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December 7, 2016

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Brookfield coffee shop looks to expand PAGE 3 Subdivision request a test case in Riverside PAGE 6

State turns up heat on Riverside pain clinic

Ready to rumble New-look RBHS wrestlers off to a strong start PAGE 18

TUNES AT TWILIGHT

Carolers dressed in 19th-century garb sing a classic holiday carol during a stop in their stroll through downtown Brookfield at dusk during the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Walk celebration on Dec. 3. For more photos from the event and from the Riverside Holiday Stroll on Dec. 2, turn to page 12.

Second doctor suspended, office administrator fined

By BOB UPHUES Editor

State regulators have turned up the heat on a Riverside pain management clinic in the past month, suspending the licenses of two doctors for distributing controlled substances for non-therapeutic purposes and fining the clinic’s administrator – who had his medical license revoked in 2011 – for issuing a prescription for Norco, a powerful opioid pain medication, to a patient who had died five days before the prescription was filled.

On Oct. 28, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation suspended the medical license of Dr. William J. McMahon, one of two doctors working at Riverside Pain Management, 28 E. Burlington St. See PAIN CLINIC on page 13

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‘Justice served’ for state trooper injured by drunk driver Woman convicted of fourth DUI gets 13 years

By BOB UPHUES Editor

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But it still hurts. His lower body is riddled with 50 screws and nine plates that hold his

bones and joint together, the result of the eight surgeries to repair 15 broken bones suffered when he was struck by a drunk See COKINS on page 15

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Coffee shop eyes Brookfield train station space Loca Mocha to open satellite business next spring

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By BOB UPHUES Editor

Loca Mocha, the popular downtown Brookfield coffee shop at 8836 Brookfield Ave., is looking to expand its footprint in the Grand/Prairie business district by opening up a satellite location inside the Prairie Avenue train station next year.

Brookfield village trustees are expected to ink a lease agreement with the owners of the business, Silvia Mancilla and Maria Verduzco, as early as December that will allow them to begin work that would include installing a sewer line and constructing a service counter, an ADA-accessible unisex restroom and a storage area.

If all goes as planned, the coffee shop could be up and running by late spring, said Martin Serwinski, a longtime downtown business and property owner serving as the business’ spokesman. He pitched the project to members of the village board at their Nov. 28 committee of the whole meeting.

“It’s a no-brainer,” said Serwinski. “It’s an asset to the community and the business.”

Loca Mocha is in its 14th year as a business in downtown Brookfield. While a popular stop off for commuters and a home base for a core of regulars, the business has always suffered from being isolated on the north side of

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BRANCHING OUT: Silvia Mancilla and Maria Verduzco plan to expand Loca Mocha into the Prairie Avenue train depot next spring and maintain their shop north of the tracks on Brookfield Avenue (below). the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad tracks.

It’s not always easy for time-strapped commuters heading to downtown Chicago in the morning to make it over the tracks and back in time to catch their trains. Opening up a small 550- to 600-square-foot shop inside the western end of the train station will allow Loca Mocha to capture morning commuters who gather on the south platform.

According to Serwinski, the plan is for the train station shop to be open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. until 1 or 2 p.m. and on Saturday mornings. The shop likely would also be open on select Sundays if there’s a morning event in the downtown area.

Nick Greifer, the village’s director of community and economic development said that the village is planning to lease the space annually for $15 per square foot, which would result in revenue to the village of about $9,000.

Loca Mocha, which will maintain its location north of the tracks, is working in partnership with the village to complete engineering for the station improvements, though Loca Mocha would be funding the cost of the improvements themselves.

“We believe this to be a win-win with a number of benefits for the community,” Greifer said. “It will help the business diversify by getting more customers south of the train line. From a community standpoint, it’s an amenity for commuters and it’s a funding source for the village.”

The last time there was a coffee shop inside the train station was almost a decade ago. In 2006, Brookfield leased space in the train station to HeadsUp Coffee, which also had operated within the station in the late 1990s. The shop operated until about 2008.

Riverside police collect gifts for Sarah’s Inn The Riverside Police Department is in the midst of its annual gift drive for families affected by domestic violence.

The department is accepting new toy donations or gift cards for children and teens at a donation box located in the lobby of the police department 31 Riverside Road through Dec. 19.

Gifts are donated to Sarah’s Inn, which provides comprehensive services for families affected by domestic violence. After accepting the gifts, Sarah’s Inn volunteers will host a one-day event, creating a gift shop where their clients can choose gifts for themselves and their children free of charge.

The shop enables women to make decisions about which gifts their children would enjoy in a safe and supportive environment.

Police cannot distribute used toys and ask that gifts promoting themes of violence or sexism be avoided.

For more information, contact Riverside police at 708-447-2127.

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The Landmark, December 7, 2016

Candidates surface for D96 school board

Mangia, Brockway bow out; Miller seeks re-election

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Two, perhaps three, of the four incumbents up for re-election to the Riverside Elementary School District 96 school board are calling it quits after one term. But it looks like there will still be a competitive race next spring for four seats up for election.

Board members Mary Rose Mangia and Randy Brockway told the Landmark that they will not be running for re-election in the April 2017 election. Rachel Marrello, who ran on a slate with Mangia and Brockway four years ago, told the Landmark last week that she hadn’t yet decided whether to run for another term on the board.

School board President Jeff Miller, who was elected two years ago to fill out the term of Lisa Gaynor, will seek a full four-year term in April.

Miller said that a desire to maintain some continuity on the school board is a major reason for his decision to run again.

“I think what it comes down to is, in part, that there’s been a lot of turnover over the last four or five years both in the administration and on the board,” Miller said. “I think there’s a tradeoff between having people with some experience and having new people with new ideas and new energy, and given that we have a new administration and that the board as a whole has been relatively new, on balance it maybe makes sense to have a little more continuity.”

Mangia and Brockway said family concerns played a role in their decisions not to seek a second term.

“I’m a retiree and, at this point, I just want to focus on family concerns and other pursuits in retirement,” Mangia said.

Brockway, a landscape architect, said that he has projects in other states and may be travelling more.

“I don’t want to miss meetings and I just want to focus on my career for the next several years here,” Brockway said.

Brockway, Mangia, and Marrello were elected to the school board in 2013, defeating two incumbents and riding a wave of discontent after six months of controversy surrounding a former Ames School principal who announced her resignation shortly before the school board election.

Their time on the school board has been eventful and, especially in their first two years, was marked by controversy and change. They have served on the board through the administrations of four superintendents – Jonathan Lamberson, Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, the interim team of Patrick Patt and Griff Powell and, presently, Martha Ryan-Toye.

In the past 18 months tensions eased. The hiring of Powell and Patt as co-interim superintendents in 2015 and the hiring of RyanToye have brought some stability.

Both Mangia and Brockway say that they are proud of their accomplishments in their time on the school board, and both say that they are leaving the school board with the district in better shape than it was in when they joined.

“I feel I’ve had an impact and I think I’ve established a precedent for oversight, and that the board has become a true oversight body,” Mangia said.

Brockway said that he is especially proud of his work in helping to upgrade the district’s Response-to-Intervention program, which provides extra academic help to students who need it.

Brockway said the district’s administrative team is much stronger now than it was when he was elected, and he gave Sharma-Lewis credit for removing some administrators.

“There were some changes that had to be made and they were,” Brockway said. “Bhavna helped us get there and unfortunately there was just a lot of change going on.”

It appears that there will be at least five candidates for the four school board seats up in April.

Other candidates emerge In addition to Miller, David Barsotti, Dan Hunt, Nick Lambros, and Joel Marhoul have told the Landmark they intend to run.

Barsotti, a resident of the Hollywood neighborhood, serves as a member of the district’s technology steering committee and is an IT project manager at the Ann and Richard H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

Hunt, also an IT and technology project manager, ran for a seat on the board two years ago and finished last in a five-person race for three seats.

“I had a great time running last time around, meeting with people and speaking with them,” said Hunt.

Marhoul, a civil engineer, grew up in Riverside. He is a member of the Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission and also serves as the president of the Riverside Swim Club.

Lambros, who owns a property management company based in Oak Park, lives on the same block as Miller, who he said encouraged him to run. He has run for public office once before, losing a race for the Forest Park Village Council in 1995.

The filing period for school board nominating petitions begins on Dec. 12 and ends on Dec. 19. School board candidates must submit at least 50 valid signatures of registered voters in the school district to get a spot on the ballot.

The Landmark, December 7, 2016

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Brookfield Station Area zoning changes move forward Planning commission recommends sweeping rewrite of code

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield is another step closer to overhauling its zoning code as it relates to commercial and multi-family residential districts near the village’s three commuter rail stations.

On Nov. 30, the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approving a “form-based” code for the Station Area Zoning Districts which village administrators have been working to rewrite, with the help of a consulting firm, since the spring of 2015.

The project was funded by a grant from the Regional Transportation Authority and focuses on Brookfield’s three main rail hubs – the Congress Park, Prairie Avenue and Hollywood train platforms.

“I’m pleased that finally we have a code, if it does get adopted, that other communities will look to us for instead of us looking to be like this community or that community,” said Charles Grund, chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and a member of the steering committee charged with writing the Station Area code.

“Finally people will say, well Brookfield has adopted one of the more progressive codes around,” he added.

The Brookfield Village Board will have the final say over whether the Station Area code is adopted. Trustees are likely to have their first look at and discussion about the new code at their committee of the whole meeting on Dec. 12, which follows the 6:30 p.m. regular board meeting at the village hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Any residents who have concerns or want to give input prior to the board’s vote, which will probably take place in January, can do so at the committee of the whole meeting and prior to a vote for adoption next month.

The proposed Station Area code differs significantly from traditional zoning, which sets fixed standards for things like building height, density, setbacks and allowed uses. The Station Area code is “form-based,” meaning that it defines goals for each particular zoning district in order to encourage specific forms of development that make sense for the areas.

Each of the station areas has different goals for density, uses and building types. There are also design standards in the proposed code.

The area near the Congress Park platform includes a broad range of mixed-use residential/commercial buildings, including buildings as tall as six stories.

The Grand/Prairie station area also envisions denser mixed-use developments of up to six stories that would attract restaurants, bars and retail businesses, discourages auto repair uses and seeks to locate office uses to

second floors.

The Hollywood station area calls for much less dense development, more residential, pedestrian-oriented development with some retail and office uses on the first floor of buildings no more than three stories tall.

Officials have said that the zoning change will not affect the village’s interior residential districts and, strictly speaking, it won’t.

However, Sigita Balzekas, who owns a historic building in the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard that she and her husband would like to restore, said the changes will affect

the community.

Balzekas also said she would like to see a more rigorous approval process for developers seeking approvals for new developments in the station areas. The code is written to specifically outline what’s needed for approval in a particular area.

Anything that falls outside of that framework would be subject to a public zoning review. But, per the proposed code, “the village manager or his/her designee shall review the site plan submittal and approve, reject, or approve with conditions.”

Balzekas suggested the village not do away with a rigorous public review process, even if developers submit development plans that are in line with the Station Area code framework.

“That review process, as unpleasant and costly as it is for developers, really protects property owners and residents,” Balzekas said. “It’s like an extra pair of eyes that allows people to really weigh carefully a plan that’s proposed.

“I hope we don’t open up a can of worms that can’t be stopped.”

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The Landmark, December 7, 2016

Subdivision request a test case for Riverside Owner says proposal will help ‘protect’ landmark home

By BOB UPHUES

Finally, the law now requires anyone seeking to subdivide property containing a landmark structure to obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the Preservation A longtime Riverside resident who wants Commission. to subdivide his property, which contains The subdivision request would then be a local landmark home, will be the first to considered by the Planning and Zoning undergo a more rigorous review process Commission for a recommendation to the aimed at preserving large residential lots in the village. village board, which has the final say on William O’Connor, an attorney and oneany subdivision application. time state representative, seeks to subdiO’Connor said the re-subdivision would vide his property at 247 Shenstone Road, serve to safeguard any further subdivision which covers nearly an acre on a corner lot of the property to create another buildat North Cowley Road. able lot. It would also, if O’Connor decides The property actually comprises four to move ahead with building a new home separate parcels, three of which are conon the smaller parcel, allow a design that sidered “buildable” in the homes R-1AA complements the existing 1912 Georgian zoning district, which requires parcels Revival home designed by Howard Van have a 75-foot front lot width, an average Doren Shaw. Riverside designated the sevlot width of 66 feet and cover at least 10,500 en-bedroom home a local landmark in 1993, square feet. The fourth lot is a pie-shaped the year after O’Connor purchased it.

425-square-foot sliver along the western “In my humble opinion, the home is one property line which is 18 inches at its narof the gems of Riverside,” said O’Connor. rowest point.

“We really want to see this property proO’Connor wants to consolidate the lots tected, and the way to do it is to rationalize and then re-subdivide them into two large the existing survey.” lots – a 26,728-square-foot lot containing the With the proposed re-subdivision, said historic home and a 10,601-square foot lot O’Connor, “the odds of the middle lot [Lot 3 where O’Connor would like to build a new on the accompanying map] being used for a residence for him and his wife. house will disappear.”

The subdivision request will be the subBoth the Shenstone/Longcommon and ject of discussion at the Dec. 8 meeting of Shenstone/Cowley subdivision requests the Riverside Preservation Commission at were made partially out of financial 7 p.m. at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 considerations. In his letter supporting Riverside Road.

O’Connor’s application, Stack mentions It will be the first time the commission that the home has a pending sales contract has been involved in such a discussion, and that subdivision “would allow the conand their involvement is the direct result veyance of the residence.” of a 2015 application that sought to subdiThe Longcommon/Shenstone home was also listed for sale at the time of that application.

In addition, according to Stack, the property taxes on O’Connor’s existing four-parcel lot are “absolutely punitive.” According to Cook County records, O’Connor paid $29,938 in real estate taxes for the four parcels combined for 2015. Prior to the real estate crash, which subsequently property assessments lowered throughout Riverside, taxes on the home topped $35,000 annually.

By re-subdividing the property and building on the smaller of the two parcels, said Stack, O’Connor’s taxes would “still be bad, but bearable.”

O’Connor told the Landmark that he’s had offers through the years to sell the southernmost buildable parcel, but he’s declined, because he was sensitive to the historic nature of the property.

“We’d like to control the design ILLUSTRATION BY JAVIER GOVEA to make sure it fits in with the CHANGE UP: The owner of a landmark home in Riverside wants to consolidate and re-subdivide [original] house and community,” his property, essentially eliminating a buildable lot.

O’Connor said.

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vide a large lot just down the block from O’Connor’s home, at the corner of Shenstone and Longcommon.

The Longcommon/Shenstone homeowner withdrew his subdivision request over discrepancies between information on the property’s plat of survey and Cook County records.

In that case, the owner sought to create a second buildable lot through subdivision of the property. The present case differs in that O’Connor’s property already includes a buildable lot on which he could build a new home, according to Paul Stack, who is O’Connor’s law partner and wrote a letter supporting O’Connor’s application. Stack is a past president of the village of Riverside.

“It’s really a preservation move,” said Stack in a phone interview. “They want to ensure that the property on which there’s historic house can’t be subdivided in the future.”

Stack, coincidentally, was a vocal opponent of the Longcommon/Shenstone subdivision and his involvement was responsible in part for stricter subdivision rules enacted in the wake of that case.

In March, the Riverside Village Board added language to the subdivision ordinance stating that the law is in place to “help preserve the village’s national historic landmark designation and the General Plan’s preference for large residential lots.”

In addition, the ordinance now states that any subdivision “shall protect, to the maximum degree possible, historic sites, scenic points, desirable natural areas and other environmentally sensitive features worthy of continued preservation.”

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Riverside, I give you Pickle Ball

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on’t know how closely you follow what’s going on with the recreation departments in our area, but I can tell you there have been more offerings recently than ever before. So, I called my friend Riverside Department of Parks and Recreation, Director Ron Malchiodi to see what’s going on around here recreation-wise.

After a long conversation, which went from family to his dogs to holiday activities and finally settling around his department, I discovered I have been out of the loop.

Recounting the year’s events from his department, Malchiodi he said this year the department introduced Pickle Ball to Riverside. This sounded like something I might like -- just enough activity, but not so much that I would want to have a doctor on my team.

Malchiodi became acquainted with Pickle Ball while taking a course at Northern Illinois University, where he earned his degree in physical education. It didn’t come back to him until a resident said it might be of interest since it was something that didn’t require much in the way of equipment and could be played by all ages.

It was invented in 1965 by Joel Pritchard (a congressman from Washington State) and his friends Bill Bell and Rainer McCallum as a family sport.

They named the sport after one the originators’ dog.

All it takes is a court (combination of tennis and badminton), lightweight paddles and a wiffle ball. Teams of two or four players of all ages can play and enjoyed by all ages. It has been popular at many retirement communities, and there’s even a United States Pickle Ball Association. Now you are in the know.

According to Malchiodi, Riverside’s Pickle Ball court is located at Harrington Park, at Robinson Court and Delaplaine Road, where there are tennis courts. Additional striping was added to the courts to accommodate the game and not interfere with tennis.

Malchiodi stated there was enough interest that more courts would be on the way in the future.

There is no fee to play and the rec department has equipment that would-be players can check out.

Perhaps this was a strange topic for a column at this time of year with the holidays approaching, the first snow falling (with a threat of more to come) and cold temperatures.

But I figured there were plenty of us out there who are not sharpening our ice skates or checking the skiing equipment and are looking forward to spring.

JOANNE KOSEY

The Landmark, December 7, 2016

BIG WEEK

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Explore the gardens of China The Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, in partnership with the Frederick Law Olmsted in Riverside Education and Design (FRED) committee hosts “Gardens of China” with Ron Henderson, fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects in the library’s Great Room on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.

Henderson will explore the rich legacy of Chinese gardens with a concentration on the gardens of Suzhou and the surrounding region and examples of contemporary Chinese gardens and landscapes.

LTHS stages classic comedy

Hallelujah!

The Lyons Township Theatre Board presents You Can’t Take it With You, the Kaufman and Hart classic comedy about the quirky but lovable Sycamore family, who raise snakes, make fireworks, write plays and entertain a Russian dancer and a drunk actress while their “normal” daughter

Riverside Presbyterian Church, 116 Barrypoint Road, promises liberation from your cares and concerns for at least an hour if you stop by on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. and listen to the Riverside Festival Chorus, soloists and orchestra perform Handel’s Messiah.

Conducted by Dr. Sally Sloane, the music of Handel will fill the sanctuary to lift your spirits and usher in holiday cheer. Soloists include Theresa Ludden-Wold (soprano), Erike Morrison (mezzo-soprano), Wain Parham (tenor) and Andrew Schultze (bassbaritone). A wassail bow reception will follow the performance.

Jazzing up the holidays

Lessons and carols at St. Louise St. Louise de Marillac Church, 30th Street and Raymond Avenue in LaGrange Park, will host its 3rd Annual Advent Lessons and Carols, on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m.

Lessons and Carols is a service of scripture

and song dating back to the late 19th century.

Members of the St. Louise music ministry will read selections from the Bible interspersed with music reflecting on the sacred texts.

All are welcome to attend the service.

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Lyons Township High School students are invited to stop by the Corral for Open Fun Nights on Dec. 9 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Play the latest video games, ping pong, pool, board games and meet with friends. Movies, bands, dances are in the works. Located at 4940 S. Willow Spring Road in Western Springs.

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

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Mailboxes for letters to Santa are ready to receive children’s letters in both Riverside and North Riverside. In Riverside, the mailbox is located on the east side of the historic water tower, 10 Pine Ave. Letters received before Dec. 22 will get a note back from Santa.

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Christmas concert at Nazareth Academy

Jazz up your holiday season by attending the Brookfield Jazz Society’s annual Christmas party featuring a performance by the all-female Chicago Outskirts Big Band.

The celebration, which is open to the public as well as society members, will be on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in the lowerlevel “jazz room’ of Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road in Broadview.

For this special event there’s a minimum band donation of $10 at the door.

The performance is open to the public. A free will offering is appreciated.

In North Riverside, the mailbox is inside the Village Commons at 2401 Desplaines Ave. Deposit letters before Dec. 21 with a return address so Santa may respond.

Celebrate the season with a holiday craft around the fireplace in the Great Room of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 2 to 3 p.m. Make fragrant orange and clove pomander balls while listening to the classic Christmas story It’s a Wonderful Life. Adults and teens drop in.

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On Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. enjoy a concert by the Hauser Jazz Band playing holiday and jazz favorites. Reception to follow.

woos her fiancé and his conservative parents.

Performances are Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in the North Campus Reber Center, 100 S. Brainard Ave. in LaGrange. Tickets at the box office are $10 ($5 children/ seniors, free for students with LTHS ID).

The Nazareth Academy Fine Arts Department welcomes the public to a Christmas Concert celebrating the talents of student-musicians and singers on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.

The concert, which will be held on the Congregation of St. Joseph Chapel at 1515 W. Ogden Ave. in LaGrange Park, is free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

“Good Machines,”an art exhibition highlighting connections between humans and technology continues thru Jan. 7 at Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., Riverside. Free. Visit www.riversideartscenter.com for gallery times.

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Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield, continues Dec. 1011 from 4 to 9 p.m. For more information visit www.czs.org/HolidayMagic or call 708-6888000. Admission and parking fees apply.

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The North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., will show the holiday movie, Meet Me in St. Louis starring Judy Garland and Margaret O’Brien on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. The movie is free. Drop-in only.

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Guests will enjoy a selection of Christmas favorites performed by Nazareth’s Concert and Progressions choirs as well as the Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. The performance will also feature the high school premiere performance of Dr. Thomas Bough’s composition “Poorest of the Poor: Music for Mother Teresa,” written in honor of her canonization in September.

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■ A 26-year-old Chicago woman called North Riverside police on Nov. 25 to report that someone punched out a door lock to her 2003 Pontiac, which was parked in the lot at Toys R Us, 7451 Cermak Road, and removed several items from the interior.

The victim said she parked her car at about 10 a.m. and was inside the store for about an hour doing Christmas shopping. When she returned, she noticed that someone had stolen clothing, groceries and laundry detergent.

■ North Riverside police responded to the parking lot at North Riverside Park

Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, on Nov. 25 after a 26-year-old Countryside woman called to report that someone damaged the door handle of her 2044 Nissan Pathfinder to gain entry and steal a black Kenneth Cole purse containing an ID and a credit card.

■ A 31-year-old Cicero man reported to North Riverside police that between 10:30 p.m. and 12:20 a.m. on Nov. 24-25, someone pried open the door handle of his 2012 Chevy Impala, which was parked in the upper deck lot near J.C. Penney at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7500 Cermak Road, and removed his wife’s Calvin Klein coat with fur lining. A set of car and house keys was in a pocket of the coat.

■ A 19-year-old Berwyn man called police on Nov. 25 to report that someone had pried open a door lock on his 2001 Chevy Trail Blazer, which was parked in the north lot of Sears at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, and removed a pair of boots and sandals.

■ A 26-year-old Riverside woman contacted police to report that during the overnight hours of Nov. 27-28 someone entered her sister-in-law’s unlocked vehicle, which was parked behind a building in the 2800 block of Harlem Avenue, and removed per purple Coach clutch purse, which contained makeup and a money order for $210.

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■ Police responded to the 2200 block of Westover Avenue on Nov. 25 after a resident reported that someone had pried open the side service door of his garage, shattered the overhead light inside the garage and removed numerous specialty power and hand tools valued at more than $4,000.

An additional bag of tools was stolen from a vehicle parked inside the garage.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Nov. 25-Dec. 4, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

—Compiled by Bob Uphues

The Landmark, December 7, 2016

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Brookfield police union agrees to new 3-year deal Contract hammered out in one three-hour session

By BOB UPHUES Editor

It took seven months to come to an agreement the last time Brookfield police officers and the village’s administration negotiated on a contract for patrol officers and sergeants. But, with that deal set to expire at the end of 2016, both sides hammered out a new contract in three hours.

The three-year deal, which begins Jan. 1, 2017 and expires Dec. 31, 2019, includes base pay raises for officers in each year and minor changes to other provisions in the contract.

Police Chief James Episcopo said the ease in negotiating the new deal resulted from a

good working relationship between the rankand-file officers and village management.

“I’d like to think it has to do with the relationship we have between the guys and management and the village manager’s office next door,” Episcopo said. “Both sides were reasonable and came to an agreement quickly.”

According to the terms of the deal, patrol officers and sergeants will receive a 2.25 percent base pay increase in 2017, a 2.5 percent raise in 2018 and a 2.75 percent raise in 2019.

Step increases remain part of the salary structure and serve to boost the wages of more junior officers on the force. For example, the salary of a starting patrol officer in 2017 will be $60,465.

By the start of 2019, that same officer’s salary – due to the base pay raises and step raises – will be $75,269, a total increase of 24.5 percent. Officers qualify for the step increases in the first seven years they’re on the force.

Officers who no longer qualify for step raises will receive the base pay raise only.

The top pay for a patrol officer in 2019 will be $93,849.

Entry-level sergeants in 2017 will be paid $97,136, and are eligible for two step raises in subsequent years. That same sergeant will make $107,931 in 2019, an increase of 11 percent.

The contract allows for base pay raises to be lowered slightly in each year if the Illinois General Assembly passes legislation freezing real estate taxes or cutting the share of state income taxes distributed to municipalities.

Health insurance benefits did not change in the new deal. Police officers will still pay 15 percent of premiums for individuals and their families, with the village picking up 85 percent. The village pays 90 percent of dental coverage for individual officers and 75

percent for dependents.

Minor changes to the contract include an increase in officers’ uniform allowance, from $175 to $200. The monthly stipend paid to officers serving as detectives or the juvenile officer will go up from $100 to $120.

Officers will now be able to accumulate up to 42.5 hours of comp time, which they can use in lieu of overtime payment, an increase from 40 hours. The change was made to align the comp time with officers’ 42.5hour work week.

The latest contract was the second where Brookfield police officers were represented by the Illinois Council of Police (ICOPS) union. The department’s patrol officers and sergeants changed their union representation prior to the negotiation of the two-year deal in 2015.

Officers previously were represented by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police.

Brookfield Village Board creates 8 Corners TIF district

Officials hope area can attract new development

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Though its effects may be invisible for years, Brookfield has a new tax increment financing district – the Eight Corners TIF, the commercial area in and around where Broadway, Maple, Grand and Washington all converge.

Village trustees voted unanimously to create the new TIF at their meeting on Nov. 14, the culmination of a process that began 14 months ago. The TIF district, which will last for 23 years, is a tool that can help the village encourage economic development in underperforming commercial districts.

Any increase in property tax revenues in the TIF area resulting from increased property assessments is kept in a special fund that can be used exclusively within the TIF for public infrastructure improvements, land assembly and incentives for new development.

One of the reasons village officials sought to create a TIF in the Eight Corners area was because the equalized assessed value (EAV) of property there has fallen dramatically in recent years.

A TIF eligibility report in late 2015 stated that between 2009 and 2014, the total EAV within the TIF area declined by 32 percent, from $11.5 million to $7.8 million. Encouraging new development, increasing traffic and raising property values can also help longtime anchor businesses in the district, such as First National Bank of Brookfield, Tischler’s Finer Foods and CVS remain vi-

Methodist Church and business owner Linda Sokol Francis, who has envisioned the site as a community center/ church.

However, there are no development proposals on the table presently.

But the TIF provides a framework for attracting developers, said Nicholas Greifer, the village of Brookfield’s community and economic development director.

“We don’t have a specific turn-key project to launch, but it gives us the legal tools to start recruiting developers and market the area to the outside real estate community,” Greifer said. “It becomes much more interesting to developers.”

ILLUSTRATION BY JAVIER GOVEA Greifer said the TIF Brookfield officials have targeted the Eight Corners area for also would allow the vila TIF district, hoping to spur commercial redevelopment lage to use general operin an area that has seen property assessments decline by 32 ating dollars in the short percent in the past five years. term to do improvements, such as streetscape improvements. When the able.

TIF begins to build incremental revenues, The village has identified a number of key sites for potential development, includ- the general fund can be reimbursed for ing the shuttered Brookfield Bowl and its those expenses.

Brookfield has two other TIF districts, adjacent parking lot, which are owned by one stretching the entire length of Ogden the village. There’s also a large portion of the 3400 block of Grand Boulevard, parts Avenue and the Congress Park TIF, which of which are owned, respectively, by the includes village-owned property near the

Congress Park train station in the 4000 block of DuBois Boulevard.

The Congress Park TIF is the subject of interest to a developer the village first hired a year ago to market and develop specific parcels along Ogden Avenue. That firm, Troutman and Dams, is exploring a phased project that would bring a mixed use, residential/commercial development to the 4000 block of DuBois and the 9500 block of Ogden Avenue.

The Ogden Avenue TIFs have a had a hard time since the real estate crash of 2008-09 generating anything in the way of incremental tax revenue because of declining EAV in that area as well.

Since 2008, the Ogden Avenue TIF has generated revenue of $521,610 – almost all of it in the first year of the TIF’s existence -- while the Congress Park TIF has generated no revenue at all, according to the Cook County Clerk’s Office.

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THE LANDMARK VIEW

Troubling business model

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s Riverside celebrates successes it’s seen along East Burlington Street in the downtown area, one address in particular hasn’t been anything to crow about.

Since it arrived under cloud back in January 2013, the clinic known as Riverside Pain Management has sought to keep a low profile. Its hours of operation are not predictable and, at the local level, it’s pretty much escaped notice.

Elsewhere, however, the clinic is clearly seen as a problem, especially in Springfield. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation within the span of a month suspended the licenses of both doctors authorized to write prescriptions at the clinic.

One of those doctors, William J. McMahon has had his license placed in permanent inactive status by the state.

The other doctor, Paul C. Madison? Well, let’s say things are looking dicey for him.

Apart from having his license temporarily suspended, Madison is awaiting trial in federal court. In December 2012, Madison was indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of submitting almost $3.6 million in false medical claims to 10 insurance companies between 2005 and 2009.

In July, Madison appears as a key figure in a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Attorney general against Insys Therapeutics Inc., which makes a powerfully addictive drug called Subsys. The drug contains fentanyl – you may recognize that name, because fentanyl is sometimes used to cut heroin and has been blamed for many overdose deaths.

Madison, according to the attorney general is the No. 1 prescriber of Subsys in Illinois. The state also accuses Insys of aggressively marketing Subsys, which was developed to be used by cancer patients, to doctors who prescribe high volumes of opioid medicines rather than focusing on oncologists.

To keep doctors top customers, Insys created a “speaker program,” the attorney general claims. Madison was one such “speaker,” who was paid $84,400 to speak at what the attorney general called “sham” events at restaurants, where Subsys was discussed “very little, if at all.”

And then there’s the office administrator, Joseph Giacchino. He lost his medical license in 2011, according to the state, for “issuing numerous controlled substances to patients of his practice without therapeutic purposes, engaging in immoral conduct with a patient of his practice and pre-dating prescriptions.”

On Nov. 22, he was fined an undisclosed amount for “issuing a prescription for Norco … in the amount of 300 tablets for a patient of his practice that was dated five days subsequent to the patient’s death.”

We’re glad that the state appears to ramping up the pressure on the Riverside clinic, but it’s still operating. Giacchino still can find doctors who want to work for his clinic, so for now it’s still humming away in downtown Riverside.

It’s not exactly the kind of place a bourgeoning downtown is looking for when trying to attract new business investment. And until things change there, the spotlight will continue to shine on Riverside Pain Management.

And not in a good way.

Opinion LETTERS

Don’t forget about Riverside’s longtime businesses Finally, Riverside is taking steps to become a probusiness village. It’s about time we give new business the welcoming commitment it deserves.

In last week’s Landmark, the article “Riverside OKs sales tax rebate for La Barra” detailed the estimated $100,000 being rebated to the owners of the bustling new business over the next three years. La Barra is a most welcome addition to a town in desperate need of a business that will attract the dreaded “outsiders.”

But as we roll out the red carpet for La Barra, I fear we’re forgetting something. What about the businesses in town that are stubbornly loyal to this grand old village? Where’s the rebate for Aunt Diana’s, a business that lost a considerable amount of revenue due to the Burlington restoration project?

Customers looking for a sweet treat had to walk into a ditch and onto a plywood ramp to get to the 40-yearold candy maker’s front door for weeks. This, by the way, began during Easter, one of candy’s biggest holidays.

Or what about the Little Bohemia Restaurant, whose aged customers arrive rather early to get the best slice of breaded pork? A piece of plywood is not welcoming to an elderly couple using walkers.

How about Chew Chew? Parking was decimated in front of the restaurant for practically the entire summer as water lines were dug up in the middle of Burlington. Scott Zimmer, owner of Chew Chew, has been in town for 20 years by the way.

What do we give them for their time served? I’m not saying every business in town should get $100,000.

There are smaller investments that would go a long way. How about a garbage can for Aunt Diana’s? The little angels like to throw their Pixie Sticks and Gummi Hamburger wrappers in the alleyway and onto the sidewalk. This type of litter puts a damper on the beautiful new Burlington streetscape.

How about some village-funded advertising for every restaurant in town? It will only help our central business district if the village endorses all business owners who make this place unique.

My message for the village board is simple: don’t forget the people who have stuck with this town through thick and thin. Reinvest in those businesses as well as the new. The natives are getting restless and they may just go out and look elsewhere for new lands.

Jacob Palka Riverside

Landmark needs to get a grip Wow! How did we get from “whites only” scribbled on a bathroom stall at the local high school to “an atmosphere charged by the election of a man cheered by this nation’s most vile racists”? You’re right, this “isn’t just overreaction,” it’s hysteria on the part of the Landmark.

The kids have a right to protest. It takes guts and I support and commend them for it. What I don’t sup-

port is the Landmark exploiting the issue to smear, through guilt by association, the president-elect and those who voted for him.

I know Hillary’s loss on Nov. 8 was tough for you guys, but there is no reason to become unhinged.

Please, get a grip.

William H. Anderson, Jr. Hinsdale

Riverside Holiday Stroll a huge success Downtown Riverside was magical as witnessed by all who ventured out to celebrate the holiday season in downtown Riverside on Dec. 2 with the arrival of Santa Claus. This year’s 42nd Annual Riverside Holiday Stroll was a huge success.

As many are aware, an event of this magnitude would not be possible without the support of generous individuals from our community. On behalf of the Riverside Chamber of Commerce, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many businesses, community groups, volunteers and individuals for their time and financial support that contributed to the success of this year’s Riverside Holiday Stroll.

All of us who worked to plan this event would like

to extend our many thanks to the village of Riverside and its staff, the Riverside Township supervisor and staff, Riverside Police Department, Riverside Auxiliary Police, Riverside Police Explorers, Riverside Fire Department and the Public Works Department for their continued support of the event. All of these organizations give of their time and provide the necessary support to make this magical night possible for the village or Riverside.

I would like to off a special thanks to this year’s planning committee members: Cathy Haley, Patty Gill, Greg Gorski and Julie Stack.

Brian C. Brennan, Riverside Holiday Stroll chairman

Riverside Chamber of Commerce

The Landmark, December 7, 2016

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OBITUARIES

Earl McGarry, 95

ciety and was named assistant features editor of the journalism school’s daily newspaper, where she also worked as a reporter. As part of her campus church work, she volunteered Earl H. McGarry, 95, of Plainfield and for- at a nearby school for the deaf.

After graduation she took a job as reporter merly of North Riverside, died on Nov. 29, and copyeditor at the Gannett Company’s To2016.

Born on June 9, 1921, he served in the U.S. day newspaper in Coca, Florida. She moved to Army during World War II and, in recent Nyack, New York, in 1971, where she served as times, participated in the Honor Flight to the the Sunday editor for the Rockland JournalWorld War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. News for five years.

She moved briefly to Chicago in 1977 to work He was also a former member and elder of as lifestyle editor for the Chicago Tribune, Grace Lutheran Church in Chicago.

Mr. McGarry is survived by his daughter, where she revamped the Sunday women’s Barbara L. (Kenneth) Akison; his grandchil- section, and moved back to New York in 1978, dren, Matthew (Erin) and Christopher and when she took a job as senior editor for the Kevin McGarry; and many nieces and neph- King Features Syndicate, handling columnists and newspaper syndication of Rolling Stone ews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lu- articles.

In 1978 she moved to the New York Daily cille (nee Younger); and his son, Brian J. (SuNews, where she served as features editor. She san) McGarry.

Services have been held. Entombment was helped to create and produce a new Sunday section, titled You. at Bethania Cemetery.

Three years later, she was hired as senior Memorial donations are appreciated to editor of Inside Sports Magazine in New York Honor Flight Chicago, 938 W. Montana St., Chicago, 60614 (www.honorflightchicago.org). City. Within one year, she was named managArrangements were handled by Riverside ing editor.

She became managing editor of Adweek Funeral Directors, the Original Kuratko Fammagazine in 1983. In her seven years at the ily Directors, Brian Kuratko, director. magazine, she was named national editor and executive editor, presiding over the expansion of the publication.

In 1990, she moved back to the Chicago area, settling in Riverside with her husband James Former journalist and antiques dealer Clara F. Nash Jr., whom she married on March 11, T. Nash (nee Trampe), 71, died peacefully at 1978. her Riverside home on Dec. 3, 2016.

In Chicago, she directed the Ms. Nash was born in St. Louis Adweek Midwest office, served as on March 28, 1945 to Norbert M. a consultant to Spuyten Duyvil Trampe and Mabel A. Trampe Communications and was director (nee Schneider). She grew up in St. at Augsburg Fortress Publishers.

Louis, graduating from Riverview Upon retiring from journalism, Gardens High School in 1963.

Ms. Nash collected antiques and While in high school, she was sold them as a dealer in the Jackfirst violinist in the school orchesson Square Mall in LaGrange. tra, was a member of the debate She was a longtime member of team and played on the softball the American University Women and basketball teams. She was capand Grace Lutheran Church in CLARA T. NASH tain of the girls basketball team in Riverside. her junior and senior years. She She organized and directed a also edited the high school newspaper and teen church group, which produced two fullworked on the school yearbook. length plays plus an ecumenical Good Friday She attended the University of Missouri, drama presentation, she volunteered in a hosstudying journalism and graduating with hon- pital emergency room and worked as a substiors in 1967. While in college, she was elected tute teacher in Riverside School District 96. to the Kappa Tau Alpha honors journalism so- She played adult volleyball and made many

World War II veteran

Clara T. Nash, 71

Journalist, antiques dealer

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embroidery pieces.

She was an accomplished party-giver, enjoyed gardening, collecting antiques, interior design and bargain-hunting.

Ms. Nash was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, James F. Nash Jr. and her parents. Survivors include her brother Charles (Jeanne) Trampe of Mundelein; her niece, Virginia Trampe King of DeKalb.; her stepchildren, Deborah Bertoli (Tullio, Alex, Peter) of Oyster Bay, N.Y. ; James Nash (Ann, Charlie, Katie) of Northboro, Massachusetts; Constance Karsh (Daniel) of San Diego; Patricia Nash (Madeline, Reid) of Wilmington, Delaware; Janet Blottin (Phil, Jessica, Stephen) of Bear, Delaware.; Virginia Nash (Stephen, Milo) of New Haven, Connecticut; many friends in New York and Riverside.

A service will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Society.

Michael A. Prosen, 69 Certified public accountant Michael Allen Prosen, 69, of Brookfield, at age 69, died suddenly on Nov. 24 while happily celebrating Thanksgiving dinner with his family. He was battling heart disease and other serious medical complications for some time.

Born in Chicago, he attended Harper High School, where he played varsity baseball, grad-

uating in 1965. He went on to the University of Illinois, graduating in 1969 and becoming a certified public accountant.

He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. As an Illini, he played varsity baseball as well as hockey. He very much enjoyed fishing, ice skating, boating and spending time with family.

Mr. Prosen was the father of Michael Scott (Carla) Prosen and Michelle Brown (Johnny Mack) and the grandfather of Matthew Prosen, Johnny Mack Brown Jr. and Kevin Prosen.

He is also survived by his brother, GregoMICHAEL A. PROSEN ry Prosen (Sheila), as well as an extended family. His parents, Walter Prosen and Merry Prosen (nee Tisevich), preceded him in death.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at Thompson-Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 95th Street in Oak Lawn, beginning at noon with a short service at 2 pm. Luncheon to follow at 4 p.m. at Sawa’s Old Warsaw, 9200 W. Cermak Road, Broadview.

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Brookfield’s annual Holiday Walk on Dec. 3 featured a full afternoon’s worth of events and activities at the village hall, in the Grand/Prairie district and at Eight Corners. 1. Mikala Ohogu and Elizabeth Moran enjoy the music of Miss Clara before the tree lighting at Eight Corners. 2.

A petting zoo at Eight Corners was a popular spot for families during the Holiday Walk. 3. Santa Claus greets a child at Irish Times in downtown Brookfield prior to being whisked by fire truck to Eight Corners for the tree-lighting at 6 p.m.

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Riverside’s Chamber of Commerce hosted its 42nd Annual Holiday Stroll on Dec. 2, with business open houses and activities throughout the central business district. 4. Families gather round the fire pit to roast marshmallows outside the Riverside Garage on East Avenue. 5. Inside Riverside Garage, kids were mesmerized by the elaborate electric train display. 6. Elia Bursua enjoys an edible Christmas decoration she made during an activity at the Holiday Stroll.

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veryone likes to spruce up their homess for the holidays – whether that meanss adding some new candles to the menorah or putting a Fraser Fir in the living room. When your home is not an average home, but a bona fide landmark, holiday decorating can take on a whole new significance. From traditional decorations to over-the-top displays, a few local spots are sharing their decorating with the public this year. ar.

At Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home & Studio in Oak Park, the exterior of the home is decoratedd with garland draping the doors. Wright’s signature ure urns at both the entrance to the home on Forest A Avenue andd the entrance to the studio on Chicago Avenue are planted with a combination of red and green foliage, such as evergreen branches,

red dogwood, berries and pine cones.

Andrea Brown, senior manager public relations Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, notes that interior decorations are based on interviews with dec Wright’s children. “In the Children’s W Playroom, there is a twelve-foot Christmas tree, decorated with handmade ornaments, popcorn and cranberries strung with a needle and thread and other ornaments typical of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

IIn other parts of the house, holiday decorations reflect Frank Lloyd Wright’s de connection with the surrounding natural conn environment. He would have brought in cuttings environ colorful plants growing in nearby fields.” from colorfu The Cheney Mansion in Oak Park is full of the holiday See DECK THE HALLS on page 6

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spirit for the entire month of December. Susan Crane, Cheney Mansion Operations and Special Events Supervisor, started the decorating just before Thanksgiving.

“We deck the halls from top to bottom. Most decorations are on the first floor, with touches on the second and third floors as well. We have different organizations help with the decorating, from Westgate Florist to the Garden Club of Oak Park and River Forest.”

Inside, the home has seven to eight trees each year, and the Oak Park Conservatory provides the greenery outdoors for the window boxes.

For a completely over-thetop decorating sensation, head over to the Brookfield Cheney Mansion Zoo for Holiday Magic, on Saturdays and Sundays December 10-11, and 17-18 and Monday, December 26- Saturday, December 31. Now celebrating its thirty-fifth year, the holiday festival boasts over one million sparkling lights, a polar lights show, a forty-one foot talking tree, carolers and ice carvers.

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Add the first 3 ingredients to a food processor and mix for a few seconds. Add the wet ingredients and blend until a dough forms. Add a bit more coconut oil if it is too dry. Press into the bottom of an 8x8 square baking dish lined with parchment paper.

Filling Ingredients: ½ c almond or cashew butter 1 ⁄3 c Yearbook maple syrup, room temperature 2 tbsp coconut sugar, or to taste 1 ⁄3 c melted coconut oil 1 ½ c pumpkin puree (take a big spoonful off the top of the can, then use what’s left) 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp flax mixed with 6 tbsp water) Seeds from ½ vanilla bean, or 1 tsp vanilla extract ¾ c almond flour (pulse almonds in a food processor until a flour forms, sift if desired) 2 tsp tapioca starch or 1 tbsp arrowroot ¼ tsp sea salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1-2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Method: Blend pumpkin, maple syrup, coconut oil, flax eggs, spices, and vanilla in a food processor or high speed blender until smooth. Add dry ingredients to processor and blend until smooth and creamy.

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ith only a few weeks left before the holidays, the chase for the perfect gift is on. While the internet may offer a wide range of options, shopping locally is not only good for your community, but it is good for your soul.

Whether you are looking for a special gift for that special someone or want to give a unique experience that goes above and beyond, shopping locally can provide a gift experience that truly captures the spirit of the season.

Laurie Kokenes, Executive Director of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce & Development, points out that shopping locally is a key to keeping a community vibrant, all twelve months of the year. “We’ve all seen the typical list of reasons to shop locally, but the most important reason is pretty simple. If we want our community to continue to develop, we have to offer something that other communities don’t. We can’t simply say ‘shop locally’ and keep our economy vibrant. We have to take the time and the money to support local businesses during the holiday season and beyond.”

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She points out that Forest Park’s many restaurants not only offer a welcome break to shoppers in need of refueling, but also offer gift certificates for that one-size-fits-all gift.

Cathy Yen, Executive Director of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce says that shopping local during the holidays pays dividends year round.

“The more we shop locally, the more local business thrives and is able to add product lines that we want or need. Since so much consumer business depends on the holiday season to survive, we have the power to make a big impact on our local economy this time of year.”

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She also touts the benefits in terms of human relations, noting that frequenting local businesses

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Stuck trying to find a gift for a person who is hard to buy for? Yen recommends the gift of reading. “We are so lucky to have three terrific independent book stores in Oak Park and a fourth in Forest Park. The Book Table, Magic Tree, Looking Glass and Centuries & Sleuths each have specially curated selections and very helpful staff. You always can find something for even the most challenging person on your list at a book store.”

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he holiday season is all about gift giving, and if you’re lucky, gift receiving. Local bakeries are busy preparing a wide range of holiday-themed treats. Whether you are looking for that perfect gift or need something for your own table, there is sure to be something unique at these local spots.

At Flur in Riverside, owner and pastry chef Adriana Saldana-Meadath has been cooking up gluten free goodies for three years. During the holidays, she says that her 100% gluten free baked goods often grace the table for holiday meals. From bourbon pecan pie to buttermilk biscuits, she helps create a festive meal.

Gift items such as sugar cookies and gingerbread are great to bring to a holiday party or to satisfy a sweet tooth at home. A perennial favorite are Flur’s macarons which are sold separately or in gift boxes of six, twelve and twenty-four. Saldana-Meadath says she prepares a special holiday gift packs as well. “The macarons sell like crazy. We have twelve standard flavors, and we also do a twelve days of Christmas box set, which includes flavors associated with Christmas like gingerbread and candy cane.”

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Sugar cookies in holiday shapes, such as snow men or Christmas trees, are always a hit, and the decorated butter cookies add a festive touch to holiday dessert tables.

Principato says that the Yule Log cakes are a customer favorite in December.

Kay’s offers these on a walk in basis, but many customers choose to special order so that they can have their pick of icing flavors and ADRIANA inside flavoring. The SALDANA-MEADATH holidays often mean Flur owner and pastry chef houseguests, and Principato says that the Stollen coffee cakes and wreath coffee cakes are popular at this time of year as well.

In Oak Park sisters Meg and Molly Svec are in the midst of their first holiday season since opening Spilt Milk on Oak Park Avenue at the end of October. For customers looking to pre-order treats for holiday parties, Meg notes that orders can be placed online at www.spiltmilkpastry.com or by

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Flur, Riverside visiting or calling the shop. “Some of the pies on our menu include cranberry apple spice, heirloom apple with a double crust, Valrhona chocolate peppermint cream and salted maple custard.”

Spilt Milk will offer an assortment of baked holiday cookies for pre-order, and Meg notes they will also have sliceable icebox cookies for those who want to bake at home. “We know that for many families, baking cookies at home with their families is a beloved holiday tradition. We want to offer our cookie dough for sale, so that you can still partake in that tradition with your family but save some time during a busy season by purchasing delicious, pre-made cookie dough made with artisanal and local ingredients.”

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e’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, and in between all his work with the elves creating Christmas joy, Santa will be making several stops in the community over the next few weeks. Here’s bearded man in your town: where you can see the bear

River Forest Join Santa by the fireside on Saturday, December 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at River Forest Public Library. The annual holiday program will feature stories and crafts, and Santa will be available for photographs by the fireplace. This event is free to children ages 8 and under with a caregiver.

Brookfield Santa will be at Brookfield Zoo on Saturday and Sunday, December 10, 11, 17 and 18. Enjoy a child-friendly brunch and holiday music and take pictures with Santa.

Registration for the 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. seatings is available on-line at https://www.czs.org/ Brookfield-ZOO/Events/Upcoming-Events.

Also at Brookfield Zoo during the Holiday Magic days on December 10, 11, 17 and 18, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be available for photos in Santa’s Workshop in the Seven Seas Underwater Viewing area.

Forest Park The Park District of Forest Park offers Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a winter wonderland with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Children will enjoy breakfast with their families, and Mr. and Mrs. Claus will pose for pictures. Please bring your own camera and register early at http://www.pdofp.org/breakfastwith-santa/ as spots are limited.

Oak Park On Sunday, December 11, the Santa Trolley will be at the Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St. (www.pdop.org.)

On Saturday, December 17, join Santa for cookies and cocoa at the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave. from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. (www.nineteenthcentury. org.) Later in the day, on Saturday, December 17, Santa Claus will be on Marion Street from noon until 3 p.m. as part of the Home for the Holidays celebration in downtown Oak Park, which includes caroling, horse-drawn sleigh rides in front of Sugar Cup trading at 110 N. Marion St. and a hospitality tent with hot cocoa. Scoville Square will host Santa Saturday, December 17th, 11am -2pm. Live music, live caroling, family craft table, pictures with Santa and his elf helpers.

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Community Giving Guide

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The Most Wonderful Guide of The Year!

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by Wednesday Journal and the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation to encourage local charitable giving during the holiday season. It has long been recognized that when we shop local, our money recirculates through the local economy reaping dividends for the

Animal Care League No matter how long it takes, the Animal Care League keeps an adoptable animal until we find that right loving home. We take proactive approaches to animal care and adoption as well as preventative measures to help reduce the number of homeless animals in our communities. The Animal Care League provides medical treatment for over 1,000 animals each year ranging from routine vaccinations to emergency, life-saving surgery.

Make a meaningful difference in the life of a homeless animal. Visit animalcareleague. org, where you can sign up to be a volunteer or donate. You can also donate your gently used items to the 2nd Chance shop, and attend one of many fun special events.

The Collaboration for Early Childhood The Collaboration for Early Childhood is your resource for early childhood information in Oak Park and River Forest. We provide the connections vital to every child’s opportunity for success in learning and in life. We work with more than 60 organizations so that parents and their children receive critical information and support services, children are screened for developmental delays, teachers in child care centers, preschools and family child care homes provide high quality programs and our most vulnerable children and their families experience a strong web of support.

For more information, or to make a donation, please visit us at collab4kids.org or follow us on Facebook.

entire community. The same is true for charitable giving. When you donate to local nonprofits, your money goes to work in your own neighborhood.

Your donations feed local families, offer safety and learning to local children, and enrich the beauty and art that surrounds us all. Over the coming weeks, we hope that you will take a moment to look over

Cluster Tutoring

The Cluster Tutoring Program is a community-based organization that provides free, one-to-one tutoring for youth in grades K through 12 from the Austin neighborhood.

Our mission is to help students realize their potential through learning in an environment that strengthens the students, the tutors, and the community. The program’s emphasis is on reading as a means to academic success and the development of mentoring relationships between caring adults and youth.

Tutors receive training and ongoing support.

Tutoring space is donated by First United Church of Oak Park and Pine Avenue Church.

To volunteer or to donate, please contact Kara Kalnitz at 773-378-5530 and visit clustertutoring.org.

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation encourages giving locally, providing donors with many ways to contribute to the sustainability and vibrancy of Oak Park and River Forest. We manage scholarships for students and provide enrichment grants for young people. We make grants to local nonprofit organizations, provide Impact Excellence seminars for them as well as manage many of their agency funds. We accept large gifts and small gifts. We work with donors to match their philanthropic interests with needs.

We create spaces for donors to collectively give for impact through our Women Leaders in Philanthropy, Entrepreneur Leaders in Philanthropy and NextGen Leaders in Philanthropy Giving Groups. All of this is possible thanks to generous and thoughtful donors who value our community.

the listings in this Giving Guide. Find an organization that resonates with you. Check out their website.

Consider making a donation or volunteering. Spread the word. Don’t just shop local—give Local.

www.oprfcf.org www.facebook.org/OPRFCF Twitter: community@oprfcf 708-848-1560 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204, Oak Park, IL 60301 Donate on line at: http://tinyurl.com/kf2rcnn

College Mentoring Experience Studies show that children in mentoring programs are less likely to be engage in deviant activities and relationships with parents often increase. College Mentoring Experience is a 501c3/non-for-profit community based mentoring program servicing the Austin community. Through one-on-one mentoring to at-risk students ages 11-22, CME’s focus is to provide our mentees with the resources and tools needed to get them TO and THROUGH college; providing tutoring, career exploration and life skills development as alternatives to negative learning behaviors.

On Tuesday, November 29th, won’t you please help us by donating? For more information visit collegementoringexperience.org. EVERY gift of EVERY SIZE matters!

Concordia University Chicago Founded in 1864, Concordia University Chicago is a comprehensive liberal arts-based Christian university in the Lutheran tradition. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Graduate and Innovative Programs, Concordia-Chicago offers more than 100 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success. Concordia-Chicago equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence and compassion in a diverse, interconnected and increasingly

urbanized church and world. More than 5,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at Concordia-Chicago, located in River Forest.

Oak Park Festival Theatre Since 1975 Oak Park Festival Theatre, the Midwest’s oldest professional outdoor classical theatre, has brought the magic of dramatic masterpieces to generations of our neighbors. Whether performing under the stars in beautiful Austin Gardens as we do each summer or at any of the many local venues where we partner with local philanthropic agencies (such as Housing Forward, Oak Park Housing Authority or Nineteenth Century Charitable Association), Festival Theatre breaths fresh air into timeless texts for Oak Park and beyond.

With ticket prices kept friendly for every budget and free admission for all under 13, we rely on the generosity of our audiences to continue our dynamic community dialogue.

Donations can be made on-line at oakparkfestival.com or mailed to us: Oak Park Festival Theatre, P.O. Box 4114, Oak Park, IL 60303.

Forest Park Historical Society The Historical Society of Forest Park is dedicated to the preservation, collection and celebration of Forest Park History. We study the past so we can understand the present so we can shape the future. The Historical Society in Forest Park is an important part of the social infrastructure of our community. We partner with many groups to enhance the quality of life in our village.

1000 Elgin, Forest Park IL 60130 To make a donation, volunteer or to get more information, go to forestparkhistory. weebly.com.

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Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Inspiring tomorrow’s architects today. Our D97 program has introduced thousands of students to Wright’s design legacy.

Our community’s vitality is enhanced by the mission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. Through its stewardship of the Home and Studio, the Trust continues to preserve an Oak Park treasure as a source of community pride and inspiration.

To learn more or donate, go to flwright.org 931 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302

Hephzibah

Hephzibah Children’s Association was founded in 1897. We serve more than 1,000 children and families each year through innovative, community-based programs.

Hephzibah provides a Group Home for children who have been taken from their families due to profound abuse or neglect.

Our skilled staff recruits and trains foster parents, and offers ongoing support to help all family members navigate challenges.

Our after-school Day Care operates on a sliding scale to serve working parents in Oak Park, with programs based at each elementary school.

To make a real difference in the lives of children and families, please donate today at hephzibahhome.org.

Housing Forward The mission of Housing Forward is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. By emphasizing prevention, supportive services, employment readiness and supportive housing, we are able to offer a comprehensive, long-term solution that moves clients into housing quickly and keeps them there.

This housing-first approach to homelessness is more efficient, more fiscally responsible and less traumatic to clients who are typically facing extraordinary hardship. It is also beneficial to the communities being served who do not have to bear the costs of homelessness in the form of expanded social services, health care and public safety costs.

We offer an attractive return on your investment — measured in terms of human lives and futures.

To donate, please visit housingforward. org/give, or contact Janet Gow, Director of Development & Communications, at 708.338.1724 ext. 262.

L’Arche Chicago L’Arche Chicago is a community where people with intellectual disabilities live together with direct support professionals, in homes, as family. We strive to merge quality care and mutual relationships, building a community where everyone has a genuine place of belonging.

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L’Arche seeks to be a sign of hope, revealing the truth that all people, including those with intellectual disabilities, have gifts to share.

Your contributions enable each core member (person with intellectual disability) to live an independent, full life in our vibrant homes of love and compassion in the OPRF area.

To donate or get involved, visit LArcheChicago.org/OPRF

The Neighborhood Giving Project Many parents are eager to teach their children about the importance and the rewards of helping others. The Neighborhood Giving Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization providing community service opportunities for busy families in the Oak Park-River Forest area. Our mission is to inspire our children to be better citizens of the world by providing hands-on, hands-together community service opportunities; to enrich their learning with civic responsibility, social justice, and charitable action.

Partnering with local organizations, NGP develops service projects that are developmentally appropriate for children, and also genuinely fun. Topics include hunger and homelessness, education and literacy, family health, animal care, and more.

To learn more about getting involved or to make a donation, go to neighborhoodgivingproject.org

Nineteenth Century Charitable Association The Nineteenth Century Club was established in 1891 and the spirit of the founders continues today in the work of the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association through community outreach grants, scholarships, and public programming in five areas: music, art, literature, science, and social sciences. The NCCA is the owner of 178 Forest Avenue, commonly referred to as the Nineteenth Century Club. Our charitable and cultural activities are supported by our members, volunteers, donors, and by the events held at the Club. Programs are open to all and we welcome men and women of all ages to join.

If you would like information about volunteering, joining or donating, please call us at 708-386-2729 email to info@ nineteenthcentury.org.

Oak-Leyden Developmental Services In 2016, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services helped nearly 600 children and adults with developmental disabilities reach their highest potential. Our multi-disciplinary Early Intervention Program provides therapies to help prepare young children for their years ahead, as well as education that supports the entire family. Our enriching, adult day programs offer community activities, life skills coaching, and vocational training. In our 12 group homes, adults receive residential care,

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Leslie Hodes,

a retired teacher and principal, could spend her days with friends, in her garden, or traveling around the world. After 35 years as an educator, we certainly would support such a retirement!

Instead, Leslie tutors young people and shares her love of learning with the Cluster Tutoring Program. A tutor for over two years, Leslie works with 6th grader Teshell. The two meet at Cluster’s Thursday night program at First United Church of Oak Park. For Leslie and Teshell, learning doesn’t stop when school is out. The two met for tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer and meet on Saturdays during the school year.

Of Cluster, Leslie says, “I think Cluster is extraordinary and we make a huge difference.” She loves how students and tutors stay together for many years and build long-term relationships.

“My greatest joy is making a difference in the lives of kids. I love working with kids who have significant learning challenges and watching them grow, progress, flourish, and feel better about themselves. It’s a social and recreational opportunities, and access to healthcare providers.

Please volunteer, donate items on our wish list, make a contribution, or become an OakLeyden Enrichment Partner at oak-leyden.org or call 708-524-1050 x102.

Oak Park Art League Founded in 1921, the Oak Park Art League (OPAL) is one of Oak Park’s first cultural institutions and fulfills its mission through its offering of high quality art education to people of all ages and skill levels, programs and guest lectures, artist demonstrations and critiques, plus monthly exhibitions in OPAL’s historic Carriage House art gallery. On Giving Tuesday, leave your legacy of support by sponsoring a Century Club limited edition brick in OPAL’s garden courtyard. Purchase a personalized brick for yourself, a business, or honor a loved one and help pave the path to OPAL’s centennial anniversary in 2021.

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gift to be able to do that.”

In addition to being an invaluable tutor and mentor for Cluster students, Leslie is a generous donor and recently joined the board of directors.

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The Oak Park Education Foundation (OPEF) Strong schools are at the heart of a strong community.

Established in 1989, OPEF is a privately funded, nonprofit organization that brings artists, architects, scientists, and technology experts into K-8th grade classrooms at every District 97 school. Our professional partners share their passion for learning while conducting free, hands-on residencies with more than 4,200 students annually. OPEF also runs BASE Camp, exceptional summer and day-off enrichment. Learn more, volunteer or donate at opef.org.

260 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302 Contact: Deb Abrahamson, Exec. Dir., dabrahamson@opef.org. 708-524-3023

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Oak Park Public Library Support literacy, learning, and community connection When you give locally, you can choose to share a gift that nurtures ideas and spreads knowledge in and around Oak Park. You can support the freedom to read, to learn, and to grow. Loyalty to your local public library helps a 113-year-old institution, dedicated to literacy and community connection, continue to be free and accessible to all.

To learn more about how you can make a difference and keep Oak Park’s center of information, local history, and civic engagement strong, contact Executive Director David J. Seleb (d.seleb@ oppl.org, 708.697.6911) or Deputy Director Jim Madigan (jmadigan@oppl. org,708.697.6909).

Oak Park Regional Housing Center The Housing Center promotes and sustains the racial integration of Oak Park. We help over 3,500 households and 250 landlords annually. The Housing Center provides the foundation for equity and inclusion in Oak Park. Your gift helps keep

Allen and Georga Parchem

have been active residents of Oak Park since 1980. Volunteering is in their blood, particularly for Georga.

She grew up in a small North Dakota town where volunteering was woven into the spirit of the community and she brought that small-town spirit with her to Oak Park. Allen, having grown up in Chicago, questioned how much impact ordinary citizens of Oak Park could have on the community. The answer was – “Quite a lot!”

The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association (NCCA) was the organization that recently struck a chord with the Parchems.

Its commitment to supporting education through cultural and intellectual programming and community outreach embodies that same small-town spirit. The challenge that hooked Georga was the opportunity to create a 501c3 legal status and a Landmark Tax status that would preserve and protect this 125-year-old organization. For Allen, the challenges of upgrading the NCCA’s building at 178 Forest and working on facilities planning and fund

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Oak Park’s promise of diversity that we all cherish.

To donate visit: oprhc.org/donate or make checks payable to OPRHC, 1041 South Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60302

Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry $1 = 3 meals, is an equation only you can make possible. With your help, Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry has been reducing local hunger for nearly 40 years.

Your support means we are able to meet the needs of nearly 16,000 families struggling with hunger each year. It means we can provide over 50 pounds of nutritious food plus access to vital programs and services to help people stretch limited food budgets in healthy ways. It means that even a little goes a long way: every $1 donated can feed a neighbor for an entire day.

To make a donation, visit oprffoodpantry. org or send checks payable to OPRF Food Pantry to Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301.

PACCT PACTT Learning Center is committed to empowering people challenged by autism with choice in regard to where they

raising proved irresistible.

The financial commitment and amount of time volunteered has been significant, but for the Parchems the satisfaction of watching the NCCA spread its wings in the local community has been more than worthwhile. The Parchems feel that they are part of a legacy that will enhance our community for years to come.

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live, learn and work. PACTT’s mission is to assist individuals with autism in becoming as independent as possible with the ability to integrate effectively into their homes and community. At the core of this mission is to see each individual as a unique gift and then provide the person-centered supports that foster learning and growth. PACTT programs include a therapeutic day school, residential services for children, transition program for older teens, vocational training/job placement and residential services for adults.

To learn more about PACTT or make a donation, go to pactt.org or call 773-3389102 ext. 2424

Pillars Pillars is the largest nonprofit provider of mental health and social services in the western and southwestern suburbs. The agency serves 10,000 people each year through direct client services, including Mental Health, Addictions, Domestic & Sexual Violence, Child & Family Services, and Community Housing.

Untreated mental illness and addiction can lead to hospitalization, encounters with law enforcement, violence, and even early death. Pillars’ programs empower people to break out of those cycles and lead healthy, productive, independent lives—which ultimately saves the community money. Stand together as Pillars, with us.

Donate online or pledge a monthly gift today at www.pillarscommunity.org/donate.

Ping!

PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) is an allvolunteer organization that loans musical instruments to students in need in grades 4-12 in Oak Park-River Forest school districts 90, 97, and 200 so that they can participate in their school band or orchestra. PING! also provides music enrichment for its students through workshops, mentoring, summer music camp scholarships, private lessons, and field trips.

PING! serves between 125 and 150 students each year who would not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in the music programs at school.

PING! depends on the community for donated instruments and financial contributions to maintain our instrument inventory and program funding.

For more information or to make a donation, go to pingoprf.org. If you have an instrument to donate, send us an email at pingoprf@ gmail.com.

Pleasant Home Pleasant Home Foundation, a nonprofit organization, restores and preserves our National Historic Landmark house museum while offering a wide variety of educational opportunities, cultural programming and free community events.

Financial support is crucial to sustain Pleasant Home as an important resource for tourism and as a center for the community.

217 Home Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 pleasanthome.org hruehlemay@pleasanthome.org 708-383-2654

Pro Bono Network Access to justice should not depend upon one’s income. During this time of need, there are not enough lawyers to help people with human rights needs. These include safety from an abuser, adequate housing, and the ability to get a job. Pro Bono Network, a locally-grown and new kind of organization, has brought over 200 attorneys to pro bono work by making legal representation practical. As a result over 1000 clients have received legal aid services which often encompass human rights.

Learn more at pro-bono-network.org.

Donating will make a difference!

The River Forest Library Foundation Since 1905, the River Forest Public Library (RFPL) has been transforming lives and nurturing a love of reading and learning in children, teens, and adults. Today, as a 21st century library, the RFPL not only provides the latest books and periodicals, but also digital content, remote online access, onsite computer technology, and interactive educational programs By giving to the RFPL Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, you can honor a parent, child, or other family member; a cherished teacher or mentor; a dear friend; or your own love of learning. Your gift will inspire others and help to ensure that the Library will always be here to grow and change with us.

Mail donations to the RFPL Foundation at 735 Lathrop Ave, River Forest, IL 60305, or go to riverforestlibrary. org/donate.

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Sarah’s Inn Since 1981, Sarah’s Inn has worked to improve the lives of those impacted by domestic violence and to break the cycle of violence for future generations. Our Intervention Program provides bi-lingual services for families affected by domestic violence in order to safely navigate crisis, effectively process trauma and ensure self-sufficiency. Our Training and Education Program creates a network of skilled bystanders to appropriately intervene as first responders and community advocates. Our Together Strong Project was created to prevent relationship violence by teaching youth about the impact of their choices, giving them the tools to lead healthy lives, and empowering them to make a difference in their community.

To donate, visit donatenow.networkforgood. org/sarahsinn, or make a tax-deductible donation through postal mail by sending a check to: Sarah’s Inn, PO Box 1159 Oak Park, IL 60304

The Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest Each year The Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest receives support from loyal patrons and generous friends. Ticket sales provide less than half the funds needed for the Symphony’s performances. Your gift keeps this award-winning orchestra going strong, allowing us to keep our ticket prices low and provide free tickets to students through college to our concerts held at Dominican University.

This year we celebrate our 85th Anniversary and your help is needed to ensure our future.

We will reward donations of $100 (or more!) with a complementary ticket to our February 12 BEETHOVEN’s 9th concert or a free CD of our April Symphony Center concert.

Make your end-of-year tax-deductible donation at symphonyoprf.com, or mail your check to: P.O. Box 3564, Oak Park, IL 603033564.

Thrive Counseling Center Thrive Counseling Center (formerly Family Services of Oak Park) has provided community mental health services for 118 years.

Located in the heart of Oak Park, our mission is to build healthy minds, families and communities by empowering people to attain mental and emotional well-being. Hope, resilience and recovery form the heart of our programs and services. Last year we provided critical ser-

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vices to approximately 2,000 friends, neighbors and family members including…

• counseling for youth and adults • psychiatric care and medication management • 24/7 crisis intervention • in-home counseling for older adults • case management and supportive housing • psycho-social recovery day program • stress reduction courses To learn more or donate, please visit thrivecc. org. or call 708-383-7500, ext. 316. Follow us on Facebook!

UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago UCP Seguin believes that all people, regardless of ability, deserve to achieve their potential, advance their independence and act as full members of the community. So we stop at nothing to provide life skills training, assistive technology, meaningful employment and a place to call home for people with disabilities, as well as specialized foster care for children. Our goal: life without limits for people with disabilities.

Make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Donate online at ucpseguin. org send gifts to UCP Seguin, 332 Harrison Street, Oak Park IL 60304

West Cook YMCA It’s our passion at the West Cook YMCA that financial need should never stand in the way of anyone who wants to achieve vitality and improve their well-being. YMCA scholarships cover everything from memberships and class fees to after-school programs and summer day camps for children. Community support makes it possible for us to provide more than $120,000 in scholarships to local residents for Y programs and memberships each year. Your holiday donation will help even more neighbors receive the gift of healthy living.

To donate, visit WestCookYMCA.org/donate or send your check to West Cook YMCA, 255 S. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302,

The Smith Family When Richard “Rick” Smith Jr. was born with Down syndrome 48 years ago, his parents Rose and Rich were determined to make the life of their only child the best it could be.

They arranged for him to attend the original Seguin School, where he was offered the chance to develop, learn and grow.

Since then Richard has been an active participant in everything the world has to offer. Rose and Rich ensured that he had a good education, while providing opportunities for him to participate in sports and enjoy social and recreational activities in the community. Through employment services provided by UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago, Richard has been able to work in a gainful, productive, meaningful job. As his father gratefully affirms, “Richard wouldn’t be who he is today without UCP Seguin.”

Throughout their many years of involvement with the organization, the Smiths have been faithful financial donors in support of UCP Seguin’s programs for people with developmental disabilities. In addition to monetary gifts, Rich and Rose gave of their time and talent, helping to form a local special recreation association to provide fun activities for individuals with disabilities in the west suburbs.

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away, Rich carried on her legacy of generosity. Rich has acted as the Moonlighters DJ for many years so all the people with disabilities could rock the night away with friends during their Saturday nights out.

Buoyed by his son’s successes, his wife’s memory, and his own zest for life, Rich Smith personifies the spirit of philanthropy, a spirit that that continues to make UCP Seguin a preeminent organization serving people with disabilities.

You can join Rich Smith and help to provide life without limits for people with disabilities. Donate online at ucpseguin.org or send gifts to UCP Seguin, 332 Harrison Street, Oak Park IL 60304

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Wonder Works Children’s Museum Creative and imaginative play are vital to a healthy child and Wonder Works Children’s Museum provides countless

opportunities for both, giving children a safe space to explore. Wonder Works is committed to providing an environment where early learning flourishes through thoughtfully designed “experience zones” and educational programming.

This Community Giving Guide of local nonprofits will run weekly through December. If you would like information on how to list your organization, email Marc Stopeck at marc@oakpark.com.

Rachel Rettberg CEO Wonder Works Children’s Museum 6445 W North Ave, Oak Park IL 60302 773.636.7971 rrettberg@wonder-works.org wonder-works.org www.facebook.com/ wonderworkschildrensmusem

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We help you give back.

How is up to you.

“This is a great time for the entire community to invest in the Community Foundation.”--John & Linda Tibensky, donors

If you or your family has had a liquidity event or significant income this year, consider establishing a Donor Advised Fund with us right here in your community. We have the staff and experience to work with you to give locally and/or elsewhere around the country.

A donor-advised fund, or DAF, allows donors to make a charitable contribution and receive a tax deduction this year and then recommend grants from the fund over time. Establishing a DAF with the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation in 2016 is a smart move. With uncertainty on the tax front – including potential limitations on the charitable contribution deduction – 2016 is an excellent year to give into a DAF, take the deduction this year, and continue to make meaningful contributions to organizations in future years.

A donor-advised fund is like a charitable savings account: a donor contributes to the fund as frequently as they like and then recommends grants to their favorite charity when they are ready. While we can manage any size DAF over $10,000, DAF’s of $500,000+ can continue to be managed by your current Financial Advisor. Set up with us is easy and takes a minimum amount of your time.

Connect with Kristin Carlson Vogen or Rhea Yap kcvogen@oprfcf.org | ryap@oprfcf.org 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204, Oak Park | 708-848-1560 or visit us at: www oprfcf.org | facebook.com/OPRFCF

Donate to the Fund for Now https://v.gd/7cO3Kb

Donate to the Fund for Forever https://v.gd/BR71VE

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D103 business manager requests formal hearing Parisi on paid administrative leave since August

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Jacqueline Parisi, who has been on paid leave from her position as the business manager for Lyons Elementary School District 103 since late August, is apparently not leaving her job without a fight.

District 103 Superintendent Carol Baker said last week that Parisi has requested a hearing before the school board in an attempt to reclaim her job. Parisi’s contract gives her the right to a hearing before the school board before she can be fired, Baker said. The hearing is likely to take

place sometime in December or January.

In late August, Parisi abruptly was removed from her district office. A month later the district began steps to fire Parisi for reasons that have yet to be explained.

The district’s law firm, Odelson and Sterk, has completed an investigation of Parisi, who has worked for District 103 since 2015.

Parisi’s annual salary is $118,000, according the district’s website.

The district is also responsible for contributing $14,738 toward her pension.

Parisi did not return a phone call or email asking her to comment about her situation.

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Steve Langert, a retired school business manager, has been working as a part-time business manager for the district since late September. He is being paid $100 an hour.

Admin building rehab In other District 103 news, last week the school board unanimously approved spending up to $115,000 to remodel the front of the school district’s central office to build seven new cubicles.

Baker told the school board that the additional cubicles are necessary because she wants to bring her entire district adminis-

“We’re revising our hours depending on the doctors’ availability,” Giacchino said.

“Right now, it’s by appointment only.”

The Landmark submitted a Freedom of Information request with the Illinois Departfrom page 1 ment of Financial and Professional Regulation on Dec. 1 requesting a copy of the susMcMahon’s status to practice medicine in pension order for Madison’s license, but did Illinois was made permanently inactive on not receive it prior to press time on Dec. 6.

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The Associated Press reported that the A day later, on Nov. 29, state regulators agency’s suspension paperwork accused suspended the license of the other doctor at Madison of providing 1.6 million doses of Riverside Pain Management, Dr. Paul C. Mad- controlled substances in 2015-16 to patients ison for improperly prescribing controlled in 11 states and that he gives patients cursubstances and for “unprofessional conduct.” sory examinations, or no examinations at It’s the second time Madison has been disci- all, before prescribing the highly addictive plined by the agency. In April 2014, he was painkillers in cash-only fined and received a reptransactions. rimand from the agency The agency made simfor issuing prescriptions ilar claims in October of controlled substances while seeking to suswith a lapsed license. pend the medical license Madison has also been belonging to McMahon, disciplined in the states who was Madison’s colof Indiana and Michileague at the Riverside gan and is awaiting trial clinic. in U.S. District Court on The Illinois Attorney charges of insurance General in July filed fraud. a lawsuit against the DR. JOSEPH GIACCHINO Meanwhile, on Nov. 22 maker of the highly adRiverside Pain Management’s administrator the Illinois Department dictive opioid drug Subof Financial and Professys, after investigating sional Regulation fined allegations that the drug Riverside Pain Managewas being deceptively ment’s administrator, Dr. Joseph Giacchino marketed and sold. for reportedly issuing a prescription for 300 According to that lawsuit, Madison was tablets of Norco “to a patient of his practice the top prescriber in Illinois of Subsys, that was dated five days subsequent to the which was intended exclusively for breakpatient’s death.” through pain treatment in cancer patients.

But the clinic is still operating on an ap- Madison, the attorney general’s complaint pointment-only basis, according to Giacchi- notes, is an anesthesiologist who sees few, no. On Monday he told the Landmark in a if any cancer patients. phone interview that a new doctor started More than 95 percent of the prescriptions working at the clinic on Dec. 3 and that he had Madison wrote for Subsys, which consists two more doctors he considered prospects for of the narcotic fentanyl, “did not relate to the future. breakthrough cancer pain,” according to

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trative staff into the administration building at 4100 Joliet Ave. in Lyons “We are looking to have enough space for everybody here and just a little bit extra so we don’t outgrow our space,” Baker said.

“This will give us additional work spaces that we need.”

Presently, the district’s curriculum director and special education director do not have offices in the main administration building.

One cubicle will be used to provide a private space for parents, job applicants, and others who need to fill out paperwork at the district office.

the attorney general. Madison reportedly was responsible for writing 58 percent of all Subsys prescriptions in the state.

Madison also reportedly was paid $84,400 to promote Subsys at what the attorney general’s complaint describes as 46 sham speaking events at Chicago-area restaurants. The company that makes the Subsys,

The school board also unanimously approved the hiring two new full time custodians. Terry Maloney was hired to work in the garage and Mario Ramirez was hired to be a full-time night custodian.

Board member Joanne Schaeffer questioned Maintenance Director Ryan Grace about why none of the district’s 10-month custodians were hired for two open 12-month positions.

Grace told Schaeffer that none of the 10-month custodians applied for the two positions. He also said that most of the 10-month custodians end up working 12 months.

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COKINS

Still painful from page 1 driver while making a traffic stop on the Tri-State Tollway near St. Charles Road in the western suburbs on Sept. 6, 2014. “‘Pain-free’ will never be a thing that comes out of my mouth,” said the 30-yearold Cokins, a Riverside native and 2004 graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School.

“At the end of the day, I’m happy to be alive.”

Dec. 6 marked 27 months since the event that changed his life. And on Dec. 1, he confronted the woman responsible for his pain, 61-year-old Leslie Thurow of Mount Prospect, in a room at the Maybrook courthouse, speaking to Judge Geary Kull and a gallery filled with Cokins’ friends, family members and colleagues.

Thurow, who wept as Cokins spoke in court, had pleaded guilty to aggravated drunken driving and failure to report an

accident at a hearing two weeks earlier. On Dec. 1, Kull sentenced her to 13 years in state prison. It was her fourth DUI conviction since 2008.

Thurow’s car hit Cokins just two days after pleading guilty to her third DUI – in front of Kull, who sentenced her to probation at the time.

“It’s been a long time,” Cokins said in a phone interview. “It’s good to finally know that justice is getting served. I think she needed to understand how her actions affected me, my friends, family and co-workers.

“It’s not fun to see a grown woman cry with no family around her. It was a unique day.”

Those in court also got to see exactly what happened, and how quickly, that day in 2014 via dashcam video from Cokins’ squad car.

He’s shown standing at the driver’s side window of a stopped vehicle. He glances right and an instant later Thurow’s 2004 Honda CRV sideswipes him at 70 mph, catapulting Cokins over the hood of the stopped car.

“I remember seeing the car coming at

“I think she needed to understand how her actions affected me, my friends, family and co-workers.

MIKE COKINS

me,” Cokins said.

After that was a blur of pain and almost two years of physical rehabilitation. Cokins spent three weeks in the hospital and two weeks in a rehab facility before being sent home in a wheelchair. Doctors, Cokins said, believed he wouldn’t walk again.

But three days after the incident, Cokins asked to see the dashcam video and begin

the road back. He was in a wheelchair for three months and on crutches for five.

“My goal was always to get back to as close to 100 percent as possible,” Cokins said.

“Early on I knew I’d never be as I once was – that’d I’d never run as fast or jump as high or skate the way I did when I played hockey.”

Cokins spent 17 months doing physical therapy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and returned to the hospital for follow-up surgeries.

“I didn’t just do this myself,” Cokins said.

“I owe it to all of the people who saved my life.”

Within 15 months, Cokins could run again. On Dec. 1, 2015 he was back at work in investigations – a goal of his, but not the way he got there. He says he wanted to earn a spot in investigations by making his mark as a trooper on the road.

This summer he was back in a squad car, patrolling the same stretch of highway where he was injured.

Cokins passes by the spot on his way home, every day.

“I say, ‘Thank you.’”

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Confident Curby takes over RBHS wrestling New head coach likes Bulldogs’ blend of talented veterans and newcomers

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RBHS wrestler Joey Swallow drew within one victory of wrestling for third at the 2016 regionals.

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Contributing Reporter

iverside-Brookfield senior Chris Colvin is taking full advantage of his 6-foot-5 frame this wrestling season.

He’s moved up one weight class from 195 pounds to 220.

“Sometimes it’s an advantage (being 6-5). Sometimes it’s not. I decided near the end of the last season because I’m taller I can put on a lot of extra pounds,” Colvin said. “It’s been good. The coaches have helped me gain weight, make gains in the weight room.”

It’s among the many changes for the Bulldogs, who are poised to continue their recent success under new head coach Nick Curby.

They return their three 2016 Class 3A sectional qualifiers in Colvin, senior Julian Blanco (145 pounds this season) and junior Joey Giurini (113) and seniors Josh Contreras (120), R.J. Martinez (138) and Joey Swallow (160) from their individual regional lineup.

Blanco and Contreras were 2015 individual state qualifiers.

“ I ’ve had success at other programs I’ve been at. I hope to carry that over.”

NICK CURBY RBHS coach

Curby was head coach the past eight seasons at Plainfield East and had a 2015 3A state champion following five seasons as an assistant with Providence Catholic. The 1998 Lyons Township graduate was an all-state fifth at 189 as a senior and wrested at Illinois.

“I do feel for the seniors having to kind of change a little bit. We try to work with them to so we can make them the best wrestlers they can be and achieve their goals. That’s my main thing,” Curby said. “I’ve had success at other programs I’ve been at. I hope to carry that over. They’ve been pretty open to everything we’ve been doing. They’ve really

been in the mindset they want to end their senior year on a good note.”

Curby, a math teacher at RBHS, follows three successful seasons under former head coach Mike Boyd. The Bulldogs also should benefit with their return to 2A after one season in 3A. “I think regardless if they’re in 2A or 3A, they have the same goals. The mindset hasn’t changed. They want to get on the podium (as an all-stater) and we’re doing everything we can to do that,” Curby said.

“He’s a really good coach, a good technician. He still helps us push the pace,” Colvin said.

The Bulldogs are 6-2 in duals and CHRIS COLVIN RBHS senior finished 21st at the Barrington Invitational Nov. 25-26. At Saturday’s home quad, they defeated Vernon Hills and Hubbard and lost to Morris.

At Barrington, Colvin was third at 220 and suffered his only loss so far this season. Blanco was sixth at 145 and Contreras was eighth at 120.

Giurini, who missed the Barrington Invite, came one sectional match victory from qualifying for state at 113 last season after taking second at regionals.

Colvin was second at regionals and Blanco third. It was first season at RBHS for Blanco, who transferred after being an all-state fourth at 2015 3A state at 126 for Brother Rice.

Contreras lost his 2016 third-place JOEY GIURINI regional match with a sectional RBHS junior berth on the line after advancing to 2A state in 2015 at 113, going 0-2. Swallow came one victory from wrestling for third at 2016 regionals.

Other key returnees are seniors Louis Garcia (170) and Amanda Martinez (132), one of a half-dozen girls in the program, The remainder of the starting lineup probably will consist of varsity newcomers, including sophomores. Curby said Colvin is among numerous senior leaders by example who also are emerging vocally.

“It’s a nice little blend,” Curby said. “The newcomers then feed off the guys that have the experience of what they do and over the years as they transition, they’ve had good role models to show how to do it.”

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Hoyd hammers Wheaton Academy RBHS senior guard explodes for 31 points as Bulldogs overwhelm Warriors

By LAUREN RECCHIA Contributing Reporter

When a team has the luxury of having guards like Lyndsey Hoyd and Samantha Bloom, scoring and playmaking aren’t issues in the backcourt.

The Riverside-Brookfield High School girls basketball team certainly reminded Wheaton Academy of that reality during an 83-46 rout of the visiting Warriors last week.

Hoyd exploded for a career-high 31 points on 12 of 18 shooting (including 7-for-11 on 3-pointers) and Bloom contributed 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Throw in solid efforts from Maddie Meehan (12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks), Sophia Bolton (9 points, 5 rebounds) and Maggie Shereck (6 points, 5 rebounds) and the Bulldogs simply had too much firepower for Wheaton Academy.

“It’s been a great start for us,” Hoyd said. “We’ve had a lot of people step up for us.

“We’re doing a good job of out-hustling other teams. Our defense has been great which is winning us games. We’re also moving the ball really well and making extra passes that lead to great shots.”

RBHS also employed its up-tempo style which head coach Dallas Till loves. Against Wheaton Academy, the Bulldogs finished with 25 fast break points, 21 second chance points and 33 points off turnovers.

In fact since a 45-31 loss against St. Joseph at the Maine East Invite, RBHS has won four games in a row and outscored its opponents 265-122.

“Communication is a big key for us,” Shereck said. “We really work together. Everyone has the skillset to make us good,

and it’s just like a puzzle where everything fits together.”

With the Bulldogs up 15-9 with 1:57 left in the first quarter, Hoyd drained a 3-pointer from the right side and followed with a layup from the left side to give the Bulldogs a 20-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.

“Our effort was at the maximum,” Meehan said. “Everyone that came in gave everything that they had. We really played a team game and we weren’t selfish with the ball.”

RBHS extended its lead as the game went along, reaching a 20-point advantage late in the fourth quarter on a basket

by Bolton. Senior guard Colette Murray made shot from the right side of the court to put the Bulldogs up 83-41 with 2:30 left to play in the fourth quarter.

“We didn’t really know what to expect heading into the game with (Wheaton Academy) having a new coach but we had a game plan,” Shereck said. “When everybody does their part, things just click for us.”

RBHS is off to a 6-1 start including a 2-0 record in the Metro Suburban Conference.

An influx of new players coupled with veterans like Hoyd and Bloom has served the Bulldogs well this season.

“Our team is really welcoming and everyone is awesome,” Meehan said. “The seniors give a really good older presence and they’re really welcoming to the newcomers. It feels like everyone is really working together and everyone is part of the team.”

RBHS hosts its annual Girls Holiday Classic (Dec. 26 through Dec. 30).

“Everyone is really excited,” Meehan said. “It’s always fun to play big games like that at home, and it will be really cool to have some different teams play here and play against

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RBHS senior guard Lyndsey Hoyd scored a career-high 31 points against Wheaton Academy. teams that are outside of our conference.”

“We will definitely have some competition in conference play,” Meehan said. “We’re really encouraged by what we’ve done so far and we know we can build from that.”

Basketball Roundup

Bulldogs stunned by IC in boys hoops Clanton’s clutch 3-pointer trumped by Knights’ game-winning trey

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

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RBHS senior guard Jalen Clanton, left, had 25 points, five assists and five steals in a 73-70 loss at Immaculate Conception.

Per his big shot-making reputation, Riverside-Brookfield senior guard Jalen Clanton nailed a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, forcing a 70-70 tie with Immaculate Conception on Friday.

The host Knights claimed the winning highlight, however, when Alex Meurer sank a corner 3-pointer in the closing seconds to pull off a stunning 73-70 upset.

The Bulldogs, who are vying for a 16th straight conference championship this season, fell to 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the Metro Suburban Conference.

Trailing IC 18-5 early, the Bulldogs made an impressive comeback before Meurer’s heroics.

Clanton led RBHS with 25 points, five assists, five steals and four rebounds. Junior Ryan Cicenas (17 points), Henry Trelenberg (16 points, 5 rebounds) and Calvell Randall (7 rebounds) also contributed for the Bulldogs.

RBHS hosts Illiana Christian Friday, Dec.

9 at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs also play Hillcrest Sunday, Dec. 11 (4:15 p.m. tip-off) at the Derrick Rose Shootout hosted by Moraine Valley College.

Fenwick edges OPRF in OT Fenwick senior Jacob Keller clearly heard the chants during the Friars’ 63-57 win in overtime against rival OPRF at the Chicago Elite Classic Friday night.

A sea of orange and blue clad Huskie fans serenaded the Friars’ 6-3 point guard with a mocking chorus of “intentional grounding” and “Plainfield North” among others (alluding to Fenwick’s controversial 18-17 loss to Plainfield North in the state semifinals of the Class 7A football playoffs).

The unflappable Keller offered a sweet stat line in response to the taunts: 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals, two blocks and a spectacular dunk in 31 minutes.

“The chants didn’t really affect me or our team,” Keller said. “They just gave us a little more spark. It was a great atmosphere to play in. OPRF was taking shots at us all

game, but we have a group of guys who are locked in and focused on what we need to do to win.”

Fellow senior Jamal Nixon supported Keller with 18 points, 11 rebounds and two steals. Sophomore guard Damari Nixon (eight points) and reserves Mike O’Laughlin (6 points, 2 rebounds) and DJ Steward (5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) also played key roles for the victors. Steward, a highly touted freshman, played with poise and confidence.

“We have a few young guys with pretty big roles in Damari and DJ,” Keller said. “Billy Bruce, AJ Nixon and Mike O’Laughlin also contribute in so many ways. I could talk all day about these guys.”

Fenwick (5-0) certainly needed all hands on deck to hold off the Huskies.

OPRF rolled into the early season showdown with plenty of momentum after winning the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic title in convincing fashion, highlighted by a 79-62 win over host RiversideBrookfield.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.ELIZABETH L. PURNELL, KENNETH PURNELL JR. A/K/A KENNETH PURNELL, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 000292 110 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 110 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-305-003-0000. 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, including the Judicial

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

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 1413-22714. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-22714 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 000292 TJSC#: 36-13141 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 1415-09789. 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. 14-15-09789 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 009679 TJSC#: 36-12160 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

MARY A. LENGERICH AKA M. ANGELA LENGERICH; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 09 CH 50085 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 3, 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: Commonly known as 612 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304.

P.I.N. 16-17-115-005.

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. Kenneth M. Battle at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 5660040. 85269 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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) 2360077. SPSL.0299 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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BY MERGER TO ING BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.STEVEN C. RUECKERT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 15 CH 009679 1323 ASHLAND AVENUE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 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, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 6, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1323 ASHLAND AVENUE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 Property Index No. 15-01-113-006-0000. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid

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I708603 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 4, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-119-019-0000.

Commonly known as 1023 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302.

I708657 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

CHARLES L. MOORE AKA CHARLES MOORE; PATRICIA A. MOORE AKA PATRICIA ANN MOORE AKA PATRICIA MOORE; US BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 6935 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 4, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-327-007-0000.

Commonly known as 1162 South Harvey Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.falillinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F16050106 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I708706

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