shop or the mechanic’s place,” Czauder na said at the Oct. 27 hearing.

Planning and zoning commissioners didn’t spend much time weighing a recommendation for a special use permit. However, all op posed granting the zoning variance to reduce the number of onsite parking spaces needed, making the special use permit a moot point.

St. daycare

“Being realistic about when drop-off and pickup happen, this parking lot is wholly in adequate for that,” said Commissioner Ryan Evans.

The village board has the final say on the application and trustees can choose to ap prove the special use permit and parking variance. However, doing so would take a super majority of trustees voting in favor to do that.

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spaces to park during the daycare’s 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours of operation, while others worried traffic could back up south on Park to 31st Street during drop-off and pickup times, creating danger at that intersection.

Czauder na said the daycare center was not a school and that children would not be dropped off or picked up all at once. In addition, he said, adults would be parked either in the rear onsite parking lot or in the angled spaces on Park Avenue for just a few minutes He argued his business was not a cause of already existing parking and traffic concer ns and that his application for a special use permit for the daycare and for the park ing relief had nothing to do with the public parking on Park Avenue

BOB UPHUES/Editor

Arrest made amid spree of vehicle thefts

Kia, Hyundai models apparently targeted as part of TikTok ‘challenge’

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Cook County Sheriff’s Police have arrested one of two teenage boys suspected of stealing a black 2022 Kia Sportage from the east park ing lot at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cer mak Road, on the night of Oct. 30, charging him with one felony count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and a misdemeanor count of theft.

The owner of the stolen vehicle flagged down a North Riverside police officer on pa trol at the mall just before 9 p.m., showing the officer broken glass where the car had been parked

BUDGET

departments, among other items.

Elected officials took a first pass at the proposed budget at their meeting on Oct. 15 and are expected to have another go at it on Nov. 17, but the document presented last month projects a balanced general operating budget that’s expected to change little prior to trustees adopting the budget on Dec. 1.

In a memo to trustees included in the Oct. 15 village board meeting packet, Finance Di rector Karin Johns laid out significant new expenditures in the 2023 budget, including hiring two additional police officers “to ease transition with upcoming retirements” and filling one police officer position currently vacant.

The 2023 budget proposes spending $668,164 more in non-capital police department spend ing compared to 2022. Most of that year-overyear increase – about $586,500 -- is for patrol officer salaries.

Public Safety Director Matthew Buckley said the new hires would bring a fully staffed department to 22 officers from the present 20, help ease overtime costs and help the depart ment to remain adequately staffed when expected retirements occur.

Security video showed that at 7:53 p.m. a maroon Kia sedan with a broken rear driver’s side window pulled next to the Sportage. Two people are seen exiting the sedan, using a screwdriver to shatter the Sportage’s rear passenger window The two enter the Sportage and are seen driving away about 90 seconds later

However, the Sportage’s owner was able to track the vehicle via his Apple AirPods, which were inside the car. At 10:30 p.m. the GPS indicated the AirPods were stationary in the 4400 block of West Monroe Street in Chicago.

Two Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers went to that location and reported observing a teenage boy standing next to the Sportage with an AirPod case attached to his pants The boy reportedly fled the scene but re tur ned a short time later and was detained by police

He also had in his possession a PS Vita handheld videogame device, which also had

been left behind in the stolen vehicle, accord ing to police

That theft was just one of several reported in the Landmark’s coverage area for a second straight week. The thefts of Kia and Hyundai model vehicles is apparently part a nationwide trend that developed over the summer in response to a viral TikTok video showing how to steal those models using a USB cord and a screwdriver.

Three vehicles in Brookfield – a Kia Soul in the 9500 block of Lincoln Avenue, a Kia Sorrento in the 3600 block of Blanchan Avenue and a Hyundai Santa Fe in 3800 block of Mor ton Avenue – had their rear passenger side windows shattered in apparent theft attempts during the over night hours on Oct. 23-24.

Two of the three vehicles’ steering columns were damaged, according to the police reports.

On Oct. 24 at 7:35 p.m., two people report edly stole a Kia Sportage from the lot at Zei gler Ford, 2100 Harlem Ave., North Riverside,

by breaking out the rear passenger side window and driving out of the lot at a high rate of speed, accompanied by a white Hyundai Elantra.

The same white Hyundai Elantra report edly was involved in the attempted theft of another Hyundai Elantra just minutes ear lier outside of Urban Air, 7401 25th St., North Riverside, according to police

On Oct. 29, meanwhile, someone stole a 2020 Hyundai Elantra from the parking lot of the North Riverside Park Mall. The victim told police her family parked the vehicle at about 10:40 p.m. and retur ned an hour later to find that the vehicle had been stolen. Glass littered the ground where the car had been parked.

Security video showed a dark vehicle pull next to the Hyundai at about 10:50 p.m. A man wearing a mask exits the vehicle and walks to the Hyundai which is seen driving away southbound through the east lot a short time later

Buckley said he has applied for federal grant funding to help the village fund the new hires, but he indicated obtaining that funding might be a longshot.

New public works positions proposed in the 2023 budget include hiring an in-house engineer whose salary, which was not specified in Johns’ memo, will be split between the public works and community development departments as well as the water fund

According to Johns, “This will be an over all savings to the village due to [the] construc tion management portion of the job description and robust street program in the Capital Improvement Plan.”

The budget also calls for hiring a new fulltime water/sewer employee for public works as well as a new general maintenance employee whose salary will be split between the public works and recreation departments

According to the proposed budget, the vil lage will spend $103,621 more next year for the street/bridge division of the public works department, a 21-percent increase, compared to 2022 and $87,521 more for the forestry division, a 37.5 percent increase.

The Landmark requested copies of staff memos and analysis justifying the new hires and their economic impact, but the village denied that request, claiming they were “pre liminary” records exempt from FOIA, de spite the village factoring those expenditures into the publicly available proposed budget. In response, the Landmark has appealed

that denial to the Illinois Attor ney General’s public access counselor, asking them to expedite the case since the village board is poised to act on the budget in a month’s time

Johns’ memo also noted that elected of ficials should prepare for a spike in fees for paramedic services, which are provided to Riverside by Paramedic Services of Illinois (PSI)

The village’s five-year contract with PSI expires in 2023, and the company reportedly has been informing municipalities it serves to expect steep increases

“In new contracts communities are experiencing high increases due to the nationwide paramedic shortage and inflation of wages and benefits,” Village Manager Jessica Frances told the Landmark in an email.

The budget unveiled on Oct. 15 estimates Riverside having to pay $769,299 for paramed ic services in 2023 compared to the $544,169 the village projects paying in 2022.

Capital expenditures, some of which may not yet have funding sources attached to them, include a police patrol vehicle and a new vehicle for the public safety director which come at a combined cost of $175,000.

The department also will also pay $68,000 in 2023 for police body worn and in-car cameras and Tasers. That payment represents the sec ond in a five-year contract approved last year. Police have also asked for $30,000 to expand its village-wide surveillance camera system.

Both the police and fire departments will

begin an initiative to replace its portable ra dios at a combined cost of $110,000 in 2023. That amount will fund replacement of be tween 10 to 13 radios annually. Police seek to replace a total of 21 radios, with fire seeking replacement of 32 in all.

Public works has requested ear marking $200,000 for an aerial bucket truck so depart ment staff can remove damaged branches without resorting to a third party in all cases. The department also proposes spending $100,000 for a new dump truck to replace a 2007 vehicle with about 56,000 miles on it and which requires “substantial repairs,” accord ing to Public Works Director Dan Tabb

The village share of the cost for prelimi nary engineering for the Des Plaines River Trail extension, a collaborative initiative with Brookfield and other municipalities, is estimated at $216,000, with about $173,000 of that figure coming from a grant.

Design engineering for making over the streetscape along the downtown portion of East Quincy Street is planned for 2023 at a cost of $57,500, of which about $46,000 is grant funded.

Construction of the improvements in the future depends on Riverside receiving additional grant funding.

The costliest project for 2023 is a water main and sewer upgrade on Shenstone Road The water main portion of the project is esti mated to cost $1,065,222 with the sewer upsizing pegged at about $361,000.

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Brook elder seeks election in Cook County Board race

GOP candidate Jagielski faces incumbent Aguilar

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Brookfield resident Kimberly Jagielski knows she is a decided underdog in next week’s election, running for a spot of the Cook County Board as a Republican, but she doesn’t mind.

The 51-year old Cook County probation of ficer is making her first run for public office, challenging incumbent Cook County Board Commissioner Frank Aguilar, a Democrat. in the 16th District, which stretches from Gar field Heights in Chicago to Westchester and Northlake and includes Riverside and most of Brookfield

“I love being the underdog; that just makes it even better,” Jagielski in a recent interview with the Landmark. “We need change. I’m tired of all the crime, I’m tired of being domi nated by a one-party regime that is benefiting them not the people.”

Porfirio of LaGrange, who grew up in Bridgeview and is a member of the Lyons Township Board. He’s been a loyal lieutenant to Landek in recent years.

In what was clearly an orchestrated move, Porfirio filed his nominating petitions on the last day they could be filed in March af ter Landek had filed on the first day. Once Landek dropped out of the race in April, that left Porfirio as the only candidate in the June Democratic primary.

Porfirio, 40, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and serves as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Challeng ing Porfirio is Republican Thomas “Mac” McGill.

The 57-year old McGill lives in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago and is a for mer investigator for the Cook County Sheriff’s Department who now owns a Medicare health insurance agency.

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Like many Republicans, she is critical of the SAFE-T act which will eliminate cash bail on Jan. 1. She said she understands and even agrees with the concept behind eliminating cash bail but says that the law is poorly writ ten. Crime is a major issue for her, and she wants to at least hold the line on taxes

“I stand for law and order, term limits and no tax hikes,” Jagielski’s website states.

McGill decided to run after no Republican ran in the primary. He has made crime and his opposition to the SAFE-T Act his main is sue. He said he was also motivated to run be cause Porfirio is close to Landek, who is close to Mike Madigan, the now indicted for mer Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

“Mike Madigan lives in my district,” Mc Gill told the Landmark. “I know Madigan and that’s one of the reasons I’m running.”

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Aguilar was appointed to the Cook County Board in 2020 after for mer County Board member Jeff Tobolski resigned

Tobolski, who also served as the mayor of McCook, eventually pleaded guilty to accept ing bribes. Aguilar, who is from Cicero, was once a Republican state legislator but is now a Democrat. He has close ties to Larry Domi nick, the president of Cicero. Aguilar is a former chairman of the Morton College Board of Trustees.

Aguilar could not be reached for comment.

State Senate 11th District

In the race for state senator in Illinois’ 11th District, two candidates are vying to suc ceed Sen. Steve Landek (D- Bridgeview), who dropped out of the race in April after initially filing to run for re-election.

The heavy favorite is Democrat Mike

At a recent Zoom candidate forum Porfirio, like most Democratic state legislature candidates, attacked McGill on abortion, linking him to Republicans who oppose abortion rights. During the forum McGill said that he would not support changing Illinois abortion laws.

“Seems to be a hot topic nowadays and I say to each their own, do what makes you happy, but there has to be a medium somewhere,” McGill said.

Porfirio made his position on abortion clear.

“I support a woman’s right to choose, I support a woman’s right to make these deci sions.” Porfirio said.

McGill and Jagielski are both for mer Democrats, but they both say that the Democratic Party has changed.

McGill said the is really an independent and that he is running as a Republican be cause it is easier to get on the ballot as a major party candidate than as a third-par ty or inde pendent candidate

Spooky spec tacle

Kids and adults alike donned costumes and headed over to the Eight Corners and Grand Boulevard business districts in Brook eld on Oct. 29 for the annual Monsters on Mainstreet trick-or-treating event, which culminated with a costume contest and pumpkin/ta y apple giveaway at S.E. Gross Middle School. See more photos at RBLandmark.com

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Thank a vet on this Veterans DayStep up and vote

If you’ve watched TV lately, you may have noticed there’s some sor t of election campaign going on. Tur ns out that the whole thing culminates next Tuesday, Nov. 8, which is of ficially Election Day for the midter m election, also known in Illinois as the guber natorial election, since the race for gover nor and de puty gover nor will be decided.

But there’s many, many more races at stake. There are U.S. House and Senate seats up for grabs, as well as elections for state representative, state senator and slew of statewide of fices, from secretary of state to attor ney general, treasurer and comptroller.

Suburban Cook County voters also have on their ballots the races for a number of Cook County Board posts, from president to commissioner to sherif f. There is the usual avalanche of judicial races on the ballot, including for the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Illinois Cour t of Appeals

There’s also a referendum question on the ballot asking voters to approve a tax hike to support the Cook County Forest Preserve District.

What we’re saying here is that if you are 18 year or older, there’s no reason to sit this election out. There’s plenty at stake as we eng age in our biannual exercise in forming a more perfect union.

Too often, we’ ll see a big voter tur nout for U.S. presidential elections and then paltry tur nout for the midter ms, where just as many impor tant races are decided. These state-centric races often deter mine not just shor t-ter m policy, but they can result in long-ter m policies that may or may not be conducive to promoting democratic ideals.

It may seem at times that we’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of election campaigns, flooding our consciousness with campaign ads on TV, radio or wherever advertising is sold online

Next spring, you’ ll be asked to elect municipal of ficials While those typically don’t come with TV and radio drama, your mailboxes will be sure to get filled, if there end up being contested local elections

While heading to the polls either before or after work or school on Election Day on Nov. 8 can be a headache to be avoided, there’s still time to vote pretty much at your leisure at any of the nearby early voting sites in suburban Cook County. If you live in the Cook County suburbs, you can visit any of them, and there are ones close to home in Brookfield, Lyons, Berwyn, Cicero, Hodgkins, Stickney and Maywood. They’re open every day of the week through Nov. 7, from 9 to 5 Monday through Saturday and from 10 to 4 on Sunday

Not re gistered to vote? You can do that at an early voting site, too. Really, there’s no excuse. Get out and vote.

Still want more info? Visit the Cook County Clerk’s website at cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections.

Originally known as Ar mi stice Day and established in 1919 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the ending of World War I, the federal holiday observed every Nov. 11 is now known as Veter ans Day, honoring all those who have served their country in the military.

Instead of having students take the day off, some local school choose to honor those who have served with special programs.

One of the largest programs is hosted at Riverside-Brookfield High School with an all-school assembly where veterans and active-duty mili tary are as honored guests. Following that program, some of the vets go to individual classrooms to visit with the students, relate their military experiences and answer questions

One of the stories is as follows. As a young recruit in the Air Force, the local air man was sent to Indiana University to study Russian as he prepared to become an Air Force intelligence analyst.

His mission sent him to Hokkaido, Japan, at the island’s norther nmost tip where they could see Russia from their post. They would be tracking Russian aircraft and on June 16, 1963, they tracked the

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flight of the first female Russian cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova. It has always made for an interesting story, since at that time women were not common as astronauts in Russia or the United States

Upon his return to the United States, the air man would be stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. Of futt was a strategic Air Force base where he would be a photo interpreter, his use of Russian put to the side. He liked conveying to the high school students the importance of the mission and how he met then President Lyndon Johnson.

The Air man First Class I write about is Joe Kosey, also known in this space as Husband Joe. Thanks for your service to our country, Joe.

I encourage you to attend one of the many programs presented locally and you can contact your local school to learn of any plans. Also thank a veteran, not just on Veterans Day but anytime there is an opportunity to let them know how we appreciate what they have done to allow us to have the freedoms we possess

And don’t forget to vote. It is one of the most im portant freedoms we have and was worth fighting for. Early voting has begun so you have many opportuni ties to exercise your right.

OBITUARIES

Rosemarie Dusek (nee Pearcy ), 90, of Brookfield, died Oct. 21, 2022.

Ms Dusek wo rked as a secretary for the munici p al gove r nments in Wi llowbrook and Darien. Sh e love d tr avelling, w riting p oetr y, painting, c ooking and lear ning, but most of all she lo ve d her family. S he was g enerous with everything she had – her knowledge, her time and her love S he has joined her foreve r love, Jose ph, in eter nity

S he was the w ife of 72 years to the late Jose ph H. Dusek Jr., the mother of Rosanne Dusek Te nuta and Jose ph J. Dusek; the gr andmother of K rista

Te nuta, Jessica (Kesav) Gandham and Dominiqu e Dusek; the great gr andmother of Tala Gandham; and the aunt of many nieces and ne phew s. Funeral services have been held. Inter ment was at Clarendon Hills Cemeter y, Darien.

In lieu of flower s, memorials are appreciated to ALS AC / St. Ju de Children Research Hospital, 5501 N. C umberland Ave., Suite 101, Chicago, 60656 or Shriners Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 2211 N. Oak Pa rk Ave., Chicago, 60707.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled ar r angements

S end sympat hy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o Rosemarie Dusek family.

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Community Memorial Foundation seeks students ‘changemakers’

High school juniors, seniors invited to participate in philanthropic mission

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The Hinsdale-based Community Memorial Foundation is looking for high juniors and seniors who would like to help decide where to direct their charitable donations next year

Funded by the sale LaGrange Memorial Hospital to a for-profit company, the Community Memorial Foundation serves the wester n suburbs. They’re looking for up to 60 high school juniors and seniors from four high schools -- Riverside-Brookfield High School, Lyons Township High School, Nazareth Academy and Hinsdale Central High School -- to participate in their Young Community Changemakers program, also YC2.

Students in the program will meet for 10 sessions on Sunday after noons from Janu ary until May at the Holiday Inn in Countryside

Initially they will lear n about philanthropy and grant making and, ultimately, they will decide how to spend some of the foundation’s money The students will have the opportunity to solicit grant applications from local nonprofits, go on site vis its and meet with their staf fs. The students will be divided into two cohor ts, which will decide how to direct $30,000 of the foundation’s money

Last year the students awarded grants to combat the ef fects of poverty on health. They reviewed grant applications from 21 organizations before awarding grants to

BEDS Plus ($7,500), Bridge Communities ($10,000), Hope’s Front Door ($5,000) and Housing Forward ($7,500).

Students who participated in the Young Changemakers program last year say it was an interesting and rewarding experience.

“We kind of just talked about what philanthropy looks like, how we can engage in philanthropy and understand how it oper ates,” said RBHS senior Sam Royer.

Royer said that the experience was empowering.

“You feel like that as an individual you can’t make change, but ultimately there is an oppor tunity for you to make change,” Royer said. “It really opens your mind to the possibilities of giving and philanthropy and knowing that you’ re able to make

change in the community.”

RBHS senior Paulina Car mona said that she, too, lear ned a lot from the program.

“It really taught me a lot about communi cation, because we had a lot of discussion about problems in our communities and how to approach to them. It also just taught me a lot about the communities sur round ing us and the problems that they face that my community may specifically may not,” Car mona said.

Car mona said she also lear ned about the professional world and liked being treated as an adult.

Students can download an application for the program from the Community Memorial Foundation’s website, cmfdn.org. Applications are due by Nov. 23 at 5 p.m.

LWV urges yes vote for Forest Preser ve referendum

The League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area supports the Forest Preserve referendum on the ballot for all Cook County residents in the November election.

At a modest cost to taxpayers, the referendum will provide critical funds for the Cook County Forest Preserves to continue to provide benefits to us and all future generations Voters will find the referendum at the end of the first of two ballots they will receive for the election.

The Cook County Forest Preserves are a gem that civic leaders over 100 years ago had the foresight to protect. Their value is measured in a multitude of ways. The benefits include providing an escape into nature from the urban bustle of life, helping to clean our air and preventing pollution, fil tering and capturing water during the ever increasing number and severity of stor ms to help mitigate local flooding, protecting wildlife and helping to restore native plants and supporting migratory birds with places to rest and nest.

The referendum will provide the neces-

sary funds for the Forest Preserves to continue with restoration and infrastructure projects that provide jobs, particularly in historically underinvested communities.

The referendum asks for a small property tax increase that amounts to less than $1.66/ month for the vast majority of Cook County homeowners. The money will secure foundational funding for the Cook County Forest Preserves.

The League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area encourages every Cook County voter to vote yes on the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Wildlife Habitat Protection Cook County Forest Preserve Referendum this November.

Lara Taylor and Michele Niccolai, co-presidents League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area

The key for elec ted

o cials: Being there

When my mother, Judy Baar Topinka, and I would often discuss her first, amazing win in her state representative election in 1980, one thing stood out in the conversations: Judy Baar Topinka could easily have been either a Democratic or a Republic. The most important thing was for her to “be there” for her constituents

For Judy Baar Topinka, party affiliation

was irrelevant, but she had no choice but to play the “party game.” After 20 years in the military, I am like my mother in that I truly do not affiliate with a party. I wanted to share with you some reflections about three people who are running during this election cycle.

Susana Mendoza loves her heritage as a Mexican American as much as Judy Baar Topinka loved her Czech and Slovak heritages. At mom’s memorial service almost eight years ago, Suzanna broke down in tears along with Mike Zalewski, a fellow Riversider. Unlike many politicians from both parties in Illinois, Susana has been there for the Topinka family from the day mom died; she even wrote the foreword to the book “Just Judy, A Citizen and Leader for Illinois” and even proofread the book for me!

Mathew Schultz loves his Czech heritage and demonstrates that love through action and community engagement. I am a member of Lodge Sionilli of the Czechoslovak Society of America (CSA) in Brookfield much like my mother was during her life time Matt is my lodge president. Under his leadership, Lodge Sionilli has survived the COVID pandemic and has remained active.

I have known Tony Peraica since I was a child. Today, he still calls me “Pepi” (Czech for Joe); he is really one of the few people that still call me by that name. He loves his Croatian heritage, and he passionately ad vocates for people of all backgrounds. After

my mother passed away, I found myself taking legal steps that were not common and certainly not expected by my mother during her life. Mr. Peraica was there for me and our family when others tur ned away or even vilified my required legal actions as an executor. Mr Peraica advocated and helped me fight some very big wrongs.

As Landmark readers go to the polls, I simply ask for them to reflect on the people who potentially can become their leaders. Mom would often say to me that the biggest question to ask is, “Will they be there for you after the election?”

Joseph Baar Topink a Ri verside

Food pantr y thanks longtime suppor ter

The Share Food Share Love Food Pantry would like to acknowledge our good friends and longtime suppor ters A Sound Education in Brookfield for another very successful food drive

We sincerely appreciate their ef for ts and thank them and their customers for their generosity and kindness.

John D umas, administrative direc tor Share Food Share Love Food Pantr y

Quick-strike Kaneland too much for Bulldogs

exits state playo

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Big plays were the dif ference as the Sam Styler’s first year as Riverside-Brookfield varsity football coach came to an end Oct. 28 as host Kaneland defeated the Bulldo gs 35-14 in a first-round IHSA Class 6A playof f g ame in Maple Park

No 7-seeded Kaneland (7-3) erupted for 28 points in the third quar ter, including three touchdowns the final 4:15, to snap a 14-14 tie.

Kaneland quar terback Troyer Carlson hit Dylan Sanagustin on a 40-yard touchdown pass with 4:15 left the in the third quar ter to give Kaneland a 21-14 lead. Af ter a three and out by RBHS, Kaneland quickly struck again just 62 seconds later when Johnny Spallasso took a screen pass 61 yards for a touchdown.

A high snap to punter Iggy Bielobradek led to a blocked punt and Carlson hit re ceiver Dom DeBlassio for 27-yard touchdown pass with 21.2 seconds left in the third quarter for the final margin.

“We knew they had a good deep g ame,” Styler said after the g ame “We had plenty of re ps this week, but it’s tough to re plicate their speed in practice.”

RBHS (6-4) played even with Kaneland for most of the g ame After Carlson scored on an 8-yard run to give Kaneland a 7-0 lead with 11:24 left in the second quar ter, the No 10-seeded Bulldogs tied the g ame with a clever play call.

Quar terback Diego Gutier re z rolled right and then threw back across to the field to tight end Luke Kumskis, who raced down the left sideline for 42-yard touchdown to tie the g ame with 4:02 left in the first half Kumskis caught three passes for 66 yards and a touchdown and ran the ball three times for 10 yards.

Styler ordered an onside kick to star t the second half and RBHS nearly recovered it, but Kaneland’s Austin Go glin managed to secure the ball. It took Kaneland just four plays to take the lead as running back Ty-

ler Bradshaw scored on a 23-yard run to put the Knights ahead 14-7.

But the Bulldo gs battled back and put together their best drive of the game, march ing 66 yards in eight plays and tying the g ame when Gutier re z hit junior Tohma Tucker for an 8-yard touchdown pass over the middle on fourth and 3. Gutier re z had opened the drive with a 22-yard pass to Kumskis.

The Bulldogs struggled to run the ball the entire g ame, gaining just 55 yards. Gutier re z completed 13 of 22 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns with one inter ce ption.

Styler’s first season as head varsity

coach was special because he coached this year’s seniors when they were freshman playing freshman football.

“I’m extremely blessed I had this great group to coach,” Styler said.

The senior class, led by r unning back / linebacker Ryan Novak and outside linebacker Drew Swiatek, was tough and g ritty Wide receiver, kicker Bielobradek, of fensive linemen David Her nandez, Joe Midona, Philly Vazzana, linebacker Marques Tur ner, defensive back Nate Pa dilla and defensive lineman Gio Gonzale z will be missed

Kumskis, a 6-3, 215-pound junior tight end/H back, emerged as a star this season.

He and Jackson Ramos, a 6-3, 300-pound of fensive guard, likely will be RBHS’s first Division I recr uits in a long time next year.

Gutier re z will also retur n as will junior David Valencia, who split time as running back with Novak this season. Speedy wide receiver and kick retur ner Muhammed Salem, who Kaneland kicked away from all night, will also be back and should be a major threat next year.

Dillon Coen emerged this year as an impact player at defensive end. Wide re ceiver Anthony Petrucci, linebacke r Jack Grivetti, and 325-pound of fensive guard Manny Garcia-Rivera will also be retur ning star ters.

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RBHS tight end/H back Luke Kumskis tries to shake o a Kaneland tackler dur ing the Bulldogs’ rst-round state playo game in Maple Park on Oct. 28. Kaneland won 35-14, knocking the Bulldogs out of the IHSA Class 6A tournament

Big first half seals first-round playoff win for LTHS

Lions football earns rst postseason victory since 2016

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Lyons Township High School junior quar terback Ryan Jackson was thrust into his star ting role late in the 2021 football season. That included the Lions’ first-round 35-10 IHSA Class 8A state playoff loss at eventual state champion Lockport.

Jackson and the Lions are in a much better place for their playoff retur n.

The star ter since day one in 2022, Jackson threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns Oct. 28, one of several great perfor mances that car ried the Lions to a 26-17 first-round home victory over Naperville Central.

“It was a lot dif ferent this one,” Jackson said. “I feel the cr owd was there to help us [In 2021] I was there for half the season so more experience. That Lockport g ame gave me experience for this g ame.”

The No. 14-seeded Lions (8-2) ear ned their first playoff victory since 2016. They now play at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 at undefeated No 3 Plainfield North (10-0), which beat Naperville Central 19-9 in Week 2 and has limited nine opponents to 14 points or fewer, six to single digits.

“They know that we haven’t won a playoff game since 2016,” LTHS coach Jon Beutjer said. “I feel like they felt a little pressure, but the message to them all week was to just play football. To get this win for our program is a big one. You host a playoff game and that’s a good team.”

The Lions responded with perhaps their best half all season.

They stor med to a 24-7 halftime lead with scores on all four of their drives -- a 30-yard

field goal by David Waight, an 11-yard touchdown run by Danny Pasko and touchdown passes to Travis Stamm (26 yards) and Graham Smith (3 yards).

Beutjer tactically used timeouts to re gain possession with 37 seconds left in the half, and Jackson immediately hit Caleb Greer with a 33-yard pass to the 3.

Then the Lions needed to come through late when No 19 Naperville Central (6-4) tried to rally.

Trailing 24-17, the Redhawks had the ball at their 33 with 3:24 left but only reached the 40 and tur ned the ball over on downs.

They got one last chance with 1:10 left, but they started at their 2 after a fourth-down hooch punt by Jackson in a quarterback formation that was downed by Stamm.

On the first play, senior and two-way standout Danny Pasko was about to get his third sack as quar terback Chris Mc Cor mack threw the ball away in the end zone. The intentional grounding penalty in

the end zone resulted in a g ame-clinching safety

“I didn’t know it was a safety Everyone was going crazy, coming of f the field. I didn’t know what happened,” Pasko said. “I was like, ‘OK. I’ ll take it.’ That felt awesome.”

In the first half, the Lions outg ained Naperville Central 262-77, including all of Jackson’s passing yards.

“I’d say it was one my best halves this year,” Jackson said. “Everybody helped me out to make it my best half of the year.”

Pasko, part of the running platoon af ter an injury to Jack Cheney, rushed for 85 yards. Smith caught four passes for 54 yards.

The Yale-bound Smith also was a member of the LTHS boys basketball team’s sec tional final run this past season.

“No one expected us to be doing this, too,” said the Yale-bound Smith. “It’s even better when no one expects you to do it. We’re showing everyone what LT’s about.”

After sectional win RBHS boys eye state cross country trophy

Bulldogs run away with title at Kaneland, with two placing in top 10

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside-Brookfield High School junior boys cross country runner Jack O’Brien was 30th at the 2021 IHSA Class 2A state meet, just shy of top-25, all-state honors.

“Moving up five places is the goal,” O’Brien said. “All-state wouldn’t just help me but help the team out. There’s a win-win there.”

With many retur nees from the state lineup, the Bulldogs’ overall aspirations are significantly higher. They added to them on Oct. 29 with a decent race that still won the Kaneland Sectional (97 points), their first sectional title since 2017, by 18 points

Junior Cooper Marrs (3rd, 15 minutes, 4.60 seconds for 3.0 miles) and O’Brien (7th, 15:26.27) ear ned top-10, all-sectional honors, followed by juniors Will Kallas (27th, 15:58.92) and Brennan Lester (29th, 16:00.46),

sophomore Brady Nor man (36th, 16:14.37), senior Zack Gaynor (40th, 16:18.37) and ju nior Hayden Marrs (70th, 16:53.11).

“Reading their body language afterwards, they weren’t real happy about the perfor mance,” RBHS coach Jack Brady said. “I think they feel there’s room for improvement.”

The team seeks to excel at the IHSA Class 2A state finals on Nov. 5 at Peoria’s Detwei ller Park

Last year’s team was fifth (235 points), 71 points from third and the final team trophy. Cooper Marrs (all-state 22nd), O’Brien, Hayden Marrs (139th), Kallas (142nd), Gaynor (158th) and Lester (195th) were part of that lineup

The Bulldogs have captured only one state trophy, taking second in 1973 when state was one class

“The sky’s the limit for this team,” O’Brien said. “We’re hoping to contend for at least a trophy.”

Cooper Marrs can become the fourth multiple all-stater in program history. He was contending for the upper half of the all-staters last year when he was struck by exhaustion with about 100 meters left. He

collapsed 10 meters from the finish but re covered in time to remain all-state

“I’m just looking to run my race and see where I’ ll finish,” Marrs said. “Everyone in our top seven was at least at the state meet last year, so we have that maturity and chemistry. It’s going to help us this weekend.”

Pacourek, Gelb advance to girls state finals

In the girls sectional race, RBHS senior Bryce Pacourek and sophomore Gianna Gelb fittingly ran together for the first time in an entire race this season.

They once again qualified for state in dividually after doing so also in 2021 and ear ned all-sectional honors. Pacourek (18:36.38) and Gelb (18:39.99) were ninth and 10th with personal-best times

Pacourek and Gelb were 72nd and 151st at state last year. For Pacourek this is her fourth state meet, including the invite-only 2020 ShaZam Championships held in place of no IHSA state meet.

“I was really happy to make it again. I was really happy that Gianna was able to make it too because I feel like we were really able to

work together this season,” Pacourek said. Gelb is running her best races after what she felt was a slow start to the season. While Pacourek starts out among frontrunners, Gelb works her way up and finishes with a strong third mile.

Last season, Pacourek reached state de spite illness that forced her to miss races and training.

“I feel like I’m in a much better place than I’ve been the last couple of years fitness wise and just mentally,” Pacourek said. “I feel like my experience last year made me realize that even if I have a bad race, I can still come back.”

The Bulldogs were among the top 10 in dividuals not among the seven advancing teams. RBHS was eighth at as team (228), 51 points from seventh-place Nazareth Academy.

Junior Lily Kocourek (64th, 20:18.82), senior Jojo Rodriguez (71st, 20:25.58), junior Maria Dalton (87th, 20:49.36), junior Maiana Nelson (109th, 21:29.06) and senior Mia Wagner (115th, 21:44.14) also raced for the Bulldogs Nelson had a lifetime best, Rodriguez and Dalton had season bests and Kocourek just missed her season best.

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HELP WANTED

ACCOUNT CLERK II

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

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

1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.

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

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

4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.

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

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

7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.

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

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

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

software and other forms of systems and data.

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

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

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties

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

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems.

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

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

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

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

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology.

Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

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

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

VB scripts.

Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to:

Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:

- Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time

- Operating assigned equipment

- Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance

- Working in and around computer equipped vehicles

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:

- Making observations - Communicating with others

- Reading and writing

- Operating assigned equipment and vehicles

Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others.

Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance. Work overtime as operations require.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND

Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft

Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver

License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Account Clerk II. This position performs a variety of accounting clerical duties involving financial record keeping and/or transactions including accounts payable and receivable and to provide a variety of accounting support to the Development Customer Services Department. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. First review of applications November 4, 2022.

NURSERY SUPERVISOR AND CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

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

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

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

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

Designer III (Chicago, IL) F/T - Plan and design structures, such as commercial and office buildings, and other structural property. Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools. Evaluate, select, and apply advanced architectural and design methods with responsibility for project assignments including programming, design development, coordination, production, and construction documents including projects that large or complex in scope. Utilize technical skills in Autodesk Products (Revit and AutoCAD Architecture), Rhino 3D, Illustrator, Dynamo, Sketchup, Bluebeam and V-Ray. Requirements are Bachelor of Architecture (or foreign educational equivalent) or closely related architectural field plus 12 months of work experience in job offered or as Architect, Architectural Designer, Architect 2 or closely related. Past 12 months

- Handling minor repairs and contacting the Facilities Manager, Trustees or directly calling contractors when necessary - On occasion there is some cleaning required of spaces used

This individual must present himself/ herself to the public in a professional manner as a representative of our church.

May fill in when needed for the Facilities Manager or the Custodian This position reports to the Facilities Manager, Trustees or the Pastor as needed. Must be willing to serve on rotation for emergency response from our Burglar system or the Fire Department.

Successful completion of background checks must be completed prior to work. Covid vaccinations are required.

Pay - $20 an hour. Resumes can be sent to LKMasters47@gmail.com.

Custom Frame Company

Clean, safe, fun work with graphic display frames that you’ll see in Wal-Marts, Verizon stores, CTA stations, all over US.

Manufacturing

No weekends, no evening hours, great pay and benefits.

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

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009744 on October 12, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of INTENTIONAL BREATH with the business located at: 1414 BONNIE BRAE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARY LISA WAHLFELDT 1414 BONNIE BRAE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 19, 26, November 2, 2022

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LAW OFFICES OF MALIKA T. ASSAR, P.C. Attorney for Petitioner 420 West Huron Street, 1st Floor Chicago, IL 60654

LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss

Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of RAMIA SALEH KASSIM, Petitioner and MAHDI AHMED MOHAMMED GHALEB, Respondent, Case No. 2022D007467.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your Appearance to said Petition and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before November 18, 2022, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Iris Y. Martinez, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 19, 26, November 2, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS)

COUNTY OF COOK )ss

Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the allocation of SHANNON JEAN FITCH, Petitioner and JOHN EASDALE BARCLAY, IV, Respondent, Case No. 2022D008089.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Temporary and Permanent Sole Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Child Support, and Contribution to Child-Related Expenses; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before November 18, 2022, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Temporary and Permanent Sole Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Child Support, and Contribution to Child-Related Expenses entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 19, 26, November 2, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009773 on October 20, 2022

Under the Assumed Business Name of INFINITE HEALING TINCTURES AND CO. with the business located at: 7000 WEST FOREST PRESERVE DR. #1061, NORRIDGE, IL 60706. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TENNILLE TENARD 1543 FRANKLIN AVE UNIT B RIVER FOREST, IL 60305, USA.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 26, November 2, 9, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009754 on October 18, 2022

Under the Assumed Business Name of WRAP THAT UP with the business located at: 4232 EDGEWATER AVENUE, HILLSIDE, IL 60162. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: STEEVE KIDD 4232 EDGEWATER AVENUE HILLSIDE, IL 60162, USA

Published in Wednesday Journal October 26, November 2, 9, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE Invitation to Bid

The Park District of Forest Park (“Park District” or “Owner”) will receive bids for the Aquatic Center – Main Pool Painting and Pool & Deck Repairs Project, located at 7501 West Harrison Street, Forest Park, Illinois 60130. Bid Documents, including Instructions to Bidders, Drawings, Technical Specifications, General and any Special Conditions, and Bid Forms, including required Contractor Certifications and Prevailing Wage Determination and Supersedes Notice, are available at Park District of Forest Park Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130 commencing on October 27, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A Pre-bid Meeting will be held at Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois, at 9:00 a.m. on November 2, 2022. Bidders can use this meeting to review the Specifications and allow any Bidders an opportunity to discuss any concerns with the Owner. Attendance at this

PUBLIC NOTICES

meeting by all persons desiring to bid on this Project is recommended.

Each bid shall be placed in an opaque sealed envelope and clearly marked “Park District of Forest Park, Aquatic Center – Main Pool Painting and Pool & Deck Repairs Project & The envelope shall be addressed and delivered to and received by the Park District at the following location: Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130. No responsibility shall be attached to any person for the premature opening of a bid not correctly identified.

Bids will be received until 9:00 a.m. November 10, 2022. Immediately thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after that time or at a different location will be rejected and returned to the Bidder unopened.

The Park District of Forest Park reserves the right to waive technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, and/or accept only portions of a bid and reject the remainder. The owner will award the Contract to the lowest, most responsible and responsive Bidder, as determined by Owner. In considering the Bidder’s responsibility, the Owner may evaluate, among other factors, the ability of the Bidder to provide experienced labor sufficient in numbers to timely and properly complete the services, the financial capability of the Bidder, and the performance of the Bidder on other projects.

Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in, or totally consumed in, the prosecution of the Work. The Park District will furnish a tax exemption certificate at the Bidder’s request.

The Park District’s tax exemption number shall only be used by the successful Bidder for the Work of this Project.

After the bid opening time, no bid shall be withdrawn or canceled for a period of sixty (60) calendar days.

The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. A prevailing wage determination has been made by the Park District, which is the same as that determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for public works projects in Cook County. The Contract entered into for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law, and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workmen, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (or the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic.

The Contractor(s) selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations, and executive orders, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity.

Direct questions to Jackie Iovinelli, Executive Director, Park District Of Forest Park, jiovinelli@pdofpstaff.org 708-366-7500 x 121.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss

Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Allocation of ERICA KENYATTA THOMAS, Petitioner and DERRON ANDRE BARNETT, Respondent, Case No. 2022D005669.

PETITION FOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SOLE ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES, CHILD SUPPORT, AND CONTRIBUTION TO CHILD-RELATED EXPENSES

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Temporary and Permanent Sole Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Child Support, and Contribution to Child-Related Expenses; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before November 30, 2022, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Temporary and Permanent Sole Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, Child Support, and Contribution to Child-Related Expenses entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 2, 9, 16, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed separate bids will be received by the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (the “Board”) for the following project:

OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 SD97 - SUMMER 2023 LIFE SAFETY WORK OAK PARK, IL 60302

BID GROUP 1 – ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ROOFING, GENERAL TRADES

Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be read at 2:15 p.m. CST on that date. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked:

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302

Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: SD97 - SUMMER 2023 LIFE SAFETY WORK

Bid Opening will be held at 2:15pm CST within the board room: Scope of work for Bid Group 1 generally includes: Electrical, Mechanical, Roofing, Plumbing & General Trades

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond shall be payable to the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All documents and information required by the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted with the bid. Incomplete, late or non-conforming bids may not be accepted.

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

The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available Thursday October 27th, 2022 and are available for viewing/download online without cost or purchase on the Bulley & Andrews, LLC One Drive, located at the following link. No username or password is required.

https://tinyurl.com/ysfudxfr

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

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

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

For additional information on the project, contact Michael Damato of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at mdamato@bulley.com or 847-6029512.

Dated: 10/25/22 Michael Damato Bulley & Andrews, LLC

Published in Wednesday Journal November 2, 9, 16 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD

Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission November 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Bar-

cal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois for the purpose of considering a request for variations from §62-75 Bulk, yard and space requirements of the Village Code for property located at 9022 Fairview Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 (PIN 15-34-419-030-0000).

Legal Description: Lot 37 in Block 20 in Grossdale, a Subdivision by S.E. Gross of the Southeast 1⁄4 of Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513, kportillo@brookfieldil.gov, or 708-485-1113. Oral or written testimony may be given during the public hearing.

The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Please reference PZC Case 22-10. Public hearings may be continued from time to time without further notice except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall.

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

Published in RB Landmark November 2, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. R-95-22 A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL LIBRARY TAX FOR BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE

BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:

Section 1. The Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park, by Resolution dated October 17, 2022, has requested the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park to levy an additional 0.02% tax for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, in order to include the sum of $76,168.00 in the Village’s 2022 tax levy ordinance as the 0.02% Library Building and Maintenance levy.

Section 2. The corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park hereby determine and propose to levy such additional 0.02% tax for the year 2022, subject to the provisions of 75 ILCS 5/3-4.

Section 3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution in the Forest Park Review, a newspaper with a general circulation within the Village of Forest Park, said publication to occur within fifteen (15) days of the adoption of this Resolution.

Section 4. Pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, notice is hereby given that if a petition requesting a referendum signed by 1,015 or more electors of the Village of Forest Park is filed with the corpo-

rate authorities of the Village of Forest Park on or before December 12, 2022, which is thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Resolution, then the question whether this Resolution shall become effective and said tax imposed shall be submitted to the electors of the Village of Forest Park at a general or special election to be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Illinois in force at the time of such election. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

Section 5. In the event no petition is filed with the corporate authorities within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Resolution, then this Resolution shall be effective and the additional library tax shall be levied accordingly, and included in the Village’s levy ordinance for library purposes.

ADOPTED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois this 24th day of October, 2022.

AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 APPROVED by me this 24th day of October, 2022.

Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor

ATTESTED and filed in my office, and published in pamphlet form this 24th day of October, 2022.

Vanessa Moritz, Clerk

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will re ceive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 for the following:

Village of Oak Park 2022 – 23–104 UPM COLD MIX APPHALT PATCH MATERIAL Bid Number: 23-104

Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/bid For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours.

November 2, 2022

Published in Forest Park Review November 2, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

PHONE: (708) 613-3333 BY

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; Plaintiff, vs. KATHRYN CASSIDY AKA KATHRYN J. CASIDY AKA KATHRYN J. CASSIDY AKA KATIE CASSIDY; KATHRYN CASSIDY AKA KATHRYN J. CASIDY AKA KATHYRN J. CASSIDY AKA KATHIE CASSIDY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE KATIE CASSIDY LIVING TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, AS LIVING TRUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; MAJESTIC CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 22 CH 1952

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Unit 428-2-E in the Majestic Condominiums as delineated on a survey of the following real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-419-029-1011.

Commonly known as 428 South Euclid Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302.

467-9066 BY E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG

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

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 22-004739

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INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3204933

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff, -v.LARSENIA HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12736

14 DIVISION STREET, # 14 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 December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 7, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0480000

The real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse, attached one 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 the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of

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

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

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

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

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 20-04687IL_613739

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 12736 TJSC#: 42-1079

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

Case # 18 CH 12736 I3204167

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