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Gutierrez won’t seek re-election to Congress Will back former Chicago mayoral candidate, Garcia By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Less than a month after visiting Riverside for the first time since the congressional district maps were redrawn in 2013, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D4th) has decided not to run for re-election. The official announcement came Tuesday afternoon after the Landmark’s print deadline at a press conference in Chicago. At the press conference Gutierrez endorsed Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the March Democratic primary. Freshman Chicago Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, a progressive Democrat, also announced on his website that he would be gathering petition signatures to run for Gutierrez’s seat. Gutierrez will serve out his term, which ends in January 2019. The congressman, who will turn 64 in December, is the longest serving member of Congress from Illinois and is his 13th term as a member of the House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in 1992 when he See GUTIERREZ on page 8

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CROSSED OFF: Riverside will realign the right-turn lane from Riverside Road to Bloomingbank Road (above) next year to eliminate sometimes hazardous situations where vehicles get stuck on the railroad tracks while waiting for pedestrians to traverse the long crosswalk south to the triangular island.

Riverside downtown makeover continues Plan for south of tracks focuses on pedestrian, vehicle safety

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The second phase of the downtown Riverside streetscape makeover will continue in 2018 south of the Burling-

ton Northern-Santa Fe Railroad tracks, funded in large part by a federal surface transportation grant administered through the West Central Municipal Conference (WCMC). Riverside is in line to receive about

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RBHS grad sets sights on Hollywood Wrote, produced web series updating Arthurian legend

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By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Sometimes it pays to listen to your mother, and to watch a lot of television. A little more than three years ago when Kristin Tomecek was going through freshman orientation at Tufts University, she was agonizing over what courses she should take during her first semester, overwhelmed at all the choices. On a call home, her mother suggested that her TV- and movie-loving daughter might want to take a new course called Writing the Short Film. She took the class, enjoyed it, make a good impression, and started down a path that led to the release this fall of an eightpart online film project called Legend, which she wrote and produced. Now, she seems poised for a career in Hollywood. “Everything great in my life I owe to my mom,” Tomecek said. The 21-year-old Riverside resident said Legend is a modern adaptation of the Arthurian knights in search of the Holy Grail. Instead of medieval knights, however, the characters in Legend are contemporary college students. The web series is 95 minutes long and divided into eight segments. It was shot entirely on the Tufts campus in Medford, Massachusetts, and airs on Tufts University TV’s YouTube channel (TUTV). It has attracted hundreds of views since it was posted in September. While in the Writing the Short Film class, Tomecek met the station manager and production manager for TUTV, who were also taking the class. They were impressed with her work in the class and invited her to work on TUTV. “Ever since then I’ve been involved with every major production with TUTV, including my own show,” Tomecek said. Tomecek wrote Legend primarily during her sophomore year, and it was filmed during the fall of her junior year. It was an extracurricular project for which the English major with minors in film and media studies and music, received no academic credit. Tomecek worked on editing the film while studying in London during the second semester of her junior year. The actors and crew were fellow Tufts students. “It was definitely a huge chunk of my college experience,” Tomecek said. She wrote five full drafts of the Legend script, updating the Arthurian story and including more female characters and people of color. She believed that the themes of power, love, rivalry and friendship were timeless.

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IN FOCUS: Riverside resident Kristin Tomecek wrote and produced an eight-part, online series that time warps the Arthurian legend on to a contemporary college campus. The Tufts University senior hopes to land a career in film or TV production in Hollywood. It was no accident that Tomecek chose the Arthurian legend as her motif. As a child, she and her family would go to the Bristol Renaissance Faire in Bristol, Wisconsin, every summer and they often visited Medieval Times. “I always really loved the medieval period,” Tomecek said. “My brother and I also love Lord of the Rings. It’s one of the formative works of art, literature and of film that has impacted me profoundly from childhood.” Before going off to college, Tomecek had no experience in television or film, other than being a devoted watcher of both. While at Riverside-Brookfield High School, Tomecek was not involved in RBTV. Instead, she focused on another love, music, and was a Madrigal singer. “When I came to college I knew I wanted to do something with creative writing,” Tomecek said. “But I also really loved singing. It was never a clear plan.” But once she started working at TUTV and came up with the idea for Legend, she was hooked. After graduating this coming spring, Tomecek hopes to land a job in Hollywood and launch a career that culminates in an executive position. Despite coming from a university outside Boston without a film major, she is well on her way. She has spent the past two summers working in Los Angeles for production companies located on the legendary Warner Brothers

lot, surrounded by sets of television shows such as “Shameless,” which although set in Chicago, is shot in L.A. As part of her summer jobs, Tomecek reviewed submissions and made recommendations on what proposals were worth pursuing. Her literary background comes in handy in reviewing plots and storylines. “You sort of learn to how to develop a taste,” Tomecek said. “One of the greatest aspects I think that I have is just love for film and TV, just watching everything.” After graduating she hopes to land a job working on script and story development, which is her passion and strength. Her experience writing and producing Legend gives her an impressive calling card. “It definitely gave me a little more experience,” Tomecek said. “I was able to see the whole process from inception to distribution.” Although she envisions her future as one of working with writers more than being a writer herself, she continues to write as a theater and opera reviewer for Theater Times. She is also working on a screenplay based on a 2015 Riverside-Brookfield Landmark story about a 72-year-old woman who rode her solar-powered bicycle from Minnesota to Georgia in a quest to get the autograph of former President Jimmy Carter. “It’s all storytelling and it’s all really fascinating,” Tomecek said.

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A man who stalked his ex-wife to a softball tournament at Riverside-Brookfield High School in May and then slashed the tires of her car has been sentenced to one year in state prison for violating an order of protection – in addition to an unrelated three-year sentence for aggravated assault of a peace officer. Howard Lavaty, 55, of LaGrange Highlands, pleaded guilty to both charges at a hearing at the Maybrook courthouse on Nov. 17. According to police, Lavaty used a relative’s cellphone to track his ex-wife’s whereabouts and followed her to RBHS, where her daughter was playing in a softball tournament. Surveillance cameras caught Lavaty puncturing the tires of his wife’s car. The next day, police were able to track Lavaty to a restaurant in the 5500 block of LaGrange Road and arrested Lavaty while he was eating lunch. At the time he vandalized his wife’s car, Lavaty was transporting 74 knives and a replica handgun in his car, said police. Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said after Lavaty’s arrest that he “was definitely on the edge of causing serious bodily harm to his ex-wife.” Lavaty had been arrested previously for violating orders of protection and domestic battery, according to police. In February he had been charged with aggravated battery to police officers and firefighters in Westchester. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections’ website, Lavaty is eligible for parole in March 2019, followed by a period of court supervision that will last until March 2023.

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seen many crashes, particularly involving impaired drivers, through the years. On Nov. 19 at 10:20 p.m., police responded to the intersection after a 2001 Nissan driven by a 22-year-old Cicero man slammed into a landscaping bed at the corner of Kimbark and Park Place. The driver, who was charged with driving under the influence had a blood-alcohol content of .16, which is twice the legal limit of .08, police said. When emergency personnel responded, the driver was still in the vehicle. The engine was revving and tires spinning so fast that they caught on fire. On Nov. 22 at about 3:05 a.m., a black sedan ran down the traffic light at the intersection of Kimbark and Park Place, police said, based on a witness statement. The vehicle continued on toward the center of the village, but police were unable to locate a suspect. The intersection was also the site of a crash in July 2008, two crashes a day apart in July 2009, a crash in March 2016 and a crash in January 2017.

Attempted stolen vehicle Brookfield police responded to the 4300 block of Arthur Avenue at about 3:50 p.m. Nov. 23 after a resident called to complain that someone had broken into her vehicle, which was parked on the street and had been last seen undisturbed about 45 minutes earlier. Police reported that someone had pried a window away from the weather stripping to gain access. Inside, the steering column was damaged, leading police to believe someone meant to steal the vehicle.

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Police responded to Phil’s Sports Bar and Grill on Nov. 21 at 3:50 p.m. after someone reported a fight between two men there. According to the police report, the fight was sparked during an argument over politics – specifically a 50-year-old LaGrange man criticizing a Confederate flag tattoo sported by a 54-year-old Brookfield man. The tattooed man reportedly shoved the other man to the ground during the altercation. The bartender banned the man with the tattoo from the bar, and police issued him a no trespassing notice. The victim declined to file charges.

A pair of Brookfield residents called police last week to report that someone had stolen laser-light Christmas decorations from their front yards. On Nov. 25, a resident of the 3200 block of Oak Avenue called to report that the small 6-by-8-inch plastic light tube, which was secured to the ground by a plastic stake and illuminated the front of the house, had been taken overnight. On the morning of Nov. 27, a resident of the 9100 block of 30th Street called police to report that a Laser Light Show brand unit had been taken from his front lawn overnight.

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These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Nov. 1726, 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.

Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said the village may consider additional signage and new roadway striping near the intersection of Woodside Road, Kimbark Road and Park Place, where two more crashes were reported within a matter days last week. The difficult, complicated intersection has

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Riverside hires firm to study public facility options Comprehensive look at public buildings, future needs

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside trustees voted on Nov. 16 to embark on a months’ long project to review its public facilities and begin planning for the future. The village board awarded an $80,000 contract to Itasca-based Williams Architects to evaluate eight public buildings and provide recommendations to accommodate future space needs. The board’s action followed a formal request for qualifications which drew 23 responses, said Village Manager Jessica Frances. Staff interviewed representatives from five firms responding to the June RFQ, rating Williams as their top choice. At the Nov. 16 meeting, Mark Bushhouse, managing principal of Williams Architects, walked trustees through the evaluation and space needs analysis process, one he said will take four to five months for the firm to complete and will include open houses to gain community feedback. The facilities to be reviewed are the village’s offices in the Riverside Township Hall – which could trigger the involvement of Riverside Township, which owns the

building – the police departwe expect our needs to be in ment, two fire stations, the the next 10 to 20 years,” said old Youth Center, the water Village President Ben Sells. tower, public works site and “This will be the focus in the train station. many ways for 2018.” In addition to touring the When the space needs facilities, collecting data and analysis is complete, said analyzing how the facilities Bushhouse, the architecturconform to modern stanal firm will deliver up to 20 dards, Williams Architects notebooks containing inforwill try to determine needs mation regarding everything over the next two decades from existing conditions to and provide options, comfuture facilities recommenBEN SELLS plete with site and building dations. Riverside village president concepts, recommendations Regarding the village’s offor construction phasing and fices in the township hall, budgeting. Trustee Scott Lumsden sugRiverside officials over the gested that the township years have informally talked board might also want to asabout the future of some pubsess its needs for that buildlic facilities, particularly the ing in the future. Bushhouse Youth Center, which has been converted said the present analysis would focus only into a combination storage/fire depart- on the portion of the building used by the ment training facility. But those discus- village, but that a more comprehensive look at the building might be useful. sions have never resulted in any plan. “Certainly, if they are going to be part of “A better way to do this would be a comprehensive analysis of all of our facilities the puzzle, it helps to have all the pieces,” in the village to take a look at what we cur- Bushhouse said. However, that would come at an addirently have, what do we need and what do

“This will be the focus in many ways for 2018.”

tional cost, likely borne by the township. It’s unclear whether such a review of the facility is on the township’s radar. Williams Architects initially included the Scout Cabin in its proposed needs assessment. However, trustees favored swapping out that facility for the downtown train station. Bushhouse said he would review whether that change would warrant changing the price of the study. As of Nov. 27, the village did not have an update on any change in cost, said Frances. Williams Architects is reviewing an audit of the train station completed by Metra two years ago. “If the total cost exceeds what has been approved by the village board, I will bring this matter back to the village board for a change order,” Frances said. It will likely be late spring or early summer before Williams Architects comes back to the village board with its space assessment/conditions report. It would be after that presentation that village officials would look to engage the public with how facilities options might play out in the future. The entire process should be complete within seven to eight months, Frances said.

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New owner for Johnson Funeral Home in Brookfield Kuratko-Nosek funeral directors take over as owner retires By BOB UPHUES Editor

After a continuous run of almost 70 years, the owner of Johnson Funeral Home in Brookfield doesn’t answer by the Johnson surname. On Nov. 15, Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home purchased the business and property at the corner of Prairie and Southview avenues from longtime owner John Johnson, who has retired. Frank Nosek, whose family will continue to operate Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home in North Riverside as well as Johnson Funeral Home, said he and Johnson had been finalizing details of the transfer for the past year and a half. “I live just down the street,” said Nosek, who moved to Brookfield 15 years ago and is a parishioner at St. Barbara Church, just down the block from Johnson Funeral Home. “John and I had been friends through business, and I expressed interest a couple of years ago. I told him that when he was ready to retire, I’d be interested in it.” Nosek said that for the time being he’s not

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD: After being owned by the Johnson family since the last 1940s, Johnson Funeral Home in Brookfield has been purchased by the Nosek family, which also owns Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home in North Riverside. Marking the change in ownership, the family, including (from left) Nina Nosek-Musser (holding her son, Noah), Frank Nosek, Deborah and Frank Nosek Jr. posed for a photo outside the funeral home on Nov. 27. changing the name of the funeral home, unlike his decision to change the name of Kuratko Funeral Home, when he bought that location in 2006. At that time, Nosek said, he wanted people to know that the funeral home was once again family-owned. It had been sold previously to a large funeral home corporation. Johnson Funeral Home has always been family-run, and that’s not changing, Nosek said. Johnson Funeral Home has stood at 3847 Prairie Ave. since the mid-1950s, but the business goes back to 1949, when Raymond W. Johnson bought Runkel Funeral Home, which was located at 3742 Grand Blvd. (now home, somehow fitting, to florist Christopher Mark). According to information supplied by Nosek, the Johnson family built the present funeral home and opened it for business in 1956. A year later Raymond Johnson’s wife, Anna May, graduated from Worsham Mortuary College and became a certified funeral director, too. The couple had four children, three girls and a son, John, who joined the business in

the 1970s and later took over operations. Johnson’s final funeral direction was for Blanche Kucera, said Nosek. She and her husband, Louis, both officials at Brookfield Federal Savings and Loan, “gave John’s parents the original loan to start the business,” Nosek said. Attempts to reach John Johnson by phone were unsuccessful. Nosek started in the funeral business in 1987, when he joined his grandfather and father at their Berwyn-based funeral home. In 2006, he bought Kuratko Funeral Home in Berwyn and eventually closed the Berwyn location. In 2014, Nosek’s daughter, Nina earned her funeral director’s license, ushering in a sixth-generation of Noseks to the profession. Nosek’s wife, Deborah, is the office manager. Nosek said he’s planning on an extensive interior remodeling of Johnson Funeral Home next spring, expanding the lounge area for family members attending wakes and memorial services and adding video screens to allow picture slide shows and video tributes.

It’s been a busy month or so in the Brookfield funeral business. In addition to the sale of Johnson Funeral Home, there’s been a change at the top at the village’s CHARLES HITZEMAN other longtime funeral business, Hitzeman Funeral Home at 9447 31st St. In September, Todd and Sue Hitzeman retired from the funeral business. Their son, Charles is the new president. He and his wife, Danielle, are the new co-owners of Hitzeman Funeral Home. “We’d been working on it for six months to a year,” Charles Hitzeman said in a phone interview. Hitzeman said his parents are still involved in the business on a part-time basis, and the rest of the staff remains on board. “The 24-hour personal service remains the same,” Hitzeman said. Hitzeman said the funeral home will continue to expand its range of services. The funeral home recently acquired a liquor license and now can serve alcohol for visitations, if families want that option. The funeral home also offers catering for visitations and continental breakfasts for morning services. In addition, Hitzeman said the funeral home is working to meet non-traditional requests, such as Sunday funeral services and after-funeral dinners instead of luncheons. Danielle Hitzeman assists at the funeral part time, Hitzeman said. She works full time as an early childhood educator. Charles Hitzeman is a fifth-generation funeral director. The 113-year-old funeral business started in the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago in 1904. The family built the Brookfield location in 1963. — Bob Uphues

Riverside police chief: U.S. should not hold up grant funds Weitzel fears delay on application for RBHS radio reception upgrade

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside’s police chief sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions last week protesting the Department of Justice’s threats to withhold federal grant funding to states, cities and counties who refuse to comply with orders to honor non-judicial immigration detainers. Chief Thomas Weitzel’s letter on Nov. 20 ar-

gued that the grants are important for public safety and shouldn’t be used as political cudgels. The letter comes on the heels of an application the village of Riverside submitted recently to obtain a $60,000 grant through the federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to pay for a radio repeater system to ensure uninterrupted radio communication between emergency dispatch-

ers and police responding to calls inside Riverside-Brookfield High School. President Donald Trump and Sessions have been engaged in ongoing feuds with mayors, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, of cities who won’t allow unfettered access of their jails to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and give 48 hours’ notice before releasing anyone for whom ICE has issued an immigration detainer.

The Department of Justice, according to Weitzel, considers the entire state of Illinois a “sanctuary state” after the passage of the Trust Act, which limits police cooperation with ICE. Chicago sued the Department of Justice over threats by the federal government to withhold JAG funding, and a federal judge See GRANT FUNDS on page 7

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Plans for Quincy St. from page 1 adjacent to the south train platform, including a realignment of the intersection of Riverside and Bloomingbank roads to make it safer for pedestrians and motorists trying to turn right after crossing the tracks. “The big thing is to improve safety at the railroad tracks, which affects both vehicles and pedestrians,” said Sonya Abt, the village of Riverside’s community development director. The work area also includes the streetscape on the east side of Riverside Road immediately south of the railroad tracks, in front of the Arcade Building. According to plans submitted by the village as part of its application to the WCMC, the village plans to make the complicated intersection safer for pedestrians by eliminating long crosswalks, particularly the one immediately south of the tracks, which traverses the Bloomingbank Road cutoff on the west side of Riverside Road. Because the crosswalk starts close to the tracks, vehicles often stop on the tracks, waiting for pedestrians to cross to the triangular island between the train station and Guthrie Park. “That’s a large expanse of pavement to cross,” Abt said. The new layout increases the size of the sidewalk area immediately adjacent to the train station and shifts the turn lane farther south. A new, shorter crosswalk located west of Riverside Road directs pedestrians to the island. With the crosswalk farther away from the tracks, even if a pedestrian stops turning vehicles, “they won’t be stopping on the tracks,” Abt said. Parking allowed now along the north end of the island will be eliminated and a new concrete walkway will cut through the island instead of along the eastern edge. By doing that, the village will also shorten the crosswalks from the island to Guthrie Park and from the island to the east side of Riverside Road. The expanded brick paver plaza created immediately east of the train station

Continued from previous page sided with the city, saying the federal government couldn’t withhold grants as punishment for not cooperating with ICE as the government demanded. Weitzel said that provisions in the Trust Act limiting cooperation with ICE over immigration detainers are nothing new. Riverside police have long refused to honor such detainers, which are not signed by a judge, and call for local police to detain people for up to 48 hours, even after local police have processed them, so ICE can send an agent.

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CHANGE-UP: In order to make the area safer for pedestrians and motorists, the village of Riverside is realigning the right-turn lane from Riverside Road to Bloomingbank Road, shortening and relocating crosswalks and creating a raised, brick-paved plaza for pedestrians outside the train station. would house new bike racks and it would be landscaped, including a raised central planter. Brick pavers would extend west in front of the station, pushing out the sidewalk area to the south. The train station’s covered entry way, which is now accessible to vehicles, will be a brick-paved, pedestrian-only area in the future. In addition, parking on the north side of Bloomingbank Road near the station will be clearly marked. New angled parking spaces will be created west of the station’s covered entryway. The sidewalks on the east side of Riverside Road in front of the Arcade Building will be replaced by brick pavers to match the improvements done north of the tracks

in 2016. The ground-level planting beds will be eliminated.

The improvements next summer are just part of the streetscape makeover the village would like to complete south of the BNSF tracks. Riverside has been turned down a couple of times already for grants to improve the streetscape along Riverside Road and the commercial portion of East Quincy Street. But on Nov. 16, the village board OK’d submitting an application to the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP), which administers money doled out to the state by the federal government for streetscape improvement projects.

The application is due by Dec. 1 and the village expects to be notified about a possible grant next spring. The total cost of the project is estimated at about $706,000, with the village’s match amount to be about $141,000. Plans submitted as part of the application indicate the village plans to replace the sidewalks with brick pavers (including use of permeable pavers along Riverside Road south of East Quincy Street, to match the East Burlington Street/Longcommon Road streetscape. The plan calls for a couple of raised planters, but the parkway area along East Quincy Street is too narrow to allow very many. The plan also creates bump-outs at intersections to realign and shorten crosswalks.

“Detainers are not a signed warrant,” Weitzel said. “We’ve never held people on ICE detainers, ever.” The Department of Justice has appealed the U.S. District Court’s ruling, leading Weitzel to fear the federal government simply will slow down the grant review process to avoid complying with the federal judge’s order. Weitzel and Riverside’s village government believe the police radio communication issues inside RBHS pose a serious public safety risk. “This grant would benefit four municipalities and improve communications when we

have serious or emergency situations at our high school,” Weitzel wrote in his letter to Sessions. The village has tried to get the high school to share the cost of installing radio repeaters inside the building, but the District 208 Board of Education has pushed for ways to defray the cost. The village has been turned down once before for a JAG grant for the radio repeaters. Weitzel revised and resubmitted the application in the hopes it would be accepted. But with the federal government warring with Chicago, Weitzel said he’s afraid local Cook County police agencies will get in the middle.

Weitzel said he would understand if the village was denied the grant based on the application’s merits. But he fears the application might be viewed through the lens of politics. “The Justice Department can slow the wheels and not distribute any money because they’re appealing,” Weitzel said in a phone interview. “These important funds could be completely held up because of the appeal or just because the Justice Department wants to stick it to [Chicago]. “I’d hate for an opportunity to be lost because it’s mixed up in this political nonsense,’ Weitzel said.

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rez met with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel on Monday afternoon and informed him of his decision not to run. The two recorded a joint radio interview and toured a Humboldt Park Welcoming Center for Puerto Rifrom page 1 can evacuees fleeing the effects of Hurricane Maria. was a Chicago alderman from the Humboldt Garcia had run against Emmanuel for ChiPark area of Chicago. The 4th District was cago mayor in 2015 and had been expected to drawn to help elect an Hispanic member of challenge him again in 2019. Garcia is less Congress and is shaped like a C, with the largest portions of the district centered in the likely to run for mayor if he wins a seat in Congress. heavily Hispanic near northwest Gutierrez, who lived in Puerto and southwest sides of Chicago. Rico as a teenager, was known in Since 2013, the 4th District has Congress as a passionate advocate also included most of Riverside, for immigrants. He has also been North Riverside, and almost all an advocate for independence for of Brookfield north of Southview Puerto Rico, and has been very acAvenue. tive in efforts to help Puerto Rico “The congressman is going to anin the aftermath of widespread nounce that he is not running for destruction caused by Hurricane re-election,” said Douglas Rivlin, Maria. Gutierrez’s congressional commuIn early November, Gutiernications director told the LandLUIS GUTIÉRREZ rez was one of six Democratic mark prior to the press conference. Congressman (D-4th) congressmen to file articles of “He’s not resigning, but he’s just impeachment against President deciding not to run, and that Jesus Donald Trump. Garcia is going to run for his seat, and he’s Last month, Gutierrez made his first apthrowing his support behind Mr. Garcia.” The decision not to run for re-election marks pearance in Riverside at a town hall at Riva sudden change of heart for Gutierrez, who on erside-Brookfield High School, where he Nov. 27 filed nominating petitions to run for an- fielded questions from high school students other term in Congress. Also on Nov. 27, Garcia and constituents and touched on issues such filed nominating petitions to run for re-election as the federal response in Puerto Rico to Hurricane Maria, immigration, health care and as a Cook County commissioner. According to the Chicago Tribune, Gutier- gun control.

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New maintenance chief picked for D103 Electrician who attended Home School, Morton West steps in By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

On Nov. 13, the Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 Board of Education voted 5 to 0 to hire Mark Galba as the district’s new maintenance director, replacing Ryan Grace, who was fired by the board in a 4 to 3 vote in October. Galba, 51, is a union electrician who has extensive experience in automation, lighting controls and systems integration. He will be paid an annual salary of $83,000 a year, which will be prorated for this year. “He has electrical expertise and that will be great for the school district,” said District 103 Superintendent Carol Baker. “When things come up in that area, we won’t have go outside for all of that, and that will be a good cost savings for the school district.” Baker said eight candidates submitted applications for the job. One applicant was a current District 103 employee, whom Baker declined to name. Four candidates were interviewed, and Baker recommended hiring Galba. Galba is a product of District 103. He grew up in Stickney, attended Home School and three of his four children attended District 103 schools. He lives in Forest View, the same tiny town where school board President Marge Hubacek lives. Growing up, Galba’s brother was friends with Hubacek’s son. But both Galba and Hubacek say that they hardly know each other. “She actually knows me more than I know her, because Marge is a bit older than I am,” Galba said. “She knows my sister. I really don’t talk to Marge.” Hubacek said that she knows the family through her son, and uncles of Galba have been her neighbors. “I’ve known the family,” Hubacek said. Hubacek said that she played no role in Galba’s hiring until accepting the recommendation of Baker and voting with other board members. School board members talked to Galba in closed session on Nov. 13 before voting to hire him. “They didn’t give us anything on the other people,” Hubacek said. “He didn’t call and ask to use me as a reference.” Galba has worked on some large and complicated projects. He has been working as a lead electrician for the new Northwestern University football complex, which is being built in Evanston. He has also worked on a project at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business and has done some work for Chicago Public

13 students removed from D103 after residency checks At their Nov. 13, the Lyons- Brookfield School District 103 Board of Education voted 5 to 0 to remove 13 students who officials say did not live within the District 103 boundaries. The vote came after an investigation by the firm National Investigations, which handles residency issues for the district. The firm has been reviewing all district students this year, and more investigations are ongoing. “This year they actually had everyone prescreened through National Investigations,” Hubacek said. Baker says that she expects more students to be removed from the district in the near future as more investigations wrap up. “That was only the first step,” Baker said. “We’re going to have more. I’m anticipating probably 20 to 30 more.” — Bob Skolnik Schools. He was the general foreman for an automation project for a plant jointly owned by Iowa Beef Processors and Tyson Foods. Galba, a graduate of Morton West High School, earned an associate’s degree in engineering from Triton College in 2011. Although he is an electrician, Galba said he has contacts in every trade and believes he can quickly get up to speed on the issues that a school maintenance director faces. “I have a great network of people that I have been with,” Galba said. “I’ve worked with so many different trades. It’s going to be a little bit of an adjustment learning … [but] I don’t see it as really a problem at all. I don’t think there’s anything there that I can’t handle.” Galba said he believes he can help the district upgrade some of its infrastructure in ways that can ultimately save the district money. “There is a lot to be done that hasn’t been done in terms of especially their mechanical systems, Galba said. “My goal is to basically give all the knowledge that I’ve gotten to these schools. Hubacek said that she thinks it will be helpful that Galba is familiar with the district.

Brookfield Elks, police present drug awareness specialist The Brookfield Elks Lodge #1510 and Brookfield Police Department are partnering to host a special drug-awareness program for parents on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chamber of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Drug prevention specialist Ray

Lozano will conduct a 60-minute presentation where he’ll discuss how to talk to youths about alcohol and cannabis use. The presentation is open to the public. Admission is free. The program is sponsored by the Elks Association State Drug Awareness program. — Bob Uphues

NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Brookfield for 2017 will be held on December 11, 2017, at 6:15 p.m. at the Edward Barcal Hall in the Municipal Building of the Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Brigid Weber, Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513, (708) 485-7344. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $10,207,776. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $11,111,374. This represents an 8.8520% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2016 were $913,500. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2017 are $1,019,400. This represents 11.5928% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $11,121,276. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $12,130,774. This represents a 9.0772% increase over the previous year. NOVEMBER 29, 2017 Wednesday Journal, Inc.

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November 29-December 6 State bicentennial flag raising

Write to Santa at LTHS

Kids in kindergarten through third grade are invited to write letters to Santa at Lyons Township High School’s Holiday Write Night event at the South Campus Discovery Center, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs on Tuesday, Dec. 5. This year’s theme is “A Berry Merry Holiday.” Families can drop in any time between 4 and 7 p.m. There’s no admission charge, but a donation of one perishable food item is requested. The event also includes a story room, coloring room and face-painting room. Get your photo taken with an LTHS mascot, create a personalized holiday card on a computer and more. Register by Dec. 1 at www.lths.net/HolidayWriteNight or call 708-579-7433 or 708-579-7436.

Donate a toy, get a meal

The Brookfield Rotary Club marks the Christmas season with its big event -- a toy drive on Nov. 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road in Broadview. Each person who brings a toy with a value of at least $15 gets a free buffet meal. The toys benefit the Children’s Center of Cicero-Berwyn. If you would like to donate a toy, call 708-485-3437 or drop gifts at Brookfield Financial Plans, 3439 Grand Blvd., Brookfield.

And more Riverside police have partnered with Sarah’s Inn on a Holiday Gift Project to support families affected by domestic violence. Drop off new toys and gift cards ($20-$50 value range) by Dec.1 in the lobby of the Riverside Police Department, 31 Riverside Road. Learn more at www.sarahsinn.org. North Riverside Parks and Rec hosts Holiday Shop and Drop on Dec. 2 and/or Dec. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. Drop the kids off while you have a night of shopping or just a night out. Camp counselors will entertain kids with fun, games, pizza and activities. Register ($25/$15 each additional child) by calling 708-442-5515. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral, 2447 Desplaines Ave. in ■

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Light up the holidays at Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield, brings back the area’s longest-running lights festival – with more than one million lights to delight families – at its annual Holiday Magic weekends, which will take place Dec. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 and the week of Dec. 26-31. The zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day of the event, with lights festivities beginning at 4 p.m. Holiday Magic kicks off Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. with the lighting of the 41-foot tall North Riverside, is collecting items to send to those serving overseas via their annual Stockings for Soldiers initiative. Through Dec. 1, pick up a free Christmas stocking, take it home, decorate it and stuff it with Christmas cheer. Then return the stuffed stockings to the funeral home. Pick up-drop off times are Mon-Fri from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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 Pet Safety for the Holidays on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.; ■

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Kick off a year-long celebration of the state of Illinois’ 200th birthday at a Bicentennial Flag Raising ceremony at the flagpole between the North Riverside fire and police departments in the 2400 block of Desplaines Ave. on Monday, Dec. 4 at 11:45 a.m. A proclamation will be read precisely at noon to coincide with a ceremony in Springfield. The RBHS choir will sing the National Anthem and state of Illinois song. Attendees are invited to lunch afterwards at the North Riverside Village Commons. RSVP by calling Guy Belmonte by Nov. 29 at 708-447-4211.

Talking Tree. Each night features live music and entertainment, ice carving demonstrations, costumed characters, a model train display, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus and more. Regular admission and parking rates (use the main parking lot at 31st Street and Golfview Avenue) apply. For more information, visit www.CZS.org/ HolidayMagic or call 708-688-8000. a Holiday Ornament design session on Dec. 4 at 7p.m.; and Social Awareness Storytime (all ages with adult) on Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. Advance registration required. Call 708-485-6917 or visit www.brookfieldlibrary.info. Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, features the microwave wood-burning art of Diane Ruzevich from Dec. 1-31. On Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. come and meet the artist and see how she does it. Anyone needing help learning to use their smartphone, computer, tablet or other device can get help at Teens Teach Tech on Dec. 6 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 ■

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The Riverside Masonic Lodge, 40 Forest Ave., hosts a community blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conjunction with LifeSource. To schedule your appointment, contact LifeSource at 877-543-3768 or online at www.lifesource.org and use the group code RV08. Ave., presents Also at the library this week: Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2+), Dec. 5 at 10:30 a.m.; Frosty’s Winter Wonderland featuring Dave Herzog’s Marionettes and Santa on Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m.; a Wednesday Movie Matinee featuring A Christmas Carol (1938) on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. Call 708447-0869 for more info.

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Confessions of a holiday light stringer

hanksgiving is over and now the holiday season can officially begin, at least on my calendar. By now you have had your fill of turkey and stuffing, and if there is any left I would suggest you dispose of it unless you are planning a science experiment in your fridge. The weather has been exceptional for this time of year, and some of you were smart enough to put up your outside decorations unless you prefer fumbling with the gloves and freezing while trying to straighten out the Christmas lights. Someone in my house feels it should be cold to do the lights, not me. I don’t need to be in the spirit that way. So, you take down the box of lights, which may or may not be mangled in the box, and %#+# try to straighten them out before testing them. These, of course, were all the lights that worked last year. And they will work until you put them on the bushes and the next day go out and #@&*# they’re out. So you take them off and start over. Now my mother, God bless her, felt it was better to find the bad bulb rather than dispose of the entire string. She would go through those 100 lights as patiently as possible; I think it was her therapy. We finally convinced her the lights were cheap enough to just go buy a new string. What to do with those darn burned out lights? Well, I have just learned that the Lions Club will take them whether they are good or not. So, if you would like to dispose of them, place them in a bag or box and contact someone from the Riverside Township Lions Club -- that would be me or other members -- and we will handle it. Hopefully we will be able to get a box in the area to collect the lights. Aside from Christmas lights, the Lions also collect eyeglasses, hearing aids and printer ink cartridges. What you dispose of can be used to help others. Time to send this off ! It is Cyber Monday and I have some shopping to do. This is great, I don’t even need to look for a parking space or put on makeup in case I run into anyone. Don’t forget to shop local, too. There are some good finds in Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield.

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Brookfield eyes paving alleys for first time in a decade

Residents voice frustration with imperfect petition process By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield trustees voted unanimously this month to have the village engineer complete designs in order to determine the cost for paving two residential alleys in 2018, after residents of those blocks voted to move forward. But a subcommittee of trustees also agreed to abandon moving ahead with paving five other alleys, two of which initially appeared to have resident support. In one case, residents objected to the trustee’s decision; in the other, residents expressed relief. The two alleys that are moving toward improvement in 2018 are the alleys between the 3500 blocks of Forest and Prairie avenues and between the 4100 blocks Deyo Avenue and DuBois Boulevard. The village board’s Nov. 13 votes to move ahead don’t mean the two alleys definitely will be built, though that outcome is likely. Once the village engineer determines the estimated cost of paving the alley, which will give individual property owners an idea of what the project is going to cost them, the village board will hold a public hearing and then formally vote to approve the projects. If approved, they would be the first residential alleys paved in Brookfield in a decade. People who own properties that front an improved alley pay for the construction through a special assessment on their properties. The village pays for legal and engineering costs. The votes to approve moving forward with the two alleys on Nov. 13 authorized paying the Edwin Hancock Engineering about $116,000 for design and construction engineering for the improvements. Hancock will submit the estimate of costs in January for the public hearing prior to final approval. Most of Brookfield’s alleys are unpaved and are a perennial source of complaints from residents, who decry the potholes, dust and – most of all – flooding and standing water after heavy rains.

Public works employees over the years have tried to address the complaints by adding gravel, grading and, most recently, excavating to alleviate flooding. Fixes typically turn out to be temporary. Village boards for decades have been reluctant to pave all of the alleys due to the overwhelming cost of such an effort – estimated most recently as being more than $40 million. Instead, the village has decided to let property owners decide for themselves whether they want to foot the bill for paving an alley via a petition process that has its own built-in imperfections – from how signatures to gauge interest are gathered to the official vote to determine whether to even seek a cost estimate. One such flaw caused the village board to table moving ahead with getting a construction cost estimate to pave the alley between the 4600 blocks of Blanchan and Eberly avenues. A tally of votes by property owners, weighted according to the lineal feet of property they owned, showed a 60-40 vote in favor of paving. But at least one property owner said she mailed in her vote as instructed, and it was not recorded. Village President Kit Ketchmark confirmed that the village had no record of the woman’s vote. Trustees were concerned enough that they delayed a decision on moving ahead with getting a cost estimate and shipped the matter back to a subcommittee of the village board called the Board of Local Improvements. The Board of Local Improvements consists of Ketchmark and trustees Michael Garvey, Nicole Gilhooley, David LeClere and Michelle Ryan. On Nov. 27, the subcommittee agreed to abandon the effort to pave the 4600 Blanchan/Eberly alley. The committee will formally vote to abandon the paving project in January. The Board of Local Improvements met prior to the Nov. 13 village board meeting, voting to recommend moving forward with cost estimates for all three alley paving projects. The village board voted to move ahead with just two.

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Engineering will submit the estimate of costs in January for the public hearing prior to final approval.

In addition to the 4600 Blanchan/ Eberly alley decision, the Board of Local Improvements voted on Nov. 13 to abandon paving projects for four other residential alleys. In three of the four cases, property owners voted against moving ahead. The fourth – the alley between the 9000 blocks of Sheridan and Grant avenues – was more complicated. Initially, it appeared that the alley had won approval of a lineal-foot majority. But the Board of Local Improvements later decided that wasn’t the case after an important player for that project, St. Paul Lutheran Church, informed the village it wasn’t interested in paving the alley. The church hadn’t voted one way or another, said Ketchmark, because they wrongly believed their property tax-exempt status would have shielded them from paying their portion of the alley construction. St. Paul Church’s property accounts for about 20 percent of the total lineal feet of the alley. That didn’t sit well with some residents, who believed the alley was on its way to approval with a majority “yes” vote. “The people did vote and they did win the yes vote,” said Sue Berthel, a property owner who wants the alley repaved. Berthel said the people who live along the alley, which floods when it rains, want it paved. The church, whose members use the alley heavily but who don’t live there and aren’t affected by the problems, should pay up. “Those people don’t live on Sheridan and Grant,” Berthel said. “They don’t pay property taxes, they’re big users of the alley … How can you arbitrarily change your village of Brookfield rules?” Village Attorney Richard Ramello said the rules used by the village to conduct the petition process aren’t legally binding. Further, he said, it didn’t make any sense to spend tens of thousands of dollars in engineering costs if, at the public hearing stage, there wouldn’t be a majority of property owners in support of paving the alley. “It’d be kind of a waste of taxpayers’ money to spend the kind of money that’s necessary to prepare the estimate of cost and design specifications and plans and then have an overwhelming majority of the property owners [object to it],” Ramello said.

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Ryan Bradford and kids of all ages will again be able to enjoy the electric train display at the Riverside Garage on East Avenue during the Riverside Holiday Stroll.

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ince 1974, Riverside has gathered in the village’s downtown business corridor to revel in the joys of the holiday season and share the fellowship of neighbors, local officials and business owners at the Riverside Holiday Stroll. This year, the village and Riverside Chamber of Commerce will host the 43rd annual event from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, in the downtown business district and along Harlem Avenue near East Burlington Street. In his 27th year of involvement, Riversider Brian Brennan said this year’s event will once again be a welcoming and entertaining evening for guests of all ages. Continued on page 4

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Music, treats and more from page 2 “We’ve got a couple of different venues and as usual, everyone looks forward to coming to enjoy everything that comes with the holiday season,” he said. “It’s a joyous time, and for the new people that have moved into the community or are not familiar with the Holiday Stroll, it’s a good time to see what our town has to offer.” In classic Riverside fashion, the Holiday Stroll kicks off at 5:30 p.m., with Santa Claus making his way through downtown Riverside atop a fire truck all the way to Centennial Park, at Longcommon Road at Forest Avenue. Upon Santa’s arrival, one student from each District 96 school, as well as St. Mary’s School, will join Santa in illuminating the Christmas tree for the first time this season. And, to help make spirits bright, the Madrigal singers from Riverside-Brookfield High School will entertain with holiday carols. Following the tree lighting, Santa will head on over to his favorite stop, Riverside Bank, 17 E. Burlington St., to meet with children and for family photos. From there through the rest of the evening, dozens of Riverside businesses will join village buildings in opening their doors to welcome children and adults to mingle and enjoy various holiday crafts, snacks and other activities. After a successful first shot at bringing

festive sleighs through town for magical rides last year, two four-seater pony sleighs will be back in Riverside once again, giving guests rides along East Quincy Street. Riverside knows the holidays truly would not be complete without musical entertainment, so enjoy the sounds of Hauser Junior High School’s band, orchestra and choirs at the water tower from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. As always, the classical music from the Riverside Suzuki Strings violinists will echo through Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road. Across the street at First American Bank, 15 Riverside Road, the Riverside Presbyterian Church bell choir will create more festive music. Dancing throughout the evening at the Riverside Masonic Lodge, 40 Forest Ave., will be performers of all ages from Beyond Words Dance Center in neighboring Lyons. Children who come out for the evening will not find themselves short on fun, with several kid-friendly activities being held in locations across town. For carnival entertainment, Tommy Twister, a local balloon artist and Holiday Stroll favorite, will be at Burlington Realty, 21 E. Burlington St. And, back by popular demand, Chicagoland illusionist Mr. D will perform his famous magic show at 7 and 8 p.m. at Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road. Love animals? Then you’re in luck, as Riverside Garage, 18 East Ave., serves as the annual home for the Stroll’s petting zoo, pony rides and an old-fashioned train display. Never fear, Wonder Woman is here! Hobnob with everyone’s favorite female superhero at Athletico Physical Therapy, 51 E. Burlington St. Continued on page 8

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Friday, December 1st 5-9 p.m. St. Mary Parish Center 97 Herrick Rd, Riverside, IL Quality Crafters featuring hand crafted items only $100 CASH raﬄe - free ticket for adults upon entry All new Secret Santa Shop - for kids only!! Elves' Cafe serving Paisans Pizza, Coﬀee & Sweets 7th Grade Girl Scouts hot dogs, chips & pop Famous 8th Grade Christmas Cookie Walk Church will be open featuring music of the season! Sponsored by: West Town Bank, Blue Ring Linares Insurance

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People gather around a fire pit to make s’mores during the 2016 Holiday Stroll at the Riverside Garage. (Below) Elia Bursua eats an edible ornament she made during the annual event in downtown Riverside last year.

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For youngsters in the mood to get crafty, face painting, cookie decorating and ornament making stations will be set up inside of several businesses along Riverside’s downtown corridor. Are you a fan of the arts? You’re going to want to pop on in to Jeff ’s Auto & Truck Repair, 20 E. Quincy St., where ice sculpting and extreme woodcarving demonstrations will be held all evening. Find beautiful stained-glass displays at Colorsmith, 8 E. Quincy St., coined Riverside’s “best-kept secret” in a 2014 Landmark article. Riverside Arts Center hosts a pop-up shop at their FlexSpace and Freak Gallery, 32 E. Quincy St. Exhibits feature local and regional artists, and patrons are welcome to shop for unique gifts in the center’s mudroom. Speaking of shopping, St. Mary’s Church, 97 Herrick Road, is again inviting all guests to stop by their Mingle and Jingle Shop, where fun holiday gifts and rare vintage treasures abound. This year, there will also be pop-up shops at the downtown Metra train station. Need to take a break from the cold? The Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity is happy

to invite everyone to keep warm at 16 E. Burlington St., where they will host a community pop-up movie theater for special showings of The Polar Express, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. The movies celebrate the kickoff of Riverside Gives, the charity’s annual holiday donation drive, with fundraising going to support local families and organizations. The group will take monetary donations at the Holiday Stroll, with 100 percent of funds going to this year’s selected groups, including Cantata, Girl Scouts, the Riverside Public Library and Riverside Township Food Pantry. And, surely you’ll work up an appetite from walking around Riverside, so find baked goods at the water tower sponsored by Riverside Parks and Recreation; samples and sales at favorite candy shop Aunt Diana’s, 29 E. Burlington St.; and beer and wine samples for adults outside of Riverside Foods, 48 E. Burlington St. Stroll attendees will also have the option to hop on/hop off a village-sponsored shuttle between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. at stops along Burlington Street, Quincy Street and Harlem Avenue. Overall, Brennan said the Holiday Stroll is not just a fan favorite for Riverside residents, but for businesses as well. “I think it certainly helps our business district and I feel like people come out to support our business districts and that’s what the night is all about,” he said. For questions about the Holiday Stroll, contact Brennan at 708-447-7207.

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Blissful seasonal opener in Brookfield Chamber, village team up for annual Holiday Walk on Dec. 2 By JACKIE GLOSNIAK

Contributing Reporter

very December, children and adults alike count the days as the calendar inches closer to the highly anticipated endof-month holidays. After all, who doesn’t look forward to family gatherings, gift giving and days off from work and school? To help kick-start festivities for the season, the village of Brookfield and the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce are once again teaming up to help locals ring in the season of giving and cheer with their annual Holiday Walk on Saturday, Dec. 2. From 2 to 7 p.m., dozens of Brookfield

municipal leaders, neighbors and businesses will be hosting holiday happenings at the village hall and all along the Grand Boulevard and Broadway Avenue business districts. Highlights of this year’s event include visits with everyone’s favorite North Pole couple, professional wood-carving demonstrations, choral performances from local schools and civic groups, holiday crafts and of course, the annual tree lighting at Eight Corners. “It’s a great way to kick off the holiday season,” said Arlene Rovner, special events coordinator for the village of Brookfield. “We have a lot of fun activities and entertainment and it’s a great way to get together with your neighbors. It’s family-friendly and there is something for everyone. It’s a really festive atmosphere and a real community.” Following a successful display for the past two years, the Holiday Walk will once again include an outdoor showing Continued on page 11

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Christmas carolers brought traditional sounds of the season to Grand Boulevard during Brookfield’s Holiday Walk in 2016.

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Santa meets with children at Irish Times in downtown Brookfield during the annual Holiday Walk last year.

BROOKFIELD HOLIDAY WALK Music, crafts, entertainment from page 9 of public artwork all day long, including dozens of handcrafted reindeer at Grossdale Station and snowmen at Eight Corners — all original creations by Brookfield residents. From 2 to 5 p.m. at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave., there will be a plethora of indoor events for children of all ages to enjoy. Those who like crafting can enjoy holiday craft-making stations, coloring contest art displays, holiday temporary tattoos and cookie decorating. A photo booth complete with festive backdrops and props will be set up in the lower-level recreation hall, and costumed characters will be roaming village hall ready to mingle and stop for photos with passersby. Refreshments will also be on hand, free of charge. Looking to sit back and enjoy holiday tunes and performances? Upbeat entertainment options will be made available at vil-

lage hall, with school groups and other locals entertaining back-to-back. School performances include the Riverside-Brookfield High School Madrigals and the Lincoln School chorus at 2 p.m., the S.E. Gross Middle School chorus at 2:30, the S.E. Gross band at 3 p.m. and the Park Junior High Prelude Ensemble at 4:30 p.m. Other live entertainment options include multi-instrument performances by Jeff Kust at 2:30 p.m., magic with Adrian Van Stee at 3 p.m., dances by students from the Elite Dance School, songs by the St. Louise Men’s Club at 3:30 p.m. and a show by the International Christian Fellowship choirs at 4 p.m. Activities the whole family will enjoy will take place in the downtown and Broadway Avenue business districts from 2 to 5 p.m., Continued on page 13

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BROOKFIELD HOLIDAY WALK Tree lightning at 5:30 p.m. from page 13 including visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Irish Times, 8869 Burlington Ave.; wood-carving demonstrations at Grossdale Station, 8820½ Brookfield Ave.; a model railroad exhibit at Loca Mocha, located inside the Prairie Avenue Metra station; Christmas caroling on Grand Boulevard; kids crafts at the Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Boulevard; pictures with Frosty the Snowman at Betty’s Flowers and Gifts, 9138 Broadway Ave.; jingle bell making at Ms. Clara’s Joyful Learning Center, 9213 Broadway Ave.; and comedy with balloon artist Tommy Twister at Tischler Finer Foods, 9118 Broadway Ave. Love animals? Then you won’t want to miss the petting zoo at Eight Corners from 3 to 7 p.m. To satisfy your appetites during the busy day, there will also be snacks galore from 2 to 7 p.m. at Eight Corners, with hospitality tents sponsored by the Village of Brookfield, Chamber of Commerce and Mary’s Morning MixUp. To end the evening’s festivities and officially ring in the Christmas season, all are welcome to head over to Veterans Memorial Circle at Eight Corners to catch the grand tree lighting at 5:30 p.m., complete with an appearance by Santa Claus, who will arrive in dramatic fashion to hit the “on” switch to cap the great holiday spectacle. During the tree lighting, catch the glow-stick giveaway, a holiday sing-along with Clara D’Onofrio, an adult holiday raffle basket drawing and a post-lighting caroling progression down Grand Boulevard to close out the day. While the day’s events will cover several blocks in

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Warm Holiday Greetings from the Frederick Law Olmsted Society of Riverside!

We invite you to help us kick off our 50th Anniversary at our Annual Meeting on Friday, January 19, 7 PM, at the Riverside Train Station. Our Membership Drive is going on, and we hope you renew or join us in our quest to sustain Olmsted’s vision for Riverside for generations to come. Visit the following for more details.

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In North Riverside, you can usually tell it’s officially the holiday season because of all traffic headed toward the North Riverside Park Mall and lines of people waiting outside of Best Buy for Black Friday specials. While all of that will, no doubt, remain part of the local tradition, the village of North Riverside will christen a new way to usher in the Christmas season. With an old-fashioned tree lighting. In the spring, the village’s public works department planted a brand new blue spruce in front of the North Riverside Village Commons for the very purpose of injecting a little holiday cheer into local government. “The mayor wanted to add a tree-lighting ceremony to kick off the holiday season and

give it a community feel,” said Bryant Rouleau, program coordinator for North Riverside Parks and Recreation. The tree is about 12 feet tall and will grow about a foot a year before it reaches its mature height at between 30 and 40 feet. The evergreen has been decorated with lights and a star, for now. The village’s Recreation Department has put together the program for the first-ever North Riverside tree-lighting event, which will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. will flip the switch at 7 p.m., and – this being North Riverside, after all -- a brief fireworks show will follow. Staff will also be serving cookies and hot chocolate, and there will be a craft activity for children. “It’s the first year,” Rouleau said, “so we wanted to ease into it.”

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Change of direction

t the rate Brookfield is going, all of its residential alleys will be paved by the year 2254, and maybe not even then. Actually, we made up that date simply to illustrate the futility of hoping that the village’s residential alleys have any realistic hope of being even mostly paved anytime in the next century. It appears that in 2018, two residential alleys will be paved after property owners decided to swallow hard and accept the burden of a special assessment to pay for the improvement. Once those folks get a taste of what that paved alley will mean in their lives, they will probably be happy to make those annual payments. But the prospect of that special assessment will scare away homeowners on many, many blocks in Brookfield. But even at two alleys per year – and let’s make no mistake, these will be the first paved residential alleys in a decade – one of the village’s most prominent nuisances will continue far into the future. The village finds itself in a position similar to the one they encountered 15 or so years ago. Prior to 2001, the only way residents got their crumbling streets repaved was to create a special service area and bear the burden of the cost for improvement. But the village decided that improving the public roadways was a benefit to the entire village and that all residents should participate in paying for their improvement. At some point in the future, officials rightly reasoned, the street in front of everyone’s house is going to need to be resurfaced. Brookfield is a community, after all. Streets are a community asset. So are alleys. Of course, you can make the argument that not every part of Brookfield has alleys. Why should folks who don’t have alleys pay for something from which they don’t benefit? Some people don’t use their alleys much; they park their cars on the street. But those with alleys, even if they avoid them, certainly benefit from them. Trash collection takes place in the alley, keeping trash bins off the public parkway, for example. It’s going to be a thorny issue, and homeowners who have already ponied up to pave their alleys are going to resent it, but community infrastructure needs a community-wide solution, because it’s just too darn expensive to piecemeal it out. Even if the village elects to pave just a couple alleys per year, spreading the cost across the entire village – perhaps through a surcharge on residential waste-hauling bills -will make it possible to bear. And although it will still take a long time to pave all the alleys, it’ll get done eventually. And a paved alley lasts for decades. Just go visit any municipality that has them. Most will be viable assets into the next century. If the village doesn’t act in a comprehensive way, it will continue down the path of never getting its alleys paved, and having them be a source of continual complaints and inconvenience to residents. Something’s got to change.

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Partisanship is killing us from within

e, the reasonable people, must rise above the forces that are dividing us. Last week’s statements by school board member John Keen that RBHS Tolerance Week was left-wing and Riverside resident Chris Robling that it was a blatantly ideological activity are highly divisive because they allege partisanship without supporting evidence. It would be wrong to question their motives – Keen volunteers much of his time as a school board member, and Robling epitomizes the politically active citizen – but it is critical to evaluate their wisdom in the specific context of our times. A trend that has been years in the making, we find ourselves more divided today than at any time since the Civil War. We are loath to talk to people from the other side and unfriend them on social media. We keep retracting deeper and deeper into the silos of our news and information sources, which only confirm the beliefs and values we already hold. Rather than finding common ground in the middle, we are moving further apart. Can we agree that what makes trying to make progress on the many political issues of our time so difficult is that our communities are succumbing to a debilitating form of societal cancer, namely partisanship? Partisanship is a cancer, because it is purely destructive. It renders immediate judgment about bad motives, and it effectively shuts down reason and thoughtful engagement by exploiting our biases. It taps into our tribal instincts at the expense of encouraging true political dialogue. Unfortunately, we have also allowed the term “political” to become a dirty word, forgetting that the success of our free form of self-governance is dependent on citizens taking their political duties – being well informed, debating, and voting, among many others – seriously.

Let’s take a look at gender equality, one of the issues RBHS Tolerance Week shed a light on. What Mrs. Keen and Robling liken to “pushing an ideology” is spelled out in the Declaration of Independence – that all men are created equal. How could this be a partisan issue? The American experiment is rooted in this aspiration, and since we have not achieved this goal yet, who would question the motives of engaged high school students intent on improving the union? Unwise partisans would. Environmental awareness was part of Tolerance Week also. Which part of the 97 percent scientific consensus on the very urgent need for action to counteract climate change is partisan? Who would question the motives of students who are raising awareness for a livable planet for all, conservatives and liberals alike? Unwise partisans would. As reasonable citizens, we must not stand by idly when partisans attempt to divide us. It will serve all members of our community well to pay attention to Mr. Keen’s words and actions in office, and to recall them the next time we go to the polls to hold him to account. With regard to Mr. Robling, it is up to him to clarify his statement that the Tolerance Week activities “practiced intolerance of any divergent views” since he did not offer any examples in the article. In the absence of a thoughtful addition to the needed dialogue he will remain exposed as a mere partisan more interested in division and partisan gain than reasonable common solutions. As to Tosin Olowu – if you end up reading this -- please know how inspiring the actions of you and your friends are to me. You are a true leader, and the reason I am hopeful about the future. I cannot wait to cast my vote for you when you eventually run for office. Tom Jacobs is a Riverside resident, architect and founder of Architects Advocate, a nonpartisan grassroots effort to work across party lines for solutions to climate change.

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Thanks to Riverside fire and rescue team We have been remiss in not publicly expressing our sincere gratitude to the Riverside fire/rescue team for the times we have had to summon them for aid and transport to hospital emergency wards. The members have always been quick to respond, very professional and sensitive to our health needs at the moment.

And, to add another reason for our appreciation, receiving a “get well” note from them as a follow-up makes our Riverside fire/rescue squad tops as far as we’re concerned. Our forever “thank you” to the entire department.

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Sylvia Czyzynski, 81 LaGrange Park resident

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Sylvia M. Czyzynski (nee Elliott), 81, of La Grange Park, died on Nov. 25, 2017. Born on March 15, 1936, she worked as an office clerk. Ms. Czyzynski was the wife of Czeslaw “Chester” Czyzynski and the aunt of many SYLVIA CZYZYNSKI nieces and nephews. Visitation is on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 10:30 a.m. until time of service, 11:00 a.m., at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Lucille Lippe, 98 Longtime Riverside resident Lucille V. Lippe (nee Palica), 98, a 61-year resident of Riverside, died peacefully on Nov. 27, 2017. She was a homemaker. Ms. Lippe was the wife of the late Harry

Lippe and the mother of Jerome Lippe. Visitation is on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 2 to 8 p.m. and on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 8:45 a.m. until 9:40 a.m. at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St. in Riverside. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road, Riverside, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.

Edward Neckar, 94 Retired Chicago Sun-Times typesetter Edward R. Neckar, 94 of Clarendon Hills and formerly of Brookfield, died on Nov. 24, 2017. Born on June 23, 1923, Mr. Neckar served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and worked as a typesetter for the EDWARD NECKAR Chicago Sun-Times newspaper prior to retirement. Mr. Neckar was the uncle of Celeste (John) O Connell; the great-uncle of Heather (Kent) Mills, Tim O Connell and Matthew (Eden) Sensenbrenner; and the great-great-uncle of Ryan and Ashley Mills. Services have been held. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Johnson Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Dennis Thezan, 75 Hydraulic specialist, photographer Dennis W. Thezan, 75, of Broadview and Brookfield, died on Nov. 18, 2017. Born on May 22, 1942, Mr. Thezan served in the U.S. Air Force before embarking on a 47year career as a hydraulic and pneumatic specialist with Catching FluidPower. He was also an avid photographer. Mr. Thezan was the husband of Carol; the father of Dawn (Mark) Ferus and Dennis A. Thezan; and the grandfather of Brandon, Haley, Cameron and Nathan. Family and friends will be received at the Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Road, Westchester, on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for a memorial visitation from 3 to 8 p.m., with a 6:30 p.m. service. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 9 a.m., followed by a committal service at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road in Elwood, at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) are appreciated.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP HIGHÂ SCHOOL DISTRICT 208 I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Riverside Brookfield Township High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois for 2017 will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 201 of the high school at 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Scott Beranek, Chief Financial Officer, Riverside Brookfield Township High School, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Illinois, telephone number 708-442-7500. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended for 2016 were $19,643,568. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $20,015,461. This represents a 1.9% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2016 were $5,466,852. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2017 are $5,679,283. This represents a 3.9% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended for 2016 were $25,110,420. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $25,694,744. This represents a 2.3% increase over the previous year. All hearings shall be open to the public. The corporate authority of the taxing district must explain the reasons for the proposed levy and shall permit persons desiring to be heard an opportunity to present testimony within reasonable time limits as the authority determines.

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Nazareth edged by Prairie Ridge in 6A final Grimes, Evans, Love and Blakeley can’t outdo Wolves’ star Evans in instant classic

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he Nazareth Academy football did its best to contain prolific Prairie Ridge quarterback Samson Evans in the Class 6A championship game of the IHSA playoffs Saturday afternoon at Huskie Stadium on the Northern Illinois University campus. But, the Iowa-bound Evans rushed 35 times for 155 yards (4.4 yards per carry) and didn’t complete a pass. His ability to find the end zone in clutch moments, however, lifted the Wolves to a 28-21 win over the Roadrunners. A one-man wrecking crew, Evans also made a major impact on special teams with 160 return yards. “Prairie Ridge had been putting up video game numbers and stockpiling yardage and touchdowns,” Nazareth coach Tim Racki said. “Samson Evans is a gifted player and I thought we did a tremendous job isolating him. We probably did as good a job as any team this season defensively containing them.” Nevertheless, Prairie Ridge (14-0) won its second straight state championship and extended its winning streak to 28 games. With score tied at 21-21 late in the fourth quarter, Evans scored the game-winning touchdown on a four-yard run up the middle with 1:01 left in regulation. Evans set up his touchdown (third of of the game) with a 38-yard kickoff return on special teams. Earlier in the game he scored twice, on a 78-yard punt return at the 8:50 mark of the second quarter (Prairie Ridge takes lead at 14-7) and a 5-yard TD run with 8:36 left in the fourth quarter (Prairie Ridge leads 21-14). The Roadrunners showed their resilience throughout the game, responding to every Wolves’ touchdown except the last one. “I thought we came out a little tight in the first half. It took us a while to shake the title game jitters,” Racki said. “At halftime we did a tremendous job regrouping. The coaches made adjustments, players relaxed and we played a great second half.” After Prairie Ridge took a 7-0 lead on Jackson Willis’ 10-yard touchdown run, the Roadrunners’ Devin Blakeley answered with a 16-yard TD on the ground. Senior Bobby Grimes kicked the extra point to make the score 7-7 with 1:28 remaining in the first quarter. The Wolves went ahead again on Evans’ aforementioned TD punt return, but Nazareth answered back with an 8-play, 80-yard scoring drive that took 2:43 off the

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Nazareth junior Michael Love (#20) had six receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown in the Class 6A state finals on Nov. 25. Prairie Ridge defeated Nazareth 28-21. clock. Grimes threw a 30-yard pass over the middle to Michael Love who turned upfield and raced into the end zone. Trailing 21-14 midway through the fourth quarter, the Roadrunners put together their most critical drive of the season. Nazareth moved 65 yards on nine plays, capped off by Grimes’ 7-yard TD run to tie the game a third time at 21-21. When Evans scored again to give the Wolves a 28-21 advantage, Nazareth produced one more drive. The Roadrunners marched 70 yards in less than a minute. With the ball on the Prairie Ridge 12-yard line, Grimes threw a pass into the end zone that was intercepted by the Wolves’ Drew Norton in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. As effective as Evans was on the ground for the Wolves, Grimes did his damage in the air. The senior completed 22 of 32 passes

for 296 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. His top two targets had huge games. Diamond Evans caught nine passes for 108 yards and Love finished with six receptions for 121 yards and a TD. Blakeley rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Defensively, Wesley Lones had a gamehigh 10.5 tackles for Nazareth. Teammates Alex Carrillo (6.5 tackles), Riley Theobald (5.5 tackles) and Jermaine Baker (5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss) also played well. The only areas Nazareth struggled in were penalties (10 for 74 yards) and, at times, special teams play. The Roadrunners, who were vying for their third state championship in four years, finished the season with a 12-2 record. Nazareth also went 6-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference. With Saturday’s loss, Nazareth head

coach Tim Racki is 6-1 in state finals. He went 4-0 as the head coach at Driscoll and has a 2-1 record at Nazareth. Racki has won a state title in four different classes. Looking ahead to next season, Nazareth returns a ton of talent, notably top playmakers in Blakeley, Love, Diamond Evans and Josh Oglesby. Promising quarterbacks J.J. McCarthy and Teddy Olander are poised to replace Grimes. Although the Roadrunners will miss Iowa State-bound Isaiah Lee, the bulk of the defense also returns next season. “A lot of people were saying we will be really good the next few years due to our talent on the lower levels,” Racki said. “I’m not sure a lot of people picked us to go to the state final this year. Although the outcome wasn’t what we wanted, it’s always rewarding to play on Thanksgiving weekend especially in such a classic game.”

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Bulldogs open with 1-3 tourney showing Reingruber records first varsity win; Cicenas sparks comeback BY MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

After 16 years as Riverside-Brookfield High School’s sophomore head boys basketball coach, Mike Reingruber coached his first game as the Bulldogs’ varsity head coach against Rich East on Monday, Nov. 20. Rich East, coached by former Chicago Bulls guard Craig Hodges, spoiled Reingruber’s debut and the Bulldogs’ season opener with a 105-95 win at the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic hosted by RBHS. The Bulldogs also lost tourney games against Morton, 7168, and Oak Park and River Forest, 71-52. RBHS earned its first victory of the season, 57-56 over Wheaton North. “Obviously, we would rather not be 1-3, but just a couple of possessions made the difference,” Reingruber said. “We just have to continue to get better. This tournament helps prepare us for the rest of the season, especially conference play.” Reingruber will certainly remember his first win as a varsity head coach, The Bulldogs trailed by eight points with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter against Wheaton North. Then, Ryan Cicenas happened. The 6-foot-4 senior guard made a pair of timely 3-pointers and scored a basket inside to ignite the Bulldogs’ comeback win. He finished with 21 points and five rebounds. “Ryan shot the ball well but also finished around the basket,” Reingruber said about the Bulldogs’ lone all-tournament team selection. “I was really happy with his defense

throughout the week as well.” Along with Cicenas’ heroics on offense, the Bulldogs played good defense down the stretch against Wheaton North. Junior guard Charles Terry, who led the late-game defensive surge, contributed nine points. Here are highlights from the other RBHS games. Against Rich East, Cicenas scored 29 points (7-for-9 on 3-pointers) with Zach Vaia (16 points, 6 assists), Andrew Veon (14 points), Terry (11 points) and Jason Bageanis (9 rebounds) also making strong contributions. Cicenas led RBHS in scoring with 21 points against Morton. Vaia chipped in 20 points and Bageanis added 16 points (8-for-8 on shot attempts). In the tourney finale against OPRF, Cicenas tallied a team-high 16 points with Reggie Loury adding 8 points. Bageanis flirted with a double-double, scoring eight points and pulling down eight rebounds. “We talked about trying to limit their spurts, but they had a couple of 14-4, 10-0 type runs that made the difference against us,” Reingruber said. OPRF guard Dashon Enoch was named the tournament MVP. Cicenas, Charlie Hoehne (OPRF), Stephon Jordan (Morton), Vashawn Sims (Rich East), Josh Sorenson (Wheaton North) and Ramone Woods (Rich East) earned all-tournament team recognition. RBHS (1-3) faces area rival Lyons Township on Friday, Dec. 1 at the Chicago Elite Classic hosted by University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. “We’re very excited about playing in such a prestigious

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RB senior guard Ryan Cicenas (11) takes a shot on Saturday, Nov. 25, during a varsity game against OPRF at the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic Boys Basketball Tournament at Riverside-Brookfield High School. tournament,” Reingruber said. “It’s great exposure for our players and program, especially playing a neighborhood rivalry game against LT. It should be a great atmosphere and a lot of fun.”

Trinity hoops has high expectations With four returning starters, Blazers off to a promising 4-1 start this season BY MELVIN TATE

does a little bit of everything for us. She’s very versatile and we can put her at any spot.” The 5-foot-10 Lee signed with the University of CaliforniaEntering his second season as the head basketball coach Santa Barbara. Fanning is still weighing her options regarding college of the Trinity High School team, Mike Valente is very optibasketball. mistic about this season. “Alex is a 6-foot-3 post player,” Valente said. His excitement about the Blazers appears war“She’s unsigned and is going to wait until the ranted based on the team’s impressive 4-1 start. spring to sign (with a college). Both Alex and Trinity topped Conant, Prospect, St. Francis and For more basketball Lauren bring a lot of experience. They were Yorkville to win the York Thanksgiving Tournanews on the team that finished third downstate two ment. years ago.” The Blazers’ only loss to date came against LOG ON TO Sophomores Dayjah Chmielewski and ZyerMontini – annually one of the top teams in the RBLANDMARK.COM ra Stafford are the team’s other state. two returning starters. Stafford “We got beat pretty bad against has missed the opening games Montini,” Valente said. “Montini of the season due to a knee inis such a good team. They played Head coach: Mike Valente jury. well and we didn’t. It was a good 2016-17 record - 19-10; lost to Loyola in “We hope to get Zee back withexperience for our younger girls. Trinity regional final in the next two weeks,” Valente It was a good test to find out where Top players: Dayjah Chmielewski, F/G, said. “She’s our starting point our weaknesses are so that we can sophomore; Alex Fanning, C/PF, senior; Lauren guard and was all-conference as work on those things to get where a freshman. It’s really been a big we need be.” Lee, F/G senior; Zee Stafford, G, sophomore adjustment playing without her Trinity returns four starters, inNewcomer to watch: Makiyah Williams, F, freshman in the lineup. cluding four-year varsity players Quote: “We play in a lot of shootouts this year. We try “Dayjah is a big wing. She’s Lauren Lee and Alex Fanning. to schedule every top team. Everything we do is geared really strong and has had some “I would call Lauren a point up to prepare us to play our best ball at the end of the big games already this year. guard/wing,” Valente said. “I think year.”- Valente We’re looking for her to get betshe’ll play the wing in college. She Contributing Reporter

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Trinity senior guard Lauren Lee is known for her versatility on both ends ofhte court. She has signed with the University of California, Santa Barbara. ter and better.” Highly touted 6-0 freshman Makiyah Williams rounds out the starting lineup at a forward position. “In one of the York games, she had 24 points and 12 rebounds,” Valente said about Williams. “She can be a future McDonald’s All-American. She should be one of the top players in the state, and I can’t see any freshman that’s better than Makiyah right now. She’s the real deal.” Kelsey McCormack, a 6-3 third-year varsity player, brings both experience and talent to the team. “Kelsey is coming off a shoulder injury and has missed the start of the season,” Valente said. “We hope to get her back this week practicing. She’s been cleared but is still having a little tightness.” Senior Kelcie Leyden is a capable point guard. “Kelcie has been filling in at point guard as a senior in her third varsity season,” Valente said. “She’s super-athletic and can do a little of everything.”

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Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider an application for a variation(s) from Sections 10-4-5 (Use and Bulk Requirement Tables), Table 3 (Residential Districts Bulk Requirements) and 10-10-4.C (Nonconforming Buildings and Structures; Additions and Enlargements) of the Village of Riverside Zoning Ordinance for property located at 101 Lawton Road, Riverside, Illinois, in the R1-A Single-Family Residence District, to allow a 2-story addition to be built onto the rear of an existing nonconforming house that encroaches into the required side yard setback. The addition will also encroach into the required side yard.

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider an application from Petitioner Rev. Thomas P. May on behalf of St. Mary Catholic Church for a Special Use Permit to expand the existing special use for a church and for variations from Sections 10-4-5 (Use and Bulk Requirement Tables), Table 3 (Residential Districts Bulk Requirements) and 10-8-9, Table 8 (Required Off Street Parking) in order to build a church office addition in the R1-A Zoning District for the property located at 97 Herrick Road.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 19 December 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a Public Hearing regarding a request for variations to the required lot area, lot width, Section 9-3B-4 (Lot of Record), and other such variations as may be necessary relative to a request for subdivision of a 75â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (wide) lot of record in the R-1 Zoned District. LOTS 9, 10 AND 11 IN DUNLOP, MASS AND ANSETTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 3, 9, 14 AND 19 IN JOSEPH K. DUNLOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND THAT PART OF THE EAST 1/3 OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER LYING SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF DESPLAINES AVENUE, IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 1017 Beloit Avenue. PIN: 15-13-417-024-0000 Signed Kerry McBride - ZBA Interim Chair Published in Forest Park Review 11/29/2017

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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: 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

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. Published in RBLandmark 11/22, 11/29, 12/6/2017

Application No.: PZ 17-011 Petitioner: Brian Hammersley, Hammersley Architecture on behalf of Alex Garcia, Laura Husar-Garcia and Louise Husar Property Commonly Known As: 101 Lawton Road, Riverside, Illinois PIN: 15-36-303-008, 15-36-303-009 The variation(s) sought is: A Variation from Section 10-4-5 (Table 3) of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which requires a side setback of 10% of the lot width in all residential zoning districts, and a Variation from Section 10-10-4.C of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance which prohibits additions or enlargements of nonconforming structures, and such other relief as is necessary to allow a 2-story addition to be built onto the rear of an existing nonconforming home that encroaches approximately 5.6 ft. (including the eaves) into the required 7.5 ft. setback from the east property line. The proposed addition will extend the nonconforming wall and therefore also encroach into the required side yard setback. The above application is available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on this matter. Persons wishing to appear at this hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed variations. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning & Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Department at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois prior to 4:00 p.m. the day of the public hearing.

Application No.: PZ17-010 Petitioner: Rev. Thomas P. May on behalf of St. Mary Catholic Church Property Commonly Known As: 97 Herrick Road PINs: 15-36-109-011, 15-36-109012, 15-36-109-013, 15-36-109014, 15-36-109-036, 15-36-109037, 15-36-109-038 Proposed Special Use: To expand the existing special use for a church by building an office addition. The Proposed Variations sought are: A Variation from Section 10-4-5, Table 3 of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which establishes the maximum impervious surface areas for the residential zoning districts, a Variation from Section 10-8-9, Table 8 of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which establishes the required off street parking requirements in residentially zoned districts, and such other relief as is necessary in order to build a 2,700 sq. ft., one-story office addition for St. Mary Catholic Church on the east side of the church. The property, with the office addition, will exceed the maximum allowed impervious surface on the property of 50%. The parking variation is needed to avoid the need to install additional parking on the site in order to meet the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parking requirements. The above application is available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on these matters. Persons wishing to appear at this hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed variations and special use. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning and Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Department at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the public hearing.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS On October 5, 2017, on behalf of New Moms, Inc., a local non-profit agency serving as the developer, the Village of Oak Park (Village) as the Responsible Entity requested the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release funds for acquisition, demolition, construction and associated costs for a new housing facility at 206-12 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $6,725,000. Sources of funds include the Illinois Housing Development Authority FAF, LTOS and Trust Funds. The development also includes 14 Project Based Vouchers. An Environmental Review covering this proposed project was made by the Village that documented the project, and a Phase I Environmental Assessment was made by Reynolds Drilling Corporation. Both of these documents were on file for 7 days at the below address and are available for public examination, copying and comment. A 15 day comment period followed after the release of funds was requested; this ended October 19, 2017. From November 30 to December 14, 2017, a comment period will now be held for the 14 Project Based Vouchers component of the project, and noting the source of funds. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Village of Oak Park has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Room 214, Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ask for Mark Dwyer, Grants Supervisor).

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The Village certifies to HUD that the Village and Cara Pavlicek in her capacity as Village Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows New Moms, Inc. to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS Any objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to the Daniel Sherrod, Director, Illinois State Office of Public Housing, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Room 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60604. No objection received after December 14, 2017 will be considered by HUD. HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the Village certification only if they are on one of the following basis: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Village; (b) the Village has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Cara Pavlicek Village Manager/Certifying Officer 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152719 on November 17, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of L’INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’OAK PARK with the business located at: 541 S. ELMWOOD AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: STACY ELLEN FIFER 541 S. ELMWOOD AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: 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 NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Carla and Mark Tomassini, owners of the property at 1431 Monroe Avenue, who are proposing to construct an addition onto the existing home. The applicants are requesting variations to Section 10-9-7 of the Zoning Code for the purpose of removing the existing one-story north wall of the building which maintains a non-conforming side yard setback of 3’-0”, and to reconstruct a new two-story wall at the same nonconforming setback, and which will reproduce the non-conforming combined side yard setback of 12.3% of the lot width. The Zoning Code requires a minimum 5’-0” side yard setback (10% of the lot width) and a combined side yard setback equal to 25% of the lot width. The applicants are also requesting a variation to Section 10-9-5 of the Zoning Code that requires that the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) not exceed 0.40 for lots less than twenty thousand square feet in area. The FAR of the existing house is approximately 0.3177. The applicants propose to construct an addition that will increase the FAR to 0.4858. The legal description of the property at 1431 Monroe Avenue is as follows: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 5 IN O. C. BRAESE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 11/29/2017

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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 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 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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MULTI-CLASS MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES OF CHASEFLEX TRUST, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM H. FARLEY, JR. AKA WILLIAM H. FARLEY, GALE FOSTER FARLEY AKA FARLEY G. FOSTER, CITIBANK, N.A, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 09 CH 9575 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 16, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-119-019-0000. Commonly known as 1023 North Oak Park 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 Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068473

17 CH 6976 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-111-001-0000. Commonly known as 121 Le Moyne Parkway, 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-016417 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068488

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. F17040203 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068520

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

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

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 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITI BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006HE5 Plaintiff, vs. NINA WOLFE; ROBERT PLANT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS FUNDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; NEX GEN BUILDING SUPPLY CO. Defendants,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES MORRIS AKA CHARLES A. MORRIS; TAMMIE MARIE MORRIS AKA TAMMIE M. MORRIS AKA TAMMIE MARIE JONES; SOUTH MALL COURT CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 17 CH 6674 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-314-024-1004. Commonly known as 1138 Washington Boulevard, Unit 1, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC4 ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, vs. RYAN T. BEACOM, JEAN A. BEACOM, ATG TRUST COMPANY S/B/M DOWNERS GROVE NATIONAL BANK, A N AT I O N A L BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2006, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 06-022, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ATG TRUST COMPANY S/B/ M DOWNERS GROVE NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2006, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 06-022, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 7990 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 25, 2017 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-18-103-011-0000. Commonly known as 524 Wenonah Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304. 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. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068531

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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 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.

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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 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 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 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JUAN G. MUNOZ, GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ, DALIA RODRIGUEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 15 CH 015412 815 N. 7TH AVENUE 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 October 2, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 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 815 N. 7TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-02-324-0020000; 15-02-324-003-0000. 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. 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, 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 14-15-16236. 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. 14-15-16236 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 015412 TJSC#: 37-9217 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. I3067530

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $192,206.66. 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 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 17-081922. 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. 17-081922 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 809

TJSC#: 37-9187 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. I3067359

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 2120-13356. 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. 2120-13356 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 03151 TJSC#: 37-8434 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. I3062642

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTINE V. O’BRIEN; LEWIS MORTON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 10829 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 Friday, December 15, 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. 15-05-223-013-0000. Commonly known as 206 44th Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164. 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-020286 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3067149

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR SPRINGLEAF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20132, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2013-2 Plaintiff, -v.GREGORIO SOTO, MARIA GUADALUPE GODINEZ A/K/A GUADALUPE GODINEZ, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS, N.A. Defendants 17 CH 809 1022 RICHARD AVENUE Berkeley, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 5, 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 1022 RICHARD AVENUE, Berkeley, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-06-304-0440000.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED, DUANE HORNE, CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MANOR CARE OF HINSDALE IL, LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EMMA J. HORNE AKA EMMA HORNE, DECEASED Defendants 17 CH 03151 1534 MORRIS AVENUE BERKELEY, IL 60163 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 1534 MORRIS AVENUE, BERKELEY, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-08-112-0500000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $119,102.40. 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 Landmark, November 29, 2017

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