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ec. 6, 1917 may have been the day that eventually brought Joseph Ernest Barss to Riverside. It was perhaps the most catastrophic day in a young life that already had witnessed apocalypse.

It was life-changing for the 25-year-old Barss, who would use an event that killed about 2,000 people, injured thousands more and devastated a city as motivation to dedicate his life to healing.

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Joseph E. Barss was born in 1892 in India to John H. Barss, a Baptist minister who was in that country as a missionary, and his wife, Libby.

John Barss had met his wife through Dr. Ernest Dewitt Burton, one of his professors at the Baptist seminary in Newton Centre, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Burton’s sister, Libby, was living with the couple to help care for their children. John Barss fell in love with Libby and the two married.

Burton would go on to become president of the University of Chicago, and Joseph E. Barss would be a frequent guest at his aunt and uncle’s Hyde Park home during holidays in the early 1920s, according to Barss’ grandson, Joe Barss.

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OFF TO WAR: Joseph E. Barss, upon completing his training as a replacement in the PCCLI, the renowned Canadian infantry regiment, at McGill University in Montreal.

The village of Riverside won’t seek a referendum to fund an expansion and/or renovation of its municipal campus on Riverside Road until at least November 2020, with members of the village board saying they need more input from the public and advisory commissions expressing concerns about conceptual plans.

On Nov. 1 members of the Riverside Board of Trustees agreed with a suggestion by Trustee Michael Sedivy that the village create an ad hoc committee to tackle the issue, while Riverside TV finishes shooting and producing a video tour of existing facilities to give residents an idea of the space and maintenance challenges staff, particularly police and fire personnel, face day to day.

The video tour could be complete sometime in November, said Village Manager See FACILITIES on page 10

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Riverside Arts Center founder Ruth Freeark dies at 92 Established ‘safe and nurturing place’ for artists

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uth Freeark, whose passion for the arts and arts education led her and her husband to establish the Riverside Arts Center, died at the age of 92 on Oct. 7, 2018 at her daughter’s home in South Lyon, Michigan.

A sculptor in her own right, Freeark’s lasting artistic legacy in Riverside is the arts center, founded in 1993 and celebrating its 25th anniversary this year at 32 E. Quincy St. in downtown Riverside.

“She lived and breathed art,” said Kim Piotrowski, an artist and Riverside resident who joined the Riverside Arts Center as board president in 2010. “It’s a big loss for the community, but she laid the seeds for the arts center, and it’s always going to grow.

Artists are attracted to the safe and nurturing place Riverside Arts Center is.”

Born to John and Olga Nelson in Chicago on May 8, 1926, she graduated from Hyde Park High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois.

While there she met her husband, Dr. Robert Freeark, through his cousin, who was Ruth’s sorority sister, and the two married in 1950 and moved to Wilmette.

According to Ms. Freeark’s daughter, Kim, she threw herself into progressive political causes, like open housing legislation and the Civil Rights Movement. Ms. Freeark traveled with a group for the voting-rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Around the same time, Ms. Freeark became involved as a student and later as a board member of the Evanston Art Center, where she was the exhibits chair.

Her experience at the Evanston Art Center, said Kim Freeark, was so important that when the family moved to Riverside in 1975, she wanted to recreate that same kind of place.

Ms. Freeark’s taste in art and architecture was decidedly modern. The family’s old farmhouse in Wilmette was furnished inside with mid-century modern pieces. When she and Robert decided to move to Riverside, they got a bargain on Fairbank Road prop-

RUTH FREEARK erty where the original home had burned down.

The couple hired architect John Vinci, a disciple of Mies van der Rohe, to design the family’s new home. Surrounded by 19th-century Victorians and Prairie School masterpieces, the Freeark’s glass-walled brick-andsteel jewel box was something of a shock.

The reaction was “universally negative,” said Kim Freeark.

But over the years, the home grew on folks and the natural landscaping done by Ms. Freeark herself softened the hard edges of the design.

“Now everyone says, ‘It’s my favorite house,’” Kim Freeark said.

Dr. Freeark purchased the property at 32 E. Quincy St. in 1988 as an income property, but Ms. Freeark also used a portion of the building as her art studio. A couple of years later, artist Jennifer Taylor and her husband moved to town.

Taylor had been searching for fellow creatives in Riverside and the two were introduced, with Taylor contemplating renting studio space in the building. But she couldn’t afford it.

Instead, she offered to help Ms. Freeark turn the building into the community arts center she’d wanted to create since moving from Wilmette to Riverside in 1975. They reached out to other like-minded folks and the Riverside Arts Center began to take shape.

Ms. Freeark was named president of the

board, and Taylor served alongside her as vice president.

“Before you knew it, the place was up and running,” said Taylor. “All the friends I have are because of the Riverside Arts Center. It was a seed that grew like an oak tree.”

At first, the Freeark family loaned the use of the building to the arts center. Later, they donated it to the organization and through some rough financial times during the mid2000s, the Freeark family remained indispensable benefactors. In time, the main exhibition space would be dubbed the Freeark Gallery in honor of the family.

“It wouldn’t be here unless it was for Bob and Ruth,” Taylor said.

In 2008, Ms. Freeark held her one and only exhibition – surprisingly collage and not sculpture – at Riverside Arts Center, called “Opinion Pieces.” The work was characteristically progressive and politically charged commentary on the administration of George W. Bush on the eve of the Barack Obama era.

“I really liked it,” Ms. Freeark said at the time of collage as a medium. “It has an immediacy to it.”

Ailing health in recent years forced Ms. Freeark to spend less time at the arts center, though she still supported it financially. She moved to South Lyon, Michigan, living with her daughter, Kristine. She was wearing her Riverside Arts Center T-shirt when she died, Taylor said.

Dr. Robert Freeark preceded his wife in death in 2006. She is survived by her daughters, Kristine (Robert Zucker) and Kim Freeark (the late Henry Ryan); her brother-in-law, Fred Freeark; her granddaughter, Katherine Zucker; and many step-grandchildren in the Ryan and Zucker families.

The family has planned a celebration of Ms. Freeark’s life for Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11:00 am at the Cheney Mansion, 220 N. Euclid Ave., Oak Park.

Memorial donations are appreciated to the Riverside Art Center, 32 E. Quincy, Riverside, 60546 (riversideartscenter.org) or to B.R.A.V.E. (Bold Resistance to Violence Everywhere), an organization of youth activists sponsored by the faith community of Saint Sabina Church, 7800 S. Racine Ave., Chicago, 60620 (thearkofstsabina.org).

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Man seriously injured in rollover crash

North Riverside police say they are interviewing a “person of interest” connected to a Nov. 4 vehicle crash on 17th Avenue that left one person severely injured and sparked a manhunt that involved a Cook County Sheriff ’s Police bloodhound and shut down the street for hours as police investigated.

Police stated only that the seriously injured victim was a male in his 30s. He was a passenger in a Toyota Corolla that was southbound in the 2300 block of 17th Avenue about 8:40 p.m.

According to police, the driver of the Corolla, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, attempted a U-turn on 17th Avenue and was struck by a northbound black Mercedes-Benz, resulting in a rollover.

The computer-aided dispatch report obtained by the Landmark indicated that one person was found unresponsive in the Corolla and at least one person from the MercedesBenz was seen fleeing the scene on foot toward 16th Avenue.

In addition to police officers searching the area for the driver of the Mercedes-Benz, police called for the Cook County bloodhound and also for a helicopter with infrared search capability. However, the helicopter remained grounded due to weather.

The computer-aided dispatch record indicates police detained one person in connection with the crash around 9:17 p.m. in North Riverside.

It is unclear whether or not the person detained at that time is the person of interest police say they are questioning.

A crash reconstruction team from the West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force (WESTAF) was also called to the scene, and the vehicles, both of which sustained heavy damage, were not towed from the scene until about 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 5. Traffic was reopened on 17th Avenue around 4:30 a.m., according to the computer-aided dispatch report.

Business damaged Brookfield police responded to Total Staffing Solutions, 9016 47th St. about 1:10 a.m. on Nov. 4 after someone called to report that the front window of the business was smashed.

A police officer reported that most of the plate-glass front window had a large hole in it, apparently caused by someone throwing a rock or brick through it. Police also reported observing shoe prints on the window and on the glass door to the business.

According to the police report, shattered glass littered the floor, table and chairs inside the business. In addition, there was a hole in an interior wall in line with the hole in the window glass.

The rest of the business appeared to be undisturbed.

Bar employee battered

Brookfield police charged a 31-year-old Darien man with battery after he reportedly injured an employee of Ryan’s Public House, 8942 Ogden Ave., by shoving him into the brick outside wall after being confronted about not paying his tab on Nov. 4 around 12:20 a.m.

The employee had called police after the man and four others had been asked to leave the bar and refused to do so. After the employee called police, the man left the bar, followed by the employee who attempted to get him to pay.

Outside, the man allegedly grabbed the employee and “violently” shoved him against the wall. The employee hit his head on the wall, resulting in a head wound that bled profusely, according to police.

Witnesses reportedly corroborated the employee’s account of the incident, while the alleged offender refused to cooperate, police said. In addition to being charged with battery, the man was given a notice to stay away from the business.

Woman reports being followed A woman called 911 on Oct. 30 at 10:35 a.m. to report she was being followed by two white cars with tinted windows.

The caller reportedly told police she was driving northbound on First Avenue with one white car ahead of her and one behind her. When she turned onto eastbound 31st Street, the white vehicle in front of her reportedly did a U-turn and pulled behind her.

At that time, the woman called 911 and was directed to stop in front of the North Riverside Police Department at 2359 Desplaines Ave. She told police she’s been followed by two white vehicle before, but has not reported it.

North Riverside police stopped a white vehicle with tinted windows in the 2300 block of Westover Avenue. The driver of that vehicle told police he was looking for apartments and provided the officer with information on the apartments he was looking at in the area.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 29-Nov. 4, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BROOKFIELD

PHOTOS BY ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Brookfield celebrated its 125th birthday on Nov. 3 with a special Founder’s Day event, which included the rededication of the village’s oldest building, the Grossdale Station (lower right). Festivities included a ribbon cutting at the station (upper right) presided over by longtime Brookfield Historical Society member Karen Miller, society director Kit Ketchmark and state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez. Above, Owen Jensen, 1, of LaGrange, isn’t sure what to make of the hot jazz coming from the soprano sax of Eric Schneider and the rest of the West End Jazz Band, which performed at the event.

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BIG WEEK

November 7-14

Calling all veterans

Riverside-Brookfield High School will host a Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 9, with a school-wide assembly in the morning, followed by classroom visits by veterans, who will interact with students personally.

The high school invites all veterans who might wish to participate in the program, which begins at 8:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast and ends at 10:30 a.m. Call Erin Cunningham at 708-442-7500, ext. 2234 or Mary Ann Nardi at 708-442-8275.

Hines VA Hospital, 5000 S. 5th Ave., in Hines, invites veterans their families and those wishing to honor veterans to a Veterans Day parade, ceremony, resource fair and celebration on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The village of Brookfield will re-dedicate its World War I memorial at a special Veterans Day Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Grossdale station, 8820½ Brookfield Ave. All are welcome.

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New show at Compassion Factory Gallery

Compassion Factory Art Gallery and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, presents a new exhibit “In Our Family” featuring work in a variety of media, which were submitted for review during an open call last month. The theme of the show revolves around family – what it looks like and what it means to the artists.

The exhibit runs Nov. 8 through Dec. 1. Admission is free. Compassion Factory Gallery is open Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and first Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m.

It’s murder!

North Riverside Parks and Rec invites adults to a free screening of the 2017 film “Murder on the Orient Express” on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Refreshments and popcorn are free.

Reserve a seat by calling 708-442-5515.

And more Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, 250 Woodside Road in Riverside, hosts “Enriching CommYOUnity,” a program for all ages sponsored by the Riverside and North Riverside Covenant of Churches on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. Childcare provided. RSVP and more info at 708-442-5250 or pastor@stspeterandpaulriverside.org.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield, will host the next of its monthly grief support gatherings on Nov. 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The theme of the gathering will be “Coping with Grief During the Holidays.” Seats are limited. RSVP by Nov. 9 to info@hitzemanfuneral.com or call 708-485-2000.

Through Nov. 9, Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside, is taking part in the 11th Annual Operation Sweaters for ■

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Students run through a scene Nov. 5, during a rehearsal of “Much Ado About Nothing” inside the auditorium at Hauser Junior High School in Riverside.

Hauser Jr. High tackles Shakespeare The public is invited to Hauser Junior High School’s production of William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” on Nov. 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, 65 Woodside Road in Riverside.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Veterans by collecting new sweaters and gloves that will be delivered to local VA hospitals, VA homes and veterans service organizations. Drop off items at the funeral home between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily during the drive.

Riverside-Brookfield High School, 160 Ridgewood Road in Riverside, hosts Water Exercise Techniques (WET), an adult level fitness class on Wednesday nights from Nov. 7 through Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. No swimming involved. $36 for six classes. Email Noelle at bajohrn@rbhs208.net for info.

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The Brookfield Chamber of Commerce will hold will hold its next 60-to-Win prize drawing on Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. at Joe’s Saloon, 9220 47th St. in Brookfield.

Winner need not be present.

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., hosts Romance Readers Salon with Blythe Gifford on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and The Vietnam War with historian Jim Gibbons on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Register to attend at 708485-6917, ext. 134 (for Romance Readers) or ext. 130 (for Vietnam) or online at www.brookfieldlibrary.info.

Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents author Cyndee Schaffer, author of the book “Mollie’s War,” discussing women in the military during World War II, especially her mother’s teas in Europe in the Women’s Army Corps on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room.

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North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday. For adults, there’s Homemade Holidays: Craft a String Art Stocking Holder on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. To register for programs call 708-447-0869 or visit www.northriversidelibrary.org/events.

For kids, there’s Lapsit Storytime (toddlers thru 5) on Nov. 8 at 10:30 a.m.; Tales and Treats (ages 2-5) on Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m.; Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2-5) on Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m.; Bilingual Storytime (ages 2-5) on Nov. 14 at 10:30 a.m.; Bingo/Loteria (ages 3+) on Nov .9 at 4:30 p.m.; DIY Watercolors (teens/tweens) on Nov. 10 from 1 to 3 p.m.

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LTHS presents ‘Game of Tiaras’

Lyons Township High School presents “Game of Tiaras” by Don Zolidis with performances Nov. 8 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 9 at 3:30pm in the South Campus Performing Arts Center, 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd., Western Springs.

The play, which parodies Disney, Shakespeare, and “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of all of our favorite princesses as they fight for their father’s love, and control of his kingdom.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children/ senior citizens. LT students are $5 with school ID. Tickets may be purchased in the box office, which opens one hour before the show.

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MAD AS … : Beck Nolan plays the role of the Mad Hatter in RBHS’ production of “Alice in Wonderland” from Nov. 8 to 11 in the high school’s auditorium.

RBHS prepares to go down the rabbit hole School’s version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ set in circa 1900 circus

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Radio Goes to War

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave. presents “Radio Goes to War” on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m., with “Those Were The Days” radio host Steve Darnall giving an audio sampling of World War II news broadcasts, presidential speeches, shows to entertain the troops and more as they were brought into American homes in the 1940s.

Free. To sign up, call 708-447-0869 or visit online at www.northriversidelibrary.org/events.

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BYOB and snacks. Split the pot, raffles. Call 708865-1282 for more info.

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

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If you, or your child, ever wanted to have tea with Alice from “Alice in Wonderland,” you’ll have your chance on Sunday.

That’s one special aspect of this year’s fall play at Riverside-Brookfield High School, “Alice in Wonderland,” which will be performed this weekend.

Before the Sunday matinee performance on Nov. 11, those who purchase a special $5 ticket will sit down for tea with Alice and some of the other strange characters in the play, who will all be in character and dressed in costume for the tea.

The tea, which should especially appeal to children, will begin at 12:30 p.m. and feature the main characters in the whimsical, fantastical play based on the 1865 novel written

by Englishman Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

“We’re hoping that they are in awe when the characters come in,” said Wendy Winkler, a parent who is helping with the play.

Attendees at the tea will have an opportunity to pose for photos with the actors. They will also receive an activity book for autographs and the activity book will also contain Alice related puzzles.

Tickets to the tea can be purchased in advance or at the door.

“Alice in Wonderland” is the tale of a girl who falls through a rabbit hole and suddenly inhabits a kingdom filled with peculiar characters. But this weekend at RBHS, Alice will join a turn-of-the-20th century circus in an original adaption created by director Colleen Stahnke, a paraeducator at RBHS. Last year, Stahnke created a 1980s version

of “A Midsummers Night’s Dream.”

“With no shortage of reimaginings, remakes, or adaptations, it was important to find an interpretation that not only excited me, but did the original text justice without sacrificing Carroll’s original intention,” Stahnke said in an email. “What better setting than the turn-of-the-century circus to weave a story about an outsider meeting a vast array of unforgettable characters that provide memories for a lifetime?”

The play will also feature music from the era including a nod to the 1920s with a Charleston dance scene.

Four leading roles in the play have been double cast, a way to give more students the opportunity to play major roles and to increase participation in the play which furthers a Board of Education goal of increasing the number of students who participate in an extracurricular activity.

Sophomore Tess Obuchowski and junior Cameron Winkler will share the role of Alice each playing the lead role for two performances. Alex Angeloini and Kate Johnson will split the role of the White Rabbit who leads Alice on her journey.

Teresa Godinez and KT Hilt will split the role of the Queen of Hearts, and Jonathan Murphy and Ewan Perry will split the role of the King. In all, 48 students are in the production.

“Alice” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 8, Friday, Nov. 9, and Saturday Nov. 10. The matinee on Sunday, Nov. 11, is at 2 p.m.

Tickets, which may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3745649, or at the door, are $10 ($5 for students and those over 60).

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Carson’s to reopen store in suburbs Just hours after Carson Pirie Scott stores in North Riverside and elsewhere closed their doors for the last time in late August, the firm that had purchased its parent company’s name, store nameplates, websites and other assets in a bankruptcy auction announced a surprise comeback.

The newly formed Bon Ton Stores Inc., owned by Merrillville, Indiana-based CSC Generation Holdings, quickly activated retail websites for Bon Ton Stores, Carson Pirie Scott, The Boston Store and other of its newly acquired brands.

And, on Oct. 30, the company announced that Carson Pirie Scott would be back as a brick-and-mortar retailer -- in Carson’s old location at the Evergreen Park Plaza Shopping Center, starting on Black Friday, Nov. 23.

“It’s been a race to prepare to open our first store, and we’re looking forward to growing our brick-and-mortar footprint over the coming months,” CSC Generation CEO Justin Yoshimura said in a press release.

Exactly how many more stores the company plans to open in new or former spaces isn’t clear, and so far there’s no indication that the company plans to reopen Carson Pirie Scott’s former location in the North Riverside Park Mall.

Harvey Ahitow, general manager of North Riverside Park Mall, said in response to an email inquiry by the Landmark that “we have not heard anything from Carson’s.”

The Landmark did not get a response to an email inquiry to CSC Generation Holdings regarding any possible interest in reopening the North Riverside store.

In addition to the Evergreen Park store, the Carson Pirie Scott website indicates that the company “is in the process of opening” stores in Lombard and Orland Park as well as stores in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Grand Junction, Colorado.

The Chicago Tribune reported that the company also plans on opening a Carson’s store inside a former J.C. Penney space at the Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale early next year.

The Evergreen Park location will be what the company is calling a “new concept store,” open Thursdays to Mondays and, in addition to merchandise, offering personal services such as interior design and personal styling.

The new president of Bon Ton Stores Inc., Jordan Voloshin, said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in September that the new stores “plan on testing everything from art to liquor” and would sell “more items for your home, from furnishings to appliances to window treatments.”

The company is planning to create new credit card and rewards programs in the coming months, according to an FAQ page on the Carson’s website.

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Brookfield, Riverside test scores get high marks All schools in area rated either ‘exemplary’ or ‘commendable’

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Five area schools received the highest rating possible in the most recent school report cards issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

L.J. Hauser Junior High School, S.E. Gross Middle School, Brook Park Elementary School, Central School and Hollywood School all received the top rank of “exemplary” issued by the ISBE. Only the highest-performing 10 percent of public schools in the state are given the exemplary designation in the revamped school report cards, which were issued last week.

All other local schools received the next highest ranking of “commendable” which was given to approximately 70 percent of the public schools in Illinois.

This year in response to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act which has replaced the old No Child Left Behind law, the state revamped the school report card to emphasize student growth -- how much a student improves from year to year -- over the old system, which only measured how students did compared to set benchmarks of achievement.

At elementary and middle school level, 50 percent of a school’s score is now based on growth and only 20 percent is based on proficiency. Previously proficiency was the only thing that mattered. Another 20 percent of a school’s score was based on absenteeism rates this year and will be based on wider measures of school climate in the future.

“The opportunity to use growth looks at the individual student over time and then compares like scores over time,” said State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith in a recent telephone conference call with reporters. “Growth is less tied to some of the preexisting demographics.”

Most local educators also seem to like the change in emphasis.

“I think that’s been missing for a long time,” said Brian Ganan, the superintendent of Komarek District 94.

Both schools in Brookfield LaGrange District 95, S.E. Gross and Brook Park, received the coveted exemplary designation despite being funded at what the state considers at only an 80 percent level of adequacy and having average teacher salaries that are somewhat below the state average.

“Some of the changes with the new reporting does highlight something that I think our district does very well, and that’s focusing on the climate and culture of our building, because that’s reflected in our high retention of teachers,” said Cathy Cannon, the Director of

Teaching and Learning for District 95.

Cannon also said that the stability of the administrative team at District 95 has helped and that the emphasis on student growth helped District 95.

“We don’t always start with all the highest scores, but we focus a lot on data and providing whatever programing and support all students need to so that they show growth,” Cannon said.

In District 95 as a whole, 56 percent of students tested in third through eighth grade met or exceeded state standards in English language arts (ELA) while another 28 percent approached those standards. Statewide only 37 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA. Students in third through eighth grade were tested last spring.

In math, 37 percent of District 95 students met or exceeded state standards compared to 32 percent statewide while another 28 percent approached state standards.

Based on raw test results, Riverside Elementary School District 96 was the top performing elementary district in the area. Three of the five schools in District 96 received the exemplary rating and the two that did not, Ames and Blythe Park, came close.

“I know that we missed it [at Ames and Blythe Park] by less than four points,” said District 96 Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Merryl Brownlow.

In District 96 as whole, 69 percent of students met or exceeded standards in ELA while 19 percent approached state standards.

In math, 62 percent of District 96 students met or exceeded state standards in math while another 23 percent approached state standards.

District 96 had the highest percentage of students exceeding state standards in the area, with 18 percent doing so in ELA and 15 percent doing so in math.

“We had significant growth in ELA and math in the percentage of students that were proficient,” Brownlow said.

Brownlow was proud of other gains in the district, including going from 44 percent of Hispanic students being proficient in ELA to 57 percent in 2018. The percentage of lowincome students meeting state standards in ELA jumped from 36 percent in 2017 to 48 percent in 2018.

“That’s a huge jump,” Brownlow said.

District 96 has completely revamped its curriculum in the last few years to make it more rigorous, and the changes are paying off, according to Brownlow.

See TEST SCORES on page 9

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TEST SCORES from page 8 At Komarek School, which also received a commendable rating, 41 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA while another 31 percent approached state standards. In math, 32 percent of Komarek students met or exceeded state standards, but an additional 33 percent of students approached the state standards.

In Lyons School District 103 both Lincoln Elementary School and George Washington Middle School received commendable rankings.

At Lincoln School, 24 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA, which was actually a bit lower than 2017. But another 35 percent of students approached state standards in 2018, compared to 28 percent in 2017. At GWMS the numbers were nearly identical.

In math, 16 percent met or exceeded state standards in 2018 and 31 percent approached state standards. In 2017, 19 percent met standards and 34 percent approached math standards.

Home School in Stickney was rated as “exemplary” in District 103.

Congress Park School in southwest Brookfield also received a commendable rating.

There 44 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA while another 26 percent approached state standards.

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Brookfield manager asks for time on 2019 budget Targeting February for vote on spending authority for fiscal year

By BOB UPHUES Editor

For the second consecutive year, the village of Brookfield won’t pass its annual budget and appropriations ordinance until well into the first quarter of the new fiscal year, but Village Manager Timothy Wiberg promised it’ll be the last time that happens under his watch.

Wiberg took the reins as village manager in late September, a time during a typical year when the annual budgeting process would already be well under way.

Instead of trying to rush through a process in order to file a budget document and appropriations ordinance before year’s end, Wiberg said he needs more time for planning.

A schedule of the 2019 budget process shows that Wiberg has targeted mid-February for passage of a budget and late February for passing the appropriations ordinance.

By state law, the appropriations ordinance, which sets the village’s legal spending authority, must be filed by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year, which begins Jan. 1, 2019.

The spending outlined in the appropriations ordinance, said Wiberg, will mirror

spending earmarked in the budget.

“I promise you I will never come to you again with a budget calendar that’s going to result in a budget that is adopted after the start of the fiscal year,” Wiberg told the village’s president and trustees at their Oct. 22 meeting.

Wiberg said future budgeting would involve a six-month review process starting in summer. He also suggested making changes to the current budget process, adding more room for high-level planning and making it more transparent to residents.

“I see some opportunities in the budget process to add some more strategic planning elements, make the budget document a little bit more of a public education guide,” Wiberg said. “This is what’s going to establish the village’s priorities, staff ’s priorities to you, and then you make the ultimate decision of how we’re going to spend our scarce resources.”

In December, Wiberg said he will meet with department directors, who will be asked to defend their budgets for next year. Wiberg said he will go through those department budgets line item by line item, a process that will also help acquaint him with Brookfield operations.

“I’ll be learning a lot,” Wiberg said.

“There’s no better way for me to get to know the organization in detail once I go through their budgets with a fine-toothed comb.”

An important part of Brookfield’s budgeting process, including the one that’s just begun for 2019, will be a budget workshop — tentatively scheduled in early January. Wiberg called the workshop “one of the most important meetings of the year.”

“This budget workshop will be staff ’s opportunity to present policy issues that we’re going to bring to the village board,” Wiberg said.

At that workshop, staff and board members can address budget shortfalls, adjust spending priorities and capital expenditures.

The workshop would be followed later in January by a budget hearing, where the public can comment on the proposed budget and the board can work though final tweaks, if any.

The Brookfield Village Board passed its 2018 appropriations ordinance in February after a health emergency sidelined the village’s finance director, Doug Cooper, from late October 2017 until January during a critical stage of the budgeting process.

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At long last, high school grads First ‘class’ earns diplomas at Brookfield Library’s online school

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The first graduating class of the Career Online High School program at the Brookfield Public Library received their diplomas at the library on Oct. 28.

Four people -- Celine Blando, Antoniesha Brown, Lucy Glass and Wesley Koerner -completed the program, which is offered nationwide through libraries.

Blando and Koerner were present to receive their diplomas in front of a small crowd of family, friends, and a few library officials.

The Career Online High School is a program designed for adults who did not graduate from high school. The program allows students to complete all the requirements for a high school diploma working online.

“When do you get a chance in your life to erase a regret that’s over 40 years?” said the 62-year-old Blando. “I think that’s awesome.”

Wearing blue graduation gowns and mortar boards, Blando and Koerner entered a basement meeting room at the library to a recording of “Pomp and Circumstance.”

Blando found out about the online high school program in early 2017 by reading a story in the Landmark about it. She had to drop out of Lyons Township High School after her sophomore year to work at Jewel.

“My parents couldn’t even afford my books sophomore year,” said Blando, who added that she struggled in school as a sophomore.

Her parents were struggling to make a go of a paint and wallpaper store in LaGrange.

Blando had to take care of her two younger

FACILITIES ‘not ready’ from page 1 Jessica Frances. The committee, whose members need to be identified and chosen, wouldn’t begin its work until early next year.

“I think we need to identify people who are a little bit passionate about this, because this will take a year and a half to work through and communicate and get feedback,” said Sedivy at the village board’s Nov. 1 meeting.

“And, more importantly, it keeps it in front of people’s minds.”

The village board a year ago hired Williams Architects at a cost of $80,000 to assess municipal facilities and propose options and rough cost estimates for expanding and/or renovating the existing village campus in and around the Riverside Township Hall.

The assessment concluded that existing

siblings and cook dinner for the entire family.

As an adult she always enjoyed reading and learning and even took some college level courses at night school at LTHS but always regretted not having that high school diploma.

The very day she read the newspaper story, Blando stopped off at the Brookfield Library to learn more about it. She eventually was interviewed by Frank Murray, head of reference and electronic services at the library, took a pre-test, and was admitted into the program.

“I didn’t realize how upset I was about not graduating until I saw it in the paper and sat down with an interview with Frank,” Blando said.

Blando, who works part time in a doctor’s office, said it was difficult at first to get into the routine of studying. But she quickly got the hang of it, taking detailed notes from the online coursework and earning straight A’s.

Blando spent as much as much as eight hours a day on her schoolwork, she said.

“It’s kind of hard to keep up with household things and getting together with friends,” Blando said. “It’s a commitment.”

The online high school offers many of the standard high school classes such as algebra, biology, world literature and world and U.S history. Students take one subject at a time.

There are tests after each chapter and a final exam.

“The program was well designed, well thought out, and they had resources,” Blando said.

Koerner, 52, is a truck driver in the Chicago area. He grew up in Cicero and had to drop out of high school after his mother died when he was 15 years old. His father had died when Koerner was just 3.

Koerner got a full-time job as a porter at the old Sportsman’s Park race track in Cicero.

First an aunt took him in but that didn’t work out, so Koerner went to live with the family of

friend. He credits his friend’s father, former Cicero police officer James McCauley, with helping to save his life.

“His family took me in when everything went south,” Koerner said. “He raised me until I was 18 years old and took care of me.”

Koerner eventually became a truck driver and rose to become an operations manager until the company went out of business about 12 years ago. Then he returned to driving.

He learned about the program when he applied for a library card. Koerner is a fervent believer in education, something he has passed on to his three children.

“No one is going to be a truck driver in my family,” Koerner said. “It is a good honest, hard living, but I believe education trumps all.”

His eldest daughter, Brittany, teaches seventh grade in Massachusetts; his son, Jacob works at LaGrange Memorial Hospital and is studying to be an emergency medical technician at Triton College; and his youngest child, Sophia, is an eighth-grader at S.E. Gross Middle School in Brookfield.

Koerner said that he would do course work

for at least one hour each night and do more on weekends.

“Every night I would get home from work, I would have dinner and then I would wall myself off in the kitchen and do one lesson,” Koerner said. “I missed a year and a half of sit-down family time.

The Career Online High School focuses on job preparation, and students must pick one of eight career paths. Blando studied food and hospitality because of her background working in the RBHS cafeteria, while Koerner studied office management.

The gregarious Koerner said he would like to work in sales, which he did some of when he was an operations manager.

The $1,295 cost of the Career Online High School was paid by the library through scholarships funded by contributions from the Friends of the Library. The program must be completed within 18 months of starting the course work.

Anyone interested in enrolling in the Career Online High School should contact the Brookfield Public Library.

facilities were inadequate and proposed expanding the village’s footprint at the existing Riverside Road site by building a new two-story, more secure public safety wing; creating additional off-street parking east of the Swinging Bridge and constructing underground parking for police vehicles; and overhauling the village’s existing offices inside the township hall and inside the spaces that now house the police and fire departments.

The conceptual plan also included green rooftop areas overlooking the river as well as a path along the riverfront. An optional concept included a third-floor to accommodate events and provide the village a way to pursue public-private partnerships.

Cost estimates to complete such a project ranged from $24.5 to $28.5 million. A complete renovation of existing facilities, without expanding them, was pegged by Williams Architects at between $6.7 and $9 million.

Had the village board wanted to move aggressively and put a referendum question

on the April 2019 ballot, it would have had to formulate and vote on such a question next month.

Without any real feedback from the public and with plans that are just concepts, officials decided there was no point in seeking a referendum so soon.

“It’s my personal opinion that we are not ready to do that, that we have not had enough public input and we have not had enough other professional input as to alternative designs,” said Village President Ben Sells.

Sells said any discussion of a municipal campus makeover should include discussion of potential changes in the ways the village might deliver services in the future, possible service consolidation and potential partnerships with other agencies, such as Riverside School District 96.

“There are a lot of unanswered questions,” Sells said. “At this point we didn’t even have a specific rendering of any kind of proposed facility to show to our residents. It seems unrealistic to ask people to consider a referen-

dum when you can’t show them at least some idea of what you have in mind.”

The village also might consider conducting a town hall meeting on the subject of a municipal campus makeover, said Sells, to find out what residents feel is and isn’t important.

While calling the need to upgrade Riverside’s police and fire facilities “almost unquestionable,” Sells said it was important to listen to the community about aspects of the project that might not be so critical.

“I’d really be interested to hear what our residents think and whether they’re even interested in it,” said Sells, “because that’s a substantial part of the cost of this project.”

Sedivy also suggested the village conduct an online survey to gather information from the public.

Meanwhile, during September and October, a number of village advisory commissions discussed the conceptual plan, expressing concerns about the impact of a parking lot east of the Swinging Bridge, aesthetics and the sheer scale of the project.

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DID IT! Celine Blando and Wesley Koerner walk down the aisle to “Pomp and Circumstance” at a ceremony on Oct. 28 marking their graduation from Brookfield Library’s Career Online High School.

Opinion I

n the 1970s, leaders of places like Chicago and its suburbs were trying to rid themselves of tattered Victorian relics that were difficult to maintain, tough to retrofit for contemporary business and residential uses, and, quite frankly, judged as ugly.

They also had a tendency, as in the case of Adler and Sullivan’s Chicago Stock Exchange Building in Chicago and Louis Sullivan’s Babson House in Riverside, to be situated on valuable real estate. There was money to be made.

In the case of the Burlington Northern Railroad, they had a trio of obsolete, poorly maintained train stations along their line in Brookfield. Two of them at Hollywood Avenue and Prairie Avenue, were built in 1889. A third, at Congress Park, was built in 1895.

The railroad wanted the maintenance nightmares gone. The stations at Hollywood and Congress Park were demolished.

But a group of residents motivated by the impending loss of what was by that time the oldest building in the village — one of S.E. Gross’ original buildings to showcase his Grossdale suburb — somehow managed to raise the money and then move the old station to the site of the original village hall, itself a victim of the 1970s preference for modernization over preservation.

Grossdale Station looks probably as good now as it ever has, thanks in large part to a small but incredibly dedicated core of volunteers. Scores of people walked through the old station waiting room and the second-floor station master’s quarters on Nov. 3 during Founder’s Day, the village’s celebration of its 125th birthday as an officially incorporated municipality.

What percentage of those people had never seen the inside of that station before? We don’t know for sure, but we’re guessing it was an overwhelming majority. They got a chance to see how lucky Brookfield is to have such a museum — with remarkable artifacts, photos, documents and more from the village’s past.

The rededication of the museum doesn’t close the book on its need for more volunteers and donations to fund its continued operation. Don’t miss the opportunity to keep the history of your hometown alive.

If you didn’t get a chance to make it to Founder’s Day, you may have to wait a while to see the exhibits on display inside again — unless you volunteer. But when another chance comes around, be sure to take advantage.

Brookfield has a remarkable history. It needs to be cherished.

Artistic legacy

Speaking of people dedicated to a cause, Ruth Freeark’s death last month leaves a large hole in the artistic soul of Riverside.

However, she and her late husband ensured that the local arts community will have its own home — for exhibitions, education of children and adults and a place from which they can advocate for the arts and reach out to the community to join them.

The Riverside Arts Center is Ruth Freeark’s remarkable legacy, and right now the center is about as well positioned as it’s been in its history. We’re sure the center’s board and staff will make every effort to further Freeark’s vision of an arts hub in Riverside.

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THE LANDMARK VIEW

Keeping history alive

The Landmark, November 7, 2018

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We’re making history right now

usy times lately in our local communities, with Brookfield and Riverside celebrating or getting ready to celebrate big anniversaries.

Brookfield on Nov. 3 had a successful Founder’s Day celebration in honor of the village’s 125th birthday, while Riverside is gearing up for the 150th anniversary of the creation of its renowned General Plan by Frederick Law Olmsted.

These celebrations emphasize past events and people, which is all well and good, but sometimes I think we overlook the fact that every day we are adding to the history of our communities, and it should be documented for the future.

For instance, when we think of Brookfield history, the name S.E. Gross comes up, which is only right, since he founded the village. But we now have more names who in the future will tell more of the community’s history.

For example, there’s Roy Overholt and his contribution to Brookfield through his dedication to the Little League organization. Or how about Chris Stach, the self-made Brookfield historian who had all the answers on the village, with the documents to prove it?

Or Cathy Colgrass Edwards, the former recreation di-

rector and village clerk who was so involved in so many aspects of Brookfield?

Added to the list of people who have made contributions to the story of Riverside will be people like Scuffy Gross, the late longtime township assessor. Or, do you remember Dorothy Unger, who had been on the Riverside Historical Commission and spent countless hours with a dining room table full of papers in her quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp commemorating Olmsted?

Finally, you can add to the list Ruth Freeark, the lovely, gentle and talented woman who passed away last month. Her legacy lives on in the Riverside Arts Center, which exudes her love of art and her wish to share that love with the town and its people.

When she was named Riverside’s Person of the Year in 2013, it was a memorable evening of celebration with her family and friends, complete with a dancing birthday cake. Yes, that can be in the book for the coming ages.

We enjoy reading and learning about our communities and of the people and events which shaped history, but every day we are adding to the story.

Today’s happenings are tomorrow’s history, so let’s celebrate!

JOANNE KOSEY

LETTERS

Arming teachers is not the answer As co-presidents of the League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area and under the auspices of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, we are writing to inform your readers about a resolution before the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Conference in November.

This is Resolution 2, to provide firearms and training to teachers and staff. If this resolution passes, the IASB Conference will actively seek sponsors and advocate for legislation to arm teachers and school staff. We are recommending that the delegates to the IASB Conference vote no.

We would like the public to be aware of some alternative, more positive ways to address this issue that can provide support as well as safety for the students.

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For example: ■ Support legislation that would fund school resource officers in all schools in Illinois. The officer works in collaboration with the school and the community as a resource for safety and security issues and can be actively involved in a threat assessment team that identifies high-risk students and channels them for appropriate treatment.

■ If costs are a prohibitive factor, then consider supporting legislation that would fund metal detectors in all schools in Illinois, an approach that is far safer than the introduction of firearms, which can contribute to accidental deaths.

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Wounded in battle from page 1 The missionary family didn’t stay in India very long. Libby suffered complications delivering her son and the family traveled back home to Nova Scotia to nurse Libby back to health.

Back home in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, John and Libby called their only child by his middle name, Ernest.

It wasn’t a casual decision. Their son was named after his great-grandfather, Joseph Barss Jr., who was something like a Canadian national hero.

Joseph Barss Jr. won fame as a privaDR. JOSEPH E. BARSS teer for the British during the War of 1812, seizing about 100 United States ships in less than a year before he was captured and imprisoned. Though he was later paroled and retired to a Nova Scotia farm, the Barss family, and Canada generally, remained wary of the country to their south.

And as war raged in Europe in the years after 1914 and Canadian soldiers were being killed in France, Ernest fumed about the United States’ hesitation to join the fight.

“You know we have always been a trifle contemptuous of the U.S. … on account of their prolonged delay in entering the war,” Ernest wrote to his Uncle Andrew shortly after the day that would be the most momentous in his life.

Ernest attended Acadia University in his hometown of Wolfville and was working in Montreal for the Imperial Oil Company in 1914 when war broke out in Europe. After Canada suffered dreadful casualties during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, Ernest enlisted in the Canadian Army and, according to his grandson, Joe, became a machine gunner in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry regiment.

By June 1916, Ernest’s unit was still near Ypres, Belgium, near a place called Mont Sorrel when he was severely wounded by a trench mortar shell, knocking him uncon-

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOE BARSS

RIVERSIDE YEARS: Dr. Joseph E. Barss sits in his new car in front of the family home at 272 Bartram Road in Riverside. Barss and his wife, Helen, (at left) moved to the village in 1929 and lived in the home until 1959. decades later, Ernest still was sensitive to loud noises and would “hit the ground” if he heard a loud whistling noise. He’d also be brought to tears at the sound of bagpipes, which had played his regiment’s troops in and out of battle on the Western Front.

Sent back to Nova Scotia in early 1917 to recover from his battle wounds, Ernest assisted on the home front as a military representative to help raise funds for the war effort and to boost recruitment. He was discharged from the army in October 1917 and had no idea where his future led.

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scious for hours, said his grandson.

“He was rescued and spent months in England recovering from a severe contusion of the spine and ‘shell shock,’” Joe Barss said.

“He dragged a left foot for years and had a tremor of his hands.”

Ernest’s experience in the trenches resulted in some “quirks,” his great-grandson said. It took him years and years to open up about his experiences to his wife. And,

At about 8:45 a.m. on Dec. 6, 1917, a steamer called the Mont Blanc began to pull out of the dock into the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia – about 65 miles away from the Barss family home in Wolfville – to begin its voyage to Bordeaux, France.

The ship was loaded from top to bottom with high explosives.

According to John U. Bacon, author of the definitive book “The Great Halifax Explosion,” the Mont Blanc carried “one of the largest caches of high explosives ever loaded onto a ship: 62 tons of gun cotton, similar to dynamite; 246 tons of a new and par-

ticularly combustible airplane fuel called benzol, packed in 494 thin steel drums and stacked three and four barrels high; 250 tons of TNT; and 2,366 tons of picric acid, a notoriously unstable and poisonous chemical more powerful than its cousin, TNT, which was used to make shells, the Great War’s principle weapon.”

Bacon wrote that the cargo alone weighed about 3,000 tons.

As the Mont Blanc steamed through the harbor, it collided with another ship. What followed, according to Bacon, was the most powerful man-made explosion until Hiroshima.

The blast, Bacon wrote, “blew out windows 50 miles away, rendered 25,000 people homeless in an instant, wounded 9,000 more, often horrifically, and killed 2,000, most of them in a flash.”

Word of the explosion reached the Barss home at about 11 a.m. and Ernest initially thought the description of what had happened “greatly exaggerated.”

Within 30 minutes, however, Wolfville was buzzing. An “urgent call for doctors and nurses” was followed by a call on the Barss’ telephone.

“Dr. Elliott, one of our physicians here, knowing the experience I had had at the

The Landmark, November 7, 2018 front in first aid, called me up and asked me to come along,” Ernest wrote to his Uncle Andrew a week after the explosion.

By 2:30 p.m., Ernest and a train full of doctors and nurses was on the outskirts of Halifax. The scene before them was “a blazing mass of ruins.”

“I saw some terrible scenes of desolation and ruin at the front,” Ernest wrote, “but never, even in that old hard-hammered city of Ypres did I ever see anything so absolutely complete. In that entire area of over three square miles in the immediate vicinity of the explosion there was not one stick or stone standing on another.”

Compounding the devastation had been a tidal wave, triggered by the explosion, “about 30 feet high by all accounts which had swept over everything,” Ernest wrote.

Ernst wrote in detail to his Uncle Andrew about what he experienced during the next 48 hours, of the hundreds of dead, men, women and, in particular, “the most pitiful part of it all, little children.”

Ernest helped dress wounds and set fractures, working until 4 a.m. that first day amid conditions in which seasoned nurses “keeled over at the sights.” He woke up for another round of duty on Dec. 7 at 8:30 a.m. and worked until 3:30 the next morning, “when we were so tired we were just running about in circles.”

He and other first responders were relieved by noon on Dec. 8.

“I thought nothing would ever ‘phase’

me again,” Ernest wrote to his Uncle Andrew. “But I can’t get over the horrors down there.”

The experience did one other thing to Ernest – it changed his view of the United States.

In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, a relief train that included doctors and nurses, along with medical and hospital supplies left the city of Boston and made the more than 650mile journey to Halifax within 36 hours despite a blizzard that followed the explosion.

“I tell you we’ll never be able to say enough about the wonderful help the States have sent,” Ernest wrote. “The response was so spontaneous and everything done even before it was asked for. It brought tears to all our eyes when they came and told us a little of what had been done by the U.S. on Friday night SOURCE: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA [Dec. 7].”

Though he’d been “a trifle contemptuous” of the U.S. in the past, his mind had been forever changed on that score.

“They can have anything I’ve got,” he wrote to his uncle. “And I don’t think I feel any differently from anyone down here either.”

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“That was a life-changing moment for him,” Joe Barss said of his grandfather’s experience in the aftermath of the Halifax explosion.

By 1919, at the age of 27, Ernest had enrolled at the medical college of the University of Michigan. While at the school, he

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE BARSS

LIFE CHANGING: Barss poses with his parents, Libby and John, (above) during a goingaway party thrown for him in Montreal just before he shipped off to France and to the Western Front, where he was badly wounded. While convalescing back home in 1917, Barss was a first responder to the devastation following the Great Halifax Explosion (left, and below left), which remains the most powerful non-nuclear, man-made blast ever.

War, at Hines V.A. Hospital. He eventually started and became the first head coach of the University of Michigan men’s ice hock- established a private practice in Oak Park.

He joined the Riverside Golf Club, said ey team, a post he’d hold until 1927.

An award named after him is still given Joe Barss, and was a 2-handcap. Joe Barss’ father, also named Joseph – the legendary annually to a member of the University of privateer remained a powerful Michigan men’s hockey team naming influence in the family “who best exemplifies the true – told his son that he relished team player.” sneaking out of his home on While at the university, summer nights, going to the he met Helen Kolb of Battle golf club and climbing the Creek, Michigan. The two marfence to go swimming in the ried and had two children, pool. whom they named Joseph and Dr. and Helen Barss lived in Libby, named after Ernest’s bethe Bartram Road home until loved aunt in Chicago, Libby 1959, when Dr. Barss retired Burton, by then a widow. Soon, and they moved to Florida. Joe the family would be moving JOE BARSS Barss was just 6 years old when closer to her.

Grandson his grandparents made the In February 1929, Dr. Joseph move, but he still carries with E. Barss – in the U.S. he went him memories of Thanksgivby his first name, since no one ing dinners on Bartram Road, there knew anything about his buccaneering great-grandfather – his wife with his grandfather carving the turkey.

Many of Dr. Barss’ personal records, inand kids moved into their new home at 272 cluding letters to his family during the war, Bartram Road in Riverside.

Just a few doors down lived Joseph Rein, were later donated by his son to the Univera fellow World War I veteran who later sity of Michigan, which later donated the would be commander of the Riverside’s collection to the Canadian War Museum in American Legion post.

Ottawa, Ontario.

Dr. Barss, according to his grandson, “He died in 1971,” said Joe Barss, adding worked at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn that his grandfather never really talked before taking a post treating his adopted about his experiences as a younger man. “I compatriots, U.S. veterans of the Great wish I’d known that stuff back then.”

“That was a life-changing moment for him.”

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OBITUARIES NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR YEAR 2018 I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Riverside for 2018 will be held on November 15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 4 of Township Hall located at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact the Village Clerk at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546, phone number 708-4472700.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were $4,718,397.

The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2018 are $5,017,920. This represents a 6.35% increase over the previous year.

III. Debt service and public building commission leases property taxes extended for 2017 were $602,984.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2018 are $576,270. This represents a 4.43% decrease over the previous year.

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were $5,324,336.85.

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018 are $5,594,190. This represents a 5.07% increase over the previous year.

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Marjory Bachinski, 73

Charles Matrona, 74

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Marjory E. Bachinski (nee Horn), 73, of Brookfield, died on Nov. 2, 2018.

Born on May 9, 1945 in Evergreen Park, Ms. Bachinski was a retired clerk for the Secretary of State in the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Ms. Bachinski was the wife of the late Walter A. Bachinski Jr.; the mother of Walter A. III (Pamela), James (Sara), Deborah (John) Psenicka and Michael; the grandmother of Nicholas Klinger, Payton, AlMARJORY BACHINSKI exander, Kyle, Anna Bachinski and Jillian Psenicka; the sister of Andrew Horn; and aunt of many.

Visitation is on Friday, Nov. 9 from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. until the time of a chapel service at 10 a.m., at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside with interment at St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Charles R. Matrona, 74, of Brookfield, died on Oct. 30, 2018.

Born on May 1, 1944 in Chicago, Mr. Matrona was a retired mailroom worker for an actuary and consulting company.

Mr. Matrona was the husband of Carol (nee Kasher); the father of Anne (Martin) Bixby and Matthew (Christina) Matrona; the grandfather of Angelica, Nikki and Jason; the brother of Charlene (James) Burton, Robert (Kathy) MaCHARLES MATRONA trona and the late Shirley (Terry) Colclasure; and an uncle to many.

Visitation is on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. until the time of a memorial service at noon at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside.

In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates memorials to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association.

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Shirley Rago, 95

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Jacqueline Katherine Cannon (nee Urbik), 100, of Lombard and formerly of LaGrange Park and Cicero, died on Oct. 31, 2018.

Born on Nov. 24, 1917 in Chicago, she was a bank teller at St. Anthony Federal Savings and Loan in Cicero.

Ms. Cannon was the wife of the late Joseph J. Cannon; the mother of Richard (Shirley) Cannon; the grandmother of Andrew Cannon, Shannon Peekna, Marie Swendsen, the late Michael Cannon JACQUELINE CANNON and the late Michael Traficante; and the great-grandmother of Cassidy and Lindsay Swendsen and Lili and Reija Peekna.

Services have been held. Entombment was at Resurrection Mausoleum in Justice.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Shirley A. Rago (nee Just), 95, of Berwyn, died on Oct. 30, 2018. Born on April 7, 1923, she was a homemaker.

Ms. Rago was the wife of the late Michael A. Rago; the mother of Glenn SHIRLEY RAGO (Debbie) Rago and Lynn (David) Yetter; the grandmother of Suzette Rago-Agosto, John Rago, David (Dawn) Yetter Jr., Brian Rago, Brad Rago and Alisa (Steve) Ruff; the great- grandmother of Peter Agosto, Lauren Rago, Cary Rago, David Alan III and Coco Moriah Ruff; the sister of the late Claude (Billie) Just; the aunt of Diane (Richard) Dice and Lorelei (Tom) McInerney; and the great-aunt of two.

Services have been held. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park.

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That’s the problem opposing teams have had to deal with against Nazareth all season. If one or two Roadrunners are contained, a handful of others do damage.

Quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back Derrick Strongs and wide receivers Diamond Evans, Tyler Morris and Breven Reifsteck fuel a diversified and explosive offense.

Defensively, Marcus Griffin, Louie Stec, and Cam Leach anchor a formidable unit as well. And don’t forget standout senior Michael Love, a Division I college recruit who plays wide receiver/running back, defensive back and special teams.

The Roadrunners’ depth and versatility were on display during their 49-14 win over visiting Hersey on Nov. 3 in the secondround of the IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

“It allows us to be creative in terms of game planning,” Nazareth areth coach Tim Racki said about the Roadrunners’ nners’ array of difference-makers. “We utilize lize our talent in various ways in all three phases of the game.”

Love and McCarthy turned in nearly perfect performances against ainst Hersey.

Love scored two touchdowns chdowns on an 83-yard punt return and 50-yard rd catch, caught three passes for 64 yards and d forced a fumble preventing the Huskies from rom scoring a TD. “Michael continuess to dominate in all three phases,” Racki said. “The fumble he created at the goal line ne was a defining moment for us and secured red the momentum we had. He not only leadss my example, but really instills that confidence dence a team needs for this type of run.”

McCarthy completed ed 15 of 16 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 21 yards and nd a score on five carries.

“J.J. continues to learn arn and improve each week,” Racki said. “Against gainst Hersey, he was focused on what the defense efense was giving him in terms of coveragee and blitzes. He did an excellent job of hitting itting his underneath routes and perimeterr throws when they were taking away our deep routes.”

Through 11 games this his season, the sophomore signal caller hass completed 124 of 169 passes (73.3 percent) for 2,545 yards, 31 TDs and two interceptions..

Against Hersey, Evans ans had five receptions for 132 yards and Morris ris caught four passes for 78 yards. Along g with Love, each had a touchdown reception. eption. Strongs

rushed for 79 yards on seven carries to lead a ground attack, which used nine ball carriers.

On Nov. 3, Nazareth jumped out to a 14 14-00 lead on 1-yard TD runs by Dylan Smith and Evans in the first quarter. The Roadrunners kept scoring in the second quarter on Love’s aforementioned punt return and Morris’ 50-yard catch to build a 28-0 advantage at halftime.

Hersey quarterback Ryan Justice (19for-31, 276 yards) threw a 3-yard TD pass to Kacper Rutkiewicz (8 catches, 72 yards) to put the Huskies on the scoreboard at 28-7 in the third quarter.

The Roadrunners responded with a pair of touchdown passes to Love (50 yards) and Evans (80) to put the game away at 42-7 after three quarters.

The teams exchanged a TD apiece in the fourth quarter for a 49-14 final.

Reflective of the score, Nazareth edged the Huskies statistically. Nazareth had more yards of total offense (507-301) and first downs (22-16), plus a better third-down conversion rate (57 percent to 46 percent).

Nazareth (10-1), which moved up from 6A to 7A this year, advances to the quarterfinals. Top-seeded Simeon awaits the Roadrunners.

Tyler Morris

Like Nazareth, reth, Simeon (11-0) features a lot of scoring oring threats. Quarterback Alante Brown wn (Michigan State recruit), running back back DeAngelo Hudson and wide receivers receiveers Rashaan Palmer, DeKari Waight and Derek Flowers ensure the D Roadrunners’ Roadrunners’ defense will need to account for multiple players. m “Excellentt skill and great size up front for Simeon,” Sim meon,” Racki said about the upcoming upcoming opponent. “There will be lots of o speed on both sides. I believe it will willl come down to both teams team ms limiting the big-play big-p play potential each h side of capable of.” off.”

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BIG 3: Nazareth standouts Michael Love, J.J. McCarthy and Tyler Morris played key roles for the Roadrunners in their 49-14 win over Hersey in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs.

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LTHS cross country girls fourth at state Dickman, Kogucki and Barcelona finish inside top 50

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

The Lyons Township High School girls cross country team capped off a superb postseason run by placing fourth at Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A state finals. Competing at Detweiller Park in Peoria, the Lions scored 191 points on Saturday in cool conditions “The girls ran a really complete team race,” coach Alex Lyons said. “Each kid 1-7 executed as strong a race as they could have on the day. It was great to watch. I thought every athlete on our team, not just the seven that raced Saturday, handled the challenges of the year really well.”

Sophomore Kate Dickman led the Lions with a time of 17 minutes, 00.14 seconds to finish 16th at state. Her pace was 5:40 per mile over the course.

Senior Marta Kogucki (17:18.07/33rd), senior Sarah Barcelona (17:33.8/44th), junior Maggie Abbs (17.47.07/59th) and senior Emily Henkel (18:09.8/97th) were the Lions’ other top runners.

Junior Maddie Cranny and sophomore Claire Williams recorded times of 18:12.1 (101st) and 18:13.2 (105th), respectively, for LTHS. “We were excited to see everyone in the race run either a lifetime or season best,” Lyons said. “I think that speaks to the kind of kids on our team. They are good decisionmakers in races, and just generally mature and level-headed.”

Naperville North (80 points) won the Class 3A state title. Glenbard West junior Katelynne Hart also won state in the individual results with a time of 15:59.8.

Blazers run well in Peoria In IHSA Class 2A action, Trinity finished 23rd with a score of 531. Alexis Cohn set the pace for the Blazers with a time of 18:39.1 and 57th place showing. Sophomores Sylvia Ritzler (19:25.6/113th) and Courtney Yungerman (20:19.9/174th) also ran well for Trinity.

The Blazers’ other runners were senior Hannah Roberts (20:22.7/178th), sophomore Annabel Halloran (20:52.5/191st) and sophomore Jessica Hoffman (21:21.6/201st).

Belvidere North won the 2A state championship with a score of 113, while sophomore Brooke Stromsland won the 2A individual title at 16:32.7.

Janney reps RBHS in Class 2A Tara Janney capped off her RBHS career with a 60th place finish (18:40.1) at the IHSA Class 2A state cross-country final. The senior earned her way to Peoria with a time of 19:15 at the Kaneland Sectional. She won the RBHS Regional title with a time of 19:39.1.

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(Above left) The LTHS girls cross country program celebrates the varsity team’s 10th place finish at the Class 3A state finals.(Above right) RBHS senior Tara Janney (#161) placed 60th with a time of 18:40:1 in 2A. at state,” RBHS coach Blair Jensen said.

“She’s run in the state finals the past three years with the fourth, fifth and seventh fastest-times ever run by a (RBHS) female.

“We’re losing many strong seniors like Tara, Nadia Kaczmarz, Melissa Oliveira-Liz and Cora Lutes,” Jensen added. “We hope their guidance and leadership this year has laid a nice foundation for the underclassmen runners to be competitive next year.”

Clark makes mark in Class A In Class A, Timothy Christian’s Hope Clark came in 68th place. Clark, a junior from Riverside, finished the course in 19:00.5 at a 6:20 pace per mile.

Durkin, O’Brien finish close for Fenwick Senior Laura Durkin finished the race in 18:35.4 for 148th, while junior Marie

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O’Brien posted a time of 18:42.6 for 161st for the Friars.

LTHS boys earn 21st at state Junior Jack Ehlert posted a time of 14:57.9 for 38th place to lead the Lions. The Lions’ Owen Hays (15:22.6) edged teammate Sawyer Madell (15:24.04) as they finished 104th and 106th.

The rest of the LTHS runners at state included Drew Dilcher (15:38.8), Jessie Lussier (15:48.6), Ryan Bonfiglio (15:57.5) and Jocqael Thorpe (18.01.8).

Sikorski comes through for Naz Nazareth senior Scott Sikorski capped off his strong season with a 52nd place showing at Detweiller Park. Sikorski, who won the RBHS Regional, recorded a time of 15:45.6 at state.

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Part Time Positions Available for 2018-19 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools

Senior Manager sought by Ipsos MMA, Inc. in Chicago, IL. Generate predictive models & forward-looking insight for client in order to help them answer key questions.

Analyze & report complex data sets.

Work with statistical software such as SAS & R. and other database software in order to develop econometric models to answer clients’ business questions. Apply @ www. jobpostingtoday.com # 58362.

VISION THERAPIST (PT) Later afternoon /evening hours(weekdays).

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

Business Information Developer Advisor sought by Anthem, Inc. in Chicago, IL, to program processes for data setup and enable advanced analytic capabilities. Apply at www. jobpostingtoday.com ref #84175.

EARLY CHILDHOOD COORDINATOR The Park District of Oak Park is seeking an Early Childhood Coordinator to support the Program Manager & Supervisors in a variety of duties. This includes in the development & implementation of programs in our preschool & early childhood enrichment classes, assist with scheduling of programs & staff and teach Early Childhood Enrichment classes. Must meet all DCFS qualifications to be Site Director Qualified. Go to www.pdop. org to view full job requirements and to apply.

JOB ID 1462 ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Must have own transportation. Call for more info.

708-738-3848.

IT Professionals: Ent. Lvl to Sen. Lvl Sr. Consltnts are needed for our Chicago, IL Office. May req. traveling. Pls send resume, Cvr Ltr., & Sal. Req. to Next Generation Inc 444 W. Lake St., Ste 1490, Chicago, IL 60606.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than November 9, 2018.

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

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

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

Openings available for the 2018-19 school year starting.

Contact Amy O’Rourke, Director of Day Care at aorourke@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer PART TIME ACCOUNTANT The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Accountant (part-time 20-25 hours/week) in the Finance Department. This position will perform general professional level accounting duties involving the reporting of financial transactions, cash management and maintenance of financial records for Village operations, programs and services.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is posted until filled, first review of applications November 19, 2018.

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

Please send a resume & come work for an amazing company! We service Chicago & the surrounding suburbs. We also have apprentice opportunities if you have plumbing skills. Email thyplumber@yahoo.com Senior Data Developer sought by Cars.com in Chicago, IL. Dfne, dsgn, dvlp, unit tst, & spprt new or exstng cmplx ETL soltns to meet bsns reqs. Aply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com #28603

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SYSTEMS ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department.

Applicant will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and techniques of various programming languages, database, computer programming, on-line programming and programming documentation. Additional skillsets include systems analysis and design techniques, such as database normalization, business analysis, workflow procedure, modular programming, stored procedures, and interface with operating system.

Our technology environment consists of MS-SQL & Tools, Superion OneSolution CAD/RMS, CityView Permit, Licensing & Inspections, ERSI ArcGIS, Laserfiche and web software (Java, HTML, Adobe ColdFusion and Drupal).http://www. oak-park.us/ . Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than November 19, 2018.

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Parking spot included. $1,700 monthly. 6-12 month lease option available.

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DELUXE GARDEN APT 5955 W HURON Large 2BR, 4 room apt. Newly decorated. Near West Suburban Hospital. Near all public trans. Rent includes all util. plus laundry facilities avail. $1050/mo.

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Reserve your own affordable 2 or 3 BR condo unit of 1000+ sq ft of living space being built on this historic site. You’ll benefit from a unique 12 year tax freeze and lower monthly living expenses from energy saving systems/appliances, and you can help design your own individual unit.

Plans also include building 5 new townhomes onsite. For details Call 708-383-9223.

SUBURBAN RENTALS FOREST PARK STUDIO APT Newly Remodeled Corner Unit with tons of light! New paint, appliances, bath & newly refinished floors. Close to transportation, laundry on same floor. $980/mo incl. water, heat & 1 pkg space. Sec. dep. req’d.

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ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up.

773-637-5957 Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt.

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ESTATE SALE Oak Park

ESTATE SALE 205 N RIDGELAND SAT 11/10 10AM TO 3PM

Bikes, clothing, kitchen items, glassware, tools, shoes, candles, tvs, etc.

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Saturday, Nov. 10 6–8 PM $5 admission.

Sunday, Nov. 11 9AM–2PM Free admission Monday, Nov. 12 9AM–1PM Free admission.

Clothing, furniture, toys, household items, jewelry & much more.

WANTED TO BUY WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers-lead plastic-other misc. toys.

Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

ITEMS FOR SALE FURNITURE ITEMS FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL 2 PC OAK BUFFET 3 lg drawers, 2 sm drawers; shelves on both sides with doors; inset mirror top with shelf (21 in high); buffet 82w x 18d x 40h. $800.00 CORNER LIGHT MARBLE TABLE 14.5 x 14.5 x 21H $175.00 COFFEE TABLE w/ tan/brown granite base 36 x 46 $950.00 COFFEE TABLE w/ printed limestone top & metal base 29 x 41 $900.00 COFFEE TABLE w/ printed limestone top & metal base 29 x 41 $800.00 COFFEE TABLE w marble top & metal base 36 x 50 $1200.00 Call 708-257-7672 or email rjrylewicz@yahoo.com FURNITURE Storage unit full of furniture for all rooms! Call 708-247-7672.

HOUSE ITEMS FOR SALE House is being sold, several items are for sale, Stove & refrigerator, gas fire place with mantel, musical instruments (ideal for a young band) including drum set, 2 guitars, 1 bass guitar, 4 small amplifiers, computer desks, 6 foot Bar with chairs, exercise equipment and more.

773-988-6468 Terry

TO BE GIVEN AWAY PRO FORM TREADMILL Complete with instruction book.

Yours to haul away!

708-771-9670

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

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Mike’s Home Repair Drywall H Painting H Tile Plumbing H Electric H Floors Windows H Doors H Siding Ask Us What We Don’t Do

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HAULING BASEMENT CLEANING Appliances & Furniture Removal Pickup & Delivery. 708-848-9404

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE’S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Riverside, Illinois will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 4 of the Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, 60546, on the Tentative Annual Budget for the 2019 Fiscal Year of the Village of Riverside, Illinois, commencing January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019.

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

The Tentative Annual Budget will be available for public inspection on and after, November 1, 2018 at the Finance Department of the Village of Riverside, Illinois, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, 60546 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for any day being a legal holiday.

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS

Proposal specifications will be available on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018, after 2:00PM. RFP specifications will be available through our website at www.oak-park.us/bid .

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 11/7/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Park District of Oak Park November 15, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

2019 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Park District of Oak Park will conduct a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Park District’s 2019 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on November 15, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the John Hedges Administration Building, 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL, during the Board of Commissioners’ regular board meeting.

Dated: November 7, 2018 By: Commissioner Kassie Porreca Secretary, Board of Commissioners Park District of Oak Park Published in Wednesday Journal 11/7/2018

By: Cathy Haley Village Clerk

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (the “Board�) for the following project: OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 LINCOLN & LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS 1111 GROVE AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 715 HIGHLAND AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304

1111 GROVE AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 PUBLIC NOTICE

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

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The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Finance Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 1:00 p.m. CDT on Friday December 14, 2018 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 181107, FIBER OPTIC NETWORK. In general, The Village of Oak Park and Oak Park School District 97 seek proposals to implement an all underground single mode fiber optic infrastructure to serve the each organization’s community anchor facilities.

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715 HIGHLAND AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304 LINCOLN & LONGFELLOW/ 2019 LIFE SAFETY BID GROUP 2 – Masonry, misc. metals, millwork, metal panels, roofing, glazing, doors & hardware, drywall & ACT, operable partitions, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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: D18155807 on October 30, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of GBG CONSULTING with the business located at: 1193 S GROVE AVE UNIT #8, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JESSICA PICKENS 1193 S GROVE AVE UNIT #8 OAK PARK, IL 60304.

Published in Wednesday Journal 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/2018

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

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

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.LAURIE MAZUR A/K/A LAURIE PRITCHETT, THOMAS PRITCHETT, LOFTOMINIUMS OF FOREST PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 18 CH 01956 7250 DIXON ST UNIT B FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 3, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7250 DIXON ST UNIT B, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-420-0191012.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium

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unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

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

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

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-01296 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 01956 TJSC#: 38-7241 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Plaintiff, -v.MARK HASKINS, RICK HASKINS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EDWARD A. WIELGUS AND PRISCILLA B. BLACK A/K/A PATRICIA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BLACK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD A. WIELGUS, IF ANY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PRISCILLA B. BLACK A/K/A PATRICIA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BLACK, IF ANY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF ILLINOIS, 230 CIRCLE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BRIAN J MATSKO, THE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR PRISCILLA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BRUCE A/K/A PATRICIA BLACK, APPOINTED BY THE PROBATE COURT, MARK R BRUCE, PATRICK A BRUCE Defendants 15 CH 02029 230 CIRCLE AVENUE UNIT 1 W FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 230 CIRCLE AVENUE UNIT 1 W, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-434-0471001.

The real estate is improved with a red brick, three story multi unit condominium with no garage.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

day status report of pending sales.

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

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

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-19291 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 039917 TJSC#: 38-8267 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 17-0859.

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

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 17-0859 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 7301 TJSC#: 38-8321 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE IZQUIERDO, GABRIEL IZQUIERDO, ADRIANA IZQUIERDO, ANGELITA SILVA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 039917 1530 N. 39TH AVENUE STONE PARK, IL 60165 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 27, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1530 N. 39TH AVENUE, STONE PARK, IL 60165 Property Index No. 15-04-301-041.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $403,195.49.

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

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MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20031, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-1; Plaintiff, vs.

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

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

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

(312) 981-7385.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3102378

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

(312) 981-7385.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3102366

60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1318 S 11TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-215-0170000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-04977 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 05980 TJSC#: 38-6870 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 200429, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-29 Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN D. MULHERN, MARLENE F. MULHERN, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 23, 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 18265, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CWABS REVOLVING HOME EQUITY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2004Q, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 5987 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 27, 2018 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-35-202-002-0000.

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

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family resi-

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

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

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

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

(312) 981-7385.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3102353 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE SANCHEZ, CHRISTINA SANCHEZ, VERONICA M. SANCHEZ Defendants 2018 CH 05980 1318 S 11TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL,

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