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Township accepts bid to repaint Swinging

By BOB UPHUES Editor

It’s taken nearly two full years, but Riverside Township officials finally appear to be closing in on ensuring the Swinging Bridge -- the 210-foot suspension bridge over the Des Plaines River connecting Riverside with Riverside Lawn – gets a proper paint job that will last for the next 25 to 30 years. On Nov. 9 the township board voted 3-0 – trustees Tim Heilenbach and Lianne

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Longtime friends aim for hole in one at The Sandtrap

Recently opened Riverside bar boasts winning wings and drink specials

By MELISSA ELSMO Food Editor

The Sandtrap Grill and Tap, 31 Forest Ave., Riverside, opened in early September and the first-time restaurateurs have been perfecting their swing since opening their golf-themed bar and eatery.

Riverside resident Chris Connelly occa sionally visited the space’s for mer tenant, Mollie’s Public House, to grab a drink. When the bar shuttered suddenly, he found himself contemplating what his life might look like if he took over the vacant bar.

“I was attracted to the opportunity because I love the location,” said Connelly. “You’ve gotta take chances when you are younger, and the timing on this was just perfect.”

Connelly reached out to his longtime friends Manthan Desai and Mel Campbell to gauge their interest in making the career change with him. The trio grew up as friends, neighbors and basketball mates before grad uating from Bartlett High School in consecutive years between 2002 and 2004.

After a property walkthrough, the trio signed on the dotted line and dove into the food industry.

The new owners completed an interior renovation intended to brighten the dark space. Connelly, Manthan and Campbell completed the work themselves, tearing out half walls applying two distinct blue hues to the walls and trim. While some visitors have lamented

the loss of the darker feel of the for mer pub, most guests appreciate the fresh look and clear sightlines through the entire space.

The owners also hired local artist Erika Vazzana to complete a golf-themed mural. The triptych is a verdant rendering of the 12th hole at Augusta National Golf Course – home of The Masters tour nament -- and a nod to local talent as much as it is to Desai’s love of golf.

“I am an avid golfer and I thought a golf theme would resonate with people in the Riverside community,” said Desai

Connelly transitioned out of career in human resources and work force solutions, while Desai stepped away from a 20-year ca reer in web design and office management. Campbell, however, brings a valuable back ground in food service to the endeavor.

A butcher tur ned chef, Campbell, designed The Sandtrap’s streamlined menu to have broad-based appeal and complement the bar’s thoughtful rotation of drinks

First time visitors to The Sandtrap would do well to try The Betty, a specialty drink named in honor Connelly’s girlfriend’s mother, who prefers to sip Malibu rum with a mix of pineapple, mango and cranberry juices

The vacation-worthy cocktail is joined on the menu by The Sandtrap’s popular paloma cocktail made with tequila, grapefruit soda, lime and spicy Tajin

Daily menu items include hot wings, burg

ers, wraps and sandwiches, but the chef is eager to add menu specials including fried shrimp and fish and chips. Campbell and his partners are clear that guests are gravitat ing toward the chicken wings and feedback has been positive. The marinated and fried drums and flats are sauced with a choice of barbecue sauce, garlic-Parmesan or in a custom-blended buffalo sauce.

“People are saying they are the best wings in Riverside,” said Campbell. “The hot wings are hot, but not too hot.”

For now, the business owners have noted there are some nights when they have been “completely packed” and others when things have been a little slow. Carryout orders have been gaining in popularity, but figuring out the day-to-day rhythms of the business will take more time

Connelly, Desai and Campbell want The Sandtrap to be place where people can hang out, grab a burger, enjoy a drink and catch up with friends and loved ones Connelly envisions a family-friendly place where the kids can play darts while parents enjoy a cocktail.

“There are times where we wondered what we had gotten ourselves into,” said Connelly “But this is definitely a fun jour ney It is definitely a great experience being your own boss and controlling your own destiny.”

“It has been great finally interacting with customers,” said Desai, who you will often pouring behind the bar at The Sandtrap

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e Sandtrap Gr ill and Tap partners (from le ) Mel Campbell, Chris Connelly and Manthan Desai are joined by bartender Corina Perez.

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BIG WEEK

Radio Players recreate classic shows

The Riverside Township Radio Players recreate two more shows from the Golden Age of Radio during their performance on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside.

Fall Bazaar and Bake Sale

The Holy Guardian Angela Parish Catholic Women’s Club will host its Fall Bazaar and Bake Sale fundraiser on Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Louise de Marillac Church Parish Center, 1113 Harrison Ave., LaGrange Park. There will be 90 ar tists, crafters and other vendors o ering their products for sale. Last spring’s bazaar drew more than 600 people.

Chess Meet Up

Do you like to play chess? Bring a board or just come to play with other chess enthusiasts during a Chess Meet Up for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade on Nov. 17 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road No need to register, just drop in to the lower-level Program Room.

And more

■ Tallgrass Sudbury School, 82 Woodside Road in Riverside, will host an Open House on Nov. 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Learn about the Tallgrass education, get a tour and talk with students, sta and parents RSVP required. Get link at tallgrasssudbury.org.

■ Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside, invites you to ll a holiday stocking for troops overseas and veterans. Stop by Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4

The troupe presents the comedy episode “the Burglar” from “Our Miss Brooks” and the “Marionettes Inc.” written by Ray Bradbury for the science ction show “X Minus One.”

Shows are free and open to the public. Visit riversidetownshipradioplayers.com for more.

Join the True Crime Club

Are you a true crime bu ? Then head to the Linda Sokol Francis Brook eld Library, 3541 Park Ave. on Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. for the rst-ever meeting of their True Crime Club.

Learn about bootlegger “Moonshine Mar y” Wazeniak, a Polish immigrant who sold illegal – and at least one time, fatal -- alcohol out of her LaGrange Park home during Prohibition.

Register to attend by calling 708-485-6917, ext 130 or online at brook eld.evanced.info/signup.

Turkey Shoot, in person again

After hosting a virtual event last weekend, the St. Paul VI Parish Holy Name Society will host its rst in-person Turkey Shoot since 2019 on Nov. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Menarik Hall of the St. Hugh Faith Formation Center, 2400 10th Ave., North Riverside.

Fifty turkeys will be ra ed o , one ever y ve minutes, along with hundreds of other grocery items, from pumpkin pie and panettone to salami and prasky. Pull tabs and split-the-pot ra es also featured.

Food and drink available for purchase. NFL action on multiple screens and activities and crafts for kids. Call 708-602-1927 for more.

p.m. and pick up a free stocking. Fill it up and return it through Dec. 16. Call 708-447-2500 for more.

■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St. presents “Plot Structure,” featuring paintings by Matthew Girson; “Continue a Poem,” a group show featuring the work of Nicholas Frank, Lauren Fueyo and Nyeema Morgan; and “Dwell,” an installation of sculptures by Margie Glass Sula, through Dec. 30. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

There’s also “The Ar t of Seeing,” featuring botanical boxes by Shilin Hora, at the Riverside Town Hall,

27 Riverside Road, through Dec. 31. Viewing hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit riversidear tscenter.com for more.

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

■ North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines

Ave., presents After School Art Escape (child with adult) on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m., a Club de Lectura discussion of “Temporada de Huracanes” by Fernanda Melcho on Nov. 18 at 10:30 a.m., Needle Felting Fun (grades 6-12) on Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m., Morning Munchkin Stories with Ms. Karen (child with adult) on Nov. 21 at 10:30 a.m., Stretching and Meditation (in person) Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. and a Monthly Movie Club screening of “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” on Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/ events-new.

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Village-wide camera system among asks in 2023 Brookfield budget

Heavy capital investment, new re department hires among highlights

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Purchasing a village-wide surveillance camera system, completing a major interior renovation of the police de par tment and buying a new ambulance are among the biggest ticket items proposed in Brookfield’s budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

Unveiled publicly during a village board workshop on Nov. 9, the budg et projects a general operating sur plus for the fifth consecutive year, with federal COVID-19 relief funds during the past two years allowing the village to build up its largest cash re serve – projected $4.3 million, or 22 percent of annual operating expenditures by the end of 2022 -- in many years.

“It is very impor tant that we have a healthy fund balance,” Village Manager Timothy Wiberg said, adding that he expected the village to reach its cash reserve policy goal of 25 percent of annual expenditures by the end of 2023.

While the roughly $2.5 million in federal funds the village received in 2021 and 2022 via the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was impor tant, said Wiberg, decisions trustees made in recent years to diversify revenue streams and increase fees for ser vices addressed a structural imbalance that had led to a nearly $800,000 general fund deficit in 2018.

In 2019, the village be g an reversing a three-year trend of running deficit budgets. That year, the village star ted with about $1.77 million in reserve By the end of 2022, the village is pr ojected to have just over $3 million in reserve

“If we don’t have a general fund balance, you don’t get through the COVID pandemic issues, or if you go through a recession and

our revenues are ne gatively impacted,” Wi berg said.

At the village board’s budg et workshop on Nov. 9, Wiberg provided a summary of highlights – the line-item budg et has not been released publicly yet – which include more than $1.3 million in general fund capital expenditures, in addition to funds allocated for architectural planning services and to hire a handful of new personnel.

Other large capital projects, such as road resurfacing, sewer and water system im provements will be funded from sources outside of the general fund, such as motor fuel tax revenues, state and federal grants and water and sewer fees

Among the biggest general fund capital expenditures is $275,000 to purchase a new ambulance, which re places the ambulance the village purchased in 2006. Fire Chief James Adams has applied for a grant through the Federal Emergency Manage ment Agency (FEMA). If that is not suc cessful, the village could use ARPA funds to make the purchase

Village trustees tentatively have given a thumbs up to a $203,000 expenditure for a village-wide surveillance camera system requested by Police Chief Michael Kuru villa. While some of the details need to be worked out, the chief said the new system would re place a patchwork of camera systems now operating at a half do zen locations in Brookfield.

The new system would bring cameras to roughly two do zen locations scattered throughout the village, mainly along main thoroughfares and in its three largest parks. To what extent license plate reader cameras will be par t of the system eventually purchased by the village is unknown.

While Kuruvilla described the system as a primarily investigative tool, some trustees pushed for the kind of real-time infor mation license plate reader cameras, which can be linked to re gional and nationwide databases.

“I just think if we’re going to have a camera system it should have that additional capability,” said Trustee Brian Conroy.

The budg et also calls for a roughly $219,000 project to renovate the lower-level locker rooms and the for mer 911 dispatch center on the ground floor. The locker room areas haven’t been updated since they were built in 1972, according to Kuruvilla, and the areas suf fer from deteriorating plumb ing fixtures and sewer lines

The village also plans to spend $20,000 to hire an architect to complete a study and provide options for what to do with a block of five holding cells in the lower level, which were made obsolete when Brookfield joined the West Central Consolidated Communica tions (WC3) emergency dispatch agency.

An architect will also be hired at a cost of around $50,000 to design a second-story ad dition for the main fire station on Shields Avenue in the hopes that the village could apply for and win a grant to fund future construction.

Other fire de par tment line items in the budg et include hiring a part-time clerical employee, a position eliminated in 2008. The cost of the new employee would be funded in par t through the creation of an annual fire inspection program for commercial properties That new staf fer would, as par t of the job, schedule inspections and track data.

The $75 annual fee charged to commer cial property/business owners for the fire inspections would also allow for hiring of f-duty firefighters to perfor m the inspec tions, instead of using on-duty firefighters, as is the case now.

Using on-duty firefighters has resulted in an inconsistent inspection re gimen, since they also routinely respond to emer gency calls, including EMS calls.

The budg et also calls for hiring an additional firefighter, another position elimi nated in 2008 as a cost-cutting mo ve. In Au gust, FEMA awarded the Brookfield Fire De par tment a $379,000 grant through its Staf fing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, which for the next three years will pay 100% of that employee’s salary and benefits.

Also in the budg et is a $220,000 line item to re pair the steel roof trusses of the main public works building at 4545 Eberly Ave. The project had been included in the 2022 budg et but was deferred after bids for the work came in far above what trustees had budg eted this year

The village board also indicated support for a new policy that calls for setting aside $100,000 each year to create a Playg round Equipment Re placement Program to make re gular capital improvements at play grounds and parks and address safety and accessibility issues

The budg et also calls for buying a new generator for the village hall, a $100,000 line item. The existing generator also dates to the building’s construction 50 years ago and is a critical source of power when the area loses power, as it did twice in the past six months – once due to a stor m and once when a construction crew hit an under ground ComEd line

Brook eld Police Chief Michael Kuruv illa

Historic win for state rep-elect Rashid in 21st Distric t

Justice Democrat tops GOP opponent by 2-to-1 margin

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Abdelnasser Rashid made history on Nov. 8. The 33-year-old Democrat from Justice will, in January, become the first Palestinian American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly after he easily defeated 27-year-old Brookfield Re publican Matthew Schultz in the race to be the state representative in the 21st District.

Rashid defeated Schultz by a margin of nearly 2-to-1, capturing 65.2 percent of the vote in a district that runs from Cicero to Justice and includes Riverside nor th of the Burlington Nor ther n Railroad-Santa Fe Railroad tracks and significant por tions of souther n Brookfield.

He’ ll have to share the honor of being the first Muslim member of the Illinois General Assembly with Nabella Syed, an Indian American who defeated Re publican incumbent Chris Bos in a state House race in the nor ther n suburbs

One of the first orders of business will be Rashid and his family moving into the 21st District. On election day, he lived just blocks outside the district boundaries.

“[We’ re] moving to Bridgeview within days,” Rashid texted the Landmark following his election.

Rashid’s victory was a moment of great pride for him and the wider Palestinian American community in the Chicago area. Rashid held his victory par ty at the Palestinian American-owned Krave restaurant in Bridgeview, a town that is home to a large mosque and is a center of the Palestinian American community in the southwest suburbs

“We did it,” said Rashid, opening his five and-a-half minute victory speech delivered to a jubilant crowd of a couple hundred mostly Palestinian-American suppor ters. “You did it.”

The son of Palestinian immigrants who moved to Chicago 52 years ago, Rashid graduated from Harvard University.

“Their sacrifices gave me the best education a son could hope for and they taught me the impor tance of giving back, the im por tance of fighting for those who’ve been left behind, and the impor tance of never giving up,” Rashid said.

Rashid, who had lost two previous runs for public of fice before defeating incum-

bent Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) in the June Democratic primary, embraced his ethnic heritage and refused to take the ad vice of those who thought his name and religion could hurt him politically.

“I was advised not to use photos of my family, because my wife wears hijab, but for me and for us, a win at the expense of erasure is a loss,” Rashid said. “We never gave up and today we win. We win with the strength of our diversity and our authenticity.”

Rashid is the youngest child of 11 in a closeknit politically conscious family One of his sisters, Miryam, spent all of election day in front of Riverside Village Hall hand ing out literature and asking voters, to, as she put it, “Vote for my brother.”

Other siblings also helped out on election day and during the campaign, and Rashid’s win was moment of jubilation and pride for his suppor ters at the victory party.

“To me it’s a very good sign of progress

in our community and in the Brown side of things, if you want to put color codes,” said Ahmad Elwan of Bur r Ridge. “And Mr. Rashid is a good man. He’s got a good foundation of ethics, and from good education and I hope and pray that he goes up wards from this point. I hope he doesn’t get spoiled in that environment of politics.”

Elwan said that he hopes Rashid will be become an impor tant symbol and role mod el for young Palestinian Americans

“It is impor tant to inspire other young people to see that it is doable, and it is im por tant to get in the room and make a difference and to contribute to the American life,” Elwan said.

Rashid, who was born in and mostly grew up in Chicago, has an extensive back ground in progressive politics. He be g an his career working as an org anizer for Co alition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Chicago

He then went on to work in Jesus “Chuy”

Garcia’s 2015 Chicago mayoral campaign, and Ber nie Sanders’s 2106 presidential campaign. He has also worked for Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and for mer Cook County Clerk David Or r. In his victory speech Tuesday night Rashid described Or r as a mentor.

“When I graduated from Harvard, I had to make a choice: Go work for big corporations or come back home and fight for people who’ve been left behind,” Rashid said. “I chose to come home.”

Not all of those involved in Rashid’s campaign by any stretch are Palestinian. Rashid’s principal strategist and close ad visor is for mer state re presentative and longtime progressive activist Clem Balanof f, who is Jewish.

Tol Foster, of Riverside, was one of a smattering of non-Palestinian Americans at Rashid’s victory party. Foster, the direc tor of the Native American Support Program at University of Illinois at Chicago and a citizen of the Mvskoke Creek Na tion of Oklahoma, said he was drawn to Rashid’s progressive politics and his status as an outsider.

“He has a strong history of progressive politics that goes back to working with Chuy and Ber nie Sanders,” Foster said. “And also as a Palestinian American he re ally cares about people who are left out of our society. That really resonates with me.”

Schultz did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday mor ning.

Dems breeze past GOP in other local races

In other local races, Democrat Mike Porfirio easily defeated Re publican Thomas “Mac” McGill, wining 65.3 percent of the vote, in the race to succeed retiring State Sen. Steve Landek (D-Bridgeview).

Incumbent Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar (D-Cicero) clobbered Brookfield Re publican Kimberly Jagielski, winning 67.2 9 percent of the vote in 16th District.

Meanwhile, incumbent Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough (D- Maywood) clob bered Riverside Re publican Tony Peraica, winning just over 70 percent of the vote to just 27.4 percent for Peraica to remain in the clerk’s post.

BOB SKOLNIK/Contributor

Abdelnasser Rashid (le ), anked by his father, Amin (far right), his wife, Fidaa, and two of their children, makes his victor y speech on Nov. 8 at Krave restaurant in Bridgeview.

Garcia, just re-elected to Congress, makes bid for Chicago mayor

Announcement comes just two days a er winning third term in 4th District

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Less than 48 hours after he was re-elected to a third ter m, 4th District Cong ressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Chicago) announced Nov. 10 that he is entering the race to be the mayor of Chicago.

On Nov. 8, Garcia easily defeated Re publican James Falakos, capturing 67.8 percent of the vote in the 4th District, which includes Riverside, Brookfield and the Riverside Township portion of Nor th Riverside

Two days later, the veteran progressive said he was coming home to serve the city that he has lived in since immigrating from Mexico

“I’ve had many titles in life: community org anizer county commissioner, alder man, state senator and now gressman, but the most impo tant title to me is Chicagoan,” said Garcia speaking from rooftop on Navy Pier on a war and sunny day. “Little Village on the Southwest Side, has my home for the past 53 year

Garcia joins a crowded field eight challengers who have ready announced they are incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

He is the most experienced of the challengers and has the biggest profile. In 2015, Garcia ran for mayor and lost to Rahm Em

Metra keeps Super-Saver, day passes after board backlash

Move expected to increase projected budget shortfall in coming years

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Metra’s Board of Directors voted unani mously on Nov. 11 to approve a 2023 budget that includes keeping the popular $100 Su per Saver monthly pass and both all-system and three-zone day passes until at least the end of next year.

The initial budget proposal called for Metra, the commuter rail service, to do away with the system-wide Super Saver pass in favor of retur ning to zone-based monthly passes It also proposed replacing day passes with zone-based ones that would cost the equivalent of two one-way tickets

The proposal drew backlash from several directors representing the collar counties and parts of suburban Cook County, who argued that retur ning to zone-based passes was the opposite of what Metra should be doing – making the fare system simpler and more user friendly

The changes had been designed to strik a balance between attracting riders and putting more money in Metra’s coffers with federal stimulus funding expected to run out in 2025. The commuter rail agency has been using those funds to make up for passenger revenue shortfalls

Metra Chie f Financial Of ficer John Mor ris told the b oard that if the status q uo is maintained, it would a dd around $2 million a projected 2025 budg et deficit. Howeve r, b oard members and staf ag reed that this is n’ t the last wo rd on the fa re changes as Metra c ontinues to look for ways to attract riders

At $100, Super Saver pass is cheaper than zone-based monthly passes in most lines, in cluding all the lines serving the Landmark’s coverage area. The previously proposed fare changes would have lowered the cost to $88 a month for Brookfield and Riverside riders

It would have also raised monthly pass prices for suburbs fur ther out. While much of the backlash during the Oct. 12 meeting came from Metra directors re presenting the collar counties, Director Stephen Palmer, who re presents most of west suburban Cook County, also argued against it, saying the Super Saver has been popular with his

manuel in a runoff, winning ly 44 percent of the vote 2015, Garcia had the support the Chicago Teachers Union, this time around the CTU is backing Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who ks for the union, for mayor. Garcia has been involved in Chicago politics for all of his adult life He was a strong sup ter of Harold Washington hen Washington was elected Black mayor in 1983. Gar cia timed his mayoral announcement to be 40 years to the day after Washington announced in 1982. Like Garcia, Washington was a congressman when he ran for mayor.

Lightfoot’s campaign quicky struck back at Garcia.

“While Mayor Lightfoot is doing the hard work of leading our city through challeng ing times, career politician Congressman Garcia is prioritizing his own ambitions,” Lightfoot spokeswoman Christina Freundlich said in a statement. “Now, a mere 36 hours after voters re-elected him to Congress, and as Republicans prepare to use their new slim majority to strip away our rights, Mr Garcia is abandoning ship and going after a fellow progressive Democrat. That’s not the tough, principled leadership our city needs.”

If Garcia is elected mayor next year, a special election will be held to fill his seat in Cong ress

constituents

Since the Super Saver pass was introduced in July, the sales of monthly passes increased every month. According to the Nov. 11 ridership re port, as of October, sales more than tripled compared to June, going from 10,141 tickets to 30,703 tickets

The sales of day passes have been drop ping during the same period; however, as of October, they still accounted for 28.5 percent of all ticket sales, with 19.8 percent of all sales coming from the system-wide

$10 day passes

During the Nov. 11 meeting, Morris war ned that a law requiring Metra to get at least 50 percent of its revenue from fares, which the state waived for three years at the start of the pandemic, will retur n in 2024.

Metra currently gets around 43.5 percent of its revenue from fares.

Now that Metra passed the budget, it will need to go before the Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors for the final approval, typically a for mality

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Riverside Arts Center names full-time gallery director

Riverside Ar ts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., announced Se pt. 15 the appointment of Joanne Aono as its full-time g allery director.

Aono has served RAC as member of its exhibitions committee since 2016, helping to curate exhibitions and guide the vision of Freeark Gallery exhibitions In early 2022, she ste pped in to serve as interim g allery director, bringing a wealth of skill and experience to the po sition, both in the ar ts and in ar ts-related administrative positions.

Her lifelong passion for environmental and social issues is evidenced in Bray Grove Farm, the 10-acre holistic farm southwest of Riverside, where she works alongside her husband and variety of lively animals. She also runs Cultivator providing exhibition oppor tunities and promotion to other artists.

Aono also is a successful independent ar ist, producing work that is exhibited widely Most recently her work was presented in the fifth-year anniversary show at bound ary, Chicago, and in “nature lovers” at South Shore Arts in Munster, Indiana.

She has written exhibition essays, most recently for “Unseen Things Are Still There,” the catalogue for the exhibition she curated at Riverside Ar ts Center in

2022. She is the recipient of many awards including an Ar tist Run Chicago Grant in 2021.

Elks name ‘Distinguished Citizen’

Brookfield Elks Lodge #1510 presented its 2022 Distinguished Citizen Award to Dennis Tischler, owner of Tischler Finer Foods in Brookfield

Tischler has aided the Elks Food Basket program with enthusiasm for the last several years. The pr ogram, star ted in 1979 by Bob Rolewicz, has evolved to include St. Barbara Food Pantry and the BEDS Plus org anizations.

Through Tischler’s grocery store, the Elks have committed to a matching food purchase plan, which matches the food donation value that is made by the public In addition, the Elks have made se parate donations to each of the charitable enti ties and values Tischler’s support when it comes to the purchase and delivery of food for those served by St. Barbara and BEDS.

I’d be honored

Brookfield businessman Dante Royster was honored in September by iHeartMedia and the Chicago Urban League as a winner in the Brilliantly Black Business Award ra dio contest.

Royster’s busi ness, Epic Mortgag at 3728 Prairie Ave. in downtown Brookfield, was one of 10 Black-owned busi nesses awarded “a ombined total of $1 million in marketing and advertisin to further promote their products and economic growth for cording to a press release

The awards were Sept. 8 at iHeartMedia’s studios in Chicago.

On campus

■ Victor Janusz and Jaime Vega, both of Brookfield, were named to the 2022 summer ter m president’s list at Souther n New Hamp shire University for ear ning a grade-point average of at least 3.7 for the ter m, which ran from May to August.

■ The Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 Board of Education recognized senior Veronica Hunt and Assistant Prin cipal of Athletics Brendan Curtin for coordinating a fundraising ef fort benefitting Cal’s Angels, a nonprofit specializing in granting wishes, raising awareness and funding re search to help chil dren fighting cancer.

As a result of their ef forts, RBHS was able to present a check to Cal’s Angles for more than $3,400.

■ Three Riverside-Brookfield High School students, Izabella A. Morrissey, Joshua T. Nelson and Samuel Royer, were named commended students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program for their exceptional academic promise. Commended students were among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students entering the 2023 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

More than a dozen Brookfield residents among the nearly 400 Lyons TownHigh School students named Advanced Placement Scholars in recognition for the ement on the colle ge-level AP exams Students took the exams in May 2022 after completing colle ge-level courses

Named AP Scholars of Distinction were A. Abbott, Evan D. Madden, Emilia Mladjan, Sarah O’Riley, Duska Richert Anthony Traverso. Named AP Scholwith Honors were Gonzalo Herrera, Abraham C. Morales and Emily G. Quin Named AP Scholars were Charles D. enger, Brianna N. Episcopo, Grace K. Moore, Nathaniel G. Rulich and Jasmine M. VelezZick

■ Isabella Forero-Cadena of Brookfield, was one of 10 Lyons Township High School students given Na tional Hispanic Recognition Awards by the College Board. Eligible students have a GPA of at least 3.5, have excelled on the PSAT/ NMSQT or PSAT 10 and ear ned a score of 3 or higher on two or more Advanced Placement exams

■ Brookfield resi dents Nate Johnson and Gerlando Tamburello and Nataly Calderon were among the 12 Lyons Township High School North Campus students named the October 2022 Students of the Month. Students were nominated by their teachers and then selected by the various depart ments as the most exemplary students in each subject.

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DUI charge after driver crashes into Riverside garage

Riverside police charged a 35-year old Willowbrook man with driving under the influence of drugs after he drove his Hyundai Santa Fe off the roadway, over some shrubs and onto the driveway of a home in the 600 block of Selbor ne Road, crashing into the closed overhead garage door at about 2:50 a.m. on Nov. 11.

When officers arrived, the car was still running and occupied by the driver and two others -- his 36-year old brother and 67-year old mother. The driver did not respond to commands, police said, and later told them he didn’t know where he was. The man’s brother was slouched over and unresponsive in the back seat.

The mother reportedly told police her son was sick and that they’d been trying to find a doctor since 8:30 p.m. the previous day. Both men were taken to the hospital for treatment and observation. Police later charged the driver with DUI after administering field sobriety tests.

Stolen truck recovered

A 22-year-old Lyons man whose box truck was re por tedly stolen from a lot at 9100 Plainfield Ave., Brookfield, sometime after 11 a.m. on Nov. 12 called police during the early mor ning hours of Nov. 13 to re port the truck had been recovered.

The victim told police he wasn’t aware of the theft until he received a call from Summit police at 12:48 a.m. on Nov. 13 that they’d found his truck at a crime scene in the 7800 block of 60th Place, which was also a truck parking lot.

The victim told police he lear ned that someone had hot-wired his truck and drove it of f the Brookfield lot. He said he was in the process of recovering security video from the Brookfield location to see if the theft was caught on camera.

Vehicle break-in

North Riverside police responded to the 2200 block of 18th Avenue on Nov. 8 after a resident called to report that her unlocked ve hicle had been burglarized the prior evening

According to police, surveillance cameras captured video of the burglary, which occur red on Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m. The video showed a person wearing a green jacket checking the door handles and entering the vehicle before leaving with a bag contain-

ing $150 in loose quar ters.

The person was last seen walking nor thbound on 18th Avenue from 23rd Street. Also re por ted missing from the vehicle was a pair of Gucci sunglasses valued at $400.

DUI crashes

■ A 42-year-old Chicago man faces drunken driving charges after he reportedly crashed his 2015 Honda Civic into a parked car at the intersection of Blanchan and Shields avenues in Brookfield on Nov. 7 just after 6 a.m.

When police arrived at the scene, they found the Honda facing northbound with front passenger side damage and the driver slumped over the steering wheel. The driver was not immediately responsive and later was taken to the hospital for treatment. He was not seriously injured. Police reported finding an open 1.5-liter bottle of vodka on the front passenger seat.

In addition to DUI, the driver was cited for illegal transportation of open alcohol and other traffic offenses

■ Brookfield police charged a 25-year old Brookfield man with drunken driving after he allegedly crashed his 2015 Ford Escape into three vehicles parked in the 3200 block of Oak Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 8.

According to police, they found the Ford facing north in the middle of the roadway of Oak Avenue, which is a one-way street go ing south. The driver reportedly admitted to drinking prior to getting behind the wheel. His blood-alcohol content was reported to be 18, which is more than twice the legal limit of .08.

In addition to DUI, the driver was cited for driving the wrong way down a one-way street and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.

Man hospitalized after beating

A 32-year old Lemont man, hospitalized af ter he was beaten bloody in a Riverside alley on the evening of Nov. 12 apparently because he owed someone money, refused to press charges against his assailant, according to police

Officers responded to the alley between Lincoln and Groveland avenues at about 7:10 p.m. in response to a call of two men fighting Upon arrival they encountered one man walking toward Park Place and another stumbling toward a Groveland Avenue residence.

A trail of blood led police to a two-flat

police re por ted finding the victim “covered in blood.” Two other people, a man and a woman, were in the residence and said they did not know what happened to the victim, only that the two men had been arguing. These items were obtained from police

reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Nov. 7-13, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise in dicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

New indoor-outdoor primate habitat planned for Brook eld Zoo

New outdoor primate habitat

By BOB UPHUES Editor

When it opened to the public, Tropic World – Brookfield Zoo’s indoor recreation of the tropical rainforest featuring the ani mals inhabiting it – was a marvel.

“The $9 million re-creation of a rain forest is the largest indoor zoo exhibit in the world and is already being hailed as a prototype of the zoo of the future,” a Chicago Tribune re porter who visited prior to the grand opening remarked.

That was in May 1982, a full 40 years ago. Tropic World was an enor mous undertaking and had been under construction since 1975. The following year, 1983, an Asian rainforest habitat would come online Tropic World’s stars were the gorillas and visitors from around the world came to see them.

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, in Chicago for a fundraiser on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund in November 1982 made it a point to visit Tropic World and observe its star primate, Samson, 23, who arrived two years earlier as the gorilla troupe’s new silverback.

Next year, Brookfield Zoo officials plan to break ground on a $50 to $60 million expansion of Tropic World the centerpiece of the first phase of major improvements planned for Brookfield Zoo in the run up to the centennial of its opening in 2034.

“We’re running really fast on a design schedule right now, bu our intent is to be through construction drawings by the end of March to April of [2023] and tr to break ground next year with an anticipated opening in 2025,” said Dr. Mi chael Adkesson, president and CEO of the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, during an interview with the Landmark last week.

When it is complete, the zoo’s great ape collection, which includes gorillas and

New indoor primate habitat

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orangutans, will have its own exclusive indoor/outdoor habitat, which will wrap around the north and west sides of Tropic World, an area comprising about 2.15 acres.

A new two-story building west of Tropic World will house an indoor habiground floor with for a primate conenter housing the onservation Leadership the Chicago Zoological high school, college and -readiness program.

along the north side World and extending y into the zoo’s West be the new outdoor habitat. The wide-open, mesh-netted outdoor exhibits will have no moats

Sloping, natural landscaping with lots of greenery will feature large panes of glass allowing zoo visitors to be nose-to-nose with the great apes

“We’re really trying to foster close and

personal connections,” Adkesson said. “The whole design has been taken in mind that you’re always kind of looking away from Tropic World, not at it, so that you’ve got kind of a natural greenspace behind you rather than seeing the giant Tropic World right there in front of you.”

According to Adkesson, the outdoor habitat will include two gorilla spaces, one for orangutans and one for monkeys. The new setup will also allow Brookfield Zoo to expand its gorilla group.

“Right now we have a family troupe with a silverback, some females and young ani mals,” Adkesson said. “Then we’ ll also have a second troupe that will just be an all-male troupe.”

A challenge zoos face, said Adkesson, is that it is often difficult to find space to house male gorillas, who in the wild would be off on their own looking to establish their own troupes.

Where there is space available, zoos have had success maintaining all-male troupes of between three and five gorillas, said Adkes-

son. The expanded outdoor habitat will allow that at Brookfield Zoo

“These are huge silverbacks,” said Ad kesson. “They’re impressive animals that visitors love to see and tell really powerful stories and let us expand what we ’re doing.”

When the gorilla troupe leaves Tropic World proper, their habitat will likely house African monkey species, which could also rotate in and out of the outdoor habitat.

“A constantly changing landscape keeps them busy, keeps them active,” Adkesson said.

Building the new primate habitats, which will impact the crucifor m for mal garden design of the zoological park, is an example of a more animal habitat-centric approach Brookfield Zoo officials are expected to take over the next decade.

Adkesson said that while the large-scale improvements, like the new primate habitat, will generate a lot of talk, they’re already moving to populate “dead” spaces in the park by converting them into smaller permanent or temporary animal habitats.

$50 million project to break ground next year, with completion in 2025

O cials at the Chicago Zoological Society hope to break ground on a major expansion of Brook eld Zoo’s Tropic World exhibit in 2023, building new indoor and outdoor habitats for its primates, particularly its lowland gorillas. Smaller animal exhibits will also be built in and around the Hamill Family Nature Plaza, lling in under used spaces.

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e gorilla habitat inside Tropic World (above) was a marvel when it opened in 1982. When the gorillas vacate the space in 2025 for their new indoor/outdoor digs, the habitat w ill be used to house African monkey species, which can then rotate in and out of the two habitat areas

Just south of Tropic World, tucked into a space behind the new Hamill Family Nature Plaza, plans call for the construction of a new aviary that will showcase North American wild birds, such as sandhill cranes, prairie chickens and kestrels

Within the nature plaza the zoo is converting raised planting beds into habitats for Blanding’s and box tur tles, species the zoo has been working with Cook and DuPage counties to conserve in the wild

There’s also a plan to erect a pair of artificial trees, one at the southwest cor ner outside The Swamp and one at the southwest cor ner outside the Conservation Leadership Center (the old Reptile House) where more than a dozen Macaws will be on display when the weather allows

Introducing animals into those spaces, which are all close to one another, fills a void.

“You can come in the South Gate and you can walk all the way down to the Living Coast and not see anything other than a peacock or a goose,” Adkesson said. “One of things we’re trying to change is to bring some animals back into this space.”

Another huge project on the drawing board, one that’ll be addressed after the

Tropic World project, is reimagining the northwest cor ner of the zoo, which is now a disjointed collection of areas that include the Pachyder m House, the Habitat Africa yards, The Australia House and the hoofed stock yards along 31st Street.

Adkesson said he sees the area as a huge, integrated Af rican safari habitat that will emphasize habitat over the traditional, geometric layout of the park, with its long vis tas and open lawns

“It’s [an idea] that we have a lot of thought still to put in to,” Adkesson said. “We know that whatever we do it’s going to cost a lot.”

That vision for the future will take shape next year as the Chicago Zoological Soci ety dives into its master planning effort Last week, zoo of ficials interviewed planning fir ms, one of which it will choose by the end of the month to lead that process.

“That will be about a six-month jour ney for us that will be utilizing staff, volunteers, board trustees but also the community,” Ad kesson said. “We’ ll have some community listening sessions as part of this to really have people share what they want to see

“That process over the next six months will really set our course for the next decade

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Blauw were absent – to accept the sole qualified bid of $433,833 from Capital Industrial Coatings LLC of Hammond, Indiana, submitted in late September.

Trustees still need to award a contract for the work, but that document ought to be finalized within the week, said Riverside Township Supervisor Vera Wilt. Town-

ship trustees may award the contract next month, she said.

The actual work, however, won’t begin until spring 2023 with township officials not wanting to have Capital Industrial Coatings having to suspend work during winter, leaving part of the bridge unfinished.

According to Wilt, the company said it is possible to use an alternate coating to begin work this year, but it was not clear whether that alternate coating would cost more money. In any case, township officials also need to get the project’s financing nailed down, which could take some weeks.

Capital Industrial Coatings has also assured the township, according to Wilt, that waiting until spring will not affect its price to do the work

In its 2022-23 budget, the township had only earmarked $85,000 for the project. With Cook County property tax bills months late in being delivered, the township is also a bit short of cash on hand.

Also at their Nov. 9 meeting, township trustees voted 3-0 to authorize issuing up to $200,000 in tax-anticipation warrants to ensure there’s money available in case of emer gency expenditures and to continue funding the charitable work the township does during the last couple of months of the year.

Township Assessor Fran Sitkiewicz told trustees last week that Cook County is on pace to mail out property tax bills by the end of November, but that leaves property owners a full month to pay those bills, meaning it will take some time for that tax revenue to flow into the township’s coffers.

Even with their cash flow reestablished, township officials don’t have enough money in reserve to fund a one-time $433,833 capital expenditure.

In the coming weeks, township officials will work with their bond counsel, Vincent Cainkair, on the best method for financing the bridge coating project. Wilt said the most likely scenario is for the township to issue alternate revenue bonds, which can be paid off in five to six years.

The debt would not require a property tax hike, although they would be backed by

general property taxes. Wilt said the township could choose to use some cash reserves or earmark a source like the state personal property replacement tax to fund the debt service.

While Wilt said she continues to hope there may be grant funding available for the project, the township has not been successful in landing that funding.

Perhaps the best news regarding the up coming project is that the bridge will end up with a proper cleaning and recoating, which wasn’t necessarily in the cards. As recently as this summer township officials were prepared to pay for a “perfunctory” paint job that would not have been expected to last very many years.

The township in early 2021 solicited bids for the project twice -- and received no takers. Later that year, the township solicited bids directly from companies and received two proposals The lower of the two, for $115,000, was for a paint job that didn’t remove all of the existing paint. The larger bid, which would have removed all of the paint, includ ing old lead-based paint, came in at $725,000.

Capital Industrial Coatings, whose bid for is 40 percent lower, also includes abating all of the existing paint.

“It’s certainly a lot more than we expected to have to pay, but it’s much more reasonable than $725,000,” Wilt said. “I’m glad it’s finally going to get done. It’s such a showpiece for the township, and it’s been heartbreaking to see it falling into poorer and poorer condition.”

taken two years for Riverside Township o cials to obtain an acceptable bid to the Sw inging Bridge, which is showing large areas of rust due to aking paint applied in 2011.

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KOSEY CORNER

Old traditions carr y on in new St. Paul VI Parish Spotlight on animals B

rookfield Zoo will celebrate the 90th anniversary of its opening to the public in a couple of years, which means there are very few people indeed who don’t remember when there was a time without it being a star attraction.

Though it’s a constant in the lives of anyone who grew up around here, it’s also true that the zoo has been ever evolving. Gone are the days when polar bears would rear up on their hind le gs and snatch marshmallows – thrown from across the moat by enthralled kids and adults alike – out of the air

The old children’s zoo, which you entered by crossing a bridge over a little man-made stream, was a go-to for families with little kids until it was bulldozed.

Another big attraction was the Primate House, or more accurately the jail cell-like cages at the rear of the building where understandably surly gorillas would be pelted with peanuts and occasionally hurl a fistful of dir t toward the crowd lined up at the rail, out of reach.

It’s almost unimaginable nowadays how visitors interacted with animals in those days, and it took 40 years for the zoo to put a stop to the practice of letting visitors feed animals junk food (though the ban was flouted for a bit more time).

The opening of Tropic World in the 1980s came as a revelation – you could observe great apes interacting with one another in a family group in something approaching a native habitat. This was no longer simply cheap entertainment but a story of conservation.

The focus shifted to animal welfare instead and also education. While the zoo has continued to evolve with great new habitats such as Great Bear Wilder ness, there’s also been a sense the zoo was becoming more interested in the park as an attraction, an event space with a grand carousel, spaces to host weddings and corporate soirees, concer ts and the like

Now, however – perhaps not coincidentally with the ap pointment last fall of Dr. Michael Adkesson, who oversaw the Chicago Zoolo gical Society’s veterinary programs and hospital operations – the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward animals

The first large-scale project is the construction of a vast new indoor-outdoor habitat for the zoo’s primate collection. The great apes will be given more room to roam, their numbers will be expanded and visitors will be able to get up close and personal with the animals, like they can at Great Bear Wilder ness and other exhibits at the zoo

The footprint of the outdoor exhibit appears to be about as big as Tropic World itself. Slated to open in 2025, it will set the tone for other large-scale changes – putting animals at the forefront in the next decade

We can’t wait to see the new ape habitat and witness the continuing evolution of Brookfield Zoo

When three local parishes combined to make a new one, it brought confusion for some and strength for many. The churches involved were St. Hugh in Lyons, St. Mary in Riverside and Mater Christi in North Riverside. St. Hugh closed and the two remaining churches continued services, absorbing the cong re gation of the three churches to become St. Paul VI Parish. Confusing, yes, but it is working.

And each parish folded into the new one its strengths, cour tesy of the people who forg ed strong bonds through organizations such as the Holy Name Society at Mater Christi Church.

JOANNE KOSE Y

It has long been the primary org anization for men of the parish. Going back, my late father-in-law was one of the first of ficers. The group consisted of men of all ages working to gether, socializing, volunteer ing and doing whatever ministry was needed. It continues to be strong with many current members being second generation.

The group meets monthly to plan their projects

and generally have a good time. Which brings me to their most successful project -- the annual Turkey Shoot. Held around Thanksgiving in the school basement at Mater Christi, the Turkey Shoot – no guns involved! – of fers a bevy of food raffle prizes, including many turkeys, There are also game booths, which of fer food as prizes. I can’t tell you how much money I have spent trying to win a prasky.

COVID stopped the popular event and for the last two years they’ve held the Turkey Shoot vir tually. However, the Holy Name Society retur ns to an in-person event on Nov. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the basement of the school (now known as the St. Hugh Faith Formation Center), 2400 10th Ave. in Nor th Riverside. I suggest you get there early, so you won’t miss out on the many items -- they go quick.

While I always went to the original Turkey Shoot, I do like the vir tual basket raf fle -- this year I won two baskets, which I’m sharing with the family With food prizes that are both Italian and Czech, like houska and panettone, I can’t go wrong.

LET TERS

Former chief omits gun regulation from gun violence op -ed

As a Riverside resident, I have listened carefully to the views of for mer Police Chief Tom Weitzel. He was always a fair man and was respected by residents

His Sun-Times piece “We should not acce pt any more children being gunned down” (Nov. 13) was filled with sound advice.

I was thrilled to read his enthusiastic support for preschool programs like Head Star t and Rede ploy Il linois, a jobs program aimed at at-risk youth. He said that as a society we should “invest heavily” in programs like these that have had success.

But what he did not say is also impor tant. He did not mention a ban on assault weapons that could cut down on the number of mass shootings. Police who are outgunned by criminals cannot be happy with the ease in which these weapons are obtained

We have the resources to accomplish these goals. But do we have the political will?

Jan Goldberg Ri verside

OBITUARIES

S abino Abbinante, 89

Former Nor th Riverside resident

Sabino “Sam” Abbinante, 89, of Brookfield and a for mer longtime resident of Nor th Riverside and Oak Park, died after a shor t illness on Nov. 6, 2022.

Bor n on March 4, 1933, in Bari, Italy, he lived in Oak Park for 35 years before moving to Nor th Riverside, where he lived for 24 years. He was an avid gardener, loved to talk about Italy, flowers or his five beloved grandkids and was always willing to give a hand to any family, friend or neighbor.

Mr. Abbinante is survived by his devoted wife, Elaine; his son Phil; his daughters, Gina (Rene) and Lisa (Pete); his grandchil dren, Rachel, Nicole, Shannon, Joey and Samantha; and his many family members near and far.

A private memorial is being planned at a later date

Laurette M. Gr yzcan, 86 Brook eld homemaker

Laurette M. Gryczan (nee Boone), 86, of Brookfield, died Nov. 9, 2022. Bor n Feb. 13, 1936, Ms. Gryczan was a homemaker.

She was the of Louis Gryczan; the mother of Lora (Steve) Clark, John (Liz) Becka, Dawn (Steve) Wood, Jim (Lynn) Becka and the late Mark Becka; the grandmother of Danielle Becka, Johnny Becka, Stevie-Lynn Clark, Stephanie Wood, Samuel Wood, Jamie Becka and Mark Becka; the great grandmother of Mason and Aaliyah Becka; and the sister of Gerry Limberse, Phyllis Natalie, Judy Hoffman and Michael Grisco

Cremation is private

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, Nor th Riverside, handled ar rangements Online condolences, photos and memories may be of fered at KuratkoNosek.com.

Wilma J. Mulac, 91

Brook eld resident

Wilma J. Mulac (nee Jacobsen), 91, of Brookfield, died Nov. 12, 2022.

She was the wife of Harry J. Mulac for 71 years; the mother of Dr Jeffrey (Kathy) Mulac and Mark (Steven Sabourin) Mulac; the sister of the late Gustav (Josephine) Jacobsen; and the aunt of Linda (Merle) Bour n and Dondi (Richard) Morrissey

Visitation is on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. to time of service at 11 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield. Inter

ment is at Bronswood Cemetery, 3805 Madison St., Oak Brook.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree St., Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309.

Send sympathy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Wilma Mulac family.

Joyce Van Cura, 78

Librarian active in many local organizations

Joyce Bennett Van Cura, of Riverside, died at home of cancer on Nov. 7, 2022. She was 78 years old

Ms Van Cura was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1944, the daughter of the Rev. Ralph and Marie Bennett. She graduated from Bradley University and ear ned a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Illinois.

She worked with progressive responsibil ity at the libraries of Caterpillar, Illinois Central College, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois Springfield and was the director of the Lear ning Resource Center at Morton College.

Ms. Van Cura presented nationally on top

ics including library instruction, women’s studies, and leadership development.

She was very active in many organizations of the community, the arts and her church, in cluding as president of the Springfield chap ter of the National Organization of Women, an elder and deacon at the Riverside Presbyterian Church, an advisory board member of the Suburban Library System, the National Commission of Lear ning Resources, on the board of directors of the Berwyn-Cicero Council on Aging, as vice president of the Riverside Chapter of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, as a Democratic precinct committee woman, on the board of the Riverside American Association of University Women and as chaplain and recording secretary of the Riverside CH Chapter of P.E.O., among many others, and was recognized as an Illinois state scholar.

Ms. Van Cura is survived by her beloved husband of 36 years, E. Jay Van Cura M.D., her sister Jana Stewart and her brother Gregory Bennett. Her brother Ralph Bennett predeceased her.

A memorial service will be held at the Riverside Presbyterian church on Friday, Nov. 18 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made in Joyce Van Cura‘s memory to the Riverside Presbyterian church piano fund. She will be interred at a later date.

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didn’t want to put herself in the headlights, er, spotlight, so she visited the Landmarsh and gifted a subscription.

When Frog I. Phone heard, they also wanted to help, and just that morning had made a donation in Page’s name, because they knew how much the paper meant to their neighbor. Page thanked them both for their kindness and promised to always share the news with Donor Doe and Frog I. Phone, saying, “we neighbors have to stick together!”

RBHS’ Vlcek is first girls all-state swimmer

Sophomore places 4th in 200 free to make program history

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside-Brookfield High School sophomore Hailey Vlcek got to compete twice in the 200-yard freestyle as she hoped by ad vancing to the championship finals at the IHSA girls swimming and diving championships at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont on Nov. 11-12.

With that, Vlcek made program history.

Vlcek became the Bulldogs’ first top-six allstate swimmer when she finished fourth with time of 1:52.30.

“I still haven’t wrapped my mind around everything that’s happened in the last week and a half,” Vlcek said. “It’s really cool, just thinking about it. It was a really fun experience. I’m so happy to be here. I’m really excited for next year I love high school season.”

Vlcek also tied the program’s highest state finish by the other two all-staters in diving – Amy Downing in 1980 and Robin Duffy in 1977 and 1975.

In the Nov. 11 preliminaries, Vlcek (1:52.17) gained the sixth and final berth in the championship finals by 0.34 seconds but moved up to fourth in the finals. Seeded in an outside lane, Vlcek was sixth at the halfway point (55.44) but had the second-fastest final 50 yards (28.23).

Vlcek also was 17th in the preliminary heats of the 500 free (5:08.60), her second-fastest time ever.

“It was pretty different [in the finals], be cause I only had to do the one event, but I also knew how important it was,” Vlcek said.

This season, Vlcek set all-time school re cords for the 200 free (1:51.78), 100 butterfly (59.14) and 200 individual medley (2:10.00) and the sophomore record for the 500 free

(5:07.58).

“I’ve been very good this season about not getting myself so worked up whenever I’m about to swim. Freshman year, I’d say I was a lot more nervous,” Vlcek said.

Perhaps her biggest takeaway is gratitude, especially after last season being 13th in the 200 free at state (1:52.71), 32 from the consolation final.

“I’m just grateful for everything I’ve been able to do this season, all of the meets, the people I’ve gotten to bond with. [For state] I can look at how far I’ve come and just being able to be there and compete. Just go out and do what you do and what you’ve been training for all season.”

LTHS relays pave way to 9th place

Senior Maggie Adler saved her greatest performances with the Lyons Township girls swimming and diving team during the IHSA state meet preliminaries on Nov. 11.

The Illinois recruit made some of her best memories during the state finals the following after noon.

Adler was part of all three top-six, all-state performances at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont that helped the Lions place ninth (50 points).

Adler, senior Becky Phillips and sophomores Audrey Cavaliere and Ella Jean Kelly were fifth in the 200-yard freestyle re lay (1:34.87) and sixth in the 400 free relay (3:28.55). Junior Amelia Mariano helped the 200 free relay advance during the prelim heats

Individually, Adler was fifth in the 200 free (1:52.67) following a lifetime-best 1:51.35 in the prelims, which carried her to the championship final from the No. 8 seed based on sec tional results.

“It’s definitely something I’m going to re member for the rest of my life, especially with a team that I love so much,” Adler said.

In 2021, Adler, Phillips and Mariano re ceived consolation state finals experience,

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liere and 11th in the 400 free rela

state finals experience as freshmen Kylie Thompson, Dylan Jorgensen and Lindsay Forebaugh with Cavaliere finished 11th (1:47.36).

“Walking out of the meet, I said to myself, ‘Wow We actually got every single drop out of every single drop of effort There wasn’t anything else to give emotionally, mentally and physically,’” LTHS coach Scott Walker said. “From a coach’s standpoint, you can’t be more proud than to be able to say that.”

Even what could have been disappointed Adler Friday was uplifting. She tied for the 12th and final qualifying spot in the 100 free with Lane senior Anastazja Szukala (52.18)

minn time was a lifetime best and under 52 seconds for the first time

Among non-qualifiers, Cavaliere was 13th in the 50 free (23.58), Forebaugh was 14th in 100 butterfly (57.22), Phillips was 16th in the 200 individual medley (2:07.34), freshman and first-time diver Tess Walker was 24th (192.90) and Mariano was 33rd in the 50 free (24.32). These were the Lions’ first all-state perfor mances since 2019.

“Our program’s super young so I hope all of the younger swimmers are motivated to follow in this year’s footsteps and even further,” Adler said. “I also hope that they have fun doing it.”

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RBHS sophomore Hailey Vlcek shows o her four th-place medal follow ing her 200yard freestyle performance in the championship he at of the 2022 IHSA state nals on Nov. 12 in Westmont. She is the rst all-state rst sw immer in program history, joining divers Amy Downing and Robin Du y.

State playoff run ends for LTHS football at Loyola

Ramblers foil Lions’ rst IHSA state semi nal bid

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Lyons Township High School senior lineman Aidan Hallett has the most taped feet on almost any football field

Temporarily sidelined by an injured left ankle the previous game, Hallett received ad ditional wraps for The IHSA Class 8A state quarterfinals at Loyola Academy on Nov. 12. The 6-foot-6 Hallett started at left offensive tackle and in the defensive line rotation.

“This might be the sturdiest ankle of all time. It’s not going anywhere,” Hallett said. “For me, [sitting out] wasn’t really an option. There was no way that I was missing this game.”

Unfortunately for the No 14-seeded Lions, Hallett was among several two-way standouts who spent too much time on defense No 6 Loyola scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and added several clutch conver sions en route to a 30-17 victory.

The Lions (9-3), appearing in their first state quarterfinal since 2012, had hoped to become the program’s first state semifinalist.

“[Loyola is] in this game every single year,” said senior captain Graham Smith, who plays tight end and defensive end. “Hopefully now we start a tradition at LT that we’re in this game every single year We seniors set that bar for the next seniors to accomplish.”

The masters of comebacks all season, the Lions trailed 21-3 at halftime They scored to begin the second half, but the Ramblers (11-1) responded with a touchdown and field goal on their next two possessions

“I’m just proud of this senior group and how much they’ve believed and worked together and played for each other,” LTHS coach Jon Beutjer said. “They’re a special group. There’s so many times this year where we came back.”

The Ramblers started the second half with a three-and-out and the Lions got the ball at the 24 after thwarting a fake punt. On fourthand-7, quarterback Ryan Jackson found a wide-open Noah Pfafflin for a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Loyola answered with a 16-play, 80-yard scoring drive, converting fourth-and-5 and fourth-and-1 along the way. Smith caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Jackson with 3:43 left.

Loyola put the Lions in a 14-0 hole by opening with 50- and 47-yard touchdown drives. Se nior David Waight made a 25-yard field goal

early in the second quarter, but the Ramblers then scored on a 30-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-2.

The field goal followed Travis Stamm’s difficult catch at the back of the end zone that was ruled out of bounds. Beutjer said his coaches in the press box believed Stamm was in play and secured the ball.

“I felt like if we have a couple of different series, it might have been a different ball game,” Beutjer said. “This is a premiere

program, a top-five team in the state, and we came close We just didn’t execute when we needed to.”

The Lions’ only other losses were to two other Class 8A semifinalists, York and Glenbard West.

“Nobody wants to quit. That’s what I love about this team,” said senior captain Cooper King. “Just refusing to lose, not quitting until that last play. That’s the culture we need to build at LT.”

Despite inexperience, LTHS girls basketball shows potential

Just two starters return from last year’s league champion squad

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Seniors Ally Cesarini and Ella Or msby are used to high expectations in the Lyons Township High School girls basketball program. Cesarini is entering her fourth varsity season and Or msby her third

“Both of us have to step up and sort of take that leadership role on the court. That’s definitely a big change,” Cesarini said. “Since we have a lot of younger girls, it’s important that

the retur ners take them under our wing and lead them through it.”

The retur ning starters lead a relatively in experienced but talented group after one of the Lions’ greatest recent seasons

LTHS finished 28-4, won the West Suburban Conference Silver Division with a perfect 12-0 and reached the IHSA Class 4A sectional final before losing to Whitney Young

The season begins Nov. 18 with the first round of the annual LTHS Thanksgiving Tour nament.

“Being a senior definitely has changed [my role]. I’m looking towards being more aggressive and more communicative and just at tacking, shooting, all of that,” Ormsby said.

Last season’s Lions started 11-1 behind three seniors now playing college sports –Izzy Lee (Illinois soccer), Hailey Markworth

(Winona State basketball) and Olivia Mezan (Missouri-St. Louis basketball).

This team will require more patience.

“We have a different team than we had last year,” LTHS coach Meghan Hutchens said. “Those seniors really understood what we were asking. I think this group can do the same, but it’s going to take some time and lear ning experiences to figure that out.”

An NCAA Division II Lewis University re cruit, the 5-foot-8 Cesarini averaged 8.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals at guard last season. She ear ned All-WSC Silver honors with the standout seniors.

The 5-9 Or msby averaged 6.3 points, 4.0 re bounds and 1.9 steals at guard. Juniors Elin O’Brien, who made 52 three-pointers, and 5-10 Kennedy Wanless were the first guard and forward off the bench last season. Also back

is senior forward Lillian Prendergast. The inside potential of 6-2 sophomore Nora Ezike continues to draw Division I interest af ter she split time between varsity and JV last season. Varsity newcomers are seniors Pris cilla Linares and Maeve McDougal; juniors Ashley Airhart, Brooke Etheridge, Keira Kessler, Cat Niego and Jenna Rentz; sophomore Tess Ber nson; and freshmen Emma O’Brien and Avery Mazon, the sisters of Elin and Olivia, respectively

The Lions possess size, length and speed and should be able to score. As a result, Ce sarini hopes to bolster other aspects of her game

“I’m going to try and focus on the rebound ing, defense,” Cesarini said. “We have a lot of other girls who can score a lot of points, so I’d like to take that into more focus.”

ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer

LTHS quarterback Ryan Jackson (9) hands the ball o to Danny Pasko (8) during the Lions’ 30-17 loss to Loyola Academy in the IHSA CLass 8A state quarter nals in Wilmette on Nov. 12.

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class.

Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

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

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

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

Essential duties and responsibilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HELP WANTED

software and other forms of systems and data.

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

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

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties

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

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

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

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

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

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

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

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

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

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

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

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

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

VB scripts.

Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to:

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

- Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time

- Operating assigned equipment

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

- Working in and around computer equipped vehicles

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:

- Making observations

- Communicating with others

- Reading and writing

- Operating assigned equipment and vehicles

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

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

Experience and Training Guidelines

Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

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

ACCOUNT CLERK II

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

NURSERY SUPERVISOR AND CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

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

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

PART-TIME ASSISTANT FACILITIES MANAGER

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park 324 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park

First United Methodist Church is seeking a part-time Assistant Facilities Manager to work the following hours:

- Sunday mornings 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

- Two Mondays per month from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

- Every Wednesday evening from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The position will also cover additional hours for weekdays and occasional weekend hours as needed.

Responsibilities of this position include:

- Opening and closing procedures on Sunday mornings and at the end of other church or guest events.

- Locking and unlocking appropriate doors for each event

- Overseeing the loading and unloading of bulky items through church doors

- Setting up and breaking down tables

- Directing guests to legal parking options

- Providing security for church events

River Forest Public Schools

Qualifications:

• Valid Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School Psychology.

• Prefer at least 5 years of successful educational experience in both general and special education; and at least five years of successful experience in evaluating students, collaborating, and problemsolving with school and District teams.

• Master’s Degree preferred.

Demonstrates knowledge of special education legislation and acts in accordance with those mandates; follows policies and procedures of the District. Develops and implements activities that encourage students to be life-long learners. Identify and assess the learning, development, and needs of individuals and groups, as well as, the environmental factors that affect learning and school success. Uses assessment data about the

students and their environments in developing appropriate interventions and programs. Conducts appropriate individual psychoeducational assessments for children who have or are suspected of having a disability and provides written reports of assessment results.

Participates in all staff conferences of students having received psychological evaluation or reevaluation, including hospital discharge. Provide support to special education personnel including assisting staff with development of functional behavioral analysis and behavior intervention plans, modeling “best practices” and assisting special educators with instructional practices.

For a complete list of duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment

Interested candidates should complete the online application available at www.district90.org.

Custom Frame Company

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

Manufacturing

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

Top rated firm, Alpina Manufacturing LLC, founded in 1992, locally owned beautiful campus in Galewood, near Mars candy, 3 blocks north of Oak Park. We build and sell display framing systems to customers nationwide including Wal-Mart, Verizon, Circle K, Hospitals, CTA.

Apply in person M-F 8am to 4pm • Alpina • 6460 W Cortland St Chicago, IL 60707 www.fastchangeframes.com

- Contacting emergency medical, police or fire personnel when required

- Ensuring snow removal contractors arrive in time to clean sidewalks, or removing snow on private sidewalks if needed

- Accessing items in storage as needed, such as power strips, proper tape

- Handling minor repairs and contacting the Facilities Manager, Trustees or directly calling contractors when necessary

- On occasion there is some cleaning required of spaces used

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

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

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

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

FULL TIME HELP WANTED

SPOTLESS CARWASH at 7343 Roosevelt and 7802 Madison St in Forest Park is in need of an attendant. We are looking for someone who likes to be outside and is friendly and likes people.

The duties are to meet and greet customers, make change, sell tokens, automatic and self serve wash instructions, keep the lot, equipment room, and perimeter clean.

Pay is $13.00 per hour to start. The hours an attendant is on duty are 9 – 11 and 12 – 5 on weekdays, 9 – 11 and 11:30 – 4 on Saturday and Sunday. Looking for Wednesday through

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

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

HELP WANTED • NETWORK SPECIALIST

River Forest Public Schools, District 90 is seeking an experienced part-time School Psychologist

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009778 on October 25, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of SP TECH with the business located at: 1020 N DES PLAINES AVE SUITE 410, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DELONDON C HAWTHORNE 1020 N DES PLAINES AVE SUITE 410, FOREST PARK, IL 60130

Published in Forest Park Review November 9, 16, 23, 2022

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss

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

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

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

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

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

IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk.

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

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

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

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

Bid Opening will be held at 2:15pm CST within the board room:

Scope of work for Bid Group 1 generally includes: Electrical, Mechanical, Roofing, Plumbing & General Trades

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

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

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

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

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

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

For additional information on the project, contact Michael Damato of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at mdamato@bulley.com or 847-602-9512. Dated: 10/25/22 Michael Damato Bulley & Andrews, LLC

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR

REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY.

Request of Olivia Rose Reynolds Case Number 2022CON001315

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Olivia Rose Reynolds to the new name of: Oliver Winchester Reynolds.

The court date will be held: On December 19, 2022 at 9am via Zoom at 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, Cook County, Meeting ID: 96525616475 Password: 553663.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, 2022

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009829 on November 7, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of WRITE 2 READ RIGHT with the business located at: 5931 WEST MIDWAY PARK UNIT 2E, CHICAGO, IL 60644. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MICHOL MARLENE WHITNEY 5931 WEST MIDWAY PARK UNIT 2E CHICAGO, IL 60644, USA.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, 2022

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THE LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN

Attorney for Petitioner 722 W. Diversey Parkway, Ste. 101B Chicago, IL 60614

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of: Laura Gonzalez, Petitioner, and Noe Ayala, Respondent, Case No. 2021 D 005047.

The requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Noe Ayala, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Laura Gonzalez, for Dissolution of Marriage and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your Appearance and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before December 14, 2022 default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk. November 16, November 23, and November 30, 2022.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, 2022

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(Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): KALASH KIRTAN

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You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

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Tiene 30 días de calendario después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE—RESTRAINING ORDERS

ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO—LAS ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN SE ENCUENTRAN EN

LA PÁGINA 2: Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier agencia del orden público que haya

recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 24405 AMADOR STREET, HAYWARD, CA 94544 - FAMILY LAW DIVISION

2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): SATNESH S. PRASAD, 607 LONGWOOD AVE., HAYWARD, CA 94541

Date (Fecha): MAY 27, 2022

CHAD FINKE, Clerk, by (Secretario, por) C. GALLO, Deputy (Asistente)

[SEAL]

Published in the Wednesday Journal November 16, 23, 30, December 7, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Processed USDA Commodities and Commercial Food Products

The Northern Illinois Independent Purchasing Cooperative will be receiving offers on its Request For Proposals for: Direct to Manufacturer Processed USDA Commodities and Commercial Food Products. RFP’s must be received by Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. in the Business Office, Room 2136, of Oak Park and River Forest High School, 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. RFP documents may be obtained by contacting Micheline Piekarski at niipcinfo@gmail.com or by phone at (708) 434-3142. RFP’s should be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Processed USDA Commodities and Commercial Food Products

ATTENTION: Micheline Piekarski, Food Service Director.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

PROVISO EAST (See specific bid packages listed below)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR NOTIFICATION OF BID FOR PROVISO SCHOOL DISTRICT 209 – SECURITY EQUIPMENT

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

Township High School District 209, is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project. This release includes the following:

PROVISO WEST (See specific bid packages listed below)

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

PROVISO MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (see specific bid packages listed below)

PROVISO MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (see specific bid packages listed below)

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners.

PROVISO EAST (See specific bid packages listed below)

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

BP # DESCRIPTION

28B Security Equipment Proviso East/West/PMSA

• The bid documents will be distributed to bidders on or about November 11 2022

• The bid documents will be distributed to bidders on or about November 11, 2022.

• The proposals will be due on November 30 2022 at 10:00 a.m. local time via www.ibidpro.com

PROVISO WEST (See specific bid packages listed below)

• The proposals will be due on November 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. local time via www.ibidpro.com.

To bid this project, bidders should prequalify with Gilbane Building Company via Compass at https://compass app.com/auth/register The bid proposals are to be completed online at www.ibidpro.com

• Furnish and deliver only (1) Parcel Belt Security Scanner and (3) Walkthrough Scanners

Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required from all bidders. Guarantee Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid will be required from the awarded Bidder.

To bid this project, bidders should prequalify with Gilbane Building Company via Compass at https:// compass-app.com/auth/register. The bid proposals are to be completed online at www.ibidpro.com.

Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required from all bidders. Guarantee Bonds in the form of a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid will be required from the awarded Bidder.

The work will be done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID MAY RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER”.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LOUIS G APOSTOL, AS SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, ANTHONY MCGHEE, AS LEGATEE OF THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, PAWS ANIMAL SHELTER, AS LEGATEE OF THE ESTATE OF GERHARD THOMSEN, DECEASED, CITIZENS BANK, N.A. FKA RBS CITIZENS, N.A.

closure 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).

The work will be done in accordance with the Contract Documents. “FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID MAY RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER”.

This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website at: https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Laws-Rules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx. All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.

This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website at: https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Laws Rules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage, notice and record keeping duties.

Defendants 22 CH 02162 916 N. HUMPHREY AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60302

NOTICE OF SALE

The Proviso Township High School District 209 and Gilbane Building Company reserve the right to reject any or all bids. All information submitted as part of this process shall be considered public information under the State Freedom of Information Act unless specifically disclosed on the applicable information by the Bidder. Challenges to such exemptions shall be defended solely by the Bidder.

The Proviso Township High School District 209 and Gilbane Building Company reserve the right to reject any or all bids. All information submitted as part of this process shall be considered public information under the State Freedom of Information Act unless specifically disclosed on the applicable information by the Bidder. Challenges to such exemptions shall be defended solely by the Bidder.

Published in Forest Park Review, November 16, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 16, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 19, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 916 N. HUMPHREY AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0140000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $154,625.54.

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 HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 1640900.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

Attorney File No. 1640900 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 22 CH 02162 TJSC#: 42-3560

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of Oak Park will re ceive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022 for the following:

Village of Oak Park 2023 Village of Oak Park

Emergency Street Lighting & Traffic Control Repair Work Bid Number: 23-105

Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/bid.

For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours.

Published in Wednesday Journal November 16, 2022

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the fore-

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 22 CH 02162 I3206920

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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

e Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800669-9777.

GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA

ADVERTISEMENT FOR NOTIFICATION OF BID FOR

PROVISO SCHOOL DISTRICT 209 SECURITY EQUIPMENT

Gilbane Building Company, Construction Manager, for and acting on behalf of The Board of Education of Proviso

Township High School District 209 is receiving lump sum proposals from interested contractors for the Proviso School District Capital Improvements Project This release includes the following: