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November 16, 2016

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North Riverside Library picks new director PAGE 16

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Brookfield voters reject library referendum

Library board will begin to ‘chart a path forward’

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Last week a narrow majority of Brookfield voters rejected a proposal rejected a proposal to borrow $10.3 million to build a new library across the street from the current library.

Unofficially, 52.77 percent of voters voted against issuing bonds to build a new library. In raw numbers, the referendum proposal was rejected by a margin of 505 votes with 4,808 votes against the proposal and 4,303 voters in favor.

Library officials weren’t saying much after the referendum result.

“The board needs time to digest the results and chart a path forward,” said Brookfield Library board President Jennifer Perry in an email.

The village board-approved plans for a new library will remain in effect until March of 2020 and can be extended by another year at the library’s request, so there’s plenty of time to try again to pass a referendum in the future.

See LIBRARY on page 11

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Students at Lyons Township High School organized a unity rally on Nov.11, planning to march from the North Campus to downtown LaGrange. The rally drew just a handful of students, but the march proceeded nonetheless.

Nation went red, but local voters blue all over Dem nominee Clinton captured about 60% in all three villages

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Donald Trump may have won the White House, but voters in Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside – along with most

Illinoisans – turned away from the Republican Party candidate in droves.

The 2016 presidential election marked the fourth straight where the three villages voted Democratic, voting overwhelmingly for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and

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Sells tops Riverside Caucus slate for 2017 Pollock seeks second term as trustee, joined by Peters, Jisa

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The Riverside Community Caucus, which convenes every two years to interview and slate candidates for local municipal elections, apparently liked what it has seen the past four years and has chosen Village President Ben Sells to head a slate of candidates for the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election.

Sells is looking to win a second term as village president after serving six years as a village trustee. The caucus also chose incumbent Trustee Doug Pollock for one of three trustee seats up for election. He will be joined on the slate by Elizabeth Peters and Wendell Jisa.

Caucus Chairman John Mathews said the group interviewed a total of eight candidates for the three trustee positions. Trustees Patricia Collins and Ellen Hamilton, who chose not to run for second terms in office, were not interviewed by the caucus.

Asked why the caucus chose Peters and Jisa, Mathews said that both came across very well during their interviews.

“They have really good ideas and a sense of where this village needs to go,” Mathews said.

“Both Liz and Wendell have an idea about the historic context of the village, but know what the village needs for the future.”

According to Mathews, the board’s focus in recent years on economic development was of particular interest to members of the caucus.

“Economic development was significant this year,” said Mathews. “In the last cycle infrastructure, especially the downtown infrastructure, was very important. This year, we’re seeing some of the results.”

Sells said that as he reflected on his statement of candidacy from four years ago, he had identified restoring the natural beauty of the village, economic development and downtown infrastructure as keys.

“We’ve had a lot of success on all three points,” Sells said. “Economic development

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Riverside Village President Ben Sells seems to be taking hold and we have some momentum with LaBarra, Sawmilly and Safehouse Brewing.”

In the next four years, said Sells, the community will begin to tackle what to do with the so-called Youth Center building just east of the main fire station on Riverside Road.

“That conversation needs to be had in earnest now,” Sells said. “We’re spending a lot of money each year putting Band-Aids on that building. There will be a community-wide conversation about what we want for that location.”

Sells said that the board will continue to

try to obtain grant funding to improve the streetscape on East Quincy Street in the downtown area after being turned down this year for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant.

Pollock said he wanted the board to build on the economic development gains seen in the past year.

“It’s been a high priority for the board and will continue to be,” said Pollock, a city planner who is the community development director for the village of Burr Ridge and has served in the past on the Riverside Plan Commission.

“We’ve done a lot to send the message to the business community that we’re open for business and that the village is willing to partner to keep existing businesses successful,” Pollock added. “Economic development isn’t a project, it’s more of a program. You’re never finished with it.”

Peters, an attorney with a background in industrial engineering, also comes with a strong interest in local economic development issues. She’s chairwoman of the Riverside Economic Development Commission and led the first phase of a marketing study that the commission will continue in 2017.

Jisa, a seventh generation Riverside resident whose family traces its roots back to two of the founders of the Riverside Improvement Company, is the CEO of a computer software company and in the recent past has been active in addressing public safety matters, particularly traffic issues along Barrypoint and Fairbank roads.

Now that the slating is complete, the candidates are expected to form a new political committee, called Riverside 2017, and campaign as a team.

So far, no other candidates have announced they’re running for office in the spring of 2017. Nominating petitions must be filed between Dec. 12 and 19 in order for candidate to appear on the ballot next spring.

No more step raises for RBHS teachers New 3-year contract calls for set annual salary hikes for all

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

On Nov. 8, while many people were watching election returns, the Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 Board of Education approved a groundbreaking new three-year contract with RBHS teachers and educational support workers.

Under the new deal, which goes into effect retroactively to July 1, step increases and a formal salary schedule were eliminated. Instead teachers will get raises of either $3,800 or $2,100 in each of the next three years.

Most teachers will receive the $3,800 raise.

Only the most experienced teachers, those with more than 30 years of experience, will receive a $2,100 raise. There are 18 teachers at RBHS who qualify for the lower raise.

Teachers have traditionally been paid under a salary schedule that allowed them to effectively get two pay raises combined into one each year, via “step” raises.

“Under the old contract a salary schedule would give a teacher two raises,” said District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis.

“They would receive a raise on their base salary and they would receive a second raise

basically for another year of service. By eliminating the salary schedule, the teachers now receive one flat raise.”

Skinkis said the elimination of step increases will make teacher pay more transparent and should save the district money in the long run.

“The advantage for the school district of eliminating the salary schedule is it makes teachers’ compensation straightforward and that they’re getting one consistent increase and there’s no schedule with compounding See RBHS CONTRACT on page 9

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By BOB UPHUES Chapman and Cutler to see if there’s an arEditor gument to make that school transportation funds shouldn’t be included in the lockbox.

With Illinois voters overwhelmingly fa“School districts have reason to worry, but voring an amendment to the state’s constiwe’re engaged in the process of determintution to sequester any funds earmarked for ing how to avoid the inherent misconcep“transportation” for those purposes only, tion that school districts are responsible some Illinois school districts, for roads, railways, airports or including Riverside District transportation infrastructure.”

96, moved to empty the cash reEach year, school district’s serves in their transportation levy taxes to support four core funds and move them into funds areas of school operations – edthat can be used for education ucation, operations and mainpurposes. tenance, transportation and Six days before the Nov. 8 elecworking cash. All of those funds, tion where the so-called transexcept the transportation fund, portation lockbox amendment have their annual tax levy extenappeared on the ballot, the Dissions capped by law. trict 96 school board voted to As the total equalized assessed transfer $8.3 million from its value (EAV) of property in Distransportation fund to its educatrict 96 has fallen since the real tion fund, which is used to pay estate crash of 2008 – the district for day-to-day school operations. has lost 36 percent of its EAV, acIncluded in that total figure cording to Sellers – the tax rates was a $3.5 million loan from the in the education, operations and working cash fund to the transJEFFREY MILLER maintenance and working cash School board president portation fund and a $2.4 million funds have reached their legal loan from the operations and ceilings. maintenance fund to the transFor the past two school years, portation fund. the school board has made There is some speculation that transfers of up to $15 million the new amendment might not from the transportation fund apply to school districts, but the to the education fund to cover language of the amendment is so a budget shortfall. Facing the broad that it appears to prohibit the trans- prospect of losing the ability to make that fer of any money related to “the use of ve- transfer after Election Day, the school hicles.” board moved to make the move while it “Although it is uncertain whether the still could. proposed amendment applies to school disThe loans to the working cash and operatricts, the board believes that it is fiscally tions and maintenance funds will have to responsible to make this transfer before be repaid by the transportation fund. the vote on this amendment as a precaution In order to do that, the school board is to safeguard the fiscal strength of the dis- expected to ask for a 50.59 percent increase trict,” said school board President Jeffrey in its 2016 transportation fund levy, accordMiller after the board’s Nov. 2 vote to make ing to preliminary information discussed the fund transfer. by the school board on Nov. 2. The board The constitutional amendment, marketed proposes levying about $4.1 million for heavily in TV ads as the Safe Roads Amend- transportation, which will be used to repay ment, was pushed hard by road contracting a portion of the loans. firms and others involved in the construcThe levies for education, operations, spetion of public infrastructure and clearly cial education and maintenance and workwas intended to safeguard money set aside ing cash are expected to be about 2 percent for those purposes. lower that they were in 2015.

“No one who voted for the amendment However, once the loans made on Nov. 2 thought school districts were responsible for are paid off by the transportation fund, the having to fill a pot hole or build an airport,” school district will lose the ability to make said David Sellers, the school district’s in- any more transfers from that fund as long as school districts are bound by the lanterim director of finance and operations.

Sellers has taken something of a lead- guage of the amendment.

“The board believes that it is fiscally responsible to make this transfer.”

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Join Riverside Township, Cook County, Citizens Utility Board and Elevate Energy for a FREE interactive presentation on:

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By BOB UPHUES Editor

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s massive Salt Creek Interceptor rehabilitation project, which has been slowly making its way down First Avenue from 13th Street is finally having the disruptive impact on Riverside that officials had warned about earlier this year.

The impact is being felt especially on Forest Avenue and where that street intersects with First Avenue. No left turns are being

permitted from westbound Forest Avenue onto First Avenue – though police say motorists are flaunting that rule whenever police aren’t present to monitor traffic there – and First Avenue is reduced to one lane in either direction between Parkview Avenue and 31st Street.

Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said new signage has helped inform motorists about changes to traffic patterns, but he said motorists should try to avoid the area “if you don’t have to be there.”

And while it might not look like much is going on, crews are hard at work underground in the 7-foot diameter intercepting sewer some 30 feet below Forest Avenue.

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LaBarra makes its debut in downtown Riverside

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hen Patrick Leone moved with his family back to Riverside, his friends were glad to see him around town. His return to Riverside also had a big impact on the village with his purchase of the Village Center building or, as I and many longtime residents still refer to it as, the Henninger Building.

While the old drug store building is just a memory, something very exciting will be happening there this week. On Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m., the-much anticipated LaBarra Restaurant officially opened.

Thanks goes to Leone, his wife Mary and Rich Labriola who have brought LaBarra and another dimension in fine dining to Riverside. The restaurant comes with a good reputation from the Oak Brook location of the same name and the expertise which goes along with the Labriola name.

Saturday night we (Husband Joe, daughter Tina Duve, granddaughter Elena Duve and myself) attended a preview of LaBarra, a test run for all involved. We were cordially greeted and immediately seated; the place was full.

Our server (many of the servers are

local people) came to our table after we had been seated and took our drink orders, which allowed us time to peruse the menu which has a large selection. We selected items from all categories and shared them.

Our choices included roasted Brussels sprouts (or little cabbages as I called them as a child), antipasto salad, a pasta dish, another with polenta and a salmon entree.

I was raised on Italian cooking, and my mother would be pleased with the polenta, which was smooth and creamy, not gritty. The pasta was cooked correctly and arrived as I like it -- al dente, not hard or too soft. The salmon was flaky, not fishy or overcooked with a hint of lemon flavor.

The wait staff appear to have been welltrained and not overwhelmed by the crowd the night we were there.

A few weeks ago when I was able to see the restaurant, I entered and hesitated, saying, “Am I in Riverside?”

It was impressive and what I hope will be the continuing emergence of Riverside. LaBarra is located at 2 E. Burlington St. and is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday.

Congratulations to the Leones and Rich Labriola; I toast you with a glass of your finest wine and wish you much success.

JOANNE KOSEY

Jazz on Sunday afternoon

Local jazz enthusiasts have two concerts to choose from on Sunday, Nov. 20.

At 2 p.m., you can head over the North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., for vocalist Connie Marshall’s interpretation of The Great American Songbook, accompanied by pianist Spencer Keyes, with songs by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and more.

To sign up visit www.northriversidelibrary.org/events or call 708-485-0869.

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At 3 p.m. Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, 250 Woodside Road CONNIE MARSHALL in Riverside, presents a jazz concert featuring vocalist Terry Sullivan, pianist Bobby Schiff and bassist Stewart Miller with a guest appearance

by Art Davis, one of Chicago’s leading jazz trumpeters.

TERRY SULLIVAN Suggested minimum donation is $20 per person ($15 for seniors and $10 for students), cash only. Visit www.stspeterandpaulriverside.org or call 708-488-1701.

BIG WEEK Mater Christi Turkey Shoot

Th Mater Christi Holy Name Society will host its annual The Turkey Shoot on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Menarik Hall of Mater Christi School, 2400 10th Ave. in Nort North Riverside.

Turkeys will be raffled off every five minutes. Ham, prasky, kolacky and other items are available to win. Split pr the pot and pull tabs with cash prizes will be available. th Hot dogs, chips, pumpkin pie, ice cream, beer, wine, soda and coffee will be available for purchase. TVs will be so tuned to NFL action. Call 708-442-5611 for more info. tu

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside, is participating in the 8th Annual Christmas Stockings for Soldiers and Veterans initiative.

From now through Dec. 20, stop in at the funeral home and pick up a stocking to take home, decorate and stuff with Christmas cheer from a list of recommended items. Kuratko-Nosek will ship the stockings to troops overseas and deliver them to veterans’ hospitals.

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The village of North Riverside provides $6 haircuts for seniors at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Open to residents and non-residents. Call the Recreation Department for details and appointments at 708-442-5515.

Upcoming dates are Nov. 28 and Dec. 12.

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Sokol Spirit, 3909 Prairie Ave. in Brookfield, invites everyone to its annual All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner on ■

Piano jazz with Lara Driscoll

The Brookfield Jazz Society presents live jazz featuring the Lara Driscoll Trio on Thursday, Nov. 17 in the lower-level Jazz Room of Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road in Broadview from 7 to 9 p.m.

Driscoll’s music has been called “fresh and sophisticated, with a dash of nostalgia in her arrangements that reminds us of the great pianists of the sixties.”

The event is open to the public. There is a minimum band donation of $7 for BJS members; non-BJS members will be asked for a minimum $10 band donation.

Visit www.brookfieldjazz.org.

Get your Grimm on

The Lyons Township High School Theater Board presents this year’s freshman/sophomore show The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, where the Grimm fairy tales are turned on their heads in a fast-paced, rollicking ride and two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories – from“Snow White” and “Hansel and Gretel” to more bizarre, obscure stories like “The Devil’s Grandmother.”

Performances are Nov. 17, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. in the South Campus Performing Arts Center, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs.

Tickets are $10 ($5 for children and senior citizens; free with LTHS ID) are available at the box office starting one hour before each show.

North Riverside Recreation hosts Turkey Bingo on Friday, Nov. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the gym at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Bring the family; there’s even a kids’ bingo. Win a turkey and other Thanksgiving g g ggoodies. non-residents).

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Saturday, Nov. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. Adults $8, children under 12 $4.

Irish Times, 8869 Burlington Ave. in Brookfield, will host a 25th Anniversary Party on Sunday, Nov. 20 starting at 3 p.m. The event features live entertainment, food and drink specials, prizes and giveaways. Call 708-485-8787.

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Bring your lunch and head to Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., for “Lunch and Learn: Write a Business Plan” on Friday, Nov. 18 at noon. Business analyst David ■

Fridda will discuss essential elements of a business plan. The event is free.

Call 708-485-6917 or visit www. brookfieldlibrary.info for more.

Get in the holiday spirit at the Fall Craft Show and Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Barbara Parish center, 4015 Prairie Ave. in Brookfield. Fifty crafters will be on hand selling handmade items and homebaked pastries. Proceeds help support the food pantry, religious education and other parish programs. Admission free.

Lunch available.

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Fewer items, higher profile. If you would like your event to be featured here, please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published. We can’t publish everything, but we’ll do our best to feature the week’s highlights.

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Police observed that the rear door to the apartment looked to have been kicked or shouldered open. A box containing $200 in cash was reported missing from the apartment.

The incident occurred sometime after 2 p.m. that day, according to the police report.

■ Two different tenants of an apartment building in the first block of Forest Avenue called police last week to report that their basement storage lockers had been burglarized.

Both incidents were reported on Nov. 9 and police reported that an entry door to the basement was not secure, allowing anyone to gain entrance to the area.

One victim reported that someone pulled nails out of the wood locker frame to gain entry and steal a Specialized Sirrus sport hybrid bicycle valued at $500. The other victim stated that someone ripped the lock off the storage locker door and removed an antique scooter and a bag containing about 60 prescription pills.

A resident of the 100 block of Northwood Road, Riverside, called police on Nov. 12 to report that someone had stolen a Cannondale bicycle, valued at $1,100 from her garage.

According to police, the overhead garage door was left open, allowing access to the garage.

Vehicle break-ins ■ A resident of the 3100 block of Oak Avenue, Brookfield, called police to report that during the overnight hours of Nov. 10-11, someone stole a laptop computer, a Garmin GPS system and a broken Hamilton Beach coffee maker from the trunk of her vehicle, which was unlocked.

■ A 28-year-old Willow Springs woman called Riverside police on Nov. 11 at about 11:35 a.m. to report that someone tried to pop out the lock on the driver’s side door of her 2005 Ford Taurus, which she parked in the lot at the MacNeal Professional Building, 3722 Harlem Ave. at about 10:50 a.m.

No entry was gained to the vehicle and nothing was reported missing.

Wheels stolen from car Brookfield police responded to the 4600 block of Custer Avenue on the morning of Nov. 11 after a resident called to report a 2016 Toyota Corolla, with missing wheels, perched atop four cinder blocks.

The owner of the vehicle said she parked the car on the street at about 9:30 p.m. the previous day. The car had 17-inch alloy rims. Lug nuts were lefts strewn around the vehicle.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Nov. 6-Nov. 13, 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

The Landmark, November 16, 2016

Change in the air for Riverside Township GOP Board majority in place since 1997 will give way

By BOB UPHUES

side Township Mental Health Board; and Tom Lupfer, a Riverside resident who formerly served on the Riverside Economic DeThe Riverside Township Board of Trust- velopment Commission.

Liane Blauw, who was elected township ees has been dominated by the Republican Party for as long as anyone can remember, clerk in 2013, is looking to be slated again for and four of the five voting board members that post in 2017. Finally, Township Assessor will have served for 20 years come next Fran Sitkiewicz is also seeking re-election.

The GOP will slate candidates spring. on Dec. 6, which is the date for But change is on the way for political parties in Illinois to township Republicans, who are hold their township caucuses. putting together a new slate of It appears that there won’t be candidates for the April 2017 candidates slated by Riverside Consolidated Election. They’re Township Democrats, who have not necessarily newcomers to traditionally let the GOP run the local political scene, but the township unopposed. Part their message is one of change. of what contributed to that ar“Most people probably don’t rangement was the presence of know [township government] Judy Baar Topinka, who was even exists,” said Vera Wilt, who VERA WILT the longtime GOP committeedecided against running for reman prior to her death in 2014. election as a trustee in North Topinka had widespread bipartiRiverside in order to be slated as the GOP’s candidate for township super- san support in the township.

“In this township what’s been really nice visor. “The township needs to be more visabout it is that we have two parties working ible.”

In addition to Wilt, the GOP is expected together,” said Michael Zalewski, a Riverto slate the following candidates for trustee: side resident and state representative who Mary Rob Clark, who was appointed to the is also Riverside Township Democratic comtownship board in 2013, when Matt Deco- mitteeman. “Mike [Dropka] and I have a sola was elected a North Riverside trustee; good, solid relationship. I don’t want to be a North Riverside resident Michael Dropka, or pursue an acrimonious strategy against who is the Riverside Township GOP com- Mike, and our effort will reflect that.”

Leaving the board will be Supervisor mitteeman; Tim Heilenbach, a Brookfield resident who is the president of the River- Richard Tuscher and trustees Ann Dynako

Kubiczky, John Ertler and A. Wayne Gieseman. All four were elected to the board first in 1997 on a slate topped by Gary Wilt, who was Vera Wilt’s husband.

Gary Wilt served as supervisor until his death in 2004. At that time Clerk Patricia Pavlich was named supervisor and Vera Wilt was appointed clerk. She served as township clerk until 2009.

Pavlich stepped down as supervisor in 2006, paving the way for Tuscher, who has served in that capacity for the past decade.

“I’ve been on the board a long time and it’s time,” Tuscher said. “Let’s just fade away into the sunset.”

Wilt said she wanted to make township government more visible, especially with regard to social services, including general assistance, job search assistance, mental health assistance, senior citizen services and services for young people.

“I want to be part of the team that determines what needs the community has,” Wilt said. “I was looking to be more active and give a little bit more to the community.”

Heilenbach said he’d like to see a new township website with more information easily available to the public about township governance and finances. The present website, provided by the Township Officials of Illinois has little information.

“For years the township went below the radar,” Heilenbach said. “The township needs to get out there and show people what it can do for them.”

Teachers who earn advanced degrees will still get additional pay. Teachers who earn a master’s degree will get $5,000 added to their base salary. A teacher who earns 15 additional graduate hours beyond a master’s degree have another $2,000 added to their base salary up to 30 graduate hours. A teacher who goes from 30 to 45 graduate hours beyond a master’s degree will have $2,500 added to their base salary.

Teachers who receive national board certification will receive an annual stipend of $2,000.

School board members Garry Gryczan and Matt Sinde served on the district’s negotiating committee along with Skinkis and attorney Lynn Himes.

Sinde said the board and the teachers’ union worked together to reach a contract agreement. Teachers had been working this year without a contract since the previous three-year agreement expired July 1. Negotiations on a new contract began in February and culminated last month.

“Everybody’s happy it was approved and I think it shows you that people can work together,” Sinde said. “We have three more years of teaching our kids and not worrying about any strikes,” Retirement incentives were also restruc-

tured. Teachers who put in their notice to retire four years before their retirement date will get 3-percent raises for their last four years. Retiring teachers will now receive a $15,000 payment in their first two years of retirement.

“The idea behind that is that it eliminates putting the burden on the pension system and possibly eventually on the district if there is a cost shift in the pensions,” Skinkis said.

An instructional coach position was added for the Special Education Department and four additional assistant coaching and four additional club sponsor stipend positions were added.

Health insurance payments were unchanged in the new contract, Skinkis said.

Under the new contract, educational support personnel will receive a flat 3-percent raise this year. In the last two years of the contract their raises will be tied to the consumer price index but will be no more than 3 percent or less than 1.5 percent.

Skinkis said that the contract was approved by Riverside Brookfield Teachers Association (RBEA) by a large margin.

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While teachers in most districts still receive step increases that advance a teacher a notch on a salary schedule each year, many school boards have been trying to eliminate the two-tier raise system. Brookfield-La Grange Park Elementary School District 95 was one of the first districts in the area to eliminate step increases when it did so six years ago.

The average salary for a teacher at RBHS is $93,389 according to the Illinois school report card. Because the salary increase for the next three years is a flat dollar amount, less experienced teachers will receive larger percentage raises than more experienced teachers.

Under the new contract, the starting salary for a new teacher at RBHS with just a bachelor’s degree will be $55,000. The starting salary for a teacher with a master’s degree will be $60,000.

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District 102 voters narrowly approve tax hike referendum Margin of victory just 147 votes, unofficially

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Unofficially, according to totals posted by the Cook County Clerk as of Tuesday morning, voters have passed a referendum asking residents in LaGrange-Brookfield Elementary School District 102 for a property tax increase.

But the margin of victory with all 21 precinct reporting is razor thin – 147 votes -- and the county’s vote totals have not been updated since late on Nov. 8. Those totals were expected to be updated sometime later this week after the Landmark’s press time, according to a county clerk spokesman.

A total of 13,569 registered voters (about 67.5 percent of all registered voters) in District 102 cast a ballot on the referendum ques-

tion, with 6,397 voting for the tax increase and 6,250 voting against it.

The District 102 school board put the question on the ballot in August, after the administration said the district’s cash reserves would run out by 2021 without an infusion of revenue to pay for day-to-day school operations.

The school district has been drawing down its cash reserves for several years. If successful, the referendum would bring in an additional $3 million in the first year. If the referendum failed, the administration said, the school district would face significant budget cuts.

A successful referendum is expected to increase tax bills for District 102 homeowners by $112 per $100,000 of a home’s market value.

Stack falls short for Board of Review The Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School Board of Education did Human Resources

Trump delegate on election: ‘I was optimistic’ A year ago when Brookfield resident Eric Sawchuk was signing on to run as a delegate to the Republican National Convention pledged to support Donald Trump, he was optimistic, but had no idea then what would unfold over the next 12 months.

“If you had told me a year ago that the Cubs would win the World Series and Trump would be president, I would have said you’re nuts,” said Sawchuk, a small businessman and former Brookfield village trustee who sits on the board of the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission.

Late this summer when many thought that the Trump campaign was imploding Sawchuk kept the faith. Heading into the election last week he thought the race would be close.

“I was optimistic,” Sawchuk said. “I wasn’t surprised that he won. I was very optimistic about the whole thing. I knew he had a good chance.”

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“At 1:40 in the morning when Fox News declared him the winner, when they gave him Pennsylvania, we all popped the champagne and broke out the cigars,” Sawchuk said.

Sawchuk believes that Trump’s status as political outsider was the key to his win.

“I think people were tired of politics as usual,” Sawchuk said. “Both candidates had their plusses and minuses and I just think people were ready for a change.”

Riverside resident and WGN TV analyst Chris Robling also thought that Trump triumphed because he represented change.

“He represented change and Hillary represented stasis,” Robling said.

Robling, a longtime Republican activist, said that he didn’t vote for Trump or Hillary Clinton but declined to say who he voted for.

Annemarie Rodney of Brookfield voted for Clinton.

“She understands the government,” said Rodney after voting at S.E. Gross Middle School. “She doesn’t preach hate.”

Lisa Mancini, who voted at Hollywood School said that she voted for Clinton but wasn’t happy with her choices. She said that most of her friends felt the same way.

“No one’s excited because they’re both so crappy,” Mancini said.

One man at Hollywood School who came to vote wearing a Bernie Sanders hoodie said that he voted for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, but would have voted for Clinton had the race in Illinois been expected to be close.

“I’m tired of the two-party system,” said the man, who declined to give his name.

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Director Marty Stack a big favor back in August when they allowed him to cut his hours without losing any benefits to part time in order to make a run for a seat on the Cook County Board of Review.

But on Nov. 8, Stack’s bid to become commissioner of the Board of Review’s First District fell flat. Incumbent Republican Dan Patlak, whose war chest of more than $570,000 dwarfed Stack’s roughly $77,000, cruised to re-election in the district, which includes much of west and northwest Cook County, including Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside.

Unofficial totals from the Cook County

Clerk and the Chicago Board of Elections showed that with all precincts reporting, Patlak had won 345,628 votes to Stack’s 317,421.

Back in August, the District 103 school board voted to give Stack a one-year contract as a part-time human resources director at a salary of $40,000 with benefits. Prior to August, Stack was considered a full-time employee with a salary of $75,000.

It’s unclear whether the school board will again amend Stack’s contract now that he’s no longer campaigning and won’t be on the Cook County Board of Review, which is responsible for handing property assessment appeals.

2016 election by the numbers Total Ballot

Donald Trump

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Gary Johnson

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2,905

5,631

424

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“That’s positive from a governmental perspective in that Riverside and Brookfield continue to be the place to go,” Zalewski added. “And that makes the demographics more likely to be Democratic.”

Clinton won every precinct in all three villages. In Brookfield, Clinton garnered 60 percent of the vote for U.S. president, while Trump got 31 percent. Those results were almost identical in Riverside, which voted for Clinton by a margin of 59.8 to 31 percent.

Clinton fared better in Riverside in 2016 than Obama did in both 2008 and 2012, when he got 58.1 and 53.4 percent of the vote, respectively. In Brookfield, Clinton fared a little worse in 2016 than Obama did in both 2008 and 2012, when he received more than 60 percent of the vote.

North Riverside voters went strong for Clinton as well, with 58.6 voting for her and 33.5 percent voting for Trump. But Clinton’s showing in North Riverside, as in Brookfield, was slightly weaker than Obama’s in both 2008 and 2012.

Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein each received less than 5 percent of the vote in all three villages. Johnson’s best showing was in Riverside (4.8 percent) while

Stein garnered 2.2 percent of the vote in both North Riverside and Brookfield.

The one Riverside Township precinct in Brookfield is where Johnson fared best in Brookfield, getting 8.1 percent of the vote.

Clinton in that precinct took 56.8 percent while Trump got 29.8 percent, the lowest township totals in Brookfield for both Trump and Clinton.

If there was any place that could have been considered Trump country on Election Day it was in Riverside Township Precinct 6, which includes much of the eastern part of North Riverside between the North Riverside Park Mall and Desplaines Avenue. There, Trump wound up with 40.3 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 51.1 percent.

Trump was also strong-ish in Riverside Township Precinct 7, which is bounded by First Avenue and 9th Avenue between Cermak Road and 26th Street in North Riverside. The Republican garnered 38.6 percent of the vote there to Clinton’s 54 percent.

In Riverside Lawn, which is Riverside Township Precinct 2, Trump got 42.3 percent of the 85 ballots cast. Clinton got 51.7 percent. Voter turnout in Riverside Lawn was particularly low, at 49 percent.

Elsewhere, voter turnout was much higher. In Riverside, 77 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the election, while 75 percent cast ballots in Brookfield. North Riverside had a 72 percent voter turnout, according to the unofficial results of the election published by the Cook County Clerk as of Nov. 11.

The vote totals will change slightly when all of the absentee and provisional ballots are counted and added to the Election Day numbers.

The Landmark, November 16, 2016

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D102 referendum hurt from page 1 “We know that there is an opportunity for a referendum in the future and we look forward to educating more in the community about this need,” said Samantha Fisher, the co-chairwoman of the group Brookfield Residents Championing a New Library.

The soonest the library board could try again is April 2017, the time of municipal and school board elections. However, BrookfieldLaGrange Park Elementary School District 95 will have a referendum on the ballot at that time, asking voters to issue bonds, which will raise property taxes, for school expansion.

It is unclear if the library board will want to ask voters to vote on a referendum while they are also voting on a school referendum.

Last week, voters in southwest Brookfield voted on both a Brookfield-LaGrange Elementary District 102 referendum voted, which narrowly passed, and the library referendum. A few voters told the Landmark they voted for the school referendum but against the library referendum saying that schools were more important.

“I would just rather see tax dollars go to the schools,” said one woman who declined to give her name after voting yes on the District 102 referendum but no on the library referendum.

Those anecdotal statement appear to be Brookfield precincts, the only two precincts borne out by the numbers in Lyons Township in Brookfield where yes votes were in the precincts 4, 6 and 45, which are either partly majority. or wholly within District 102. The library But in rest of Brookfield, the no votes prequestion lost in all three precincts, but it was dominated. In the Proviso Township part of favored in precincts 2 and 67, which are not Brookfield, the northern half of the town, part of the school district. nearly 55 percent of voters voted no. In the An expensive village referendum to fund Hollywood neighborhood 56 percent of votroad improvements was passed in March ers said no. and, many Brookfield residents were just “We just can’t afford any new taxes,” said not ready to add again to their tax bill.

Annamarie Rodney after voting against the If the library board referendum question at decides not to try again S.E. Gross School.

Rodney grew up in in the spring the next opBrookfield but said that portunity to pass a referrising taxes are driving endum would be in 2018 her and her siblings to at either the primary or consider moving out of general election. town. Rodney said that Meanwhile, the library UNIDENTIFIED D102AREA VOTER she owns a 1,000-squarecontinues to own the vafoot house and pays cant piece of land just about $7,000 in property across Lincoln Avenue taxes. from the present facility.

“My family has lived in Brookfield for 50 The library bought the land from the Brookfield United Methodist Church in 2012 for years and at this point, our entire family, just under $600,000. The decaying church me and my four siblings, feel like we can’t building was quickly torn down and the even afford the taxes here, and we’re looking to move to other places and it’s really land has been vacant since then.

The plan was to build new 32,000-square- disappointing,” Rodney said. “I’m a special foot library at a cost of about $14 million. ed teacher and I own my own business and I The library has about $4 million saved up in should be able to afford the taxes here.”

Some voters questioned the need for a reserve fund to put toward the cost.

Yes votes eked out a narrow 35 vote major- larger, new building to house books in the ity in the Lyons Township part of Brook- age of the Internet. field, the southern half of Brookfield, pow“I’m a teacher of computer science and I ered by solid majorities in two southeastern know that access to content in books does

“I would just rather see tax dollars go to the schools.”

not require four walls,” said Hollywood resident Daniel Grigoletti after voting no. “You don’t need to spend $10 million on a new bricks and mortar shop for books.”

Supporters of the new library waged a vigorous campaign, spending about $12,000 and putting up plenty of yard signs. They sent canvassers out every weekend for about two months, trying the convince residents to vote yes. They promoted yes votes on social media and produced a slick, humorous video to spread the message that a new library was needed but it wasn’t enough.

Yes voters believed that a new library is needed and said that they were willing to pay for it.

“Our library is not comparable to any other one in the neighborhood,” said Chris Prokop, a young middle school teacher who moved to Brookfield two years ago. “I feel like if we’re going to stay competitive with LaGrange, LaGrange Park and Riverside for quality of living, we need to have a library that matches that.”

Library Director Kimberly Coughran has been pushing for a new library for the past 10 years. A previous plan to build a new library at Arden and Washington avenues fell apart when one owner of a home the library needed to purchase would not sell.

The library was stuck with one home that it had already purchased and, in the wake of the real estate crash, had to rent out the home for six years before finally selling the home for about $100,000 less than it paid for it in 2007.

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Infant Welfare Society Holiday Housewalk

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Local gifts and windows of the past from Yearbook

HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Contributing Reporter/Editor Lacey Sikora

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Editorial Design Manager Claire Innes Special guest designer Jef Anderson of Yearbook, Forest Park Editorial Designers Jacquinete Baldwin, Javier Govea IT Manager/ Web Developer Mike Risher Staff Photographer William Camargo Advertising Production Manager Philip Soell

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Advertising Design Manager Andrew Mead

Infant Welfare Society Holiday Market mixes fun with charity

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Distribution Coordinator Caleb Thusat Business Manager Joyce Minich Publisher Dan Haley Associate Publisher Dawn Ferencak

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Start the holidays with a housewalk Housewalk benefits Children's Clinic

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he Infant Welfare Society of Oak Park and River Forest is celebrating 100 years of healthy kids in 2016, and its annual Holiday Housewalk kicks of the season with style. The Housewalk is the Infant Welfare Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year for its Children’s Clinic, a medical home for under and uninsured children. This year, five sets of homeowners along with the help of countless volunteers, aim to brighten your holiday season with the goal of providing medical care for children in need.

Sarina Butler, who is chairing the Housewalk for the IWS, notes that this year, she and the committee sought to do something different with the house selection. “This year, there is no big palace of a home, but we do have five really spectacular houses that are livable. Everyone can relate to these houses.”

She goes on to state why showcasing family homes is such an important part of the Holiday Housewalk. “In our area, we have a wonderful architectural heritage and a diverse heritage of the people who live here. We’re trying to touch various pieces of our heritage through the walk, and along with that comes the heritage of every family’s unique traditions. That’s why we all chose to live here, because we enjoy the differences in one another, and we respect that and celebrate it.”

The five house on the walk this year all on holiday traditions.

In River Forest, a Frank Lloyd Wrightinspired home brings the outdoors in with holiday decorations that celebrate the Prairie Style home built in the 1990’s.

SARINA BUTLER IWS Holiday Housewalk Chair. An Oak Park Colonial style home, with a brand new kitchen and family room addition includes family decorations for the owners’ three children, and family traditions from needlepointed stockings to a Santa collection. A Colonial Revival home with simple elegance, gold trees home is bedecked with thirty one years of family ornaments, two trees and a family heirloom nativity meticulously restored, and during the holiday season a star theme decorates the home as does the twelve to fourteen foot tree placed in the front window every year.

"We're trying to touch various pieces of our heritage through the walk, and along with that comes the heritage of every family's unique traditions."

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Decking the halls for the holidays last December.

For Butler, the Holiday Housewalk brings meaning to the season because of the mission of the Infant Welfare Society. “The Children’s Clinic served about 3,500 children last year through over kids can go for dental, physical and mental health

services. That’s why we all do this. It’s for the kids.”

The Holiday Housewalk takes place Friday, December 2 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, December 3 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets for the Holiday Housewalk and Market can be

purchased online at www.oprfiws.org or by calling 708.848.0528 extension 231. In person ticket outlets include Tulipia Floral Design in River Forest, and Careful Peach and Geppetto’s Toy Box at the door.

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Artisan jewelry at the IWS Holiday Market.

Shopping with benefits Infant Welfare Society Holiday Market mixes fun with charity

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

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hen the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society hosts its annual Holiday Housewalk and Market the weekend of December 2 and 3, the party will get started with the accompanying Holiday Market, held at Oak Park’s Nineteenth Century Club.

The weekend is kicked off early, on Thursday December 1, for those who attend the Market’s Preview Party from 6 to 9:30 p.m. From the signature champagne cocktail to the live music, the Preview Party offers a festive atmosphere for everyone who wants to start the weekend with a bit of shopping.

Market Chair, Liz Robinson, says that for those looking to score a unique gift, the Preview Party is worth your while. “The Preview gives people a chance to get in early. A lot of our vendors are selling one-of-a-kind items, so once someone makes a purchase it is gone.”

On Friday, December 2 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, December 3 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the market will be open to the general public for free. Robinson says this important change

makes the market more welcoming to the entire community and should benefit the IWS’s Children’s Clinic greatly.

"Shopping at the market is a great way to contribute to our Children's Clinic because our generous vendors donate 15% of every sale back to us to help us support it.”

Robinson says the juried market will offer something for everyone.

“Lexi Nielsen and her team have found artisans and vendors across multiple price points and a range of merchandise from hostess gifts to holidays outfits to business gifts" The Celebration Tablescapes were created by Nancy Van Der Griend and her committee, and the raffle winners receive a complete table setting. With themes running the gamut from Christmas to Bird of Paradise to Gentleman’s Table, the tablescapes include fine china and linens as well as table top decorations.

IWS volunteer Debbie Blanco is bringing back the Sugar Plum Café on Friday and Saturday.

Whether you’re coming straight from work and want to grab a to-go bag of food or want to take a break during the Housewalk and enjoy soup and sandwiches, the Sugar Plum café provides a place to hang out and rest your feet during the busy weekend.

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Robinson acknowledges that it takes a lot of volunteers to set up and plan the market every year but that it is always worth it. “It’s a labor of love, but it is always such a fun weekend. At the end of the day, we think about all of the kids we are helping at the Children’s Clinic and how great a need there is in the community for the Clinic’s services.”

Tickets for the Holiday Market Preview Party on Thursday, December 1 are $15 and can be purchased at www.oprfiws.orf or by calling 708.848.0528 extension 231. On Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, entry to the market is free.

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community. The former vintage clothing store owner dipped her toe in the do-it-yourself market when she used reclaimed wood to frame a mirror, eUse Depot on which immediately sold. After workMadison Street in ing for a time for a furniture designer, Maywood has been she joined forces with Kyle Fitzgerald a source for salvaged at the ReUse Depot. home materials since “Kyle is so active with bringing opening its doors in 2014. The the community together through the 100,000 square foot space in retail element of the store, through the site of the former Maywood gardening and through community Armory is filled with construcevents. The workshops are a part of tion castoffs that are ready for a that.” second life. Through the careful In previous workshops, particideconstruction of homes or pants have shopped the warehouse’s parts of homes, materials from supplies to create upcycled tray tables MICHELLE DELEON hardwood floors to light fixtures Holiday Workshop coordinator, or small cabinets. Deleon is excited to full kitchens are kept out of about the first Holiday Workshop ReUse Depot landfills and given a new lease that will take place on December 4. on life and resold at a fraction of Participants will use materials from their retail price. the warehouse to create a project suitMichelle Deleon recently able for a personalized gift. Deleon joined the ReUse Depot team and has been lead- says that generally, the projects are wood-based, ing the charge in hands-on workshops for the and she tries to cull materials from the warehouse

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We usually have all types of wood from mid-century to old growth. We might include wood previously used as hardwood floors or trim. We leave the hardware options open.”

Deleon says the workshops are open to people of all ages and skill levels, although any children must sign up with a parent. She says the workshop is a great way to learn or hone a skill while making something useful. “Maybe you haven’t used a drill or don’t understand sanding, but you will get to

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Get ready to gobble River Forest Kitchen: Thanksgiving prep benefits Housing Forward

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

For the second year ar in a row, River Forest Kitchen hen is getting the holiday season started with its Thanksgiving Mar-ket. This year, RFK is partnering with Housing Forward, and each suggested $5 donation at the door goes directly to Housing Forward’s mission of transitioning people le from housing crisiss to housing stability.

Adam Friedberg, owner of RFK, is excited to both showcase the tenants who utilize RFK’s commercial

kitchen and give back to the community.

“The markets have been really good for us so far. The charities benefit so much and get great exposure. One hundred percent of donations at the door go directly to the charity and all of our vendors donate as well.”

This year’s participants include a mix of local food vendors who will be supplying foods for Thanksgiving feasts. In addition to tenants who prepare their wares in RFK’s kitchen, outside vendor Carnivore will be taking orders for Thanksgiving meats, and Forest Park-based Counter Coffee Parkwill be selling their coffee. s Oak Park resident Karl Bader Bad is looking forward to providing his Karl’s Craft Soups at this C year’s market. Bader y plans to offer three soups at the market: a smoky pumpkin bisque and a butternut b curry soup that are vegc etarian, with the third et flavor still to be deterflav mined mine as of press time. He notes that th his thirty two ounce containers make great hostess gifts m and can be frozen. He also offers individual serving sizes. Bader, whose soups will soon

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Last year's market at River Forest Kitchen. toiletries, undergarments, blanpumpkin bread and caramel kets, etc.” brownies and will be taking When Osta Smith became a orders for her dark and white contestant on Master Chef Juchocolate bread pudding that nior in 2015, she made a commitcan be delivered closer to the ment that if she won, she would actual holiday. donate some of her winnings Friedberg is excited about to Housing Forward, and she the special guest at this year’s purchased a table and made a market, Addison Osta Smith, donation at Housing Forward’s Master Chef Junior winner. annual gala.

Osta Smith will be participatOsta Smith says, “I’m very ing in a cooking demonstration excited to participate in the the day of the market.

River Forest Kitchen event to Her mother, Kathleen Osta continue to raise awareness and notes that Housing Forward is money for such a great local ora charity near and dear to Addiganization.” son’s heart. “Addison has been Other participating vendors concerned about homelessness include Bettyplum Handmade from a very young age when Confections, Head’s Red BBQ, she saw people sleeping on the ADAM FRIEDBERG Rare Bird Preserves, New Rose street in Oakland. When we Owner, River Forest Kitchen Catering and Victory Dance moved to Chicago in 2013, she Foods. became even more concerned The River Forest Kitchen when she thought about homeless people outside in the freezing cold. At Thanksgiving Market takes place on Saturthat time, she reached out to Housing For- day, November 19 from noon until 4 p.m. Rivward to find out how she could help and er Forest Kitchen is located at 349 Ashland began bringing needed items to the shelter, Avenue in River Forest.

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Opinion LETTERS

THE LANDMARK VIEW

Early voting a true success

Whatever your opinion is on the results of last week’s General Election, one thing that did work – in fact worked so well that it ought to be expanded – was early voting in suburban Cook County.

According to figures provided by Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office, more than 350,000 ballots were cast in suburban Cook County and at the clerk’s downtown location in the two-week period between Oct. 24 and Nov. 7.

That was not only a record number of early voters in Cook County, it smashed the previous high of about 230,000 early voters in 2012, the last presidential election.

For the first time in a long time, the village of Brookfield served as an early voting location and it was a hit with residents and those is nearby communities.

A total of 6,632 ballots were cast in Brookfield during early voting. That’s an average of 442 ballots per day, with a high of 702 on the day before Election Day. Making voting easier and accessible to more people is what this country is all about. For all of the hysteria conjured up by Donald Trump and many of his supporters prior to the election – now strangely silent – the reality is that voter fraud is incredibly rare. Instead of making voting more difficult, which is the result of legislation across the nation mandating voter IDs and eliminating polling places, Cook County has decided to make voting more accessible.

There were more than 50 early voting location scattered across the Chicago suburbs in 2016, more than a dozen of them new locations. The only criticism of the county’s effort to increase voting opportunities is that there were still long lines at many early voting locations due to the small number of electronic machines available to voters.

Perhaps a solution is to increase the number of machines in the future or simply expand the program to include more locations.

At any rate, the clerk’s push to encourage more people to get out and vote has been a tremendous success in Cook County and we encourage continued efforts in that direction.

The right to vote ought to be sacred and open to all who qualify for that right. The qualifications are simple – being a citizen and being 18 years old.

This nation doesn’t need roadblocks to the ballot box, it needs more paths to participation, like Cook County’s.

Join in for 1,000 Tree Planting Project The 10th anniversary for the 1,000 Tree Planting Project will be this Saturday, Nov. 19. The Riverside United Methodist Church, 82 Woodside Road, will host this event beginning at 10 a.m.

Riverside resident Tom Sisulak founded this 1,000 Tree Planting Project in 2007. The United Methodist Church National Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, publicized this project throughout the United States and Holland and Kenya, Africa, in 2007.

Volunteer tree planters will attend a seminar at 10 a.m., which will be taught by Tom Sisulak, Riverside Forester Mike Collins and Native American Joseph “Standing Bear” Schranz.

Volunteers will plant many Illinois native tree varieties along the wooded banks of the Des Plaines River in Riverside.

All volunteers will then be welcomed back to the Methodist Church to a home cooked hot chili dinner.

The tree seeds and planting tools will be provided. Volunteers are recommended to dress warmly with gloves, hat and boots. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Tom Sisulak

Riverside

Implore leaders to action on climate change As Riverside residents, we experience the beauty and importance of the natural environment every day. Riverside and nature go hand in hand, and one cannot be thought of without the other. As the privileged beneficiaries of this special place, I believe we have an obligation to speak out on behalf of healthy environments and communities everywhere.

Despite overwhelming scientific consensus to the contrary, the president-elect has called human-caused climate change a hoax. He has vowed to dismantle the Paris Agreement that sets targets to reverse the worst effects of global warming -- which nearly 200 countries agreed to last December – and has tapped a climate-change skeptic to oversee the transition of the EPA. This represents an impending assault on the environment, and could lead to irreversible damage to Mother Earth.

Through Architects Advocate, a grassroots organization I founded with over 150 architecture firms nationwide who agree on the need for Action on Climate Change, we are writing letters to each incoming member of Congress and the president-elect, imploring them to build on the Paris

Climate Agreement instead of dismantling it.

If you are a parent or grandparent, and would prefer that the environment your children or grandchildren will inhabit will be a healthy one, I urge you to do the same. Speak out on behalf of reason. Speak out on behalf of healthy communities. Speak out on behalf of prudence.

Wisdom, it turns out, is a non-partisan issue as well. “To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln on courage, the most American virtue of all.

Tom Jacobs Riverside

‘People have spoken’ on Brookfield library A hearty thank you to the voters of Brookfield who voted no on the library referendum and yes to common sense. In these times marked by anemic economic growth and stagnant wages, we Brookfielders decided we could live without a palatial library when we already have a perfectly functional building that more than adequately fulfills all the needs that a vital library should.

The people have spoken, but I urge all citizens concerned with unchecked tax hikes to remain vigilant. I fully expect the library board to disregard the will of the people and bring this referendum — most likely unchanged — back for a renewed vote in the future.

They will cite PR-friendly reasons like “we didn’t get our message out” or “we didn’t educate the populace about the need.”

But make no mistake, the board is just biding its time for a more favorable electoral cycle, i.e. one with a far lower turnout.

I respectfully urge the library board to respect this vote and not waste any further taxpayer money pursuing this unneeded vanity project.

Matt Corradino Brookfield

Thanks for looking beyond library ‘hype’ I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that came out to vote last week. Your vote was heard and counted.

I especially want to thank all of those that voted no to the Brookfield Library tax. Thank you for looking beyond the hype of a pretty new building and comparing the real strengths and weaknesses of a new library for all Brookfield residents. The hype does not add up. Thank you.

Francisco Menchaca

Brookfield

OBITUARIES

Rosemarie Agnello, 87 Lyons resident Rosemarie L. Agnello (nee Svoboda/Novotny), 87, of Lyons, died on Nov. 10, 2016. She was born on May 7, 1929.

Ms. Agnello is survived by her children, John “Jack” Hronec Sr., Terry (DeAnn) Hronec Sr. and Yvonne (Dan) Agnello-Adams; her grandchildren, Suzette Ferrill, John “Jackie” Hronec Jr., Natalie Hronec, Terry (Carolyn) Hronec

Jr. and Timothy Hronec; her great-grandchildren, Kyle Hronec, Tyla Ferrill and Molly Hronec; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her siblings, George Novotny, Vivian (Edmund) Pilarski and Ronald (Marie) Novotny.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 15 at St. Francis Xavier Church in LaGrange, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Hallowell & James Funeral Home, Countryside, handled arrangements.

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OBITUARIES

Chris Ellis, 7 LaGrange Park resident Chris Theodore Ellis, 7, of LaGrange Park, died on Nov. 9, 2016.

Born on October 19, 2009, he loved to play video games with his dad as his partner, to jump out and scare his mom, and he loved his sister, Maria, who was his first and his best friend.

Chris was a happy, gentle boy who loved life and was only two days away from major surgery.

CHRIS ELLIS Chris is survived by his parents, Theodore C. and Danielle Ellis (nee Fortuna); his sister, Maria P. Ellis; his grandparents, Thomas and Patricia Fortuna (nee Sparano) and Christ and Betty Ellis (nee Pappas); and his many aunts, uncles and cousins.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 14 at St. Louise de Marillac Church in LaGrange Park, followed by interment at Bronswood Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the family are appreciated.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Louise Klecka, 95 Managed mail supply company Louise M. Klecka (nee Krizek), 95, a longtime resident of Brookfield, died on Nov. 7, 2016. Born on June, 12, 1921, she was a manager for a mail supply company.

Ms. Klecka is survived by her children, Jack (Theresa) Klecka Jr., Paul (Stefanie) Klecka and Patricia Klecka; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services have been held. Interment was at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace.

Memorial donations are appreciated to Ascension Lutheran Church, 400 LOUISE KLECKA Nuttall Road, Riverside, 60546 or to St. Thomas Hospice, 119 E. Ogden Ave., Suite 111, Hinsdale, 60521.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

John Kunka, 83 Devoted to restoring Riverside’s landscape John G. Kunka, 83, of Riverside, died on Nov. 2, 2016.

Mr. Kunka served in the U.S. Army as a member of the 3rd Armored Division in West Germany in 1958-59.

Locally, Mr. Kunka was actively involved for many years in the Frederick Law Olmsted Society, as a member of the board and as its president. He was a member of the village of Riverside’s Forestry Advisory Committee. Under his leadership the first research-based restoration of the Riverside landscape, consistent with the intentions and instructions of Olmsted, to the Riverside Improvement Corporation was begun.

During much of the last two decades, most of the village’s parks and many of its natural areas were restored to their original condition or intended design on Olmsted Society workdays.

The effort was led by Mr. Kunka, who used plants secured from a nursery specializing in materials which had been specified in

Olmsted’s landscaping plans.

Concurrently, Mr. Kunka and his wife, Jane, introduced the first themed and guided housewalk in the history of the Olmsted Society. Called “The Prairie on the River” the housewalk featured a majority of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures in Riverside as well as a number of homes JOHN KUNKA created by Wright’s students and disciples.

Many of Mr. Kunka’s Forestry Advisory Committee plans and recommendations for village parks and natural areas, submitted for approval by the Village Board, are posted on the Olmsted Society’s website and preserved in the village archives.

Mr. and Mrs. Kunka were also named “Persons of the Year” by the Riverside Township Lions Club. Mr. Kunka was a retired architect with the Commonwealth Edison Corporation.

Mr. Kunka is survived by his wife, Jane; his daughter, Katherine (Jeff) Ladd; his grandchild, Veronica Ladd; his siblings, Bernard (Dee) Kunka and Joan O’ Rourke; his brother-in-law, James (Marge) Helsdingen; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Dan (Fran) Helsdingen.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road, Riverside.

Memorial donations are appreciated to the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls at www.mercyhome.org or to St. Thomas Hospice.

Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

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OBITUARIES Continued from page 15

Charles Rice, 66

Kevin Lynch, 47

Formerly of Riverside and Brookfield

Brookfield Little League board member Kevin M. Lynch, 47, of Brookfield, died on Nov. 11, 2016.

Born on March 26, 1969 in La Grange, he was a member of the St. Barbara School board and a coach, manager and board member of Brookfield Little League. Mr. Lynch enjoyed golf, going to his children’s baseball games, was a Chicago White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks fan, and he enjoyed cooking, baking, and making everyone laugh.

Mr. Lynch is survived by his wife, Samantha (nee Cruz); his children, Charlie, Katie and Kristen; his sisKEVIN LYNCH ter, Debbie (Fred) Lynch-Redden; his father, Charles P. Lynch; his father-in-law, George Cruz Sr.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Madelyne Lynch (nee Lange), and his mother-in-law, Mary Cruz (nee Leal).

Services have been held. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements.

Cooper K. Mann, 10 weeks

Cooper Kenneth Mann, died surrounded by his loving family in Woodridge on Nov. 9, 2016. He was born Aug. 31, 2016.

He was the son of James Mann Jr. and Kristee Mann (nee Genna); the grandson of Anthony (Kathaleen) Genna Sr., James Mann Sr. and Trudy Mann; the nephew of Nicholas Mann, Nicole (Phillip) Slightom and Anthony (Ashley Cusack) Genna Jr.; and the cousin of Jack, Brooke and James Slightom.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 12 at St. John of the Cross Church in Western Springs, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Russo’s Hillside Chapels handled arrangements.

SEWER PROJECT Will take months from page 6 toured the sewer to get an idea of the undertaking.

“It was amazing seeing the old 1927 concrete pipes and it’s very obvious this is need-

Charles Frank Rice, 66, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and formerly of Riverside and Brookfield, died on Oct. 17, 2016. Born on Feb. 5, 1950, he attended Riverside-Brookfield High School (Class of 1968).

Mr. Rice is survived by his sister, Barbara Michels. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles N. and Dorothy M. (nee Kreml).

Services have been held. Inurnment was at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements.

Genevieve Romaszkiewicz, 99 Retired factory worker Genevieve Romaszkiewicz (nee Lukmin), 99, of LaGrange Park, died on Nov. 11, 2016.

Born on January 21, 1917, she was a factory worker for a manufacturing company prior to retirement.

Ms. RomaszkieGENEVIEVE wicz is survived ROMASZKIEWICZ by her daughter, Wanda (the late Anthony) Lisiecki, and her grandchildren, Julie Lisiecki and Lucy (Daniel Scheeringa) Lisiecki. She was preceded in death by her husband, Piotr Romaszkiewicz; her son, Valdemar Romaszkiewicz; and her siblings, Helen Lukmin, Birute Lukmin, Irene Lukmin, Josephine Chaklauskas, Bruno Lukmin and Edward Lukmin.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 15 at St. Louise de Marillac Church, followed by interment at the Lithuanian National Cemetery. Memorial donations are appreciated to St. Thomas Hospice, 119 E. Ogden Ave, Suite 111, Hinsdale, 60521.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

ed,” said Sells.

According to both Sells and Bailey, workers first must patch the concrete pipe (filling one hole causes water to start leaking in another location) and the pipe then has to be cleaned by hand before a 3-inch coating of a geo-polymer product is applied to the pipe.

“There’s a lot of deterioration at the bottom of the sewer, where you can see large pieces of concrete that have eroded along the Forest Avenue portion,” Bailey said.

New director hired for North Riverside Library Lorene Kennard will take the reins on Dec. 5

By BOB UPHUES

show to tout programs. The library’s website was upgraded during her tenure in Morris, she worked to increase programNov. 2 was a big day in the life of Lorene ming for adults, children and teens and was Kennard. The lifelong Chicago Cubs fan involved in long-term and space planning.

Kennard’s tenure in Morris was also not only got the chance to watch the team win its first World Series in more than a marked by a bit of drama in July 2015 when she fired a children’s librarian century, she also got a new job who’d been with the institution that night – as the new director for almost 40 years. After a peof the North Riverside Public tition drive and a public meetLibrary. ing that attracted more than Kennard will take the reins 100 people, the Morris library in North Riverside on Dec. 5, board reinstated the librarian, taking over from Ted Bodewes who announced her retirement who left Oct. 1 to become difive months later. rector of the Thomas Ford Increasing the library’s visMemorial Library in Western ibility in the community is Springs. something Kennard said North Library district board PresiLORENE KENNARD Riverside library officials dent Annette Corgiat said would also like to see.

Kennard’s engaging sense of “They want to see me out in humor was appealing. In addition, Corgiat said she admired Kennard’s the community meeting with neighbor“relaxed” responses to various situations hood groups and promoting the library to the board confronted her with during the the community,” Kennard said.

Kennard will also be leading the impleinterview process.

Board members also were impressed mentation of a strategic plan that was with Kennard’s focus during her finalist completed under Bodewes. interview on program planning that would “I think libraries need to make sure we engage families. stay relevant and provide more than just “I think she really had all the right an- books and movies,” Kennard said, adding swers,” Corgiat said. “She fit the bill as to that the library provides a number of elecwhat she wants to do with respect to ser- tronic resources that some in the commuvicing.” nity might not have access to otherwise.

Kennard was hired in June 2014 to be “Libraries are becoming community the director of the Morris Area Public Li- centers,” Kennard said. “A lot of groups brary in Grundy County, southwest of Jo- use our meeting rooms for get-togethers. liet. She spent eight years prior to that job We’re becoming more community centers as the library manager at the investment than just a place to check out a book.” research firm Morningstar Inc. and operThe library board received more than a ated her own research consulting firm for dozen applications for the job. Alice Calfive years. abrese of Calaberry Consulting led the She served as adult services librarian at search process for the board. She had also White Oak Library in Romeoville for six conducted the search that brought Bodewyears and as interim director at the Pon- es to North Riverside. tiac Public Library before getting hired for “It’s an easy job to sell because the building is just spectacular, and also the comthe lead job in Morris.

In Morris, Kennard said she focused on munity I believe is very engaged in the raising the library’s profile in the com- library,” said Corgiat. “People come here munity, even appearing on a weekly radio all the time.”

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The geo-polymer coating will be applied to the entire 7,400 feet of sewer that extends along Forest Avenue to Longcommon and then under the railroad tracks and along Riverside Road to Miller Road.

Two crews of workers on a good day can coat about 45 feet of sewer with the material, said Bailey. At that rate it will take more than five months, weather permitting, to get through the Riverside portion of the interceptor.

Kenny Construction, which is the general contractor for the project, is trying to get a third crew involved to speed up the process, Bailey said.

In the meantime, lanes of traffic on Forest and, later on Longcommon and Riverside roads, will be restricted as the project moves east. Weitzel said he’s not sure how long the turn lane restrictions and traffic lane restrictions will last at First and Forest avenues.

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Fenwick, LTHS win swimming sectionals Friars win 14th straight sectional; Lions top rival Hinsdale Central at Downers South

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ak Park and River Forest had the stars, but Fenwick took home the hardware.

Spurred by two state-meet veterans and a host of newcomers, the host Friars won their own girls swimming sectional for the 14th consecutive year on Saturday.

Fenwick edged crosstown rival OPRF 315307 to top a 15-team field. Northside was a distant third with 179 points.

“The exciting part was the girls rose to the occasion,” Fenwick coach Renee Miller said. “We have a pretty young team.

“I graduated six from the (2015) state team and out of 14 total (in the sectional lineup) I only have five that are returning.”

Fenwick began the meet on a high note by winning the 200yard medley relay in 1 minute, 45.30 seconds. The quartet of junior Brooke LUCY MEEHAN West, sophomore LTHS senior Perri Stahl, junior Grace Rogoswski and sophomore Ciara Mulcahy edged OPRF by .44 seconds.

“It’s amazing that we can win this,” Miller said. “I replaced three of my swimmers (on that relay) and we are still pretty strong.”

Fenwick was the MAGGIE BARNEY only team to qualify LTHS junior in the meet-closing 400 freestyle relay.

Mulcahy, Rogoswski, Stahl and West timed 3:34.69 to swamp runner-up RiversideBrookfield by over seven seconds.

Fenwick barely missed sweeping the relays. The 200 free squad of Mulcahy, Rogoswski, Stahl and senior Kelly Frumkin clocked 1:36.85, just .27 behind OPRF. In the individual events, senior Ellie Carlson won the 200 individual medley in 2:11.96, while Rogoswski won the 100 butterfly in 58.18 and West captured the 100 backstroke in 57.07.

West also made the cut in the 100 freestyle, where she timed 52.04 to finish third, while

The Lions qualified all three relay teams and won five individual events to secure the Downers Grove South Sectional team title. LTHS finished first with a score 323.5, followed by rival Hinsdale Central (266.5), Downers Grove South (236), Mother McAuley (150) and Hinsdale South (140).

In the relays, LTHS won the 200 medley relay as freshman Callahan Dunn, sophomore Julia Kral, sophomore Mary Kate Gannon and senior Paige Mitchell reMARY KATE GANNON corded a winning LTHS sophomore time of 1:45.65.

The 400 freestyle relay of senior Maeve Swinehart, Mitchell, freshman Eleanor Tuerk and Dunn placed second (3:33.29). The Lions’ third state-qualifying team of junior Madison Wanless, Mitchell, Gannon PAIGE MITCHELL and Dunn finished LTHS senior third in the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.71).

In the 200 freestyle, Mitchell was first with a time of 1:53.49. Dunn (2:08.30) and Kral (2:09.19) took first and second, respectively, in the 200 individual medley. Other individual event winners for LTHS included Gannon in the 100 butterfly (56.88), Meehan in the 500 freestyle (5:07.09) and junior Maggie Barney (1:05.06) in the 100 breaststroke.

Courtesy Renee Miller

Fenwick seniors (left to right) Kelly Krumkin, Ellie Carlson, Natalie Cairo and Maeve Lynch.

Mulcahy advanced in the 50 free, taking second in 24.3, and Stahl qualified in the 100 breaststroke with a runner-up 1:05.64.

Rogoswski and West will be making their third appearances at state, while Carlson, Mulcahy and Stahl are going for the first time.

West has the best shot of earning a top12 medal at state. She had the ninth-fastest sectional time in the state in the backstroke and 12th-best in the 100 free.

“I think Brooke is a really strong worker,”

Miller said. “Brooke is really excited and energized by her experience from last year and wants to build on that. This year she’d like to score.”

The area also will be well-represented in diving. OPRF sophomore Sophie Lever won the sectional title with 413.50 points, while Fenwick senior Marianna Kania and OPRF freshman Yasmin Ruff earned at-large berths by scoring 382.75 and 382.45, respectively.

RBHS swimming Riverside-Brookfield finished fourth with 176 points at the stacked Fenwick Sectional.

The host Friars won the sectional with 315 points, followed closely by rival Oak Park and River Forest (307). Northside edged the Bulldogs for third place with a score of 179.

RBHS senior Julia Keller was the Bulldogs’ lone state qualifier. She won the 500 freestyle by touching the wall at 5:15.36. The 400 freestyle relay team of sophomore Veronica Cariveau, freshman Claire Kawiecki, Keller and Alyssa Schwarz also swam well with a time of 3:41.98 to earn second place.

—Marty Farmer contributed to this story.

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Lillig, Moorman power Fenwick past Jacobs

Red-hot Friars host Plainfield North, Nov. 19, at Triton College in 7A semis

By MARTY FARMER

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Sports Editor

he Fenwick High School football team partied like its 1995 after Friday’s 28-21 win over host Jacobs in the quarterfinals of the Class 7A state playoffs. With the victory, the Friars became only the third team (along with the 1995 and 1981 squads) in program history to make the state semifinals.

The Friars (11-1), who have won seven games in a row, will host Plainfield North at Triton College in River Grove this Saturday, Nov. 19 at 3:30 p.m.

The Tigers (10-2) routed Rockford Auburn 30-7 in the quarterfinals, setting up their highly anticipated matchup against the Friars. In three postseason games, Plainfield North has outscored the opposition 121-27.

Quarterback Brady Miller and a plethora of offensive threats in Dillon McCarthy, Tyler Hoosman, Connor Peplow and Nico Capezio lead Plainfield North.

Saturday’s winner advances to the Class 7A state championship game.

Fenwick certainly has been tested through three postseason games. Their wins against Hononegah (31-10), Lake Zurich (20-14) and Jacobs (28-21) have been progressively tougher to earn.

Against Jacobs, senior leaders like quarterback Jacob Keller, running back Conner Lillig, linebacker Brett Moorman and junior Lorenzano Blakeney inspired a team effort to overcome the Golden Eagles.

Keller completed 11 of 15 passes for 184

yards and a touchdown, while the Friars’ workhorse Lillig turned in another strong effort with 158 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries.

In three playoff games, Lillig has rushed for 301 yards and five touchdowns on 56 carries.

Lillig’s 64-yard TD run with 4:04 remaining in the fourth quarter served as the game-winning score.

“Once I broke through the line, the end zone was the only thing on my mind,” Lillig said. “[Center] Daniel Kannin told me the cutback was there prior to the play so I saw it and ran.

“It was great to see our defense pull up big in such a huge game. The fumble recovery

by Brett [Moorman] was huge and ultimately decided the game.”

Along with two other touchdown runs by Lillig, Keller connected with rangy junior wideout Mike O’Laughlin on a 90-yard TD pass to account for all of the Friars’ points.

Senior wide receiver Sherman Martin contributed six catches for 80 yards for the Friars’ well-oiled, diverse offense.

From the start of the game, Jacobs was ready to play. Trevor Fitzsimmons returned the opening kickoff 53 yards, setting up the Golden Eagles’ first score. Quarterback Chris Katrenick threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Trevor Loewen to give Jacobs a 7-0 lead at 9:23 of the first quarter.

Fenwick responded on its opening drive as Lillig scored on a 1-yard run at 4:05 of the first quarter.

The teams traded two touchdowns apiece

Submitted photos

(Above) Fenwick junior Jason Ivery celebrates the Friars’ 28-21 win over Jacobs in the Class 7A quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Algonquin. (Below) Fenwick defenders Joe Rafferty (#27), Jacob Kaminski (#45) and Brett Moorman (#51) intently watch Jacobs’ quarterback. to make the score 21-21 before Lillig’s gamewinning run late in the fourth quarter.

Defensively, Fenwick was impressive with several clutch stops against Jacobs’ run-based offense. Moorman, in particular, continually frustrated the Golden Eagles with 13 tackles (6 solo), a pass deflection and fumble recovery.

In the second quarter with the score tied at 14, Moorman blocked a pass attempt by Katrenick on a fourth-and-goal at the Fenwick 3-yard line. Moorman’s other notable play was a fumble recovery with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter to essentially seal the Friars’ win.

Blakeney also led defensively with two interceptions and six total tackles. His first pick, on a play inside the Friars’ 5 yard line early in the second quarter, denied Jacobs a golden scoring opportunity.

Adrian Nourse (9 tackles), Ryan Chapman (8 tackles), Lorente Blakeney (7 tackles) and Jason Ivery (6 tackles) also played key roles in Fenwick defensive coordinator Brandon New’s scheme.

“Winning is always fun but even more so when everybody contributes,” Moorman said. “Having so many guys who can contribute makes things so much easier too.

I know that if I don’t have my best game, some guys will pick up the slack.”

Jacobs’ junior running backs David Butros (14 carries, 86 yards) and Loren Strickland (15 carries 75 yards) led the Golden Eagles in rushing.

Jacobs finished the season with a 7-5 record.

As for the Friars’ 7A semifinal, “It feels good to be able to play this game at home,” Keller said. “The place is going to be packed, which I think definitely will give us an advantage.

“We are very proud of all our accomplishments this season, but we aren’t done. We want that ring.”

Moorman added: “It’s an incredible opportunity. It’s one of those moments you’ve dreamed about as a kid. I love our home field and our home crowd.”

East St. Louis (12-0) and Benet (10-2) square off in the other semifinal.

The 7A championship game is Saturday, Nov. 26 (4 p.m.) at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign.

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The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Part-Time Public Health Specialist. This position which will develop and implement strategies and activities to advance tobacco prevention and control within the Village of Oak Park among other duties within the Village of Oak Park Health Department. 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 18, 2016.

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The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Engineering Technician I. This employee performs technical engineering support tasks; prepares preliminary designs through final plans and technical drafts; makes complex calculations for various public works projects; and perform a variety of field inspections. 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.

Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program Assistant Oak Park Township, Illinois is seeking a part-time Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program Assistant to assist the Program Coordinator in completing the activities of the grant funded, Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), project to reduce underage drinking in Oak Park and River Forest. The project includes sustaining a community coalition in identifying and implementing evidence-based prevention strategies.

Essential candidate qualities include the demonstrated ability to remain organized and work effectively with individuals and diverse community groups. Public speaking/presentation skills and interpersonal skills will be required. The Program Assistant will be expected to report on strategic planning activities and related project events. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in public health or related field and/ or a minimum of 3 years’ experience related to this project’s requirements.

This is a part-time position, at 20 hours a week. Part-time employees participate in an IMRF pension plan.

To apply, send resume and cover letter to the attention of: Vicki Scaman, SPF-PFS Program Coordinator Oak Park Township 105 S. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302 Email applications addressed to the Program Coordinator will be accepted at: vscaman@oakparktownship.org Deadline for receipt of resumes: Friday, November 18, 2016 For information on Oak Park Township, visit our Web site at http://oakparktownship.org Oak Park Township is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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The Oak Park Education Foundation (OPEF), a privately funded nonprofit that delivers innovative, hands-on learning experiences to K-8th grade District 97 students by connecting them to mentors and resources in the community, seeks an Executive Director to lead this growing, 27-year-old organization. Working closely with the Board of Directors, staff, District 97, parents, volunteers, and other local organizations, the Executive Director will advance OPEF’s mission of serving the increasing community need for educational enrichment opportunities for all public school students. The public face and main contact of OPEF, the Executive Director is responsible for overall day-to-day management; the development, management and evaluation of programs and carrying out the mission, vision, values and policies as established by the Board of Directors.

OPEF’s professional partners share their passion for learning while conducting free, hands-on residencies with more than 4,200 students each year. OPEF also runs BASE Camp, exceptional summer and school-holiday enrichment programs that make learning fun and are grounded in the real world. BASE Camp helps to fund OPEF’s free in-school programming.

Located in Oak Park, Illinois, OPEF is governed by an 18-member Board of Directors, has 12 staff and program coordinators, and a $650K budget.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOCKET NUMBER: BOT 16-01 HEARING DATE: December 5, 2016 TIME: 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): OP South Boulevard LLC, 1110 Jorie Boulevard, Suite 300, Oak Brook, IL 60523 OWNERS OF RECORD: Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 325-331 North Harlem Avenue & 100-107 South Maple Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 (Includes the northernmost portion of Maple Avenue at South Boulevard).

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: LOTS 1, 2 AND LOT3 (EXCEPTTHE SOUTH 35 FEETOFTHE EAST 105.00 FEETTHEREOF) IN BLOCK 2 IN SCOVILLE AND NILES ADDlTlON TO OAK PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 112 OF THE WEST 112 OF THE SOUTHWEST 114 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OFTHE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOTS 2, 3 AND 4 IN BLOCK 1 IN SCOVILLE AND NILES ADDITION TO OAK PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 112 OF THE WEST 112 OF THE SOUTHWEST 114 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EASTOFTHETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: (FUTURE VACATED SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE) THAT PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE AS PLATTED IN SCOVILLE & NILES’ ADDITION TO OAK PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST40 ACRES OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED MAY

29,1867 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1895152, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 1 OF SAID SCOVILLE & NILES’ ADDITION TO OAK PARK; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 51 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINES OF LOTS 2, 3 AND 4 IN BLOCK 1 OF SAID SCOVILLE & NILES’ ADDITION TO OAK PARK, 115.16 FEETTO THE NORTH LINE, EXTENDED EAST, OF THE SOUTH 35.00 FEET OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 2 OF SAlD SCOVILLE & NILES’ ADDITION TO OAK PARK; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAlD NORTH LINE, EXTENDED EAST, 66.00 FEETTO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 2 OF SAlD SCOVILLE & NILES’ ADDlTlON TO OAK PARK; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 51 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINES OF LOTS 3,2 AND 1 IN BLOCK 2 OF SAID SCOVILLE & NILES’ ADDITION TO OAK PARK, 115.17 FEETTO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAlD LOT 1; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST, 66.00 FEETTO THE POINTOF BEGINNING, IN COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS REQUEST: The Applicant seeks approval of an amendment to Ordinance Number 16-028 to allow an increase of the approved height allowance of 135 feet to 140 feet. The planned development is a mixed use project consisting of 10,000 square feet of first floor commercial space, 263 rental apartments, and 398 parking spaces.

Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the Village Clerk’s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 358-5670.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. Anan Abu-Taleb, Village President Village Board of Trustees, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/16/2016

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID The Forest Park Public Library is accepting sealed bids for the following trades; Flooring. Bid packet information can be obtained from the Architect, Product Architecture + Design (312)202-0701 or tnash@ product-architects.com. A mandatory walk through will be held on November 21 at 9am. Sealed bids are due Friday December 2nd, 2016 at 10:00am at the library. Bids will be opened publicly at 10:00am.

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LEGAL NOTICE Attention Briana Ervin & Turner Acceptance Corp., you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with Illinois Secretary Of State. Our records show, your 1997, Chrysler, Cirrus with the following VIN 1C3EJ56H8VN504713 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1925.00.

If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intent to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 12/23/2016.

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Attention Mirna Acosta & Overland Bond & Investment, you are the last indicated owner or lienholder on file with Illinois Secretary Of State. Our records show, your 2005, Mercury, Grand Marquis with the following VIN 2MEFM74W95X643346 was towed to our facility. The current amount due & owing is $1925.00.

If payment is not received within 30 days, Nobs Towing Inc. will intent to enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. Sale of the aforementioned vehicle will take place at 1510 Hannah, Forest Park, IL, 60130 on 12/23/2016.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DUPAGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARION M. BENESCH VIPOND Deceased Case Number 2015-P728 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION That the Order Admitting Will to Probate and Appointing Representative was entered in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit on August 28, 2015 for the Estate of Marion M. Benesch-Vipond and that the undersigned, on oath states: 1. The decedent, whose place of residence at the time of death was 400 W BUTTERFIELD ROAD, ELMHURST, IL 60126 died on 6/24/ 2015 at ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, leaving a Will.

2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $250,000 Real $0 Annual Income From Real Estate $0 3. The names and addresses of decedent’s heirs are: MARION E INGOLD, RICHARD E BENESCH, WILLAM A. BENESCH 4. The decedent nominated the following to act in the office indicated above: MARION E. INGOLD 4454 HARVEY, WESTERM SPRINGS IL 60558 5.Petitioner is legally qualified to act or nominate a resident of Illinois to act). Petitioner asks that letters administration be issued.

6.*If so indicated above, the Petitioner requests independent adminstration. The name and address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir, who is a minor or disabled person, are shown on Exhibit A attached and made part of this petition.

7. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein.

8. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

Cal. No. 29-16-Z: 1159 Lyman Avenue, Fred Baryla Fred Baryla, on behalf of the property owner, is seeking variations from the following sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Oak Park to permit the construction of a new single-family residence using the existing foundation on a substandard lot of record at the premises commonly known as 1159 Lyman Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois; 1. Section 4.1 (A) (2), which section states that buildings or structures shall not occupy smaller lots than the district requirement of 3,500 square feet, whereas the existing lot is 3,158.5 square feet; and 2. Section 3.5.4 (A) (1) (Minimum Lot Size), which section requires a minimum lot size of 3,500 square feet in the R-4 Single-Family District, whereas the existing lot is 3,158.5 square feet; and 3. Section 3.5.5 (B) (2) (Rear Yards), which section requires a 25 foot rear yard setback, whereas the applicant is proposing a four (4) foot setback to accommodate a garage door at the rear of the property; and 4. Section 3.5.4 (B) (3) (Side Yards), which section requires a side yard setback of not less than five (5) feet, whereas the existing foundation is located three inches (3”) from the north lot line and 4’-1” from the south lot line.

Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449.

Cal. No. 28-16-Z: 1022 Clarence Avenue, Sean Kelley, Reveal Design Sean Kelley, Reveal Design, on behalf of the owner of the Subject Property, is requesting that a variation be granted from Section 3.5.4 (B) (3) and Section 4.10.3 (Appurtenances Permitted in Side Yards) of the Village of Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, wherein Section 3.5.4 (B) (3) require a minimum side yard setback of five (5) feet in the R-4 SingleFamily District, and Section 4.10.3 prohibits open porches (decks) from projecting into the required side yard, to permit the construction of a deck on the south side of the residence that would be located approximately 3.5’ from the side lot line at the premises commonly known as 1022 Clarence Avenue.

Those property owners within 500 foot notice area and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449.

DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 16th Day of November, 2016 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/16/2016

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 D16148624 on November 1, 2016 Under the Assumed Business Name of B.E. WELL with the business located at: 116 CHICAGO AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: BRANDI ELIZABETH JONES 116 CHICAGO AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60302.

Petitioner: MARION E. INGOLD 4454 HARVEY AVE WESTERN SPRINGS, IL 60558

DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 16th Day of November, 2016

MATT J LEUCK DuPage Attorney Number 48518 Attorney for: PETITIONER MARION E. INGOLD 84 E BURLINGTON RD RIVERSIDE IL 60546 708-447-3166

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE For any person who was a Special Education Student at Oak Park & River Forest High School and graduated in 2009 or 2010, you will have 30 days to contact Lynette Welter, at Oak Park & River Forest High School at 708.434.3806 to request your records. On December 15th the Special Education student records for the 2009 and 2010 school years will be destroyed.

Lynette Welter Scheduling and Records Secretary Special Education Published in Wednesday Journal 11/9, 11/16/2016

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION Estate of BESSIE LUDIK, Deceased Case No. 16 P 5741 P U B L I C AT I O N NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is hereby given of the death of Bessie Ludik who died on 8/1/16 leaving a will dated November 15, 2007 and numbered 16W6276, admitted to probate October 28, 2016.

2. The Representative for the estate is: ANTON SCHOENBERGER 3. The Attorney for the estate is: MATT J LEUCK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Atty. No. 11017, 84 E. BURLINGTON # 2W, RIVERSIDE, IL 60546 4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before 05/09/17.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street Room 1202 Chicago, IL 60602 or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. On 8/28/16 an Order Appointing the Representative was entered.

6.Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witnesses to the Will in open Court, or other evidence, as provided in Article VI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will as provided under Article VIII 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

8. The estate will be administrated without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4). /s/ ANTON SCHOENBERGER Independent Administrator Published in Wednesday Journal 11/9, 11/16, 11/23/2016

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Community Design Commission, acting as the Design Review Commission, of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2016 at 7:15 p.m. in Room 101 of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 05-16-DRC: 1010 Lake Street, Regus Regus, Applicant, is requesting that a variation be granted from Section 7.7.15 (D) (5) of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park, which section requires that wall signs shall be located on the sign frieze or the sign band of the building immediately above the first floor window and below the second floor window sill in the case of a two-story building, in order to install a “Regus” sign located approximately 26 feet above grade just below the thirdstory window sill at the premises commonly known as 1010 Lake Street.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449.

DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 16th Day of November, 2016 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/16/2016

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: D16148645 on November 3, 2016. Under the Assumed Business Name of YOUR VIRTUAL ADMIN EXPERT with the business located at: PO BOX 323 LAGRANGE, IL 60525. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: GWENDOLYN L YOUNG, 106 EAST AVE #2 LAGRANGE, IL 60525.

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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: D16148609 on November 1, 2016 Under the Assumed Business Name of JKCONSTRUCTION with the business located at: 2648 MAPLE ST, FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: JAKUB P KUBACKI 2648 MAPLE ST FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/9, 11/16, 11/23/2016

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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: D16148657 on November 4, 2016. Under the Assumed Business Name of PAPERIKA with the business located at: 14416 S. HARRISON AVENUE UNIT 2, POSEN, IL 60469. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: LAUREN AREBALO 14416 S. HARRISON AVENUE UNIT 2 POSEN, IL 60469.

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 D16148718 on November 14, 2016 Under the Assumed Business Name of FRESH SENSATIONS CLEANING SERVICE with the business located at: 4545 S. DREXEL BLVD. #3B CHICAGO, IL 60653.

The true and real fulll name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: SIMONE THORNTON 4545 S. DREXEL BLVD. #3B CHICAGO, IL 60653.

PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Proposals

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The Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 (“the School District”) invites the submission of proposals from firms (“Bidders”) that wish to a comprehensive proposal for a Bookstore Point of Sale System (“System”) to the School District. The District reserves the right to (i) select one or more firms to provide the system outlined herein; (ii) reject any and all proposals, including the lowest proposal; (iii) to waive immaterial technicalities or minor variances in the proposal; and (iv) to accept the proposals(s) deemed most favorable to the interest of the District after all proposals have been examined and evaluated.

To obtain RFP documents please follow these instructions: 1. www.oprfhs.org 2. Under about us, click on services 3. Then click on Business Office 4. The link for Bids and RFPs will be on the left pane of the page Firms can attend the Site Visit and Conference held on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park & River Forest High School, 201 N Scoville Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302. Attendees are to gather and obtain ID badges at the Welcome Center located at Scoville Avenue Entrance 4 near Ontario Street.

RFP submissions are due by Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. Proposals received prior to the date will be secure until the RFP submission date. A proposal received thereafter will not be considered. Proposals are to be submitted electronically using the districts online system that is used to obtain the RFP documents.

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

The real estate is improved with a single family home; 2 car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party

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checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 fore-

closure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 11299. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

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

Defendants 12 CH 45189 312 NORTH RIDGELAND AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 9, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 312 NORTH RIDGELAND AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-106008-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 2 car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection

and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 11302. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@ pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 11302 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 45189 TJSC#: 36-12538 I706561

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

CONNIE R. RAMIREZ; DUNLOP CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; DUNLOP MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; FOREST PARK NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CONNIE R.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.LISA NORDSTOM-PITZEL A/K/A LISA A. NORDSTROMPITZEL, ELIZABETH HEBSON, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION DBA DITECH.COM, BERNARD PITZEL A/ K/A BERNARD A. PITZEL

RAMIREZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 4593 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-13-307-026-1006.

Commonly known as 926 Dunlop Avenue, Unit 206, Forest Park, IL 60130.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455 W14-2747.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2013-4T Plaintiff, -v.GAD IKEANUMBA AKA GAD C. IKEANUMBA, 1030-32 NORTH AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AKA 1030-32 N. AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, HENRY SILVERMAN LIVING TRUST U/A/D AUGUST 26, 1996 Defendants 11 CH 33740 1032 North Austin Blvd. Unit 1N, (ASSESSOR’S OFFICE SHOWS AS 1030 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD. UNIT 1N) 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 September 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1032 North Austin Blvd.

Unit 1N, (ASSESSOR’S OFFICE SHOWS AS 1030 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD. UNIT 1N), Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-314-031-1001. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $241,648.27.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 4221719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 11 CH 33740 TJSC#: 36-11561 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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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 514 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-326-033-0000.

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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

gagee 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) 7949876 Please refer to file number 14-16-03929. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-03929 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 005490 TJSC#: 36-10020 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.

I706781

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 401 SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07321-019-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $473,172.93. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES,

LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm fax number 312-3724398 Please refer to file number 15-076981. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-076981 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 12 CH 41397 TJSC#: 36-11179 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.

I706903

tate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 7949876 Please refer to file number 14-16-03188. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-03188 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 004578 TJSC#: 36-9984 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.

I706905

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.NORMAN HALL TRUST DATED 10/31/05, EVA HALL, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE NORMAN HALL TRUST DATED 10/31/05, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 005490 514 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.SHERRI LASKO, HARBOR FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION F/K/A NEW AMERICA FINANCIAL, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GREAT AMERICAN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GREAT AMERICAN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 41397 401 SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2016, at The

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BRADLEY L. ERICKSON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, IMPERIAL MANOR OF OAK PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DOROTHY ERICKSON, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BRADLEY L. ERICKSON (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 004578 425 HOME AVENUE UNIT #3E OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 425 HOME AVENUE UNIT #3E, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-323-043-1025.

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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real es-

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