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District 96 teachers divided on new 3-year deal

Step raises diminished, insurance going up, more after-school sessions

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Teachers in Riverside Elementary School District 96 have a new contract, but many of them are not happy about it.

Members of the Riverside Education Council (REC), the union which includes teachers, paraprofessionals and school secretaries, approved a new three-year contract, retroactive to the beginning of this school year by a vote of 88 to 72.

Three years ago, in contrast, a new contract was overwhelmingly approved by the REC by a vote of 127 to 10.

The District 96 school board unanimously approved the new contract at its Nov. 7 meeting.

See NEW CONTRACT on page 17

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HEART OF GLASS: Jonathan Wimmer (above) cuts glass for a new piece in the rear workshop of Higgins Glass Studio in downtown Riverside on Nov. 15. He’s busily trying to complete about a dozen mobiles (above left) for an upcoming open house celebrating the studio’s 70th anniversary.

Still modern after all these years Higgins Glass Studio work continues in the mold of its founders

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n some ways, walking into Higgins Glass Studio in downtown Riverside is like a trip back in time. The colorful fused-glass roundelays, mobiles, decorative bowls, framed art glass and jewelry still exude a serious mid-cen-

tury modern vibe.

That’s due in good part to the fact that the present owners of Higgins Glass, the Wimmer family, still produce items using the kilns, molds and techniques that can be traced to the work of founders Frances and Michael Higgins in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.

But 70 years after the Higginses started the art glass studio inside their small Chi-

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Schools vote down lobbying effort to arm teachers Legislation supported mainly by rural districts in Illinois

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Representatives from school boards across Illinois voted down a resolution Saturday that would have instructed the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) to lobby for proposed legislation that would give school districts the option of allowing trained teachers and other school personnel to carry guns in schools as part of a Student Safety and Protection Plan.

The vote of the IASB delegate assembly, which met Nov. 17 at the IASB’s annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago, was 179 votes in favor of the resolution and 203 against. Each member school board was allowed one vote.

Most local school boards voted against the resolution, which was submitted by the Mercer County United School District 404 school board. Mercer County is in western Illinois, south of the Quad Cities.

Delegates from Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208, Riverside Elementary School District 96, LaGrange School District 102 and Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 all voted against the proposal.

“I think this is a bad idea,” said District 208 school board member Tim Walsh at last week’s District 208 school board meeting when the board discussed how it should vote on the resolution.

Walsh eventually carried the day after some board members, most vocally Gina Sierra, spoke in favor of allowing local school districts the right to make their own decisions whether to allow teachers and administrators to carry guns.

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staff walking around with guns of having them taken from them,” Walsh said.

Walsh also argued that if rural school districts supported legislation allowing trained teachers or administrators to carry guns in schools they could lobby for that on their own without the help of an ISAB lobbyist.

“I don’t know why the ISAB is getting involved,” Walsh said.

Area school boards were lobbied by the League of Women Voters and a few others in the community to vote against the resolution, which mostly was supported by rural school districts.

However, after discussing the issue at lengthy their Nov. 15 school board the Brookfield-LaGrange Park District 95 school board decided to vote in favor of the resolu-

tion despite having no desire to permit their teachers or staff to carry guns in school.

“The board overwhelmingly felt this was a vote about local control and not about arming school personnel,” said District 95 Superintendent Mark Kuzniewski. “While they were abundantly clear that they would vehemently oppose altering our District 95 safety plan to include arming any school personnel, they felt like that should be a local decision at each community’s school board and not a state level decision.”

Representatives from Komarek School District 94 could not be reached prior to deadline to find out how the Komarek delegate voted. Lyons Township High School District 204 did not send a representative to the delegate assembly.

Riverside, North Riverside police step up traffic enforcement Nov. 21 Police in Riverside and North Riverside will step up patrols beginning Nov. 21 as they participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Thanksgiving Buckle-Up enforcement campaign.

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Drivers and passengers can expect a ticket from police if they are seen not wearing

seatbelts or have an unbuckled child in the vehicle. In addition to stopped-up patrols, police will also be doing roadside safety checks.

Police will also be looking out for impaired drivers during the enforcement campaign.

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Man flees crash, claims his car was hit

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North Riverside police charged a 26-yearold Wood Dale man with driving under the influence of alcohol and cited him for leaving the scene of an accident and other offenses after his maroon Honda Accord allegedly violently crashed into a 2007 Hyundai driven by a 20-year-old Oak Park man in the intersection of First Avenue and Cermak Road on Nov. 11 at about 7:35 p.m.

The victim told police he was turning left on a green arrow from First Avenue onto eastbound Cermak Road when the northbound Honda struck the rear of his vehicle at a high rate of speed, sending it spinning over the curb. The Honda continued northbound, but a witness followed the Honda, which made a U-turn and went back northbound on First Avenue.

The Honda tuned right on to Cermak Road and then left onto 2nd Avenue, where the driver parked it in a handicapped space, exited and went into Sliccily Pizza Pub. When police arrived the driver of the Honda reportedly told them someone had struck his vehicle while it was parked. Police stated that the driver appeared intoxicate and witnesses did not corroborate the driver’s story.

He also reportedly told police he believed he was in Norridge, about 10 miles north of North Riverside.

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■ Brookfield police charged a 31-year-old woman with two counts of child endangerment after learning that her two children, ages 5 and 9, were left alone for nearly five hours after a babysitter failed to show up to care for them as promised on Nov. 15 because she was running late from work.

The mother of the children was out of town until the flowing day, and the kids had called their father, who does not live at the residence, because they were hungry and alone, police reported.

Police arranged for the kids to spend the night with their father and contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services about the incident.

■ A 38-year-old Chicago woman faces drunken driving and child endangerment charges after North Riverside police reported that she was passed out at the wheel of 2011 black Ford Escape on southbound Harlem Avenue at 26th Street at about 3:20 a.m. on Nov. 10.

An officer on patrol observed the vehicle stopped on the roadway at a solid green light.

The officer noted that the driver was hunched forward, asleep, with her head on the steering wheel. Two children, ages 8 and 10, were also inside the vehicle, police reported.

The driver woke up after an officer knocked on the window of the vehicle for

about 30 seconds and then started to drive south on Harlem Avenue before police were able get in front of her vehicle and stop her.

After reportedly failing field sobriety tests, the driver was arrested and the children were taken into protective custody and later released to an uncle. Police also notified DCFS.

Bathroom battery A 44-year-old Chicago woman called police on Nov. 10 at about 3:45 p.m. to report that another woman had punched her and threw her to the ground inside the women’s bathroom of the movie theater at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road.

The victim told police she accidentally bumped into another woman, who became confrontational, inside the bathroom. The victim told police she sought to avoid arguing with the other woman and tried to leave, but the other woman blocked the exit and then threw the victim to the ground before punching her the face and head.

The offender reportedly left after the victim was able to kick her away. The offender was last seen leaving the mall with two children in a silver vehicle.

Paramedics took the victim to LaGrange Memorial Hospital for treatment of a bump on the head and blurred vision.

Pound of pot A 26-year-old Westchester man faces felony drug charges after police reported finding a pound of cannabis inside his vehicle during a routine traffic stop on Nov. 16 at about 4:20 p.m. on Forest Avenue near Kimbark Road in Riverside.

A police officer pulled over the man, who was using his cellphone while driving on Woodside Road in a school zone near Hauser Junior High School. The officer reported noticing a strong smell of cannabis coming from inside the car.

When asked about the odor, the driver reportedly admitted he was transporting more than a pound of medical-grade cannabis, which police say was packaged for delivery.

In addition to the felony drug charge, the man was cited for using a hand-held cellphone in a school zone.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Nov. 1018, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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School board no-shows scuttle D103 meeting Tax levy discussion, employment decisions postponed

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Only three members Lyons School District 103 Board of Education showed up for last week’s school board meeting, so it could not be held due to a lack of a quorum.

Under Illinois law four members of a sevenperson school board must be physically present for a meeting to be held.

Missing from the Nov. 12 Committee of the Whole meeting was Joanne Schaeffer, who had just been released from the hospital after undergoing open heart surgery in late October, along with Michael Bennett, Coleen Shipbaugh, and Jorge Torres, the three members of the school board elected in 2015 with the backing of Lyons Village President Christopher Getty.

The three board members who showed up for the meeting, Sharon Anderson, Shannon Johnson, and board president Marge Hubacek waited for 15 minutes to see if anyone else would show up before giving up and going home.

meeting, Bennett harshly criticized the current board majority and the current top administration before leaving the meeting before it was finished.

Torres had criticized the board majority and top administrators in television news interviews and also left before the Oct. 22 PHOTO BY BOB SKOLNIK meeting was finished.

WAITING GAME: Three members of the District 103 board and Hubacek criticized the Interim Superintendent Robert Madonia sit wait for other three Getty backed school board members to show up at their meeting on Nov. 12. board members for skipping the Nov. 12 meeting.

Hubacek said that she was not told by Ben“You can count on nett, Shipbaugh or Torres that they were go- grandstanding at its best. I’m disappointed but ing to miss the meeting. Schaeffer was not I’m not shocked,” Hubacek said. expected to attend the meeting since she only Shipbaugh has not attended a school board recently came home from the hospital. meeting since June 25 and has missed 19 of The school board’s previous meeting on Oct. the 25 board meetings held in 2018. Torres has 22 attracted a standing-room-only crowd and missed nine meeting this year, while Bennett drew television cameras and TV news report- has missed seven. ers in the aftermath of news that a man facing Bennett, Shipbaugh and Torres did not rea charge of attempted murder had been hired spond to emails from the Landmark asking this year as a teacher at George Washington why they missed the Nov. 12 meeting.

Middle School. Shipbaugh missed that meetSchaeffer has missed three meetings this ing also. year, while board members Sharon AnderDuring the public comment portion of that son and Shannon Johnson have only missed

one meeting each this year. Hubacek has not missed a meeting this year.

Torres apparently is planning to run for another term on the school board this spring, though it appears that neither Bennett nor Shipbaugh will seek another term.

“Jorge is out there circulating petitions,” Hubacek said. “I’d have thought he would have been here.”

At the Nov. 12 meeting, the school board was supposed to hold a public hearing on the proposed 2018 tax levy and was going to vote on a resolution to establish an estimated levy amount.

Those things are now expected to take place at the board’s next regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 26. School boards usually approve the tax levy in December.

By law the board must adopt its 2018 levy and submit it to the Cook County Clerk’s office by the final Tuesday in December, which this year is Christmas Day. The board on Nov. 12 was also supposed to approve the hiring of two aides, a special education aide at Lincoln School and a pre-kindergarten aide at Home School.

Those aides began work as scheduled on Nov. 12 pending board approval. They have remained on the job and their hiring is expected to be officially approved at the Nov. 26 meeting.

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BIG WEEK November 21-28

Reindeer Run at zoo

Runners are invited to grab their glow sticks and running shoes and head over to Brookfield Zoo for the first-ever Reindeer Run on the night of Saturday, Nov. 24.

The non-competitive (untimed) two-mile run will begin at 7 p.m. in front of The Pavilions. Registrants may enter and check in at the zoo’s North gate beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase and participants 21 and over will receive a free beer courtesy of Revolution Brewing.

Registration is $25 per person (plus a $2.50 sign-up fee) and includes a commemorative knit beanie. Park in the zoo’s north parking lot, 8400 31st St., Brookfield.

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Thanksgiving and Honest Abe

Historical dramatist Kevin Wood portrays Abraham Lincoln, sharing the story of how our national observance of Thanksgiving was established during his presidency in “The Story of Our National Thanksgiving Holiday” on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 7:15 p.m. in Dole Hall of Plymouth Place, 315 N. LaGrange Road in LaGrange Park.

The program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

Contact 708-354-0340 or email rlopienski@plymouthplace.org.

Unwind at North Riverside Library

The Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., invites you to relive the days when State Street was king at Christmas and crowds with gather round the windows at Marshall Field’s to gawk at the adventures of Uncle Mistletoe before heading inside to gaze in awe at the tree inside the Walnut Room.

Begin your work week by decompressing at “Unwind at the Library: Meditation and Stretching” under the direction of fitness instructor Cathy Kolessar at the North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave. The class is appropriate for adults and senior citizens.

To RSVP, call the library at 708-447-0869 or visit online at www.northriversidelibrary.org/events.

And more Lyons Township High School’s South Campus, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs, rolls out the red carpet for eighth-graders and their parents on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at Future Freshman Night to provide info about academic programs and student activities at LTHS. Call 708-579-6300 for more info.

Artwork by Lyons Township High School student artists representing virtually every medium will be on display at the Thomas Ford Library, 800 Chestnut St., Western Springs, throughout the month of November, during regular library hours. Free and open to the public.

Compassion Factory Art Gallery and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, presents “In Our ■

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LTHS fieldhouse open to public

Christmas in Chicago

Historian Clarence Goodman will share entertaining stories of Chicago’s Christmas traditions on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.

The event is free, but registration is required by calling 708-485-6917 or visiting www. brookfieldlibrary.info.

Family” featuring work in a variety of media, which were submitted for review during an open call last month. The theme of the show revolves around family – what it looks like and what it means to the artists.

The exhibit runs through Dec. 1. Admission is free.

Open Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and first Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m.

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

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Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., hosts the exhibit “25 Years of RAC School” in the FlexSpace ■

gallery through Nov. 30 and “We Are Beasts” featuring the work of Sarah and Joseph Belknap in the outdoor sculpture garden through December. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, Knitting and Needle Work Drop-in on Mondays from Nov. 19 to Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Quiet Reading Room.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday.

For kids, there’s Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2-5) on Nov. 27 at 10:30 a.m.; Bilingual Storytime (ages 2-5) on Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m.; and Paint Your Own Mini Pumpkins ■

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With colder temperatures settling in for the winter, the community is invited to jog, walk or run inside on the indoor track at the Lyons Township High School South Campus fieldhouse, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs, from 6 to 7 a.m. on days when school is in session.

There is no admission charge or fee to use the track.

(grades 6-12) on Nov. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.

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

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please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published.

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Brookfield Library targets 2020 for new building Capital campaign, design phase kicks off in December

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Architects hired by the Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees on Nov. 14 revealed a tentative timeline on how to proceed with the design and construction of a new building at 3541 Park Ave., saying that construction could begin in early 2020.

With more than $5 million set aside in a special reserve fund, a $1 million gift and assurances from the First National Bank of Brookfield of a loan up to $3.5 million, library officials soon will set in motion the approval process for the new 21,000-squarefoot library.

On Dec. 3, the recently formed library foundation will host an invitation-only capital campaign kickoff event at the Brookfield Zoo and will follow that up on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. with a capital campaign kickoff event open to the public in the Storytime Room of the library, 3609 Grand Blvd.

Dec. 4 also will mark the start of the schematic design phase by Product Architecture and Design, the firm hired by the library board to spearhead the project. Library officials and architects also are slated to meet that day with Brookfield Village Manager Timothy Wiberg.

Initial meetings with the village were described by architect Dan Pohrte as “nothing but positive.”

Architects suggested that the library begin navigating the village’s planned unit development process, which will include preliminary and final public hearings before the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission and final signoff by the village board, on Feb. 1, 2019.

Assuming approval of the plans, architects proposed starting to put together construction documents by May 1 and seeking bids for the work at the beginning of October of next year.

Library trustees on Nov. 14 also got their first look at conceptual floor plans for the new library, which reveal the new building to be somewhat bow-tie shaped – slightly pinched in the middle and flaring out on either end.

The decision to move away from a simple rectangle was driven, said Pohrte, by the need for more space for gathering spaces, study areas and the library’s collection on the north and south ends of each floor of the new building.

Designs unveiled on Nov. 14 also show the second floor to be slightly larger than the ground floor, creating overhangs above the entrance area, large areas of glass along the west façade and the northwest corner of the building.

The circulation desk and offices are shown on the main floor, along with a large Youth Services area and Storytime

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LAYOUTS: Brookfield Library trustees got a first look at conceptual floor plans for the new facility last week (above) along with first glimpses at alternatives for exterior materials, along with a rough idea of the cost for the various options.

Room. One change from initial conceptual designs shows that entry to the library will be at grade level instead of at the top of a flight of stairs. That decision resulted from a combination of accessibility and design concerns on a tight building site.

The second floor houses Adult Services and its collection along with five quiet study rooms of various sizes, individual work stations, computer tables.

The second floor will also serve young adults, with a gathering room for teens near the department desk and an adjacent maker space.

On the lower level is a meeting room capable of seating more than 100 people and readily divided to accommodate more than one activity at a time. Library staff offices are also located in the lower level.

Library officials were also given an initial look at possible choices for exterior materials, ranging from metal panels to limestone to brick to copper-colored fins.

Depending on materials chosen, the most recent cost estimates put the new library at between $10.5 and $10.8 million, which is higher than the $10 million price tag officials had been shooting for.

However, Pohrte said architects can massage the design to help reduce costs without going cheap on materials or interior furnishings.

Name chosen for new Brookfield library have loan approval for anWhen the new Brookfield other $3.5 million. Francis’ library opens its doors – pergift bridged the gap to the haps in 2020 – it will do so estimated $10 million cost with a new name. of a new facility.

On Nov. 14 library trustThe Foundation for the ees unanimously approved a Brookfield Public Library, resolution stating the new liwhich was created earlier brary will be called the Linda this year, will continue to Sokol Francis Brookfield Liseek funds from other benebrary, in honor of the woman factors during the next year who offered to give $1 million to the library for the new fa- LINDA SOKOL FRANCIS to help defray the amount of money the library has to cility in September.

That money, which is already in hand, borrow to fund construction.

The new building will be constructed will be placed into a 6-month certificate on land owned by the library at 3541 of deposit for the time being.

Francis’ gift turned out to be trans- Park Ave., the former site of the Brookformational, one that turned the pro- field United Methodist Church. The site posal for a new library from a hope into of the present library, across the street a reality. By the end of 2018, library of- at 3609 Grand Blvd., will become a parkficials expect to have $5.8 million saved ing lot for library patrons.

— Bob Uphues in a special building fund, and they

“We feel like we’re close enough on all of [the materials] that if you say, ‘We really want to see this,’ maybe something else has to give, and let’s all just understand

that’s just part of design,” Pohrte said.

“Don’t give up and say let’s do this because it’s cheap. This building is going to be here forever, so let’s do it right.”

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The Landmark, November 21, 2018

Riverside gets promise it can kill floodwall But decision must come midway through design phase

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The village of Riverside has received written assurance that it can scuttle the construction of a floodwall that would stretch from Park Place to the BNSF Railroad embankment, but it has to be prior to the start of the final construction design phase.

While that guarantee is not written into a proposed Project Partnership Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the village has received a letter from Col. Aaron Reisinger, the Chicago District commander for the Army Corps providing that assurance.

“After the functional design is completed, the Corps will meet with the village and we will mutually decide whether to proceed toward construction,” Reisinger wrote to Village President Ben Sells on Nov. 13.

Village trustees are expected to vote on the Project Partnership Agreement and on an intergovernmental agreement with the Metro-

politan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago at their meeting Dec. 6. Reisinger is expected to attend that meeting.

The two agencies have agreed to share the design and construction costs of the roughly $7.5 million project, which is meant to protect homes near the Des Plaines River in the vicinity of Groveland and Forest avenues.

If trustees approve the agreements, the year-long design phase is slated to begin in February 2019.

The catch to being able to cut the cord is that it must come at about the halfway point in the design phase, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Project Manager Jeff Zuercher told the village board on Nov. 15.

And, if the village decides to put the brakes on the project, Riverside would need to reimburse the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for the money that agency has expended on the project design to that point.

“We would definitively need an answer at 50 percent,” Zuercher said.

According to Zuercher, Riverside was looking at a possible exposure of $100,000 to $150,000 if they chose to cut short the project after the functional design phase.

In a separate interview, Sells told the Landmark that decision day would likely come sometime in late 2019.

The reason a definitive decision is needed at that time, Sells said, is that moving forward would mean acquiring property and completing final construction documents.

What the village will have at that halfway point is a clear understanding of exactly where the flood wall will be located, which properties would be affected and how the wall is going to look.

Residents who attended the village board’s Nov. 15 meeting expressed concerns about the possible loss of dozens of trees along the riverbank and along Park Place as well as the visual impact of the wall itself and its effect on the values of properties near it.

But Trustee Scott Lumsden said a function-

al design of the project was critical to making any decision on whether to move ahead or not.

“We’re kind of just shooting darts into the air with no target right now,” Lumsden said.

Trustee Joseph Ballerine suggested looping the Riverside Preservation Commission into the conversation to see if the visual impact of the flood wall might jeopardize the village’s national historic landmark status.

“I just think it’s prudent to keep them in the loop sooner than it is later, because as far as we go down the road it just gets more and more expensive,” Ballerine said. One of the easy things we can do right now is get this in front of, at least, preservation.”

Sells said the day after the Nov. 15 village board meeting that Charles Pipal, the chairman of the Riverside Preservation Commission was expected to contact Zuercher and that the Army Corps project manager likely will appear before the commission to present information.

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Brookfield looks to tweak park rentals, fees In 2019, groups will be charged hourly, opening room for others

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield’s new recreation director wants to open up rentals of park facilities, such as picnic pavilions, to more people each year while also producing more revenue to support the department’s operations.

Stevie Ferrari unveiled her plan to modify the village’s park facilities rental policy and implement a new fee structure during the village board’s committee of the whole meeting on Nov. 12.

She said the new policy and fee schedule will be available on the village’s website by Dec. 1 in order to give residents time to digest the changes and make their park rental plans for 2019.

“This is a small change but a big step in bringing the department to be more sustainable,” said Ferrari, who in July was hired as Brookfield’s first full-time recreation director since 2003. “More revenue means more free events and improvements to the parks.”

Ferrari said the park facilities rental policy was on her radar almost immediately, because she was faced with having to turn down so many requests to use park pavilions because they were already booked.

The existing policy allows day-long rental of pavilions, whether or not they are used the whole day. That means only one group can rent a particular facility on any given day between May and October.

“A lot were birthday parties and family picnics [that last a couple of hours at most],” Ferrari said, in a phone interview last week following her presentation to the village board. “How can we make sure we have a system where we can serve more people?”

The answer was to book facilities and charge for those uses on an hourly basis.

During 2018, according to Ferrari, the department scheduled 103 rentals, counting all park facilities, during the 50 weekend days allotted for them. The total revenue amounted to just $6,320.

Ferrari said that figure could easily dou-

ble just by providing facilities to more than one group per day. The department also seeks to gain rental revenue by charging a fee for use of the lower-level recreation hall inside the Brookfield Village Hall.

The new plan also places more distinctions on just who is renting park facilities and charges them accordingly.

The existing system assesses charges on a resident/non-resident basis only. Moving forward, in addition to charging residents and non-residents different rates, the fee schedule will also take into account nonprofit and for-profit status of organizations renting facilities and whether or not an organization is based in Brookfield.

Ferrari’s proposed fee schedule showed that groups of 75 people or less would pay between $25 and $100 per hour depending on resident or organization status for park pavilions, the Kiwanis Park band shell and the indoor recreation hall.

On Nov. 20, the village’s Playgrounds and Recreation Commission is expected to consider additional rental fees for groups of

more than 75 people.

“Anything over 75 people is truly a special event,” Ferrari said.

Those additional fees will also be incorporated into the new facilities rental policy that will be available online in December.

Ferrari said she hoped the changes, which will allow more people to use park facilities, will also eventually end the annual practice of people camping out in order to claim pavilion slots on the first day the department begins accepting rental requests.

“We’re allowing for more rentals, so there’s an increased likelihood of getting your date,” Ferrari said.

And, if you are going to get in line early, said Ferrari, be forewarned that you’re going to need all of your paperwork completed and have your rental deposit in hand. Only complete requests will be timestamped and guaranteed.

“Just waiting outside the door doesn’t give you any edge,” Ferrari said. “We want to create an equal opportunity for everybody.”

Brookfield joins neighbors in planning effort Hope is to increase chances of federal grants to improve main roads

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield trustees on Nov. 12 voted unanimously to join forces with other suburban communities to develop a regional transportation infrastructure plan to identify and fold in key local street improvement projects that could qualify for federal funding.

The initiative is being spearheaded by the village of Western Springs, with the West Central Municipal Conference (WCMC) lin-

ing up the intergovernmental support of that organization’s 15 member municipalities.

The WCMC obtained an $80,000 grant through the Illinois Department of Transportation to prepare the regional transportation infrastructure plan, the total cost of which is expected to be $100,000. Those funds will be used to hire a consulting engineer.

If all 15 municipalities end up joining forces –and it’s likely they will – the cost to join will be $2,300.

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“I view this as for a relatively small investment, we’re going to participate in a regional effort,” said Brookfield Village Manager Timothy Wiberg. “We’ll hire an engineer, and we’ll identify projects we think will have regional significance.”

Riverside Village Manager Jessica Frances confirmed that the board of trustees in that village will consider the agreement to join Brookfield and 13 other communities in the initiative in December.

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The inventory is ever changing. And every item they sell is made by hand individually or collectively by Louise Wimmer and/or her children, Jonathan Wimmer and Celeste Loeffler inside the studio at 33 E. Quincy St., the building Higgins Glass has called home since 1970.

Last week the trio was busy creating items that will be on sale at the anniversary open house – everything ranging from Christmas ornaments to mobiles (Jonathan says he’s shooting to have at least a dozen available that day) and everything in between.

“Rondelays [glass discs and discs fused inside square glass and then connected by brass rings to form screens] are always big [sellers],” said Jonathan during an interview at the studio last week. “Mobiles have been very, very big right now. We’ve been selling mobiles like crazy. And then trees have always been popular. The tree plates and the tree frames lately have been actually pretty popular.”

Jonathan, now in his 40s, started working and learning to cut and fuse glass in the studio alongside Michael Higgins when he was

just a child. He creates the elaborate mobiles, sculptures and other works of fused glass, such as bowls and plates.

Now in her 70s, Louise, who started learning to decorate glass and frames at the feet of Frances Higgins in the late 1970s, still concentrates on decoration, something Celeste began doing just a couple of years ago.

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in 1948 as a small operation, using three electric kilns to fuse glass in their Oak Street apartment in Chicago. By 1957, their work had become popular enough that the couple stated mass producing pieces at Dearborn Glass in Bedford Park for retailers such as Marshall Field’s.

If you see a piece of Higgins glassware signed “Higgins” in gold, it’s from that Dearborn Glass era. Nowadays, pieces are signed “Higgins Studio” to distinguish them from the vintage work.

By 1966, the Higginses were back operating out of a small, private studio in Riverside. Later the couple would move from their home on Pine Avenue into an apartment above the East Quincy Street studio.

Michael Higgins died in 1999 at the age of 90, and Frances Higgins died in 2004 at the age of 91.

They had no children and left Higgins

Glass to their longtime employees Louise and Jonathan Wimmer.

“Just before Michael passed away I was upstairs visiting with him and he said, ‘Weezie, what are we going to name this, Higgins-Wimmer?” said Louise. “I said, ‘No it’s always going to be Higgins. He felt comfortable with that. I think he was happy that

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“After Fran passed away, in their trust, [Higgins Glass] was left to me, and if I wasn’t around it would go to Jonathan, and no one else can use the Higgins name.”

Louise is something of an accidental glass artisan. She moved to Riverside in 1972 with her architect husband, Mike, and Higgins Glass was one of the first places she discovered.

She and her husband commissioned Higgins Glass to design a window for their home, and Louise told Frances Higgins at the time that if she ever needed help at the studio, she was good with her hands.

Within a few years, she found herself in the basement of the Higgins home on Pine Avenue in Riverside, helping paint “framies” – art glass contained within painted, molded plaster frames.

She’d later move over to the studio on East Quincy Street, and Jonathan, then just a young child, would go to nursery school just a few doors east and join his mom at the studio, where he’d watch “Sesame Street” and play with clay while Louise worked.

By the time he was in eighth-grade, Jonathan had caught the eye of Michael Higgins, who taught him to cut glass.

“I worked under Michael for a long time and I would help Frances out with certain things,” said Jonathan Wimmer. “I was the other guy in the place. He liked having me around because he was the only male figure.”

By the time Jonathan graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1993, Michael Higgins was already approaching his mid-80s. Jonathan attended Triton College for a time, but cut that short to immerse himself in Higgins Glass.

“By that time it was so busy here,” Jonathan said.

In 1997, two years before Michael Higgins’ death, Donald-Brian Johnson published “Higgins: Adventures in Glass,” ushering

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in a boom time for the studio. The company was profiled in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune and the small staff was overwhelmed by the demand for their work.

“Once the book came out we hardly had anything on the shelves,” Louise said.

The Christmases right before Michael Higgins’ death, people would line up outside the store at noon for what was then an evening open house that was part of the annual Riverside Holiday Stroll.

“The place would fill up and everything would be gone, except for a few pieces,” Jonathan said. “We’d end up having to close every day except for ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer Saturdays because we

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TRADITION: Michael and Frances Higgins (above middle, left and right) started Higgins Glass in their apartment in 1948 before buying the Riverside studio space in 1970. Now their one-time apprentices, Louise Wimmer (top left) and her son, Jonathan, carry on the glass-fusing tradition, along with Louise’s daughter, Celeste (top right), and Jonathan’s son, Ian (opposite, top). couldn’t keep up.

“We had legal pads of orders for rondelays, just page after page.”

Things may not be as hectic now, but the holidays typically are a very busy time for the studio, which produces specialty glass ornaments every year and hosts its annual open house.

While the studio still produces many of their more traditional pieces, Jonathan is hoping the studio can push into creating larger-scale commissions, such as wall sculptures and mobiles that are now possible due to advances in technology.

“There really are a lot of good possibilities out there for us,” he said.

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Do. Your. Job.

overning is hard. That’s the one reality check neophyte politicians confront at every level – from small towns to the federal government -- after being sworn into office, often elected on platforms that amount to “trust me.”

Governing is especially hard if you don’t show up.

That’s what appears to be happening more and more in Lyons-Brookfield School District 103, where the school board could not conduct its Nov. 12 committee of the whole meeting because only three of the seven board members showed up.

One of the board members, Joanne Schaeffer, was absent, because she is still recovering from heart surgery. A pretty good excuse.

Three others – former school board president Michael Bennett, Jorge Torres and Coleen Shipbaugh – were absent without notifying anyone in advance.

For that trio, unfortunately for the people within District 103 who pay taxes to make sure they have functioning schools, it’s not an unusual occurrence.

Shipbaugh has been AWOL since June and has been a noshow to 75 percent of school board meetings held this year.

Torres has missed more than a third of the meetings, while Bennett has missed almost a quarter of the meetings.

Prior to the Nov. 12 meeting, both Torres and Bennett refused to take part in the closed session portion of the board meeting, and Bennett not only left the board table to grandstand at the public podium regarding the appointment of a teacher he voted to hire, he spent the remainder of the meeting in the back of the room.

Let’s be clear here. The District 103 school board’s problems didn’t start with the election of this trio of recalcitrant school board members. What helped elect them in the first place was dysfunctionality. Stipulated: members of the District 103 school board are not perfect.

However, no District 103 board in the past 15 years has simply refused to do the job it was elected to do.

And by frequently refusing to do their jobs as school board members, that’s exactly what’s happening.

If any of these board members, who frequently fail to show up, run for re-election in 2019, voters should keep this track record in mind.

No, it’s not enjoyable to be in a governing minority. But that doesn’t mean you take your ball and go home. That’s a dereliction of duty. The people of Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 deserve better.

Gun-sense now

That school boards in this country feel the need to hire armed guards in the form of retired police officers to try and ensure student safety is incredible enough. But to imagine teachers and other school personnel packing heat in order to take down an inevitable assault rifle-wielding maniac bent on killing as many students as possible is a breathtaking comment on our society.

What on earth is wrong with this nation that we continue to see more guns as a solution to an epidemic of gun violence?

No other nation on this planet has this problem. The problem is access to guns. Make them harder to obtain. Full stop.

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ookies and the Best Life Foundation at Cantata Adult Life Services (formerly the British Home seem to go together for me. What better way to put the “fun” in fundraising than to hold a Great Holiday Cookie BakeOff to raise money for the foundation, which provides many services in the area.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Independent Living Building at Cantata, located at 8700 31st St. in Brookfield. At the event (which is free to enter) you’ll be able to purchase tickets to vote for their favorite cookie, enjoy holiday refreshments (egg nog, maybe?), a tree lighting, caroling, an ugly sweater contest and the chance to purchase some of the goodies.

Bakers who feel they have the best holiday cookie are asked to submit their recipes for to the Master Bakers in the Cantata Kitchen, who will do the baking for the competition.

I will be happy to provide my services as a taster, having had years of experience tasting holiday cookies, ethnic and otherwise.

To submit your recipe, email to holidaycookies@ cantata.org or mail it to Cantata Marketing at 8700 31st St., Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. Call 708-485-1155 for more

information or to make reservations.

For those not familiar with Cantata, you have most likely seen it since it is located across from the Brookfield Zoo. Known for many years as the British Home, it was thought by many that you had to be British to qualify for care. Not so. My Czech husband, Joe, was there for rehab following a fall. They rebranded and expanded the range of services offered in 2012.

The Best Life Foundation provides financial aid for older adults in need, handyman services, meals, transportation, social gatherings, Best Life Breakfast Club and support groups.

They plan to increase their services with more in-home care.

Think about it, just by eating cookies and having a fun afternoon you can help support one of a local foundation. So get out grandma’s cookie recipes and be part of the fun.

If you read this before Thursday, I wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving. If you read it after Thanksgiving, I hope you and yours shared a pleasant day and are enjoying a turkey sandwich (leftovers are the best) with all the trimmings while reading The Landmark.

As always I am thankful for my faithful readers, family, Bob and Dan. Peace.

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OBITUARIES

Allen Bernard, 76 Tireless community volunteer Allen W. Bernard, 76, of Brookfield, died on Nov. 15, 2018.

Born on July 9, 1941, he was a retired small business owner who enjoyed spending his time at Brookfield Zoo, reading World War II books, walking his dog, Pepper.

Mr. Bernard volunteered at the Boys’ Club of Cicero, where he was a charter member in 1950 and was honored as Boy of the Year for 1959-60. He remained active as a volunteer at the Boys’ Club, primarily as a basketball referee and game room supervisor, throughout his life. He extended his commitment to the Boys’ Club community by also serving as a United Way Ambassador for many years.

He also dedicated much of his time to volunteer activities in the community as a member of the Cicero-Berwyn Elks Lodge. He chaired the holiday food drive for 10 years, volunteered in the Easter Bunny program, and chaired the local children’s care program. For his hard work and dedication, he earned the honor of Elk of the Year.

Additionally, Mr. Bernard participated in fundraising events for the Kiwanis and Lions Clubs, volunteered for Judy Baar Topinka’s political campaign, was a member of Cicero’s Special Events Committee, and a veteran of the Illinois National Guard.

Above all, he loved his grandsons and enjoyed watching their childhood sporting events and traveling with them on many family vacations to Disney World. He loved attending their school music programs and enjoyed volunteering at school fundraising events.

Mr. Bernard was the father of Wendy (Steve) Dressel; the grandfather of Jason Dressel and Eric Dressel; the brother of Dale (Marianne) Bernard; and the uncle of Eric (Heather) Bernard and Michelle (Dwight) Williams.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William J. Bernard and Helen (Krabec) Bernard; and his former wife, Linda. There will be no services per his request.

Memorial contributions are appreciated to the Boys’ Club of Cicero, 5500 West 25th Street, Cicero, 60804.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Lisbeth Markison, 22 Brookfield resident Lisbeth Mary Markison, 22, of Brookfield, died on Nov. 14, 2018. She was born on April 15, 1996 in Hinsdale.

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Funeral services and interment are private.

Memorial donations to Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas, 66675 are appreciated.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Judith Novak, 77 Former school secretary Judith A. Novak (nee Hanyzewski), 77, of North Riverside, died on Nov. 14, 2018.

Born on Jan. 31, 1941 in Berwyn, she was a retired school secretary. Ms. Novak was a member of the Mater Christi Women’s Guild, the Riverside Township Mental Health Board, and the Helping Hand Parent Association. She enjoyed crafting, crocheting and reading.

Ms. Novak was the mother of Christopher and Cathleen (James) Vejr; the grandmother of James (Morgan Maxwell), Nicholas and Elizabeth; the sister of Dan (Elaine) Hanyzewski; and the aunt of many.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 20 at Mater Christi Church in North Riverside, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

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Center.

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

Thomas Ryan, 96 Pharmacist Thomas F. Ryan, 96, of LaGrange Park, died on Nov. 14, 2018. Born on October 21, 1922, he was a pharmacist and served with the U.S. Navy in World War II. Mr. Ryan was the husband of the late Shirley Ryan (nee Drish); the father of Cathy (Ed) Johnson and Thomas (Deborah) Ryan; the grandfather of Tim (Janell) Johnson, Kelly Barr, Kevin Ryan and Kyle (Emily) Ryan; the great-grandfather of Holly, Tim Jr., Crystal (Jamal), Ciara, Jacob, Emily, Matthew, Caroline and Audrey; the greatgreat-grandfather of Jalen, Makenna, Christian, Oscar and Trenton; the brother of the late Kate (Chuck) Paoli and Rita (Jim) Kurtock; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is on Friday, Nov. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. at St. Louise de Marillac Church in LaGrange Park, followed by entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

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Wiberg said that the village of Brookfield According to a memo to the Brookfield can still pursue grant funding for important Village Board from the village manager’s of- local projects on their own. Such a partnerfice, all of the key road projects that qualify ship might help, however, land funding for for federal grant funding will be rolled into street projects that run through multiple juthe regional master plan. risdictions, like 31st Street.

The hope is that such a plan will increase “Nothing stops us on our own applying for the chances for grant funding, since the grants just on Brookfield’s behalf,” Wiberg Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning said. “It’s just a smart way to partner with (CMAP) will be charged with picking which sister communities around us. project will get funded.

“There’s no downside to this.”

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NEW CONTRACT Compromise from page 1 The new deal, which runs through the 2020-21 school year, eliminates automatic step increases for teachers with 10 or more years of seniority.

It also requires teachers to attend 12 mandatory, 75-minute professional development sessions after school during the school year, and raises employee health insurance premiums.

Teachers with less than 10 years of experience will get salary increases around 4 percent annually when automatic step increases are combined with a 0.25-percent increase in base pay for each of the next three years.

Salary increases will be less generous for more experienced teachers. Teachers with 11 to 20 years of experience will receive a flat 3-percent salary increase all three years of the contract. Teachers with more than 20 years of experience will receive flat 2.75-percent increases each year.

In the prior contract overwhelmingly approved in 2015, the salary schedule retained automatic step increases for 20 years.

Although negotiators for the school board and the union were mostly unwilling to go much beyond platitudes that each side had to compromise to reach a final agreement, it is fair to assume that the board team would have liked to have eliminated step increases entirely.

Many other school districts, including Brook-

field-LaGrange Park District 95, RiversideBrookfield High School District 208, Komarek District 94 and LaGrange District 102, have eliminated step raises completely in recent years.

“When you are negotiating, it’s always a compromise as to what works best for all sides and the agreement you can reach in the end,” said REC Co-President Jen Ohlman, a second-grade teacher at Ames School. “We felt like the abbreviated salary schedule was a great compromise on both sides, as well as the other changes.”

The new contract entirely eliminates step increases for paraprofessionals. Instead, they’ll get 3 percent raises for each year of the contract.

“I think our goal was to stabilize the salaries to continue to attract high quality, but we did realize our paraprofessional salaries were a fair amount higher than other neighboring districts,” said District 96 Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye.

School board President Jeff Miller didn’t want to get into specifics about individual issues.

“Neither side ever gets everything they want, but I thought where we sort of settled was a fair agreement,” Miller said.

Ryan-Toye said that her former school district, River Forest District 90, got rid of step increases many years ago.

“What we did notice was that many districts don’t have a traditional salary schedule anymore,” Ryan-Toye said. “I think it’s more straightforward. I think it’s more understandable.”

Director of Finance and Operations James Fitton said that overall compensation costs are

expected to increase by an average of 3.4 percent annually as result of the new contract.

Under the new contract a new teacher with just a bachelor’s degree and no experience will be paid $44,666. A teacher with a master’s degree and 10 years of experience will be make $69,234, while a teacher with 30 graduate hours beyond a master’s degree and 10 years of experience will make $73,700.

District 96 pays its teachers more than most other elementary school districts in the area.

For example, the starting salary for a new teacher with a bachelor’s degree in Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 is $44,481.26, nearly matching District 96, but a District 103 teacher with a master’s degree and 10 years of experience makes $51,091 -- about $18,000 less than a comparable District 96 teacher.

The required after-school professional development meetings were a contentious issue for some District 96 teachers. These sessions will replace the six required 90-minute meetings held this year.

Some teachers complained that the additional required time at work will create child care problems for them, according to one teacher who voted against approving the contract but asked not to be named.

As a sweetener, teachers will be paid at their per diem hourly rate, which is based on their salary, for their attendance at the after-school sessions. Teachers currently are not paid extra for their attendance at after-school sessions Starting next year, the district will have four institute days, down from the six it has had in recent years.

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Some teachers wondered why professional development and collaboration couldn’t have been worked into the regular school day, by having some late-start or early-release days for students as some districts do.

Health insurance changes also upset many of the teachers who voted against the contract. The employee’s share of the premium for PPO coverage will increase over the next two years while the employee contribution for HMO coverage will go down as the district tries to encourage employees to choose the cheaper HMO plan.

In the final two years of the contract, the employee contribution for the district’s family PPO plan will increase from 18 percent to 20 percent, while the employee contribution for the family HMO plan will decrease from 18 percent to 16 percent.

For single coverage the current employee share of 8 percent for both HMO and PPO coverage will change to 10 percent for PPO coverage and to 6 percent for HMO coverage.

The employee portion of PPO deductibles will be increasing by significant amounts over the final two years of the contract.

For individual plans the current PPO deducible of $600 will increase to $1,000 in January of 2020 and jump to $1,500 in January of 2021.

The family PPO deductible will jump from the current $1,800 to $3,000 in January of 2020 and then shoot up to $3,900 in January 2021.

The union co-presidents didn’t want to comment on whether the changes in the health insurance or other contract changes caused many teachers to vote against ratifying the contract.

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Bulldogs boys will run, have fun Vaia and Veon lead RBHS hoops’ push for 16th conference title in 17 seasons

By MARTY FARMER Sport Editor

As a first-year head coach of the Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball team last season, Mike Reingruber endured an unsettling start as the Bulldogs lost five of their first six games.

But, the Bulldogs quickly rewarded Reingruber and their fans’ patience by winning 18 of their remaining 24 games to finish 19-11 last season. The season culminated with a 67-59 loss against Curie in a regional final.

More importantly, RBHS won another Metro Suburban Conference title with a 10-2 record in the league. The Bulldogs have won a remarkable 16 conference championships over the last 17 seasons.

This year, RBHS returns a pair of all-conference players and several other contributors.

Senior Zach Vaia is one of the best guards in the area. He averaged 14 points, 5.2 assists, 4 rebounds and shot 40 percent on 3-pointers and 91 percent from the free throw line. Those stats, coupled with his leadership and knack for making gamewinning shots, paved the way to his selec-

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RBHS senior guard Zach Vaia is the reigning MVP of the Metro Suburban Conference. tion as the Metro Suburban Conference MVP. Andrew Veon is the other returning

starter and all-conference pick. Veon, a 6-foot-6, senior, averaged eight points and five rebounds while shooting 59 percent

from the field and 90 percent from the charity stripe.

Seniors Patrick Hanley (7.6 points per game, 42 percent on 3-pointers), Reggie Loury (5 ppg, 45 percent on 3’s) and Charles Terry are versatile players who will play larger roles for the Bulldogs this season.

Loury and Terry, who are both 6-4, are lanky defenders who can guard multiple positions.

“Our main goal is to keep getting better each day,” Reingruber said. “We want to be playing our best basketball by the end of the season. We would love to win our conference and make some noise in the state tournament.”

Other players who could see playing time include 6-2 senior guard Ryan Cermak and 6-5 center/forward Sam Grivetti, plus newcomers Daniel Sessler, Nate Schoditsch and Dylan Meehan.

Cermak is an outstanding baseball player who has committed to Illinois State, while Sessler excelled as the RBHS goalkeeper in soccer this past fall.

“We are very versatile offensively and shoot the ball very well,” Reingruber said.

“We have many interchangeable parts and can also go big if we want or play small ball if we want, depending on matchups.”

RBHS girls identify winning formula

Bulldogs return four starters, deep bench from 23-win team in 2017

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

While Riverside-Brookfield High School girls basketball coach Dallas Till always coaches to win, he admittedly didn’t know what to expect last season. With so many newcomers on the varsity last year, simply finding a team identity became a top priority.

To Till’s surprise, the players produced a 23-7 overall and 9-2 mark in the Metro Suburban Conference.

Although the Bulldogs bowed out of the playoffs early with a 42-23 loss against St. Ignatius in a Class 4A regional semifinal, the team was a success.

Brenna Loftus, Maddie Meehan, Sarah Jno Baptiste and Mary Maloney are the Bulldogs’ returning starters. Loftus, Meehan and Maloney earned all-conference recognition last season.

The 5-foot-8 Loftus had a breakout year as a freshman.

Listed as a forward, she can play multiple positions and score in a variety of ways. She scored 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting in the Bulldogs’ 55-34 win over Deerfield in their season opener Nov. 13.

Meehan has played significant minutes as a varsity mainstay the past three seasons. At 5-11, she’s the team’s tallest player but also versatile like Loftus. Meehan can score, rebound and defend multiple positions, while also providing leadership and toughness on the court.

Jno Baptiste is a talented junior with good shooting and passing ability. She had 10 points and three assists in opener against Deerfield.

Maloney may be the most interesting story of the bunch.

Due to some injuries on the team, Maloney’s playing time increased around the middle of last season. She took advantage of the opportunity by showcasing her shooting ability, quickness and leadership.

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RBHS sophomore Brenna Loftus is a terrific two-way player for the Bulldogs.

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LTHS guard Tyrese Shines can score in multiple ways.

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Lions optimistic after disappointing 2017-18

Senior-laden backcourt poised to lead LTHS boys

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

Coming off off an 11-16 record and swift regional quarterfinal exit from the state playoffs, the Lyons Township High School boys basketball team is focused on both better play and results this season. The Lions return five seniors, who all saw playing time last year, to stabilize the lineup with plenty of experience.

Senior guards Tyrese Shines, Nolan Niego and Josh Berry headline a deep and versatile backcourt. Grant Niego and Michael Niedermeyer are varsity newcomers slated to back up Shines, Nolan Niego and Berry.

Shines is one of the best players in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division with Niego not far behind. Berry is a high IQ player who can pass, shoot and defend well.

Matt Sloyan and Jack Bloedorn are returning 6-foot-4 senior forwards set to provide an interior presence. Three more senior forwards in Will Bryant, Nate Vedok and Graham Sands are expected to contribute as well.

The rest of the roster includes Josh Heath, Bradley De Boer, Ben Engels, Anthony Georgelos, Stefan Vasic, Michael Shay and Evan Gardner.

With Oak Park and River Forest and Downers Grove North pegged as the West Suburban Conference Silver Division favorites, LTHS hopes to methodically work its way up the standings. In addition to conference games, the Lions will play in several tournaments including their own Thanksgiving tourney, the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York over Christmas break, and the Rocket MLK Classic at Burlington Central.

Hutchens in as new girls coach After five years coaching in the LTHS girls program, Meghan Hutchens takes center stage this winter as the new varsity head coach. She replaces Paul Krick, who stepped down last spring.

The Lions went 18-10 overall, 8-4 in conference and advanced to a regional championship game last season.

“The girls have been working extremely

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hard to improve their level of game play and basketball IQ,” Hutchens said. “We want to play under control and but also push the tempo this season.”

Junior guard Lily Courier, versatile senior Jessie Nutter and senior post player Kelly Carlson are terrific players.

“Lily’s game is vast,” Hutchens said. “She has established herself as a force on the offensive and defensive end. Jessie is a smart basketball player that brings length, calmness, and the ability to rebound the basketball. She will be an inside presence as well as a perimeter shooter.

“Kelly is a senior leader that will create an inside presence for us,” Hutchens added.

“She brings a voice to the floor and creates many opportunities for others and herself because of her constant movement.”

Keep an eye on sophomore combo guard Lindsey Hahn as well. She has point guard skills and a good jump shot.

“Our team is full of kids that just want to work hard and improve their game,” Hutchens said. “They are all great kids on and off the court working diligently in the classroom and community.”

Peck takes over Fenwick hoops New head coach, Hopkins and Oraegbu will lead new-look CCL champs

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

In previewing the upcoming season for the Fenwick High School boys basketball team, the inclination is to mention who the Friars lost last spring rather than the returners this winter.

After all, the departure of highly respected coach Rick Malnati, losses of nationallyranked recruit DJ Steward and Damari Nixon (both transferred out of Fenwick), plus graduation of all-state football player Michael O’Laughlin, all-conference pick AJ Nixon and Billy Bruce is a lot to absorb.

With that group leading the way, Fenwick went 20-8 and won the Chicago Catholic League Blue with an 8-0 record. Steward, who transferred to Whitney Young, was the Chicago Catholic League Lawless Player of the Year, while O’Laughlin, Bruce, AJ Nixon and Damari Nixon (now at Curie) earned all-conference honors.

Fenwick has won 38 straight CCL league games.

Fortunately, the new-look Friars have

cause for optimism this season. Staunton Peck, a former New Trier star who played for Malnati and then served as his top assistant coach, takes over the program. Peck, who is also the assistant athletic director at Fenwick, has paid his dues in the coaching ranks. Before coming to Fenwick with Malnati, Peck was an assistant coach at New York University, Vassar College and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

“I am extremely excited to take on the role of head basketball coach at Fenwick,” Peck said in a press release last spring. “I am grateful for all the mentoring that Rick Malnati has given me as a person and basketball coach throughout the past five years and beyond.

He is an incredible coach and an even better person. I hope to carry on the great culture he has established over the past five years.”

Like his young but promising players, Peck will need to be a quick study. A very difficult schedule could contribute to some growing pains, but the Friars have enough talent to be competitive.

Bryce Hopkins looks like the rising star at Fenwick. At 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, Hopkins is

one of the most talented players in the CCL. College recruiters certainly have taken notice as the prized sophomore already has four Division I offers (notably Nebraska).

Hopkins will be flanked by seniors Solomon Oraegbu and Lucas Kolovitz. Both averaged five points per game last season as key reserves. They will be called on to step up their games in both production and leadership.

“Along with Bryce, Solomon is our best playmaker/scorer,” Peck said. “Lucas is one of the best athletes in the area. He will be a matchup problem for other teams because of his ability to shoot from the perimeter as well as post up opponents on the interior.”

Guards Ryan Jackson, Sean Walsh and Charlie Westerman are perimeter guards who shoot well from beyond the 3-point arc.

Junior forward Ryan Planek is another nice bench piece for Fenwick.

Trey Pettigrew and Kaden Cobb are promising freshmen. According to Peck, Pettigrew is a probable starter this season. The 6-3, 180-pound Cobb, who starred on the freshmen football team, is a tremendous athlete with strong leadership skills.

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Fenwick sophomore Bryce Hopkins is a Division I prospect. Hopkins takes a photo with Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain of the Loyola University mens basketball team.

While inexperience, rebounding and the aforementioned schedule could be issues, Peck has confidence in his players “I think we will compete for a CCL championship again this year. This will be a young, fun group to coach with great senior leadership,” he said. “We will play fast on offense and use our depth as our strength.”

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Nazareth returns to 7A finals Stec, Love spark Roadrunners past Batavia in entertaining semifinal

By MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

Underrated Nazareth Academy defensive lineman Louie Stec altered the course of the Class 7A semifinal between the host Roadrunners and Batavia on Saturday.

“Louie is a special kid,” said Nazareth quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who completed 17 of 26 passes for 319 yards. “It’s a shame he is not recruited the way he should be.

I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as he does. He brings it every single day at every single practice.”

Stec made several timely plays, including a sack and blocked punt on consecutive plays in the Roadrunners’ 47-28 victory. He finished with two sacks and two tackles for loss.

“It was a hard-fought game,” Stec said.

“It came down to who wanted it more and I believe it was us. I’m proud of my team.”

Batavia scored first when quarterback Jack Meyers threw a 6-yard touchdown to Art Taylor. Jackson Williams kicked the extra point to put the Bulldogs up 7-0 with 4:13 left in the first quarter.

Nazareth responded emphatically by scoring 28 unanswered points. The touchdowns were a 6-yard run by Alex Carrillo, 1-yard run by Michael Love, 1-yard run by Dylan Smith and 61-yard reception by Love.

Andrew Hughes made all four PATs during the scoring flurry.

Batavia, which won the 7A championship last year, cut the deficit in half to 28-14 when Meyers connected with Zack Weber on a 16-yard pass with 54.6 seconds left in the first half.

The teams traded two touchdowns apiece in a wild third quarter to make the score 41-28. Smith scored on an 8-yard run and Derrick Strongs ran into the end zone on an 86-yard kickoff return. Strongs’ TD changed the momentum for good as the Bulldogs went scoreless the rest of the way.

“They had the momentum but they had it for only 25 to 30 seconds before Derrick’s kickoff return,” Nazareth coach Tim Racki said. “It was a huge play with incredible blocking. Diamond (Evans) blocked two or three guys by himself.”

In the fourth quarter, Love (2 carries, 29 yards; 3 catches, 100 yards) scored his third

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Nazareth senior Louie Stec (#51) had two sacks, two tackles for loss and a blocked punt in the Roadrunners’ 47-28 win over Batavia in the Class 7A semifinals. touchdown on a 28-yard scamper into the end zone to put the game out of reach.

Nazareth (12-1) faces St. Charles North for the 7A title on Saturday, Nov. 24 at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign. Kickoff is 4 p.m.

“It feels good,” Love said about the Roadrunner’s return to a state final. “This was

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the goal and we worked for it. It definitely feels good to accomplish it. Especially with this being my senior year, we wanted to go out with a bang. We’re confident and going to have fun at state.”

Since 2014, Nazareth has played in three state finals, winning two of those games.

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Roadrunners’winning tradition in place Annie Stritzel leads team poised for another deep playoff run

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

When Ed Stritzel was hired to coach the Nazareth Academy girls basketball team in 2016, he envisioned building the program into a powerhouse.

Entering his third season with the Roadrunners, that goal essentially has been accomplished based on last season. In 2017, Nazareth went 31-3 and lost to 55-46 in the IHSA Class 3A state championship game.

So what can the Roadrunners do for an encore? The only place to go up is winning a state title. Whether that happens or not, Stritzel will stay true to his vision of positioning the Roadrunners right at the top for that coveted championship.

“We’re very excited for the long-term goal of building Nazareth into a perennial state power,” said Ed Stritzel.

Take away one quarter of uncharacteristically poor play and Nazareth already could have won state. Leading 41-37 after the third quarter of last year’s 3A state final, the Roadruners went cold as Peoria Richwoods went on an 18-5 run in the fourth quarter to rally for a 55-46 victory.

The Roadrunners’ inability to score in the fourth quarter of the state finals was as unexpected as it was perplexing.

“I think we all were waiting for someone else to do something,” said Annie Stritzel after the game. “We were

playing not to lose; we weren’t attacking the basket. I still thought we had it with four minutes left, but we let it slip.”

While that loss was a bitter ending to a dream season, Nazareth has turned the page. Annie Stritzel (Ed’s daughter) returns as one of the best players in the state. The Harvard commit averaged 25 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists per game. The all-state player racked up assorted honors as easily as points, including the 2017 Landmark Female Athlete of the Year at Night of Champions.

With the loss Alyssa Geary and Marissa Metz to graduation last year, Annie Stritzel perhaps will assume more of a leadership role.

Plenty of talent returns this season to complement Stritzel, including Kaylen Evans, a 5-foot-7 junior all-conference performer who averaged 12 points to go with three rebounds and three assists per game last season. She’s attracting college recruiting interest from Division I schools.

Jovanna Martinucci, Sophia Cullotta and Francesca Metz averaged six points apiece last season. They also pass, rebound defend well for the Roadrunners. Senior Laila Rodriguez, who recently signed Trinity Christian College, will contribute as well. Senior Maggie O’Neil and freshman Caroline Workman (both 5-11) add size to the bench.

“We have multiple kids that can score and shoot and an athletic, quick defense,” Ed Stritzel said. “This team has

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Nazareth senior Annie Stritzel is one of the best players in Illinois. She has committed to Harvard. great chemistry. We’re extremely excited for the season as we feel we’re one of top teams once again in Illinois.”

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The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from September 2018. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

Brookfield ADDRESS

PRICE

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SELLER

BUYER

4137 Park Ave. 3725 McCormick Ave. 3845 Blanchan Ave. 4241 Sunnyside Ave. 3430 Sunnyside Ave. 9037 Bartlett Ave. 9532 Henrietta Ave. 3623 Harrison Ave. 3207 Maple Ave. 4346 Maple Ave. 9411 Lincoln Ave. 4633 DuBois Ave. 3840 Madison Ave. 9535 Garfield Ave. 9138 Sheridan Ave. 3816 Arthur Ave. 4030 Custer Ave. 3830 Cleveland Ave. 3819 Arthur Ave. 3910 Prairie Ave. 4444 Elm Ave. 4423 Raymond Ave. 4243 Arthur Ave. 4525 Arthur Ave. 3247 Madison Ave. 3636 Grand Blvd.

Unknown $252,000 $232,000 Unknown $323,000 $215,000 $185,000 $247,500 $160,000 $188,000 $245,000 $172,000 $254,000 $398,000 $185,000 $165,000 $180,000 $150,000 $286,000 $453,000 $270,000 $275,000 $181,500 $342,500 $280,000 $685,000

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Judicial Sales Corp Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 9952 Nex Gen Inv Corp Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp Parker, Don Brown, Andrew Adm Wolter, Michael D Schnabl, Thomas C TR Hamlin Grp Inc MtgLq Investors LP Kotrba, James Jay Rodzankas, Eric Miller, Lisa Pedersen, Chloe G Lapacek, Jennifer L Timms, Kathy LTR Mikyska, Phyllis Ann Houdek, Dawn L Langosch, Brian Story Homes Inc Church, Tina Lohnes, Derek S Airdo, Vincent A Cais, LadislavTR Benner, Vernon TR Yant, Robert L

3526 Madison Ave. 4161 Eberly Ave. 4316 Maple Ave. 4422 Arthur Ave. 3310 Arthur Ave. 4503 Deyo Ave. 9033 Monroe Ave. 3841 Woodside Ave. 4312 Arthur Ave. 3235 Maple Ave.

$245,000 $311,500 $264,500 $414,000 $179,000 $265,500 $210,000 $302,000 $82,500 $340,000

9/14/2018 8/17/2018 9/12/2018 9/17/2018 9/6/2018 8/27/2018 9/21/2018 9/4/2018 9/8/2018 9/12/2018

Jasso, Raul Connelly, Christine Vallejo, Alfredo Manzie, Geraldine ATR BMO Harris Bk Lodovico, Samuel J Piller, Michael C Adm O’Neal Kevin Bryson, Robin Extr O’Connell, John W

Wilmington Savings Fund Soc Sauer, Mary K Kapolnek, Martin J Wells Fargo Bk Thompson, Jeffery R Martinez, Guadalupe Blumenthal, Nick E Toribio, Michael Misc 004 LLC Kolevski, Bojan Schrock, Heather M Rivera-Valenzuela, Esperanza Stafiej, Michael J Lapacek, Jennifer Fischer, Richard Langosch, Brian E 5P Homes LLC Petrovic Ent Inc Buckles, Andre Paine, Jennifer L Ornelas, Ruben Ng, Hoi Ling Oak Pk Cabinets LLC Hervas, Jorge E Garcia, Edwin Valencia Investments LLC-3636 Grand McLaughlin, Mary Kate Ritson, Alyssa N Flores, Miguel Arias, Juan Bluder, Herbert Fernandez, Idelem M Petrucci, Lido Shelpman, Laura IMX Grp LLC Stahlecker, Helmuth A

3525 Raymond Ave.

$250,000

9/10/2018

Murphy, Daniel W

Nair, Lekshmi

192 Riverside Rd., Riverside

North Riverside ADDRESS

PRICE

SALE DATE

SELLER

2213 Hainsworth Ave. 2301 Forest Ave. 2323 2nd Ave. 2512 1st Ave. 2442 2nd Ave. 2527 5th Ave. 2205 Westover Ave. 2310 14th Ave.

$330,000 $180,000 $270,000 $215,000 $230,000 $215,000 250,000 $262,500

8/23/2018 9/4/2018 9/7/2018 8/24/2018 9/19/2018 9/25/2018 8/30/2018 8/29/2018

Lembcke, Larry Riedl, Janis TR McCarthy, Janice L TR First Midwest Bk TR 4044 Wackrow, David W TR Kristoff, Laura TR Caniano, Colleen ATG Trust Company TR Lo16150

2324 14th Ave.

$340,000

9/21/2018

Stargate Investments LLC Series 2324 Debartolo, Emilio J

751 Arlington Rd. 69 Lincoln Ave., Unit 7 192 Riverside Rd. 7330 Ogden Ave., Unit 4 285 Addison Rd. 438 Longcommon Rd. 577 W. Parkway Rd. 95 Forest Ave. 293 Scottswood Rd. 281 Northwood Rd. 54 Northgate Rd. 499 Kent Rd. 129 Woodside Rd. 283 Bartram Rd. 112 Lincoln Ave., Unit 1G

$240,500 $160,000 $910,000 $183,000 $295,000 $435,000 $300,000 $400,000 $431,500 $562,500 $420,000 $460,000 $800,000 $490,000 $87,000

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Riverside

Rukuiza, Virgil Ind Exe Chmielewski, Grzegorz Wang, Xiaodong Dobbe, Ryan J Gozdziak, William J TR Sahlas, Mark Lyons, Terrance G Perkins, Bridget Doherty Limbert, Michael V Jerz, James A Quantitative Driven Inv LLC Kivett, Raymond E Best Advantage Const Inc Franks, Gary D Fencl, Terry Trust 112

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BUYER Carey, Robert Wang, Steve TR Araujo, Ricardo Gonzalez, Agustina Kell, Jacob Hernandez, Alma R Villagomez, David Marmolejo, Armando

Montgomery, Perry Del Real, Michael Miller, Otto Atkinson, Kristine George, Elise MTR Poggiani, Francesco Gruwell, Grace Darovic, Elizabeth MacNamara, Jeremiah Bingman, Jeremy M Bosch, Nicholas B Sano, Teruyuki Senese, Frank A Nolan, Jordan William Calamia, Henry III

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POLICE RECORDS CLERK The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department. This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public.

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

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than December 10, 2018.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS INTERN The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Relations Intern in the Community Relations Department.

This is a seasonal position will provide assistance to the Community Relations Department provides intake and referral services for residents to community resources, assists in investigations of landlord/ tenant complaints, etc. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than December 10, 2018.

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OAK PARK OFFICE SPACE Private office (approx. 100 sf) for lease at 1100 Lake Street, Oak Park. Includes high speed Wi-Fi; coffee, tea and water service; nightly cleaning; corporate-style conference room; reception area; desk & chair. Parking in attached garage (with covered access to building) is free for first 1.5 hours or purchase monthly pass from VOP. $375/ month. Includes heat, AC, electric.

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There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times).

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18155807 on October 30, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of GBG CONSULTING with the business located at: 1193 S GROVE AVE UNIT #8, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JESSICA PICKENS 1193 S GROVE AVE UNIT #8 OAK PARK, IL 60304.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to hear the application of the Village of Brookfield which is seeking certain text amendments to the allowed uses set forth in Section 62.30 entitled “Other Use Category� of Article I entitled “In General� of Chapter 62 entitled “Zoning� of the Village Code of Brookfield, Illinois to prohibit certain uses. The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/or written comments.

The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours.

Written comments may be provided prior to the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Nicholas Greifer, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513.

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

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

Published in RB Landmark 11/21/2018

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.CAROL L. GAUGER A/K/A CAROL LYNN GAUGER Defendants 18 CH 6328 1034 LATHROP AVENUE Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1034 LATHROP AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-416-0160000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $187,806.48.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale

other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086592.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086592 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 6328 TJSC#: 38-7574 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.ELIZABETH L. PURNELL, KENNETH PURNELL JR. A/K/A KENNETH PURNELL, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 000292 110 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 110 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-305-0030000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-22714.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-22714 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 000292 TJSC#: 38-8752 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH

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GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7200 ADAMS STREET, UNIT 4, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-215-0171004 fka 15-13-215-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $183,076.24.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s

attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 616060918.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 616060918 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 07790 TJSC#: 38-7966 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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

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

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

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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197 E Quincy St, Riverside $259,900

3608 Wenonah Ave, Berwyn $269,900

1528 Harrison Ave, LaGrange Park $339,500

6502 Fairfield Ave, Berwyn $355,000

240 Blackhawk, Riverside $420,000

460 Shenstone Rd, Riverside $489,000

8748 Rockefeller Ave, Brookfield $549,000

468 Northgate Ct, Riverside $550,000

372 Shenstone Rd, Riverside $650,000

172 Maplewood Rd, Riverside $749,000

262 Longcommon Rd, Riverside $895,000

Burlington Realty is #1!

Our dollar sales volume in Riverside is more than the next four offices combined! List with the LEADER! *BrokerMetricsÂŽ 2015 for brokerage firms in the city of Chicago and Illinois including Residential (Detatched Single, Attached Single, 2 to 4 Units, Mobile Homes).

FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK! 931 7th Avenue, La Grange CUSTOM BUILT 4 BED, 2.5 BATH HOME by award winning builder Beechen & Dill. Abundant natural light, low maintenance & energy efficiency. Eat-in kitchen with granite counters, island & tons of cabinets opens to large family room with fireplace.

Formal dining & living rooms. Custom stone patio leads to fenced & tree-lined back yard. Vacant landscaped lot next door offers extra privacy. 2nd level features luxurious master suite, 3 large bedrooms & full bath. Basement has 5th bedroom, 2nd office & large carpeted rec area. 2 blocks from award winning 7th Ave school and feeding to prestigious Lyons Township High School. Walk to parks, playgrounds, baseball diamonds, tennis courts & vibrant downtown La Grange - over 30 restaurants, bars, historic movie theatre, library and Metra. Agent Owned................................................................................ $420,000

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