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More than two years after two separate winter flood events scoured the landscape of Riverside’s Swan Pond Park, officials are moving toward a permanent fix for the park. On Aug. 9, the Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission selected Living Habitats, a Chicago-based landscape architecture and environmental planning firm, to devise a planting plan that follows principles of Riverside’s designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, to reverse the damage done to the landscape by the flood. The planting plan will be much more than a list of approved plants for Swan Pond, particularly the lowest area near the drainage culvert that was installed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 2012 as part of a project to improve drainage in Swan Pond Park. The firm’s recommendations will include design guidelines, an estimate of cost for implementing the design and a maintenance plan to make sure the area isn’t inundated with invasive species of plants in the years that follow. “That’s important to us, because we want to make sure it’s designed in an Olmstedian
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hris Stach, a beloved local figure who devoted himself to documenting, researching and preserving the history of Brookfield, died of natural causes at his home on Aug. 10, 2016 at the age of 64. In addition to his private efforts collecting and recording historical photos, mementos and information about the village, Mr. Stach had written dozens of columns and historical feature articles for the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark in the past 17 years. “I can’t think of one single person who has had a bigger impact for documenting Brookfield’s history,” said Kit Ketchmark, president of both the village of Brookfield and the Brookfield Historical Society. See CHRIS STACH on page 11
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Dennis Sadilek, former Riverside village and library trustee, dies at 85 Early years cemented a dedication to service, helping others By BOB UPHUES Editor
In 2003, Dennis Sadilek was honored as Riverside’s Person of the Year, the culmination of a life devoted to service to community and others. But he wanted to make it clear that his many contributions were dependent on others looking out for him many years earlier. “My story could not have happened without the nurture, support, and selfless volunteerism of so many people of this great nation, which has no equal in generosity, compassion, and acceptance,” Mr. Sadilek said in accepting the award that night 13 years ago. “God bless these United States of America.” Professional success and personal fulfillment did not initially seem to be in the cards for Mr. Sadilek, who died Aug. 10, 2016 at the age of 85. “He always felt a great commitment because so many people helped him,” said his wife of 37 years, Mary Ann Sadilek. “He came over here with nothing, so he felt a strong obligation and duty to do whatever he could for other people.” Mr. Sadilek was born in Prague on Dec. 22, 1930, the son of Vaclav and Ludmilla Sadilek. His father was a director of the National Bank of Czechoslovakia. In 1939, when the Nazis marched into the Czechoslovakian capital, the bank’s directors were working to have the nation’s gold reserves shipped away for safekeeping. One night there was a knock on the door — it was the SS looking for Mr. Sadilek’s father. Vaclav Sadilek’s last words to 9-yearold Dennis were, “Take care of your mother and sister.” The Nazis told the Sadilek family that Vaclav took his own life while in custody. The family refused to believe the story. In 1947 at the age of 16, Mr. Sadilek was one of two teens in the entire country selected by the American Field Service to be foreign exchange students in the United States.
Dennis Sadilek Mr. Sadilek finished his high school education in Vermont at the Putney School, a progressive college prep boarding school. In 1948, however, communists in Czechoslovakia staged a coup d’état, so Mr. Sadilek decided to stay in the United States rather than return home. He was granted asylum and won a scholarship through the Jewel Tea Company to attend Northwestern University. For two years, he lived with the Perkins family (of Perkins and Will architecture fame) before joining a fraternity and graduating in 1952 from Northwestern. After that, Mr. Sadilek earned his law degree from Yale University before landing a job with Jewel. He married Marie Giammanco, a Riverside resident, and raised three children while working as vice president of Central Can Company, owned by his wife’s family. The couple later divorced. Mr. Sadilek also was vice president of special investments for Northern Trust Bank
and later, executive vice president of the CM Realty division of Chicago Metallic Corporation, managing the company’s real estate development. He married Mary Ann Novak in 1979 and was active locally both as an elected official and through charitable and church groups. Mr. Sadilek won election to the Riverside Board of Trustees in 1989 and served two consecutive terms before an unsuccessful run for village president in 1997. Two years later, in 1999, he was elected to a third term as village trustee. He also served a term on the Riverside Public Library Board of Trustees, one of those years as president of the board. Mr. Sadilek was an active member of the Riverside Township Lions Club, serving as the organization’s president. He also served as an elder and trustee at Riverside Presbyterian Church, where more than three decades ago he co-founded a men’s support group that still meets once a week. “He would be encouraging people to get involved and to be kind,” said Mrs. Sadilek when asked about her husband’s legacy. “He had high moral standards and ethics.” He and his wife enjoyed the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was an active skier, tennis player and golfer who enjoyed spending time with his family at their vacation retreat in Fontana, Wisconsin. Dennis Sadilek is survived by his sister, Eva (Vaclav) Kures; three children from his previous marriage to Marie Giammanco, Bruce (Gail), Laura (Larry) Bourne and Cynthia (David) Ridings; two stepchildren, Peter (Marita) Salkowski and Joan (Daniel) Robbins; six grandchildren, Christina Bourne, Bryan Bourne, Julia (Josh) Bourne Terpstra, Michael Ridings, Sarah Ridings and Laura Ridings; four step-grandchildren, Tim Robbins, Sam Robbins, Luke Robbins and Madison Salkowski; one great-grandchild, Philip Terpstra; and two nephews, Peter (Maureen) Kures and Michael Kures. Visitation will be held on Friday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 116 Barrypoint Road in Riverside, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dennis Sadilek’s name are appreciated to the Riverside Presbyterian Church.
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Another senior member leaves District 95 school board Six of seven seats will be up for election next spring By BOB UPHUES Editor
With the resignation last week of its longest-serving member, no one on the Brookfield-LaGrange Park Elementary School District 95 Board of Education will have more than three-and-a-half years of experience – just as the district is set to launch a major referendum campaign. On Aug. 11 the board announced that Lynn Waterloo, who in April 2015 was elected to her fourth term in office, had moved out of the district and that her resignation was effective immediately. Michelle Maggos, who was elected to her first term in 2013 and took over as school board president in May, said she hoped the board would be able to name a replacement for Waterloo in September. By law, the
The school board chose Brian school board has 45 days to fill Pencak, an architect from Brookthe vacancy. field, from a pool of three can“Depending on the candidates didates to replace LaBarbera in we get, we’re interested in filling May. the vacancy in a timely manner,” Waterloo’s resignation leaves Maggos said. four people elected in 2013 – MagThe school board is accepting gos, Barbara Garvey, Rebecca letters of application through Zoltoski and Brian Conroy – as Aug. 23. Candidates interested in the most senior members of the being considered are being asked to mail letters of interest to the school board. All four of those LYNN WATERLOO District 95 central office. Letters seats will be up for election again may be addressed to the Board of in 2017. Education at 3724 Prairie Ave., Brookfield, In addition, the two unexpired two-year Illinois, 60513. terms of LaBarbera and Waterloo will also Questions can be directed to Superinten- be up for election, meaning six of the seven dent Mark Kuzniewski at 708-588-8701 or school board seats will be on the spring 2017 mkuzniewski@district95.org. ballot. It’s the second time in six months that the Maggos was elevated to board president District 95 school board has lost an experi- in May, a move that came with Waterloo’s enced board member. John LaBarbera, who blessing; Waterloo made the motion for the had served on the school board for 14 years, change. In a phone interview last week, Waannounced his resignation in March. He terloo revealed that she already knew she also moved out of the district. might be leaving the board at the time.
“I already had been thinking I might be getting ready to step down,” said Waterloo. “I was not going to continue knowing I was coming to this decision.” Since that time, according to Maggos, Waterloo has helped her get accustomed to leading the board. “Since I took over as president she’s been a mentor,” Maggos said. “It’s all new to me. And just over the horizon is the prospect of a major referendum campaign to fund the construction of a new building on the campus of S.E. Gross Middle School in Brookfield. That was a process Waterloo said she had hoped to see through when she was elected in 2015. Now she’s going to have to watch it unfold from the outside. “It is bittersweet,” said Waterloo, who will continue to work as the business manager at St. Louise de Marillac Parish in LaGrange Park. “I’ve met some wonderful people, including some who have become friends of mine.”
Township board to dedicate office to late assessor Trustees approve plaque honoring ‘Scuffy’ Gross By BOB UPHUES Editor
The Riverside Township Board of Trustees will name the township assessor’s office in honor of Schofield “Scuffy” Gross, the longtime former assessor who died last month at the age of 88. Township officials announced their intention to dedicate the office, which is on the third floor of the township hall, 27 Riverside Road, in July. A 12-by-5-inch bronze plaque with Gross’ name and dates he served as assessor – 1969 to 2009 – will be mounted on the
wall outside the door to the office. “He was so proud of that office,” said Township Supervisor Rich Tuscher at the July meeting where the idea of the memorial plaque was presented. A similar plaque on the first floor of the building is mounted outside Room 4, which is dedicated to former Township Supervisor Gary Wilt. At the township board’s meeting on Aug. 9, Tuscher said the new plaque would cost about $320. At the July meeting of the township board, Riverside Township Lions Club President Alex Gallegos offered for the club to help pay for the cost of a plaque. Gallegos said the club would have liked Gross’ connection with the Lions to be indicated on the plaque, but the township board opted to keep things simple. Gallegos said the club will discuss ways to
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New assistant principal hired at Hauser Jr. High
Christine Mullin previously worked with Hauser principal By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
The new assistant principal at L.J. Hauser Junior High School in Riverside is no stranger to Principal April Mahy. On Aug. 9, the Riverside Elementary School District 96 Board of Education approved hiring Christine Mullin as the assistant principal at Hauser. Mullin replaces Jason Smit, who decided to become the district’s instructional technology coordinator after serving as assistant principal for one year. Like Mahy and Smit, Mullin once worked at Hickory Creek Middle School in southwest suburban Frankfort. Mullin served three different stints as interim assistant principal at Hickory Creek alongside Mahy, who also was an assistant principal. Mullin’s most recent stint at Hickory Creek was in 2012. She also served on an interim basis as an assistant principal of Chelsea Intermediate School in Frankfort. For the last few years Mullin, 46, has been at home taking care of her three sons while
becoming very active in her local Mokena school district. She has served as the president of the Mokena Educational Foundation, and served on the Mokena district’s dual language committee and on its strategic plan committee. Mullin also has worked as a teaching and curriculum consultant. “Even though I’ve been at home, I’ve certainly been busy,” Mullin said. Mullin was picked from a field of 137 applicants. Mahy did the initial screening of resumes and invited 10 candidates in for interviews. Mahy then chose five candidates who were interviewed by an eight-person panel of two parents, four teachers, Assistant Superintendent Merryl Brownlow and Smit. That committee picked Mullin, who had a final interview with Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye. Mahy said that the fact she had worked with Mullin before didn’t affect her evaluation, but she knows the type of administrator Mullin is because they had worked together before. “I knew her work ethic, I knew her character, I knew that she could come in and hit the ground running, because those were positions where school was already in session and she had to come in and take over See ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL on page 11
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RBHS teachers, officials working toward new contract Teachers returned to their classrooms at Riverside-Brookfield High School this week without a contract. The teachers’ three-year deal expired on June 30. Negotiations for a new contract are continuing and apparently making progress. “All sides are at the table talking and I think things are moving well,” said District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis. Two bargaining sessions are coming up; one will take place next week and another session is scheduled for the week of Aug. 22, Skinkis said. The teachers’ union and the school board representatives have already met for one bargaining session this month. School board members Matt Sinde and Garry Gryczan along with Skinkis and attorney Lynn Himes make up the school board’s negotiating team. Gryczan was out of the country for a good part of the summer, which has slowed negotiations. Sinde declined to comment when asked about the negotiations last week, and Gryczan did not return a telephone call from the
Landmark asking if he would like to comment about the negotiations. It is not unusual for teachers to begin a school year without a contract. In the last negotiations for a new contract with RBHS teachers, an agreement was not hammered out until December, almost six months after the previous contract had expired. Teachers will work under the terms of the old contract until a new agreement is agreed to and approved. Any changes in pay are expected to be applied retroactively to the start of the school year. Under the three-year contract that expired in June, teachers received step increases, but no increase in base pay in the first year of the contract, a hard freeze of no increase in base pay and no step increases the second year, and a 1.275 percent increase in base pay and step increases in the third year. RBHS administrators have used a 2-percent increase in pay as a placeholder for this year in budget documents.
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North Riverside History Society continues fundraising On Aug. 13, the sounds emanating from the Village Commons on Desplaines Avenue in North Riverside were reminiscent of another time in the town’s history. The site was once home to Melody Mill Ballroom and the music was courtesy of the Steve Cooper Orchestra, who were playing for the North Riverside Historical Society’s annual gala and fundraiser. The event was a throwback to a time when ballroom dancing was the thing and couples would dress in their finest to trip the light fantastic. Couples on this particular day looked as if they were all graduates of the Arthur Murray Dance Studios as they took to the dance floor. It made you think about the heyday of the big bands and their dancing followers. The historical society held the gala to continue raising funds to restore the original Melody Mill Ballroom sign, which was prominently seen from Desplaines Avenue. Donated by the Lejcar family, owners of the ballroom, funding for restoration is also coming from a state grant, which unfortunately is on hold. Historical society President Bryant Rouleau says although they have had success with their galas, they are looking forward to doing something different next year and welcome any suggestions. Anyone wishing to donate funds can do so through a GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/2gkv7bhd. You can also learn more by contacting Rouleau at nrhistoricalsociety@ hotmail.com. Residents or former residents of North Riverside may be interested that the village will be celebrating its centennial in seven years (2023) and is interested in gathering information or pictures about early North Riverside. Many of you may have your own Melody Mill stories or how far you could hit a golf ball at Fred Wilson’s Golf Range or as we used to call it “stop and sock,” which was located where the Fire Department is now located. How about the early library? Remember any early or longtime residents? Did you know the North Riverside-Riverside Little League was started by Fred Wilson and Joe Kosey (my fatherin-law)? Did you attend Mass at “St. Komarek” before Mater Christi was built? Search your memory and share what you know. Don’t be surprised if as you drive passed the North Riverside Commons that you don’t hear the strains of the songs from another time and the tap of feet on a wood dance floor.
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High-flying act
Brookfield Zoo’s popular interactive bird show, Festival of Flight, continues through Labor Day at the zoo, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield. Guests can watch birds soar, swoop and dive as they demonstrate their natural flight abilities. The Festival of Flight show is free with general zoo admission. For more information, call 708-688-8000 or visit www.czs.org/events.
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Are your eyes still bugging out of your head after seeing your latest property tax bill? Then you may want to head over to the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. That’s when Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will host a property tax appeal seminar. Riverside Township is open for appeal through Aug. 30. The hour-long session is sponsored by Riverside Township Assessor Fran Sitkiewicz, and will give residents information on how to file a successful appeal, provide information on exemptions and explain why property taxes can go up even when your home value falls. The event is free and open to the public. Taxpayers are asked to bring a copy of their most recent tax bill.
Hocus pocus
Need a little magic to make life more interesting? The Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., presents “Magic for the Win!” a special after-hours event on Friday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m., featuring vanishing acts, mind-reading tricks and other fun by Gary Kantor. For more information, contact the library at 708-485-6917 or visit online at www.brookfieldlibrary.info.
Bingo Bash
North Riverside Parks and Recreation will host a Summer Bingo Bash on Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 12:20 to 2 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. But if you want to join in the fun, you have to register before Aug. 19 by calling 708-442-5515. The fee (Visa or Master Card are accepted) is $8 ($10 for non-residents).\ In addition to bingo, you’ll enjoy summer foods like hot dogs, salad, watermelon and a summer dessert.
Be sure to visit the Brookfield Garden Club’s booth at the Brookfield Farmers Market on Saturday, Aug. 20. Starting at 8 a.m. club members will be discussing “Ecology in the Garden,” focusing this week on composting. And if hanging around all the delicious fruits and veggies at the market has you hungry, head inside the Brookfield Ha between 9:30 Village Hall 11 a.m. to sample and 11:30 tomat from garden club tomatoes mem gardens. members’ The club meets t last Saturday of the the month, January t through October at th the Brookfield Village Ha Hall, 8820 Brookfield Av Ave. The farmers market is hheld in the parking lot of th the village hall every Satu Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. tthrough Oct. 15.
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A 29-year-old LaGrange Park man called police on Aug. 14 at about 5 a.m. after a woman he’d taken to an Ogden Avenue motel for “some fun” drove away with his car and cellphone while he was in the shower. The man said he’d met the woman at a liquor store in Bensenville three days earlier and that they’d arranged to meet in the northwest suburbs for some drinks and food. After hitting a couple of bars and a restaurant, the two went to the Colony Motel, 9232 Ogden Ave. in Brookfield where the victim told police he was “going to have some fun.” After about an hour and a half of fun, the victim went to take a shower. When he got out, the woman was gone, along with his car and his cellphone. According to the police report, the victim admitted he believed the woman may have been a prostitute, but he denied paying for sex. The man’s vehicle was entered into the police computer system as stolen and the information was sent out to area departments.
Child-luring investigation ends in arrest Riverside police charged a 30-year-old Cicero man with two counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly offering two girls, ages 12 and 14, alcohol and cigarettes to entice them into his vehicle back in May. Police arrested Mousa Ahmad at his residence on Aug. 13, following a three-month investigation assisted by the West Suburban Drug and Gang Enforcement task force. On May 27, police received a 911 call reporting that a man in a vehicle had approached two girls while they were walking in the 3000 block of Harlem Avenue, attempting to talk them into his gray 2010 Honda. The driver of the vehicle rolled down the window and reportedly told the girls, “Hey, come over here” and reportedly telling police he thought the girls were “pretty” and admitting to police that he offered them cigarettes and alcohol. Ahmad, who has no prior criminal history, also reportedly told police he just wanted to “have them hang out with him at his house.” After the Honda approached the girls for the second time while they were walking down the street, one of the girls pulled out a cellphone and took a picture of the vehicle and license plate. The car left the scene at that point. Last week, the vehicle traveled through an area where a camera read the license plate, which police enhanced to track the vehicle to a Cicero address, where Ahmad was arrested. Police impounded Ahmad’s vehicle to process it for additional evidence.
Police tag graffiti artist Riverside police on Aug. 9 arrested a 23-year-old Berwyn man, charging him with
criminal defacement of property, following a seven-month investigation. On Jan. 28, police reported that the word “fungi” spray painted across an extensive portion of the rear wall of the building at 363 E. Burlington Street. Police submitted a spray paint can left at the scene to the Illinois State Police Crime Lab to analyze whether any fingerprints were left on the can. According to police, investigators were also able to match the style of the graffiti with other instances of graffiti in Lyons and Berwyn. It was the man’s fourth arrest for criminal defacement, a misdemeanor, according to police.
Officer hurt arresting subject A Brookfield police officer suffered a severe ankle injury that will keep him off the streets for a couple of months after falling down a flight of stairs while trying to take a subject into custody on Aug. 8. Rogelio Valdez, 62, of Brookfield, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, which is a felony, after he allegedly pushed a police officer while being taken down a flight of stairs in an apartment building in the 8600 block of Brookfield Avenue at about 11 p.m. Police had been called to the building because Valdez and a 43-year-old woman were having a verbal altercation. While police were interviewing the two involved in the altercation, Valdez reportedly became combative and was placed under arrest. After police handcuffed him and led him onto the stairwell, Valdez continued to resist, according to the police report. Valdez reportedly pushed back against an officer, causing him to trip and fall down the stairs, breaking his ankle. The officer reportedly required surgery.
Business burglarized Someone removed an air-conditioning unit from the window of a Brookfield business to gain entry and steal a cash box from the front counter. Both doors to Debbie’s Dog Grooming, 9101 Ogden Ave., were locked when the owner arrived for work on Aug. 9 at 8:30 a.m., but the AC unit was missing and counter drawers had been rifled through. The incident happened sometime after 1 p.m. on Aug. 6. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Aug. 8-14, 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, August 17, 2016
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Riversider recognized for 40 years with Lions club
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ew Heine, of Riverside, headed a list of nine members of the Riverside Township Lions Club who were recognized by Lions District 1A Gov. Ralph Zarada at the club’s June meeting. Heine was recognized for 40 years of service to the club, which provides annual financial support to charities and community organizations. Also recognized were Jerry Kosik and Norbert Kretz (20 years); Roberta Head, John O’Brien and Olga Sylvester (15 years); and Joe Kosey, Jay Van Cura and Harold “Jack” Wiaduck (10 years).
education, child nutrition and other worthwhile programs which have been proven to build foundations for struggling children,” Weitzel said.
At the podium
On target
Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel was the opening speaker at the National Conference of State legislators at their annual summit at McCormick Place in Chicago on Aug. 7. Weitzel addressed the members with an in-depth look, from the police executive’s perspective, on issues surrounding early childhood policies and development. He spoke on the importance of fighting crime by reaching at-risk kids with high-quality early learning programs in their earliest years of life. “These issues include home visiting, early
Joe MetcalfReyes, a member of the Riverside Police Explorer Post, placed second in the air pistol competition at the bi-annual National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference in July JOE METCALF-REYES in Flagstaff, Arizona. Metcalf-Reyes competed against more than 400 others in the event, which brings
And the winner is … Carol Colvin, of Brookfield, and her family received a summer getaway to Middleton, Wisconsin, including a night’s stay for four at a hotel, four passes to a water park and gift certificates to local stores and restaurants as winners of the Middleton Tourism Commission’s summer Family Fun Sweepstakes.
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Provided
Members of the Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity gathered to cut the ribbon on a newly spruced up Patriots Park in Riverside on July 16. The organization adopted flower beds at the park last year and have continued to landscape and maintain the beds through their community garden committee with the support of the Riverside Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Public Works. Patriots Park is located on Parkway Road along the village’s northern border. Among those on hand for the ribbon cutting were (from left) Melissa Porter, Christine Long, Elizabeth Kos, Riverside Parks and Recreation Board Chairwoman Katie Leander, Elke Liewald, Mary Kay Javors, Amy Carnahan, Jill Mateo and Gretchen Reyes.
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District Gov. Ralph Zarada (right) presents Lew Heine with his award recognizing 40 years of service to the Riverside Township Lions Club. together those interested exploring in law enforcement as a career for a week of seminars and competitions. Five Explorers and two police officers from Riverside attended the conference.
On campus ■ Kevin Smaller, of Riverside, received his Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience during the spring commencement ceremonies at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. ■ Brookfield resident Elizabeth Smith graduated in May from Northern Illinois University with a doctorate in physical therapy. She also received the Physical Therapy Outstanding Graduate Student Award and was inducted into the NIU honor society. Smith is a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Westchester. ■ Elena S. Duve, of Riverside, was among the graduates at the 166th commencement from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, in May. Duve was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in math and Spanish education. Duve, who plans on teaching at the high school level, is the daughter of Eric and Tina Duve and is a graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School. ■ Matthew Doherty, of Riverside, was awarded his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, during the school’s May commencement ceremony. He was one of about 460 undergraduates receiving degrees from the institution. ■ Raymond Mizura, of Brookfield, earned a General Associate in Arts degree this spring from Heartland Community College in Normal. ■ Tierney Duffy, of North Riverside, and Olivia Legan, of Riverside, were named to the 2015-16 dean’s list for the full academic
year at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Duffy, the daughter of Darice Kotarac and James Duffy, is a 2012 graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School. Legan, the daughter of Christopher and Christine Legan, is a 2012 graduate of the Illinois Math and Science Academy. ■ Molly Chaney, of Riverside, was named to the dean’s list for the 2016 spring semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Chaney, who recently graduated from the school, earned a grade-point average of at least 3.6 on a 4-point scale for the semester. ■ Gabriella Bova and Kristin Tomecek, both of Riverside, were named to the 2016 spring semester dean’s list at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, for attaining a semester GPA of at least 3.4. ■ Several local students were recognized for academic achievement during the 2016 spring semester at Benedictine University in Lisle. Named to the dean’s list for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5 while taking a full-time class load were Brookfield residents Judith A. Jaeger, Nicholas W. Mazil and Tony M. Wings; North Riverside resident Samantha J. Wilcox; and Riverside residents Dolores Ferenac and Josephine N. Krajniak. Named to the dean’s recognized list for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5 while carrying a part-time course load were Brookfield resident Jason G. Broderick and North Riverside resident Debra M. Karas. ■ Isabelle Cain, of Riverside, and Amelia Grimm Blauw, of LaGrange Park, were named to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s dean’s honor list for the 2016 spring semester for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5. Cain is studying innovation and society. Blauw is studying science, technology and society.
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CHRIS STACH
with a dramatic flair that he brought to other aspects of his life. He was a storyteller. In a column he wrote for the Landmark in 1999, Mr. Stach said he discovered his storytelling skill in 1979 when from page 1 his younger brother, Paul, “came to me, desperate for entertainment, and said, ‘Tell me Many of his Landmark articles are the a story.’ Those four words changed my life.” only extended written historical records Mr. Stach would go on to self-publish a of important Brookfield events, including number children’s books, including Liza blow-by-blow accounts of how the village’s Grimola’s 100 Hangers, The Legend of Salt name was changed from Grossdale to Brook- Creek, Lighthouse Adventures, The Expenfield, the campaign to save and relocate the sive Dragon and When Santa Shaved Off His Grossdale Station, the village’s postwar Beard, among others. building boom, a history of West Grossdale At the time of his death, Mr. (now known as Congress Park), Stach reportedly was writing a the history of Brookfield’s swimbook about his 47 years as an emming pool and its demise, the earployee for the Jewel grocery store ly days of the Brookfield Public chain in Brookfield and WestLibrary and fire department and chester, where he was perhaps the commercial history of early the most entertaining checkout Brookfield and the Eight Corners clerk who ever manned a cash area. register. Along with Stella Abrams, Da“From the time a customer vid Simpson, Mary Kircher and moved up to the counter until the Joe Stejskal, Mr. Stach was an time they left, he was entertainCHRIS STACH author of Brookfield, Illinois: A ing constantly,” said Sharon DufHistory, published in 1994 to celfek, a Brookfield resident who ebrate Brookfield’s centennial. worked alongside Mr. Stach at Jewel since “He had records of records,” said Stejs- 1978. kal, who wrote the Hollywood section of He would sing songs, engage in snappy the history book and is often considered wordplay and pass out homemade stickers the village’s “other” historian. “He knew to children. Chicago Tribune reporter Bareverything about everything. He was a key bara Brotman featured Mr. Stach in 2011 in author.” an article headlined “A real gem at Jewel’s Ketchmark said Stach’s personal files and checkout,” describing his entertaining inresearch were invaluable in the compilation teractions with customers. of the book. “He dispenses receipts with a flourish,” “He was a huge part of the history book,” Brotman wrote. “He slides grocery divider Ketchmark said. “In many ways, he was the bars down the checkout lane with panache. driving force.” He reads off totals like a croupier: ‘That’s Mr. Stach’s devotion to local history $10.82 – one-zero-eight-two.’” earned him the Studs Terkel Humanities When he was profiled by a local TV staService Award from the Illinois Humani- tion, Mr. Stach did the interview while sitties Council in 2006. He was nominated for ting in a shopping cart. the award by then-Village President Michael “He was always happy,” Duffek said. “You Garvey, who described Mr. Stach’s efforts to always wanted to be like him. You come in preserve Brookfield history as priceless. happy and you leave happy.” “There is no dollar amount that can be put Mr. Stach quietly retired from Jewel on on the countless hours that Chris puts into May 18, though he’d cut back on his hours his work,” Garvey said at the time. earlier in order to do more traveling. In the Mr. Stach’s home voicemail would invite past two years he took a pair of month-long callers to leave a message for “Brookfield’s trips to Japan (in recent years he had beGreatest Historian, and published author” come an aficionado of Japanese anime) and
an extended visit to Disneyland in California. He was a kid at heart. His first contribution to the Landmark was a column published on July 1, 1999. It was a first-person account told from the perspective of a 9-year-old boy named Jake Green, describing to a visitor the Brookfield Fourth of July parade in 1899. Mr. Stach often walked or rode in the Fourth of July parade himself, several times with the Landmark. Throughout the route, residents would shout out his name and yell, “Love your articles!” as he stopped to pass out candy or wave from the sunroof of the car he was riding in. At the end of the route, he’d always make sure to claim a participant’s ribbon for his collection. His last parade was in 2014; travel plans prevented him making the last two. His last full feature article, written for the Christmas Week issue of the Landmark on Dec. 22, 2015, was a nostalgic tour through the 1962 Sears toy catalog. “For this first time ever, accompanying the Sears Christmas Wish Book was a wholly separate Sears Toy Catalog, good until Sept. 1, 1963,” Mr. Stach wrote. “And inside that one lay all the treasures, all the stuff of our childhood dreams, ready to be added to a million Christmas lists.” Mr. Stach was also active on social media, particularly Facebook, where he would share historic photos and provide insight on matters of history brought up by others. His final Facebook post, dated Aug. 5, was a page from that same 1962 Sears toy catalog, advertising a backyard playground set and an above-ground pool for kids. “This backyard playland could be had from the 1962-63 Sears Toy Catalog,” he wrote. “Did any of you have something like this in your backyards?” One of seven children born to Otto and Norma Stach (nee Honig), Mr. Stach was born July 19, 1952. In 1959, the family moved to a house previously owned by his maternal grandparents on Cleveland Avenue in Brookfield. He attended St. Barbara School and Riverside-Brookfield High School and remained a resident of Brookfield until his death. Information on funeral arrangements was not available prior to press time on Tuesday.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
lum and instruction for District 96. After teaching in Homewood for 12 years, she served for one year in the Homewood district’s administrative offices as coordinator of communications and business before taking time off to be home with her kids. At Hauser, she will be paid $75,000 a year. Mullin received her bachelor’s degree in botany and education from Eastern Illinois University and earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Indiana Wesleyan University. She earned her Type 75 administrative endorsement from Lewis University. She also served on the launch team and as an instructor for the Brookfield Zoo’s Zoo Camp program.
‘Always happy’
Strong science background from page 5
administrative roles,” Mahy said. Mahy and Mullin will take a team approach to curricular oversight with Mullin having primary oversight of science and social science. Science is a passion for Mullin. “She’s a self-professed science nerd,” Mahy said. “She’s really going to be helpful in our Next Generation Science Standards that we’ve adopted.” Mullin believes that her familiarity
with Mahy will be an asset. “She already knows what I’m capable of, so whatever she puts out there in front of me, any projects, she’s already going to know what I can do with those,” Mullin said. “We just know how to work well together.” Mullin, who grew up in Frankfort, began her teaching career in Homewood District 153 where she taught seventh grade at James Hart Middle School and fifth grade at Churchill School. She concentrated on teaching science but taught a wide range of subjects at the Hart Middle School. “She really knows curriculum, especially science, and that’s one of areas we’re currently working on,” said Brownlow, the assistant superintendent for curricu-
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THE LANDMARK VIEW
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One of a kind
t’s a good bet that not many people had been inside Chris Stach’s apartment over on DuBois Boulevard near the Congress Park train stop. But I had cause to visit him pretty often, especially in the days (prior to 2009 or so) when the Landmark had a feature section, which often was populated with well-researched, extensive looks at various aspects of Brookfield history. There were weeks I appreciated those stories simply from the perspective of an editor needing to fill space in the newspaper. But Chris never failed to make what at first may have appeared to be a mundane topic interesting. And he always had a pile of photos to choose from to illustrate his stories. Chris throughout the years simply would walk around town and document what was there, often taking pictures from the same perspectives through the years (and just as often those perspectives were guided by some of the very first photos taken of the village), so you could track changes. Chris had hundreds of photos, all dated and with some sort of description written on the back. And he had hundreds more photo negatives, which were given to him, of the work of local legend Elmer Johnson, the longtime publisher of the Brookfield Enterprise. He had old phone books, so if you knew a business existed in the village back in 1948, he could tell you what the address was. He collected mementos related to Brookfield – postcards, flags, trinkets found on eBay. His apartment was packed with the history of Brookfield. After visiting him to collect a story (more than a decade ago, before he got email, Chris would give me a floppy disk with story files on them), I’d leave his apartment with a zip-top plastic bag containing all manner of items that might serve as art for a story. Around here, we used to call that a “Bag o’ Stach.” After we discontinued the feature section there were fewer avenues to run Chris’ long history pieces, though we did so from time to time. His last one, just before Christmas last year, was the type of article Chris loved to write. Part history, part nostalgia, it was a trip through the Sears toy catalog of 1962. Chris would have been 10 that year, and he brought that joy and wonder to the article. Chris never lost the ability to experience things as a child would – in the past two years he made trips by himself to Disneyland in California, a place that amazed him as a kid. In Chris’ apartment, there was a permanent Christmas display set up by a decorative fireplace. Stories he was proud of were paper-clipped on a string along the wall, like a proud mom showing off her kid’s school work. But in that apartment were also the resources that made him Brookfield’s Greatest Historian (he called himself that, with confidence) – the photos, the documents, the reference sources. One fear we have is that those resources somehow get lost. Some of those photos and negatives are certain to be one of a kind, and many are vital records of Brookfield’s history. Here’s hoping that the loss of Chris won’t also mean the loss of a portion of Brookfield’s history.
— Bob Uphues, editor
OBITUARIES
Leatrice Colling, 91
Dennis Santilli, M.D., 80
Manhattan Project secretary
Riverside physician, Vietnam Veteran
Leatrice B. Colling (nee Babka), 91, died on Aug. 14, 2016 at her Riverside home. During World War II, Ms. Colling worked as a secretary for the federal government on the top-secret Manhattan Project that developed the first nuclear weapon. She was an artist who created hundreds of paintings in various media. In addition, Ms. Colling LEATRICE COLLING was a member of the Legion of Mary, St. Mary Council of Catholic Women, a lay minister, and taught religious education at St. Mary Church for more than 26 years. Ms. Colling is survived by her husband, Bruce, and her son, James. Visitation is on Thursday, Aug. 18 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m., at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St. in Riverside. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Aug. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road in Riverside, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Dr. Dennis M. Santilli, 80, a Riverside resident for 43 years, died on June 30, 2016. Born in Milwaukee to Michael and Natalie Santilli in 1936, he will be remembered as a brilliant and funny friend, colleague and family man whose deep sense of honor guided him. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a surDR. DENNIS SANTILLI geon with the practice of Riverside OB-Gyn Ltd. until 2000, he also provided much free health care to the community and for decades taught medical residents through the University of Illinois-Chicago. Dr. Santilli was honorably discharged after serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He understood the value of vacations and shared many happy times with his late wife and his friends on many beaches. His garden’s tomatoes were a family, and a rabbit, favorite. He is survived by his children, Christine (Wayne) Johnson, Thomas (Lisa) Santilli and Michael (Jane) Santilli; his grandchildren, Anna, Mia, Rachel and David Santilli; his siblings, Robert (Gloria), Ronald (Patricia), Daryl (Vivian), and Susan; and his nieces and nephews, Paul (Tracy) Santilli, Renee Santilli Wendt, Laura (Doug) Marx, Matthew (Lauren) Santilli and Michele (Kevin) Melton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judith. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick in Riverside. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to the American Heart Association, the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.
Violet Madsen, 90 Lifelong Brookfield resident Violet B. “Auntie Vi” Madsen, 90, a lifelong resident of Brookfield, died on Aug. 9, 2016 at Amita LaGrange Hospital. Until 1985, Ms. Madsen worked as a hostess at the Riverside Golf Club and the Cypress Restaurant in Hinsdale. She later worked as a security officer at Loyola University Medical center, retiring from that job in 1990. She also enjoyed playing bingo and games of chance. Ms. Madsen is survived by her sons, Carl J. (Toby Bill) and Allan A. Madsen, and her nieces and nephews. Private services have been held. Interment was at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Stickney. Johnson Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.
Catherine Novak, 95 North Riverside resident Catherine M. Novak (nee Joyce), 95, of North Riverside, died on Aug. 10, 2016. She is survived by her children, David A. (Carolann), Thomas J. (friend Dianne Patterson) and Joyce A.; her grandchildren, Daniel J. (Samantha), Nic (Jennifer) and Joy Novak (fiancé Amber); and her great-grandchildren, Nic Jr., Matthew, Storey, Nolan, Kathryn and Cooper. Ms. Novak was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Novak; her son, John R., Novak Jr.; and her brother, Thomas (late Florence) Joyce. A funeral Mass was celebrated Aug. 15 at Mater Christi Church in North Riverside, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Arrangements were handled by Riverside Funeral Directors, Kenneth D. Kuratko, director.
Marlene Slifka, 77 Riverside resident Marlene J. Slifka (nee Godsel), 77, of Riverside, died on Aug. 12, 2016. Born on Aug. 9, 1939, she worked as a chemist in the field of patent research. Ms. Slifka is survived by her daughter, Suzanne (Gordon) Marsh; her grandchildren, Molly Marsh and Finnegan Marsh; her sister, Eileen (the late Jerry) Buric; and her niece and nephew, Marlene (Mark) Searle and Scott (Jennifer) Buric. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Slifka, and her sisters-in-law, Rosemarie (Kenneth) Zolecke, Eleanore (Louis) Lewis and Dorothy Slifka. A funeral Mass was celebrated Aug. Visitation is Aug. 16 from 3 to 8 p.m. and Aug. 17 from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 31st Street in Brookfield. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road in Riverside. Interment is at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
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SWAN POND
Spring 2017 implementation from page 1 way,” said Cathy Maloney, chairwoman of the Landscape Advisory Commission. The village has fast-tracked the Swan Pond restoration plan project, and Living Habitats will have a report for the village this fall. Maloney said the hope is for the plan to be implemented in the spring of 2017. In 2012, the Army Corps also installed a roughly 10-by-30-yard mat of native plantings in front of the culvert. But the plantings had a tough time getting established. First, a historic flood event in April 2013 turned Swan Pond into a lake that spring. Then in January and February of 2014, flooding drove enormous chunks of ice into the park, digging up the earth and physically moving the mat of plants away from the culvert. As a result, the ground is quite uneven in the lowest part of the park near the culvert and it’s plagued by standing water whenever there’s rain of any note. Living Habitats has completed shoreline and wetland restoration projects for such high-profile clients as the Morton Arboretum and Chicago Botanic Garden. The Landscape Advisory Commission selected the firm from a group of three that submitted proposals and their qualifications in response to a request
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IN THE WORKS: The Riverside Landscape Advisory Commision would like the Swan Pond Park planting plan to be guided by the principles of Frederick Law Olmsted. for help from the commission in July. The other firms considered for the work were Hitchcock Design Group, which has served as Brookfield’s primary open space design consultant for about the past decade, and V3, which is known more for its engineer-
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sion was also impressed with firm founder Heidi Natura’s understanding of the Olmstedian principles they were seeking to employ. Natura said in the firm’s proposal that she would lead the Swan Pond project. Maloney said that Living Habitats won’t be tasked with addressing any specific overhaul of Swan Pond Park that would require a major engineering effort, although the commission will welcome any thoughts about conditions elsewhere in the park, such as the walking path. “We excluded major engineering sort of work,” Maloney said. “In terms of the shoreline, we don’t want a big study of that. If they have observations, that’s great. We want the consultant to take into account the walking path, but we’re not asking them how to change it. That’s not in the scope.”
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The Landmark, August 17, 2016 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 8 CORNERS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a redevelopment plan (“Redevelopment Plan”) and project (“Project”) for the designation of a redevelopment project area (“Redevelopment Project Area”) to be known as the “8 Corners Redevelopment Project Area” and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and made a part hereof. The Redevelopment Project Area, as hereinafter defined, is generally described as a contiguous area generally bounded by Monroe Avenue on the north, Madison Avenue on the east, Lincoln Avenue to the south and Park Avenue to the west and includes adjacent rights of way. There will be considered at the public hearing the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan as proposed is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. The proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project includes the acquisition and conveyance of land in the Redevelopment Project Area, rehabilitation of existing structures, demolition, clearance and related site preparation activities, the construction, acquisition and installation of certain public works and improvements, if any, including, but not limited to, streets, storm sewers, water mains, sanitary sewers, traffic signalization, curbs, gutters, landscaping and parking facilities and related costs and expenses, all as provided in the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as supplemented and amended. Prior to the date of the public hearing, each taxing district having property in the Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (f/k/a Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) may submit written comments to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. There was convened a joint review board to consider the proposed approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project designation of the Redevelopment Project Area and adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The joint review board consists of a representative selected by each community college district; local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district; park district; library district; township; fire protection district; and county that has authority to directly levy taxes on the property within the Redevelopment Project Area; a representative selected by the Village; and a public member selected in accordance with the Act. The first meeting of said joint review board was held at 2:00 p.m. on the 20th day of July, 2016, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. At the public hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the Village Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the designation of the Redevelopment Project Area, and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The hearing may be continued by the Village Board without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the time and place of the continued hearing. /s/ Brigid Weber________ Village Clerk Village of Brookfield
EXHIBIT 1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION – BROOKFIELD 8 CORNERS TIF THAT PART OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE AND THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MONROE AVENUE; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE TO A POINT OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT TO THE NORTH CORNER OF LOT 41 IN BLOCK 23 OF BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 13, 1914 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 5455853; THENCE WEST TO SAID NORTH CORNER OF LOT 41, SAID NORTH CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF BROADWAY AVENUE IN SAID BLOCK 23; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 39 IN SAID BLOCK 23, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF A NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING WEST OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE AND THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 47 IN BLOCK 7 OF GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 22, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1119370; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 47 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY ALLEY LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 34 IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID
NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, SOUTHEASTERLY LINE AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY-LINE OF SAID GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 11 IN BLOCK 8 OF SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT THAT IS OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 53 IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 53 AND THE WESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY-LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY IN BLOCK 1 OF PORTIA MANOR SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 1915 AS DOCUMENT NO. 5573274, SAID ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF BROADWAY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 1, SAID POINT BEING 15 FEET NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY (NOW VACATED) AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BROAD-
WAY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 2 OF SAID PORTIA MANOR SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, SOUTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 2; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN CLARK AND JOHNSON’S RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 24 AND 25 IN SAID BLOCK 2 IN PORTIA MANOR, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 20, 1948 AS DOCUMENT NO. 14426614; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 36 IN BLOCK 53 OF S.E. GROSS’ FIRST ADDITION TO GROSSDALE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 27, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1134257; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 36 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF, SAID NORTHWEST CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 48 IN SAID BLOCK 53, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 16 IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION, NORTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT
ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 24 IN BLOCK 36 IN SAID S.E. GROSS’ FIRST ADDITION TO GROSSDALE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 24 TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 24, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 27 IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE NORTH ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 IN SAID BLOCK 36, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF A VACATED NORTHSOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING WEST OF MAPLE AVENUE IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 54, TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SAID VACATED NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID NORTH LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 31 IN BLOCK 22 OF SAID BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION AND THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 31 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF A NORTHSOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING EAST OF MAPLE AVENUE IN SAID BLOCK 22; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 34 IN SAID BLOCK 22; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 34 AND THE WESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF SAID MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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ANOTHER GEAR: Kathy Braun competing in the Chicago Triathlon (left) and in front of Buckingham Fountain following the 2015 race. Photos Courtesy Kathleen Braun
Still running (swimming and cycling) after all these years
Riverside woman to compete in 31st Chicago Triathlon and Marathon By BILL STONE
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n Independence Day in 1981, Kathy Braun was persuaded by her neighbor to participate in the Riverside 5K race. She was the second overall finisher in the women’s division. “Not that I was so fast. It was just so few women were in it,” Braun said. “When I started running, very few women were running out there. It was just the beginning of the running craze.” Now 64 years old, Braun still is competing as passionately as ever. On Aug. 28, she will begin her annual regimen of competing in the Transamerica Chicago Triathlon followed by the Chicago Half-Marathon on Sept. 25 and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 9. This will be Braun’s 30th Chicago Triathlon – a consecutive streak that she recalls was interrupted only by the birth of her son, Erik, in July 1985. “When I was working, I did a triathlon and I got kind of hooked,” Braun said. “You feel like maybe the next race I can do better. That’s what keeps you going. These days I’m
just happy to be out there because your times don’t get any better when you get older.” Braun (pronounced Brown) has lived in Riverside since 1980 with her husband, Bill. She competes annually at the Riverside Independence Day 5K and is a fixture at the Riverside Swim Club pool. The last 10 years she has been an instructor at the Greater LaGrange YMCA in LaGrange Park for Body Pump, a weightlifting class set to music. “Generations of [Riverside] lifeguards have watched me do laps because nobody else is out there on a bad day,” Braun said. The Chicago Triathlon follows the Olympic or international distances of 1.5 kilometers swimming in Lake Michigan (.093 miles), 40 kilometers biking (24.8 miles) and 10 kilometers running (6.2 miles). Triathlons are a great fit for Braun. Running and swimming are her favorite activities. While she finds biking increasingly difficult because of traffic, she and Bill celebrated his 65th birthday at Bike the Drive, a bikes-only ride down Lake Shore Drive, in May. “That’s why I’ve been able to run as long as I have, because swimming is the absolute best [exercise] for running,” Braun said. There were no interscholastic girls sports when Braun attended Kennedy High School in Chicago. She first began running while Bill played in a softball league. “I was like, ‘I’m not going to be his cheerleader for all of the game.’ I’d run to the game and then there were some tennis courts so I’d play tennis,” Braun said. When Braun worked for CNA Insurance, it was a sponsor
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for the Chicago Marathon. After first being apprehensive to get “sweated up,” Braun joined co-workers for training runs during lunch break. “They quit and I kept going,” Braun said. “Thirty-five years later I’m still going.” Braun liked that she could keep her running shoes by the door and train around her schedule, unlike needing a partner for tennis. When Braun chose to stay home and raise Erik, she consistently ran in the mornings before Bill left for work. “I’m very disciplined naturally, but I also have been lucky enough to be born with some good, strong legs,” said Braun, praising the legs of her Lithuanian father. “The activities I’ve done have kept me strong, too. I’ve had minimal injuries that have really kept me down much.” Actually, Braun is quite disciplined. This will be her 31st Chicago Marathon. Her streak of 26 straight only was interrupted by attending two weddings of her nieces – and that’s because the ceremonies were out of town. Braun completed the 1985 marathon three months after Erik’s birth. “I don’t know what I was thinking, but I was a lot younger then,” Braun said. “My husband was waiting at the end with the baby, and I had to nurse the baby. That was an incentive to finish the race.” At 55, Braun qualified for the Boston Marathon and competed there three times. She’s also run at the New York, St. Louis and Big Sur (California) marathons. Her first triathlons were in smaller ones in Crystal Lake and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Braun said her fastest triathlon time was 2 hours, 37 minutes while in her 40s. Her most memorable Chicago Triathlon was 2009 when she was “really, really surprised” to finish second in the 5559 women’s age group in 3:11.24. In 2015, her 3:47.20 was fourth among 60-64 women, her age group for the final time this year. She placed second the previous two years. “I always try to do my best, but I don’t like to put a lot of pressure on myself to do a certain time,” Braun said. “It would be nice to place, but I kind of doubt it, because I’m older and some young 60-year-old, it’ll be her first time in the age group and she’s going to get me. I can’t wait until next year, because I’ll be in the 65-69 age group.” When she first started, Braun said she never imagined that she would still be training and competing. Now she has a much different perspective and is grateful to continue. “I remember [back then] a few times I’d be running and there would be an older woman there. I’d feel sorry for her. And now I’m that person,” said Braun, laughing. “[Other runners] used to say, ‘Oh, looking good,’ and now they’ll say, ‘Are you OK?’ I’m doing OK. But it’s been a long time.”
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Spanish speaking administrative assistant for Oak Park Physician. Send resume to pgrantmd@ yahoo.com. 2 years experience. CLEANING TECHNICIAN Cleaning service looking for cleaning technician serving western suburbs (LaGrange, W. Springs, Oak Park). Must speak English and have own car. M–F 8am to 2pm. Pay commensurate w/ experience. Call 708-937-9110. Full Time Position Available Accounts Receivable Clerk Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for a full-time Accounts Receivable Clerk, 35-40 hours per week. Responsibilities include all accounts receivable, billing, and collection activities. Qualified candidates will meet the following requirements: -Associates Degree in business administration or accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. -General knowledge of accounting. -Experience and competencies in Microsoft Office, Word and Excel, and skills in general ledger software. -Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, and ability to work effectively with staff, parents, donors, oversight agencies and the public. -1-2 years of Accounts Receivable experience Starting hourly rate is $15.00 commensurate with experience Send resume to Mary Tortorici, Director of Finance by email at: mtortorici@hephzibahhome.org. Equal Opportunity Employer LEGERE DANCE CENTRE OFFICE HELP Receptionist/Office Clerk Weds 3:30pm-6pm Thu 2:45pm-7pm Must be computer literate and responsible. Organizational skills and pleasant demeanor required. Call Donna 773-237-1874.
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ESTATE SALE 3726 MAPLE AVENUE SAT 8/20 9AM-4PM SUN 8/21 9AM-3PM
NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED SALE 60 years of Collecting, Full House And Garage, 2 100 yr old Dolls, Vintage Toys & Children’s Books. Vintage Duck Decoys, Bedroom Furn, Stove, Chair Lift Exercise Machine, Chair Lift And Loads of Tools and Garden Equipment. See PICS at: https://estatesales.net/il/ Brookfield/ 605013/1285872 A Comprehensive Estate Sales www.acesun.com Brookfield
ESTATE SALE 9019 W. 28TH STREET SAT 8/20 9AM-4PM SUN 8/21 9AM-3PM
NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED SALE HOUSE MUST BE EMPTIED. TRAINS, WOOD DUCKS, BOOKS, THREE TRUNKS, FURNITURE, KITCHEN APPLIANCES AND COOKING ITEMS, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT TOOLS, PICTURES, TOYS, GAMES JEWELRY. SEE PICS AT https://estatesales.net/il/ brookfield/60513/1285872 A Comprehensive Estate Sales www.acesun.com Oak Park
MOVING SALE 514 CLINTON SAT 8/20 9AM TO 1PM
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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that, OF LOT 1, AFORESAID; THENCE pursuant to the provisions conNORTH 89 DEGREES 51 MINtained in Title 9 of the Municipal UTES EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH Code of the Village of Forest Park, LINE, 55 FEET TO THE SAID EAST being the Zoning Regulations of LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE the Village of Forest Park, and the NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE Statutes of the State of Illinois, the DUE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST Plan Commission of the Village of LINE 78.06 FEET; THENCE NORTH Forest Park will conduct a public 27 DEGREES 36 MINUTES WEST hearing on September 6, 2016 at A DISTANCE OF 387.58 FEET 7:00 p.m. in the Lower Level of the NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave- SOUTH 89 DEGREES 51 MINUTES nue, Forest Park, Illinois to consider WEST ALONG SAID LINE 11.30 a petition filed by Noah Properties, FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINLLC 3009 N. Montrose, Chicago, IL NING. 60618 (Petitioner) for the following ALSO A TRIANGULAR PARCEL described properties: OF LAND IN THE EAST HALF OF PIN 15-13-109-033-0000, 15-13THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 100-017-0000, and 15-13-100SECTION 13 LYING NORTH OF 018-0000 THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 1 IN NOYESVILLE ENXTENDED EAST; PARCEL 1: A PARCEL OF LAND IN EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 IN NOYESVILLE SUBDIVI- EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST SION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE QUARTER AND SOUTHWESTERNORTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC- LY OF THE SOUTH WESTERLY TION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RIGHT OF LAY LINE OF THE 100 RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF PRIME MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS THE BALTIMORE & OHIO CHICAFOLLOWS: GO TERMINAL RAILROAD. BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF LOTS CORNER OF SAID WEST HALF 1 AND 2 IN ABELL-HOWE COMOF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER; PANY RESUBDIVISION OF PART THENCE DUE SOUTH ALONG OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER THE EAST LINE THEROF 33 FEET; OF SECTION 13. TOWNSHIP 39 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE 51 MINUTES WEST PARALLEL THIRD PRIME MERIDIAN LYING WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTH AND WEST OF THE FOLWEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST LOWING DESCRIBED LINE: QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 215.00 FEET TO A POINT IN THE EAST BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE LINE OF A 50 FOOT ROADWAY; WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, SAID (THE FOLLOWING COURSES POINT BEING 16.14 FEET NORTH TERMINATING AT THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND 25 FEET THEREOF; THENCE EAST ALONG EASTERLY OF AND PARALLEL A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT A ROADWAY); THENCE DUE SOUTH DISTANCE OF 220 FEET; THENCE PARALLEL WITH THE SAID EAST NORTHWESTERLY A DISTANCE LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE OF 80.0 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, A DIS- SOUTHWESTERLY CURVED 100 TANCE OF 72.57 FEET TO A POINT FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF OF TANGENCY WITH A CURVED THE BALITMORE & OHIO CHICALINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY GO TERMINAL RAILROAD. ALONG SAID CURVE CONVEX TO THE WEST. HAVING A RADIUS Said property is commonly known OF 375.00 FEET, A DISTANCE OF as 7771-7795 Van Buren Street, 135.21 FEET TO A POINT IN A LINE Forest Park, IL 60130 (Property). The Petitioner is seeking approval THAT IS 238.00 FEET SOUTH OF of a Final Plat of Subdivision on the (AS MEASURED PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE property legally described above, OF 45.87 FEET; THENCE SOUTH and a change in zoning from Industrial-2 to Residential-3 in the Zoning 27 DEGREES 40 MINUTES EAST TANGENT TO SAID CURVE, A Code. DISTANCE OF 147.57 FEET TO Any person desiring to be heard or A POINT OF TANGENCY WITH A desiring to present any evidence CURVED LINE; THENCE SOUTHor testimony relating to said matEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE ter should appear at the time and CONVEX TO THE NORTHEAST. place above specified. A copy of HAVING A RADIUS OF 425.00 the petition will be available for inFEET A DISTANCE OF 205.22 spection beginning on Tuesday the FEET TO A POINT OF TANGEN16th of August, 2016 in the Village CY IN A LINE THAT IS 55 FEET Clerk’s Office at the Village of ForWEST (AS MEASURED PARALLEL est Park, 517 Desplaines Avenue, WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID Forest Park, Illinois. WET HALF OF THE NORTHWEST Signed: QUARTER; THENCE DUW SOUTH ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE Paul Barbahen 51.79 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE Plan Commission Chairperson Published in Forest Park Review 8/17/16
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147525 on July 21, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of PASSION MADNESS with the business located at: 505 LAKE S, MAYWOOD IL 60153. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: CHAKKERA C ELLIS 2031 N 19TH AVE MELROSE PARK, IL 60160.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147605 on August 2, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of A TIME OUT FOR FUN with the business located at: 5800 S MARSHFIELD, CHICAGO, IL 60636. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: SAMNIKA MCKAY, 5800 S MARSHFIELD, CHICAGO, IL 60636
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST PURSUANT TO 65 ILCS 5/11-76-2
VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE 1ST AVENUE MULTI-USE PATH– PHASE 2 I. TIME AND PLACE OF OPENING OF BIDS: Sealed Proposals for the improvement described herein will be received at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of North Riverside, 2401 S. Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois 60546, until 10:00 a.m., September 1, 2016, and will be publicly opened and read at that time. II. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Excavation; clay fill embankment; aggregate base; HMA binder and surface course; grading and shaping ditches; PCC sidewalk removal and replacement; drainage structure adjustments and installations; traffic signal modernization; signage; striping; restoration; and all appurtenant construction. III. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS: A.All work will be in conformance with the “Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction”, dated April 1, 2016. B.Proposal forms may be obtained from the Project Engineer, Frank Novotny & Associates, Inc., 545 Plainfield Road, Suite A, Willowbrook, Illinois 60527, (630) 887-8640, for a non-refundable fee of $200.00. Proposal forms are non-transferable. Only those Proposals that have been obtained from, and with the approval of, Frank Novotny & Associates will be accepted at the bid opening. C.Only qualified Contractors who can furnish satisfactory proof that they have performed work of similar nature as Contractors will be entitled to receive Plans and submit Proposals. In order to meet this requirement, at the request of the Engineer, bidders will be required to submit a “Statement of Experience” consisting of a list of previous projects of similar nature in order to receive Plans. The Owner reserves the right to issue Bid Documents only to those Contractors deemed qualified. D.All Proposals must be accompanied by a Bank Cashier’s Check, Bank Draft, Certified Check, or Bid Bond for not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the Bid, or as provided in the applicable sections of the “Standard Specifications”. E.The Contractor will be required to pay Prevailing Wages in accordance with all applicable laws. IV. REJECTION OF BIDS: The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, to waive technicalities, and to accept the Proposal deemed to be most favorable to the Owner. BY ORDER OF: VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE PRESIDENT & BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kathy Ranieri(s) Village Clerk Published in RB Landmark 8/17/2016
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147610 on August 3, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of A AND S TRAINING SOLUTIONS with the business located at: 1007 S 10TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: ARIAN L. WADE 1007 S 10TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153. Published in Forest Park Review 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2016
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS On August 25, 2016 the Village of Oak Park will request the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (PL 93-383) for various projects and activities pursuant to the Program Year 2016 Community Development Block Grant program, including: public services, public facilities rehabilitation, housing rehabilitation, ADA sidewalk/curb reconstruction & alley improvements. These projects will take place within the Village of Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $1,521,166. Projects undertaken by the Emergency Solutions Grant Program will total $135,513. An Environmental Review Record respecting this program has been made by the Village, which documents the environmental review of the projects and activities. This Environmental Review Record is on file at the below address and is available for public examination and copying upon request. The Village of Oak Park will undertake the projects and activities described above with Block Grant funds from HUD, under Title I of the Housing and Community Act if 1974, as amended. The Village of Oak Park and Cara Pavlicek, in her official capacity as Village Manager, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the Village of Oak Park may use the Block Grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. HUD will accept an objection of its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the responsible entity’s Certifying Officer; (b) that the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Sec. 58.40 or to make the written determination required by Secs. 58.35, 58.47 or 58.53 for the project or activity, as applicable; or (c) that the recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by Sec. 58.75 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by HUD. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to HUD at 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. Objections to the release of funds based on other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after September 9, 2016 will be considered by HUD. Cara Pavlicek Village Manager 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 8/17/2016
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Notice is hereby given that the Village of River Forest, Illinois, is accepting sealed bids for the sale, under bid, of the fee simple interest by quit claim deed, in as-is whereis condition, with no representations or warranties whatsoever, in certain vacant real property commonly known as part of 117 Ashland Avenue, River Forest, Illinois. The legal description of the property for sale is: THE EAST 9 FEET OF LOT 16 IN BLOCK 6 IN RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 3 & 6 AND THE NORTH 450 FEET OF BLOOK 7 IN HENRY FIELD’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN:15-12-317-035-0000 The deadline to submit bids proposals to the Village is 12:00 p.m. on September 12, 2016, and such proposals shall be submitted to: Village of River Forest, Eric Palm, Village Administrator, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305. All submitted bids must be for the acquisition of all the property described herein and shall specify the net cash consideration for the purchase of the property, in as-is where-is condition, with no representations or warranties whatsoever, by quit claim deed from the Village to the successful bidder, if any. The minimum bid price for the property is Ten Dollars ($10). The bids shall propose to consolidate the property for tax purposes with the adjacent 117 Ashland Avenue, River Forest, Illinois parcel, PIN 15-12-317-034-0000. All sealed bids will be opened and considered for approval at the regular meeting of the Village’s President and Board of Trustees on September 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., at the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305. The President and Board of Trustees may accept any bid determined to be in the best interest of the Village, and reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. Village of River Forest Village Administrator Eric Palm Published in Wednesday Journal 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2016
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF TENTATIVE BUDGET Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Oak Park and River Forest High School, District No. 200, Cook County, Illinois, that a tentative budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, will be on file and conveniently available at the School District’s Administration Building located at 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, from and after 8:00 a.m. on August 18, 2016. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the School District’s Administration Building located at 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Dated: August 17, 2016 Board of Education Oak Park & River Forest High School, District No. 200 Cook County, Illinois By: /s/ Sara Spivy Secretary, Board of Education Published in Wednesday Journal 8/17/2016
PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147570 on July 27, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of MIKE HAGINS SERVICES with the business located at: 929 CLINTON AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: MIKE HAGINS, 929 CLINTON AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304 Published in Wednesday Journal 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/16
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147604 on August 2, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of UNIQUE DIOR with the business located at: 5800 S MARSHFIELD, CHICAGO, IL 60636. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: DEJA JACKSON 5444 W WALTON CHICAGO, IL 60651, SAMNIKA MCKAY 5800 S MARSHFIELD CHICAGO, IL 60636. Published in Wednesday Journal 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2016
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147660 on August 4, 2016. Under the Assumed Business Name of BLUE LAPIS PRODUCTIONS with the business located at: 1429 W. VICTORIA ST #2, CHICAGO, IL 60660. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: DEBORAH DANIELLE LIBBY 1429 W. VICTORIA ST #2 CHICAGO, IL 60660. Published in Wednesday Journal 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FFH1, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FFH1 Plaintiff, -v.TERRI RENIVA AKA TERRI A RENIVA, ELBERT D RENIVA AKA ELBERT RENIVA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 10 CH 01542 731 BELLEFORTE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 8, 2016, 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 731 BELLEFORTE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-308-018-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home; 2 car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 11299. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 11299 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 01542 TJSC#: 368887 I699435
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHARO MENDOZA, LUIS GODINEZ, THE PARKVIEW OF FOREST PARK CONDOMINIUM Defendants 15 CH 02982 1101 Harlem Ave., Unit 201 Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2016, 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 1101 Harlem Ave., Unit 201, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-431-043-1005. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $141,455.30. 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 twentyfour (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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no fur-
ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 02982 TJSC#: 367581 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. I699691
POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-28377. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 14-13-28377 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 016693 TJSC#: 36-8126 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. I698275
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(g1). 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8255. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices. com Attorney File No. 8255 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 09899 TJSC#: 36-8129 I698560
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2016, 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 829 S. HOME AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18129-028. 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales
Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01362. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 14-15-01362 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 001759 TJSC#: 36-7964 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. I699965
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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm fax number 312372-4398 Please refer to file number 13-069685. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 2911717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 13-069685 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 14 CH 18934 TJSC#: 36-8104 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. I698382
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT AS TRUSTEE OF ARLP SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2015-1 Plaintiff, -v.CARL TRIGGS Defendants 12 CH 016693 132 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 June 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 22, 2016, 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 132 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-305-013-0000. 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 twentyfour (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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2004-2CB), Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES J. NOVAK, KATHLEEN A. NOVAK A/K/A KATHLEEN ANN NOVAK, BEERMANN SWERDLOVE LLP, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, GERALDINE M. REDMOND, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 09899 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 23, 2016, 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 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-215-034-0000. 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 twentyfour (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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.LAURIE A. HAUGHEY A/K/A LAURIE HAUGHEY A/K/A LAURIE A. LAMBERT, DERMOT G. HAUGHEY A/K/A DERMOT HAUGHEY, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 001759 829 S. HOME AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-BC1 Plaintiff, -v.TYRINA MORAN A/K/A TYRINA L. MORAN, MIKE MORAN A/K/A MICHAEL E. MORAN, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, DONALD B. BOYD, JR., THE BOYD LAW FIRM, P.C., BRADLEY R. TROWBRIDGE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, Defendants 14 CH 18934 1184 SOUTH ELMWOOD AVENUE Oak Park, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 27, 2016, 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 1184 SOUTH ELMWOOD AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-429-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $185,224.76. 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.
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375 LONGCOMMON RD
Don’t miss this lovely Four bedroom, Two and one Half bath Riverside home! Great open floor plan filled with natural light! The first floor features a formal living room with fireplace, dining room and newly updated kitchen with breakfast bar. Two large bedrooms with generous closets and a new spa-like full bath are located on the second floor. The third floor features the master bedroom retreat. The family room with access to the garage and the backyard is located directly off the kitchen. The basement features a fourth bedroom, newly updated full bath, recreation room and laundry room. Private fenced backyard with a patio are perfect for outdoor entertaining. Outstanding location...award-winning Blythe Park Elementary School and one of Riverside’s best playgrounds are right around the corner. Conveniently located to transportation, shopping, and parks. Only 20 minutes to downtown Chicago. Low property taxes make this move-in ready home a great value! ............... $475,000