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DIGGING IN Zack Hosek, of Riverside, bores a hole in the soil in a wooded area near the Des Plaines River in Riverside to plant a seed during a rain-soaked edition of the annual 1,000 Tree Planting Project on Nov. 18. For more photos, see page 12 or visit online at www. RBLandmark. com.

Bid to move it to town hall site rejected by veterans, trustees By BOB UPHUES Editor

Cathy Maloney, the chairwoman of the Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission made a thorough and convincing argument on Nov. 16 to move the Gold Star Memorial in Guthrie Park to a prominent area in front of the Riverside Township Hall. But veterans and – in the end, most importantly, a majority of the Riverside Village Board – opted to leave the memorial right where it is. See MEMORIAL on page 10

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Brookfield looks to remake Broadway streetscape Officials seeking $2 million grant for comprehensive overhaul

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When Brookfield officials were working out its list of streets to be resurfaced with

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On Nov. 27, trustees are expected to pass a resolution in support of an application to obtain a $2 million federal grant through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) for a comprehensive

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Shedding light on a devastating diagnosis Riversider to host film screening on neuroimmune condition

By JACKIE GLOSNIAK Contributing Reporter

At the age of 12, most kids are participating in sports, learning an instrument or spending hours with friends. Now, imagine as a 12-year-old, you couldn’t be involved with something for more than an hour, feeling sick and exhausted 24/7. Unfortunately, that is the day-to-day reality for 12-year-old Riverside resident, Lizzie Mooney. Lizzie is one of 1 million Americans afflicted by myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME — more commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome. For 25 percent of people with ME, the effects qualify them as homebound — including Lizzie. To further continue spreading awareness of ME, Mooney is hosting a film screening of Unrest, a film about ME, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Riverside-Brookfield High School, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside. Unrest is a 2017 Sundance-award-winning film by Jennifer Brea, a former Harvard ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer University doctoral candidate who was stricken with ME in 2011. SPREADING THE WORD: Lizzie Mooney, 12, has battled the symptoms of ME since she Lizzie’s mother, Amy Mooney, said her was 9, suffering the condition’s physical and emotional toll. Her mom, Amy (at right), is daughter began showing symptoms at age 9. determined to raise awareness of the condition, which can strike at any time. However, while Lizzie’s illness took a while to progress, Mooney and her husband, Don, “At this point, that’s all she can handle Mooney even testified last January with did not hear a diagnosis of ME right away. with cognitive activity, because the illness not State Rep. Michael Zalewski (D-Riverside) “It was kind of a long, drawn-out process only has physical demands that exhaust her before the Health and Healthcare Disparities of ruling out many other conditions, so [but] it’s physical and emotional Committee of the Illinois House of Represenit’s a condition that is primar— anything that takes exertion tatives to support a resolution formally recily symptomatic,” Mooney said. that will take away from her abil- ognizing ME. “It’s just ruling out other condiity to really think and process,” “My involvement is to get the medical comtions and then just checking off Mooney said. munity and the greater population to know the symptoms of typical proOnce a year, Lizzie goes to Cali- about this, because there are millions of peogression of this disease.” fornia for specialized treatments. ple with this condition that are just not recogSymptoms of ME include deThe rest of the year, she does nized and many people are kind of fighting bilitating pain, sleep and cogphone conferences and has a local on their own figuring out what’s wrong with nitive dysfunction, sensory doctor who follows up with the them,” she said. sensitivity and severe immune California specialists. Following the film screening at RBHS, dysfunction. There are no blood “We’ve had to make our own AMY MOONEY Mooney said she hopes to have a short queslabs that can diagnose ME; rathtreatment plan because it’s out of Lizzie’s mother tion-and-answer period with audience memer, patients are found to have the box,” Mooney said, explain- bers. She wants community members come regular biological abnormalities ing the illness is not curable but to the event to understand that ME can strike in research settings. rather managed frequently. “It’s any family at any time. “[Lizzie] goes through roller a lifelong condition, but it’s man“Primarily, my focus is that so many of coaster rides of the illness,” aged so she can stay within the our friends and family in the area know my Mooney said. window of functioning.” daughter and know our family and they don’t For the last three years, Lizzie Since Lizzie’s diagnosis, understand what her illness is all about, and has only been able to play with her siblings, Ben, 14, and Cece, 7, for no more than an Mooney has campaigned for funding and I’m just wanting to give back to them by sayresearch for ME. She is part of a grassroots ing ‘This is a picture of what our day-to-dayhour at a time. She has also been out of school since the first day of her illness, so a online support group and has participated in life looks like with this illness,’” she said. Tickets to the screening are free and availtutor from District 96 comes to Lizzie’s home protests for the medical community to recognize ME. and teaches as long as Lizzie can stand it. able at tinyurl.com/y84j3r46.

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A former MacNeal Hospital employee who burglarized the homes of 18 senior citizens, including four from Riverside, while they were laid up in the hospital, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Erik Albavera, 31, of Berwyn, pleaded guilty in front of Judge Geary Kull at a hearing at Maybrook Courthouse on Nov. 15. Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said Albavera identified his victims after befriending them in the emergency room and then visiting them in their hospital rooms, finding out if they lived alone, whether they had any family in the area. If it looked like the patient was living alone he knew it would be unlikely for him to encounter anyone at the residence. Weitzel said Albavera committed the burglaries over a period of months. Berwyn and Riverside police worked with MacNeal security to identify people coming to the emergency room who might fit the pattern. Police set up surveillance on one such house in Berwyn, where police arrested Albavera in February. Albavera, who had no prior criminal record, has been in custody since his arrest.

Vehicle break-in Police responded to the 100 block of East Quincy Street, Riverside, at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 15 after a resident called to report that someone had stolen her purse and jacket from her unlocked rental vehicle, which had been parked on the street since 6:20 p.m. The victim told police she had come home from work, parked her car and went into the house before realizing she left the items in the vehicle. When she went to retrieve them, they were gone. Police later reported that a neighbor had found the purse and jacket down the block. All that appeared to be missing was $40 in cash, according to the police report.

Stolen vehicle recovered A Riverside man whose pickup truck had been stolen on Nov. 7 was able to recover it on Nov. 14 after a friend called him when he saw it parked in a Lyons alley. The victim called Riverside police, which met him in an alley in the 8100 block of Ogden Avenue, where the truck was left basically undamaged. It appeared the truck had been used as the victim observed “junk” in the rear bed that he didn’t recognize.

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Package taken from porch A resident of the 3000 block of Vernon Avenue, Brookfield, called police on Nov. 15 to report that a surveillance camera on his property recorded someone removing a FedEx package from his front porch that morning. According to the police report, the package, which contained a pair of $200 gym shoes,

was delivered at 10:36 a.m. At 10:45 a.m. an unknown man walked up to the house, removed the package and then left in a white sedan.

70 mph and allegedly drugged A 20-year-old Forest Park man was charged with driving under the influence and felony drug possession charges after police stopped him for reportedly speeding 70 mph in a 30 mph zone while northbound in the 3300 block of Harlem Avenue on Nov. 14 at about 4:25 a.m. According to police, the driver, Ibrahim Hodzic, said he had ingested the prescription narcotic Xanax and cannabis prior to driving and that he believed he was in Canada at the time of his arrest. Police said Hodzic, who “could barely stand,” was extremely disoriented and had been weaving in and out of traffic while going 40 mph over the posted speed limit. In addition to DUI, police charged Hodzic with felony possession of a controlled substance, aggravated speeding, improper lane usage and possession of cannabis. A 20-year-old Melrose Park man who was a passenger in the vehicle was cited for possession of cannabis.

Armed and loaded Riverside police charged a 30-year-old Stone Park man with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol after his vehicle, which was clocked at 73 mph in a 30 mph zone, almost hit a Berwyn police squad car in the 3500 block of Harlem Avenue on Nov. 19 at 2:15 a.m. The vehicle reportedly blew at least one red light while northbound on Harlem Avenue, with the driver, Giovanni Reynoso, eventually stopping for a police officer in the 2200 block. Police learned the driver had a concealed carry permit and reported recovering a .40-caliber handgun and 14 rounds of ammunition from the vehicle’s center console. “The handgun was fully loaded — and so was Mr. Reynoso,” said Police Chief Thomas Weitzel. In addition to DUI and reckless driving, police cited Reynoso for a host of traffic violations and charged him with violating the Concealed Carry Act for being under the influence of alcohol while in possession of a loaded handgun, a Class A misdemeanor. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Nov. 1319, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

The Landmark, November 22, 2017

State tests a mixed bag for area grammar schools District 95 schools, Congress Park outperform state averages

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Test results for area elementary and middle schools, other than Riverside Elementary School District 96, were a mixed bag in 2017. Students in Brookfield, LaGrange Park School District 95 exceeded state averages on the state-mandated PARCC exam that third- through eighth-grade students took last spring. Thirty-nine percent of District 95 students met or exceeded the tough state standards, while in the state as a whole only 34 percent of students did. In addition, 34 percent of students in District 95 fell into the nebulous third category of “approaching” state standards compared to 28 percent of students statewide. Only 6 percent of District 95 students scored in lowest of the five categories, not meeting state standards, compared to 16 percent statewide. District 95 Superintendent Mark Kuzniewski is no fan of the PARCC exam “The PARCC data is useless to us,” said Kuzniewski. “While we’ll continue to comply by having our students take the PARCC

exam, the data that it provides to us, in our mind, is not relevant or useful for assessing instructional decisions.” Kuzniewski prefers the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test which is given to students a couple times a year and measures student growth. “It’s the most usable and most reliable data that we have at a given time,” Kuzniewski said. According to the district’s two principals, students have showing good growth on the MAP test, on which 91 percent of seventhgraders scored average or above average in reading, S.E. Gross Principal Ryan Evans told the school board at its Nov. 9 meeting. But on the PARCC exam, just 49 percent of Gross seventh-graders met or exceeded the state standards in reading, with another 29 percent approached state standards. As in other districts there were stark differences in the way students in various demographic groups scored. Only 19 percent of lo- income students in District 95 met or exceeded state standards, compared to 40 percent of non-low-income students. Forty-two percent of white students in District 95 met or exceeded state standards compared to 25 percent of Hispanic students

and just 8 percent of black students. According to information that’s part of the annual state report card for the school district, 62.5 percent of students in District 95 students are white, 30.3 percent are Hispanic and just 1.8 percent are black.

Komarek School At one-school Komarek School District 94 in North Riverside students performed mostly in line with state averages. Overall, just 33 percent of Komarek students met or exceeded state averages compared to 34 percent statewide. Another 33 percent of Komarek students scored in the “approaching expectations,” category compared to 28 percent statewide. Komarek scores have been dipping a bit in the last two years. In 2015, 40 percent of students met or exceeded expectations while 36 percent did so in 2016. District 94 Superintendent Brian Ganan said one reason for the drop in scores is that 27 students at Komarek refused to take the PARCC exam, apparently on instructions from their parents. These were mostly strong students whose scores would have increased the school’s averages, according

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Hernandez draws familiar challenger in 24th District Reyes calls on incumbent to resign for accepting ‘sex bar’ donations

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

A spirited Democratic Party primary race for state representative is developing in the Illinois House’s 24th District, which includes a sliver of Riverside bounded by Herrick on the north and Gage on the south and includes much of the southern half of Brookfield. The district stretches from Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood to Brookfield. Robert Reyes, 33, is challenging incumbent Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez (D-Cicero) in a rematch of their 2012 primary race. Hernandez, who was first elected to her seat in 2006, won the 2012 race easily with about 63 percent of the vote to 32 percent for Reyes in a three-person race. But, Reyes has come out aggressively. Last week, Reyes held a press conference to criticize Hernandez for accepting $1,850 in political contributions over five years from a McCook bar, the All Star Bar & Grill, which, according to Reyes, a host of online reviews and comments on its Facebook page, features lap dances, sexual touching and scantily glad dancers. “This was a five-year relationship,” Reyes said. “It was completely inexcusable. If you’re going to go out and get contributions, it shouldn’t be with places that are so nefarious.” Reyes called on Hernandez to resign and accused her of being the only state representative in Illinois to have accepted contribu-

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tions from what he called a “sex club.” Reyes tried to tie Hernandez to human trafficking and pointed to an online review that stated that women were not allowed to enter the All Star Bar & Grill as customers or guests. Reyes’ campaign sent out a mailer attacking Hernandez for accepting contributions from a sex club and asking voters to call her office and tell her to resign. Hernandez reacted quickly. The day after Reyes’ press conference, Hernandez said that she had donated $1,850 from her campaign fund to Un Nuevo Despartar, a domestic violence center in Little Village that advocates for victims of domestic violence and works to prevent domestic violence. In a statement issued the same day as Reyes’s press conference, Hernandez said that the contributions were made by a retired Cicero police officer who is a co-owner of the All Star Bar & Grill. “When the nature of this specific business

was brought to my attention, I decided to donate these contributions to an organization that helps women dealing with these types of issues,” Hernandez said. She said that she has a record of supporting women and accused Reyes of resorting to political games and smear tactics. “As a Latina woman who has personally experienced far too many inappropriate comments, sexist attitudes and unacceptable instances of harassment, I personally fully understand the seriousness of sexual assault,” Hernandez said in her statement. Reyes lives in Berwyn and is working as the vice president of Realty of Chicago, a Berwyn-based real estate firm. He also attacked Hernandez for suing the state when the state comptroller tried to delay issuing paychecks to state legislators earlier this year when the state was in the midst of a budget crisis. Hernandez’s campaign manager, Mike Erickson, responded to that in a telephone interview with the Landmark. “Lisa is a full-time legislator, which allows her to perform her job well, and this is the salary that she uses to support her family,” Erickson said. “I think that being a legislator shouldn’t be something exclusive to the millionaire class. She’s a regular neighbor, like you and I, and deserves a salary for the work she’s doing.” It appears as if Reyes will have the support this time around of Berwyn mayor Robert

Lovero, who in the past had donated to Hernandez’s campaign fund. However, Hernandez in the most recent Berwyn city elections threw her support behind a slate of candidates challenging Lovero’s. “We’re working on that,” Reyes said. “That might be a possibility.” Lovero did not return a call from the Landmark prior to deadline. Reyes says that he more than 80 volunteers working for him and that he is a better prepared and stronger candidate than he was in 2012. He declined to say how much money he has raised so far. His most recent filings on Nov. 1, revealing donations of $1,000 or more, show contributions of $5,000 in total from four donors. “The report comes out in December,” Reyes said of the next required campaign fund disclosure report. Hernandez had just over $74,000 in her campaign fund as of Sept. 30, according to state records, and she continues to raise money. State Rep. Michael Zalewski’s campaign fund donated $1,000 to Hernandez’s campaign fund on Oct. 16. Erickson said that Hernandez is taking Reyes seriously despite calling him a revenge candidate. “We take every race seriously, challenger or no challenger so we’re just going to work as hard as we can to make sure people know Lisa and they understand her record,” Erickson said.

Riverside trustees to mull referendum on gambling Question could appear on March 2018 ballot

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside residents may find an advisory referendum question regarding video gambling on the ballot as early as next March. At their meeting on Dec. 7, Riverside trustees are expected to review and possibly vote to include a referendum question that’s being prepared by the village’s attorney for possible inclusion on the March 20, 2018 gubernatorial primary ballot. That’s in addition to a vote on Dec. 7 on whether to direct the attorney to prepare a draft ordinance allowing video gambling in Riverside, which would be considered at a later date. A vote on drafting the ordinance was initially scheduled in early November, but it was delayed until all seven trustees could be present. Just prior to the Nov. 2 meeting where that vote was to have been taken, Village President Ben Sells went public in a Landmark

to be thoroughly discussed and op-ed with a blanket opposition evaluated.” to video gambling in Riverside, He said he generally opposed which left some trustees feeling advisory referenda to set policy, he was short-circuiting the debate. because it let elected officials Trustee Scott Lumsden said avoid the responsibility of makSells’ action “isn’t good govering those decisions. Sedivy also nance.” Debating a draft ordiobjected to cutting the debate on nance would be in keeping with gambling short. JOSEPH BALLERINE the village board’s approach to “I am not yet entirely conRiverside trustee controversial topics, Lumsden vinced that appropriate legislasaid. tion addressing resident conIn addition, trustee Wendell cerns coupled with market forces Jisa appeared to support debatcould not create an environment ing a draft ordinance, complete where limited video gaming with restrictions on how video would be acceptable to a majority gambling would be implemented in River- of our residents,” Sedivy said. side. Trustee Joseph Ballerine earlier this The Landmark emailed other trustees for month suggested taking the matter to refertheir thoughts on a referendum. One who re- endum, saying it was a topic that deserved a sponded to the Landmark prior to press time vote from voters. The vociferous vocal oppowas Michael Sedivy, who said he felt “all op- sition to video gambling by some has intimiportunities to support our local businesses dated other residents and business owners and generate revenue for the village need from expressing their views on the subject,

“It’s the only fair way to get through this process.”

Ballerine said. “I think there is a need for a referendum because it’s the only fair way for all people to have their voices heard,” Ballerine said in a phone interview. “Some people who want this won’t come near a board meeting. It’s the only fair way to get through this process.” Sells told the Landmark he didn’t object to a referendum, but only if it appeared on the next possible ballot, which is in March. Waiting until the gubernatorial election next November was not an option, he said. “I don’t support the idea of this hanging over the village for an entire year,” Sells said. The referendum would not be binding. In order for a referendum on video gambling to be binding, proponents would have to collect signatures from 25 percent of registered voters in Riverside and would have to use a referendum question mandated by the state. The state’s question asks whether gambling should be prohibited, which means a “yes” vote would outlaw gambling, which could be confusing.

The Landmark, November 22, 2017

‘Tolerance Week’ at RBHS walks political tightrope School board president: ‘It’s left wing. That’s what it is’

By BOB SKOLNIK

“We could have done this a lot more political than we did.”

or pushing an ideology, I think we have to accept it,” Keen said. Chris Robling, a prominent conservative Republican commentator and the father of a RBHS senior and two RBHS graduates, said that it seemed to him that Tolerance Week had clear ideological overtones. “It’s a blatantly ideological activity which sadly practiced intolerance of any divergent views,” Robling said. “Their substance is entirely one sided and biased and exclusionary towards divergent views.” Vaughn Hilpp is a RBHS senior who describes his political views as fiscally conservative and socially libertarian. He is not a member of AST but often goes to AST’s monthly discussions. Hilpp said that he did not have major issues with Tolerance Week. “I think at its core I think it has really good values and goals,” Hilpp said. But there was one thing that puzzled him and some of his friends. “We wondered, ‘What does environmental awareness really have to do with tolerance?’” Hilpp said. “We kind of came to the consensus that it doesn’t really have anything to do with tolerance.” Olowu said environmental awareness

was made part of Tolerance Week because it was a passion of one of AST’s vice-presidents and because it’s an important issue. “It didn’t correlate too much with the rest of the social issues, like racism and classism and homophobia, but it’s still something that I think should be talked about especially by kids who are going to grow up and have the power to change it in their homes one day,” Olowu said. Hilpp said that most of the members of AST have a clear left of center political orientation, but Olowu said that AST tried to make Tolerance Week non-controversial. “We could have done this a lot more political than we did,” Olowu said. “I feel like we picked very cookie-cutter ways to go about things, just because our administration is known to be so scared of being too controversial or being too political.” Keen said that it’s important that the school be a welcoming and comfortable place to all students, regardless of their political views. “I think that we just have to make that clear to our community because everyone in this community has to trust this high school,” Keen said. “We’re not pushing any ideology.”

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some of these agenda items are controversial,” Keen said. “The way this is presented now, it’s left wing. That’s what this is.” Board member Laura Hruska echoed Last week was Tolerance Week at Riverside-Brookfield High School, and it spurred Keen’s concerns, saying the week’s themes were political and possible divisive. some lively discussion among members of “When schools start to have activities the District 208 Board of Education. Sponsored by the student club Associa- that are very political, and pick certain tion of Students for Tolerance, the first Tol- ones out of the gambit out of all the ones erance Week was held two years ago. The that could be picked, I felt like, it just didn’t idea came from Molly Cunningham, then a have a place here,” Hruska said. “It didn’t senior, as a way to promote tolerance and sing to my soul.” But board member Ramona bring publicity to the club. Towner strongly supported It was timed to coincide with Tolerance Week, saying it prothe United Nations Internamoted understanding and celtional Day of Tolerance, which ebrated differences within the was Nov. 16. RBHS community. At RBHS last week each day “I think it’s amazing,” had a theme. Monday was GenTowner said. “I think that der Equality Day, Tuesday was hate comes from fear and fear LGBT Pride Day, Wednesday comes from ignorance and was Environmental Awareness ignorance is what we do not Day, Thursday (Nov. 16) was Inwant to breed.” ternational Day of Tolerance, Towner even brought Presiand Friday was Minority EmTOSIN OLOWU dent Donald Trump into the powerment Day. RBHS senior/ AST president equation, criticizing the way Students were encouraged he bullies people on social different-colored clothing to media. That drew a response mark each day and throughout from Keen, who said those the week a screen in the cafetewho support Trump shouldn’t ria showed TED Talks relating be made to feel uncomfortable. to the day’s theme. “Not everyone thinks President Trump is “I think we hoped to achieve bringing a sense of positivity and unity to RB,” said a bad person,” Keen said. “Any child coming to this school should be comfortable RBHS senior Tosin Olowu, president of AST. “The most important thing was bring- with how he feels about the president and not be unduly influenced by, what he coning a sense of tolerance and awareness of siders say, an administrative or board posicertain issues.” On Nov. 9, Assistant Principal for Student tion.” Keen ultimately seemed mostly mollified Affairs Dave Mannon sent a letter to parents explaining the ideas behind Tolerance that Tolerance Week was a student-led acWeek and gave an outline of the activities. tivity. He said that he wanted to make sure But, after reading Mannon’s letter, two that all student groups had a chance to parschool board members expressed concern ticipate. “As long as this is student driven and about Tolerance Week at the Nov. 14 school it’s not driven by someone who’s a part of board meeting. “I think most people would agree that these clubs or someone who has an agenda Contributing Reporter

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Pensions pressure Brookfield, Riverside budgets Annual tax levy increases can’t keep pace with retirement obligations

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Even as homeowners in Brookfield and Riverside may feel like their property tax bills are going higher and higher – the amount of property tax money going to directly fund municipal services has been dropping steadily for the past several years. That’s not to say that the municipalities’ overall share of the property tax bill has been falling – it goes up a bit each year based on the state’s tax cap formula – but the money collected is being funneled away from services to pay pension obligations for police and firefighter pensions. At the end of every calendar year, each municipality estimates its tax levy “extension,” meaning the amount by which a town can increase its property tax levy. Every year towns are faced with higher costs for salaries and benefits of current employees, and extending the tax levy helps pay for those increases. The trouble is the cost to towns like Brookfield and Riverside for paying police and fire pensions has become more than they can match by simply increasing the tax levy.

But first a bit of background on how it all works. Non-home rule communities – any town with less than 25,000 residents, like Brookfield and Riverside – are limited in their capacity to raise property taxes annually. Illinois tax cap laws limit any annual increase to 5 percent or the rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is less. For the past several years, the CPI has been well below 5 percent. For the 2016 tax levy extension, the CPI was 0.73 percent. In 2017, the CPI is 2.1 percent. Municipalities are also allowed to capture the tax value of new construction. Depending on how much new development has been completed, the total amount a municipality can end up levying is a bit more than the CPI. But municipalities extending their tax levies in December 2017 won’t know the value of that new construction until the middle of 2018, when Cook County calculates the value. So the tax levies are estimates, and local officials will sometimes ask for a higher levy, hoping to capture the entire value of new construction without knowing exactly what it is. If a village has levied an amount that exceeds CPI plus the value of new construc-

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tion, Cook County will limit the tax levy extension, and it more often than not ends up being pretty close to CPI. Anyone looking at Brookfield’s 2017 extension request will see that the village is asking for a tax levy increase of about 9 percent. Riverside is asking for an increase of 4.65 percent. But neither village will end up collecting anywhere near that amount. For example, the village of Brookfield in December 2016 asked for a tax levy extension of 4 percent in order to capture as much of the value of new construction as possible. Brookfield has been experiencing something of a residential building boom in recent years. The village got far less than that when taxes were collected in 2017. The amount of property taxes actually collected by the village of Brookfield from its 2015 tax levy (for taxes collected in 2016) was $7,949,486. While it asked for a 4-percent extension in 2016, the amount the village actually collected from its 2016 tax levy (collected in 2017) was $8,020,596. That’s an increase of just 0.9 percent, more in line with the 2016 CPI of 0,73 percent. The tax levy extension resulted in

Brookfield collecting just $71,110 more in 2017 to provide municipal services than it did in 2016. The village of Riverside sought a 3.75 percent tax levy extension in 2016, but when the dust settled in 2017 it collected taxes that amounted to a 0.9 percent increase (just $44,009) over the amount of taxes collected in 2016. During that same time frame, the village of Brookfield’s annual fire and police pension obligation grew by $322,491. Meanwhile, Riverside’s pension burden increased during that same period by $288,108. In fact, Riverside’s annual police pension burden (it does not have a fire pension obligation because it does not have a full-time fire department) has increased by 90.6 percent since 2014, from $695,931 to $1,326,236. Since 2014, Brookfield’s annual fire and police pension obligation has increased almost 34 percent, from about $2.3 million to an expected $3.05 million in 2018. As pensions have increased, the amount levied per year for general operating expenses in Brookfield, not including police See TAX LEVY on page 14

The Landmark, November 22, 2017

BIG WEEK

Stockings forr Soldiers ers rs

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral, 2447 447 Desplaines Ave. in North Riverside, once again is collecting items to send to servicemen and women serving overseas this holiday season via their annual Stockings for Soldiers initiative. Through Dec. 1, pick up a free Christmas stocking from the funeral era ral home, take it home, decorate it andd stuff it with Christmas cheer. Then en return the stuffed stockings to the he funeral home, which will ship thee stockings overseas or deliver them m to local veterans in time for the holiday. iday. Pick up-drop off times are Monday nday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are interested in sending stockings to a larger group, call 708-447-2500.

LTHS welcomes future frosh

Lyons Township High School’s South Campus, 4900 S. Willow Springs Ave. in Western Springs, will roll out the red carpet for eighth-grade students and their parents at an LTHS Future Freshman Night on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. Academic division chairs, counselors and administrators, including Superintendent Tim Kilrea and Principal Brian Waterman, will share information and present an overview of expectations for incoming students. Explore the South Campus and also learn about LTHS summer school program, boosters and parent-teacher council. For more information, call 708-579-6300.

November 22-29

Get your color on

The Adult Coloring Club continues at the North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Coloring pages and colored pencils will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Drop-in only. Call 708447-0869 or visit online at www.northriversidelibrary. org/events for more info. That same night, Nov. 28, Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, hosts Keep Calm and Color to provide anyone 16 or older with a way to cheer up, chill out and be creative. Coloring pages, pencils, pens and crayons are provided, but bring your own if you wish. The program is supported by a grant from Riverside Township. For more information, call 708-442-6366.

And more The Comboni Missionaries of LaGrange Park, hosts their 51st Annual Dinner Dance on Nov. 25 at 6:30 p.m. (dinner at 7 p.m.) at Porretta Banquets, 3718 N. Central Ave. in Chicago. This year’s dinner honors Rose Mary Ranallo. Tickets are $75. Reserve by calling 708-354-1999 or emailing cmcoffice@ sbcglobal.net. For the month of November officers from the Brookfield Police Department will be growing beards to raise money and show support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Show your support for both the police department and St. Jude’s by donating to the Beards and Badges effort at fundraising.stjude.org/brookfieldPDbnb. Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., hosts a Brown Bag Movie day on Nov. 24 at ■

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Disney goes to war Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., invites the community to the presentation “Cartoons to the Front: Disney and World War II” on Monday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.

effort and established the studio’s legacy as a cultural institution, from “Commando Duck” to training, educational, industrial and propaganda films.

DePaul University’s Jason Sperb will show how Disney’s contribution helped the war

noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a movie. All ages with adult. Drop-in only. On Nov. 25 at 3 p.m., join in a library tradition at the library’s Candle in a Teacup craft event. Bring your own teacup or mug to make a soy candle. All ages with adult. Advance registration required. Call 708-485-6917 or visit www.brookfieldlibrary.info. Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., continues its exhibition Twist Affix, featuring the work of Aimee Beaubien in the Freeark Gallery of Art through Dec. 2. ■

The center’s FlexSpace Gallery, is home to the exhibit “The Pen” featuring the work of artist Liz McCarthy through Dec. 9. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Visit www.riversideartscenter.com for more information.

Anyone needing help learning to use their smartphone, computer, tablet or other device can get help at Teens Teach Tech on Nov. 29 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at Hauser Junior High, 65 Woodside Road in Riverside, Room 107. Contact Nicole O’Connell with questions at 708-837-2833 or oconnelln@district96. org. North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents Also at the library this week: Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2+), Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m.; Crafts & Cookies (2nd grade+) on Nov. 17 at 3:45 p.m.; Family Bingo and Loteria Familia (ages 3+) on Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.; BBC Hollydays Gingerbread House Craft (ages 6+) on Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., but you must register by Nov. 27. Call 708-447-0869. Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, hosts Knitting and Needlework Drop-in on Nov. 27 at ■

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7 p.m. Bring your needles, crochet hooks or any yarn project. Share ideas and conversation. Children under 12 welcome with adult. 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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The Landmark, November 22, 2017

MEMORIAL

Veterans adamant from page 1 Instead of moving the memorial, the village board recommended sprucing up and shoring up the boulders and plaques bearing the names of those Riverside residents who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during the 20th century. The village board has also asked that the landscape architecture firm serving as a consultant to the Landscape Advisory Commission craft a new plan that would make the memorial more visible and accessible. “It would be a huge disservice for us to move that and it would be a huge disservice for us not to renovate it, and provide the honor that those 54 [fallen servicemen whose names appear on the plaques] deserve,” said Trustee Scott Lumsden, who spoke passionately in defense of leaving the monument in the place it’s been located since 1921. “That legacy needs to continue.” Lumsden, a retired 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, echoed the powerful emotional connection veterans have to the memorial and its specific location. While Maloney’s well-thought out argument for moving the memorial stressed making it more visible and accessible to more people while maintaining the memorial’s solemn nature, the emotional connection

was too strong. Both Lumsden and Trustee Wendell Jisa, who is not a veteran but whose family can trace its roots to the village’s founders, said maintaining the memorial in its longtime home preserved the memory of the fallen and the legacy of the village. Lumsden said he and his son visit the memorial often and that, “We not only remember the folks that are there, but remember the brothers [in arms] that I lost. That’s a very sacred place to me. There’s nobody buried there, but their souls are there when they’re with me.” Seven members of the public, all but one a Riverside resident and many of them veterans, also emphasized what to them was the sacred nature of the Gold Star Memorial, which was dedicated on Memorial Day 1921 to honor three Riverside natives who died while serving the country during World War I. Riverside resident and Vietnam War-era veteran Ron Newman recalled visiting the Guthrie Park memorial with his father in 1949, the year after the large boulder bearing the names of those who died during World War II was dedicated. “It would be a real shame if that memorial was ever moved,” Newman said. It’s not clear at this point what the scope of the improvements will be to the memorial and the area surrounding it. Lumsden suggested that improvements could be phased in, beginning with stabilizing and possibly resetting the memorial boulders.

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STAYING PUT: The large boulder bearing plaques containing names of Riverside residents who died while serving the nation in conflicts during the 20th century was dedicated in 1948, after World War II. The original monuments commemorating three who died during World War I were dedicated in the park in 1921. Maloney said the Landscape Advisory Committee’s intent would be to maintain “naturalistic” landscape at the memorial, in keeping with the principles of Frederick Law Olmsted, who laid out Riverside and its parks, including Guthrie Park. Maloney, while she failed to sway veterans and village trustees, made a compelling argument for moving the memorial. She said

Rendering courtesy of Living Habitats

CONCEPT PLAN: The landscape architecture firm Living Habitats provided a concept rendering of what the memorial might look like at a site near the Riverside Township Hall. While the location is more accessible and visible, veterans implored officials to keep the memorial in Guthrie Park. Village trustees agreed.

the memorial, except on Memorial Day, sat mostly unvisited, was poorly sited and unsuccessfully attempted to accomplish two contradictory goals – being unobtrusive while at the same time calling attention to itself. “The memorial in its current location imparts a sense of abandonment or worse,’ Maloney said. Based on her own observations, Maloney also said she’s seen someone walking through the park stumble over the memorial, saw a dog urinate on the memorial and saw a man using the memorial space as a place to picnic during a village-sponsored event. “The solemnity of the memorial is at odds with the nature of the many festivals that occur in Guthrie Park, and picnics and festivals are only expected to increase in the future,” Maloney said. She said the memorial was a man-made island in the midst of an Olmsted landscape, that it was out of scale, that plant selection was limited due to the shady nature of the site and that constructing an accessible path through the park to the memorial would be “a big deal.” “When, since Riverside’s historic landmark designation, has a hardscape path ever been cut through a signature park, particularly when there is a very good alternative location?” Maloney asked. She unveiled a concept sketch of what the memorial might look like if moved to the site adjacent to the flag pole in front of the town-

ship hall. The concept illustration, done by the design consulting firm Living Habitats, offers a contemplative, somewhat private space in front of the township hall, with easy access and benches. “All of these problems can be fixed by relocating the memorial and making it a showcase of which we can be proud,” Maloney said. Two village trustees, Elizabeth Peters and Doug Pollock, said they could see moving the memorial in order to make it more accessible and more visible, able to inform those passing by every day about the sacrifices the memorial commemorates. Peters said she had lived in Riverside for five years before she discovered the memorial. Pollock, who is village administrator of suburban Burr Ridge, said that municipality moved a memorial to its village hall and, in doing so, greatly increased its visibility and access. But trustees agreed with veterans that the memorial should remain in place and that it was the village’s job to make sure the memorial was visible and served to educate residents about those who died while serving their country. “The responsibility of education belongs to us,” said Village President Ben Sells. “If we have a situation in the village where people are not aware of that memorial, that’s our job to make sure that is remedied in the future, and I think a proper renovation of the memorial in its sylvan setting would be appropriate.”

Opinion H

istorically, the newspapers that make up Wednesday Journal Inc., including the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, haven’t been big on advisory referenda. The non-binding nature of such referenda can cause people to ignore them, stripping them of some of their significance. They also tend to be slam dunk results with predictable winning percentages of 75 or 80 percent. Many advisory referenda represent fringe causes – you run into these types of referendum questions via the township route, where sparsely attended annual meetings draw people who want pet causes put to a vote. Here’s our biggest objection with legislating through advisory referenda – leaders are elected to make decisions and set policy. If the voters are unhappy with those policies and decisions, they can elect others who reflect their will. Sometimes you can’t avoid a referendum. For example, state law forces non-home rule communities like Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside to go to referendum if they want to raise taxes beyond what’s allowed on an annual basis. You want $22 million to pave streets? Then you ask voters if that’s what they want to do, and you live with the result. With respect to putting an advisory referendum regarding video gambling on the March primary ballot, we have a couple of thoughts. First, turnout for primary elections tends to be light in the first place. Voter turnout in Riverside Township (not exactly the same as the village of Riverside, but illustrative nonetheless) in the last gubernatorial primary in 2014 was about 10 percent. Second, there is a process by which there can be a binding referendum on video gambling. The bar is high – you need petition signatures from 25 percent of registered voters -- and the mandated referendum question has the potential to confuse voters, but a path toward a binding vote is there. For us, what it boils down to is elected leaders deciding on policy. How much more debate needs to take place on the subject of video gambling? After quite a bit of conversation on the subject back in 2015 and 2016, it seems pretty clear to us that a large majority of residents do not want it. We’re not even sure businesses that could benefit from the introduction of video gambling even want it. Two years ago, two business owners approached the village about it, and this time around it was just one. As far as a revenue generator for the village, its impact is likely to be very low. There just doesn’t seem to be a clarion call for video gambling in Riverside. If you really want video gambling in town and want to be heard, the village board will be kicking it around again at their meeting on Dec. 7. Whether or not the decision is to craft a draft ordinance that includes all kinds of restrictions and then debate that later, or to simply end the debate once and for all – the decision should come from the village board and not through an advisory referendum.

KOSEY CORNER

THE LANDMARK VIEW

Elected leaders should make call on gambling

The Landmark, November 22, 2017

Not thrilled with Riverside ‘branding’

here are ample opportunities to give one’s opinions at different times and places, but unless we’re asked for them, we don’t always offer our opinions and grouse about the results later. So here I am grousing, because I didn’t take the time to offer my opinion when it was appropriate. I write about the “branding” of Riverside and the village’s new slogan, or whatever it is being termed. I realize the buzzword is “branding” in today’s marketing world, and for Riverside “they” have come up with “get off the grid.” Now, growing up Riverside, this doesn’t do it for me and if I were an out-of-towner it wouldn’t intrigue me in the least. We have always had a uniqueness and we should have built on that, emphasizing what we have that would build curiosity to explore Riverside (hey, there’s a slogan). I like to think my town is “something different” and is “tree-mendous” and people need to “discover Riverside.” Riverside is such a beautiful place, we could sell it

visually and encourage people to explore the village to see for themselves. Without much effort or a GPS, interested parties could “wind up in Riverside” and we can let them know “you found it.” Did you get that I don’t care for what they are intending to use, and did you notice there were some suggestions thrown into the above text that came to mind? I admit, I am somewhat possessive of my town and want what’s best -- that being the vibrant shopping area it once was. Just to throw it in, whenever I see or hear the Riverside Arts Weekend’s abbreviation “RAW” I still think of wrestling and not an art show. Can’t you just see a ring in Guthrie Park? It would have been nice for more residents to give suggestions and it would not have cost a thing. OK, that’s just my opinion. I wasn’t asked but I gave it anyway. If you are reading this before Thanksgiving, may you enjoy your day with family and friends. And if it is post-Thanksgiving, I hope it was a good day and you have leftovers to enjoy. I am thankful for you all.

JOANNE KOSEY

OBITUARIES

Elizabeth Garapolo, 99

Thomas Lombardo, 51

Brookfield homemaker

Poet, musician, traveler

Elizabeth “Betty” Garapolo (nee Wilbur), 99, of Brookfield and of Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, died on Nov. 11, 2017. Born on Feb. 28, 1918, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Garapolo was the wife of late Orlando Garapolo; the mother of Elaine (James) Johnson and Jean (Richard) Hoffman; the grandmother of Dane (Beth ELIZABETH GARAPOLO Vogt) Rankin, Jill (Michael) Foley, Jordan (Andrea Milionis) Rankin and Steven Hoffman; the great-grandmother of Maya and Tessa Rankin, Sarah Foley, Althea, Orlando and Felix Milionis and Hillary Hoffman; and the sister of the late Fred Wilbur. A memorial Service was held on Nov. 15 at Plymouth Place. The family appreciates memorials to the Grace Lutheran Church-Children’s Library, 200 N. Catherine Ave., LaGrange, 60525. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Thomas C. Lombardo, 51, of Riverside, died on Nov. 14, 2017. Born on May 29, 1966, he was an Eagle Scout and West Leyden High School before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Illinois. He worked at Jones Lang LaSalle since 2004 and owned VRI Web Design. In addition, Mr. Lombardo was a published poet, musician, artist and a world traveler. He loved fly fishing, barbecuing, storytelling, ocean kayaking, hunting, and was an avid G.I. Joe collector. He and his son enjoyed building robots. Mr. Lombardo was the husband of Layla Lombardo (nee Elmore); the father of Jamie Lombardo; the son of Thomas G. Lombardo and Rosemary Lombardo (nee Miller); the brother of Christine (William) Martersteck, Michael (Rachel) Lombardo and Vincent (Hilary) Lombardo; the uncle of Matthew, Daniel, Evan, Samantha and Elizabeth; and the nephew of Therese Lombardo and Marilyn Allen. Services have been held. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. See OBITS on pages 13 and 14

The Landmark, November 22, 2017

SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE

A rainy day kept the number of volunteers a bit lower for the annual 1,000 Tree Planting Project in Riverside on Nov. 18, but it didn’t deter this group of kids who lugged a jug of tree seeds through the woods in order to plant them near the Des Plaines River.

Above left, (from left) Mateo Cubas, Zack Hosek and Steven Sanduski team up to plant one of the many tree seeds (shown at right, bottom). Top right, Mateo Cubas, of Riverside hands over a tree seed for planting.

PHOTOS BY ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

BROADWAY GRANT $5 million project from page 1 ing would be combined with bond funds from the street referendum, water and sewer funds and motor fuel tax revenues to pay for the $5.3 million project. “We wanted to make sure we didn’t miss an opportunity,” said Village Planner Emily Egan during a presentation seeking the board’s consensus on the grant application at their Nov. 13 committee of the whole meeting. “Since we’re already doing work in the area, let’s make sure we do it and that we do it comprehensively and as best as possible.” The exact improvements are still unknown, but the plan concept unveiled on Nov. 13 showed that the village wants to redo the streetscape from building front to building front, a scope similar to Riverside’s 2016 makeover of East Burlington Street in that village’s downtown. Egan said the concept plan calls for the

sidewalks on both sides of Broadway Avenue to be widened by two to three feet, allowing more room for pedestrians, trees and streetscape furnishings like benches, planters and decorative street lights. While a median would still separate eastbound and westbound traffic along Broadway Avenue, planners are calling for angle parking to be moved to the curb on either side of the street, eliminating the need for motorists to cross an active traffic lane to get to the sidewalk. In addition to new permeable paver sidewalks, bump-outs at pedestrian crossings and a newly resurfaced roadway, the plan calls for a new water main and a new combined sewer line to be constructed as part of the project. Egan said there would be opportunities for public input before final plans were developed. The grant application is due Dec. 1, and the ITEP program would announce recipients in the spring of 2018. If successful, Brookfield officials have targeted construction for 2021. “This would truly create a different environment there from face to face,’ said Village Manager Keith Sbiral.

There was some concern aired by both trustees and some business owners who attended the Nov. 13 meeting, because concept plans offered by village staff as part of the presentation appeared to show contradictory parking formats. One option indicated parallel parking along Broadway, while another maintained the angle parking. Egan and Sbiral assured business owners and trustees that the plan was to maintain the angle parking in order to maximize capacity for parking in the Eight Corners commercial district. “The only thing that would decrease parking would be the creation of bumpouts,” Sbiral said. Comments on the proposal by James Starha, owner of Broadway Jim’s Barbershop at 9216 Broadway Ave., emphasized the importance of maintaining as much parking as possible. He requested that the parking remain along the median to give motorists a clearer view of business fronts, and he also suggested limiting parking to two hours to prevent people from parking there all day, taking up spaces meant for customers. “I like the way it is now,” said Starha,

who said in his 40 years in business he’s never seen anyone hit by a car while crossing from the parking spaces to the sidewalk. Rich Gallik, an architect whose office, 3Si Inc., is located just off Broadway Avenue at 9043 Monroe Ave., said parking is a major issue for the commercial area. “I’d ask that as the project matures, that you pay close attention to the parking as it relates to the small businesses in the area,” Gallik said, “and that we also pay attention to the congestion that occurs during the start and stop of school.” Dennis Tischler, owner of Tischler Finer Foods at 9118 Broadway Ave., expressed support for the plan. “I think it would be beneficial to the village if we move forward, if the federal government is going to give us that kind of grant,” Tischler said. As far as the Memorial Circle itself, where the Eight Corners meet, Egan said the circumference and landscaping likely wouldn’t change, though staff are looking at improved signage and marking clear pathways for bicyclists and pedestrians. “That needs further study,” Egan said.

The Landmark, November 22, 2017

OBITUARIES Continued from page 11

Matthew McGovern, 20

Konstanze Palmieri, 86

Brookfield resident

Homemaker

Matthew J. McGovern, 20, of Brookfield, died on Nov. 13, 2017. He was born on Nov. 30, 1996. Mr. McGovern was the son of Gregory J. McGovern and Charmaine L. McGovern (nee Prell); the brother of Erin and Mallory Mc- MATTHEW MCGOVERN Govern; the nephew of Claudia (Michael) Venhuizen, Paul McGovern and the late Mark McGovern, Laurie (Douglas) Fetterman and Kurt (Cheryl) Prell; and the cousin of many. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert McGovern and Jane McGovern (nee Butler) and Theodore Prell and Rita Prell (nee Fleming). Services have been held. The family appreciates memorials to the Facial Pain Association, 408 W. University Ave., Suite 402, Gainesville, Florida, 32601. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Konstanze Palmieri (nee Hansen), 86, of LaGrange Park, died on Nov. 13, 2017. She was born on September 16, 1931 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Palm- KONSTANZE PALMIERI ieri was the wife of the late Dr. Joseph F. Palmieri; the mother of Dr. Margo (Steven Duncan) Palmieri, Dr. Tina L. Palmieri and Dr. James L. (Elyse Demaray) Palmieri; and the grandmother of Liam Duncan and numerous pets. Services have been held. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. The family appreciates memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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Howard Garst, 102, guarded Tojo, Tokyo Rose By BOB UPHUES Editor

Howard V. Garst, a longtime Brookfield resident who watched over Hideki Tojo and Tokyo Rose as a U.S. Army prison guard in post-World War II Japan, died Nov. 15, 2017 at the age of 102. Mr. Garst grew up on a farm south of Hinsdale and attended Lyons Township High School, graduating in 1934. He married Dorothy “Dot” Jeffrey in 1943, just before he was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army at the age of 27. A radar specialist who served with an anti-aircraft battalion, Mr. Garst left the U.S. for the Pacific Theater in 1945 as the war neared its end. He never saw action, spending time in the Philippines before being assigned to serve as a guard at Sugamo Prison. The prison at that time held Japanese accused of war crimes, including Tojo,

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curriculum and to bring it more in alignment with the Common Core standards that are tested in the PARCC Exam. Demographic differences were stark at Komarek. Only 18 percent of low-income Komarek students met or exceeded state averages, compared to 40 percent of their better off peers. In terms of ethnic/racial subgroups, 62 percent of Asian students at Komarek met or exceeded state standards compared to 41 percent of white students, 24 percent of Hispanic students, and 12 percent of black students. At Komarek 43.8 percent of students are Hispanic, 38.6 are white, 13.2 are black, and 4.2 percent are Asian. The school reported that 42.5 percent of its students were classified as low-income. Ganan said the district is working to improve results with underperforming minority students. “We’re working with somebody from DePaul about cultural sensitivity and making sure that our environment, including aca-

the former war minister who ordered the Pearl Harbor bombing in 1941, and Iva Toguri, an American citizen who broadcast propaganda messages for Japan. In an interview with the Landmark in 2007, Mr. Garst described accompanying Tojo, who had tried but failed to take his own life shortly after Japan’s surrender, to the shower room and standing guard to make sure he didn’t make another suicide attempt. Mr. Garst, who earned the rank of corporal in the Army, also remembered accompanying Toguri to the dentist at Sugamo Prison, saying he found her “charming.” “We’d talk about the weather,” he recalled. “We were never allowed to speak about anything regarding her being there.” After being discharged from the Army in 1946, Mr. Garst went to college and became an accountant, working as treasurer for the AAMED medical supply company

demics, is sensitive and in tune with different cultures,” Ganan said. Ganan said he will be presenting a threeyear plan to boost scores to the school board soon. “Bottom line, I can think how I want to think about the test, but it’s how we’re measured,” Ganan said. “We need to do better on it.”

Congress Park School At Congress Park School in Brookfield, 51 percent of students met or exceeded state standards, which was a small improvement over recent years and well above the state average of 34 percent. Congress Park is the most ethnically/racially diverse school in LaGrange-Brookfield District 102, with 42.5 percent of its students identifying as white, 41.4 percent as Hispanic, 10.1 as black, and 2 percent as Asian. In addition, 45 percent are classified as low-income. Forty percent of low-income students at Congress Park met or exceeded state standards compared to 58 percent of their better off peers. As elsewhere, Congress Park students did better in English than math, with 58 percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards in English, compared to 43 percent who did so in math.

for 27 years. Mr. Garst and his wife moved into their home in the Hollywood section of Brookfield in 1950 and raised two daughters. Mrs. Garst died in 1987. Mr. Garst was the husband of the late Dorothy J. Garst (nee Jeffery); the father of Cynthia Ohlrich and Peggy Sue (Bob) Terhune; the grandfather of Jeremy (Stacy) Graham, Kate (Brian) Maleski, Joshua Graham, Corey (Abby) Terhune, Ian (Joy) Terhune, Larisa Terhune and Daniel Terhune; and the great-grandfather of 11. A funeral service was held Nov. 18 at St. Michael Lutheran Church in LaGrange Park, followed by interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery in Elmhurst. Memorial donations are appreciated to Monarch, 350 Pee Dee Ave., Albemarle, North Carolina, 28801 or Our Children’s Homestead, 387 Shuman Blvd., Suite 170E, Naperville, Illinois, 60563. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Lincoln School Lincoln School, located in southeast Brookfield, was the worst performing school in the Landmark’s coverage area, with only 24 percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards. But scores at Lincoln, which is part of LyonsBrookfield School District 103, are trending up. In 2016, only 19 percent of students met or exceeded state standards, while 17 percent of Lincoln students met in 2015. Also in 2015, less than 1 percent of students exceeded state standards. Among area schools, Lincoln has the highest percentage of low-income students at 61 percent, and 23 percent of Lincoln students come from families where English is not the first language. And low income students at Lincoln fared far worse than those not classified as low income. Only 16 percent of low-income students met or exceeded state standards compared to 33 percent of their better off peers Hispanic students comprise 53.5 percent of Lincoln School’s enrollment, while 38.6 are white and 4.5 percent are black. Thirty percent of white students at Lincoln met or exceeded state standards, compared to 18 percent of Hispanic students and 10 percent of black students. Only 3 percent of Lincoln School students with limited proficiency in English met state standards.

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The Landmark, November 22, 2017

Basketball Preview RBHS excited about potential Bulldogs’ improvement and deep bench are keys to finding identity

RBHS senior Ryan Cicenas is an elite shooter who averaged 12 points per game last season.

BY MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

With the loss of four-year starting guards Samantha Bloom and Lyndsey Hoyd plus post player Maggie Shereck to graduation, the Riverside-Brookfield High School girls varsity basketball team will have a new identity this season. Head coach Dallas Till’s job is to discover it. “We have had a pretty solFor more girls id core of players the last four years,” Till said. “It’s basketball news all a bit new to me and our coaching staff this season LOG ON TO RBLANDMARK.COM with such a young team. We’re trying to figure who There will be we are as a team and what’s best for us. Ther improve each some rough spots, but our hope is to impr and day and play our best basketball in conference confer the state playoffs.” Considering the Bulldogs return only two tw seniors in center Vasara Kulbis and K an guard Alyssa Alvarado, Alvarado o, patience patienc will be required as thee team evolves. ev Although the lack th he Bulldogs Bulld star power relative reelative to t recent seasons, talentt and depth exist de on the roster. Along with wiith Kulbis, Kulb junior forward Maddie Meehan, M freshman freshma an forward forwa Brenna Loftus, Loftus, senior seni guard Ashley Rivera and River sophomore sophom more guard gua Sarah Jnobaptiste Jnobap ptiste comprise c the starting startting lineup. line Kulbis and will a Meehan Mee Maddie be called upon to provide u Meehan an interior and interio or presence prese plenty of and o scoring scor rebounding. reboun nding. Meehan runs the t floor well and can also score from a sco midrange. midra angee. Loftus Loftu us is a very promising promisin ng freshman f who iss an all-court player. play yer.

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Bulldogs ready to restore winning ways

New head coach, players are hungry to reclaim conference title, success BY MARTY FARMER

last season, our players are hungry and gained valuable experience. I’d be a fool to change things that’s worked for all he more things change the these years. We’re excited to get back to our winning ways.” more they stay the same. Similar to the Bulldogs’ stellar past, That’s at least the hope of first-year Riverside-Brook- which included a mind-boggling run of field High School boys basket- 15 straight conference championships (2002-2016), RBHS fans can ball coach Mike Reingruexpect up-tempo offense ber. and tenacious defense unReingruber, who was der Reingruber. named the new head coach For more boys RBHS has the personnel last April, succeeds IBCA to accommodate this style Hall of Fame coach Tom basketball news of play. McCloskey The starting backcourt of Although RBHS had an LOG ON TO Zach Vaia (6.1 points, 3 asuncharacteristically subRBLANDMARK.COM sists per game, 40% 3-point par 12-16 record last season, consider it an aberration. Two starters shooter in 2016) and Ryan Cicenas will left the team during the regular season set the tone along the perimeter. “Zach is a heady, battle-tested point and the Bulldogs could never get quite on track. To his credit, McCloskey han- guard,” Reingruber said. “He values dled the adversity of his final season each possession and is a good shooter as well.” with perspective and class. Speaking of shooting, Cicenas is “Despite last year’s record, our program is in a really healthy place,” Re- about as good as it gets. The three-year ingruber said. “After what happened varsity player also averaged 12 points,

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four rebounds and two w assists last seawo son. “Ryan is a tremendous shooter. He’s n ndous added other pieces e es to his game,” Reingruber said. “Ryan was actually moved up to the varsity team which ich won a sectional title. t He’s seen all the highs g and ghs lows.” Senior forward AJ J Meindl is another all-court player who o will see playing time. Versatile forwardss Jason Bageanis and Andrew Veon anchor n nchor the frontline. While the center position o osition is undetermined, junior post players p 6-foot-8 Nathan Lucas and 6-foot-6 t Samuel Grivetti t-6 could be in the mix. They T are both dealing with injuries, however, o owever, as is senior forward Devin Moody. y y. Until the Bulldogs reach r full strength, a solid bench already d exists with Patdy rick Hanley, Reggie Loury, L Charles Terry, Andrew Pitlik and d Ryan Cermak.

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Basketball Preview

LYONS TOWNSHIP LIONS

Lions looking for turnaround season

Head coach: Tom Sloan Last season: 14-14 (3-9 West Suburban Silver); lost to Geneva in Class 4A regional semifinal Top returning players: Nolan Niego, G, Junior; Tyrese Shines, G, Junior; Lazarius Williams, G, Senior Top newcomers: Nick McColgan, G, Senior; Josh Berry, G, Junior Quote: “Coach (Lou) Henson was organized in practice. He had high expectations for the players and the program. He had a defensive mindset. I’ve used his defensive and shooting drills during my coaching career. I was very fortunate to be in his program. He’s a great role model, both as a coach and person.” -Sloan, who was a walk-on player at Illinois during the Lou Henson era.

Quality guards could power tradition-rich LTHS back into conference race BY MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

The Lyons Township High School boys basketball program has a long and storied history. Many legendary players and coaches have been associated with the Lions throughout the years. Traditionally, LTHS is in contention to win the West Suburban Conference Silver Division title. However, last season was well below the norm as the Lions posted a 3-9 record in league play. LTHS coach Tom Sloan is hoping to turn things around this season. He’ll have to do so without several key players that graduated, including Connor Niego, a three-year varsity starter who is now at Holy Cross. “We lost four guys that played significant minutes last season,” Sloan said. “We lost a lot of experience with those guys graduating.” The Lions return three players with significant varsity experience, including starting guards Tyrese Shines and Nolan Niego. Both are talented juniors entering their third year on the varsity. “Whether starting or coming off the bench, both of those guys have played significant minutes on the varsity,” Sloan said. “They have the most experience of anyone on the roster. They’re going to be key per-

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LTHS guard Tyrese Shines (#2) is a playmaker with varsity experience. formers for us.” Senior Lazarius Williams is the only other returning player with significant experience. He’s a guard that started a few games last season. Beyond those three players, there isn’t

much depth and experience, particularly in the post positions. Ryan Barker was slated to start at power forward or center, but he suffered a major knee injury in September. According to Sloan, Barker is unlikely to play this season. Nate Rusk, another frontline

Senior-laden Lions eager to make mark Bolstering team depth, Lily Courier headlines good group of underclassmen BY MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

Having a vast amount of depth and experience can be helpful in a conference as competitive as the West Suburban Conference Silver Division. With six of its top eight players back this season, the Lyons Township High School girls basketball team appears in a good position to improve its 6-6

LYONS TOWNSHIP LIONS Head coach: Paul Krick er Season last year: 16-11, 6-6 in West Suburban Silver Top returning players: Lily Courier, F, Sophomore; Sydney Bugaieski, G, Senior; Kaelan Lee, G, Senior; len Emma Fink, C, Senior; Tessa Elliot G, Senior; Gabby Allen G, Senior; Kaley Kessler, F, Senior Newcomers to watch: Lindsey Hahn, G, Freshman; Patty Cesarini, F, Sophomore; Jessie Nutter, F, Sophomore Quote: “I think we have a little bit of everything. Hopefully, with the right mix of ingredients we can whip up something special this season.”- Krick

conference record last season. “We are senior-heavy,” LTHS coach Paul Krick said. “We have a lot of returning seniors. With that senior experience, comes maturity and wisdom. They learned a lot from last season and they’re ready to leave their own mark. We have more depth at all positions.” Amid all the seniors, sophomore forward Lily Courier is the Lions’ top returning scorer. “She’s very strong and has a lot of basketball IQ,” he said. “She has been getting a lot of college interest. She’s a real asset.” Kaelan Lee also returns at point guard. “Her leadership is critical to our success,” Krick said. “Her experience on the varsity level, as well as playing a lot of travel basketball, will prove to be useful to us this year.” Senior Sydney Bugaieski, another returning starter, is the team’s shooting guard. Fellow seniors expected to contribute this season include forward/center Emma Fink, guard Tessa Elliott, guard Gaby Allen and forward Kaley Kessler. “They’ve all dedicated themselves to improving since the end of last season,” Krick said. “Emma Fink is a post player and a workhorse. Tessa Elliott has really worked hard in the offseason and is blending herself in really well. Gabby Allen

player, opted not to play hoops this season. Finding frontline players will be a challenge for the Lions. “We still haven’t figured out who’s going to play in the post,” Sloan said. “Jack Denning blew out his ACL during football practice and likely won’t play this season. Ryan and Jack were likely going to be our starting inside guys.” Back along the perimeter, newcomers include senior guard Nick McColgan and junior guard Josh Berry offer depth. “Whether it’s starting or coming off the bench, they both shoot the ball well. They’ll do a good job and see significant time.” LTHS schedule highlights this season include hosting a Thanksgiving tournament and participating in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York High School.

had a knee injury last season, and we have high hopes for her to make a big splash. Kaley Kessler is in a supporting role and has also improved.” Freshman guard Lindsey Hahn and sophomore forwards Patty Cesarini and Jessie Nutter are welcome additions to the varsity. “Lindsey is a nice shooter who is worthy of being on the varsity,” Krick said. “Patty will is also expected to LILY COURIER make an impact. Jessie is another Sophomore forward newcomer who can help in the post.” Although the Lions good on paper, Krick is well aware that doesn’t necessarily translate to success when the games start. “On paper, you could look at us and say we’re going to be good,” he said. “It all comes down to how hard you work, how well you play together as a team, how tough you are, and how committed and dedicated you are to playing for each other.” In addition to hosting a Thanksgiving tournament, LTHS will compete in the Montini Holiday Classic, an elite tournament featuring several top Chicago area teams. Krick also looks forward to seeing how his team fares in conference, which has four new head coaches - at Glenbard West, Hinsdale Central, York and defending champion Proviso West. “Our conference is always strong, top to bottom,” he said. “There are no easy games and you can’t take a night off. And I feel playing each other makes us better and more prepared for the state tournament. The competition is going to be tough, the teams are well-coached.”

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Basketball Preview

Fenwick ready for another banner season Steward-led Friars have talent, chemistry to build off historic 30-5 campaign BY SCOTTY GRUSZKA

four-star prospect sophomore guard DJ Steward. Nixon and Bruce bring leadership and solid all-around play to the court, while The Fenwick High School boys basketball Steward is building on an impressive freshman year campaign, summer AAU perforteam is hungry. mances, and high Division-I offers. For most teams, reaching the state chamMalnati had a glowing review pionship game would suffice of Steward’s progress from last as quite an accomplishment. year to this year. Head coach Rick Malnati isn’t “As a freshman, DJ led us in diminishing what the Friars For more boys scoring in the second half of the achieved last season though; season last year,” Malnati said. he just wants another crack at basketball news “He’s very humble. If you ask a state title. him what is most important to Although Fenwick lost two LOG ON TO him, he will say that he wants to former All-Chicago Catholic RBLANDMARK.COM make his teammates better. He’s League members and current worked hard this offseason, his range has Division I college athletes in Jacob Keller expanded and his ball handling and defense and Jamal Nixon to graduation, the team are much better.” remains poised to make a deep run in the Returning seniors Sam Kure and Sam 2018 state playoffs. Daniels will bring a steadying presence off The Friars have three starters returning the bench and some maturity and leaderin junior guard/forward AJ Nixon, senior ship for the Friars’ young core of up and guard Billy Bruce, and the electrifying, Contributing Reporter

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Fenwick sophomore guard DJ Steward is one of the best players in his class nationally. comers. One of the promising new players is 6-foot-3 freshman forward Bryce Hopkins. He has an impressive skill set for a freshman. The Friars could be looking at striking gold again this season with another rising freshman star on varsity. Malnati will have to work around another extended football campaign this season as he will be missing some key players for the beginning of the season. Senior forward Mike O’Laughlin, who will be heading to West Virginia on a football scholarship,

brings them a physically imposing presence in the paint at 6-foot-6. Lucas Kolovitz is an exciting newcomer with size, who also stars on the football team as a wide receiver/tight end. He led the sophomore hoops team last in scoring last year. “We’ll be missing some key players in the beginning for sure,” Malnati said. “Without our football guys we may look a little smaller when we enter the gym, but we can more than make up for it. We’ll be able to hit our stride come conference play when we have everyone back and ready to go.”

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Fast-paced Friars have high hopes Moore, Blaze ensure experience, talent and steady production in starting lineup BY SCOTTY GRUSZKA

mix of returners and newcomers. Most notably, Fenwick fans will enjoy watching the senior campaigns of stars Kate Moore and McKenzie Blaze. Moore After a tough loss to St. Joseph in a regional final last sea- is the one of the best shooters Fenwick has ever seen. She son, the Fenwick High School girls basketball team is look- harkens back some memories and likenesses to the legending to come back in full force this year. ary Tricia Liston. Head coach Dave Power is certainly no stranger to suc“Kate has really developed her defensive game and recess in high school girls basketball, boasting a career record bounding,” Power said. “She is a very versatile and wellof 925-294 and 602-201 at Fenwick with three state rounded player. She is going to be one to watch championships under his belt. this year.” On top of his own success, Power believes the Blaze complements Moore’s shooting by attacking teams down low around the basket and Fenwick coaching staff (from the freshmen level For more girls harassing opponents on defense. The coaching all the way up to his own bench) is the best staff in basketball news staff expects Blaze to make an impact via big Illinois and one of the top groups in the country. plays in important games this season. Collectively, the players and coaches talent on LOG ON TO Along with Moore and Blaze, the Friars this year’s team could return the Friars’ to their RBLANDMARK.COM welcome back junior guards Gianni Ortiz highly successful level of the mid-2000s teams. and Maggie Van Ermen. Both Ortiz and Van “We can play at a much faster pace while not turning the ball over,” Power said. “That makes the game Ermen have been described as “glue kids” by Power. Their uncomfortable for our opponents. We’ve also got great out- roles of selfless, team-oriented play are critical for Fenwick, side shooting and have improved on defense tremendously.” which believes an extended run in the playoffs is possible. Rounding out the key returners are three promising sophThe Friars lost two starting seniors, Chance Baggett and Kelly Carpenter, to graduation last year. Fortunately, their omores in guards Lily Reardon and Sheila Hogan and post departure will be more than made up for by an intriguing player Katie Schneider, They are expected to make signifiContributing Reporter

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Senior McKenzie Blaze can score in a variety of ways and she provides leadership and toughness for Fenwick as well. cant contributions this season. “Reardon is one of the fastest kids we’re ever seen and has a nice 3-point shot,” Power said. “Hogan has a very strong game and sees the court well. Schneider is a very strong rebounder who always gives 110 percent.” Freshmen Lauren Hall and Gianna Amundsen bring even more depth to the Fenwick roster. The Friars’ schedule is easily one of the toughest in the state. In the Red Division of the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference alone, they will be facing a top team in the area every single game.

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GYM/CHILDCARE ASSISTANT West Suburban Montessori School is seeking a part time gym and childcare assistant. Applicants must be responsible, self-directed, and have a love for working with young children. Hours are 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Monday-Friday when school is in session with additional opportunities during school breaks. To apply, e-mail your resume to peggerding@ wsms.org. PARKING SERVICES SPECIALIST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Services Specialist. This position which performs a variety of responsible and difficult clerical work in support of parking & mobility services functions; and to perform the more difficult and complex clerical duties including but not limited to parking permits, parking passes and vehicle stickers. 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 November 27, 2017. PERSONAL TRAINER! Seeking Certified Personal Trainer to work part-time at private studio in Oak Park. Looking for someone who will fit in with our gym culture. We meet our clients where they are, give them individualized attention, but also a lot of autonomy. Part-time position with room to grow for right candidate. Learn from and work with industry leader! Job includes managing the floor, keep the gym running smoothly. Please send your resume along with a cover letter to jamiemariemadison@gmail.com. No phone calls, please. For more info: www.oakpark.com/Classified/Ads/ 8040/ Check us out on Facebook www.facebook.com/coachingbyg/ SEEKING PART-TIME TEACHER Oak Park Building Blocks is seeking part-time afternoon teachers for our Nursery and Toddler classrooms. Applicants must be DCFS teacher qualified, flexible, able to plan, organize & relate well with children, parents & co-workers, love children and have a passion to help them learn & Grow, able to lead and be a team player, and model love and joy of learning. Email resumes and inquiries to Kelly Jo at admin@ oakparkbuildingblocks.com or call 708-386-1033 for more information.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152583 on November 1, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of COHLER BUSINESS RESEARCH with the business located at: 9106 SHERMAN AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JAMES COHLER 9106 SHERMAN AVE BROOKFIELD, IL 60513

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152581 on November 1, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of BLUMEN with the business located at: 222 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: SABINE OBERBERGER 222 FOREST AVE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152594 on November 1, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE SCREAMING PEACH with the business located at: 2431 S HIGHLAND AVE, BERWYN, IL 60402. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JANETTE C. VILLACIS 2431 S HIGHLAND AVE BERWYN, IL 60402

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152590 on November 1, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of MILESTONE BUSINESS CONSULTING with the business located at: 334 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: LINDSEY RUSZKOSKI 334 S KENILWORTH AVE OAK PARK, IL 60302

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152577 on October 31, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of DONNA WATTS CASTING with the business located at: 805 LAKE STREET #3385 OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DONNA F. WATTS 332 S. AUSTIN BLVD. #2W OAK PARK, IL 60304

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152641 on November 8, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE ASSOCIATION GROUP with the business located at: 4000 SUNNYSIDE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CORNELL BARNETT 4000 SUNNYSIDE AVE BROOKFIELD, IL 60513.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR STREET AND/OR ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION

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ADJACENT SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 505 Washington Boulevard, 423-429 S. Scoville Ave., Oak Park, Illinois.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

HEARING DATE: December 7, 2017

Cal. No. 24-17-Z: 6603-6609 North Avenue, Jade Sky Real Estate, LLC

TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits. LOCATION OF HEARING: Council Chambers, Room 201, Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302

OWNER (S) OF RECORD: Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302

APPLICANT: Fenwick High School (Fenwick High School & 423-425 S. Scoville, LLC & 427429 S. Scoville, LLC), 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60304 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THAT PART OF THE 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; PUBLIC ALLEY LYING BETWEEN AND ADJOINING LOTS 9 TO 12 AND LOTS 20 TO 23 ALL IN BLOCK 4 IN EAST AVENUE ADDITION TO OAK PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 52 TO 54 AND 59 TO 61 IN VILLAGE OF RIDGELAND, A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 7 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/4 AND THE WEST Â˝ OF THE WEST Â˝ OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. REQUEST: The Applicant seeks the vacation of a portion of an abutting alley located between the addresses referenced above, all of which are owned by Fenwick High School. The portion of the village alley right-of-way to be vacated is approximately 15 feet in width (east to west) and 198 feet long (north to south).

The principal purpose of the public hearing is for the Plan Commission to hear evidence and testimony about whether the public interest would be served by vacating the proposed portion of the aforesaid alley. Your attendance and comments on the development plans at the public hearing are welcome. Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services, 123 Madison Street, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the Village Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 358-5670. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD.

David Mann, Chair OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/22/2017

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Jade Sky Real Estate, LLC, Applicant, is seeking a special use permit from Section 8.3 (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Oak Park, which section requires a special use permit for townhouses located in the NA North Avenue District, to construct two, 2-story loft-type units facing North Avenue (Units 1 and 2) and four, 3-story townhome units which are accessed in a secluded eastfacing private courtyard (Units 3 through 6) at the premises commonly known as 6603-6609 North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 22nd Day of November, 2017 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/22/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the 2018-19 school year calendar will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Administration Building located at 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois in the Board Room (Room 213). This hearing will be for the consideration of District 200â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school calendar for the 2018-2019 school year. In accordance with Illinois School Code, the district is required to notify the public that the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal is to hold school on Columbus Day, October 8, 2018. This additional day of student attendance during the Fall Semester of 2018 will allow practice SAT tests to be administered to our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students such that teachers will be able to use results to inform their classroom practices during the 2018-2019 school year. Testimony regarding this proposal will be taken from both educators and parents. Published in Wednesday Journal 11/22/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152625 on November 7, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of RESTART YOUR CAREER with the business located at: 1127 N WOODBINE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARY MATAS 1127 N. WOODBINE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/2017

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, December 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 26-17-Z: 847 S. Ridgeland Avenue, Rick Easty Rick Easty, Applicant, filed an application with the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village of Oak Park seeking a variation from Section 9.3 (N) (2) (b) of the Zoning Ordinance, which section requires that detached accessory garages are only permitted in the front and interior side yard, to allow the construction of a garage within the corner side yard, 2’-4” from the corner side lot line along Harrison Street at the Subject Property located at 847 S. Ridgeland Avenue. Those property owners within 500 foot notice area and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 22nd Day of November, 2017 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/22/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Park District of Oak Park November 30, 2017, 7:30 p.m. 2018 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Park District of Oak Park will conduct a public hearing concerning the adoption of the Park District’s 2018 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on November 30, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the John Hedges Administration Building, 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL, during the Board of Commissioners’ regular board meeting. Dated: November 22, 2017 By: Commissioner Sandy Lentz Secretary, Board of Commissioners Park District of Oak Park Published in Wednesday Journal 11/22/2017

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, December 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 23-17-Z: 838 Madison Street, Karla Linarez

Karla Linarez, Applicant, is seeking variations from the following sections of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, which sections detail the requirements for an interior side setback, number of required parking spaces and a rear buffer yard, to allow the construction of a mixed-use building with retail/commercial on the ground floor and residential dwelling units above grade located at the premises commonly known as 838 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois; a. Section 5.3 (Table 5-1: Commercial Districts Dimensional Standards) requires a build-toline of zero (0’) feet along the interior side yard setback; whereas the proposal features a six (6’) foot setback along the east side of the property.

b. Section 10.4 (A) (Table 10-2: Off-Street Parking requirements) requires eleven (11) parking spaces for the 3,564 square feet of retail/commercial space and the three (3) dwelling units above grade; whereas the proposal features six (6) parking spaces, leaving a need for five (5) parking spaces. c. Section 11.8 (B) (2) requires a rear buffer yard a minimum of seven (7’) feet in width; whereas the proposal features a three (3’) foot wide buffer yard.

Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 22nd Day of November, 2017 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/22/2017

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR C-BASS 2007-CB2 TRUST C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-CB2; Plaintiff, vs. TANYA C. SHUMPERT AKA L’TANYA C. SHUMPERT AKA L’TANYA SHUMPERT; ODIS W. SHUMPERT AKA OTIS W SHUMPERT; Defendants, 17 CH 6149 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-301-019-0000. Commonly known as 839 N. Harvey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400 ext 1200. 105570 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3066497

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2017, 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 430 S. TAYLOR AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-322-015. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $318,426.61. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Aaron D. White, Jr., CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300 Please refer to file number 26890/ 62299ADW. 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. Aaron D. White, Jr. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Fax #: (312) 444-9027 E-Mail: AWhite@chuhak.com Attorney File No. 26890/62299ADW Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2016 CH 16822 TJSC#: 37-8598 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. I3066992

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 14-15-18994. 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. 14-15-18994 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 023648 TJSC#: 37-10080 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. I3067618

N. AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM A S S O C I ATI O N , H E N RY SILVERMAN LIVING TRUST U/A/D AUGUST 26, 1996 Defendants 11 CH 33740 1032 North Austin Blvd. Unit 1N, (ASSESSOR’S OFFICE SHOWS AS 1030 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD. UNIT 1N) OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1032 North Austin Blvd. Unit 1N, (ASSESSOR’S OFFICE SHOWS AS 1030 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD. UNIT 1N), OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-314-0311001. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $241,648.27. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REAL SOLID SOLUTIONS, LLC, A NEW JERSEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND ASIAN KNIGHT CAPITAL LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GRANITE INVESTMENT GROUP, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20061, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER WITH NATIONSCREDIT HOME EQUITY SERVICES CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ROGER A. SMITH, SHARON SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 16822 430 S. TAYLOR AVENUE Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R8 Plaintiff, -v.BERNADETTE DURAND, SAMUEL DURAND, JEAN DURAND, MATHEW DURAND, JEAN MARC DURAND, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF EDSON DURAND, A MINOR, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF REYNIA DURAND, A MINOR, FLURETTE RIVERT A/K/A FLEURETTE RIVERT, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF CRISIE DURAND, A MINOR Defendants 11 CH 023648 1116 N. 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 June 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2017, 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 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-113-0130000. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2013-4T Plaintiff, -v.GAD IKEANUMBA AKA GAD C. IKEANUMBA, 1030-32 NORTH AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AKA 1030-32

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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) 4221719 Please refer to file number 11-5211. 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. 11-5211 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 11 CH 33740 TJSC#: 37-9991 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. I3067582

whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a 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) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-13572. 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. 2120-13572 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 06350 TJSC#: 37-7651 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. I3060328

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 14-12-04985. 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. 14-12-04985 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 034032 TJSC#: 37-8834 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. I3066644

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.JEAN HORNE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 06350 436 23RD AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 19, 2017, 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 436 23RD AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-10-301-0220000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $106,803.43. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOSE TABANO A/K/A JOSE TABANO JR. A/K/A JOSE LOPEZ TABANO Defendants 12 CH 034032 2710 REUTER STREET FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2017, 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 2710 REUTER STREET, FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131 Property Index No. 12-28-407-060. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION SPRINGLEAF HOME EQUITY, INC Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF GLORIA J. MELEK A/K/ A GLORIA J. JONES, DECEASED, JULIE E. FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLORIA J. MELEK A/K/A GLORIA J. JONES, DECEASED, VERDINE M. MELEK, ROYETTA MELEK, MANOR CARE OF HINSDALE IL, LLC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 16 CH 7543 221 ZUELKE DRIVE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2017, 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 221 ZUELKE DRIVE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-203-0250000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $33,235.23. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee,

judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a 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 16-079640. 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. 16-079640 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 7543 TJSC#: 37-8538 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. I3066671

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GWENDOLYN ROSS-DREW AKA GWENDOLYN R. DREW AKA GWENDOLYN ROSS DREW; WILLIAM ROSS; STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; JOHN LYDON SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 3512 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-434-055-0000. Commonly known as 826 South 13th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F16110226 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3066710

Defendants 16 CH 14894 129 S. 14TH AVE. Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2017, 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 129 S. 14TH AVE., Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-231-0130000 Vol. 161. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $128,907.47. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE

THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-4118. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-4118 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 16 CH 14894 TJSC#: 37-9303 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. I3067028

highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11117 SHAKESPEARE STREET, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-316-0150000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-17-00990. 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. 14-17-00990 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 001530 TJSC#: 37-9023 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. I3065603

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 14-17-04127. 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. 14-17-04127 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007203 TJSC#: 37-7729 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. I3065303

ance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 12-2818. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 12-2818 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 12 CH 34715 TJSC#: 37-8990 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. I3067192

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.BULICE R. CLAYTON

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JASON P. FAUST, BRENDA CHANDUVI-FAUST, CITIBANK, N.A. Defendants 17 CH 001530 11117 SHAKESPEARE STREET WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 27, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.PAMELA BENNETT A/K/A PAMELA J. BENNETT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 17 CH 007203 622 HULL AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 26, 2017, 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 622 HULL AVENUE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-16-303-0610000. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.MARIA GUZMAN, JUAN GUZMAN, MARTA ELIZABETH GUZMAN, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 34715 3118 WILCOX STREET Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 20, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 27, 2017, 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 3118 WILCOX STREET, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-205-0550000 Vol. 0167. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $290,646.74. 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 bal-

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